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• Five men and woman arrested at Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terror offences

  03-04-2015 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The six people, all in their 20s, were detained in the departure zone of the south coast port
  
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• Have Ed Miliband and David Cameron been swapping fashion tips? It looks like it

  03-04-2015 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ed Miliband and David Cameron opted for a combo of a blue shirt and jumper but Ed took the casual look one step further in jeans
  
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• Little boy's apology letter after he was sick in a restaurant will melt your heart

  03-04-2015 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The polite youngster signed the card 'Jack, AKA the kid that puked right next to the bathroom'
  
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• Hunt for the priceless Fabergé lost Easter egg treasures of the Russian tsars

  03-04-2015 23:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Over three decades Peter Carl Fabergé, a jobbing St Petersburg jeweller, designed 50 glittering Easter eggs for the Russian tsars
  
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• The Passion of Jesus – in pictures

  03-04-2015 23:38
  
  The Wintershall’s theatrical production of the crucixifion is performed on Good Friday in Trafalgar Square, London. It includes a cast of 100 actors, horses, a donkey and authentic costumes of Roman soldiers Continue reading...
  
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• Blood moon: How and where to watch theatrical lunar eclipse

  03-04-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  You can watch a live stream from Los Angeles' Griffith Observatory right here between 10am to 2.30pm BST on April 4 - and the best time to watch is 1pm sharp
  
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• National Trust pays £3m for a scruffy carpark with a nice view

  03-04-2015 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It may overlook one of the best beaches in the world, but is £3m too much to pay for a bit of tarmac?
  
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• Thug left soldier with brain damage because he 'didn't have a cigarette to give him'

  03-04-2015 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Drunken Keith Anderson, 28, ruined Lance Corporal Albert Duffy’s career with one devastating punch
  
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• Is this the world's most dangerous roof rack?

  03-04-2015 23:17 via
  
  These motorists in Belvedere, Kent, were spotted with their arms hanging out of a car window precariously balancing a heavy wooden object on the roof. Kent Police are investigating.
  
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• Death row man freed after 30 years

  03-04-2015 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Alabama man is freed after spending nearly three decades on death row, following new tests on bullets that did not link him to the crime scene.
  
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• Anti-terror police search Labour councillor's home after son arrested on Syrian border

  03-04-2015 23:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Waheed Ahmed, his aunt Zadia Bi, two of her sons and one of the son’s wives are expected to be deported back to the UK and face ­questioning from Special Branch officers
  
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• VIDEO: Horrifying footage captures 30-men brawl close to children's inflatable slide

  03-04-2015 23:09
  
  THIS is the horrifying moment 30 men were captured brawling just yards away from children enjoying an inflatable slide.
  
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• Chris Ashton: seeing wing rivals take my England place left me sore

  03-04-2015 23:08
  
  The Saracens wing has been frozen out of the England reckoning since a nightmare against the All Blacks in the third Test last year, but says he has worked on his all-round game to stake his claim for a recall
  • Saracens push Ashton’s case for England recall before Racing Métro matchSome resurrections are harder to complete than others. Chris Ashton’s has frequently been painful and still has a way to go regardless of his efforts this Easter weekend. “You can’t let it get to you and l
  
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• Watch stag party shock revellers in Benidorm with eye-popping spoof of MoneySupermarket advert

  03-04-2015 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The group are seen strutting their stuff on the beach front in hot pants and heels in the latest mimic of the notorious commerical
  
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• General Election 2015: Ronnie Corbett has an inspired idea for political leaders and there's no theme tune this year

  03-04-2015 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The TV star felt the leaders lined up behind podiums turned it into “a bit of a free-for-all” - so wants to try Celebrity Squares
  
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• Six arrested in Dover over Syria-related terrorism offences

  03-04-2015 22:50
  
  Six people were arrested yesterday morning in the departure zone of the port of Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences.
  
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• Leaders answer the question you DIDN'T want to hear them answer

  03-04-2015 22:49 via
  
  Sexting is 'not advised for politicians', says Ed Miliband - and 'risky if you are young, dodgy if you are older' in the words of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
  
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• Manchester United get all-clear to sign Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels

  03-04-2015 22:42
  
  • German club will consider bids for central defender this summer
  • Hummels has admitted he will assess his future at end of seasonLouis van Gaal has been given the green lightto pursue Mats Hummels after Borussia Dortmund admitted the Manchester United manager’s prime defensive target is for sale in the close season.Van Gaal is a long-term admirer of the Germany centre-back and considered making a formal bid for Hummels last summer, and in the winter window. Continue reading...
  
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• Vodafone customer put through to South African call centre.. then hounded by saucy texts

  03-04-2015 22:39
  
  A VODAFONE customer has slammed the network provider after she was bombarded with a string of saucy texts from a call centre worker in South Africa.
  
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• Nick Mann Old Street Tube death: Shrewsbury Town fans' touching tributes to hero who died saving brother

  03-04-2015 22:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fans joined an applause in the 35th minute of their home match against Dagenham and left flowers in his seat at the New Meadow
  
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• Sadistic slasher who knifed a horse and left it bleeding to death is hunted by cops

  03-04-2015 22:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The grey mare was in a field with three other horses when it suffered a 5cm wound to the stomach
  
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• Gerry Adams says abduction and murder of Jean McConville is 'what happens in wars' 

  03-04-2015 22:23 via
  
  The mother-of-ten, 37, was taken from her Belfast home in 1972 by a masked gang, suffocated and shot dead, after being accused of being a British Army informer by republicans.
  
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• Six people arrested on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences at Dover

  03-04-2015 22:17
  
  SIX people have been arrested in Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences.
  
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• Does the 'bossy, condescending Hampstead socialist' still exist?

  03-04-2015 22:13
  
  “Don’t come here and say we’re condescending. I’ll show you condescending!” Margaret Kabba-Sei exclaimed. “My goodness! Did he say that? We’re going to kick him out!”
  
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• Michael Gove wants us all to think teaching is a job anyone could do

  03-04-2015 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fiona Phillips says Michael Gove turned teachers into enemies of the state rather than the guardians of excellent state education
  
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• Horror moment woman crushed by giant Jesus statue during Easter parade caught on camera

  03-04-2015 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 32-year-old was badly hurt but conscious after the bizarre accident during a Maundy Thursday procession in Leon, Spain
  
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• Six people arrested in Dover over Syria-related terrorism offences

  03-04-2015 22:03
  
  Group of five men and one woman aged in their 20s questioned by West Midlands police after being stopped at port at 8am on Friday
  Six people have been arrested in Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences, West Midlands police said.
  In a series of tweets, police said five men and one woman were detained at about 8am on Friday in the departure zone of the port. Continue reading...
  
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• Heartbreaking diary reveals the horrors of life as Hitler dropped bombs on WW2 London

  03-04-2015 22:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The diary tells of how people coped as the bombs rained down on the capital city night and day during 1944
  
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• Is this the Loch Ness monster's ancestor?

  03-04-2015 22:01 via
  
  The fossil of a creature dubbed 'Pessie' (pictured) bears a striking similarity to depictions of Nessie and is thought to have once roamed the freshwaters that would later become Loch Ness.
  
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• Canada mining firm compensates Papua New Guinea women after alleged rapes

  03-04-2015 22:01
  
  Watchdog reported pattern of extreme sexual violence by security workers11 tribal women said a previous ‘remedy framework’ for 137 women fell shortA Canada-based gold mining company is paying compensation to a group of tribal women and girls who allege they were assaulted and raped by police and security guards at the company’s mine in Papua New Guinea.The 11 women, who were aged between 14 and in their 80s when the alleged crimes took place, are among 137 local Enga women and girls who ha
  
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• BBC axes Jeremy Clarkson's co-stars from Top Gear website

  03-04-2015 21:56 via
  
  The motoring programme's website previously featured Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May alongside The Stig at the top of the page but now the racing driver appears solo in his white helmet.
  
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• Harper Lee elder abuse allegations declared 'unfounded' by Alabama

  03-04-2015 21:54
  
  State closes investigation into allegations that the 88-year-old author was a victim of abuse in connection to the publication of her upcoming novelThe state of Alabama has closed an investigation into allegations that the novelist Harper Lee, 88, was a victim of elder abuse in connection with the planned publication of a new novel bearing her name.The state department of human resources has declared the allegations to be unfounded, according to a report that appeared first in the Wall Street Jo
  
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• Hayley Okines: Dad says inspirational teen 'knew she was going to die' after leaving hospital yesterday

  03-04-2015 21:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dad Mark said the progeria sufferer - who was left with the body of a 104-year-old - said goodbye to her parents, siblings and dogs before passing away at the family home
  
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• Masked thieves blow up front of Lloyds Bank in Bristol

  03-04-2015 21:49 via
  
  Eyewitnesses described seeing up to eight masked men swarming Lloyds Bank in Shirehampton, Bristol, after the early morning blast tore the front off the building.
  
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• 'Babe, in case I don't see you again, just know I love you': The heartbreaking last message a Kenyan student sent her boyfriend just before she was slaughtered by Muslim extremists

  03-04-2015 21:46 via
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - A text message, believed to be sent by student Jane Akinyi from inside Garissa University College, Kenya tells her boyfriend: 'Bye babe, pray for us.'
  
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• You'll get HALF as many Nectar points from Sainsburys from next weekend

  03-04-2015 21:46 via
  
  The changes mean a family will have to spend £500 to earn a £2.50 voucher – or £350 to get a free coffee. Experts have blamed the supermarket price war, which makes customers less loyal.
  
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• 'Peeping Tom' caught on CCTV at Aqua Vale pool in Aylesbury

  03-04-2015 21:45 via
  
  Police have issued images of a man they believe to have been spying on women as they changed at Aqua Vale swimming pool in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
  
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• 'Snug' London flat costs £650 a month - but at least you can cook dinner from your bed

  03-04-2015 21:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This cosy flat is so small the oven door is within reaching distance of the bed
  
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• Ad for most comfortable police job - crimes include rescuing abandoned goldfish and seal

  03-04-2015 21:42
  
  A POLICE force is looking for a new officer who can handle stray seal and abandoned goldfish, in what they describe as the "most enviable" police job in the world.
  
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• General Election 2015: Tories win first week of campaigning as polls rise

  03-04-2015 21:38
  
  The Conservatives appear to have won the first week of the election campaign – but still have plenty to do if David Cameron is to remain in Downing Street after May 7.
  
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• Campaigners tear down part of 'mini Berlin wall' erected around London social housing estate

  03-04-2015 21:33
  
  A part of a “mini Berlin wall” erected around a social housing estate has been torn down by campaigners amid claims that residents were being forced to “live inside a cage”.
  
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• Tiger Woods confirms he will play at Masters next week

  03-04-2015 21:29
  
  • 14-times major winner practised at Augusta on Friday
  • Former world No1 had been taking ‘indefinite break from golf’The break has been for only two months but one of the most eagerly anticipated comebacks in the history of golf has been assured, with confirmation that Tiger Woods will play in next week’s Masters.On Friday the 39-year-old issued a statement about his Augusta National participation. Sponsors, television companies and Rory McIlroy - who would otherwise have been virtual
  
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• Zaneta Balazova: Murder probe after boy finds mum fatally injured on blood-stained floor at home

  03-04-2015 21:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after being called last night to Zaneta Balazova's terraced house in Benwell, Newcastle
  
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• The grenade attack and a ‘fudge’ that exploded in a lawyer’s face

  03-04-2015 21:27
  
  A British lawyer who misled a High Court judge by allowing him to think a wealthy businessman was implicated in a terrorist attack is now facing disciplinary action himself.
  
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• Cheeky blue tit makes its house in a LAMP POST in Copenhagen

  03-04-2015 21:26 via
  
  Jeanette Rosenquist, 47, was on her way to work from her home just outside Copenhagen, Denmark, when she spotted the bird flying out of the lamp post.
  
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• Martin Rowson on the leaders' debate – cartoon

  03-04-2015 21:23
  
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• Student chronicles eight-month cancer battle which started when he noticed 'lump' on neck

  03-04-2015 21:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The frank story of the 22-year-old student has gone viral with nearly 400,000 people reading his moving story
  
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• Cunard cruise ship tourist dies after she falls into sea while trying to climb on board

  03-04-2015 21:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The woman was returning to the Cunard flagship on a small boat after visiting the resort of Sihanoukville, Cambodia
  
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• Vodafone customer bombarded with flirty texts from call centre operator

  03-04-2015 21:17 via
  
  Adele Berry, of Reddish, Greater Manchester ,was shocked when the Vodafone worker got in touch with her following her call, referring to himself as her 'future hubby'
  
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• Brutal reality sets in for Kenyans after 'senseless' massacre at university

  03-04-2015 21:17
  
  As the world reacts to tragedy, a nation mourns and struggles to come to terms with deaths of loved ones murdered during 12-hour siege staged by al-ShabaabThe call came in just after 7am. Fred Musinai’s daughter, Elizabeth Namarone, told him that gunmen were going from room to room at her university hostel,shooting any students they identified as Christian on the spot. Related: Al-Shabaab leader responsible for Garissa attack is KenyanRelated: Kenya attack: 'There were screams and nobody knew
  
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