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• UK weather ses April showers return as temperature drops to 10C

  22-04-2015 23:54 via
  
  Photographs taken today in Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, pictured, show the flowers in full bloom weeks earlier than expected after an unseasonably warm start to the season.
  
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• Mysterious island is home to 60,000-year-old community... but you cannot visit because they KILL outsiders

  22-04-2015 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Indian authorities have made it a crime to try and make contact with the Sentinelese
  
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• Death-defying: Daredevil photographer takes terrifying snaps of climbers on Spanish rockface

  22-04-2015 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The group tackled the fearsome Reguchillo rockface, taking brave leaps into the unknown with just a short harness to keep them from falling to their deaths
  
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• Brazen drug dealer who advertised cannabis on social media site ends up in court

  22-04-2015 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dominic Marshall, 20, was caught out by police after boasting that he had cannabis for sale in a string of Facebook posts
  
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• Town with slogan 'Land of Rape and Honey' may ditch infamous name after 60 years

  22-04-2015 23:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some residents in Tisdale, Canada, think the slogan about their once-booming oilseed rape trade is a bit insensitive
  
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• Luxury plane firm unveils £400 million Boeing customised with restaurant and bedrooms

  22-04-2015 23:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 200-metre jet can fit 450 passengers but this model, which took US company Greenpoint three years to make, is more like a billionaire’s yacht
  
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• Aston Villa rising star Jack Grealish pictured allegedly inhaling laughing gas

  22-04-2015 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old becomes the latest footballer to be linked with the legal high after Saido Berahino and Raheem Sterling         
  
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• Toddler sexually assaulted as he stood just feet from his mother

  22-04-2015 23:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting a stocky, unshaven man wearing a brown leather jacket
  
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• Paula Radcliffe on her final London Marathon and Olympics triumphs and tears

  22-04-2015 23:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the gold medalist and world record holder prepares to retire from running, she tells us her children are her proudest achievement
  
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• Parents donated kidneys of baby that lived for 100 minutes

  22-04-2015 23:32 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The parents of a Britain's youngest organ donor have told how they made the brave but heartbreaking decision to donate their son's kidneys when he died shortly after being born
  
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• Britain's youngest organ donor saved a stranger's life just moments after being born

  22-04-2015 23:32 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The parents of a Britain's youngest organ donor have told how they made the brave but heartbreaking decision to donate their son's kidneys when he died shortly after being born
  
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• Paedophile gang groomed families to rape and abuse babies live on internet

  22-04-2015 23:30 via
  
  The seven men live across the UK, and would travel long distances to carry out sex attacks or watch someone else abuse a child using online broadcasts. Pictured is John Denham, 49.
  
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• Katie Hopkins' TV talk show plans derailed after celebrities refuse to appear on it

  22-04-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fresh from her latest controversy – in which she branded desperate migrants who risk their lives trying to reach Europe “cockroaches” – Hopkins found she has no support for her TV venture
  
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• Robin Williams' final hours revealed in Channel 5 documentary as undiagnosed dementia shocks 'emotional' viewers on Twitter

  22-04-2015 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "He was suffering from another condition - one that was even more serious," reveals Dr. Richard Shepherd
  
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• Asthma breakthrough as scientists discover root cause and treatment 5 years away

  22-04-2015 23:20 via
  
  Cardiff University scientists have found a protein within the airways which they believe triggers all asthma attacks. And remarkably, a drug already exists which they think could deactivate it.
  
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• Former cyclist Lance Armstrong admits he owes Wada an apology

  22-04-2015 23:19
  
  • Disgraced ex-champion responds to comments from David Howman
  • Armstrong says Wada chief refused to meet with him in 2013
  • Richard Williams: Armstrong must realise only humility will earn redemptionLance Armstrong said on Wednesday that the World Anti-Doping Agency and others are “owed an apology,” but noted the agency’s chief rebuffed efforts to meet with him back in 2013.David Howman, director general of WADA, said this week he was disappointed Armstrong has not apologised for c
  
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• Overjoyed Aston Villa fan's dream Wembley day out turned to nightmare after being left for dead in hit-and-run

  22-04-2015 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After his beloved team beat Liverpool in the capital, Joshua Meakin and his family's day out turned to near-tragedy when he was struck by the vehicle
  
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• Most migrants crossing Mediterranean will be sent back, EU leaders to agree

  22-04-2015 23:13
  
  Exclusive: Confidential draft from summit reveals that only 5,000 migrants will be allowed to resettle in Europe with at least 150,000 likely to be repatriated
  Only 5,000 resettlement places across Europe are to be offered to refugees under the emergency summit crisis package to be agreed by EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday.A confidential draft summit statement seen by the Guardian indicates that the vast majority of those who survive the journey and make it to Italy – 150,000 did so last ye
  
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• Model Monica McDermott caught driving after downing bottle of wine

  22-04-2015 23:12 via
  
  Former model Monica McDermott, 41, could not walk straight when police stopped her black Lexus on a road in Macclesfield, Cheshire, a court heard.She has been banned from driving for four years.
  
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• Judge sparks outrage over Karen Buckley 'vulnerable position' comment

  22-04-2015 23:12 via
  
  Sitting in Worcester, District Judge Nigel Cadbury said he found it 'incredible that young people can get so drunk' and compared the case of Miss Buckley to the assaulthe was dealing with
  
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• Nancy Kerr wins BBC Folk Singer of the Year

  22-04-2015 23:10 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015 awards for Kerr and Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker and honours for Cat Stevens and Ewan MacColl
  
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• Lollipop man suspended after 'stopping fire engine on 999 call so children could continue crossing'

  22-04-2015 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Firefighters reportedly had to get out and physically remove the lollipop man, an eyewitness said
  
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• Firefighters forced to chisel through brick wall to save pet cat Marv

  22-04-2015 23:06 via
  
  Grey and white cat Marv somehow managed to get wedged in between a five inch gap between his owner and his neighbour's garages in Bristol and was left hanging upside down for two hours.
  
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• Sick fugitive on run for almost 40 years surrenders because he cannot afford healthcare

  22-04-2015 23:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Clarence David Moore called police to surrender after 39 years on the run due to ailing health which he could not afford to get treatment for
  
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• George Osborne's welfare cuts are 'spine chilling' if Tories win election warns his OWN deputy

  22-04-2015 23:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Working families, poverty-stricken kids and the disabled will be hammered by the Chancellor’s £12billion welfare axe, Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander said
  
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• 50 ways to look fabulous at 50: How to grow older gracefully like the stars

  22-04-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Turning 50 has never been so popular.... or looked so good. Here are some tips for those of us who don't enjoy an A-list budget or entourage of flunkies
  
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• Award-winning mortgage broker faces jail after admitting fraud 

  22-04-2015 22:59 via
  
  Marcus Copeland (pictured) admitted a count of fraud at Caernarfon Crown Court today. He has previously spoken about building his dream £1million home in the north Wales countryside.
  
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• General Election 2015: Immigration - how the parties are playing the numbers game

  22-04-2015 22:59
  
  Limiting numbers
  
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• Juventus put the squeeze on Monaco to end semi-final drought

  22-04-2015 22:56
  
  Those from Barcelona to Bayern Munich via Madrid will not be quaking in their boots just yet, but the Bianconeri are back where they believe they belong. A first Champions League semi-final in 12 years awaits, Massimiliano Allegri having succeeded in his first campaign in charge where Antonio Conte and Fabio Capello had failed, with the players’ celebrations in front of their joyous and vociferous support at the final whistle a reflection of collective relief.This was not necessarily the perfo
  
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• Teddy's story: Youngest ever organ donor saved a stranger's life just moments after being born

  22-04-2015 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jess Evans and Mike Houlston made the heartbreaking decision to donate their tragic baby boy's organs to help save a life
  
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• Teddy's story: Jess Evans and Mike Houlston's bravery should be an inspiration to us all

  22-04-2015 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Months of dreams and hopes came to an end for the devastated parents in a Cardiff hospital but they were determined Teddy would become an organ donor
  
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• Real Madrid’s Javier Hernández breaks Atlético resistance at the last

  22-04-2015 22:53
  
  Madrid’s derby may have been Atlético’s this season, but Europe still belongs to Real. Atlético were down to 10 men, exhausted, and willing the clock to run down, hoping for extra time and penalties, when Cristiano Ronaldo burst up the right and fed Javier Hernández to score the goal that sent the European champions through to the semi-finals. They had finally beaten their city rivals – for the first time since they met in last year’s final.There had been seven derbi
  
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• Drink driving pub landlord from Torquay claims he was sleepwalking

  22-04-2015 22:52 via
  
  Pub landlord James Boase, 36, claimed he was now giving up alcohol following his third drink-driving conviction after magistrates in Torquay dismissed his claim that he had been sleepwalking.
  
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• Desperate family of missing man pay for sniffer dog to search woods where he was last seen

  22-04-2015 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A family is paying for a sniffer dog to help search for their missing son after a police investigation has failed to find him
  
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• Top judge tells parents to be strict on teens

  22-04-2015 22:44
  
  The country’s top family judge has urged parents to do more to ensure that fractious and rebellious teenagers do what they “ought” to be doing.
  
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• California drought threatens luxe Beverly Hills lawns and swimming pools

  22-04-2015 22:43
  
  Violations of proposed water restrictions could carry $1,000 fine as city guzzles more than 215 gallons of water per capita every day, among state’s highest ratesCalifornia’s drought is threatening Beverly Hills with a triple whammy on its lawns, pools and checkbooks.
  New water restrictions could limit watering to two days a week, ban draining and refilling of existing swimming pools and set fines of up to $1,000 for violations. Continue reading...
  
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• Pagan mother plans to flout school absences ban for ancient Maypole festival

  22-04-2015 22:43 via
  
  Anna James, from Cornwall, has vowed to defy her children's school ban on taking them to the 'Obby 'Oss celebrations - claiming the rituals are part of her 'religion, culture and heritage.'
  
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• WW2 veteran complains Germans 'don't like us' after making two trips to the country

  22-04-2015 22:42
  
  A SECOND World War veteran has described the “disdain” he says he feels from German people who “don’t like us” – ahead of celebrations to mark VE day.
  
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• Horror house rapist Ariel Castro's hostage says daughter she had by him is an 'angel'

  22-04-2015 22:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amanda Berry had Jocelyn after being impregnated by Castro in his Cleveland horror house, where she spent a decade chained up 'like a dog'
  
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• Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid: Champions League quarter-final – as it happened

  22-04-2015 22:40
  
  Javier Hernandez scored the only goal of the game to book Real Madrid’s place in the semi-finals at the expense of 10-man Atletico9.39pm BST Peep! Peep! Peeeeeeep! Real Madrid notch up their first win in eight attempts this season to see off Atletico Madrid and book a place in the Champions League semi-finals. Javier Hernandez scored the winning goal in a contest that was often scrappy and bad-tempered, but entertaining nonetheless.9.37pm BST 90+5 min: Koke gets booked for a foul on Carjaval.9
  
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• Monaco v Juventus: Champions League quarter-final – live!

  22-04-2015 22:37
  
  Juve hold on to reach semi-final for first time in 12 years 9.37pm BST Monaco just did not have the class to break down Juve, who defended with aplomb. The Italians celebrate reaching the semi-final for the first time in 12 years!9.35pm BST 90+2 min: Freekick to Juve, by one of Monaco’s corner flags. They try to run down the clock by Monaco win a kick out. One last hurrah?9.34pm BST 90+1 min: Three more minutes for Monaco to find their goal. Everyone sing along now ... 9.33pm BST 90 min: Freek
  
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• Nigel Farage's Tory challenger owns website encouraging Hungarians to migrate to the UK for work

  22-04-2015 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  South Thanet Tory candidate Craig Mackinlay says he'd be "tough on economic migration" - but owns a site offering to find migrants low paid jobs
  
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• Woman arrested by detectives probing slaying of Syrian preacher is released

  22-04-2015 22:37 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A woman arrested under the terrorism act by detectives investigating the murder of a Syrian-born preacher has been freed
  
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• Yarl's Wood: Hunger strike at immigration removal centre for release of widow

  22-04-2015 22:34
  
  Dozens of detainees have gone on hunger strike at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre to call for the release of the wife of a man who died of there on Monday.
  
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• 'My wife died from diabetes in her sleep aged just 41 while we were celebrating our wedding anniversary'

  22-04-2015 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Everton goalkeeper Stephen Reeve's life plans were left shattered by the unexpected death of his wife Louise who suffered from type 1 diabetes
  
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• Nigerian mother and son unlawfully deported by home office set to return to the UK

  22-04-2015 22:29
  
  A Nigerian mother and her five-year-old son who were unlawfully deported from Britain are to be flown back to the UK today after the Home Secretary Theresa May lost a last-ditch legal bid to prevent their return.
  
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• Shocked surgeons remove kidney size of newborn baby from patient with severe abdominal pain

  22-04-2015 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man in India has successful operation to remove huge kidney - 20 times the size of normal organ
  
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• Chess prodigy Jonah Willow beats Russian grandmaster 3 times in tournament

  22-04-2015 22:27 via
  
  Chess prodigy Jonah Willow, aged 12, played Russian grandmaster Alexander Cherniaev for two hours before the champion offered the youngster a well-deserved draw.
  
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• IPL 2015: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 27 runs

  22-04-2015 22:25
  
  • Chennai 181-8; Bangalore 154-8 (Chennai win by 27 runs)
  • Chennai record their fourth win from five
  • Suresh Raina’s 62 and 4 for 10 by Ashish Nehra inspire Chennai win
  • As it happened: read our OBO reportChennai Super Kings grabbed their fourth win from five Indian Premier League matches after they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 27 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.Bangalore raised some eyebrows with their team selection, after they chose to leave out Chris Gayle in order to m
  
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• General Election 2015: Cameron is 'whipping up English nationalism', says Gordon Brown

  22-04-2015 22:25
  
  David Cameron is guilty of “whipping up English nationalism” in an attempt to win the general election for the Conservatives, Gordon Brown has claimed.
  
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