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• Family's five-star holiday hotel was still being BUILT when they arrived

  13-05-2015 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Robert Orr and Jodie Bush arrived with their baby daughter at the Blue Lagoon Princess in Halkidiki, Greece, to find it looked like a building site
  
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• Murdered schoolgirl Holly Wells would be an aunt now as mum and dad reveal they are grandparents

  13-05-2015 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Holly and best friend Jessica Chapman, both aged 10, were murdered by former school caretaker Ian Huntley in 2002
  
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• VIDEO: Winkleman: 'My daughter was on fire'

  13-05-2015 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman has spoken for the first time about the serious injuries her daughter suffered in a Halloween costume fire.
  
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• The 'black spider memos' reveal a temperate Prince in tune with the people

  13-05-2015 23:45 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Telegraph View: Far from forcing his unsolicited views down the throats of cowed ministers, the Prince of Wales was invariably apologetic about bothering them
  
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• Promising actor and son of QC found dead after taking 'lethal' cocktail of drugs

  13-05-2015 23:39 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Coroner Dr Fiona Wilcox told his parents the talented young man's death was "such a waste"
  
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• Benefits Street latest star Julie Young reveals disabled son died during filming

  13-05-2015 23:39
  
  BENEFITS STREET latest star Julie Young has revealed that her disabled 15-year-old son died during filming of the controversial show.
  
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• Burundi coup: Army officer claims he has overthrown president of central African country following unrest that killed 15

  13-05-2015 23:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Burundian general who launched the coup ordered the closure of an airport and land borders to stop President Pierre Nkurunziza returning to the country
  
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• Kingsbridge siege: Two police officers attacked with 'electric power tool' as man posts live Facebook updates of standoff

  13-05-2015 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stephen Yabsley, 53, appeared to narrate the incident as it unfolded, before he was arrested on suspicion of assault
  
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• Donkey only 21 INCHES tall makes friends with 5ft 6ins shire horse 

  13-05-2015 23:28 via
  
  The foal, who has not yet been named, was introduced to powerful shire horse Uncle Buster at the Dartmoor Pony Centre, and the pair struck up an unusual friendship and even shared a kiss.
  
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• Coronation Street anger: Soap complains tram extension will RUIN stars' scenes

  13-05-2015 23:09
  
  BOSSES of hit soap opera Coronation Street are furious at plans for an extension of Manchester's famous tram system - claiming it will disrupt filming of the show.
  
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• Labour leadership: Yvette Cooper becomes fourth candidate to enter race

  13-05-2015 23:08
  
  Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has become the fourth person to join the Labour leadership race.
  
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• MPs' pay to rise £7,000 while nurses and teachers struggle - and even David Cameron opposes wage hike

  13-05-2015 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A final review by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) is expected to confirm the 10% rise from £67,060 to £74,000
  
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• Claudia Winkleman speaks for the first time about her daughter's horrific Halloween costume fire

  13-05-2015 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Strictly presenter tells of her terror at watching little Matilda, eight, burst into flames as doctors warn that flammable party costumes are causing more accidents
  
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• Labour's biggest donor ready to fund candidate who abandons 'left wing' policy platform

  13-05-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  John Mills, who has given the party £1.7m since 2005, tells The Telegraph he could finance candidate who moves party back to the centre ground
  
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• Sunderland thug grabbed date by the hair and tried to hit her with a spade

  13-05-2015 22:49 via
  
  Spurned Antoni Adams, 25, of Sunderland was jailed for 16 months after flying into a violent rage when his date decided against inviting him into her home following their night out.
  
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• The world's most expensive model boat sells for record £162,000

  13-05-2015 22:45 via
  
  The beautifully crafted 1:64 scale model of the luxury British liner RMS Mauretania became the world's most expensive model boat after going under the hammer in London.
  
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• Yvette Cooper, Ed Balls' wife, announces Labour leader bid

  13-05-2015 22:43 via
  
  Labour's ruling national executive committee, including Keith Vaz (left), Margaret Beckett (centre) and Ken Livingstone (right), met in Westminster today to set the rules for the leadership contest.
  
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• Derek Walker: Architect and planner who designed Milton Keynes dies aged 85

  13-05-2015 22:37
  
  Milton Keynes frequently suffers sniggering at its Concrete Cows, roundabout-heavy road system and supposedly ugly buildings. But that has been forgotten – for a day at least – as urban planning luminaries praised the breadth of vision in Derek Walker.
  
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• Yvette Cooper announces Labour leadership bid

  13-05-2015 22:34 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has used an article in a left-leaning tabloid to announce that she is standing for the Labour leadership
  
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• Decorator transforms council house into replica of Sistine Chapel

  13-05-2015 22:34 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Watch as a grandfather completes a 12-year mission to decorate the interior of his house in the style of the Sistine Chapel
  
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• Public warned not to leave mirrors near windows during summer following huge blaze

  13-05-2015 22:33
  
  THE BRITISH public have been urged to keep mirrors away from windows after a huge blaze was sparked by a magnifying mirror reflecting the sun's rays.
  
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• Tireless 25-year-old mum-of-three who left home at 16 is now training to be a teacher

  13-05-2015 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While many students are sleeping off hangovers, writing Red Bull-fuelled essays on deadline day or binge-watching Netflix, Eleanor Stanley is jugging raising three kids AND a degree
  
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• Pembrokeshire funeral cortege follows wrong coffin for NINE miles in mix-up

  13-05-2015 22:27 via
  
  Grieving friends and relatives had just left St David's Church in Prendergast, Pembrokeshire when they lost sight of the 'right hearse' as they waited for a gap in traffic.
  
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• Government plan to scrap the Human Rights Act is just a confidence trick

  13-05-2015 22:22
  
  In 1998 a young and popular government enshrined the European Convention on Human Rights in law with cross-party support. The Human Rights Act was a beautifully simple piece of legislation that has repeatedly let ordinary people – soldiers, journalists, bereaved families, victims of domestic violence, slavery and rape – hold the state to account.
  
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• Cannabis pills 'do not help dementia sufferers'

  13-05-2015 22:21 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  It had been thought chemicals contained within cannabis helped dementia sufferers overcome their symptoms
  
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• Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field deny claims she sexually harassed former personal assistant

  13-05-2015 22:17 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Ex-Take That singer's wife denies claims she sexually harassed her former PA by "walking around in various stages of undress" and "sharing details of her sex life"
  
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• Woman was so desperate to get beach body ready, she spent £11,000 on cosmetic surgery

  13-05-2015 22:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Healthcare assistant Natalie Davies, defends controversial Protein World ad as she discusses the had a tummy tuck, breast reduction and uplift she had for her post-baby figure
  
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• Volcano erupts as tourists stand next to the crater in Nicaragua

  13-05-2015 22:12 via
  
  A black mass of smoke and ash rises from the Telica volcano, Nicaragua's most active, in this amazing footage in which a man continues standing just feet from the edge despite the deafening roar.
  
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• John Whittingdale's appointment as Culture Secretary dismays gambling addiction charities

  13-05-2015 22:12
  
  Betting addiction charities have reacted with dismay to the appointment of the “pro-gambling” John Whittingdale as David Cameron’s new  Culture Secretary.
  
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• Yvette Cooper is standing for Labour leadership, she tells Daily Mirror exclusively

  13-05-2015 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Shadow Home Secretary on why she is joining Andy Burnham, Chuka Umunna and Liz Kendall in the battle to replace Ed Miliband
  
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• SNP MPs celebrate their Westminster takeover with selfies in the Commons

  13-05-2015 22:08 via
  
  Just days after being elected, SNP MPs have already trashed the Westminster rule book by taking selfies in the Commons chamber and posting them on Twitter.
  
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• 'Menopause cost me my job and nearly ruined my marriage' says executive who almost lost it all

  13-05-2015 22:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kathryn Colas, 64, was bringing in an executive salary as a sales and management director for a country house hotel in Surrey
  
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• Southampton hit-and-run incident is latest example of growing menace of mobility scooters

  13-05-2015 22:00
  
  Detectives in Southampton were looking for a driver this week after an incident outside an ice-cream parlour, just down from Roosters Piri-Piri and a branch of Greggs. A 67-year-old suffered a broken knee and ankle after a hit-and-run on Monday afternoon. Yet, as police sought a man in his late 70s with grey hair, the victim could count himself lucky that the vehicle had a maximum speed of 4mph.
  
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• New Culture Secretary John Whittingdale accepted flights from society with links to controversial oligarch

  13-05-2015 21:55
  
  John Whittingdale, the new Culture Secretary, is facing questions over his judgement after accepting a return flight to Vienna worth £3,000 from an organisation with links to a controversial Ukrainian oligarch currently wanted by the US for alleged corruption.
  
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• Caught on camera: Terrifying moment New York cops shoot man wielding hammer on crowded street

  13-05-2015 21:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The officers recognised the man as the suspect who carried out four random hammer attacks on strangers
  
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• Watch: Swarm of bees that turned sky over British town black was like "something out of the bible"

  13-05-2015 21:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The town centre of Farnham in Surrey was brought to a standstill by the swarm, which emerged from nowhere. People stopped their cars and pedestrians fled indoors to safety during the 15 minute incident
  
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• The giant shire horse and the tiny donkey that are the best neigh-bours

  13-05-2015 21:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Uncle Buster measures 16.2 hands while the little donkey is only 21 inches
  
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• Prince Charles 'Black Spider' letters released: After 10-year legal battle memos finally reveal the extent of royal 'meddling'

  13-05-2015 21:43
  The willingness of Prince Charles to put direct pressure on ministers to change government policy on the basis of his personal beliefs was laid bare last night in a series of letters released after a decade-long secrecy battle.
  
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• First picture of woman found dead in suitcase with 'boyfriend' accused of murder

  13-05-2015 21:39
  
  THIS is the first picture of a woman found dead in a suitcase and the 'boyfriend' accused of murdering her.
  
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• First picture of woman found dead in suitcase and 'boyfriend' accused of murder

  13-05-2015 21:39
  
  THIS is the first picture of a woman found dead in a suitcase and the 'boyfriend' accused of murdering her.
  
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• Why did scientists breed chickens with dinosaur snouts?

  13-05-2015 21:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Researchers say they didn't plan to make 'dino-chickens' - it was all for better understanding evolution
  
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• George Osborne's bubble bursts as Bank of England slashes three-year forecast for economy

  13-05-2015 21:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Governor Mark Carney warns Britain weak global demand and the government spending squeeze will hit growth, with a poor outlook for wages
  
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• Police wait 23 days for dealer to pass crack stashed up his bottom

  13-05-2015 21:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sy Allen, 30, held on for more than three weeks before police could seize the 44 wraps of cocaine and heroin he had hidden
  
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• Michael Gove must navigate a political minefield before Tories can scrap the Human Rights Act

  13-05-2015 21:35
  
  In their 80-page manifesto, the Conservatives dedicated fewer than 50 words to a subject that is set to become the biggest test of David Cameron’s authority and the Tories’ small Parliamentary majority.
  
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• Prince Charles' press secretary blocks Michael Crick's 'spider letters' question

  13-05-2015 21:31 via
  
  Prince Charles' top media adviser Kristina Kyriacou, who worked with Cheryl Cole and was called 'The Colonel' by former client Gary Barlow, clashed with Channel 4's Michael Crick today.
  
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• ISIS second in command killed in coalition air strike on Iraq mosque

  13-05-2015 21:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Abu Alaa al-Afari, whose real name is Abdul Rahman Mustafa Mohammed is thought to have been second in command of Islamic State after leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
  
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• Sickening video shows students dancing with dead cats during dissection lesson as pet food jingle plays

  13-05-2015 21:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Students at Oklahoma City's top-ranked Harding Charter Preparatory High School are seen playing the jingle from "Meow Mix" cat food commercials and dancing a choreographed routine with the animal corpses
  
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• The Beatles make school syllabus as Sgt Pepper tracks join Santana, Haydn and DJ skills on a music GCSE

  13-05-2015 21:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Education bosses say the Fab Four helped define popular music as they ask pupils to study the melody, harmony, lyrics and structure of the classic songs
  
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• Ed Miliband's office knew Ed Balls would lose for two weeks before polling day - but did not tell him

  13-05-2015 21:17 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Labour leader's team "sat on" polling figures which showed the-then shadow Chancellor was likely to lose his seat a fortnight before polling day on May 7
  
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• David Cameron faces Tory backbench rebellion over plans to scrap the Human Rights Act

  13-05-2015 21:17
  
  David Cameron is facing diplomatic isolation and his first backbench rebellion over plans to scrap the Human Rights Act and exempt the Government from implementing unfavourable European Court of Human Rights rulings.
  
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