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• Ukraine is in 'real war' with Russia as president reveals fear of invasion by Vladimir Putin's troops

  19-05-2015 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  President Petro Poroshenko says he does not trust Mr Putin but admits he has no choice but to negotiate with him
  
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• Hillsborough inquests: Schoolboy 'begged' police officer for help during crush

  19-05-2015 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The court heard evidence about 14-year-old Lee Nicol, from Bootle
  
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• Outrageous Islamic State book describes terrorist life like ‘plush holiday resort’

  19-05-2015 23:54
  
  DIVERSE cultures, warm weather and luxury hotels. It sounds like the making of a five star holiday.
  
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• Gangland fugitive who became rapper and modelled for Calvin Klein while on the run jailed

  19-05-2015 23:46
  
  A GANGSTER-turned-rap artist who fled to Australia to launch a modelling career under a fake name has finally been jailed after five years on the run.
  
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• Nigel Farage photobombs Natalie Bennett at electoral reform event

  19-05-2015 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel was spotted lurking in the background of one of the Green Party leader's photo-ops with a giant Ukip umbrella
  
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• Spitfire appears in skies above Britain in spectacular cloud formation during VE Day 70th anniversary celebrations

  19-05-2015 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Incredible skyline that appears to show the wartime aircraft was captured by amateur phtoographer Gary Pescod
  
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• Kathryn Nethersole stole £120k from respected Academy school to fund shopping

  19-05-2015 23:39 via
  
  Mother-of-three Kathryn Nethersole began stealing two months after taking up her post at Two Mile Ash School, in Milton Keynes, which counts Olympic champion Greg Rutherford as a former pupil.
  
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• Pictured: Adorable baby girl who could be killed by catching a cold

  19-05-2015 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Little Isla Howden desperately needs help to buy a physio vest to help her deal with life-threatening condition
  
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• Snake salesman sells 'resting' reptile to unsuspecting collector in scene straight out of Monty Python

  19-05-2015 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In echoes of the Dead Parrot sketch, Darren Pike sold American corn snake Pheobe to Christopher Morris despite the 'lifeless' creature having a broken spine
  
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• Tristram Hunt to deliver stark warning over Labour's prospects following election fiasco

  19-05-2015 23:30
  
  Labour will “wither away” if it “turns inwards” following its crushing election defeat, a senior member of the shadow cabinet will warn.
  
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• Potential Labour leader Andy Burnham to be attacked by Tristram Hunt over traditional heartlands pledge

  19-05-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Shadow Education Secretary will say that Mr Burnham’s vow to be the “beating heart of Labour” is not enough to win back power
  
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• Duke of dub: Prince William reveals a talent for playing reggae bass guitar

  19-05-2015 23:26
  
  PRINCE William has revealed another string to his bow – playing reggae bass guitar.
  
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• Drink driver who was THREE times over limit is jailed after horror crash left woman wheelchair-bound

  19-05-2015 23:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  John Cunningham's victim suffered 17 broken bones and has been left badly scarred with her limbs distorted
  
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• Katie Hopkins blasts single mothers and mocks SIX-YEAR-OLD's appearance on Blinging Up Baby

  19-05-2015 23:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rent-a-gob Katie had plenty of advice for the single mothers appearing on the show, mainly get a job
  
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• Lithuanian power grid was built with Jewish tombstones in Soviet past

  19-05-2015 23:22 via
  
  Vilnius city officials now want to tear the building down and return the desecrated tombstones to Lithuania's tiny Jewish community, which was nearly wiped out during the Holocaust.
  
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• Dramatic picture shows huge house fire after lightning bolt hits roof

  19-05-2015 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The entire roof of the home in Pinner, London, caught fire after it was hit by a bolt of lightning earlier today
  
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• Man caught with 1,000 stolen EGGS in his fridge after pinching them from work

  19-05-2015 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Factory security guard stole suitcases of eggs from the factory where he worked
  
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• Hatton Garden raid arrests include secondhand car dealer, aged 76, and his 50-year-old son

  19-05-2015 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 200 officers have raided 12 addresses and arrested nine alleged members of the gang that was dubbed the Diamond Geezers
  
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• Network Rail in court bid to halt planned bank holiday strike

  19-05-2015 23:10
  
  NETWORK Rail has launched a court bid to stop the first national rail strike since 1994.
  
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• Power station set to close with loss of 180 jobs in major blow to UK coal industry

  19-05-2015 23:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Workers at Ferrybridge in Yorkshire given bombshell news that plant will shut down in March 2016
  
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• Jeremy Paxman fumes over opinion polls trust in wake of Tory election triumph

  19-05-2015 23:08 via
  
  The former Newsnight presenter, speaking at an awards ceremony in London today, said one of the 'lessons' of the election campaign was that opinion polls should not be taken seriously.
  
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• Pilot John Gill 'a hero' after avoiding M1 motorway and crashing plane into field

  19-05-2015 23:02 via
  
  John Gill's two-seater plane was spiralling out of control when he made a split-second decision and 'selflessly' steered away from the M1 carriageway, near Hucknall in Nottinghamshire.
  
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• Violent gang jailed after carrying out 54 raids in 5 month crime spree

  19-05-2015 23:01 via
  
  Leader Reginald Soper was pictured swigging beer on a holiday to Mexico funded by the burglaries. He and two others carried out a five-month crime blitz across Devon and Somerset.
  
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• Racing driver jailed for death crash set to return to the track at Silverstone race

  19-05-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Frank Wrathall, 28, a British Touring Car Championship driver, was on the phone to his girlfriend when he hit Paul Fingleton on the A6 near Preston in 2012
  
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• Ken Bruce: I'm Europe's second favourite DJ but I'm probably one Twitter storm from the sack

  19-05-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He may be celebrating 30 years at Radio 2, but the broadcaster nonetheless fears 2015 could be his last – if social media has its wicked way
  
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• Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist has toured with Billy Bragg and released FIVE CDs

  19-05-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  On Saturday’s show, Lorraine Bowen was asked by Amanda Holden if she had a “normal job”, to which she replied: “I teach the piano to 12 students.”
  
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• Asda suffers worst sales slump for almost 20 years

  19-05-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  US-owned supermarket giant hit by biggest drop since records began in 2006 as takings tumble 3.9 per cent
  
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• Fancy a rum and fag: Doctor used question as code to have sex, claims patient

  19-05-2015 22:59
  
  A DOCTOR used the question “fancy a rum and fag?” as a secret code for sex during an affair with a patient, a medical tribunal heard.
  
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• 10 of the best new MPs to follow on Twitter

  19-05-2015 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The President of the United States joined Twitter yesterday- but which politicians new to Westminster should you be paying attention to on social media?
  
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• Jailed: Bouncer who struck reveller outside nightclub 'for no good reason' causing brain damage that later killed him

  19-05-2015 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A judge told the violent doorman: 'You struck him hard and the jury found you struck him for no good reason'
  
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• Selfie queen Karen Danczuk offers Sally Bercow a supportive hug

  19-05-2015 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former councillor says she knows how tough being an MP's wife can be
  
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• Revealed: Allied soldiers massacred Nazi SS guards during liberation of Dachau concentration camp

  19-05-2015 22:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Captain David Wilsey described horror of concentration camp in letters to his wife Emily found in his daughter's loft
  
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• How does your office measure up: Poll reveals the ideal workplace

  19-05-2015 22:48
  
  THE perfect workplace is three miles from home, has meetings outdoors and offers help-yourself fruit and snacks, says a study.
  
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• This stargazer wants humanity to send a message deep into space - what would YOU say to an alien?

  19-05-2015 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Crowdfunded project aims to send 'message in a bottle' aboard a NASA spacecraft 
  
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• George Galloway referred to police over parliamentary expenses

  19-05-2015 22:43 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The former Respect MP faces allegations that he asked his taxpayer-funded assistant to buy him underpants and sort his laundry
  
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• Marco Reus refuses to press charges against defender for GBH - Despite TWO MONTH police investigation

  19-05-2015 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dresden were beaten 2-0 by Borussia Dortmund on March 3, a match in which Reus lasted just 24 minutes following an off-the-ball challenge
  
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• Video of man who took photo of himself every day for 16 YEARS shows dramatic effects of ageing

  19-05-2015 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Artist J-K Keller began the experiment to prove his girlfriend wrong but says its importance has grown
  
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• Aaliyah Sutherland: Teen posted Facebook selfies hours before tragic, 'truly heartbreaking' death

  19-05-2015 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 13-year-old was rushed to hospital after police were alerted to an incident, but was pronounced dead upon arrival
  
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• Katie Lee Jones missing: Mum and three young children vanish 18 months after their father disappeared with savings

  19-05-2015 22:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police fear for the safety of 24-year-old Katie Lee Jones, who vanished four days ago with children Alfie, two, Macy, six, and Harley, five
  
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• Fugitive model Ben Fiberesima jailed after London police sting

  19-05-2015 22:35
  
  Police have snared a gangster from London, almost a decade after he established a second life as a model and musician while he was a fugitive in Australia.
  
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• Teenager needed 27 stitches after being slashed across the face in brutal city centre attack

  19-05-2015 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old was out with his 17-year-old girlfriend in Liverpool when he suffered a deep wound across his cheek and temple
  
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• What age should you pass key milestones in life? Guide claims to have the answer

  19-05-2015 22:34
  
  A GUIDE to life claims to pinpoint 25 milestones and the age at which we should aim to achieve them.
  
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• Samantha Thoma burns to death after flat fire with male suspect arrested

  19-05-2015 22:33 via
  
  Samantha Thomas died shortly after the fire broke out at her flat in Cwmbran, Gwent, at around 6am. The 29-year-old's neighbours frantically tried to save her but were helpless.
  
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• Top GP warns David Cameron's seven-day NHS is 'a fantasy'

  19-05-2015 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Mark Sanford-Wood said practices were already struggling to provide a "safe and quality service" in rural areas.
  
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• Poverty forced people to turn to food banks and now it's forcing them into FUEL banks

  19-05-2015 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A fuel bank has opened in a church in London to help those who cannot afford to pay for their energy bills
  
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• Victorina Chua: NHS nursing scandal that let a killer loose on our wards

  19-05-2015 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirror columnist Alison Philips says it is a scandal that our hospitals were so desperate for nurses that they would accept pretty much anybody
  
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• Portuguese child held back by riot cop as his colleague batters his father

  19-05-2015 22:20 via
  
  A terrified child (pictured) screamed 'dad' and is grabbed by riot police as his father is beaten with a baton and his elderly grandfather is punched outside a football stadium in Portugal.
  
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• Missing American walker Susan McLean sparks air and ground search in Scotland

  19-05-2015 22:18 via
  
  Susan McLean, from Pennsylvania in the US, was last seen leaving her holiday lodge in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, on Sunday night.
  
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• Pictured: Giant water slide coming to a town centre near you

  19-05-2015 22:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 300ft slide will arrive in Oldham on May 30
  
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• PICTURED: Is this really the face of William Shakespeare?

  19-05-2015 22:15
  
  IS it he or not he? That is the question.
  
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