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• Mediterranean migrants have no option but to make that terrible life-or-death journey

  31-05-2015 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Most of those making the crossing are fleeing the Syrian war and we must tackle the cause of the crisis, says Justin Forsyth, chief executive of Save The Children
  
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• Video shows heroic moment female shopkeeper grabs knife-wielding robber and drags him out of her shop

  31-05-2015 23:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Recorder John Williams said the female shopkeeper had shown “remarkable courage” in tackling the armed man who had targeted “her pride and joy”
  
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• Football corruption case: Brit is accused over £2m bribe linked to US soccer rights contracts

  31-05-2015 23:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A court indictment filed in New York claims accountant Costas Takkas, from London, used the Cayman Islands to funnel cash
  
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• Migrant hell in the Med as desperate fleeing families risk everything for the hope of a better life

  31-05-2015 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An estimated 450 people were on the craft in the latest horror, including children, which sank within 10 minutes of capsizing off the coast of Libya
  
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• Bookie William Hill backs out of £1k win after student found 2000-1 odds on Roger Federer

  31-05-2015 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The firm insists the odds were clearly and error and is refusing to pay out but now their customer is threatening to take them to court
  
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• Swimmer solves incredible mystery of HUMAN ASHES washed up on British beach

  31-05-2015 23:07
  
  A SWIMMER who found HUMAN ASHES washed up on a British beach was left astonished when she solved the mystery of who they belong to.
  
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• Terminal cancers are being cured as new drugs turn patients' own bodies against disease

  31-05-2015 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Radical immunotherapy treatment could lead to half of advanced sufferers making a full recovery and kick off a whole new era in fighting the illness
  
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• How nursing agencies making billions are bleeding the NHS dry

  31-05-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A Telegraph investigation reveals the boom underway at agencies supplying doctors and nurses to the NHS amid a rapidly deepening budget deficit in the service
  
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• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell recap: episode three – The Education of a Magician

  31-05-2015 23:00
  
  Strange pitches up in Lisbon, Lady Pole is driven to drastic measures and Arabella puts the Gentleman in his placeSpoiler warning: this blogpost contains references to episode three of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norell on BBC1 in the UK.To read the recap for episode two, click here.Arabella: “You ask for something in return, sir. If you can do such a thing, if it is in your power to help, then for the love of God, do it. But do not make a bargain of my friend. You will forgive me, sir. We shoul
  
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• Andy Murray aims to make Jérémy Chardy pay for off-the-cuff comments

  31-05-2015 23:00
  
  • Frenchman criticised Murray’s decision to withdraw in Rome
  • Murray has won 11 in a row against home opponents in majorsJérémy Chardy did probably not intend it to be this way but he has brought unexpected edge to his match against Andy Murray in the fourth round of the 2015 French Open – and that might not be the wisest wind-up of his career. The Scot loves a fight.The Pau-born man, who lives in Belgium, will no doubt have his home crowd with him for a second-week appear
  
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• Life-saving dognap victim escapes thieves and has now been reunited with his overjoyed handler

  31-05-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A huge Facebook alert was raised when two-year-old Elmo, a border collie, was snatched from a garden last Wednesday
  
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• 'I kept the Kray twins on the road with blood on the bumpers and knuckle dusters under the seats'

  31-05-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bernie Fineman, the Classic Car Rescue presenter, was the man who serviced the gangster's cars after a chance encounter in a bar
  
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• Dognapping has soared in the UK by 20% as gangs view pooch theft as 'easy money'

  31-05-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Mirror investigation reveals that more than 2,400 canines were pinched over the past two years
  
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• Yorkshire folk are NOT tight with money - they're just careful, study shows

  31-05-2015 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Those hailing from Yorkshire have a bad reputation for being stingy but they’re the ones laughing all the way to the bank
  
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• Enrique Iglesias has fingers sliced by drone during Tijuana concert

  31-05-2015 22:41
  
  Singer bloodied by drone used to film crowd at Sex and Love tour gigStatement: ‘Something went wrong and he had an accident’Enrique Iglesias was recovering on Sunday after some of his fingers were sliced when he grabbed a drone during a concert in Tijuana, Mexico.A representative for the singer said in a statement that Iglesias was “semi-treated” after the accident at the side of the stage, to stop the bleeding on Saturday night. He was advised to end the show but went on to perform for
  
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• Brave shopkeeper throws armed robber out of her shop and slams the door

  31-05-2015 22:38
  
  A DEFIANT woman shopkeeper has told how she grabbed an armed robber, threw him out into the street and slammed the door.
  
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• 80 years of the dreadest driving tests that has people failing 90 times

  31-05-2015 22:29
  
  ROCK wild man Ozzy Osbourne failed 18 times, Maria Carey three, while actress Kate Beckinsale gave up after failing just once.
  
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• Tim Farron: Lib Dem leadership contender - and ex-rock star in a 'fourth-rate New Order'

  31-05-2015 22:19
  
  A photograph has emerged of the leading Liberal Democrat leadership contender Tim Farron during his brief foray into the rock and pop world.
  
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• Boozed up teen who terrorised other passengers on Emirates flight spared jail

  31-05-2015 22:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rahees Iqbal, 19, initially kicked off on the plane because staff refused to give him four miniature bottles of vodka
  
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• Texas floods: damage tops $45m in Houston as state starts to rebuild

  31-05-2015 22:11
  
  At least 31 people have been killed in storms that began in Texas and Oklahoma over Memorial Day weekend. Ten people are still missing Related: Wife of Oklahoma pastor shot by trooper amid flooding challenges police account Most of Texas was set to get its first period of extended sunshine in weeks from Sunday, allowing surging rivers to recede as emergency management officials turn their attention to cleanup efforts in such places as Houston, where damage estimates top $45m. Continue reading...
  
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• Granddaughter finds time capsule with wartime letters from grandad who died in 1998

  31-05-2015 22:07
  
  A LOST “time capsule” of precious keepsakes, including wartime love letters, has been united with the family of the man who buried it in a park.
  
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• EU referendum: David Cameron boosted by political support for a 'two-speed Europe'

  31-05-2015 22:03
  
  Two senior European politicians have sketched the outline of a possible pre-referendum deal with David Cameron that would allow Britain to become a kind of “low-definition” member of the European Union.
  
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• David Cameron in split with Theresa May and Michael Gove over human rights

  31-05-2015 22:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  First cabinet split since general election as it emerges two members disagree with David Cameron over withdrawal from the human rights act
  
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• Activists turn fire on Sainsbury's in war over badger cull milk

  31-05-2015 22:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Caffe Nero says it will not serve milk from badger cull areas after threats from activists who say their next target is Sainsbury's
  
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• Mum's story: Doctors sent me packing but I knew there was something wrong with my unborn child

  31-05-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  When Beth Cleminson's baby stopped kicking she had to insist on the scan which revealed the fluid had drained from her womb, threatening unborn Theo's life
  
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• Leicester City players apologise over racist orgy in Thailand

  31-05-2015 21:53
  
  • Three players – including manager’s son – filmed in orgy
  • ‘We will take action, if necessary, once the full facts have been established’Three Leicester City players have apologised after they were filmed in an orgy with a Thai woman who was racially abused. The club has said it is “deeply concerned” and has launched an investigation after calls for the trio to be sacked.The footage, obtained by the Sunday Mirror, allegedly shows the 22-year-old defender James Pearson, the so
  
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• Man fined for hurling ballot box in road after being told he could not vote

  31-05-2015 21:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Roy Carr, 44, had been standing in the queue waiting to cast his vote in Ardwick, Manchester, when he got the bad news
  
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• Free childcare boost brought forward to 2016 by Tories

  31-05-2015 21:37
  
  FAMILIES were handed a major boost today as David Cameron vowed to bring forward plans to double free childcare for working parents to 2016.
  
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• Woman escapes blast as pavement explodes into flames from faulty underground cable

  31-05-2015 21:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christine Somers, who has just recovered from breast cancer, was walking her dog when the ground shook and fire leapt from cracks in the ground
  
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• 'You're not taking my f****** car, I'll stab you': Father jailed after refusing to pay £400 parking ticket

  31-05-2015 21:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A judge told Birmingham Crown Court that he feared the public would think him "mad" to not send the 32-year-old to prison
  
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• Late drop goal by Bordeaux denies Gloucester place in Champions Cup

  31-05-2015 21:32
  
  • Gloucester 22-23 Bordeaux-BèglesA last-ditch drop goal denied Gloucester a place in next season’s European Champions Cup. Pierre Bernard’s effort from just outside the 22 edged Bordeaux-Bègles a point clear in a fraught finish. Until the fly-half popped up to finish off a final attack Gloucester had controlled most of this play-off match at Worcester’s Sixways ground, but they were denied at the death.David Humphreys, Gloucester’s director of rugby, admitted his team wasted t
  
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• Haroon Ahmed: Violent criminal claims he escaped prison 'to test out the security'

  31-05-2015 21:31
  
  A violent criminal who escaped from a high-security prison by leaving with visitors claimed he had “wanted to test out the security” after he was tracked down to Spain.
  
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• Shell sought to influence direction of Science Museum climate programme

  31-05-2015 21:17
  
  Oil giant raised concerns one part of the project, which it sponsored, could give NGOs opportunity to open up debate on its operations, internal emails showShell tried to influence the presentation of a climate change programme it was sponsoring at the Science Museum in London, internal documents seen by the Guardian show.The Anglo-Dutch oil group raised concerns with the museum that one part of the project “creates an opportunity for NGOs to talk about some of the issues that concern them aro
  
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• Appeal for puppy's owner after missing dog takes an extra-long walkies and gets on bus

  31-05-2015 21:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The tan pooch, aged between three and six months, has been nicknamed Rover after he was spotted by commuters in Swansea
  
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• War with Isis: MoD to step up British military training missions in Middle East

  31-05-2015 21:13
  
  Britain is preparing to expand its military training mission in Iraq and increase the number of personnel helping ready the moderate Syrian opposition in Turkey, according to sources.
  
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• 'Guradian angel' leaves hilarous note for drunk man found passed out in car

  31-05-2015 21:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While passed out over his steering wheel, some saintly stranger took it upon themselves to hide his car keys and  leave an anonymous note
  
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• 'Guardian angel' leaves hilarious note for drunk man found passed out in car

  31-05-2015 21:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While passed out over his steering wheel, some saintly stranger took it upon themselves to hide his car keys and leave an anonymous note
  
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• Calls to refer to God as a woman as female bishops take up posts

  31-05-2015 21:06 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Support is growing within the Church of England to rewrite its official liturgy to refer to God as female following the selection of the first women bishops
  
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• New Zealand and BJ Watling quick to seize initiative from England

  31-05-2015 21:06
  
  • New Zealand 250 & 338-6; England 350
  • Injured wicketkeeper playing as batsman ends day three on 100 not outA series that has already seen more swings and roundabouts than a Milton Keynes parks department lorry continues to enthral, undeterred by weather that has shifted from sun to rain and back to sun again and always with a brisk chill breeze.It is a shame then that the prospect of it failed to attract anything other than a sparse Sunday crowd. Those that did turn up sat huddled and
  
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• The unexpected upside of a hate crime

  31-05-2015 21:00
  
  Dee Dee’s jazz bar in Herne Hill, London, was sprayed with racist graffiti. So far, so depressing. But it was what happened next that was really interesting …Every so often, I get a call from TV or radio asking for my take on race relations in Britain. I say things are a bit sticky at the moment. Recession made folks grouchy and austerity hardly fosters benevolence. Institutions have a deal of work to do to ensure that everyone gets a fair shake. The figures – jobs, criminal justice etc �
  
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• Lianne La Havas: ‘I go to studios and I jam – that’s my job’

  31-05-2015 20:59
  
  Prince drinks tea in her living room and she has a voice that can shatter glass. But don’t go saying La Havas has soulThere have been three seismic shifts in Lianne La Havas’s life since she started releasing music in 2011. The first was a rekindled romance. The second was a trip to Jamaica, where she experienced a creative epiphany. And the third – and possibly the biggest upheaval of all – was the arrival of a small man famous for wearing purple.For two years, she and Prince courted, p
  
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• Martin Rowson on Sepp Blatter and Fifa – cartoon

  31-05-2015 20:58
  
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• Britain's Got Talent 2015 final

  31-05-2015 20:49 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  In pics: The finalists of Britain's Got Talent vie to spot at the Royal Variety Performance.
  
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• Queen's income to face scrutiny after public funding for monarchy rises to £40m

  31-05-2015 20:43
  
  The income the Queen receives from the public purse is to come under severe scrutiny by the Treasury after taxpayer funding of the monarchy rose by nearly a third to £40m.
  
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• Alexis Tsipras lambasts 'absurd proposals' for Greece debt-deal failure

  31-05-2015 20:42
  
  Greek leader lashes out at EU, European Central Bank and IMF for months of fruitless negotiations as strains show within Syriza-led governmentGreece’s beleaguered prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has blamed the “absurd proposals” of creditors keeping the debt-stricken country afloat for the failure to reach a deal that could release emergency aid to avert default.In a hard-hitting article for the French daily Le Monde, the leader lambasted the uncompromising approach of the EU, European Cen
  
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• French Open 2015: Roger Federer v Gaël Monfils – live!

  31-05-2015 20:35
  
  Game-by-game updates from the best matches at Roland GarrosJo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3Svitolina and Ivanovic progress to quarter-finalsStephanie Myles: Sock’s love of clay will test NadalEmail [email protected] BST And that, I’m afraid, is that. As the players go to change ends, the tournament referee walks out to consult the players. After a brief discussion, play is suspended.7.33pm BST Second set: Monfils 6-4 Federer* (sets: 1-0) With the
  
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• Prince William set to return to work as air ambulance pilot following Princess Charlotte's birth

  31-05-2015 20:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Cambridge took unpaid leave in April following the first phase of his training with East Anglian Air Ambulance
  
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• Mustafa Akinci advocates focus on the future for splintered Cyprus

  31-05-2015 20:33
  
  Turkish Cypriot leader says his community must regard their Greek Cypriot neighbours not as enemies but partnersAll his life, Mustafa Akinci has worked towards peace. There has been his language: a lexicon of feel-good words infused with the precision of a conflict resolution professor. And there has been his belief that small things can lead to big things in his splintered country. Now, at 68, ensconced beneath the arches in the white, colonial-era office that has been the headquarters of every
  
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• Labour leadership contest: Liz Kendall under fire from Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper

  31-05-2015 20:31
  
  The Labour leadership battle took an acrimonious turn as Liz Kendall, the Blairite candidate in the contest, came under fire from her main rivals.
  
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• Putin’s travel bans are the latest mis-step in a clumsy diplomatic dance with Europe

  31-05-2015 20:30
  
  Relations have deteriorated so much that we don’t know if the bar on Nick Clegg and others visiting Russia is a sham diplomatic storm or a real oneConsigned to the back benches, party leader and deputy prime minister no more, Nick Clegg finds himself suddenly back in the spotlight … because he has been banned from Russia. Tragi-comic, perverse, regrettable – choose your adjective to describe this latest twist in international diplomacy.Clegg is one of nine Britons and 89 European Unio
  
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