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• Mark McMullan: Heartwarming video of student singing to his disabled brother earns him starring role in top musical

  22-06-2015 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This clip of Mark McMullan serenading sibling Declan, who has locked in syndrome, has gone viral
  
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• Magaluf: Drunken Brits WILL now be fined for public nudity and urinating in streets of holiday resort

  22-06-2015 23:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new rules - introduced earlier this month on a 'soft approach' - will be strictly enforced as of this weekend with large fines for those who break them
  
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• Fresh plea in street murder probe

  22-06-2015 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police investigating a man's murder revisit the area where he was found as they appeal for six "significant witnesses" to contact them.
  
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• Driver caught on mobile phone escapes ban so he can look after his pet PARROTS

  22-06-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anthony Rinaldi persuaded magistrates not to impose a six-month ban as it would cause 'exceptional hardship' for his African Grey parrots and Alsatian
  
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• Anti-monarchy group claims 'true cost of keeping the Royal Family is £334m a year'

  22-06-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Republic, a group which campaigns for a democratic alternative to the Monarchy, says the cost to the taxpayer is eight times the official figure
  
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• Langley Mill fire: Burned-out car removed from scene for forensic testing

  22-06-2015 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The grey-silver Peugeot was winched away after families of victims Amy Smith, baby Ruby-Grace Gaunt and Edward Green visited the scene
  
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• 'I'm joining ISIS because animal charity took my cat': Man vowed to join terrorists over cruelty charge

  22-06-2015 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While there are many stupid reasons for defecting, few are more bizarre or moronic than anger over a cat being taken into care
  
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• Justice system 'lets down poorest'

  22-06-2015 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "creaking and outdated" justice system in England and Wales is letting down the poorest and needs overhaul, new Justice Secretary Michael Gove is to say.
  
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• First driver in Britain convicted of 'middle lane hogging' blames 'unfair' fine on being a 'white van man'

  22-06-2015 23:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ian Stephens - hit for almost £1,000 for the infraction - says he's being victimised for driving a van
  
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• Majority of Britons don't think David Cameron will get good deal for UK in EU negotiations

  22-06-2015 23:05
  
  A majority of people do not believe David Cameron will win a better deal for Britain from the European Union, according to a survey for The Independent.
  
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• Brussels tells British mothers: get back to work

  22-06-2015 23:02 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Tory anger as European Council criticises Britain over high numbers of stay-at-home mothers
  
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• VIDEO: Should Confederate flag be removed?

  22-06-2015 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In the aftermath of the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina residents share what they think of the Confederate flag in the grounds of the state capitol.
  
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• Watson through in Wimbledon warm-up

  22-06-2015 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British number one Heather Watson beats Varvara Lepchenko in Eastbourne for her first win of the grass-court season.
  
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• New Justice Secretary Michael Gove to combat 'dysfunctional' court system

  22-06-2015 23:00
  
  The new Justice Secretary will deliver a damning verdict on the “creaking and dysfunctional” court system, warning that is riddled by inefficiency and bureaucracy which compounds the suffering of crime victims.
  
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• Michael Gove risks being called hypocrite as he slams courts for failing poor - while cutting legal aid

  22-06-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In his first major speech as Justice Secretary, Mr Gove will blast Britain's "outdated" court system, which he says is "failing" the UK's poorest people
  
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• Michael Gove: New Justice Secretary vows to combat 'dysfunctional' court system

  22-06-2015 23:00
  
  The new Justice Secretary will deliver a damning verdict on the “creaking and dysfunctional” court system, warning that is riddled by inefficiency and bureaucracy which compounds the suffering of crime victims.
  
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• Former Tory MP wastes little time advising private health firms how to capitalise on NHS changes

  22-06-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stephen Dorrell, who joined accountancy giant KPMG as private health adviser while a serving MP, was a guest speaker just 12 days after the election
  
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• Top security chief warns against portraying Muslims as 'intrinsically extremist'

  22-06-2015 22:59 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Charles Farr warns of oversimplifying numbers heading to join Isil in contrast to David Cameron's toughening rhetoric
  
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• Labour accused of being slow to act over Labour peer Lord Janner

  22-06-2015 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Simon Danczuk MP wrote to then party leader Ed Miliband urging him to suspend the life peer six months before he was suspended, it has been claimed
  
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• Michael Gove: 'Creaking', two-tier justice system is failing crime victims

  22-06-2015 22:58 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The new Justice Secretary Michael Gove uses his first speech to place the legal establishment firmly in his sights
  
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• Neighbour spots boy, four, pushing one-year-old sister across busy road while mum slept off hangover

  22-06-2015 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Woman avoids jail after her children found soaked in urine and shivering with cold
  
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• Boy, 4, found soaked in urine and shivering pushing baby across road while mum slept off hangover

  22-06-2015 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A neighbour intervened to prevent a potential tragedy after spotting the youngster pushing a pram across the road
  
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• Burglary victims must book APPOINTMENT with police as part of cost cutting scheme

  22-06-2015 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bedfordshire Police will now only provide an emergency response if people are under threat of violence, injured or when a crime scene needs to be preserved
  
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• Edward VIII described disabled brother as an 'animal'

  22-06-2015 22:45 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The future king said the royal family had 'silently prayed for' the death of his sibling John, who suffered from severe epilepsy and autism
  
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• Murder probe launched after 82-year-old pensioner dies following attack in his home

  22-06-2015 22:44 via mirror.co.uk
  Arthur Walters-Girout was pronounced dead at the scene when emergency services were called to his house
  
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• VIDEO: How Kabul attack unfolded - in 60 seconds

  22-06-2015 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tweets show how the attack on the Afghan parliament in Kabul on Monday unfolded.
  
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• Cannabis joint row killer jailed

  22-06-2015 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who stabbed his friend to death in an argument about a cannabis joint is jailed for life.
  
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• Banker who concealed '£20m Turner painting' after bankruptcy avoids prison

  22-06-2015 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Weal left the piece off a list of belongings during proceedings - he was later seen on TV talking about the work
  
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• Obama's evolving language on race

  22-06-2015 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barack Obama has tended to be reticent about race, and left others to attach racial meaning to his presidency, but he is - slowly - changing how he talks about race.
  
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• Woman drives stowaway mouse home to France TWICE after it hitched a ride to UK and refused to budge

  22-06-2015 22:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Sue Collard, who carried the dormouse 800 miles in her car, said: “It was very emotional to see it finally escape. I’m just glad it is back where it belongs”
  
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• Ancient jawbone reveals Neanderthals bred with modern humans 'in Europe' - and thousands of years earlier than first thought

  22-06-2015 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Studies previously suggested humans had interbred with Neanderthals 55,000 years ago, possibly in the Middle East
  
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• Getting close to my son who died on Air India 182

  22-06-2015 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  'Getting close to my son who died on Air India 182'
  
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• Vaping takes off as e-cigarette sales break through $6bn

  22-06-2015 22:21 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  UK sales of nicotine replacements such as patches and gum fell for the first time in years as consumers turned to vaping devices
  
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• Out-of-control dog forces terrified lamb over 70ft cliff to its death

  22-06-2015 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The rampaging canine penned the two sheep back towards the cliff at Seven Sisters Country Park in Seaford, East Sussex, shortly after 3pm on Saturday
  
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• Chelsea's Cech nearing Arsenal move

  22-06-2015 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Goalkeeper Petr Cech is nearing a move to Arsenal and ending his 11-year stay with Premier League champions Chelsea.
  
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• Footage of eerie 'alien' light spotted in the sky is viewed more than 1.4m times online

  22-06-2015 22:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In the clip, a torch-like light is shining from behind thick cloud and waves around like a lighthouse, erratically swinging from left to right
  
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• Female cyclist crushed to death by lorry outside Bank of England

  22-06-2015 22:01 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Cycling group calls for 'horrendous' junction to be pedestrianised as 26-year-old woman becomes eighth fatality in London this year
  
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• Nurses want spy cameras banned from care homes due to 'remote supervision' fears

  22-06-2015 21:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Secret footage has helped expose outrageous treatment of vulnerable patients at care homes, including Winterbourne View near Bristol
  
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• Uganda's ugliest man becomes dad for the EIGHTH time with his SECOND wife

  22-06-2015 21:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Godfrey Baguma, known as Sebabi, has sired a large family despite his distinctive appearance
  
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• First brown sauce and ketchup now comes PURPLE SAUCE with breakfast

  22-06-2015 21:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hotel chain the Premier Inn have pioneered a new purple ketchup to match the corporate colour scheme
  
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• Working families could lose up to £1,690 under tax credits cuts, ministers warned

  22-06-2015 21:37
  
  Families with two children could lose up to £1,690 if the Government implements deep cuts to tax credits in its drive to slash spending on welfare by £12bn a year, ministers have been warned.
  
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• UK benefits cuts: Working families could lose up to £1,690 in tax credits, ministers warned

  22-06-2015 21:37
  
  Families with two children could lose up to £1,690 if the Government implements deep cuts to tax credits in its drive to slash spending on welfare by £12bn a year, ministers have been warned.
  
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• Flight UA971: Airline faces £350k bill for diverting jet when passenger 'made threats over nuts and crackers'

  22-06-2015 21:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jeremiah Mathis Thede, 42, is alleged to have forced the pilot of the Rome to Chicago service to land at Belfast when he stood up and demanded the snacks
  
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• Eerie photos show sunk Royal Navy submarine discovered on seabed 72 years after she was scuttled during WWII

  22-06-2015 21:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  HMS Saracen - one of the most famous British naval vessels of the war - was scuttled off the coast of Corsica
  
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• Watch shocking moment punch-up broke out in supermarket 'over extra portion of meat'

  22-06-2015 21:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After some shouting the employee jumped up over the counter and started a fight in front of frightened customers
  
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• Watch: Astonishing punch-up breaks out in supermarket over extra portion of meat

  22-06-2015 21:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After some shouting the employee jumped up over the counter and started a fight in front of frightened customers
  
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• Donald Macintyre's Sketch: Iain Duncan Smith plays cards close to chest on welfare plan

  22-06-2015 21:33
  
  For a man who has just signed off on a deal with George Osborne to cut £12bn from the welfare budget, Iain Duncan Smith seemed ominously vague about how. Labour’s Stephen Timms wanted to know whether those on lower or average incomes would be better or worse off after the cuts. The Work and Pensions Secretary’s answer was a classic of the “That’s for me to know and you to find out” variety. “We are looking at welfare, and at how to reform it. When we are ready, I will come forward w
  
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• Brecon Beacons SAS deaths: Ex-special forces head says soldiers were 'insufficiently conditioned' for trial

  22-06-2015 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A change in training plans meant that Edward Maher, 31, Craig Roberts, 24, and James Dunsby, 31, were not "prepared" for a 16-mile test, an inquest heard
  
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• Stephen Lawrence's best friend says police are holding vital information

  22-06-2015 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Duwayne Brooks says Scotland Yard has broke a pledge to hand over all material officers collated on him since the horrific 1993 racist killing
  
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• VIDEO: Chinese respond to 'rude' stereotype

  22-06-2015 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What happened when tourists were asked about manners?
  
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