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• Dead cool student arrives in COFFIN at his end of year prom

  29-06-2015 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Simon May stole the show at the Year 11 bash where other flamboyant modes of transport included a police car, a stock car and motorbikes
  
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• Drunk driver praises police in 'heartwarming' letter to the Met commissioner

  29-06-2015 23:53
  
  A drunk driver sent a thank you note to the Metropolitan Police commissioner praising the officer who stopped him from going down “a path he was heading for.”
  
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• Decision on whether Britain's new airport runway will be Heathrow or Gatwick to be announced

  29-06-2015 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Even after the announcement he Government is expected to take months before deciding whether to accept the proposal
  
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• Annette Brown on beating cancer: Exercise and healthy diet help me fight off killer disease

  29-06-2015 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A trumpet player who worked on musical Chicago with the late Bernie Nolan, they became known as The Chemo Sisters
  
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• Panic grips Greece as deadline looms, wiping £34bn off value of British firms

  29-06-2015 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cash machines have run dry and queues are forming at petrol stations in the debt-laden country, while politicians warn an exit from the euro would be traumatic for all
  
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• Incredible photographs show daredevil surfers taking on HUGE 18ft waves in famous Australian swell

  29-06-2015 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Celebrated surfing photographer Russell Ord snapped the heart-stopping action as several of the world's best surfers took on the massive waves
  
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• Tunisia attack: Philip Heathcote confirmed to be among dead on his 30th wedding anniversary

  29-06-2015 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  His brother-in-law Simon Boon said Philip Heathcote and his wife Allison, who is in a medically induced coma, were 'soulmates'
  
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• Brave dad dies as he tries to rescue children who were being swept out to sea

  29-06-2015 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jason North tried to help his son and daughter at the Three Cliffs Bay beauty spot in Gower, South Wales
  
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• Brave dad dies as he tries to rescue children as they were being swept out to sea

  29-06-2015 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jason North tried to help his son and daughter at the Three Cliffs Bay beauty spot in Gower, South Wales
  
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• Tunisia attack: Britons injured in beach massacre flying home tonight on RAF plane

  29-06-2015 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The enormous RAF C-17 transporter plane will make the three-hour flight back to Brize Norton tonight
  
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• Tunisia terror attack: Gunman was NOT a lone wolf, claim witnesses of the beach massacre

  29-06-2015 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Seifeddine Rezgui was filmed cutting innocent holidaymakers down with a Kalashnikov rifle while dressed in black shorts and T-shirt
  
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• Tunisia attack: Faces of two 'dangerous terrorists' hunted in connection with beach massacre

  29-06-2015 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mohamed bin Abdallah and Rafikhe Tayari are believed to have assisted crazed Seifeddine Rezgui in his rampage that left 38 dead
  
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• Tapas bar Barrafina is named Britain's best restaurant

  29-06-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  No-reservations Spanish restaurant Barrafina has emerged the victory at this year's National Restaurant Awards
  
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• New 'Iron Man' augmented reality technology could help surgeons and firefighters, say scientists

  29-06-2015 22:59
  
  Scientists have developed a method of projecting 3D holographic images into the field of view of an observer in an “augmented reality” breakthrough that could one day allow the likes of surgeons and firefighters to benefit from seeing the world through technology similar to that used by comic-book superhero Iron Man.
  
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• Britain's poorest lose a bigger proportion of their income to tax than the country's richest

  29-06-2015 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Indirect levies like road and VAT hit the the least well-off especially hard, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics
  
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• 'Cannibal killer' Luka Magnotta joins prison matchmaking site in search of 'Prince Charming'

  29-06-2015 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Convicted criminal looks for love online - but will anyone swipe right on a notorious murderer?
  
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• Steve Bell on the Greece and EU standoff – cartoon

  29-06-2015 22:37
  
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• Greece debt crisis: Thousands of no supporters protest, as EC urges yes vote - live

  29-06-2015 22:36
  
  Governments of France, Germany and Italy all warn that Greeks are voting on their eurozone membership on Sunday, as banks remain shutFull story: Europe says No vote means GrexitIan Traynor: Leaders feel Tsipras must be stoppedS&P downgrades GreeceProtesters in SyntagmaMarkets hit by Greek woes 9.36pm BST Alexis Tsipras is suggesting that he’s still prepared to negotiate, while also warning that Greece won’t repay €1.6bn to the International Monetary Fund tomorrow.#Greek PM #AlexisTsipr
  
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• Tunisia terror attack: British teenager tried to run was hit by shrapnel as her mum was shot in the leg

  29-06-2015 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Student Naomi Wearing, 18, and her mum Carol Wearing, 46, were injured at the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba
  
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• Tunisia terror attack: British teenager tried to run but was hit by shrapnel as her mum was shot in the leg

  29-06-2015 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Student Naomi Wearing, 18, and her mum Carol Wearing, 46, were injured at the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba
  
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• Tunisia terror attack: British teenager tried to run but a shot put a hole in her leg

  29-06-2015 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Student Naomi Wearing, 18, and her mum Carol Wearing, 46, were injured at the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba
  
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• Teenage boffin inserts microchip in his hand to operate his phone and unlock doors

  29-06-2015 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 15-year-old upgraded himself with a DIY operation and can use the transponder to control the music on his speakers
  
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• Tunisia appeals for information on two 'dangerous terrorists' wanted over Sousse attack

  29-06-2015 22:26 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The appeal came as security forces arrested at least a dozen people in the search for accomplices of slain gunman Seifeddine Rezgui
  
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• Fears as Independent Living Fund faces final day under Tories - and many councils aren't keeping cash aside

  29-06-2015 22:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The £320m Independent Living Fund, which helps 18,000 disabled people avoid care homes, is shutting its doors despite furious protests
  
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• NBC fires Trump over Mexico comments

  29-06-2015 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US TV network NBC cuts ties with Donald Trump over "recent derogatory statements" made by the veteran businessman about Mexican immigrants.
  
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• Stephen Hawking to deliver BBC Reith lecture on black holes

  29-06-2015 22:14
  
  Physicist’s lecture comes as BBC plans to mark 100th anniversary of Einstein’s general theory of relativity with special programming in the autumnStephen Hawking will deliver the BBC’s flagship Reith lecture this year on the subject of black holes.The renowned physicist, 73, follows in the footsteps of the artist Grayson Perry and Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in delivering the Radio 4 lecture. Continue reading...
  
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• Tunisia attack: Ex-footballer Denis Thwaites and his wife Elaine named among dead

  29-06-2015 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  MP tweets condolences after Denis, 70, and his wife Elaine, 69, were murdered on the sand in Sousse on Friday
  
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• 'Mind-blowing' Washington wildfires burn homes and force hundreds to flee

  29-06-2015 22:11
  
  The wildfires hit parts of central and eastern Washington state over the weekend as the state is struggling with temperatures into the 100s and a severe droughtFrom just across the Wenatchee River, Dominick Bonny watched a whole neighborhood in his central Washington town burn as a wildfire destroyed two dozen structures and forced hundreds to flee.“With the wind blowing away from us, it was like we were watching a natural disaster within arm’s reach,” he said. Continue reading...
  
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• Wimbledon 2015: day one – live!

  29-06-2015 22:03
  
  Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova made winning starts, while there was a cracking win for Liam Broady on the day of Lleyton Hewitt’s final Wimbledon appearance 9.03pm BST Play has been suspended due to bad light. Heather Watson and Caroline Garcia will resume their battle tomorrow. See you then. Night. 9.01pm BST Serving for the second set, Heather Watson finds herself down 0-30. But she digs in. She finds her serve, Garcia flaps at some forehands and they’re all square. In
  
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• Tunisia terror attack: Brit tourist used tablecloth to treat wounded after beach bloodbath

  29-06-2015 22:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brian Harrison, a former soldier, was visiting a spa at the Sousse beach resort during a two-week break with his wife when the terror attack took place
  
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• Greece fiercely divided as referendum campaign gets under way

  29-06-2015 22:01
  
  Caught between a history of resistance and defiance and fears of being cast out of the eurozone, Greeks are facing a dilemma of immense proportions Greece’s fate hangs in the balance, its government is on the line and its people face a dilemma that no nation would want to confront. Did Alexis Tsipras, the firebrand leftist in power in Athens, really intend this? Was his decision to call a referendum impetuous or even bone-headed? Or was Europe’s first democratically elected anti-austerian pl
  
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• Seven Brits feared to be trying to join ISIS after they travelled to Turkey

  29-06-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Twelve medical students at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan, left for Turkey on Friday
  
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• Plane carrying almost 200 passengers makes emergency landing 'over cargo of MANGOES'

  29-06-2015 21:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport after a warning indication light suggested there was smoke in the hold.
  
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• The graphs that shows how the poor are paying more in tax than the rich – and the gap is widening

  29-06-2015 21:50
  
  The poorest families in the UK are losing more of their income in tax than any other income group, official statistics have revealed - and the gap between rich and poor is widening.
  
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• The graphs that shows how the poor are paying more in tax than the rich

  29-06-2015 21:50
  
  The poorest families in the UK are losing more of their income in tax than any other income group, official statistics have revealed - and the gap between rich and poor is widening.
  
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• The graph that shows how the poor are paying more than the rich in tax

  29-06-2015 21:50
  
  The poorest families in the UK are losing more of their income in tax than any other income group, official statistics have revealed - and the gap between rich and poor is widening.
  
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• British cross-Channel ferry travellers face disruption again after closure of Port of Calais

  29-06-2015 21:47 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The closure comes after last week's disruption which saw migrants exploiting a wildcat strike and trying to board UK-bound lorries
  
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• Sergio Ramos tells Real Madrid he wants to leave for Manchester United

  29-06-2015 21:37
  
  • Defender asks club to listen to offers after United’s €40m bid
  • Ramos has two years remaining on his contract at BernabéuSergio Ramos is determined to leave Real Madrid and join Manchester United this summer, according to sources close to the player.Ramos has been informed by Real Madrid that they received a formal bid from United valued at €40m and that he had told the club that he wants to leave this summer. The 29-year-old also informed Real that he is only interested in joining
  
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• Theo Walcott's wife Melanie on terror over son's heart defect

  29-06-2015 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Melanie Walcott, wife of Arsenal and England footballer Theo, had just given birth to their son Finley in April 2014 when doctors found out he had a congenital heart defect. Here the physiotherapist, 25, recalls how terrifying the ordeal was, but how the surgery he had at 10 weeks old has cured him
  
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• Thug who battered dad-of-five in sickening brick attack pleads guilty to attempted murder

  29-06-2015 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James MacMillan, 25, admitted viciously assaulting Mahmoud Hussein, 46, who was left fighting for his life
  
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• Pimm's, pagodas, selfie sticks, sun – and some tennis too as Wimbledon begins

  29-06-2015 21:28
  
  As the men and women in white played their first round matches in SW19, the grass was vivid green and the skies bright blue – but the language was too
  It was, everyone agreed, just about the perfect way to start a tennis tournament.The ground staff, umpires, gardeners, cleaners, officials, ball boys, strawberry-servers and Pimm’s-pourers of the All England Club do what they can, of course, to lay on a decent knockabout every summer, but ultimately the power to deliver a dream Wimbledon is in
  
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• Business secretary attacks CBI over EU referendum

  29-06-2015 21:28
  
  Sajid Javid said the employers’ body had been showing a commitment to remaining part of the EU even without the reforms wanted by the UK governmentThe business secretary on Monday night criticised the CBI’s stance over the EU referendum, overshadowing the appointment of its new boss Carolyn Fairbairn.Sajid Javid made his intervention at a dinner of the employers’ body which has mounted a high-profile campaign to see Britain remain the EU. Continue reading...
  
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• NHS staff told to say sorry for mistakes and use language patients can understand

  29-06-2015 21:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The General Medical Council hopes the new guidelines, which also include a ban on mobiles and pagers while giving an apology, will cut medical negligence claims
  
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• Sketch: Going on holiday to Greece? Take a tip from George Osborne

  29-06-2015 21:26 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Chancellor updates MPs on the Greek debt crisis - and says it shows the cuts he'll be announcing in his Emergency Budget are essential
  
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• Can you spot the naked models hidden in these stunning scenery shots?

  29-06-2015 21:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The images are the work of Swiss artist Filippo Ioco, who travels the world in search of the perfect locations for his incredible photographs.
  
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• Tunisia hotel attack: 'Paralysed' police let gunman run amok for half an hour, says witness

  29-06-2015 21:20
  Armed policeman were “paralysed by fear” and allowed the Tunisian gunman Seifeddine Rezgui to freely massacre British tourists for more than half an hour before shooting him dead, witnesses claim.
  
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• Tunisia attack: Police allowed gunman to massacre British tourists for an hour before shooting him dead, witnesses claim

  29-06-2015 21:20
  Armed policeman were “paralysed by fear” and allowed the Tunisian gunman Seifeddine Rezgui to freely massacre British tourists for more than half hour before shooting him dead, witnesses claim.
  
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• Tunisian hotel workers recall terror: 'We opened our breasts against the bullets'

  29-06-2015 21:20
  
  Tourist staff describe how they formed human shield against gunman during attack on western tourists in Sousse
  Tunisian hotel workers who acted as human shields to protect tourists from a gunman have described how they tried to stop his deadly rampage in Sousse.Ibrahim al-Ghoul, an 18-year-old paragliding instructor, was one of many Tunisians whose bravery on Friday has won tributes from survivors and other tourists.Continue reading...
  
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• Liam Broady hopes Wimbledon first round win will get him off friends’ floors

  29-06-2015 21:19
  
  • World No182 guaranteed £47,000 after beating Marinko Matosevic
  • Broady became youngest Briton to win at SW19 since 2008Liam Broady on Monday became the youngest British man to win a match at Wimbledon since 2008 and said the prize money would stop him having to sleep on friends’ floors during tournaments.The 21-year-old world No182, who needed a wildcard to get into the main draw, claimed his first grand slam win with a brilliant recovery from two sets down against Australia’s Marink
  
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• British man launches Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to help fund Greek debt bailout

  29-06-2015 21:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fundraiser claims Europeans can save the day by each donating just €3 - the price of a pint of beer
  
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