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• Cheap clothing chain Primark to open store in fashion mecca Milan

  09-07-2015 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The branch, in Italy's fashion capital, is set to open in early next summer and is the first of three planned for the country
  
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• 'Pervert who performed sex act on horse' captured after being Tasered three times

  09-07-2015 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 56-year-old man now faces charges after being spotted masturbating himself and and his equine victim in Grand Ronde, Florida
  
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• New Doctor Who trailer looks dark, theatrical and will see Peter Capaldi ''save people''

  09-07-2015 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  Doctor Who trailer released at this year’s Comic-Con reveals so much about the new series
  
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• Reinstating Sir Tim Hunt after sexism row would be 'inappropriate', says university

  09-07-2015 23:38 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  University College London says lessons need to be learnt following the handling of the Sir Tim Hunt sexism row after it concludes it would be "inappropriate" to reinstate him
  
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• Osborne seeks to relax planning laws

  09-07-2015 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Automatic planning permission would be granted on many brownfield sites in England in an attempt to boost economic productivity, under government plans.
  
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• Budget 2015: Embarrassing Treasury email fail sums up George Osborne's Budget perfectly

  09-07-2015 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Treasury spokesman today said: "Blah, blah, blah..."
  
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• Man rushed to A&E with metal spike sticking out of his HEAD after falling on sharp railings

  09-07-2015 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The victim, thought to be in his 40s, was left in excruciating pain after the skewer went into the back of his skull.
  
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• Murray meets Federer for final spot

  09-07-2015 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Andy Murray bids to reach his third Wimbledon final when he takes on seven-time champion Roger Federer.
  
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• Victims' anger as Ministry of Justice spends £8.4million on flatscreen TVs for prisoners

  09-07-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Figures released by the Ministry of Justice also revealed £1.5m was spent on sports equipment and £460,000 on gardening kit
  
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• George Osborne pledges to tackle housing crisis by streamlining planning laws in effort to build more houses

  09-07-2015 23:30
  
  George Osborne will pledge to tackle Britain’s housing crisis by taking on “Nimbyism” and streamlining the planning laws so that more homes can be built.
  
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• Budget 2015: Three MILLION of the poorest families will lose an extra £1,000 a year

  09-07-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Up to 13million households will be £260 a year worse off as the first Tory budget takes much more from the poor than the rich
  
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• Welsh Government uses Star Trek language 'Klingon' to reply to formal question from Tory politician on UFO sightings

  09-07-2015 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Clwyd West AM Darren Millar had asked for a report on UFO sightings over Cardiff Airport since it's acquisition by the Welsh Government
  
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• 'Vigilante avenger' jailed for vicious birthday party attack that ended soldier's army career

  09-07-2015 23:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Richards, 22, had been wearing a tiger onesie when he launched the attack which left his victim with catastrophic and life-changing injuries
  
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• US data breach 'hit 21.5m people'

  09-07-2015 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hackers that breached US government databases stole the personal information of at least 21.5 million people, officials reveal.
  
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• US 'will not rush' to seal Iran deal

  09-07-2015 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  America and other major powers are not in a rush to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
  
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• Pension tax raid will cost the under-50s up to £15,000

  09-07-2015 23:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  First analysis of how the pensions tax revolution is expected to work show four million higher-rate taxpayers are in the line of fire
  
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• Teacher who ran off with schoolgirl goes free: But Jeremy Forrest reveals romance is over

  09-07-2015 23:15
  
  RUNAWAY teacher Jeremy Forrest will dump his schoolgirl lover when he is released from prison on Friday, we can reveal.
  
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• Foreign firms buying YOUR details and selling information to cold callers

  09-07-2015 23:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Indian companies buy contact details, including mobile phone numbers, from UK data firm and use them to cold call Brits
  
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• Meet the couples who married at first sight...but did the total strangers stay together?

  09-07-2015 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In the first episode of controversial Married At First Sight we were introduced to six singletons prepared to meet their new spouse for the first time on their wedding day
  
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• Trucker who crashed into traffic jam killing himself and another had taken speed and cannabis

  09-07-2015 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The horrific crash happened when Anthony Bainbridge, 49, ploughed his huge Volvo lorry into the back of a red Audi on the M56 in October last year.
  
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• George Osborne to force councils to build homes in overhaul of the planning system

  09-07-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Chancellor says that sweeping planning reforms are needed to "confront the challenge of our lifetime" and solve the housing crisis by forcing local communities to build homes even if they are opposed to development.
  
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• George Osborne will rip up planning laws in bid to kick start a house building boom

  09-07-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The major changes will give automatic planning permission on all brownfield sites, make it easier to build an extension on your home and fast-track major infrastructure projects
  
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• Johnny Marr calls George Osborne's Nothern Powerhouse "thick" and "patronising"

  09-07-2015 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Smiths guitar legend takes issue with the Chancellor's "thick" slogan
  
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• WhatsApp could be BANNED in the UK under strict 'Snooper's Charter' law

  09-07-2015 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Online encrypted messages like iMessage, Snapchat and WhatsApp could be banned under the new legislation
  
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• Tube strike: How will the walkout affect my journey on Friday?

  09-07-2015 22:54
  
  Millions of commuters have faced chaotic journeys across the capital as Underground workers staged a 24-hour strike across all lines.
  
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• Family 'disgusted' over crash delay

  09-07-2015 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police Scotland is facing criticism after it took three days for officers to investigate a crashed car that had a dead man and critically injured woman inside.
  
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• PornHub unveils the 'TwerkingButt' sex toy - and it works with a VR headset

  09-07-2015 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Seedy sex site joins forces with sex toy manufacturer to produce a VR-friendly bottom
  
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• Adult website unveils the 'TwerkingButt' sex toy - and it works with a VR headset

  09-07-2015 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Seedy sex site joins forces with sex toy manufacturer to produce a VR-friendly bottom
  
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• Airline stag-do lout sent £4,800 bill and banned from Jet2 LIFE after mid-flight booze antics

  09-07-2015 22:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Grant Marshall upset other passengers after sneaking his own booze on board the Jet2 flight from Leeds to Alicante in Spain
  
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• McDonald's hires bouncers to ID youths at Edinburgh restaurant as gangs of kids terrorise staff

  09-07-2015 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The fast-food chain launched the scheme after staff and customers were regularly "harassed" and sworn at by groups of up to 40 youths
  
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• Clare Balding wilts under volley of abuse over Wimbledon 2day

  09-07-2015 22:46 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Clare Balding reveals she is considering getting a tattoo saying "everything will be alright in the end" following Wimbledon highlights saga
  
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• Police slammed for taking THREE DAYS to look for crashed car as woman lay next to dead boyfriend

  09-07-2015 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lamara Bell, 25, lay seriously injured next to John Yuill, 28, who died in the crash after police didn't investigate reports of a car going off the road
  
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• S Carolina rebel flag to come down

  09-07-2015 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The South Carolina House has voted to take down the Confederate flag from capitol grounds after a long and fractious debate.
  
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• Tunisia attack: Survivor of beach massacre sings charity record in aid of Red Cross

  09-07-2015 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Concert pianist David Schofield, 27, has made his own version of the time-honoured ballad Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  
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• Three men stabbed outside London chess club

  09-07-2015 22:14 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Three men in hospital after triple stabbing outside a chess club in London
  
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• Angry mum demands apology from school 'after staff drove sick daughter in for exam without her permission'

  09-07-2015 22:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Chambers claims her daughter Abigail, 16, was on her sick bed at home when a staff member arrived to return her to class
  
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• David Beckham can't resist a selfie with the England women's football team at Wimbledon

  09-07-2015 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After being treated to breakfast at Kensington Palace with Prince William, the squad were lucky enough to meet David Beckham
  
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• John Brickman: Dad found guilty of wife's murder after son spends inheritance on bringing him to justice

  09-07-2015 22:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The sentencing of John Brickman Wall brought to a close the campaign by 21-year-old Pelle Wall
  
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• VIDEO: Catch it like Beckham (at the doubles)

  09-07-2015 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England football captain David Beckham shows he's equally adept with his hands after a tennis ball flies into the royal box, much to the delight of the Court One crowd.
  
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• High-speed car chase in Wolverhampton caught on camera

  09-07-2015 22:03 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  West Midlands Police pursue reckless driver through Wolverhampton for 25 minutes after he is seen hitting 85mph in a 30mph zone
  
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• Fiancé films 'female Joey Essex' girlfriend struggling with simple maths question for SEVEN MINUTES

  09-07-2015 22:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lauren Macklin became an internet sensation after being completely bamboozled by an easy maths question
  
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• American bulldog mauls child aged 8 after court saved animal from being destroyed

  09-07-2015 21:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Owner Vicky Young paid legal fees totalling £3,000 to fight a court order ruling American bulldog Chunk should be put down for biting friend Nicola Lannen
  
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• A MILLION Co-op customers have been charged twice for groceries and petrol in credit card blunder

  09-07-2015 21:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The glitch which may have pushed shoppers into the red was being blamed on a “processing error”
  
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• Bonfire of the Nimbys: Building houses is now a crucial task - the Chancellor is brave to take on those, often Tories, who stand in the way

  09-07-2015 21:54
  As if taxing dividends, clamping down on  non-doms, removing tax breaks from landlords and introducing a national living wage was not enough to make George Osborne look and feel more like a Labour chancellor than a traditional Conservative, now he is taking on those who live in the Tory shires.
  
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• 'Every day this huge black cloud headed our way ... it looked like a storm but was hundreds of aircraft'

  09-07-2015 21:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  To mark tomorrow's 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Britain, ex-RAF Tornado navigator John Nichol meets three of the last surviving pilots
  
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• Restored Spitfire sold for £3.1m

  09-07-2015 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An RAF Spitfire, shot down over Calais in 1940 and painstakingly restored after being revealed by the tide, sells for £3.1m at auction.
  
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• PICTURES: Touching moment young gorilla makes friends with ducks

  09-07-2015 21:45
  
  SOMETIMES it’s tough being an ugly ducking – just ask Indigo.
  
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• Overweight teenagers in denial about obesity at risk of up to 10 different types of cancer

  09-07-2015 21:43 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  New research reveals nearly half of overweight teenagers feel they are "about the right weight"
  
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• Sale of RAF Spitfire buried beneath sea for 40 years raises £3.1m for charity

  09-07-2015 21:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The MK1 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire was shot down during air battle over Dunkirk and sank deep into sand
  
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• UK weather: Snowstorm brings coldest July day in 21 years - but sun set to return this weekend

  09-07-2015 21:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gales and rain look set for Monday as Britain's topsy-turvy summer weather continues.
  
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