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• Meme alert: Twitter reacts to the Queen's Nazi salute in the only way it knows how

  18-07-2015 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alan Shearer, John Cleese and even Sooty have been targeted by Twitter jokers
  
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• Teachers and health workers will be legally required to report FGM under new law

  18-07-2015 23:57
  
  Teachers and health workers will be legally required to report cases of female genital mutilation, under plans being launched by the Government this week.
  
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• £400m revamp of MPs’ offices is a year behind schedule, could delay £7.1bn Houses of Parliament restoration

  18-07-2015 23:57
  
  A £400m project to revamp MPs’ offices is at least a year behind schedule – and could delay the larger £7.1bn structural rescue of the Houses of Parliament.
  
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• How Tim Farron fought against the odds to become leader of the Liberal Democrats

  18-07-2015 23:56
  
  Tim Farron’s successful Liberal Democrat leadership campaign was codenamed “From Langley Park to Memphis”, the title of the third album by 1980s pop band Prefab Sprout.
  
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• Government to take firmer stance on Muslims who fail to denounce jihadis

  18-07-2015 23:56
  
  The Government is set to take a firmer stance against Muslims who fail to oppose Islamist extremism.
  
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• Queen Nazi salute footage leak will see full probe launched behind the scenes, says ex royal security boss

  18-07-2015 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former head of royal protection Dai Davies said criminal action could be taken against anyone found to have betrayed the Queen
  
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• Alison Lane: Inspirational charity worker who was awarded OBE dies from spider bite while working in Mexico

  18-07-2015 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Described as an extraordinary human being, mourners said: "Alison will be very sorely missed"
  
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• The Queen's 'Nazi Salute' film leak triggers Royal inquiry

  18-07-2015 23:33
  
  The Royal Household has launched an investigation into how film of the Queen as a child, performing what appears to be a Nazi salute, has been published in a national newspaper.
  
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• Senior military officers are failing to refer assault and sexual offences to police, report warns

  18-07-2015 23:33
  
  Senior military officers are failing to refer crimes such as assault and sexual offences to the Royal Military Police (RMP), and a culture of closing ranks to protect suspects is a serious concern, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies (HMIC) has warned.
  
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• David Cameron showed 'little understanding of Scotland before the referendum and even less since' according to SNP's Angus Robertson

  18-07-2015 23:32
  David Cameron is “doing everything in his power” to make the Commons even less popular in Scotland than before last year’s independence referendum, according to the SNP Westminster leader, Angus Robertson.
  
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• Lord’s Test can be saved - Agnew

  18-07-2015 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The growing potential of all-rounder Ben Stokes and the form of Alastair Cook offer hope of saving the Lord's Test, says Jonathan Agnew.
  
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• Queen was only playing innocent 'Nazi' game - her uncle Edward VIII is the villain

  18-07-2015 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Charlie Catchpole says the child who would become queen was only doing an innocent gesture akin to playing cowboys and Indians
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: 'What the Tories are trying to do is diminish the NHS to a service of last resort'

  18-07-2015 23:28
  
  The man labelled a “bearded socialist voter-repellent” by a Tory broadsheet last week found no shortage of friends at a Labour leadership hustings in Brighton. Jeremy Corbyn’s vision of a “decent, cohesive society” and his views on education, the BBC and the real villains behind the 2008 recession were met with rapturous applause.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: Labour MPs are plotting a coup against the potential leader if he is elected

  18-07-2015 23:28
  
  Labour MPs are plotting to mount a coup against Jeremy Corbyn before Christmas, if he wins the leadership in September.
  
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• Child falls from three-storey window - but is saved by Minion toy from Despicable Me films

  18-07-2015 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cuddly toy may have saved the five-year-old girl's life after it helped  her escape with just a broken arm
  
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• Soldiers die in Algeria ambush

  18-07-2015 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 11 soldiers were killed in an attack on Thursday by Islamist militant gunmen west of Algeria's capital, it emerges.
  
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• Webb pleads not guilty in Fifa case

  18-07-2015 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Fifa Vice-President Jeffrey Webb pleads not guilty as he appears before a US judge as part of a massive corruption scandal.
  
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• Vicar who was 'struggling with stress' found hanged in woodland near his home

  18-07-2015 23:09
  
  A VICAR who was "struggling with stress" has been found dead in woodland near his home in an apparent suicide, police said tonight.
  
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• F1 cannot escape its inherent danger

  18-07-2015 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jules Bianchi's death is a cruel reminder of the price drivers can pay and F1 will always be dangerous, says David Coulthard.
  
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• George Osborne to give North East elected mayor as part of his Prime Minister bid

  18-07-2015 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The move is part of Mr Osborne's Northern Powerhouse drive, which he hopes will be a leadership campaign springboard
  
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• Sir John Chilcot and members of his Iraq inquiry panel have shared more than £1.5m in fees since 2009

  18-07-2015 23:06
  
  Mounting anger over the sums of money paid to Sir John Chilcot and his committee have prompted calls for the Government to stop any further payments, amid demands by politicians for publication of the Iraq inquiry’s report without further delay.
  
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• Gary Lineker: Private schools are 'entirely selfish' if they don't open fields to state-educated children

  18-07-2015 23:03
  
  Private schools would be being “entirely selfish” if they didn’t make their playing fields and sporting facilities available to state-educated children and to grassroots organisations, Gary Lineker said, before a crucial vote in Parliament on the issue.
  
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• Who are the Chattanooga victims?

  18-07-2015 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mourners remember the four Marines and a sailor killed at Chattanooga military recruitment centres who served the US abroad but died while serving at home
  
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• ISIS set up stronghold in the heart of Europe as terrorists secretly buy land near an isolated village

  18-07-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Security services think the area in Bosnia is used for ISIS training camps and could be a base for devastating terror attacks on the West
  
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• Rita Ora brands Scottish X Factor hopeful a SCOUSER in bizarre audition show gaffe

  18-07-2015 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The audience burst into laughter, with Rita going on to think a singer from Kingston-upon-Thames was Jamaican
  
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• VIDEO: Thousands audition for Potter spin-off

  18-07-2015 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of young hopefuls queue for the chance to audition for a role in JK Rowling's Harry Potter spin-off film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
  
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• Dumped man's bizarre Reddit post shows he REALLY can't handle break-up with his girlfriend

  18-07-2015 22:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a lengthy and bizarre post, the man shares his tears, vomiting and even defecating after being told the news
  
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• 'Graveyard' mall in Kenya where 67 people were slaughtered by militants is back in business

  18-07-2015 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  About half of the shops are now up and running, with US President Barack Obama visiting Nairobi this week
  
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• The new Magaluf? Sleazy footage of holiday-makers' 'wet t-shirt' antics in Salamanca shocks Spain

  18-07-2015 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after the video, filmed in the North West resort where hundreds of thousands of tourists visit each year, hit the headlines in Spain
  
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• Government paying top barrister £1,700 PER DAY for advising child sex abuse probe

  18-07-2015 22:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ben Emmerson QC could pocket £1.7 million by the end of the five-year inquiry
  
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• Queen and Queen Mother kept British hope alive in World War Two and Hitler hated them

  18-07-2015 22:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Queen Mother and the young Princess Elizabeth were shining examples of stoicism and defiance throughout the Second World War
  
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• Champion boxer Tommy Coyle forced to break window with meat clever after locking keys in car

  18-07-2015 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The bizarre incident comes as he is set to face off in a grudge match against former friend Luke Campbell on August 1
  
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• Police probe paramilitary displays

  18-07-2015 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the wearing of paramilitary uniforms and shots being fired in Londonderry over recent days, connected to the funeral and wake for republican Peggy O'Hara.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth 'livid' at betrayal after Nazi salute footage of her as a young child emerges

  18-07-2015 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Demanding to know how the private images got out of the collection in Windsor Castle, the Queen said she felt “betrayed” by “deliberate mischief making”
  
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• Who leaked footage of Queen's Nazi salute? Major hunt to find culprit who released home movie clip

  18-07-2015 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The grainy black-and-white cine camera footage was stored in Her Majesty’s private archive which is ­usually available to just relatives, close friends and trusted researchers
  
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• Queen wants to know who leaked salute pics: Who could have done this to me?

  18-07-2015 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Her Majesty has reportedly demanded know who the 'Nazi salute' culprit is
  
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• ISIS running five star hotels, bridal shops and shopping malls to entice new Jihadi recruits

  18-07-2015 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mosul with its swanky Ninevah hotel is being promoted in glossy promotions by the Islamic State
  
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• Met Police to face racism probe after secret online Facebook page filled with abusive comments discovered

  18-07-2015 22:01
  
  Britain’s largest police force has launched an investigation into allegations that its officers used a “secret” Facebook group to air racist views about ethnic minorities. 
  
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• Public rally to defend Queen Elizabeth after Nazi salute footage emerges

  18-07-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As footage emerges of a young Queen performing a Nazi salute the public have defended the actions of "a little girl"
  
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• Public come out in defence of Queen Elizabeth after the footage of her Nazi salute emerges

  18-07-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As footage emerges of a young Queen performing a Nazi salute the public have defended the actions of "a little girl"
  
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• Tim Farron: Is it all over for this classical liberal wing of the Lib Dems?

  18-07-2015 22:00
  
  The future can still be orange
  
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• Wanted: New girl with that Potter magic

  18-07-2015 21:58
  
  THOUSANDS of would-be witches joined a mile-long queue yesterday hoping to land a starring role in the new Harry Potter film.
  
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• Author drops UCL from £1m will over Sir Tim Hunt's treatment

  18-07-2015 21:54 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Former student union president Jeremy Hornsby says University College London's treatment of Sir Tim Hunt, the Nobel-prize winning scientist was the 'last straw'
  
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• China tour arrests were 'mistake'

  18-07-2015 21:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A misunderstanding about a documentary members of a tour to China watched in their hotel led to their detention, says a spokesman for two of the group.
  
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• Johnson leads weather-disrupted Open

  18-07-2015 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  American Dustin Johnson leads The Open after another weather-disrupted day, one shot clear of England's Danny Willett.
  
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• The top 7 landmark buildings on England's coast

  18-07-2015 21:53
  
  Everyone has their own memories of the seaside. It could be a family walk along the pier, sticky rock and candyfloss, sunburnt faces and the smell of suntan lotion, or the thrill of your first roller-coaster ride.
  
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• Road rage attack: Family pay tribute to 'gentle, loving' great-grandfather Donald Lock

  18-07-2015 21:48
  
  THE heartbroken family of a great-grandfather who was killed in an alleged road rage attack shortly after he was given the all-clear from cancer have paid tribute to his "wisdom, wit and charm".
  
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• In pictures: 'Ghost airport' set to be sold as billion-euro complex receives no visitors

  18-07-2015 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The airport cost more than one billion euros, but could be sold for just £6,900 after barley being used
  
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• Yvette Cooper tells of her first lesson in gender equality from an inspirational... head MASTER

  18-07-2015 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour leadership contender Yvette Cooper tells Sunday People political editor Nigel Nelson what shaped her life. And how a year off with ME changed her view of it
  
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• Yvette Cooper reveals how her life shaped by a year off with ME - and an inspiring headmaster

  18-07-2015 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour leadership contender Yvette Cooper tells Sunday People political editor Nigel Nelson what shaped her life. And how a year off with ME changed her view of it
  
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