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• Three quarters of Brits plan to holiday in UK this year - and this is the top destination

  29-07-2015 23:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New research has revealed the allure of jetting off to Europe and beyond is not on the agenda this year for the majority of us - despite cheap flights and guaranteed sunshine
  
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• Girl who tragically lost leg in Alton Towers Smiler crash celebrates 18th birthday

  29-07-2015 23:48
  
  THE teenage girl who had leg amputated following the Alton Towers horror crash has celebrated her birthday with her boyfriend who was also injured in the rollercoaster tragedy.
  
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• Nigel Farage claims Brits in Calais will be killed - hours after death of another desperate migrant

  29-07-2015 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Ukip leader claimed his car has been 'surrounded by scores of migrants' outside the Eurotunnel port and echoed calls for the Army to be brought in
  
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• Cecil the lion: Calls for US probe to determine if hunter Walter Palmer violated endangered species laws

  29-07-2015 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Father-of-two Walter Palmer is in hiding as the professional hunter and a local landowner who arranged the killing appeared in court in Zimbabwe
  
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• Mark Jones lay-by shooting: Police scour riverbed in search for clues as victim battles for life

  29-07-2015 23:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Frogmen have been spotted diving into the waters as investigators try to crack the case
  
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• Family of dead teenager who 'took laughing gas' insist legal high did not kill him

  29-07-2015 23:39
  
  THE family of a teenager who tragically died after allegedly inhaling a laughing gas have denied it was related to his death, after a post-mortem report came back inconclusive.
  
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• Shane Tunney: Tragic man dies month after savage 'metal bar attack' by group of teenagers

  29-07-2015 23:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 24-year-old was on his way home from getting a takeaway with a friend when the pack of 10 teens launched their attack
  
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• Glasgow bin lorry crash 'could have been prevented' if driver told truth on medical forms

  29-07-2015 23:37
  
  The tragic bin lorry crash in Glasgow that killed six just days before Christmas could have been avoided if the driver told the truth about his previous blackouts in his job application to the city council.
  
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• As calls to abolish the House of Lords intensify we find out just what YOU think should happen

  29-07-2015 23:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Most of you are furious Prime Minister David Cameron is set to appoint another 50 Lords to the unelected second chamber at a cost of £1.3million
  
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• Hundreds of bloodthirsty Brits exposed as safari killers who pay £29k to shoot lions and elephants

  29-07-2015 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The sick safaris costing tens of thousands of pounds a head and promise hit lists of vulnerable animals
  
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• House of Lords: 20 peers claim £1.6m during the past five years – and never speak in debates

  29-07-2015 23:29
  Twenty peers who have said almost nothing during debates in the House of Lords have received more than £1.6m in allowances and travel expenses during the past five years.
  
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• House of Lords: 20 peers claim £1.6m during past five years – and never speak in debates

  29-07-2015 23:29
  
  Twenty peers who have said almost nothing during House of Lords’ debates have received more than £1.6m in allowances and travel expenses during the past five years, according to a report.
  
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• Miriam Nyazema: Nurse, 35, stabbed to death after row is named

  29-07-2015 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police were called to an address in Rochdale just after 9pm last night by residents who reported gunshots
  
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• Dozy council workers paint new 'Keep clear' lines outside school that was demolished months ago

  29-07-2015 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Despite the absence of any buildings, workers spent several hours painting a 90-metre warning that reads "School keep clear"
  
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• Middlesbrough fan banned from games over racist gestures to Rudy Gestede of Blackburn Rovers

  29-07-2015 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 72-year-old granddad made monkey signs at black players but insisted it it was a traditional Teesside symbol for 'under the arm of the pit'
  
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• Disabled mugging victim Alan Barnes moving to Shetland after getting a 'call from God'

  29-07-2015 23:20
  
  A DISABLED mugging victim whose plight attracted national sympathy is moving to Shetland after getting a “calling” from God.
  
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• Glasgow bin lorry crash inquiry: Driver 'had collapsed behind the wheel before but didn't tell bosses'

  29-07-2015 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An inquiry into the disaster heard that Harry Clarke had collapsed while driving a bus in a previous job, but that he did not disclose the information on his job application
  
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• Alarm over Cambodia 'timber grab'

  29-07-2015 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new report says that highly valuable forests are being lost at an "unprecedented" rate from protected lands in Cambodia.
  
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• Ancient 550,000-year-old human tooth dug up by team of teenage archaeologists

  29-07-2015 23:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The adult incisor is the oldest human fragment ever discovered in France
  
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• 550,000-year-old human tooth dug up by team of teenage archaeologists

  29-07-2015 23:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The adult incisor is the oldest human fragment ever discovered in France
  
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• Pictured: Kittens found dumped inside box saved from death by council refuse collectors

  29-07-2015 23:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The seven felines were abandoned next to bins at a Mold veterinary hospital and were almost thrown into the wagon when workers heard their cries
  
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• Is this what Coke does to your body? If it is, it isn't pretty

  29-07-2015 23:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Within 10 minutes of drinking one 330ml can  of regular coke, 10 teaspoons of sugar will rush into your internal system, which is more than the recommended allowance for one day
  
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• National Lottery results: Winning numbers for Wednesday July 29

  29-07-2015 23:05
  
  THESE are the winning National Lottery numbers for the draw on Wednesday July 29.
  
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• Steven Lawrence murder detective reveals how he broke news of crucial breakthrough to his mother

  29-07-2015 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Clive Driscoll broke the news that her son's blood had been found on one of the killers' clothing at an event attended by then Prime Minister Gordon Brown
  
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• Manchester NHS devolution plans fatally flawed as voluntary organisations not involved, say charity leaders

  29-07-2015 23:04
  
  Charity leaders are warning that the Government’s moves to give Greater Manchester power over health and social care spending could be fatally flawed because voluntary organisations appear to have been forgotten in the plans.
  
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• Teenager drowns in canal while fleeing police

  29-07-2015 23:02
  
  A teenager has drowned after he went into a canal while fleeing police officers who were called to help the youth by his family, police have said.
  
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• Fifth of peers appointed by David Cameron are major Tory donors

  29-07-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Of new Tory picks 11% are City fatcats while 43% are political cronies
  
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• 'Jobless parasites' jailed for ransacking home of Romanian couple and stealing their savings

  29-07-2015 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Four people have been sentenced after thousands of pounds were taken from the hard-working couple's home in Splott, Cardiff
  
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• Brit man to face no action after his alleged drunken antics forced British Airways to divert

  29-07-2015 22:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darren Halliwell, 48, was being held at a maximum security prison in Boston, Massachusetts, following his arrest earlier this month
  
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• Police arrest woman with three children at airport over Syria-bound terror fears

  29-07-2015 22:45
  
  A WOMAN travelling with three children has been arrested at Birmingham Airport this morning amid fears they were bound for Syria.
  
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• Scandal of the 'silent peers' who claim more than £1.6m in expenses despite mimimal participation in House of Lords

  29-07-2015 22:40 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Twenty 'silent peers' have been paid more than £1.6million in allowances and travel expenses over the past five years despite them making almost no contribution to debates in the House of Lords.
  
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• Calais is only the tip of the iceberg as Europe faces a massive migration crisis

  29-07-2015 22:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Immigration expert Marley Morris believes the chaotic scenes in the French port will only get worse until the EU devises a serious co-ordinated strategy
  
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• Perverted killer facing life in jail for murdering woman with shampoo bottle

  29-07-2015 22:37
  
  A SICK killer is facing life in jail for the murder of a "vulnerable" woman who died of internal injuries after a shampoo bottle was found in her abdomen.
  
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• WATCH: Calais chaos drives half-naked man to start an M20 disco

  29-07-2015 22:34
  
  THIS is the moment a half-naked man staged a disco in the middle of Operation Stack as truckers queued for hours to get into France.
  
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• Man faces life in jail for ordering Breaking Bad poison ricin on the Dark Web

  29-07-2015 22:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A jury took five hours to convict Liverpool man Mohammed Ali, 31, of attempting to possess a chemical weapon after he ordered enough powder to kill 1,400 people
  
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• Mullah Omar: Afghanistan leader is STILL ALIVE says the Taliban

  29-07-2015 22:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Has Mullah Omar just been killed or was he killed three years ago? According to the Taliban he's still alive and well
  
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• Serial cat killer hunted after 44 felines POISONED to death in two years

  29-07-2015 22:15
  
  A SERIAL cat killer is believed to be on the loose after 44 moggies were found killed in the same neighbourhood in the last two years.
  
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• Jordan Campbell: Remorseless killer smirks at dead teen's family in courtroom before being jailed

  29-07-2015 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Family of slain 17-year-old say punishment "not enough"
  
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• Calais chaos: Desperate migrants say they would 'rather die' than give up trying to get to UK

  29-07-2015 22:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As French authorities prepare for more chaos, the asylum seekers said they will create havoc “for as long as it takes”
  
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• Bramley apple pie filling recognised as historical delicacy

  29-07-2015 22:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The European Commission will give traditional Bramley apple pie filling protected status in order to protect its reputation
  
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• Revealed: The 'silent' peers claim who have claimed nearly £2m

  29-07-2015 22:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Peer who has claimed more than £200,000 in allowances and travel expenses says that House of Lords is 'lucky' to have him
  
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• Bouncer bitten by rowdy reveller had 'Suarez was here' tattooed around the injury

  29-07-2015 21:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nathan Walker had been thrown out of the pub when he tried to get back in and was bundled to the floor
  
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• Sir Peter O’Sullevan: More tributes pour in for TV’s legendary voice of horse racing

  29-07-2015 21:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Figures from the world of sport and broadcasting recall a 'kind and generous man' who overcame childhood illness to bring commentary from 50 Grand Nationals
  
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• Dad-of-two stunned to find CANNABIS plant growing among petunias in his flowerbed

  29-07-2015 21:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darren Turner, 46, believes the rogue plant could have entered his garden in multi-purpose compost bought from B&Q - but the store said the seed was more likely dropped by birds flying overhead
  
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• Hangover 'cure': 'Revolutionary' new drink could make sore heads the morning after a thing of the past

  29-07-2015 21:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The £3.60 beverage, designed to be downed before going to bed after a night on the tiles, is packed full of vitamins and minerals aimed at reducing the after-effects of drinking
  
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• 'When our dog Murphy disappeared it was like we'd lost our son', says animal hero campaigner

  29-07-2015 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrew Smith was so determined to recover his beloved pooch he set up a campaign group that has also helped many others
  
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• I lost my sight at 17 and now want to help blind people find love

  29-07-2015 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Losing her sight aged 17 didn’t stop blogger Lucy Edwards falling in love... and now she wants to break down the stigma of dating blind people
  
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• Oldham Tesco carpark fire: Inferno outside supermarket as up to 15 vehicles burst into flames

  29-07-2015 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shocked social media users uploaded images to Twitter of huge plumes of smoke coming from the car park while others reported they could hear the cars exploding
  
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• Fire crews forced to rescue suspected burglar after he injured his hand and got trapped in home

  29-07-2015 21:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 40-year-old was taken to hospital by police officers
  
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• Shining Path slaves freed from Peru terror group after a brave captive escaped and alerted authorities

  29-07-2015 21:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thirteen adults and 26 children – many born to raped captives – were rescued by 120 soldiers from the Peruvian army after they had been kept on a remote jungle farm
  
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