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• Children's water park closed after second traveller invasion in just TWO MONTHS

  11-08-2015 23:55
  
  A CHILDREN'S water park has been forced to close at the busiest time of year after travellers cause safety risk for second time in two months.
  
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• 'Drink drive mum arrested after forcing young son to blow into breathalyser to start car'

  11-08-2015 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  April R. King, 35, is accused of child neglect after she was seen drinking in a bar while her children were left in the car
  
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• Speed-crazed arsonist started two life-threatening fires in four hours and destroyed family home

  11-08-2015 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nathan Michael Young acted “like a madman” after three sleepless days of amphetamine use, a court heard
  
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• British bobbies insist taxpayer-funded trip to Magaluf IS value for money

  11-08-2015 23:43
  
  BRITISH police officers sent to Spain to deal with drunken holidaymakers have defended their two-week jaunt in the sun, saying there were “valid” reasons for them being stationed in the Mediterranean at taxpayers’ expense.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's 21 most surprising Commons motions - from legal cannabis to wiping out the human race

  11-08-2015 23:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He's called for pigeons to be our friends and welcomed the day we're wiped out by an asteroid. Here are some of the Labour MP's statements
  
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• Bulimia sufferer tells of 13-year battle with condition as she raises cash to fund 'last chance cure'

  11-08-2015 23:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Charlene Roberts has now taken the courageous decision to talk publicly about her illness in a bid to raise awareness of the condition and encourage other sufferers to ask for help
  
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• Artist grows ear out of arm and plans to link it to wifi so public can hear him

  11-08-2015 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Australian Stelarc used his own cell tissue to craft the extra lughole on his arm
  
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• Flight MH17: Brit troops to train Ukraine forces to detect bombs as Russian 'missile parts' found

  11-08-2015 23:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pieces of what it thought to be a Russian missile have been found at the crash site of tragic flight MH17
  
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• 'Rodney needs new trotters': Fundraising campaign launched to buy prosthetic legs for puppy born without back paws

  11-08-2015 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rodney the terrier has his own fundraising page called 'Rodney Needs New Trotters' in a nod to classic sitcom Only Fools And Horses
  
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• Hear chilling 911 call where son reveals dad shot dead by raging neighbour

  11-08-2015 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The gunman was still in the house screaming as the terrified 27-year-old whispered to police
  
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• Euromillions results: Winning numbers for Tuesday August 11 2015

  11-08-2015 23:06
  
  THESE are the winning Euromillions numbers for the draw on Tuesday August 11 2015.
  
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• Family to return Iron Cross that German soldier gave war baby in 1915

  11-08-2015 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A family wants to return an Iron Cross a German sailor handed to a baby exactly 100 years ago
  
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• Ministers to make it easier to switch internet, phone and TV providers

  11-08-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Culture Secretary says he will look at how the Government can stop companies putting up barriers to prevent consumers switching providers
  
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• Airport VAT scam: Treasury ministers demand an end to rip-off charges as grassroots passenger rebellion gathers pace

  11-08-2015 23:00
  Treasury ministers have demanded an end to rip-off VAT charges by some airport stores as the grassroots passenger rebellion against the racket gathers pace.
  
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• MPs will refuse to fill Labour front bench under Jeremy Corbyn, shadow cabinet ministers claim

  11-08-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Dozens of senior positions will be left empty if hard-Left candidate wins, senior figures tell The Telegraph after Mr Corybn extends contest lead
  
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• Delaying motherhood by freezing eggs could harm birth chances

  11-08-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A new study suggests that the freezing or thawing process in cryopreservation may damage eggs and could reduce a women's chance of becoming a mother
  
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• Labour leadership race: Who are high-profile politicians and party members voting for?

  11-08-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We asked former leader Neil Kinnock, Shadow Culture Secretary Chris Bryant and writer and commentator Harry Leslie Smith how they will be casting their votes
  
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• Labour leadership race: Jeremy Corbyn could win by a knockout under new voting procedure

  11-08-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Commentators believe the Alternative Vote system for choosing a leader brought in by Ed Miliband could hand victory to Jeremy Corbyn
  
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• Labour leadership race: Contenders ask for YOUR votes as registration deadline looms

  11-08-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The four contenders for the Labour leadship election have asked Mirror readers to cast their vote - while the latest poll shows Jeremy Corbyn way ahead
  
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• Labour blocks 1,200 people from leadership vote amid fears of far-left infiltration

  11-08-2015 23:00
  
  MORE than 1,000 people have been banned from voting in the Labour leadership election after they were found to actually support rival parties.
  
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• Heartbreaking story of one woman's 50 year long search to find her 21 siblings

  11-08-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Doreen Dorrell was aged just eight when she was taken into care but she never stopped looking for her own family
  
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• Deadly crumbling cliff-top selfie craze WILL result in teen tragedies, warn rescuers

  11-08-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thrill-seekers are risking their lives by posing for pictures on the edge of ­crumbling cliffs with a 300ft drop to certain death
  
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• VIDEO: Why is it so hard to hire black police?

  11-08-2015 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The struggle to hire black police officers in the US
  
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• False widow spider bite leaves man with horrifying blisters and organ failure

  11-08-2015 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alex Beer's symptoms started with mild swelling and sweating and quickly led to his arm ballooning and becoming unresponsive
  
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• Watch mum's amazing close-up footage of how baby's 'breastfeeding mouth' works

  11-08-2015 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The video shows the newborn with its mouth open and a reflex twitching at the back of its tongue as it awaits the arrival of milk
  
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• Arts chief: Stick two fingers up to Oxbridge

  11-08-2015 22:53 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Top universities can stifle students' creativity, chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts warns
  
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• Watch tattooed man's hilarious reaction as he catches a nasty whiff while changing baby's smelly nappy

  11-08-2015 22:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He wretches violently after undoing the nappy and releasing the unpleasant odour
  
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• Watch tattooed dad's hilarious reaction as he catches a nasty whiff while changing baby's smelly nappy

  11-08-2015 22:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He wretches violently after undoing the nappy and releasing the unpleasant odour
  
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• Government risks a rabies outbreak by failing to clamp down on vile puppy trade, says MP

  11-08-2015 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour’s Robert Flello fears the killer disease could enter Britain thanks to cruel European pet breeders exposed by the Mirror
  
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• REVEALED: Which supermarkets pay dairy farmers a fair price for milk?

  11-08-2015 22:33
  
  PRESSURE is growing on supermarkets to improve their pay offer for the UK's dairy farmers after Morrisons announced a new milk brand with extra profits going directly to the milk industry.
  
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• Mum to spend 40th birthday by daughter's hospital bedside after horrific crash that killed her husband

  11-08-2015 22:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrew Corfield and his daughter Alice were just seconds away from their home when another car crashed into theirs last year - killing him and seriously injuring her
  
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• British women are 'chubby chasers': Fat men 'are best in bed'

  11-08-2015 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UK women revealed what type of man gets them swooning in the bedroom
  
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• VIDEO: Man admits murdering Irish student

  11-08-2015 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Karen Buckley murder: Alexander Pacteau admits killing Irish student in Glasgow
  
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• Man dies waiting SIX HOURS for an ambulance as paramedic diagnosed meningitis as MAN FLU

  11-08-2015 22:26
  
  A HUSBAND died from meningitis in the arms of his devastated wife after a paramedic dismissed his symptoms as MAN FLU, an inquest heard today.
  
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• Threat of interest-rate rise sends frantic homeowners on a rush to remortgage

  11-08-2015 22:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People are looking to get locked in to competitive deals, say experts, as Britain’s household debt reaches record levels
  
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• Jerrell Elie's brutal death is why Kids Company was needed

  11-08-2015 22:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  “Kids Company has been closed a week and already one of our young people is dead”
  
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• Cat survives 150-mile journey stuck in car engine compartment after trying to avoid rain

  11-08-2015 21:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darcy is thought to have hidden in the Mercedes Benz and become stuck under the hood, the RSPCA said
  
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• Long-ball Stoke? Myths explored

  11-08-2015 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Are Stoke a long-ball team? Should we really be in awe of Chelsea's defence? Is Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil lazy?
  
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• Police capture slippery fugitive as officers bag five-foot python in city park

  11-08-2015 21:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The carpet python was found slithering along the footpath at a park in Wandsworth, South London, before being safely captured by three Met officers
  
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• Have YOU been conned? Thousands at risk after water slide Facebook event scam

  11-08-2015 21:53
  
  FACEBOOK users have been warned not to sign up for a giant water slide event after concerns it could be an online scam.
  
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• Karen Buckley murder: Devastated family want killer Alexander Pacteau to spend rest of life in jail

  11-08-2015 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Twisted loner Alexander Pacteau, 21, battered and strangled the ­24-year-old nurse in his car moments after spotting her outside a nightclub in the early hours
  
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• Julian Assange: Ecuador agrees to open talks with Sweden on allowing prosecutors to question the Wikileaks founder over sex-crime claims

  11-08-2015 21:49
  A deadlock in the case of Julian Assange has broken after Ecuador agreed to open talks with Sweden on allowing prosecutors to interview the WikiLeaks founder in London about sex-crime claims.
  
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• Co-operative Bank is spared £120m fine and keeps cash to aid recovery

  11-08-2015 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An FCA insider said a fine would not have crippled the bank but the money would be better used in boosting its capital base and improving its IT
  
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• Greece lands £60bn debt bailout but faces strict austerity measures and privatisation

  11-08-2015 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The deal with the EC means the country can stay in the euro but faces the painful measures its left-wing Syriza government had tried to avoid
  
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• Labour leadership contest: From tax to taking on Isis, here is where the candidates stand on the major issues

  11-08-2015 21:43
  
  ECONOMY
  
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• Aydian Dowling: Hunky transgender male model plans to start family with wife using sperm donor

  11-08-2015 21:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Married Aydian Dowling, 27, is also hoping to make history as the first transgender male cover star
  
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• Big Issue employee stole more than £1,440 from his own charity's office

  11-08-2015 21:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christopher John Arnold rifled through a safe at the premises but was caught on CCTV footage
  
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• 'Carb junkie' scoffs chips every night for 27 YEARS due to bizarre eating disorder

  11-08-2015 21:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Arlene Mounce has suffered from Selective Eating Disorder (SED) since childhood, unable to remember a time when she didn't have a food phobia
  
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• Tragic cerebral palsy sufferer's hanging death was 'unintentional,' inquest hears

  11-08-2015 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kieron Myers was “the happiest he had ever been” hours before he was found hanged at his home, a court was told
  
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• Kieron Myers: Tragic cerebral palsy sufferer's hanging death was 'unintentional'

  11-08-2015 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kieron Myers was “the happiest he had ever been” hours before he was found hanged at his home, an inquest was told
  
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