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• Students working in the sex trade to pay university tuition fees should be PUNISHED

  16-08-2015 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Research conducted by the Student Sex Worker Project at Swansea University showed that staff at universities in Wales believed students should be chastised
  
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• Manager of prestigious hotel stole £311,000 to fund home extension by exploiting flaw in accounting system

  16-08-2015 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Crooked Hayley Barry spent cash swindled from the Ramada on other luxuries and gym membership, a court heard
  
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• Mourinho - deluded or distracted?

  16-08-2015 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chief football writer Phil McNulty assesses the fall-out from a dismal week for Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.
  
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• Don’t put away the brolly yet...there’s more rain on way

  16-08-2015 23:49
  
  STORMS are threatening to make a wet and windy comeback this week with no sign of summer.
  
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• China premier visits scene of blasts

  16-08-2015 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits the victims of last week's explosions at a chemical warehouse in the port of Tianjin, where 95 are still missing.
  
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• Girl, aged 7, has last birthday present late father bought her stolen 3 months after his death

  16-08-2015 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brooke McClements went to get her pink bike from the garden shed only to discover it had been broken into
  
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• Girl, 7, has last birthday present from her late father stolen 3 months after his death

  16-08-2015 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brooke McClements went to get her pink bike from the garden shed only to discover it had been broken into
  
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• Sri Lanka votes in general election

  16-08-2015 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls, with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa aiming to return to office as prime minister.
  
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• House of Lords 'shockingly out-of-date' after it's revealed peers claimed £360k in fees without voting

  16-08-2015 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Peers are able to pocket £300 for each sitting day they attend the House as well as limited travel expenses
  
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• Bert the lucky black cat handed back to owners SIX YEARS after vanishing

  16-08-2015 23:42
  
  GOOD fortune has shone on Bert the black cat six years after vanishing into thin air.
  
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• VIDEO: Mass anti-Rousseff rallies in Brazil

  16-08-2015 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of people have taken part in protests across Brazil calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.
  
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• Heartbroken wife reveals pain of losing husband just four days after discovering they were to become parents again

  16-08-2015 23:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul Bishop died suddenly aged 38 just weeks into Rushelle's second pregnancy - and before they could celebrate their first unusual leap year wedding anniversary
  
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• Fat cats’ average salary soars to £5m

  16-08-2015 23:35
  
  THE average pay of a chief executive in leading companies is almost £5million, 183 times that of workers, a new study has revealed.
  
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• Gove: Decriminalise TV licence fee

  16-08-2015 23:31
  
  PEOPLE who fail to pay the TV licence fee should not be taken to court, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has said.
  
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• Olympics chief vows to swim in Rio's 'sewage-riddled' waters after venue blasted over hygiene concerns

  16-08-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Moroccan hurdler Nawal El Moutawakel, 53, of the International Olympic Committee, dismissed claims of Guanabara Bay's safety
  
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• Diabetes is set to bankrupt the NHS with 1.2m adults affected

  16-08-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One in four British adults is obese, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation
  
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• Michael Carrick insists there is more to come from Man United - despite perfect start to new season

  16-08-2015 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  United made it six points out of six with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Friday, to follow up their opening day win over Tottenham
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn set to win Labour leader election in first round, according to polls

  16-08-2015 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A YouGov survey of 1,411 eligible voters shows 53% backed Jeremy Corbyn over the three other Labour leader candidates
  
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• Govan Jolliffe-Byrne: Young backpacker killed after falling from nightclub balcony in Tanzania

  16-08-2015 23:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Govan Jolliffe-Byrne, 20, was travelling in the east African country when he died in the fall in Tanga Town in the early hours of Sunday morning
  
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• 'Fabregas failed to protect Chelsea defence'

  16-08-2015 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MOTD2 pundit Alan Shearer on how Cesc Fabregas failed to shield Chelsea's defence during their defeat by Manchester City.
  
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• Firms ‘prefer to hire foreigners’

  16-08-2015 23:24
  
  FIRMS would rather hire migrants than take on home-grown apprentices because British teenagers are unready for work, it is claimed.
  
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• Clip of Labrador hopping on carousel for spin with his friends goes viral

  16-08-2015 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The video footage of the canine carousel has been viewed nearly two million times on social media - and counting
  
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• Adorable footage of Labrador hopping on carousel for spin with his friends goes viral

  16-08-2015 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The video footage of the canine carousel has been viewed nearly two million times on social media - and counting
  
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• Gareth Williams: Was M16 body-in-the-bag spy 'killed by agents who crept into his home through a skylight'?

  16-08-2015 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mystery has surrounded the death of Gareth Williams since the discovery of his body in a sports bag in his bath
  
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• Trigana flight TGN267: Hope fading for survivors of the Indonesian passenger jet crash

  16-08-2015 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Villagers near the Tangok mountain in Papua, found the remains of the 27-year-old plane, which came down in bad weather on an internal flight
  
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• I tried to save suicide victim, says ITV’s Tom

  16-08-2015 23:02
  
  THE political editor of ITV News described last night how he dived into the sea to try and save a suicidal man.
  
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• NHS locum doctor paid £11,000 to work a weekend

  16-08-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Record sum paid by an NHS hospital to a locum doctor to cover a bank holiday weekend revealed in new figures
  
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• Lord Mandelson's failed 'mass resignation' bid to attempt to stop Jeremy Corbyn winning Labour leadership

  16-08-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  It also emerged that Liz Kendall urged Yvette Cooper to stand down because Andy Burnham is the only candidate who can win - but Miss Cooper refused.
  
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• Breast cancer vaccine is 'huge discovery' that brings hope to thousands of women

  16-08-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A breast cancer vaccine could be on the way to tackle a form of the illness that does not respond to common treatments
  
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• Andy Burnham will offer Jeremy Corbyn a key Labour role if he wins leadership election

  16-08-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Shadow Health Secretary believes his rival’s campaign success could be repeated to boost the party’s electoral fortunes
  
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• ITV man in Greek harbour driver drama

  16-08-2015 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  ITV journalist Tom Bradby describes how he tried in vain to save the life of an elderly man who drove his car off a harbour wall in Greece.
  
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• Pilot lands aircraft UPSIDE DOWN in bizarre crash - but walks away without a scratch

  16-08-2015 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pilot, in his thirties,was checked over by an Air Ambulance doctor and had no injuries on him, just a few aches and pains
  
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• WARNING: ISIS are tricking British women into MARRIAGE as part of plot to reach UK

  16-08-2015 22:38
  
  DEPRAVED Islamic State militants are tricking vulnerable British women into holiday romances as part of their bid to bring their reign of terror to the UK.
  
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• Rugby player almost loses his foot after small cut infected by DOG POO on the pitch

  16-08-2015 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Jonny Stiles, 29, got the gash during the game but thought nothing of it until his foot swelled later and he began to hallucinate
  
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• A giant leap for birdmen as fliers bid to win £10k prize

  16-08-2015 22:26
  
  SOME in the annual Birdman contests take it seriously but for others it’s just a drop in the ocean.
  
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• Iraq ex-PM blamed for Mosul fall

  16-08-2015 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Iraqi parliamentary committee calls for former PM Nouri Maliki and dozens of other officials to face trial over the fall of Mosul to Islamic State.
  
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• US is being swept away by America's answer to Jeremy Corbyn

  16-08-2015 22:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire is turning his attentions to American politics and finds Bernie Sanders is the US Jeremy Corbyn
  
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• Potentially deadly diet drug still being sold to slimmers months after young bulimic woman tragically died

  16-08-2015 22:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Eloise Parry was just 21 when she died in April after taking eight pills but DNP is still available online despite health warnings
  
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• Paedophile actor Chris Langham blames 'arrogance' and 'ego' for leading him to view child porn

  16-08-2015 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 66-year-old says viewing the images was "unforgivable" but maintains his claim that he used the sick porn for research
  
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• Disgraced actor Chris Langham blames 'arrogance' and 'ego' for leading him to view child porn

  16-08-2015 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 66-year-old says viewing the images was "unforgivable" but maintains his claim that he used the sick porn for research
  
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• Refugees queue to board ferry

  16-08-2015 22:11
  
  HUNDREDS of Syrian refugees on Kos yesterday began boarding a ship that has been sent to house them in a bid to ease chaotic conditions on the Greek island.
  
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• Travellers accused of trampling gardeners' dreams of winning top award

  16-08-2015 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People living in 30 caravans are blamed for setting fire to grass, flattening flowerbeds and littering a park in Leeds
  
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• Migrant smugglers find route to beat crackdown

  16-08-2015 22:05
  
  BRITAIN’S immigration farce took a new twist yesterday after a security clampdown in Calais led to a flood of migrants from neighbouring Belgium.
  
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• Tens of thousands protest in Brazil

  16-08-2015 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of people take part in protests across Brazil, calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.
  
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• Immigration is pushing up family size

  16-08-2015 21:58
  
  IMMIGRATION has signalled the end of the average British family of “two point four children”, according to official figures.
  
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• Labour leadership contest: Party aids fear 'purge' if Jeremy Corbyn is elected

  16-08-2015 21:50
  
  Dozens of Labour staff members and Shadow Cabinet aides could be dismissed within hours of Jeremy Corbyn winning the party’s leadership, it has emerged.
  
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• Labour leadership contest: Party aides fear 'purge' if Jeremy Corbyn is elected

  16-08-2015 21:50
  
  Dozens of Labour staff members and Shadow Cabinet aides could be dismissed within hours of Jeremy Corbyn winning the party’s leadership, it has emerged.
  
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• Bombed Marine: I had to beg, borrow and steal to get new limbs

  16-08-2015 21:50
  
  A ROYAL Marine who lost three limbs in Afghanistan said he had to “beg, borrow and steal” to get the care he needed.
  
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• Headless body washes up at Blackpool beach as families flock to the resort

  16-08-2015 21:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shocked Michael Cartwright, 60, spotted the remains at the sea wall two miles north of the iconic Blackpool Tower
  
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• Bridlington bay death: One diver dead and another injured in suspected diving accident

  16-08-2015 21:45
  
  A diver has died and another is being treated in hospital after a suspected diving accident.
  
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