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• Candidates court voters, count calories

  18-08-2015 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is America ready to elect a fat president?
  
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• 'Exhausted' donkey rescued from storm drain in Cambridgeshire

  18-08-2015 23:50
  
  A donkey has been lifted to safety after it was trapped in a seven-foot storm drain in Cambridge for over five hours.
  
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• Cost of a family food shop tumbles as supermarkets face off in price war

  18-08-2015 23:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Grocery bills have been falling for a record 13 months but the TUC’s Frances O’Grady warns low inflation is a sign of an unstable economic recovery
  
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• Government department admits: We made up stories on our benefits leaflets

  18-08-2015 23:47
  
  A BENEFITS leaflet has been hastily withdrawn after welfare officials admitted using made-up quotes from fictional claimants praising the controversial sanctions scheme.
  
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• Argentina invading the Falklands was 'crazy' admits their air force chief

  18-08-2015 23:47
  
  THE invasion of the Falklands Islands was "crazy" and lead to hundreds of unnecessary deaths, the war-time chief of Argentina's air force has admitted.
  
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• Police hunt after £32,000 stuffed Arctic wolf stolen in burglary

  18-08-2015 23:45
  
  POLICE are hunting for burglars who stole a stuffed Arctic wolf worth a staggering £32,000 after a night out.
  
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• Couple 'tried to murder their builder with a screwdriver after he wrecked their home'

  18-08-2015 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Robert Symons, 51, is accused of kicking and punching Jeff King in the street before Jenny Turrell, 47, allegedly stabbed him in the neck with a screwdriver
  
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• Amazing footage shows airborne escape of a seal avoiding a massive shark

  18-08-2015 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This animal is desperately trying to avoid being eaten as it makes a dramatic airborne escape from the almighty fish
  
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• Pictured: 'Shark' bite mark suffered by 10-year-old boy in sea off Benidorm beach

  18-08-2015 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The youngster was swimming in the sea wearing goggles when he spotted the mystery fish and went to touch it
  
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• Climate change caused dogs to evolve from a cat like creature say scientists

  18-08-2015 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Boffins reckon ancient Rover evolved from ancient Tiddles and it was all down to climate change
  
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• Spiders as big as MICE invading our homes as randy creepy crawlies go on breeding spree

  18-08-2015 23:36
  
  VENEMOUS spiders as big as MICE are about to embark on a mass invasion on British homes to breed MORE creepy crawlies.
  
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• Man who lost wallet full of cash day before holiday stunned when stranger returns it

  18-08-2015 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michael Bartelle posted a picture with kind-hearted Symeon Onipede in a life-affirming Instagram entry about the 'basic kindness of humanity'.
  
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• Watch terrifying moment crazed knifeman chases naked prostitute through hotel to 'cleanse her of sin'

  18-08-2015 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The remarkable footage shows the attacker, dressed in a white t-shirt, blue shorts and trainers, pursuing the naked escort through the corridors of a hotel in New Taipei City
  
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• How one migrant made it in the US

  18-08-2015 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How one Japanese migrant made it in the US
  
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• Girl, 17, left for dead after hit and run speaks up in bid to catch driver

  18-08-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anisah Asmat suffered a broken pelvis, fractured kneecaps and major knee ligament damage after being carried for 40 yards on the bonnet of a car and crashing onto the road
  
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• Nearly fully formed human brain grown in laboratory

  18-08-2015 23:28 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  'Brain' comparable with that of a five-week-old foetus grown in a laboratory dish expected to advance Alzheimer's research
  
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• Old Labour and young Labour both agree their time has come with Jeremy Corbyn

  18-08-2015 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brian Reade goes on the leadership trail with Jeremy Corbyn and finds out with the crowds are flocking to see him
  
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• The Battle of Britain: Aerial salute to bravery of The Few

  18-08-2015 23:26
  
  THEIR against-the-odds heroics have come to encapsulate the spirit of self-sacrifice that saved Britain during her darkest hour.
  
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• VIDEO: Drone footage of rubbish mountain

  18-08-2015 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drone footage captures an abandoned mountain of waste in Bromley which weighs an incredible 18,000 tonnes and is infuriating local residents.
  
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• VIDEO: Acid attack survivor's beauty campaign

  18-08-2015 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Indian acid attack survivor's beauty campaign
  
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• Iain Duncan Smith under pressure after lying staff invented fake claimants to praise benefit cuts

  18-08-2015 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham said it was time the Work and Pensions Secretary said what he knew about the deception
  
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• Roma gypsy gang sold smuggled women as sex slaves and visa brides in UK

  18-08-2015 23:18
  
  A GANG of Roma gypsies trafficked vulnerable women into the UK and forced them into a life of prostitution and sham marriages.
  
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• Incredible shot of a rare 'red sprite' taken by astronauts in the International Space Station

  18-08-2015 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Incredibly, sprites only last for a few milliseconds, so it's remarkable this one was captured on camera
  
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• Harriet Harman considered halting Labour leadership campaign

  18-08-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Exclusive: Acting Labour leader instructs lawyers to ensure leadership election cannot be subject to judicial review
  
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• Children as young as seven should get sex education, Yvette Cooper says

  18-08-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Labour leadership candidate reveals proposal as she announces five-point women's equality plan, pledging to keep using the "f-word" - feminism
  
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• Labour attacks on Jeremy Corbyn are damaging the party, warns Andy Burnham

  18-08-2015 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Grandees including Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Miliband and Lord Kinnock have attacked the left-winger but his rival has truck a more conciliatory note          
  
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• This narrow parking space in London sells for £202,000 - more than average UK house

  18-08-2015 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The space is on lane which runs between two rows of houses in South Kensington and cannot be developed on as it is public walkway
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn in Labour leadership boost as bookies pay out on victory for hardline left-winger

  18-08-2015 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paddy Power took a £100,000 hit on the gripping Labour race, having offered odds of 100/1 when "Comrade Corbyn" announced he was standing
  
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• Ratner’s 999 fury after daughter left in agony

  18-08-2015 22:39
  
  BUSINESS chief Gerald Ratner has blasted Britain’s “Third World” ambulance service after his daughter was left in the street in agony for two hours following a cycling accident.
  
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• Stable manager drowned after falling from horse into a shallow stream, inquest hears

  18-08-2015 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics were called to the scene but could not resuscitate Sandra Underhill, 50, who was found face down in the water
  
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• Thomas Beaty: Hospital admits tragic tot died from head injuries caused by botched forcep birth

  18-08-2015 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The newborn suffered five failed attempts to bring him into the world using the surgical tongs, before surgeons performed an emergency Caesarean section on his mum
  
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• After Cecil the lion outrage Mirror demands answers from America's big game industry

  18-08-2015 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirror's US Editor Chris Bucktin meets gun fans who say MORE animals should be shot as they slam 'liberal' defenders
  
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• Shock as law firm ‘star’ is found killed

  18-08-2015 22:24
  
  TRIBUTES poured in yesterday to a “beautiful, talented star” trainee lawyer found strangled at her family’s home.
  
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• Young motorcyclist killed after crashing Kawasaki bike into a roundabout sign

  18-08-2015 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old suffered serious injuries after ploughing into the fixed signage in Sterling
  
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• Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling puts £1.5m Southport mansion up for sale

  18-08-2015 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Manchester City man is selling his mansion after leaving Anfield in one of the summer's most high-profile transfers
  
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• Cancer mum’s dying plea for money to keep her family in their home when she's gone

  18-08-2015 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Midwife Sue Stephenson says she can’t thank people enough for helping to pay off her mortgage as her 21-year-old son prepares to take charge
  
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• Michelle Mone quits boardroom of lingerie firm Ultimo

  18-08-2015 22:08
  
  LINGERIE tycoon Michelle Mone has stepped down from the board of the firm she founded and that made her a multi-millionaire.
  
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• Calais migrant crisis: Britain and France strike deal to beef up security at port

  18-08-2015 22:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Theresa May is set to travel to Calais to sign agreement with French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve
  
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• England's last master cooper seeks apprentice

  18-08-2015 22:06 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Making beer barrels may be too tough for internet generation, says veteran trying to keep trade alive
  
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• Millionaire hears daughter scream before she's killed by kidnappers who demanded one million euro ransom

  18-08-2015 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The body of a wealthy businessman's daughter - kidnapped last week and held for a one million euro ransom - has been found in Germany
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon draws criticism for U-turn on school tests

  18-08-2015 22:00
  
  THE First Minister has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn after she yesterday announced her Government would introduce standardised testing for primary pupils.
  
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• Pictured: Pranksters stick sex toys to cars overnight leaving residents with a rude awakening

  18-08-2015 21:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Various adult toys, usually kept safely behind closed doors, were left stranded on the roadside and in the gutters outside houses, with some even thrown into people’s gardens
  
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• White supremacists filmed at extremist boot camp in Wales training with crossbows and in unarmed combat

  18-08-2015 21:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Legion Summer Camp has allegedly been training recruits with crossbows and in unarmed combat
  
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• Prepare for power cuts: Warning as Longannet closure is revealed

  18-08-2015 21:52
  
  SCOTLAND’S only coal-fired power station is to close next year, prompting fears of widespread blackouts and hospital closures.
  
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• Shopper stunned to find a dead SCORPION in his Tesco pot pourri

  18-08-2015 21:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stephen Blaney, 26, could not believe it after finding the deceased critter in his Tesco's own Passion Fruit And Melon Pot Pourri
  
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• Murdered hostage David Haines insisted: Don't pay ISIS a single penny to save my life

  18-08-2015 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  The brother of the brave aid worker, who was killed by the fanatics last year, recalled how he didn’t want the Government to put money in the hands of terrorists
  
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• Rape victims remember key details even after drinking, new study says

  18-08-2015 21:42
  
  Women who have been raped after a night of drinking are just as likely to remember key details about their attackers as victims who were sober, a study has found.
  
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• Scottish Catholic leader says sorry for ‘sinful and criminal’ abuse by priests

  18-08-2015 21:39
  
  THE leader of Scotland’s Catholics has apologised to the survivors of “criminal and sinful” abuse following the publication of a damning report.
  
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• Make e-cigarettes available on the NHS, say government health officials

  18-08-2015 21:37
  E-cigarettes should be available on NHS prescription, according to government health officials who have published a review saying that vaping is 95 per cent less harmful than tobacco.
  
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• School holiday hunger: Kids living on margarine butties thrown a lifeline by lunch clubs

  18-08-2015 21:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thousands of families who rely on free school lunches and breakfasts are turning to foodbanks in the summerto give their children a decent meal
  
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