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• Georgia police shoot man and kill his dog after responding to wrong house

  01-09-2015 23:59 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Fellow DeKalb County officer also seriously wounded after police entered home on suspicious activity call without knowing correct address and opened firePolice officers who arrived at the wrong metro Atlanta home after a report of suspicious activity shot the man who lives there, killed his dog and “likely” shot a fellow officer, leaving him seriously wounded, authorities said Tuesday.Christopher McKinley ran bleeding outside where a neighbor heard him asking, “Why did they com
  
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• Bizarre plan for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to escape Ecuadorian embassy wearing FANCY DRESS is revealed

  01-09-2015 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Secret leaked documents showed that diplomats at the embassy, dreamt up a number of bizarre plans to allow him to leave
  
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• Is this the 'Loch Ness Monster' enjoying a summer break 150 miles away from her usual abode?

  01-09-2015 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Retired council chief Mervyn Rolfe claims he saw the mythical beast swimming in the River Tay
  
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• Cost of Madeleine McCann investigation 'spirals to £11m' as Met Police advised to 'consider winding probe down'

  01-09-2015 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ex-Flying Squad chief John O'Connor questioned whether or not the spiralling cost of looking for clues as to the whereabouts of the child was the best use of public cash
  
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• Vulnerable pensioner scammed out of £35,000 after charities sell his personal data

  01-09-2015 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Rae was bombarded with letters from rogue firms based abroad demanding cash
  
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• 'Inbred' Nick Clegg and 'disingenuous' William Hague slated in emails to Hilary Clinton

  01-09-2015 23:31
  
  BRITISH politicians including Nick Clegg and William Hague were blasted in e-mails sent to presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton.
  
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• 26 ways Tories were told to clean up benefit sanctions - and they haven't done any of them

  01-09-2015 23:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Six months ago a damning report by MPs said the Tories should make 26 urgent reforms to the welfare system. Not a single one has happened
  
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• 'You need more string up your bum mum': Little boy's hilarious tampon comment in Waitrose causes Facebook storm

  01-09-2015 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The unnamed three-year-old made the outburst while he was on a supermarket shopping trip with his mother
  
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• London Underground strike over plans for all-night service averted after RMT union suspends industrial action

  01-09-2015 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Talks over the long running dispute are continuing after LU delayed the start of the night Tube, which had been due to start on September 12
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: Manual workers in 'physically demanding jobs' should be allowed to retire early

  01-09-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Labour leadership front-runner calls for construction workers, fire-fighters and policemen should to have lower retirement age in Telegraph article
  
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• David Cameron faces setbacks over EU referendum

  01-09-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  David Cameron changes the EU referendum question as he rules out spending taxpayers' money to keep Britain in the EU
  
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• Binman relives horrifying moment he was dragged into garbage truck and CRUSHED between its metal claws

  01-09-2015 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "I hadn’t realised where my body was and the claw that grabs the bins grabbed hold of me, lifted me up and started crushing me"
  
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• Britain loses £1.4bn as David Cameron lets tank building contracts go overseas

  01-09-2015 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Cameron promised UK jobs on back of tank building contracts but now international firms have the tenders
  
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• David Cameron agrees to change the 'biased' wording of European referendum

  01-09-2015 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The ruling by the Electoral Commission is a blow to the Prime Minister and has been welcomed by Eurosceptic campaigners like UKIP leader Nigel Farage
  
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• Businessman swindled Barclays out of millions by flirting with his female bank manager

  01-09-2015 22:44 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Nicholas Marcou was jailed for more than three years for £38 million fraud
  
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• Women who quit high-powered jobs to become full-time mums 'struggle with change'

  01-09-2015 22:43
  
  WOMEN who quit high-powered jobs to become full-time mothers 'struggle' to accept the change and pine for their lost life, a study has claimed.
  
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• Hatton Garden deposit firm appoints liquidator while trial looms for defendants in jewellery heist case

  01-09-2015 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Owners Mahendra and Manish Bavish suffered a disastrous loss of custom after the raid on the exclusive site in London’s jewellery quarter
  
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• Mum takes to Facebook for help with autistic son's Tube obsession - the response will warm your heart

  01-09-2015 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Laura Flora made the plea after her 23-year-old became fascinated with how many platforms there are at EVERY Tube station in the capital
  
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• Sex fiend music teacher who kissed and groped schoolgirl before asking her to strip is jailed

  01-09-2015 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vincent Spencer has been jailed for 14 months after he admitted his vile crime
  
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• Proof that traffic jams really can be a pain in the neck

  01-09-2015 22:08
  
  BEING stuck in traffic can really be a pain in the neck, according to research.
  
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• Shocking footage shows cops pulling over black driver for making 'EYE CONTACT' with officer

  01-09-2015 22:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  John Felton posted a video on Facebook in which an officer justified pulling the 25-year-old over because he made eye contact with him
  
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• Wikipedia rocked by 'rogue editors' blackmail scam targeting small businesses and celebrities

  01-09-2015 22:00
  
  Hundreds of small British businesses and minor celebrities have been targeted by a sophisticated blackmail scam orchestrated by “rogue editors” at Wikipedia, The Independent can reveal.
  
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• Watch dramatic moment safety inspector saves workman from being buried in rubble

  01-09-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Just seconds after the inspector voices his concerns the excavation collapses in on itself
  
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• Religious militants force mixed-faith couples to abandon wedding ceremonies

  01-09-2015 22:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Community leaders have held crisis meetings after Sikh militants invade wedding ceremonies in opposition to interfaith marriages
  
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• Cost of culling a single badger is a staggering £7,580 to the taxpayer

  01-09-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Killing badgers is not only cruel it also costs the taxpayer an incredible £7,580 - per animal
  
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• Trial of Lord Janner into child sex abuse claims to take place next year

  01-09-2015 21:55
  
  THE trial of Lord Janner on 22 sex abuse charges will be held at the Old Bailey next year.
  
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• Eastenders actress at centre of stillbirth plot meets grieving mum devastated by baby daughter's death

  01-09-2015 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While preparing for hard-hitting storyline, Rakhee Thakrar was left speechless by Nicole Regan-White's harrowing story
  
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• Ancient Greek relic looted from Libya to be returned

  01-09-2015 21:52 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Judge orders the 4ft marble statue smuggled into Britain in 2011 was "unlawfully excavated"
  
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• Are you shore it's here? Land Rover submerged by rising tide after motorist parks on mudflats

  01-09-2015 21:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The driver blamed his satnav after a farmer at Brean in Somerset had to tow the 4X4 vehicle to safety
  
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• Nightclub tycoon was stabbed to death by his son after argument in bar, court hears

  01-09-2015 21:44
  
  A nightclub tycoon was stabbed to death by his son, who then bragged that he “had the guts to stand up to him”, a court has heard.
  
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• How community sheds are changing lives of men and women suffering depression and loneliness

  01-09-2015 21:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sheds are much more than a place to potter about with tools - they have become a social movement
  
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• Man charged with murder of concert pianist Natalia Strelchenko

  01-09-2015 21:35 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  John Martin, reported to be the pianist's partner, has also been charged with attempted murder
  
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• Jeremy Hunt's 7-day NHS 'deceit' exposed: Just 1 in 1,000 doctors are choosing not to work weekends

  01-09-2015 21:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The tiny total of consultants blasts a hole in the Health Secretary's claim that medics need to 'get real' over their commitment to patients
  
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• Migrant crisis: UN official Philippe Douste-Blazy reveals the harrowing sights he encountered among refugees arriving on Lampedusa

  01-09-2015 21:33
  As a senior United Nations official, Philippe Douste-Blazy has seen his share of harrowing sights. But nothing had prepared even him for the scenes he encountered while on a fact-finding mission to the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa.
  
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• 'It's what makes Britain great' Hundreds gather for crazy Gravy Wrestling Championships

  01-09-2015 21:33
  
  MEN and women grappling in a paddling pool full of 1,500 litres of meaty stock while hundreds cheer them on? It can only be a barmy British bank holiday.
  
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• Puppy thrown 60ft to his death from tower block 'was stolen for dog fighting'

  01-09-2015 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zeus the 15-month-old American bulldog was stolen to be sold on for dog-fighting, or as bait for a dog-fighting ring, his family believe
  
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• Labour deputy leader hopeful Caroline Flint reveals torment of mother's alcoholism

  01-09-2015 21:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Caroline Flint has spoken before of her mother’s lost battle with the bottle, but always stepped back from detailing the daily difficulties dealt to family life
  
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• NHS to slash agency staff costs after scandalous £1,269 a minute bill sparks outrage

  01-09-2015 21:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Mirror investigation revealed the costs of hiring the temporary nurses after savage Government cuts left wards overstretched
  
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• Chef jailed after he 'lost it' and stabbed boss in row over how to chop tomatoes

  01-09-2015 21:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Giuseppe Maragioglio, who worked at Franco's in Wigan, told head chef Carlos Neto, "Don't treat me like a kid", before launching his attack
  
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• Agatha Christie's trickiest novel voted her best after 'Poldark' signs up

  01-09-2015 21:11 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  And Then There Were None is voted Agatha Christie's best novel, as Aidan Turner prepares for the BBC adaptation
  
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• Prostitute 'lucky to be alive' after thug stabbed her with scissors when he couldn't stay aroused

  01-09-2015 21:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kirk Wynter, 32, who also set Samantha Jamison's hair on fire, was convicted after police identified him through vomit at the scene
  
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• Rangers FC former owner Charles Green arrested by police investigating alleged fraudulent acquisition of the club

  01-09-2015 21:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police are also speaking to another former owner of the famous club
  
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• Former Rangers FC owner Charles Green arrested over alleged 'fraudulent acquisition' of club in 2012

  01-09-2015 21:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police are also speaking to another former owner of the famous club
  
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• Desperate parents are paying an extra £32k for homes near to top schools

  01-09-2015 20:54
  
  DESPERATE parents are paying an average of £32,127 extra to live in the catchment areas of top-performing schools.
  
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• Denmark’s first astronaut blasts off into orbit to take a bicycle ride in space

  01-09-2015 20:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andreas Mogensen is going on a ten-day mission to test medical equipment and monitor the effects of zero gravity on his body
  
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• Samsung launches circular Gear S2 smartwatch - a new rival for the Apple Watch

  01-09-2015 20:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Korean tech giant has pulled out the curves to battle Apple for that spot on your wrist
  
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• Lord Janner faces trial of facts next year if he is declared unfit to plead to child sex abuse charges

  01-09-2015 20:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The peer and former Labour MP did not appear at Old Bailey but a judge has set a trial date for February 22
  
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• Natalia Strelchenko death: Man charged with murder of world-renowned concert pianist

  01-09-2015 20:46
  
  A man has been charged with the murder of international concert pianist Natalia Strelchenko.
  
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• James Claveley Evans: 'Depraved' cop caught trying to organise sex act with child online is jailed

  01-09-2015 20:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Clavely Evans, who has been jailed for 28 months, also downloaded indecent images of children
  
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• 'Depraved' policeman caught by undercover cop trying to organise child sex act online

  01-09-2015 20:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Clavely Evans, who has been jailed for 28 months, also downloaded indecent images of children
  
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