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• George Osborne claims Labour leadership race has ruined 'a generation's work' to make party electable

  09-09-2015 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hours before the voting deadline, the Chancellor claims Corbynmania has destroyed the work of reformers from Neil Kinnock to Tony Blair
  
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• British Airways Las Vegas fire jet's 'emergency slides malfunctioned during evacuation'

  09-09-2015 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The left engine of the Boeing 777-200 burst into flames at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, forcing 157 passengers and 13 crew to evacuate through emergency slides
  
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• Schoolgirl in 'Facebook blackmail threat from student who threatened to release video of him abusing her'

  09-09-2015 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It is claimed he recorded himself abusing the youngster and later threatened to release the videos on to social media sites, unless she stole from her family for him
  
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• Rare £5 gold coin from reign of King George III expected to fetch £250,000 at auction

  09-09-2015 23:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Just 25 of the sovereigns were made as the elderly monarch lay dying in 1820 after reigning for six decades - and one is going under the hammer in London next week
  
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• Volunteers should do axed cops’ jobs, say Tory ministers after axing 17,000 officers

  09-09-2015 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Police Federation says Home Secretary Theresa May’s plans are like “putting a little plaster on a patient who is bleeding to death”
  
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• Volunteer should do axed cops’ jobs, say Tory ministers after axing 17,000 officers

  09-09-2015 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Police Federation says Home Secretary Theresa May’s plans are like “putting a little plaster on a patient who is bleeding to death”
  
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• "You tried very hard to save yourself, my darling": Mum writes open letter to son who committed suicide

  09-09-2015 23:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Joy Heal's son killed himself, aged 20, and she has written a moving open letter to Jonathan for World Suicide Prevention Day in the hope others who felt like him will seek help.
  
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• Paedophile snared after arranging to meet 12-year-old victim who was actually an undercover police officer

  09-09-2015 23:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Williams, of Ceredigion, western Wales drove to Bridgend to meet the young girl named Beth but was met by police
  
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• Karen Buckley killer Alexander Pacteau "enjoyed the game" as he lied to cops about her murder

  09-09-2015 23:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man who led the investigation - Detective Superintendent Jim Kerr-  said Pacteau, 21, appeared measured and calm, even as evidence proving his guilt mounted up
  
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• Hero BA pilot who landed burning Las Vegas jet had previous brush with death in devastating car crash

  09-09-2015 23:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The left engine of the Boeing 777-200 burst into flames at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, forcing 157 passengers and 13 crew to evacuate through emergency slides
  
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• Queen Elizabeth was just a young woman when she took the throne and here's how it was reported

  09-09-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Queen has recorded 56 televised Christmas messages, attended 36 Royal Variety performances and hosts 50,000 people each year at banquets
  
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• David Cameron urges Unionist politicians not to abandon Northern Ireland's power-sharing Executive

  09-09-2015 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister stepped in with a last-ditch appeal as controversy continued to rage over the arrest of Bobby Storey in connection with an IRA-linked murder
  
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• David Cameron says 20,000 Syrian refugees WILL be allowed to stay in UK

  09-09-2015 23:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister dismisses Paddy Ashdown's warning that child refugees would be deported when they turn 18 and adult would only be offered five-year visa
  
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• Mum and partner accused of murdering two-year-old son are forced out of village by egg-throwing neighbours

  09-09-2015 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police were called after residents began throwing eggs at the home occupied by Rachael Fee, 31, and her partner, Nyomi, 28
  
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• Heinz forced to drop 'healthy snack' tagline from its baby Biscotti range

  09-09-2015 23:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The food giant changed its marketing tack for the sugary biscuits after 'informal' talks with the Advertising Standards Authority
  
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• Kerber & Black on 'royal reaction' to Queen Elizabeth's record breaking 63 year reign

  09-09-2015 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brilliant duo Neil Kerber and David Black give their trademark satirical take on the news in the Daily Mirror
  
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• After Mo Farah's drugs confession what are the effects of the banned drug khat?

  09-09-2015 23:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Khat is supposed to make you more alert and raise your energy levels. Its advocates say it is as harmless as coffee or tea
  
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• A new iPhone EVERY year: No more two-year waits for an upgrade with Apple's new 6S payment plan

  09-09-2015 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  And with AppleCare+ insurance included, it doesn't matter if you drop it down the toilet
  
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• Olympic hero Mo Farah admits taking a drug now BANNED by athletics doping chiefs

  09-09-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In June this year Mo, 32, was forced to deny accusations of drug taking after his coach Alberto Salazar was alleged to have violated anti-doping rules
  
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• Hospices "could close" if Assisted Dying is made legal, warns leading priest who wants right-to-die for terminally ill

  09-09-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As MPs prepare to debate the controversial Assisted Dying Bill a leading churchman says the legislation could put hospices at risk
  
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• EU referendum: Eurosceptic Labour group accused of being a front for exit campaign

  09-09-2015 23:00
  
  A new Eurosceptic Labour group has been accused of acting as a front for the campaign to leave the European Union in the referendum vote.
  
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• Animal Hero Awards nominees behind 'Harvey's Mandate' have changed the law for owners of lost pets

  09-09-2015 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Government has now promised every effort would be taken to identify pets killed in road accidents and have their owners contacted.
  
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• Blitz heroine is denied a carer as path to farm is ‘too bumpy’

  09-09-2015 22:47
  
  A FRAIL 96-year-old heroine of the Blitz has been refused a carer because social services say a track leading to her home is a health and safety risk.
  
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• Keir Hardie 'drew courage from hardship and remains an inspiration 100 years on' says Gordon Brown

  09-09-2015 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former Labour Prime Minister pays tribute to his political hero and the party's founder as the 100th anniversary of his death approaches
  
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• Eight things we learned from iPhone 6s launch: Better selfies, 'Rose Gold' is a colour and iPencils exist

  09-09-2015 22:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two new iPhones, a giant iPad and a brand new Apple TV. Plus a cheeky on-stage selfie
  
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• Shocking video shows roads turned into rivers as flash floods cause chaos in Italy

  09-09-2015 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The video showed floating waste bins and half-submerged cars in the outskirts of the renowned tourist town of Taormina in Sicily
  
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• Protesters use giant RAT to shame Sport's Direct's 'Victorian era' treatment of employees

  09-09-2015 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Members of the union Unite held protests outside outlets across the UK to demand the firm pay a living wage of £7.85 per hour
  
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• Man accused of selling leopard and bear body parts in illegal internet trade

  09-09-2015 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scottish police arrested a 49-year-old in Cowdenbeath, Fife and warned others to stay away from the black market in endangered species
  
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• Tunisia beach massacre survivor told her rescuer 'tell my family I love them - now I'm going to die'

  09-09-2015 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kirsty Murray miraculously survived the blood bath on the Tunisian beach but says her life has been changed beyond all recognition
  
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• Horrifying footage shows scene of devastation after double-decker slams into bridge tearing off roof

  09-09-2015 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Footage show the roof had been completely torn off and left in the road as the vehicle carried on underneath the bridge
  
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• Refugee crisis: 20 children among 200 Syrians deported by UK since start of war

  09-09-2015 22:12
  
  The Government has deported nearly 200 Syrian men, women and children who have arrived in Britain since the start of the conflict in their country.
  
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• Refugee crisis: 20 children among 200 Syrians deported by the UK since start of war

  09-09-2015 22:12
  
  The Government has deported nearly 200 Syrian men, women and children who have arrived in Britain since the start of the conflict in their country.
  
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• Prosthetic penis trial defendant 'pretended to be a man to dupe another woman into an online romance'

  09-09-2015 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gayle Newland, who is accused of five charges of sexual assault, admitted setting up bogus online identities since age 13 because she was "a bit of a tomboy"
  
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• Foodbank offers home delivery service because users are so ashamed they don't want to turn up

  09-09-2015 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Food bank charity Nourish admits people are 'embarrassed' to be seen queuing for handouts in affluent Kent town Tunbridge Wells
  
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• Killer husband who set wife on fire at hair salon loses appeal against murder conviction

  09-09-2015 22:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Judges at the Court of Criminal Appeal ruled that there was no evidence available to prove he was suffering from a mental illness which would have allowed his lawyers to advance a diminished responsibility defence
  
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• Criminal courts charge: No savings and no income – but fined hundreds of pounds for stealing food

  09-09-2015 22:04
  
  Keith Smyth has no savings, no income and a serious addiction to opiates. He also has what he describes as “full-blown Aids”. On Wednesday, the 40-year-old, from Haringey, north London, was in the dock at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court for stealing a few steaks and a couple of 70p Drumstick lollipops from Sainsbury’s.
  
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• Lives were saved in British Airways plane blaze thanks to lessons learned after Manchester disaster

  09-09-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ever since Manchester, pilots know you do not muck about with engine fires, says ex-pilot David Learmount
  
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• Charles Darwin confessed his atheism in a private letter which has gone up for auction

  09-09-2015 21:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The celebrated naturalist, famed for his research on evolution, said he did not believe Jesus was the son of God or that the Bible was divine revelation
  
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• iPhone 6s and 6S Plus guide: Four colours, clearer Face Time, a better camera and everything you need to know

  09-09-2015 21:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the new iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus smartphones at an exclusive launch event in San Francisco
  
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• Ryanair air hostess who quit after 'harassing' Jedward on flight loses unfair dismissal claim

  09-09-2015 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Karolina Jabczuga’s boss gave her a dressing down after she asked for the hyperactive twins’ autographs as they flew from Dublin to Manchester
  
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• Dentist ‘wooed patient from husband with 140 racy texts’

  09-09-2015 21:27
  
  A DENTIST wooed a married patient with a string of saucy text messages before being confronted by the woman’s furious husband, a tribunal has heard.
  
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• Former music mogul Jonathan King 'arrested on suspicion of historical child sex offences'

  09-09-2015 21:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  King, 70, was believed to be one of three men held in dawn raids by detectives investigating allegations of abuse at the Walton Hop teenage disco in Surrey in the 1970s and 80s
  
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• Ben Baddeley has started mainstream school after Mirror readers raised £30,000 for his treatment

  09-09-2015 21:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ben's life was transformed after more than £20,000 was raised to fund two operations which fell victim to Tory NHS cuts
  
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• British Airways passengers fought to scramble off blazing jet after they were saved by hero pilot

  09-09-2015 21:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  All 172 aboard flight BA2276 were saved by the skill of veteran pilot Chris Henkey as he brought the plane to a halt after its left engine caught fire
  
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• Tories crush bid to accept more Syrian refugees that was backed by nearly every party

  09-09-2015 21:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour, the SNP, Liberal Democrats, Greens and Plaid Cymru all backed tonight's desperate motion for Britain to welcome more than 12 Syrians a day
  
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• Handwritten Jimi Hendrix lyrics to Crosstown Traffic could fetch £35,000 at auction

  09-09-2015 21:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The guitar hero drafted the words to the 1968 hit on crumpled sheets of notepaper while working on his Electric Ladyland album
  
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• Mums can listen to unborn babies' HEARTBEATS through amazing medical app on new Apple Watch

  09-09-2015 21:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The AirStrip app uses the Apple Watch's heart rate sensor to give mums a glimpse at their baby's heartbeat
  
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• Donald Macintyre's sketch: All aboard the tribute train to Her Majesty

  09-09-2015 20:56
  
  Among the warm tributes from MPs to the Queen in the House of Commons yesterday, the only real news was supplied by SNP parliamentary leader Angus Robertson’s casual revelation of what a Terry Wogan fan she is. Robertson was profoundly satisfied, of course, that the monarch was spending the day on which she had overtaken Victoria as the longest-serving monarch opening the Scottish Borders railway.
  
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• Blondes are not as fun anymore as it's revealed men prefer brunettes

  09-09-2015 20:54
  
  THE most dateable woman is a brunette doctor with hidden tattoos who enjoys swimming.
  
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• Dentist faces being struck off after sending 140 text messages to a patient

  09-09-2015 20:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrew Sharp and the husband "had a scuffle" when he found out about the affair, the General Dental Council tribunal heard
  
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