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• Folsom Prison tarantula named after Johnny Cash

  04-02-2016 23:58 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A new tarantula has been named after Johnny Cash, the singer, because of its proximity to Folsom and its black appearance
  
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• Making a Murderer: Manitowoc police targeted by bomb threats promising 'justice for Steven Avery'

  04-02-2016 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The sheriff's department has been targeted by angry fans of the hit Netflix series who believe convicted murderer Avery is innocent
  
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• This house looks completely ordinary - until you go inside that is

  04-02-2016 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The owner of the American three-bedroom three-bathroom house made extensive changes to the house when she moved in
  
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• Cops hunt 'very elusive' goat RAPIST after woman claims her animals are being attacked

  04-02-2016 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sharon Cruz-Pecina is convinced a man is returning to her property to have sex with her three pets and is calling for cops to arrest him
  
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• Woman 'urinated on clothes in changing room and was dobbed in to police by her unwitting husband'

  04-02-2016 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  She was caught after her husband gave a description of their car - which just happened to be parked outside the store
  
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• Watch YouTube prankster jump into pool at shopping centre before he's manhandled out by security guards

  04-02-2016 23:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Video footage shows vlogger Lewis Ellis taking a dunk in a life-jacket, swimming trunks and wearing diving goggles
  
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• Thousands of B&Q workers to lose 'up to a MONTH'S pay' as perks scrapped

  04-02-2016 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A shake-up will see the number of pay grades slashed, long service rewards binned and double time for working Sundays and bank holidays ditched
  
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• University free speech group set up to counter campus censorship faces being BANNED

  04-02-2016 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The LSE Speakeasy society was set up in response to a growing culture of campus censorship at universities across the UK, but now there is a motion to ban the group.
  
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• This mind-boggling photo shows a zebra with TWO bodies

  04-02-2016 23:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  However, it is in fact just an optical illusion which is the result of a well-timed photo by Gal Zanir, 24.
  
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• AnaHell's bizarre photographs see models bent over with faces drawn on their back

  04-02-2016 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Artist AnaHell, based in Spain, has her models bend over and draws faces on their exposed skin, while the rest of their figure is disguised with clothing and wigs.
  
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• Man is stunned with his 'Jack Russell' floral tribute for widow's funeral

  04-02-2016 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dave Seaman, 52, whobought the £60 arrangement with friends and family, said the mistake became apparent shortly after arriving for the service in Shoebury, Essex, on Monday.
  
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• Couple move into dream £450k home only to learn it could be BULLDOZED

  04-02-2016 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Venables, 44, and Alex Hayden, 48, paid £450,000 for the brand new property in Orsett, Essex, but have now been told it may need to be knocked down to make way for a new road.
  
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• Devastating bee disease is MAN-MADE and caused by transportation of insects for crop pollination

  04-02-2016 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A study found the European honeybee Apis mellifera is overwhelmingly the source of cases of the Deformed Wing Virus infecting hives worldwide
  
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• Muslim convert and his wife ‘were caught on CCTV as they fled to join ISIS’

  04-02-2016 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CCTV, pictured, of Alex Nash and his wife Yousma Jan, from Walsall, leaving the UK was shown during the trial of Lorna Moore and Ayman Shaukat, who are both facing terror charges at the Old Bailey.
  
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• GCHQ quiz solution: the full answers - but can you understand them?

  04-02-2016 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  GCHQ has published the full solution to its devilishly hard Christmas quiz, though the answers may leave you as baffled as the questions
  
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• These are the creepiest photos of the human body that you will see today

  04-02-2016 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Artist AnaHell has her models bend over and draws caricature faces on to their exposed skin while the rest of their figure is disguised with clothing and wigs
  
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• Bank of England slashes growth forecast and suggests interest rates will be put on hold

  04-02-2016 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Governor Mark Carney’s downbeat comments about the troubled world economy come as a fresh blow to Chancellor George Osborne
  
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• Turkey braced for influx of refugees as Syrian government cut supplies to Aleppo

  04-02-2016 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An estimated 70,000 Syrians have been forced from their homes in recent weeks in response to an intensive bombing campaign by the Russian Air Force targeting the opposition stronghold of Aleppo.
  
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• Cara Lee-Fanus cleared of allowing death of her 23-month-old girl

  04-02-2016 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kirsty Lee had been accused of trying to cover up for her dead boyfriend Alistair Wayne Bowen, rather than protecting her daughter Cara Lee-Fanus during the trial at Guildford Crown Court.
  
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• Magician accused of abusing young boys 'took photographs of teenagers with magic monkey stage prop'

  04-02-2016 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The entertainer is alleged to have raped and sexually assaulted the children in the 1980s and 1990s
  
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• Horror as child dies from swine flu following frantic battle by medics to save tragic youngster

  04-02-2016 22:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The child was raced to hospital with the H1N1 virus but was unable to survive
  
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• Shocking pictures of man left bloodied and battered after being hit by car outside pub

  04-02-2016 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Owen Williams, 23, was catapulted into the air in the collision and suffered head injuries, broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder
  
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• Sanders fundraises more than Clinton as Trump tours New Hampshire – live

  04-02-2016 22:42 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Democrats and Republicans swarm New Hampshire days before primaryBernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton spar at town hall debateChris Christie’s office ‘refusing to release Bridgegate emails’ 9.42pm GMTDonald Trump isn’t going around kissing babies yet. He is taking selfies with policemen, though.Trump gets a police badge pic.twitter.com/Zt2AKaJKfO 9.26pm GMT Continue reading...
  
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• Two cops sacked for gross misconduct following death of 17-year-old assault victim

  04-02-2016 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  George Verrier died the day after a punch caused him to fall to the ground and hit his head on the road
  
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• Sperm whale on Hunstanton beach dies despite day-long battle

  04-02-2016 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 30-tonne mammal was found beached at Hunstanton in Norfolk today where another whale was found dead on January 23.
  
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• Navinder Sarao 'who helped spark Wall Street crash once made £4m in one day'

  04-02-2016 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Navinder Sarao allegedly made over £30million from his west London bedroom by constantly placing and withdrawing offers to sell or buy commodities in deals he never intended to execute
  
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• WHO warns against blood donations from people returning from Zika regions

  04-02-2016 22:34 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  World Health Organisation issues advisory after Brazilian authorities disclosed two cases of viral transmission linked to blood transfusionsThe World Health Organisation has advised countries against accepting blood donations from people who have travelled to regions affected by the Zika virus, as Spain announced Europe’s first known case of the disease in a pregnant woman.The announcement came as authorities in Brazil disclosed two cases of transmission tied to blood transfusions, adding
  
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• How 10 million missing votes could help the Tories win the next election

  04-02-2016 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The incomplete register could distort the map and hit the most deprived areas, writes former Home Secretary David Blunkett
  
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• RAF officers' mess that survived Nazi bombing in Battle of Britain is destroyed

  04-02-2016 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former officers' mess at RAF Kenley, in Surrey, which served as a base for three squadrons in 1940, was reduced to a charred shell after it was engulfed by 30m flames last Thursday night.
  
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• Real work of unions makes services better but the Tories don't want you to see it

  04-02-2016 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As social services battle to carry out the Government’s savage cuts, bosses have been working with trade unionists to find the best way forward
  
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• John Whittingdale doesn't rule out backing 'Brexit' BEFORE David Cameron ends talks

  04-02-2016 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The PM has agreed to suspend the rules and allow his ministers to publicly oppose him on the EU referendum - but only once he has finalised his negotiation and presented it to the Cabinet.
  
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• Lord Bramall's reputation trashed because of the Met's 'inept' investigation

  04-02-2016 22:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Operation Midland is dismissed as "inept" after it emerges that the Metropolitan police took almost a year to interview key witnesses
  
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• Diiv: Is the Is Are review – Zachary Cole Smith over-indulges to fine effect

  04-02-2016 22:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  (Captured Tracks)Related: DIIV – Is The Is Are: Exclusive album stream The making of this sprawling double album has not been without its drama. Since the Brooklyn band released their 2012 debut, Oshin, lead singer Zachary Cole Smith has been arrested for heroin possession and suffered a year’s worth of writer’s block, although the tortured artist archetype is something he seems to embrace: “I know I have to stay alive at least until the album’s done,” he
  
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• Gimp mask man dies after kinky S&M sex session with pal goes wrong

  04-02-2016 21:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emergency services found a man tied up against a wall, partially undressed and wearing a gimp mask, with a ligature around his neck and sex toys on the floor
  
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• Age UK found to be making millions from insurance and funeral deals

  04-02-2016 21:57 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Charity has numerous partnerships, including with E.ON for energy tariffs more expensive than others from same supplierAge UK has made millions of pounds by providing insurance and funeral services to elderly people, amid criticism of its commercial arrangements with a leading energy supplier.The charity’s commercial arm, Age UK Enterprises Limited, provided almost half a million home, travel and car insurance policies in collaboration with Ageas Insurance Ltd in 2014-15.Continue reading..
  
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• Sperm whale washed up on Norfolk beach dies despite locals' best efforts to save it

  04-02-2016 21:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It was confirmed that the huge whale died at 8pm this evening after locals turned out in force to throw buckets of water over it
  
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• Mega-rich homes tour puts spotlight on London's oligarchs

  04-02-2016 21:53 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Campaigners connected to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny offer tour of billionaires’ exclusive homes, including those of Vladimir Putin’s friendsIt is London’s biggest non-royal private home, a palace in Highgate with 28 bedrooms, a 40,000-sq-ft basement and designer orangery. On Thursday the huge mansion, Witanhurst, was on the list of several destinations for what was billed by political campaigners as London’s first ever “kleptocracy” tour.Campaign
  
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• Whale washes up and dies on Norfolk beach in sixth UK stranding in weeks

  04-02-2016 21:50 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Experts say the huge mammal stranded on Hunstanton beach died, despite the tide refloating itAnother sperm whale has become stranded on the east coast of England, the sixth to wash up on British shores in recent weeks.The huge mammal washed up at Hunstanton beach in Norfolk and died on Thursday evening, according to British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR).Continue reading...
  
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• Shameless actor Jody Latham slams 'intimidating and noisy' builders during bizarre roadworks Twitter row

  04-02-2016 21:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jody Latham - known best for his role as Phillip ‘Lip’ Gallagher in Shameless - took to Twitter to complain that workmen were causing a racket
  
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• Tanzania woman is found in pit where she was kept for EIGHT MONTHS

  04-02-2016 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman, thought to be in her 20s, was found shackled to the wall of the tomb and had only been fed twice a week after being discovered by police at a remote village in Tanzania.
  
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• Ukip hit by racial hatred complaint for 'Donald Trump style scaremongering' in new campaign video

  04-02-2016 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Lib Dems contacted a watchdog after calling the clip "stomach turning, dog-whistle politics demonising an entire country"
  
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• Hoarder, 87, will be EVICTED from her home of 61 years because her possessions are a 'fire hazard'

  04-02-2016 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mary Appleton is being forced to put her lifelong collection of dolls, autographs, toys, photos and memorabilia into storage
  
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• Vladimir Putin jets in mock nuclear strike on Sweden as Russia's sinister war games grow

  04-02-2016 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said: “Russia has conducted at least 18 large-scale snap exercises, some of which have involved more than 100,000 troops”
  
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• This McDonald's salad has MORE calories than a Big Mac - we're being serious

  04-02-2016 21:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It might contain a superfood, but the kale snack is actually no better for you than one of the restaurant's burgers
  
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• Matt LeBlanc on Top Gear a welcome boost at a key time for show and BBC

  04-02-2016 21:25 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Amid speculation about who the other presenters will be, Chris Evans and LeBlanc can now begin a PR offensive ahead of show’s May relaunchChris Evans introduced one of his new “Friends” to Top Gear fans on Thursday, announcing that Matt LeBlanc, star of the US sitcom, would join him as co-presenter of the car show when it relaunches in May.
  After a sting of setbacks for Top Gear – from the loss of its executive producer after only a few months, to the emergence of picture
  
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• Heart specialist Dr Raj Mattu awarded more than £1million for unfair dismissal

  04-02-2016 21:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Mattu had been subjected to detriment after making whistle blowing allegations against the Trust
  
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• It's not about sex, it's about identity: why furries are unique among fan cultures

  04-02-2016 21:18 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Furries tend to get a bad rap as perverse fetishists when in reality, the subculture is about playful escapism and a fascination with what links humans to animalsFurry fandom, an obscure subculture united in their passion for all things anthropomorphic, can be lucrative business – because artisanal fursuits are haute-couture.
  A single design can require up to 200 hours of work and sell for thousands of dollars. The business follows seasonal trends as well: one year it’s neon colours,
  
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• Steve Bell on aid pledged for Syria – cartoon

  04-02-2016 21:14 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
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• Four men attack two people in the street in broad daylight in this shocking CCTV

  04-02-2016 21:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Within seconds one victim is hit straight to the ground and is kicked while he lays injured
  
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• Labour still has to work out how it can speak for England | Gaby Hinsliff

  04-02-2016 21:11 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Flying the flag may not come naturally, but the left must recognise how strongly patriotic many of its natural voters feelSo who will speak for the England that thinks asking, “Who will speak for England?” is somewhere between hideous and mildly hilarious? That’s the first question posed by the excitable front page of Thursday’s Daily Mail, which was instantly spoofed all over social media. Related: As a political force Englishness is on the rise – and Labour mustn'
  
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