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• Man accused of killing gangster dubbed the 'Blackhill Butcher' is charged with trying to pervert course of justice

  08-02-2016 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Farrelly, 52, from Blackburn, West Lothian, made a second appearance in private at Livingston Sheriff Court, West Lothian, today
  
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• Can locking prisoners up only at weekends help them go straight? Experts' verdict on Tory prison reforms

  08-02-2016 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister David Cameron said the failure of prisons to rehabilitate offenders is a “scandalous failure” which simply leads to more crime when they are released
  
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• Syria has executed and tortured prisoners since uprising against Assad in 2011, UN report says

  08-02-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UN investigators have accused the Assad regime of carrying out 'extermination' in its jails and detention centres through its brutal use of starvation, torture and executions of prisoners.
  
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• Anthem of the Seas: Scenes of destruction from inside cruise ship after it was hit by 'hurricane' in Atlantic

  08-02-2016 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Britons were among passengers on Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas, which was forced to alter course after being rocked by gusts of more than 150mph
  
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• EU demands Turkey open its border to 35,000 migrants fleeing Syria

  08-02-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of migrants are amassing on the border with Turkey after a Russia-backed government offensive was launched on the rebel stronghold of Aleppo, Syria.
  
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• Paralysed given hope of walking again with first ever bionic spine controlled by thought

  08-02-2016 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The discovery, which involves inserting an implant about the size of a small paperclip into the brain, has been hailed as the 'holy grail' in bionics
  
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• Clowns gather to remember their spiritual father Joseph Grimaldi at church service with a smile

  08-02-2016 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Behind the painted smiles and red noses lies a sad tale of a dying art
  
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• REVEALED: UK’s favourite biscuit among DOZENS facing uncertain future amid shortage crisis

  08-02-2016 23:47
  
  THE national biscuit crisis continues - with an exclusive Express.co.uk poll now revealing Britain’s stores could soon run out of the country’s NUMBER ONE treat.
  
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• Feared gangster 'not to be messed with' ordered to pay back £866,000 by judge

  08-02-2016 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Drugs trafficker Stephen Clarke also had “murky” dealings with a prominent property developer, a court heard
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow testifies against alleged stalker who is accused of sending her sex toys

  08-02-2016 23:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Oscar-winning actress told a court in Los Angeles that Dante Soiu had sent her 66 letters between 2009 and 2015
  
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• Was Daallo Airlines suicide bomber handed laptop concealing explosives by airport or airline staff?

  08-02-2016 23:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wheelchair-bound Abdullahi Abdisalam Borleh may have been handed the bomb after passing through airport security, according to new CCTV footage
  
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• Owner left heartbroken after her beloved pet cat was trapped, killed and STRUNG UP on fence

  08-02-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Karen Ross was horrified to discover the body of her eight-year-old cat, Pongo, hanging from a fence near her family's Coventry home
  
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• Fury as Premier League fatcats push up the cost of tickets for loyal fans

  08-02-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror is supporting those calling for a fairer deal for fans who are being priced out of watching the game they love
  
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• Calais Jungle in Dover MORE likely if UK STAYS in the EU, blasts Tory MP

  08-02-2016 23:28
  
  A TORY MP has blasted “scaremongering” claims that a Brexit vote could shift the Calais Jungle camp to British soil.
  
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• Dancing binmen photobomb Google Street View in hilarious viral photo

  08-02-2016 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The unlikely pair began busting some funky moves after spotting a Google Street View car on it's way towards them
  
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• 20th Century Fox may be forced to change name of hit show Glee

  08-02-2016 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The entertainment giant lost its case at the Court of Appeal in London over a High Court ruling that it infringed the trademark of UK firm Comic Enterprises, but plans to appeal again under European law.
  
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• David Cameron's MUM joins the fight against Tory cuts in campaign to save children's centres

  08-02-2016 23:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister’s mother Mary has confirmed that she has signed a petition aimed at stopping Conservative cuts to “essential services”
  
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• Rape victim tells of relief as attacker is jailed for 18 years

  08-02-2016 23:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A jury found David Robert Harris guilty of 10 counts of rape and one count of sexual assault
  
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• Teenage Deepcut soldier Cheryl James’ death might not have been suicide, inquest told

  08-02-2016 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  John Beggs, representing Surrey Police, dimissed the suggestion of a third party as 'speculative' and accused the woman's father of 'distracting' investigators
  
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• Type 1 diabetics have 'sleeping' insulin cells which could be woken, say scientists

  08-02-2016 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The majority of type 1 diabetics still have a large reserve of dormant insulin cells and it might be possible to switch them back on
  
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• Sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers rockets with girls double the rate for chlamydia than boys

  08-02-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In 2014, 85,513 youngsters aged 15 to 19 were diagnosed in England and 1,121 were aged 13 and 14, latest figures show
  
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• David Cameron should listen to his mum who spoke for Britain by opposing Tory cuts

  08-02-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We applaud the venerable Mary Cameron for signing a petition to save children's centre earmarked for closure in True blue Oxfordshire
  
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• Foreign criminals could be forced to hand passports to police in new deportation plans

  08-02-2016 22:55
  
  FOREIGN criminals may have to hand their passports to police and declare their nationality in court in a bid to help the system deport more back to their home countries, David Cameron has announced.
  
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• Prostitutes and pimps have ditched hotels for Airbnb in sign of the times for sex workers

  08-02-2016 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It’s estimated that some 200 apartments are now being used by prostitutes every day in the Swedish capital
  
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• Prostitutes and pimps have ditched hotels for Airbnb

  08-02-2016 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It’s estimated that some 200 apartments are now being used by prostitutes every day in the Swedish capital
  
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• Tram race rant woman arrested after 'launching tirade at two Asian passengers on morning service'

  08-02-2016 22:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Adele Mortimer, 55, allegedly launched a racist rant at two Asian women as they sat opposite her on a morning tram into Manchester city centre
  
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• ISIS had 60 jihadis in Europe ready to strike cities including LONDON before Paris attacks

  08-02-2016 22:47
  
  ISLAMIC State had 60 fighters in Europe and targeted five cities including London, before the Paris attacks.
  
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• Storm Imogen: Ryanair flight unable to land at Cardiff Airport due to gale force winds

  08-02-2016 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Ryanair flight from Dublin to Cardiff was forced to circle above the city due to the severe weather 
  
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• Storm Imogen: Rush-hour travel chaos at busy railway station after high winds blow off part of the roof

  08-02-2016 22:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Commuters were subjected to large delays at London Bridge as services were suspended and trains were forced to run at low speed
  
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• Brother of gangster Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is gunned down and killed in retaliation for Dublin hotel murder

  08-02-2016 22:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The shooting happened on Poplar Row in North Strand on the city’s north side at 7.45pm
  
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• Storm Imogen: Dad and young daughter's lucky escape after 100 foot tree fell onto their car

  08-02-2016 22:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Russell Cooke and his daughter Elsie were just about to leave on the schoolrun when a giant limb of the tree smashed down
  
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• Two angry Irishmen moving a sofa are an uncensored version of the Chuckle Brothers

  08-02-2016 22:28 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A bizarre video shows a pair of inebriated locals in Drumquin, Northern Ireland, arguing and struggling to wheel a "broken down" sofa along a street
  
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• Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s three-mile-long red carpet for his motorcade is mocked

  08-02-2016 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is facing criticism after a massive red carpet was laid over public roads for his motorcade during a trip to open a social housing project in a Cairo suburb
  
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• Anti-refugee 'tank' carnival float with 'Asylum Defence' spotted at German festival

  08-02-2016 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The carnival float, which strongly resembles a Second World War era Panzer, features the words "Asylum Defence" written on the side
  
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• Jailed for 143 years: Depraved gang of Asian men who raped and abused 13-year-old girl

  08-02-2016 22:16
  
  A DEPRAVED gang of Asian men who raped and abused a vulnerable 13-year-old white schoolgirl have been jailed for a total of 143 years.
  
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• Jailed for 143 years: Depraved gang of Asian man who raped and abused 13-year-old girl

  08-02-2016 22:16
  
  A DEPRAVED gang of Asian men who raped and abused a vulnerable 13-year-old white schoolgirl have been jailed for a total of 143 years.
  
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• Fears grow for missing 17-year-old Sinead McCluskey who disappeared eight days ago

  08-02-2016 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sinead McCluskey, 17, was last spotted in the Bolehall area of Tamworth, Staffordshire, at midday on January 31 after leaving home and telling her parents she was going to visit a friend.
  
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• George Osborne’s brother Adam had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient

  08-02-2016 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Adam Osborne, 39, admitted having sex with a vulnerable woman who was a patient at his London practice ahead of a Fitness to Practise hearing which will last 10 days.
  
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• The Sharia-run Government buildings where alcohol is BANNED thanks to Islamic finance deal

  08-02-2016 21:58
  THESE are the Government buildings where selling alcohol is banned - because of Sharia law.
  
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• Man shot dead by armed gang in Dublin city centre in 'reprisal attack' for boxing shooting

  08-02-2016 21:58
  
  A MAN in his 50s has been shot to death in the centre of Dublin tonight.
  
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• BREAKING: Man shot dead by armed gang in Dublin city centre amid 'escalation' fears

  08-02-2016 21:58
  
  A MAN in his 50s has been shot to death in the centre of Dublin, according to unconfirmed reports.
  
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• Smirking girl films street brawl on her phone camera while pretending to take a SELFIE

  08-02-2016 21:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This Russian woman pretended to pose and pout for her camera while recording two blokes squaring up in the background before launching into a punch up
  
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• Paedophile who downloaded child porn and images of people having sex with DOGS is spared jail

  08-02-2016 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The court heard Robbie Underwood had been going through a "dark" period of his life and was getting divorced at the time
  
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• Sperm whales washing up on British beaches died 'after straying into shallow waters hunting squid'

  08-02-2016 21:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Over the last two weeks six sperm whales have washed up on British beaches, with a further 23 stranded in France, Holland and Germany
  
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• Police say grieving dad of soldier killed by gunshot DISTRACTED them during Milly hunt

  08-02-2016 21:24
  
  THE father of a soldier who died at an Army base was yesterday accused of “distracting” police during their search for Milly Dowler by asking for a re-investigation into his daughter’s death.
  
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• Half a million families to lose child benefit because of Chancellor's 'stealth' taxes

  08-02-2016 21:19 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that George Osborne's plan to achieve a budget surplus will result in 500,000 families losing child benefit and tens of thousands being dragged into the higher tax rate
  
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• Meredith Kercher murder suspect Raffaele Sollecito unveils 'graveyard services' business

  08-02-2016 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Raffaelle Sollecito, pictured, has started a new company in Italy providing 'graveyard services', but refuted claims it was 'morbid' given his association to the Meredith Kercher murder in 2009.
  
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• Dublin hotel shooting: Continuity IRA slams claims it was behind attack which left one dead

  08-02-2016 21:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Continuity IRA tonight branded an earlier statement made to the BBC
  claiming responsibility for Friday’s attack at the Regency Hotel in Dublin an attempt to "tarnish the name of the organisation"
  
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• Inside the London mosque where the ISIS Beatles came together

  08-02-2016 21:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Al Manaar mosque was opened by Prince Charles 15 years ago but it is now the focal point of ISIS extremists
  
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• Beatles bring Liverpool £82m a year as city cashes in on its most famous sons

  08-02-2016 21:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The city gets by with a little help from its friends, with more than 2,000 jobs created by the industry surrounding the Fab Four
  
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