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• Meet the woman behind the chocolate scotch egg - and her other amazing creations

  22-02-2016 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Becs Sheard came up with the amazing chocolate creation that has sent the internet's tastebuds into a frenzy
  
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• Spanish couple arrested after desecrating a grave in ‘voodoo love ritual’

  22-02-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 37-year-old man and 34-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after apparently carrying out the dawn 'voodoo love ritual' at a cemetery in Alicante, Spain.
  
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• Police probe after man found with suspected 'stab wound' in the head

  22-02-2016 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man was found with a one-inch wound to his head tonight
  
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• Three 'zombies' arrested after bizarre biting rampage caught on restaurant CCTV

  22-02-2016 23:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It is believed the three Russians were pretending to be the horror movie characters to separate frightened diners from their valuables
  
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• 'We want to keep her memory alive' Student dies days after being struck with tonsillitis

  22-02-2016 23:33
  
  A STUDENT nurse died from a rare auto-immune disease 19 days after being diagnosed with tonsillitis.
  
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• This University Challenge contestant's thinking face has captivated the internet

  22-02-2016 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Oscar Powell, on the Peterhouse Cambridge team, has become an online sensation for his appearances on the BBC 2 quiz show
  
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• David Cameron and Boris Johnson must put nation's future in Europe ahead of their own spat

  22-02-2016 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Voice of the Mirror says Tory governments come and go yet the vote on Britain and Europe will be a momentous judgment
  
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• Pompeii is being worn out by sightseeing cruise passengers 

  22-02-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The city of Pompeii has stood for hundreds of years but now tourists have been urged to consider other historic Italian sites after growing concerns over damage to the archaeological site.
  
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• Man stabbed in head with knife during horrific street robbery in San Francisco is from UK

  22-02-2016 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul Tam,  a former website manager at Manchester University, is now fighting for his life in hospital
  
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• Making a Murderer: Steven Avery's lawyer heats up forensics case with new evidence after collecting fresh DNA sample

  22-02-2016 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  SPOILER ALERT: Kathleen Zellner visited Steven Avery in prison and collected fresh samples as his case gets ready for a hearing next month
  
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• Polar bear in muzzle forced to sing and dance in circus

  22-02-2016 23:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Russian travelling circus makes bears go through a routine of degrading tricks and stunts for the entertainment of crowds
  
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• Lawyer ‘knifed in heart by his violent new bride’

  22-02-2016 23:21
  
  A VIOLENT bride stabbed her husband to death just weeks into their marriage after learning he was losing his top legal job, a court heard yesterday.
  
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• An intruder who raped a mother in front of her baby son was snared by DNA

  22-02-2016 23:17
  
  A VILE intruder who raped a young mother was snared by DNA when the victim bit off a chunk of skin from his hand and kept it in her mouth.
  
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• Video of Chapeltown Junior FC players describing racism from opponents

  22-02-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chapeltown Juniors, West Yorkshire, manager Lutel James (pictured) filmed his players' reaction to the shocking abuse after the game and it has now been viewed more than 30,000 times.
  
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• Grace Taylor: Frantic mum recalls haunting last call with missing daughter in Thailand

  22-02-2016 23:12
  
  THE worried mother of a young backpacker missing in Thailand has told of the haunting last phone call she received from her daughter who said “people were trying to hurt her”.
  
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• Tube chaos after contractors drill hole through tunnel roof

  22-02-2016 23:11 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Central Line services suspended for two hours between Marble Arch and White City
  
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• Russian cat is killed after being tortured by a gang of teenagers

  22-02-2016 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three teenagers have been arrested in Russia after they allegedly tied a cat up with tape and then blew it up using a stick of explosives.
  
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• Footage shows 'heartless' man throw homeless man's belongings in the middle of road 'for no reason'

  22-02-2016 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Members of the public argued with him as he dumped the belongings in the middle of the street, forcing buses and cars to swerve into the next lane to avoid them
  
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• Business advisers to David Cameron and major UK companies decline to sign pro-EU letter

  22-02-2016 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Letter backing EU membership circulated by Downing Street not expected to be signed by string of leading FTSE 100 companies
  
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• London gem heist gang who targeted a billionaire's ex-wife are jailed

  22-02-2016 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Harding (pictured), Rashid Alleyne, Peter Costello and Gavin James,were today jailed for more than 12 years after a failed jewellery raid on the ex-wife of a billionaire at an exclusive London address.
  
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• British skier Anne Woods died when she was hit by snowboarder on Canadian Rockies

  22-02-2016 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Posing on a Canadian ski slope, Anne Woods from Crawley, West Sussex, had been thrilled to be skiing again after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis - but hours later tragedy struck.
  
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• Video shows gang trying to steal Co-op cash machine in Corbridge

  22-02-2016 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage captured some of the men breaking into the store in Corbridge, Northumberland, and smashing an ATM machine with crowbars to try and access the cash.
  
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• British backpacker stranded in Fiji after catastrophic cyclone kills 18 people

  22-02-2016 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tony Diver, from Brentwood, Essex, said his son Frazer was stranded on the island with limited food and water
  
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• Policeman fired after going to rugby match whilst on-duty, ignoring 999 call

  22-02-2016 22:44
  
  A POLICEMAN has been sacked for going to watch a rugby match while on duty and ignoring a 999 call as the game reached its climax.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather filmed shouting 'he’s gonna kill me!' after scraping £250,000 Rolls Royce

  22-02-2016 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The star, known as Money, was the first customer of CelebritySuperCarHire.co.uk, founded by sisters in law Heidi and Melissa Warke
  
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• Man recalls wife’s fatal skiing accident when she was hit by 'speeding' snowboarder

  22-02-2016 22:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Devastated Terry Woods says the boarder 'came out of the blue' moments after he took a photograph of his wife Anne, 55
  
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• Adam Johnson trial: Footballer admits passionate kiss with teenage girl

  22-02-2016 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Johnson confessed to kissing the teenager in his Range Rover last January during an interview with police last March, a court heard today
  
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• BBC weather presenter faints on live TV

  22-02-2016 22:14 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  BBC South East's Rachel Mackley became short of breath and stumbled backwards during a live weather report
  
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• This £3.4m stunning mansion is hiding a terrifyingly dark secret

  22-02-2016 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This home is believed to be one of the most haunted in the world and its current owners want rid of it
  
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• Dad tells how his baby inspired him to launch fight for all children to get life-saving vaccine

  22-02-2016 22:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lee Booth is astounded his plea to give all children the meningitis B inoculation has 700,000 names - and counting
  
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• US and Russia announce a ceasefire in war-torn Syria this week

  22-02-2016 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The United States and Russia announced today a landmark 'cessation of hostilities' in war-torn Syria will take effect on February 27. Saturday's partial truce will begin at midnight Damascus time.
  
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• Another 60,000 tumble dryers in fire risk alert as Whirpool admit two more brands 'faulty'

  22-02-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Whirlpool admitted nearly 60,000 faulty Swan and Proline dryers were sold in the UK
  
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• EXPOSED: Disturbing video of baby chicks cruel journey to slaughterhouse

  22-02-2016 21:58
  
  THIS heartbreaking video showing the journey of newborn chickens into the hands of the cruel meat industry may make you NEVER want to eat poultry again.
  
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• Adam Johnson tells court 'I wanted sexual contact with 15-year-old fan'

  22-02-2016 21:53
  
  ENGLAND footballer Adam Johnson yesterday told a court that he was anticipating “engaging in sexual activity” as he drove to meet a 15-year-old girl he admits grooming.
  
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• Would you call your mum a MILF? This 'vile' Mother's Day card has sparked a debate..

  22-02-2016 21:48
  
  MOTHER’S DAY is just around the corner and this particular card is dividing opinions across the internet with its rather inappropriate message to give to the most important woman in your life.
  
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• Migrant crisis escalates as bickering Euro states shut borders leaving 8,000 stranded

  22-02-2016 21:48
  
  MORE countries closed their borders today in the face of the overwhelming pressure from the migrant crisis.
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen dons blue pants for Grimsby premiere

  22-02-2016 21:44 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The star stayed in character as he hit the red carpet in Leicester Square
  
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• Grimsby: Baron Cohen dons blue pants

  22-02-2016 21:44 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The star stayed in character as he hit the red carpet in Leicester Square
  
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• Girl horrified by what bursts out of giant spot on her armpit

  22-02-2016 21:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The unnamed woman was a guest of US medical TV show The Doctors and allowed the medics to squeeze the 20-year-old swelling in front of a live audience
  
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• Adam Johnson trial: Sunderland Football Club 'was aware he had admitted kissing 15-year-old girl' player claims

  22-02-2016 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The jury at Bradford Crown Court heard that police met with club bosses after Johnson's arrest to discuss safeguarding young people at the club
  
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• Woman admitted to psychiatric ward after deadly brain bug baffles medics

  22-02-2016 21:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Doctors did not recognise Katie Chadwick’s encephalitis, which left her fighting for her life for several months
  
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• British fisherman lands a giant halibut that's as big as HIM

  22-02-2016 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fisherman Simon Smith caught the largest ever Atlantic Halibut, pictured, off the shores of Norway and will now compete with nine other record-breakers for the title of best catch of the year.
  
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• Kevin Maguire on why David Cameron should be worried as Boris Johnson will exact his revenge

  22-02-2016 21:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirror columnist on why the stunned silence greeting David Cameron was twice as deadly as any roar
  
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• Stuart Howatson who posed as a Mercedes Formula 1 team manager faces trial

  22-02-2016 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stuart Howatson (pictured), 37, was due to be sentenced today at Warwick Crown Court but failed to attend, so the judge added breaching bale conditions to his list of offences.
  
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• Iran adds $600,000 to bounty on the head of Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie

  22-02-2016 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "These media outlets have set the $600,000 bounty on the 27th anniversary of the historical fatwa to show it is still alive"
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after pensioner, 78, found dead with neck injuries

  22-02-2016 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 52-year-old woman had been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently being held in a south London police station
  
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• Half of Calais Jungle to be demolished in next 36 hours

  22-02-2016 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The local government in Calais, France, says the demolition will affect between 800 and 1,000 residents of the grim camp, which stands on a former toxic waste dump on the outskirts of the city.
  
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• Father of five found hanging at home 'struggled to cope with epilepsy'

  22-02-2016 21:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Billy Gee was discovered hanging at the family home in Liverpool on Friday and paramedics and police tried in vain to revive him
  
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• Salad days over as price of olive oil skyrockets after 'disastrous' harvest

  22-02-2016 21:25
  
  IT’S news to send the middle classes reaching for another glass of prosecco... olive oil prices are about to rocket.
  
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• Isaac Derwent kept alive in a sandwich bag after his mother had a silent labour

  22-02-2016 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Isaac Derwent was put into the small plastic bag after his unexpected early arrival. His mother Jennifer only felt a slight stomach ache before husband Jonathan rushed her to hospital in Plymouth.
  
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