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• Sutton Coldfield man charged with attempted murder over stabbed pregnant woman

  06-03-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Babur Karamat Raja, aged 41 from Sutton Coldfield, has been remanded in custody and will appear before Birmingham Magistrates tomorrow. The man was known to the victim of the attack.
  
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• Brave bride loses cancer battle just ten days after marrying partner of 10 years

  06-03-2016 23:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mo Akhtar wed Farbaz in St Joseph's Hospice and was keeping an emotional diary to chart her few days as a newlywed
  
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• Acid attack survivors gather at conference where they pledge to ‘rise and win battle'

  06-03-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These are the inspirational pictures of victims of acid attacks who attended an annual convention organised by the Acid Survivors Foundation in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  
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• Meet the Sun Ladies - former sex slaves waging war on ISIS beasts who tortured and raped them

  06-03-2016 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The all-female battalion are driven by the desire for revenge after escaping their captors and abusers in Iraq
  
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• 1,000 reasons for Chris to never give up hope as messages flood in for sick soldier losing will to live

  06-03-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lance Corporal Chris Ashton, 31, was hit in the right side of his face by a grenade 10 years ago and lost half his head and an eye while serving in Iraq
  
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• Tributes pour in for former First Lady Nancy Reagan who died aged 94  

  06-03-2016 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Friends, relatives and associates of former First Lady Nancy Reagan along with celebrities took to Twitter to express their sadness over her death. She died today in Bel Air aged 94.
  
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• Northern Lights over the UK: Brits treated to spectacular sight of aurora borealis illuminating night's sky

  06-03-2016 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The celestial display appeared in many parts of the Northern England and Scotland on Sunday night
  
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• Jihadi John linked to Guantanamo Bay prisoner given share of £20m compensation

  06-03-2016 23:23
  
  A FORMER British inmate of Guantanamo Bay who shared a £20million compensation payout has been linked to Islamic State killer Jihadi John.
  
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• First picture of pregnant mum 'stabbed in street' as ex-partner stands accused of attempted murder

  06-03-2016 23:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Company director Babur Karamat Raja has been arrested for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend
  
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• Ex boyfriend arrested for stabbing pregnant woman 'seemed like a respectful family man'

  06-03-2016 23:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Company director Babur Karamat Raja has been arrested for the attempted murder of his ex girlfriend
  
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• British Chamber of Commerce boss John Longworth resigns after fallout from his 'pro Brexit' remarks

  06-03-2016 23:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Downing Street has denied it put pressure on the group to reign in the director general
  
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• British explorers rescued after spending TWELVE hours trapped on thin ice in Bering Strait

  06-03-2016 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Neil Laughton and James Bingham had planned to ski and kayak from Wales in Alaska to island of Little Diomede but got stranded
  
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• Partner of Didcot power station collapse victim slams authorities for "abandoning him" in rubble

  06-03-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jade Ali is furious that the authorities have "given up hope" of finding Christopher Huxtable and two other workers alive
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn considers letting voters pick who gets honours in 'X-Factor style' shake-up of system

  06-03-2016 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Review organised by Labour leader will consider giving voters or party members the chance to nominate people for gongs
  
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• George Osborne may make deeper public spending cuts to raise 40p tax rate in Budget

  06-03-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chancellor could be forced to cut cash for councils, transport and justice to increase the tax rate for higher earners from £42,385 to £43,000
  
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• Shakespeare's grave to be radar scanned despite famous curse

  06-03-2016 22:58 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Shakespeare's grave is to be scanned using radar technology to discover the secrets lurking within
  
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• Incredible dashcam footage shows 'just married' driver take police on chase and crash into barriers

  06-03-2016 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The video shows the motorist crashing into barriers, swerving all over the carriageway and taunting the pursuing police patrol car
  
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• At least 25 migrants drown in the Aegean Sea as their boat capsizes

  06-03-2016 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The refugees died after the boat they were overturned off the town of Didim in south west Turkey earlier today while fifteen people were rescued from the water.
  
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• EU referendum: Britain's biggest environmental charities using public cash to call for In vote

  06-03-2016 22:45 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Friends of the Earth, The Wildlife Trusts and Greenpeace accused of leaving donors 'infuriated' by openly campaigning for In vote despite guidance
  
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• Adam Johnson will be paid £15 a week to attend sex offender's course in prison

  06-03-2016 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Prison Service spokesman said: “Prisoners who take part in work, education, or offending behaviour programmes receive a minimal amount but only if they participate in purposeful activity.”
  
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• Thousands of immigrants targeted for cash in phone scam

  06-03-2016 22:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Fraudsters use smartphone app to create the illusion they are calling from an official Government line in attempt to con thousands of pounds from immigrants, investigation finds
  
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• Cyclist, 46, is left fighting for his life in hospital after hit-and-run on a roundabout: Police launch appeal for witnesses after man is found lying in the road

  06-03-2016 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 46-year-old cyclist was left lying in the road in Andover, Hampshire, after the hit-and-run crash and has been rushed to hospital with 'very serious and life threatening' injuries.
  
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• Inside the medieval Romanian villages where the idyllic lifestyle is still a struggle without the assistance of modern technology

  06-03-2016 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These are the amazing images of a remote region hidden in the Romanian Transylvanian Alps where people live in a manner that their medieval ancestors would recognise.
  
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• Nancy Reagan was influential as an anti-drug crusader

  06-03-2016 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nancy Reagan's most publicized project as First Lady was her ‘Just Say No’ campaign against drugs that she launched in 1982.
  
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• Brilliant moment furious passengers deal with man 'abusing Spanish visitors on tram' caught on camera

  06-03-2016 22:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man allegedly launched a tirade at the two Spaniards - but found himself in the minority when locals intervened
  
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• Lifesaving TV doctors label European refugee trail ''biggest humanitarian crisis in Europe since WW2''

  06-03-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Twins Xand and Chris van Tulleken found freezing conditions, hunger, police brutality and overcrowded camps while filming a BBC1 documentary
  
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• EU leaders set to push Turkey to agree to deportation of migrants from Greece

  06-03-2016 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will be pressed to take back migrants who do not qualify as refugees as part of moves to 'break the business model of people smugglers'.
  
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• Driverless lorries to be trialled on M6 as government pushes ahead with investment

  06-03-2016 21:50 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  George Osborne, the Chancellor, is expected to confirm funding for the initiative when he unveils the Budget
  
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• Are budget jeans a step too far? Lidl launches denim range starting at £5.99

  06-03-2016 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lidl launches its new We Love Denim collection on Thursday, featuring jeggings for just £5.99 and boyfriend jeans for £7.99. It also includes denim-inspired shoes, lingerie and perfume.
  
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• Woman finds late father's script similar to Dad's Army

  06-03-2016 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An old script for a show called Old Junk with characters and a storyline similar to the popular TV show Dad's Army has been discovered with the author's daughter.
  
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• Firefighter's tumble dryer bursts into flames while he is out at work

  06-03-2016 21:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Colleagues raced to the scene, just 500 yards from the fire station, and tackled the blaze while he was on duty elsewhere
  
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• Security alert at Heathrow Airport after man charged with 'illegally boarding a plane'

  06-03-2016 21:43
  
  A MAN has been charged with illegally boarding a plane at Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Motorbike-riding drug dealer filmed on the run after stabbing customer in Reading supermarket car park

  06-03-2016 21:41 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Dramatic police helicopter footage shows a drug dealer weaving dangerously through traffic as he is pursued by police for stabbing a 43-year-old man
  
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• 'Second piece of MH370 missing plane debris' found on Reunion Island by SAME man who discovered 'wing' of tragic aircraft

  06-03-2016 21:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Johnny Begue, who found the MH370 flaperon last summer, says he has handed another piece of possible debris to police
  
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• Olympic cycling star Victoria Pendleton falls off her horse in Oxfordshire

  06-03-2016 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pendleton, one of Britain's most successful female Olympians, took a tumble after her foot slipped from the stirrup on her horse Supreme Danehill at Kingston Blount point-to-point in Oxfordshire.
  
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• Chinese woman found dead after month trapped in elevator

  06-03-2016 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A woman, 43, died in China after being trapped in a lift for a month when maintenance workers shut off the power supply after failing to properly check if anyone was inside the elevator.
  
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• Intruder arrested at Heathrow after major security breach sees him break through security fence and lock himself in the cockpit of parked 747 

  06-03-2016 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 38-year-old man was being held in police cells this evening after he managed to get to the BA engineering base where the airliner was parked at Hatton Cross, Heathrow, on Saturday morning.
  
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• Beauty queen-hopeful competes at pageant without wig after recovering from life-saving bone marrow transplant

  06-03-2016 21:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The brave 15-year-old was diagnosed with a mutated gene that could have developed into deadly leukaemia
  
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• Mother's Day: Queen Elizabeth giggles as she dotes on one-year-old Prince Charles in intimate footage

  06-03-2016 21:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rare footage shows the young prince being tickled and cuddled by his mum in 1949
  
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• Declan Osborne's parents release shocking pictures of their son after hit and run

  06-03-2016 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Declan Osborne suffered 'life changing' injuries when a driver collided with him as he was driving back to his home in Blackheath, West Midlands.
  
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• Special forces held secret training exercises at Lords to prepare for a London attack

  06-03-2016 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British and American Special Forces have been secretly running practice drills in defusing 'dirty bombs' and other complex explosive devices at different sites in London.
  
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• Email inventor Ray Tomlinson dead aged 74 sparking wave of tributes for computing legend

  06-03-2016 21:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ray Tomlinson's invention included the ground-breaking use of the @ symbol in email addresses, which is now standard
  
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• Pensioner assaulted during violent burglary after opening door to woman 'delivering parcel'

  06-03-2016 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage shows the moment a man forces his way into the victim's home after he opened the door to a woman claiming to be delivering a parcel
  
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• Boris Johnson: Leaving EU would be like 'prisoner escaping jail'

  06-03-2016 21:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  London Mayor makes his first broadcast interview since defying David Cameron and backing Out campaign last month
  
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• NHS England threatens to sue Brexit campaign group for using NHS logo

  06-03-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vote Leave, supported byMichael Gove and Chris Grayling has been using the NHS logo on its leaflets which is in breach of usage guidelines, and government lawyers now threaten to sue.
  
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• Explosives and bomb parts found in Northern Ireland park amid escalating terror fears

  06-03-2016 20:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have warned that dissidents are planning a surge of violence in the run-up to the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Dublin
  
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• Man is fighting for life in hospital after being attacked by a pack of Bullmastiffs at his home 

  06-03-2016 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The victim was airlifted from his home in Westerham, Kent, after he was mauled by the five dogs earlier today. It is not known what will happen to the hounds but they were taken away by the RSPCA.
  
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• Kim Wilde thought UFO seen in her garden was Michael Jackson coming back to HAUNT her

  06-03-2016 20:50
  
  POP star Kim Wilde has revealed how she watched a UFO hovering in her back garden for TWO HOURS - convincing her of alien life.
  
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• 'TalkTalk' conmen swindled couple out of £5,000 in nationwide mobile phone scam

  06-03-2016 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Hirst (pictured), 58, from Huddersfield, spent six hours on the phone to the scammers, who managed to persuade him to give them his bank details.
  
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• MH370 hunter Johnny Begue 'finds new debris on Reunion island'

  06-03-2016 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Johnny Begue said today that he found the square-shaped grey item with a blue border on the French island of Reunion on Thursday afternoon and gave it to the gendarmerie the next morning.
  
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