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• Man raped toddler just 23 months old, infecting her with HIV, genital herpes, and Chlamydia

  20-03-2016 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A doctor told investigators that she had to have been sexually abused because of the sexually transmitted diseases that were detected
  
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• Brits set to endure Easter travel misery – and even the weather will be miserable

  20-03-2016 23:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Engineering work on the railways and French airport strikes will combine to mean heavy delays this Easter weekend
  
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• Shocking footage shows high-heeled clubber tumbling down stairs in 'nightclub swan dive'

  20-03-2016 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The nightclub which posted the CCTV footage on Facebook said: "Fall of the week goes to one our regulars Olivia, for this attempt on Friday night"
  
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• Voice of the Mirror: Iain Duncan Smith resignation means Osborne's future is behind him

  20-03-2016 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Duncan Smith's motives for resigning may be in doubt, but what isn't is the damage done to the party he represents
  
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• Man fitted with bionic penis after childhood accident loses virginity at 44 with sex worker

  20-03-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The New Day chats with Mohammad Abad, who is hoping his first experience will give him the confidence to go on and find love
  
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• Confused 'British' man found wandering BAREFOOT in Egypt 'with no idea who he is' sparking Facebook appeal

  20-03-2016 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man sparked a social media appeal when he was found on the streets having reportedly "lost his memory"
  
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• Friends of tragic Joetta Shumba who died in motorway smash raise cash for her five-year-old son

  20-03-2016 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 25-year-old died in a tragic motorway smash in January leaving behind her little boy Zane
  
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• Fernando Alonso says he is thankful to be alive after 200mph crash at the Australian Grand Prix – his second major accident in a year

  20-03-2016 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fernando Alonso is lucky to be alive after a horrific crash at the Australian Grand Prix saw the race stop for 15 minutes.Alonso clipped the rear of Esteban Gutierrez at full speed flipping his car in the air.
  
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• Majority of British people find football more exciting than SEX, research reveals

  20-03-2016 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Everybody knows that Brits get passionate about their football, but this new set of statistics show just HOW heated we get
  
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• Stirchely bowling alley launches investigation after porn movie filmed at venue

  20-03-2016 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sordid scenes involving two scantily clad women and a man carrying a pair of bowling shoes (pictured) were filmed in the distinctive interior of the PSL Bowling Complex in Stirchley, Birmingham.
  
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• Man 'holding two huge machetes' terrifies children as they played in the street

  20-03-2016 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One eyewitness said: "He was chasing another man and shouted ‘don’t you look at me like that, I’ll take your head off’"
  
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• Convicted rapist Ched Evans believes he WILL play again before end of season

  20-03-2016 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disgraced Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans, 27, is said to be preparing to resume his playing career if his rape conviction is overturned at a Court of Appeal hearing in London this week.
  
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• Cambridge woman fuming with council over flats built next to her £550k home

  20-03-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anita Harmer, 63, is now considering leaving the Cambridge home she has lived in for 29 years, after council planners gave developers the go-ahead for the new two-storey apartment block (pictured).
  
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• Sugar tax plans attacked by campaigners and industry

  20-03-2016 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  George Osborne could face legal battle over sugar taxes, with manufacturers and health campaigners saying it's not fair to exclude fruit juices, smoothies and milkshakes from the levy
  
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• Culture Secretary accused of delaying BBC plan to force broadcaster to accept radical cuts

  20-03-2016 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  BBC Trust chairman says John Whittingdale might put off publication of next Royal Charter in hope of forcing Corporation to accept 'far-reaching changes'
  
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• Star Wars bubble bath millionaire to build 'London's biggest mega-basement' for £70million, but what will be inside it?

  20-03-2016 22:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The basement will feature a banqueting hall for 80 people, a Turkish bath and a salt grotto as well as a room to store cigars
  
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• Judge Rinder's latest case sees him rule on a disputed PIE-EATING competition

  20-03-2016 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Barry Rigby won the world championship in 2014 – only to have the contest declared void when it turned out the pies were the wrong size
  
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• Early spring caused by climate change THREATENS wildlife

  20-03-2016 22:41
  
  SPRING has sprung early after one of the warmest winters on record, with flowers in bloom up to six weeks ahead of schedule.
  
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• Buncrana Pier: Two children among four feared dead after car plunges into sea at beauty spot

  20-03-2016 22:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  They are understood to have drowned after their car entered the water this evening at around 7.15pm
  
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• Greeks say they STILL cannot deport migrants back to Turkey despite EU deal

  20-03-2016 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 600 migrants smuggled themselves onto a Greek island yesterday hours after the start of a landmark EU deal that is supposed to halt the influx.
  
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• There are 4 MILLION guns on UK streets – and 4,000 youngsters have shotgun licences

  20-03-2016 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Mirror probe into firearms in the UK found there are 1.3million legal shotguns in England and Wales alone - and around 500,000 illegal guns
  
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• Harvey Proctor calls on Tom Watson to apologise for 'outlandish' remarks

  20-03-2016 22:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Exclusive: Former Conservative MP says deputy Labour leader and other MPs should say sorry as Scotland Yard prepares to shut down controversial VIP paedophile inquiry Operation Midland
  
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• Teenager with cerebral palsy always wanted to compete in beauty pageant - now her dream will come true

  20-03-2016 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Frances Watkins' mum said her daughter has been fascinated with beauty pageants since the age of six, adding: "She's looking forward to it so much"
  
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• This spooky recording of 'GHOST DOG' barking in haunted mansion will make your skin crawl

  20-03-2016 22:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paranormal investigator Paul Rowland said: "There were no dogs in the house and it can’t have come from outside as the nearest road is 300 metres away”
  
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• Pictures show conditions endured by victims of UK trafficking gang

  20-03-2016 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two teenagershave described the hell they were put through after being duped into coming to the UK. They were found two weeks later in the brothel in Preston, Lancashire.
  
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• North Korea's Kim Jong-Un appears to have piled on the pounds in pictures

  20-03-2016 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Photographs published in recent days appear to show Kim Jong-Un has been overindulging in the fine Kobe steak, Cristal champagne and Swiss Emmental cheese he is said to regularly devour.
  
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• Microlight pilot crashes into pylon in Kent before aircraft bursts into flames

  20-03-2016 22:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Louise Holloway, who lives nearby, said: "I was outside in the garden and heard this huge bang"
  
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• ¿Que bolá Cuba?: Barack Obama tweets special greeting to his hosts after landing in Havana for historic visit

  20-03-2016 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After landing in Havana on Air Force One he posted the tweet ¿Que bolá Cuba? which translates as 'What's up Cuba?'
  
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• Peshmerga fighters celebrate Persian New Year as they prepare to fight ISIS 

  20-03-2016 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These women dedicate their lives to defending Kurdistan against ISIS in military camps located in the remote mountains of Iraq. They celebrated Noruz, the Persian New Year, with weapons.
  
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• Twisted conwoman Linsey Cotton who drove mother and daughter to suicide is found dead in prison cell

  20-03-2016 22:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 33-year-old was jailed last year for an extortion plot that ended with Margaret McDonough, 53, and her daughter Nicola, 23, killing themselves in a suicide pact
  
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• Hertfordshire sales rep dubbed 'Gramps' by colleague wins £63k in discrimination case 

  20-03-2016 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alan Dove, 61, from Hertforshire, was awarded £63,390.05 after an employment tribunal found he had been unfairly dismissed from the company where he had worked for 25 years.
  
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• British soldiers should have 'cups of tea' with Islamic State terrorists, says Jeremy Corbyn ally

  20-03-2016 22:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Christine Shawcroft - who sits on Labour's National Executive Committee - claims soldiers should 'get teabags out' rather than resorting to air strikes
  
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• Could George Osborne face the first Budget defeat in the Commons since 1994? 

  20-03-2016 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Labour amendment relating to VAT on solar panels has been backed by a dozen Conservative MPs furious at the inability of the Government to make changes because of EU rules.
  
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• One Direction 'face probe into finances as taxman frowns on shares scheme'

  20-03-2016 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The band have put their shares in an 'alphabet scheme', which, though legal, is seen by some as controversial. They may face a probe into the scheme from HMRC.
  
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• Middlesex woman left looking like a ZEBRA when eyebrow dye left streaks in hair

  20-03-2016 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vanessa Iriarte, 37, of Twickenham, said she was furious after an eyebrow technician at Superdrug accidentally spilled dark brown dye on her bleached blonde locks, staining her hair.
  
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• Best places to live in Britain are revealed: Find out whether your area is on the list

  20-03-2016 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Published annually, the guide combines data such as crime rates, house prices and school performance with local knowledge
  
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• Your dog CAN read your mind and knows what you think of other people

  20-03-2016 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dogs can tell what their owners think of strangers from their reactions, new research has revealed. The study led by Charlotte Duranton of Marseille University found dogs used social referencing.
  
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• Is this 80-year-old British pensioner the world's oldest living man with Down's syndrome?

  20-03-2016 21:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Joe celebrated his milestone this weekend, and is four years older than the current record holder
  
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• Soldier wins second bravery award for secret battle with ISIS

  20-03-2016 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Captain Michael Dobbin (pictured), 30, of the Grenadier Guards, was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for leadership of troops under enemy fire.
  
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• 'Train surfers' grabbing onto speeding trains in new craze told to stop risking their lives

  20-03-2016 21:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The British Transport Police said: "We would strongly urge those who think that this practice is harmless to think about the consequences of their actions"
  
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• Barack Obama set to touch down in Cuba as first US President to visit in 88 years

  20-03-2016 21:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  His historic visit marks another huge improvement in relations between the countries after decades of being bitter enemies
  
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• Want to play Elsa in Frozen on Broadway? Here's what you can expect from the audition

  20-03-2016 21:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Frozen The Broadway Musical is set to open in Spring 2018 - but the casting for Elsa and Anna has started
  
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• Norwich Airport fire: Firefighters battle huge blaze in hangar filled with 5,000 litres of AVIATION FUEL

  20-03-2016 21:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The inferno started around 9.40am on Sunday at Norwich International Airport, Norfolk
  
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• Labour peer threatens to leave party unless Jeremy Corbyn speaks out against antisemitism

  20-03-2016 20:52 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Lord Levy, a Jewish peer, said the party leader must make a speech denouncing antisemitism immediately or he will be forced to reconsider his membership of Labour
  
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• Spain coach crash which had British students on board leaves 13 women dead

  20-03-2016 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British exchange students were on board a coach returning from a fireworks festival that crashed in Tarragona, Spain this morning killing 13 women and injuring 30 more.
  
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• Corby child dies from swine flu and three other youngsters are infected

  20-03-2016 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The youngster, from Corby, Northamptonshire, died last week and is thought to have attended a private nursery. Health officials are now giving advice to concerned parents.
  
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• Barry Hines, creator of Kes, dies aged 76

  20-03-2016 20:22
  
  Author Barry Hines, whose novel A Kestrel For A Knave was adapted for the classic film Kes, has died, aged 76.
  
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• Families warned to expect travel chaos over the Easter weekend as 16 million drivers hit the roads

  20-03-2016 20:17 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Good Friday is expected to be the busiest travel day as those seeking to get away for Easter are forced to travel by car amid widespread rail disruption
  
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• Donald Trump calls protesters who blocked the roads to his Arizona rally 'sick'

  20-03-2016 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump sided with his supporters and with campaign manager Corey Lewandowski as more scuffles broke out at campaign events this weekend in Arizona.
  
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• Social media-obsessed teens are so frightened of real life some won't answer the door 

  20-03-2016 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Teenagers obsessed with social media are so lonely many stay closeted in their bedrooms and may never develop the social skills to thrive later in life, according to a King's College London report.
  
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