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• Fraudster who made thousands in UK's biggest ever 'crash for cash' car insurance scam ordered to pay back just £10

  14-04-2016 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stephen Pegram, 50, was jailed for six months in January for his part in the 'crash for cash' operation in Blackwood, Wales
  
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• Five month old puppy lucky to be alive after falling off Beachy Head cliff

  14-04-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vets told owner Heather Gange that her five-month-old puppy Barley (pictured) was lucky to be alive after he ran away and fell off the edge of the 500ft Beachy Head cliffs in East Sussex.
  
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• BREAKING: Cop siege as man 'kidnaps woman and child and threatens to set fire to himself'

  14-04-2016 23:47
  
  ARMED police have swarmed a home amid reports a man has taken a woman and child hostage.
  
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• World first as NHS cancer operation is live streamed in 360-degree virtual reality

  14-04-2016 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stephen White of The New Day on a technical breakthrough which was at times difficult to watch for more than one reason
  
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• Avebury Manor that featured in BBC series The Manor Reborn must have its gardens ripped up

  14-04-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The once-immaculate hedges at the Grade-1 listed Avebury Manor in Wiltshire now have to be completely stripped and renovated after being infected by a disease.
  
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• £1 billion bill as Edinburgh schools remain closed

  14-04-2016 23:42
  
  THE local authority at the centre of Scotland's unsafe schools scandal still owes more than £1bn under the controversial construction contracts.
  
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• How eurosceptic are YOU? Take our quiz to see how you should vote in the EU referendum

  14-04-2016 23:40
  
  IF YOU still haven't decided how to vote in the upcoming EU referendum, then this may just be the quiz for you.
  
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• Texas homeowner whose dogs were beaten by CenterPoint Energy contractor releases new video

  14-04-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocking footage which showed a CenterPoint Energy worker beating two dogs has led to a bitter dispute between the Texas homeowner and the company - but now there is a new twist to the story.
  
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• Butterfly migration mystery solved

  14-04-2016 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists solve the navigation mystery of one of nature's most famous journeys - the migration of monarch butterflies from Canada to Mexico.
  
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• Nepal quake family tell how their miracle boy was pulled from the rubble

  14-04-2016 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One year on from the disaster, little Sonies Aawal and his family are still living in a single room with no financial help from the government
  
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• Shettleston siege: Armed cops swarm Glasgow home as 'man holds woman and two children hostage'

  14-04-2016 23:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Terrified witnesses claim man has threatened to cover himself in petrol and set it alight
  
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• Sex fiend dad on drink and drugs bender flashed OAP before dragging her into bushes and assaulting her

  14-04-2016 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After launching his horrifying attack on the woman, vile Lennox told her: "I’m a nice person, I’ve got problems.”
  
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• Heartburn medication can seriously increase risk of kidney damage and failure, study claims

  14-04-2016 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Patients have been advised to only take drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) when “medically necessary” and to “limit” the duration of use
  
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• Don't leave Boris Johnson alone with your daughter warns Ken Livingstone

  14-04-2016 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a remarkably strong attack Ken Livingstone (left) told the public to think of 'Boris being alone with their daughters' before voting for Brexit, which he claims will put Mr Johnson in No 10.
  
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• Dr Pimple Popper cuts into benign tumour on patient's arm and squeezes out its contents in gruesome footage

  14-04-2016 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Sandra Lee, who goes by the name of Dr Pimple Popper, filmed a lipoma being removed from a patient's arm
  
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• Black Labour MP reveals how BBC staff assumed her TV director sister was a cleaner

  14-04-2016 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chi Onwurah told the story in a House of Commons debate which heard the BBC's diversity record is in "trouble"
  
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• Protecting your children from online predators and grooming is now a crucial part of modern parenting

  14-04-2016 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Carolyn Bunting of child protection organisation Internet Matters on what you can do to keep your kids safe from online predators
  
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• Spooked driver and daughter capture black 'flying saucer' UFO hovering above trees near busy road

  14-04-2016 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pair were travelling down a highway in Ohio, U.S., when the black 'saucer'-like object suddenly came into view
  
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• Schoolgirl sent home for TOO SHORT skirt...but says boys can wear what they please

  14-04-2016 22:34
  
  A SCHOOLGIRL sent home because her skirt was 'too short' has blasted her school for being sexist.
  
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• Puppy miraculously SURVIVES 500ft fall off Beachy Head

  14-04-2016 22:34
  
  A PUPPY tumbled 500ft down infamous cliff Beachy Head but miraculously survived.
  
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• Hospital chiefs under fire as staffing crisis shuts down A&E

  14-04-2016 22:31
  
  HOSPITAL chiefs have come under fire for closing an accident and emergency department due to staff shortages.
  
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• Mum who snared Facebook pervert grooming her daughter says 'I just had to stop him'

  14-04-2016 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mum posed as her daughter to help catch Michael Hulme, 43, and has warned other parents to closely monitor their children on social media
  
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• Couple invent 'baby carriages' so youngsters can walk down the aisle with their parents on the wedding day

  14-04-2016 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sean and Collette Bourke wanted to make sure their youngest child would be able to take part in their big day
  
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• Baby names Superman, Gandalf, Zowie and Brooklyn are all allowed - but Cyanide is banned

  14-04-2016 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK has fairly relaxed rules on baby names - but other countries are more strict, with lists of acceptable names from which parents must choose
  
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• Hero who saved policewoman from 'frenzied axe attack' relives horror as she was 'chopped at'

  14-04-2016 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after five officers from South Yorkshire Police were injured in an alleged axe attack
  
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• Police helicopter crew to appear in court after 'using chopper's camera to film unsuspecting couples having sex'

  14-04-2016 22:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The five defendants allegedly filmed couples having sex outdoors and a model sunbathing naked in her garden, it is reported
  
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• Narcissist who blew £300,000 on plastic surgery in HOSPITAL after body rejects new nose

  14-04-2016 22:21
  
  A PLASTIC surgery addict who has spent more than £300,000 over 12 years trying to turn himself into a real-life Ken doll is in hospital after his body rejected his new nose.
  
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• Nearly 1,000 cops raid German MEGA-BROTHEL in massive anti-human trafficking operation

  14-04-2016 22:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Officials reportedly discovered more than 200 prostitute and clients in the raid at Berlin's Artemis brothel last night
  
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• UK faces 'pothole crisis' as Tories slash road maintenance spending by a quarter

  14-04-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Figures sneaked out by the Government reveal spending on fixing local roads has fallen by 27% in real terms since David Cameron came to power
  
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• Chelsea legend Didier Drogba’s charity probed over claims just 1% of cash used on projects

  14-04-2016 21:53
  
  A FOUNDATION set up by Chelsea legend Didier Drogba to help poor communities in his home country Ivory Coast is to be investigated by the charities watchdog.
  
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• Joy for homeowners as interest rates remain at historic low

  14-04-2016 21:49
  
  THE property market received a boost today when interest rates were once again held at a historic low for the 85th month in a row.
  
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• BBC Radio 5 Live's Nicky Campbell attacked by tram user over music volume

  14-04-2016 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BBC presenter Nicky Campbell has revealed a man 'took a swing' at him today on a tram in Manchester after he asked him to turn down his music because the whole carriage could hear it.
  
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• Victim blaming row after school sends girls wearing short skirts home 'to protect them'

  14-04-2016 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bletchley’s Lord Grey School turned pupils away at the school gates claiming their short skirts and tight trousers were not "demure or modest"
  
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• BP shareholders revolt over £14m pay packet for loss-making boss

  14-04-2016 21:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chief executive Bob Dudley's pay was set to soar 20% despite BP making a massive £4.5billion annual loss and slashing 7,000 jobs
  
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• Search for missing 14-year-old Sky Kirwan in Coleford, Gloucestershire ends

  14-04-2016 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sky Kirwan (pictured), 14, who was last seen at her home in Coleford, Gloucestershire on Wednesday evening, was found around ten miles from her house 24 hours after she went missing.
  
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• Staffordshire bull terrier called Butch to be destroyed after 'eating dead owner's body'

  14-04-2016 21:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Courts ruled the animal 'constitute a danger to public safety'
  
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• Urmston: Armed police swoop outside police station as two men arrested for firearms offences

  14-04-2016 21:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cops swarmed onto Crofts Bank Road in Urmston after a member of the public reportedly saw two men carrying firearms
  
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• Builder sues ex for £60k after she refuses to share the spoils of renovated London flat

  14-04-2016 21:17
  
  A COUPLE'S dream of making a mint in a Homes Under The Hammer-style renovation turned into a courtroom nightmare fighting over the spoils.
  
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• Why a new cure for vertigo will be music to our ears

  14-04-2016 21:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Epley maneuver involves turning your head in several positions while sitting, then lying on your side
  
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• 'Supergran' delivers knuckle sandwich to violent teacher she catches slapping her young grandchild

  14-04-2016 21:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: The teacher was pulling the hair and slapping a number of children - but had no idea a relation saw her assaults
  
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• Shocked mum-of-two spots THE QUEEN'S FACE in scan of her unborn baby

  14-04-2016 20:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum-of-two Sharn Slack, 25, said she could see a famous royal in a scan of her five-week-old baby
  
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• Police launch search for mum and two young children who have gone missing in Algarve

  14-04-2016 20:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christine Davies, 28, and her daughters Lilly, aged 18 months, and Ruby, nine months, were last seen nearly two weeks ago
  
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• ISIS names two senior British politicians on chilling 'kill list' of Western Muslims

  14-04-2016 20:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Business Secretary Sajid Javid and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi are identified as targets on the list because they are 'overt crusaders'
  
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• Thug who KEYED his girlfriend's face and chest in jealous rage is jailed

  14-04-2016 20:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daniel Murphy repeatedly attacked his then partner Ashleigh McGarry, leaving her scarred after one of the assaults
  
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• William and Kate escape obscene 'you're a baldy' chanting from Bhutanese archery fans

  14-04-2016 20:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The fans' chanting included the phrase: "Your nose is really big. We hope your private parts are as big"
  
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• Police warning for Old Firm stars ahead of cup showdown

  14-04-2016 20:40
  
  A POLICE chief has warned that Old Firm players are not immune from arrest ahead of this weekend's powder keg match.
  
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• Yorkshire Ripper obsessed teen claims he was 'controlled by the devil' during murders

  14-04-2016 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The teenager, who is now 17, repeatedly stabbed disabled father-of-five James Attfield and student Nahid Almanea, from Saudi Arabia, in the two separate 2014 attacks in Colchester, Essex.
  
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• Manchester Airport security upgrade demanded as passport check failings follow sniffer dogs' dismal record

  14-04-2016 20:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Home Office says security will be tightened as a report also reveals some passports are not being checked
  
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• Pervert who joked 'I'm no Jimmy Savile' while grooming 'schoolgirl' is filmed trying to meet her for sex

  14-04-2016 20:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrew Taylor, from South Shields, told the youngster he would bring along alcohol and condoms for “adult fun” when they met
  
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• WATCH: Family film pet dog's 'GHOST' roaming the house and EXORCISING other poltergeists

  14-04-2016 20:25
  
  A FAMILY claim to have caught the ghost of their dead dog on camera - and say he exorcised the house of other poltergeists.
  
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