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• 'The referee realised he messed up'

  17-04-2016 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alan Shearer and Ian Wright examine referee Jon Moss's controversial performance in Leicester's draw with West Ham.
  
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• Is this a UFO spotted in skies over Liverpool? Strange lights spark confusion among stargazers

  17-04-2016 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The flashing lights were reported by residents in the Bootle, Anfield and Kirkby areas of the city and many believe it could have been a result of extra terrestrial activity
  
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• Police question father of four-year-old girl shot dead in their home

  17-04-2016 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The latest reports from the US say Maurice ‘Stephon’ Phillips admitted accidentally shooting his daughter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  
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• Paige Doherty's distraught parents wish tragic teen “happy heavenly birthday” on day she would have turned 16

  17-04-2016 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paige, who was murdered last month, will be buried on Wednesday, three days after what would have been her 16th birthday
  
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• Saturday Night Takeaway 'bigamist' Daniel Gundry reported to police by ex wife

  17-04-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daniel Gundry found himself in the middle of a social media storm when wife Helen, from Warrington, Cheshire, took to the programme's Facebook page after she saw him on the show.
  
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• John Whittingdale could be probed by British intelligence services over claims about his love life

  17-04-2016 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pressure mounts on the Culture Secretary whose lovers have included former erotic actress, the daughter of a Soviet military officer and a dominatrix
  
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• Pizza loving family shocked when their delivery comes with 'an extra topping of MOULD'

  17-04-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lottie Newstead and partner James Shorter had already eaten half of the pizza (pictured), from Tony's Delight, in Newhall, Derbyshire, when they discovered what they believe to be mould.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt may be powerless to impose new contract on junior doctors as more strikes loom

  17-04-2016 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Opposition MPs say Mr Hunt's motives, judgement and competence are now being called into question
  
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• War hero, 90, punched in the face after accidentally bumping into someone with his mobility scooter

  17-04-2016 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The elderly man was left with a heavily bleeding nose after the incident
  
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• NHS spends millions picking up bill after patients suffer botched treatment in private hospitals

  17-04-2016 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A damning report says around 6,000 patients a year need NHS care after private treatment goes wrong
  
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• Britain's toughest prisoner Charles Bronson comes out fighting for pensioners targeted by vile burglars

  17-04-2016 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bronson is said to have come up with the designs after reading about the plight of two pensioners who lost hundreds of pounds in a distraction burglary
  
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• Council accused of failing to check school-run taxi drivers in new child abuse scandal

  17-04-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Children as young as five are alleged to have been targeted in South Ribble, Lancashire, The New Day reports
  
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• Max Capps who ate £850 worth of crack cocaine to dodge drug dealing charge jailed

  17-04-2016 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Salford City Reds Academy player Max Capps, 21, was jailed for 32 months after admitting assaulting a man at a supermarket and possessing class A drugs with intent to supply.
  
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• Selfie horror as girls, 12 and 17, plunge to their deaths over rocks at remote beauty spot

  17-04-2016 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One of the girls drowned in the ocean. The other, who was killed by a severe head injury, was found trapped between rocks
  
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• Yorkshire puddings are crowned best regional dish in the UK over Cornish pasties

  17-04-2016 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They are the staple of any roast dinner and a must-have alongside your meat and veg and now the northern institution has topped a gastronomic poll, cementing its place in the hearts of Britons.
  
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• Good Samaritan in Kent spent hours collecting rubbish is turned away from the tip

  17-04-2016 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colin Shadbolt, 51, spent several hours collecting litter from roadsides in Faversham, Kent but when he turned up at the council-run dump, he was told: 'You can't take rubbish to the rubbish tip.'
  
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• It's time to end Westminster's dominance and let cities run themselves

  17-04-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour's Tristram Hunt says Britain's great towns and cities know best how to run their schools and hospitals
  
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• Ref's decision not acceptable - Carroll

  17-04-2016 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Carroll says Jonathan Moss' decision to give a penalty against him in West Ham's draw at Leicester was "not acceptable".
  
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• VIDEO: What happened to India's snake charmers?

  17-04-2016 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many in India now regard snake charming as an offensive stereotype that's out of place in a modern nation. But what happened to the charmers themselves once the ancient tradition was banned?
  
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• Theme park tragedy as boy, 3, dies after collapsing during day out with parents

  17-04-2016 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The child was airlifted to hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later after emergency crews were called to Wheelgate Theme Park near Newark
  
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• Brit couple's heartbreak at 'perfect' sperm donor being a schizophrenic criminal

  17-04-2016 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Angie Collins and Beth Hanson settled on donor 9623, who supposedly had an IQ of 160, but turned out to be a college dropout who'd spent time in prison
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn should be further ahead in polls, say Labour critics who want big council wins

  17-04-2016 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chris Leslie says the opposition should be 'steaming ahead' with the Tories in chaos while the Labour whip wants a gain of 400 seats in May’s elections
  
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• What colour are these hearts? Optical illusion leaves internet baffled

  17-04-2016 21:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The two hearts in the image appear to be totally different colours - but appearances can be misleading
  
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• Drone hits BA plane near Heathrow

  17-04-2016 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British Airways plane approaching Heathrow Airport is believed to have been hit by a drone before it landed safely, police say.
  
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• ISIS barbarians destroy 2,000-year-old 'Gate of God' close to their Iraqi stronghold

  17-04-2016 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The ancient structure was a gate to the ancient city of Nineveh and was demolished using military equipment according to activists in Mosul
  
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• Sir Elton John and JK Rowling top charity list after singer gave £27million to good causes last year 

  17-04-2016 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 69-year-old singer gave most of the cash to his Aids foundations in Britain and America. The Harry Potter author generated and donated £10.3m through her charities.
  
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• Woman dies after car ploughs into telegraph pole during police chase

  17-04-2016 21:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old woman, named locally as Lucy Vaughan, died in hospital and a 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
  
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• British backpacker Harry Greaves vanishes during lone mountain trek in Peru sparking fears for his safety

  17-04-2016 21:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harry Greaves, 29, from Shropshire, flew to the South American country on February 20 and his disappearance is said to be "completely out of character"
  
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• Incredible ONE TONNE megamouth shark caught by stunned fishermen using just a net

  17-04-2016 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The ultra-rare fish, which feeds on plankton by swimming with its huge mouth open, was caught in nets near Owase Port in Mie Prefecture, Japan
  
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• Drone hits British Airways plane near Heathrow

  17-04-2016 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British Airways plane approaching Heathrow Airport is believed to have been hit by a drone before it landed safely, police say.
  
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• Brazil MPs in Rousseff impeachment vote

  17-04-2016 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Party leaders address Brazil's lower house of Congress before a vote on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over charges of fiddling government accounts.
  
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• Tory-voting mum whose tearful blast left Conservative minister speechless on Question Time joins the Labour Party

  17-04-2016 21:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum-of-four Michelle Dorrell shouted 'Shame on you' at Energy Secretary Amber Rudd on the TV show last year
  
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• Oil meeting breaks up without agreement

  17-04-2016 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A meeting of the world's leading oil producers to discuss capping output and reverse tumbling prices ends without agreement.
  
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• An estimated 25,000 ISIS fighters killed in British and allied air strikes

  17-04-2016 20:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Colonel Steve Warren, a US military spokesman, has compared the terror group with a boxer saying attacks have left it "weak at the knees"
  
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• Why would anyone run the London marathon? Five people reveal their inspiration for taking on 26.2 miles

  17-04-2016 20:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Five people reveal the reasons why they're doing one of the toughest races in the UK...
  
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• Stunning photographs of Star Wars buildings that look just like they're from a galaxy far far away

  17-04-2016 20:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Snapper Mirko Nahmijas, 33,  captured the artistic shots in Belgrade after realising the city's brutalist architecture made his home town feel like Han Solo's home planet of Corellia
  
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• Chelmsford murder probe: Tragic gran found dead next to critically injured husband as police arrest man

  17-04-2016 20:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police say they were called to reports of a man being assaulted in Chelmsford, Essex, at 1.30am and a 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene
  
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• School criticised for asking students to WEAR their A-level target grades around their necks

  17-04-2016 20:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pupils have been given lanyards - reportedly nicknamed 'the noose' - with their name, photograph and expected grades
  
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• Mind your own business! French finance minister sparks fury by claiming Britain 'would end up like Jersey' if we left EU

  17-04-2016 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emmanuel Macron - tipped as a future French president - delivered the slight as he questioned whether the UK wanted to end up like 'Jersey or Guernsey'.
  
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• Ferrari 458 Spider worth staggering £240,000 owned by Lord Aleem smashes into house

  17-04-2016 20:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The car was photographed with its front folded in after the crash
  
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• Young boy who has waited SEVEN YEARS for heart transplant now needs new lungs

  17-04-2016 20:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  William Simpson, nine, has become too poorly for the operation and will now need a far more complex procedure
  
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• Spalding double murder: Dad of tragic teen Katie Edwards leaves heartbreaking message saying 'kiss your mum for me'

  17-04-2016 20:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two 14-year-olds have been charged with murder after Katie, 13, and her mum Liz Edwards, 49, were found dead in their home in Spalding, Lincolnshire
  
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• UK weather sees Spring is back with a week of high temperatures and plenty of sunshine

  17-04-2016 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Today's mild weather is set to continue for much of the week, with highs of 16C hitting London around Wednesday while the far north will also see temperatures reaching the low teens.
  
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• DVLA rakes in £160k a WEEK selling drivers' details to parking firms chasing motorists for fines 

  17-04-2016 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The government agency made £8.3million last yearfrom the practice, up from £6.1million in the previous year. The DVLA is legally entitled to pass on the information, despite the Data Protection Act.
  
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• Lovehoney survey finds Brits admit to having sex on the beach and in the garden SHED

  17-04-2016 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A whopping 92 per cent of Brits are taking sex outside the bedroom, according to a survey by Lovehoney. The shower was the most popular place to get intimate while 53% had done it on the beach.
  
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• East Ayrshire shopkeeper prosecuted for attack on customers after he is caught with OWN camera

  17-04-2016 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Salman Tariq, 30, was filmed on his own surveillance cameras carrying out the vicious assault on three women and an elderly man outside his shop in East Ayrshire, Scotland.
  
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• Pope Francis arrives in Rome with 12 migrants after Pontiff plucked them from Lesbos camp

  17-04-2016 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twelve refugees have arrived in the Vatican (shown) after Pope Francis rescued them from a camp in Lesbos following a visit to the Greek island to highlight the humanitarian crisis.  
  
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• Fears grow for Planet Grief blog author Helen Bailey who's been missing for six days

  17-04-2016 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Author Helen Bailey, 51, pictured, was last seen walking her pet dog, believed to be called Boris, near her home in Royston, Hertfordshire, on the afternoon of 11 April.
  
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• SAS 'to patrol the Mediterranean' to stop ISIS attacks on British tourists

  17-04-2016 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Led by the Royal Marines but likely to involve SAS members in the event of an attack, it will be used to respond to massacres at tourist resorts such as that seen in Tunisia last year.
  
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• Murder detectives make arrest after Chelmsford woman is found dead at her home

  17-04-2016 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The victims, both in their 50s, are believed to be a married couple who have lived at the property in Chelmsford, Essex, pictured, for three or four years. A 31-year-old man has been arrested.
  
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