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• Woman hurled abuse at court as she denied using sex toys in front of young girls

  19-04-2016 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emma Kent, 29, and Jacqueline Horton, 47, are both accused of performing sex acts in front of young girls
  
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• Why the Spanish Costas and other European holiday resorts are the logical next target for ISIS

  19-04-2016 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prof Anthony Glees, director of the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham, on the news that ISIS is targeting sunshine beaches this summer
  
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• Syrian government air strike kills 44 civilians in region under the control of Al-Qaeda

  19-04-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Suspected government air strikes killed at least 44 civilians at markets in northwestern Syriaas opposition chiefs said they were leaving peace talks in Geneva because of such attacks.
  
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• Terrifying 'Independence Day-style' tornado cloud caught on camera swirling in sky

  19-04-2016 23:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In scenes reminiscent of Independence Day, the jaw-dropping cloud formation looks like an alien mother ship descending on earth
  
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• Guernsey turns into scene from Twister as tornado-like funnel appears in the sky

  19-04-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This dramatic footage shows a huge tornado-like funnel cloud forming over the UK. It was captured by photographer Pierre Bisson, 48, while he was out cycling on Sunday morning in Guernsey.
  
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• Eye-opening social experiment sees people filmed as strangers drop their wallet - with surprising results

  19-04-2016 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thirteen pedestrians were filmed witnessing a complete stranger drop their wallet
  
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• Woman kept huge pet CROCODILE in her back garden for nearly SIXTY YEARS

  19-04-2016 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Helen Haritos inherited the female crocodile, named Albert, when her father died in 1992, and describes her as 'low maintenance'
  
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• Missing Harry Greaves: Body of British backpacker who disappeared in Peru after climbing mountain alone found by police

  19-04-2016 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Authorities say the body  was discovered by search teams today in a 130ft deep crevasse
  
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• SAS to protect British tourists from ISIS attacks on European holiday resorts this summer

  19-04-2016 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The revelation comes as spies from GCHQ helped smash a terror plot in Spain as a Moroccan national was arrested on the holiday island of Majorca
  
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• EU ‘interferes’ too much in people’s lives, Brussels chief Jean-Claude Juncker admits

  19-04-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jean-Claude Juncker (pictured addressing MPs from member states in Strasbourg today) conceded the bloc is 'losing economic clout' but said countries needed to work together more.
  
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• Horrific video 'shows boys hitting bird with sticks before setting it alight'

  19-04-2016 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING DISTRESSING FOOTAGE: The film clip also shows teenagers swinging the bird around and stretching out its wings
  
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• Rat bites OAP on the bottom while he sits on the toilet at home

  19-04-2016 23:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pensioner was sitting on his toilet when the rat attacked - and local flooding problems are being blamed
  
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• Vicar of Dibley writer discusses the funny side of living with Parkinson's

  19-04-2016 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mayhew-Archer recently made a documentary about the condition he's lived with for five years, and not the veteran broadcaster, as a friend mistakenly assumed
  
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• Meet the woman who spent a year wearing just 33 items of clothing

  19-04-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Elizabeth Archer raised money for charity supporting the families of disabled children after feeling guilty about her bursting wardrobe filed with unworn outfits
  
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• Age UK in the clear over controversial deal with energy firm E.ON, says watchdog

  19-04-2016 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The charity made £6m in a year promoting one of company's tariffs but critics say this deal cost £245 more than the cheapest on offer
  
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• Search-and-rescue helicopter retired from Navy transformed into very unusual holiday home

  19-04-2016 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stirling farmer Martyn Steedman bought the Sea King helicopter in an online MoD auction for £7,000 and decided turn it into accommodation complete with a dining area
  
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• Russian socialite with wardrobe worth £1million flies 1,800 miles for haircut - but denies she is 'spoilt'

  19-04-2016 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pampered Julia Stakhiva splurges hundreds of thousands every year on designer clothes and luxurious holidays - all funded by her very wealthy parents
  
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• Extra tough smartphones for builders invented to withstand being dropped on site

  19-04-2016 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts has designed the “tough phone” so it doesn’t break if it falls from up to 2 meters on to a hard surface
  
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• Gruesome video shows what happens when you stand on a plug - and it looks incredibly painful

  19-04-2016 22:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Warning: graphic images The stomach-churning 16-second clip was posted on Facebook by Jordan Taylor who appears to have stood on the white plug
  
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• North Korea's Kim Jong Un 'more aggressive, arrogant and impulsive' than his dad, top US general warns

  19-04-2016 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Army General Vincent Brooks told a Senate hearing he was "not optimistic" about North Korea's direction
  
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• Cliff Richard helped by cleared DJ Paul Gambaccini as he fights sex abuse allegations

  19-04-2016 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sir Cliff strenuously denies the claims and has been receiving support from the former Radio 1 DJ who was cleared of similar allegations after a year on bail
  
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• Anonymous launches online TRAINING CAMP to prime next generation of hacktavists for battle against ISIS

  19-04-2016 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hidden on the dark web, the internet relay chat (IRC) service is now open for anyone wanting to converse with members of the notorious hacking group
  
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• Hit-and-run driver caused death of toddler after drinking litre of vodka and taking cocaine

  19-04-2016 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ciaran Lane pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Vanessa Siatka on Easter Monday last year
  
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• George Osborne agrees to exempt MPs from anti-money laundering checks under pressure from Tory backbencher

  19-04-2016 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor has caved under pressure from influential Tory Charles Walker, who last week refused to reveal his tax returns
  
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• Prayers for tragic Paige Doherty as private mass is held a day before schoolgirls' funeral

  19-04-2016 22:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Around 300 family, friends and wellwishers held a procession behind a stunning carriage carrying the schoolgirl's coffin
  
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• Lily Allen says she has been victim shamed by the police who said criticising the way they handled her stalking case may deter other victims

  19-04-2016 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lily Allen said she was treated as a 'nuisance rather than a victim' by officers who 'took away her panic alarm' after she spoke out about being stalked by Alex Gray, 31, from Perth, Scorland.
  
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• Teenager takes on the might of Tesco to stop the sale of caged hen eggs

  19-04-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Animal welfare campaigner Lucy Gavaghan, 14, collected 280,000 signatures against the practice – and now she's going to meet store bosses
  
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• Landslide opens a 900ft crack at Bowleaze Cove near Weymouth, Dorset

  19-04-2016 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A huge landslide has opened up a giant 900ft crevice along a cliff and has dramatically changed the face of Britain's famous Jurassic Coast near Weymouth, Dorset.
  
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• 6 oz Burgers owners lose court battle to serve their burgers pink in the middle

  19-04-2016 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Baldry and Piotr Mientkiewic, who run 6 oz Burgers in Southsea, Hampshire, face being a further £35,000 out of pocket after Portsmouth City Council demanded they cover their legal fees.
  
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• Madeleine McCann’s parents 'seething' as police chief wins libel appeal against them

  19-04-2016 21:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Goncalo Amaral has won his appeal against an earlier ruling where he had to pay the McCann family £360,000 and £76,000 in interest
  
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• Simon Danczuk gives taxpayer funded job to selfie-loving ex-wife Karen

  19-04-2016 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Karen Danczuk worked as the MP's "caseworker" for £20,000 before they split. He's given her job after other staff members quit
  
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• Pac-Man shaped UFO filmed hovering over petrol station is "bonefide sighting" claim alien hunters

  19-04-2016 21:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A shocked motorist is said to have captured to the shapeshifting lights at 3am in the morning on his mobile phone while driving home from work
  
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• What cars do people drive near you? The most popular models in your area revealed

  19-04-2016 21:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New data from the Department of Transport shows that people love Chevrolets in the Valleys, Brummies are mad for a Jag and Kia is the king of Scotland
  
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• Dramatic moment ISIS suspect 'planning terror attacks in Europe' is arrested during police raid in Majorca

  19-04-2016 21:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police say the 26-year-old man is accused of helping to plan terror attacks in Spain and the rest of Europe
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning numbers for £16 million jackpot on Tuesday, April 19

  19-04-2016 21:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Have you won a life-changing amount of cash? Here's the winning numbers that could make you a millionaire
  
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• Grand Designs' homeowners make tidy profits from their TV-featured properties

  19-04-2016 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three £1million+ properties that starred on TV's Grand Designs have gone on the market for sale. But was the financial - and emotional stress - worth it as the couples behind the builds reveal their turmoil...
  
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• Lily Allen accuses Met police of 'victim-blaming' following stalking case

  19-04-2016 21:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Singer says force suggested her criticism of its handling of case would dissuade others from coming forwardLily Allen has accused the Metropolitan police of “victim-shaming and victim-blaming” after she spoke out about her seven-year stalking ordeal and criticised the force’s handling of the case.The singer, who is awaiting the sentencing of Alex Gray, a stranger who threatened her life, read out an email on television on Tuesday night from a police officer who said that the hi
  
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• Royal Marine 'waterboarded new recruit and forced him to lie in pool of urine and vomit'

  19-04-2016 21:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Marine Ian Tennet, 32, is accused of forcing subordinate Carlo Nicholson to partake in a number of humiliating initiation rituals
  
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• Regretting your Tinder date? This pub is offering female customers a way out when things go wrong

  19-04-2016 21:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  But now a pub has come to the rescue by developing an ingenious way of helping customers get out of awkward or even dangerous situations
  
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• Government scraps proposed changes to trade union funding

  19-04-2016 20:49 via theguardian.com
  
  U-turn on plan to abolish ‘check-off’ system follows threatened rebellion in Lords and will be seen as major victory for unionsThe government is to drop a controversial proposal to change trade union funding arrangements after a threatened rebellion in the House of Lords. Under plans included in the trade union bill all civil servants and staff in the wider public sector who belong to a union would have had to switch to direct debits or make other arrangements to pay their fees. Cont
  
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• Rikki Neave's family in 'shock' as police arrest man on suspicion of murder

  19-04-2016 20:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tragic Rikki Neave, 6, was last seen alive leaving his home on the morning of November 28 1994
  
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• Deepcut inquest told marks on shot soldier's hand were consistent with 'fending off a weapon'

  19-04-2016 20:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Firearms expert Ann Kiernan said the marks found on the hand of Private Cheryl James may have been soot from the discharge of a weapon
  
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• UK weather: Enjoy the warmth while you can because Arctic winds are headed our way

  19-04-2016 20:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The best day is set to be Wednesday, but it'll be a return to the colder weather at the end of the week with frosty nights
  
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• ISIS 'floods MORE fighters to Europe' in wake of Paris and Brussels attacks

  19-04-2016 20:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Security services warn their is a high possibility of a third devastating attack in Europe
  
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• Coroner told teen soldier shot dead at Deepcut Barracks 'may have been subject to sex attack'

  19-04-2016 20:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Private Cheryl James was 18 when she died died in mysterious circumstances at the notorious Deepcut Barracks in Surrey 20 years ago
  
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• British backpacker missing in Peru for nearly two weeks 'seen by a local'

  19-04-2016 20:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A charity said Harry Greaves had been seen since his disappearance on April 7 and on hearing the news, the 29-year-old's father said he is 'fraught with worry'
  
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• Bizarre footage shows ex-porn star called "The Witch" suspended by her body piercings during extreme 'cleansing' stunt

  19-04-2016 20:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andjela Vestica, 24, says the sick stunt causes her so much agony, it verges on ecstasy
  
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• Dentist stabbed faith healer to death at black magic treatment centre while 'possessed by demons'

  19-04-2016 20:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ashfaq Choudhry was arrested after he attempted to jump into a moat at the Tower of London not long after attacking Zakariyya Islam in September last year
  
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• Watchdog warns of trend where ex-ministers land lucrative jobs in sectors they goverened

  19-04-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex-ministers, including Ed Davey (pictured) who land plum jobs in areas they used to control in government could face a new clamp down after the sleaze watchdog demanded new powers. 
  
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• Cardiff traveller gang forced 2 vulnerable men to do hard labour for just £10 a day

  19-04-2016 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cardiff Crown Court heard the pair would be beaten if they refused to carry out their boss' demands and were 'kidnapped' when their attempts to escape failed. The four accused men deny all charges.
  
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