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• Iain Duncan Smith says Conservatives must be more compassionate or they will face defeat

  20-04-2016 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former Cabinet minister, who oversaw the introduction of the bedroom tax, said that voters 'question the party's motives'
  
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• Astonishing footage shows first ever flight of radical new plane that takes off VERTICALLY

  20-04-2016 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The success of the prototype, which is a fifth of the final size, heralds the way for a full-sized design to be built which will take to the air by 2018
  
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• Couple disgusted when their KFC gravy tub was labelled 'smegma'

  20-04-2016 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Craig Mitchell was stunned when he noticed the word, which is a type of penis discharge, written on the top of the pot
  
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• Chef slammed woman's face on the pavement in an unprovoked attack then claimed she assaulted HIM

  20-04-2016 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Apprentice chef James Foster left Kirsten Callaghan battered and bloodied in the unprovoked attack that took place after a house party
  
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• Volkswagen makes £700m compensation deal for car owners in diesel emissions scandal

  20-04-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Under the agreement, customers in the US could have their vehicles repaired or even bought back from them by the auto giant
  
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• Arsène Wenger stands firm but Arsenal are standing still and close to meltdown| David Hytner

  20-04-2016 23:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Tottenham’s rare and thrilling assault on the title is only putting into sharper focus the sense that nothing is changing at Arsenal, who seem trapped in the same old cycleArsène Wenger had had enough. The Arsenal manager, as usual, had wanted to look ahead to the next game – in this case, West Bromwich Albion’s visit to the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night – yet the issue at hand was the continuing autopsy into his club’s Premier League season, with all th
  
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• Man arrested over sex act on young child had worked in primary schools for thirty years

  20-04-2016 23:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Hockenberry, 48, is accused of engaging in sexual activity with the youngster at a primary school where he worked in Guilderland, New York State, police say.
  
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• Sex beast who repeatedly raped toddler only caught after victim was diagnosed with an STD

  20-04-2016 23:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A court heard the little girl was so young she struggled to put into words what happened to her and had to point to a doll to explain her ordeal
  
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• Steve Bell on the London mayoral elections – cartoon

  20-04-2016 23:11 via theguardian.com
  
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• Police stop driver recorded at terrifying 154MPH - on an A-ROAD

  20-04-2016 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The speed, which one traffic cop described as 'absolute lunacy', is thought to be one of the highest ever recorded on a British road
  
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• Marine recruit tells how he was WATERBOARDED with cider during initiation

  20-04-2016 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The alleged waterboarding was part of a series of tasks and punishments which formed an initiation ceremony into 45 Commando, based at Royal Marine Condor, Arbroath, Scotland.
  
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• Little boy 'blamed for murder of toddler by couple describes punishments he suffered at their hands'

  20-04-2016 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The youngster described how he was forced to take cold showers and called 'dirty boy' by Rachel Trelfa and Nyomi Fee, a court heard
  
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• Meet the commoner who shares the Queen's birthday - but the links don't end there

  20-04-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stuart Simpson had led a much humbler - but no less remarkable - life than our longest reigning monarch, his daughter tells The New Day
  
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• Ramiro Funes Mori sees red as Liverpool coast past 10-man Everton

  20-04-2016 22:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Everton head to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday but whether Roberto Martínez clings on beyond that game is open to doubt. Part one of a defining week for the Everton manager was “disastrous” and “a feeling of embarrassment” – his words. Liverpool accepted the invitation to inflict a humiliation. Related: Everton’s Roberto Martínez admits to ‘embarrassment’ after Anfield disasterContinue reading...
  
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• Only known film of Louis Armstrong in studio discovered in storage facility

  20-04-2016 22:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Louis Armstrong House Museum has acquired the 33-minute, 16mm film, which captures Armstrong recording his 1959 album Satchmo Plays King OliverThe Louis Armstrong House Museum has acquired the only known film of the great jazz musician in a recording studio, footage that was discovered in a storage facility.The 33-minute, 16mm film captures Armstrong recording his 1959 album Satchmo Plays King Oliver in Los Angeles for Audio Fidelity. The record producer, Sid Frey, had the film professionally sh
  
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• Young woman, 23, dies in sleep following massive epileptic fit just months after starting new life in Australia

  20-04-2016 22:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Georgina Waterman's family paid tribute to a 'beautiful sister' who had just found the 'love of her life'
  
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• Manchester United’s Matteo Darmian finishes off limp Crystal Palace

  20-04-2016 22:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Louis van Gaal is currently all about the result and not the display as Manchester United try to chase down Arsenal and Manchester City in the hunt for a Champions League place. Related: Do Manchester United fans want fourth if it means Louis van Gaal stays? | Paul WilsonContinue reading...
  
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• Secret government plan to CHARGE disabled people to appeal benefits decisions revealed

  20-04-2016 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions tried to keep the report a secret, but bungling officials failed to redact it properly
  
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• Cyclist killed after crashing into road sign at 40mph during Curve of Doom race

  20-04-2016 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jason Catley, 44, was killed riding the Curve of Doom race around Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, last June
  
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• Man bailed in Rikki Neave murder investigation

  20-04-2016 22:45 via theguardian.com
  
  A man arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of murdering a six-year-old boy in 1994 has been released on bail until JuneA man arrested on suspicion of murdering a six-year-old boy more than 20 years ago has been released on bail.Rikki Neave was last seen leaving his home on the Welland estate in Peterborough to go to school on 28 November 1994. His naked body was found in nearby woodland the following day. A postmortem examination found he had been strangled. Continue reading...
  
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• Prince George 'has same walk as grandad' says proud William while watching archive childhood footage of Prince Charles

  20-04-2016 22:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "He walks like George, or George walks like him," said Prince Harry as he watched the clip with his brother the Duke of Cambridge
  
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• Burden review – how a crazed performance artist mellowed

  20-04-2016 22:37 via theguardian.com
  
  The late Chris Burden was known for works involving extreme physical peril, but he ended up almost respectable. A compelling new film charts his journeyIt’s a strange path from nailing oneself to a revving Volkswagen to creating a photo-ready oasis of nostalgic, tourist-friendly street lamps. This was the journey of Chris Burden, the sculptor and performance artist whose early, notorious work pushed even the most liberal responses to the unanswerable question “what is art?” Luc
  
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• Real-life Wolf of Wall Street must pay £10m from ill-gotten gains or spend another 10 years behind bars

  20-04-2016 22:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jeffrey Revell-Reade blew a fortune on yachts, private jet hire and now worthless Rolf Harris artwork
  
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• Pictured: Dressed in military fatigues on a shooting range, the Moroccan immigrant chef held in Majorca who ‘recruited ISIS terrorists’ is a 'cocaine dealing gun fanatic'

  20-04-2016 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Suspected ISIS recruiter Mohamed Harrak cuts a menacing figure in military fatigues in these pictures seen by police. Spanish officials described the hotel chef as a 'threat to national security'.
  
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• Tim Peake on running the London Marathon in space – video

  20-04-2016 22:32 via theguardian.com
  
  British astronaut Tim Peake says he will partake in the London Marathon, completing the race on a treadmill on board the International Space Station. Peake shows a harness which will keep him bolted on treadmill and says he’s been ‘putting in the miles’. The London Marathon will take place on SundayContinue reading...
  
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• Barack Obama to weigh into Brexit referendum debate during UK visit

  20-04-2016 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  US president expected to warn that leaving the European Union would jeopardise special relationship with US
  Barack Obama is due to arrive in London on Thursday to enter the debate about Britain’s future in Europe, amid fresh warnings that leaving the European Union would jeopardise the special relationship with the United States.The US president and his wife Michelle will attend a celebratory lunch on Friday to mark the 90th birthday of the Queen, with whom they are said to enjoy a warm ra
  
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• Abuse survivor 'euphoric' after monster who used her for 'sexual plaything' as a child is jailed

  20-04-2016 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brendan Houghton was convicted of 21 counts of indecent assault and jailed after a trial at Liverpool Crown Court
  
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• MPs just spent two hours discussing whether to keep wasting £80,000 a year printing laws on calf skin

  20-04-2016 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour's Melanie Onn said it was 'embarrassing' that the debate over vellum had taken place at all
  
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• Luis Suárez scores four as Barcelona rout Deportivo La Coruña 8-0

  20-04-2016 22:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Luis Suárez scored four goals and contributed three assists as Barcelona’s stuttering La Liga title charge sparked back to life with an 8-0 thrashing of Deportivo La Coruña.Three successive defeats had put the breaks on Barcelona’s title hopes but Suárez made sure the losing run would not continue when he gave Barça a two-goal cushion at the break by scoring in the 11th and 24th minutes. Continue reading...
  
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• 'PENIS' accidentally screened on national TV as "well-endowed" sailor wearing shorts appears to suffer MAJOR wardrobe malfunction

  20-04-2016 22:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An idyllic family lunch on a boat became rather X-rated when a 'penis' belonging to one of the sons decided it wanted to share a piece of the limelight
  
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• ISIS fighters use football stadium as MASS GRAVE after dumping bodies of slaughtered woman and children

  20-04-2016 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The chilling discovery was made by Iraqi cops who were led to the graves by captured Islamic State militants
  
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• China sets its sights on the Northwest Passage as a potential trade boon

  20-04-2016 22:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Shipping guide published by maritime safety administration outlines nautical charts and descriptions of ice conditions despite country’s lack of territorial claimChina is looking to exploit the Northwest Passage, the fabled shortcut from the Pacific to the Atlantic, according to state-run media, with the world’s biggest trader in goods publishing a shipping guide to the route.The seaway north of Canada, which could offer a quicker journey from China to the US east coast than via the
  
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• David Cameron urges Brits to 'listen to advice' from our allies in EU referendum

  20-04-2016 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As Barack Obama flies in to make the case for staying in the EU, the PM said: 'I struggle to find the leader of any friendly country that thinks we should leave'
  
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• National Lottery results: Lotto winning numbers for £2.2m jackpot on Wednesday, April 20

  20-04-2016 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Have you won a life-changing amount of money? Find out right here
  
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• Asda jumper catches fire as mum cooks dinner for family leaving her with horrific burns

  20-04-2016 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amanda Clarke was left with third degree burns when the sleeve of her polyester and cotton garment came into contact with the flame on her gas hob
  
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• Obama's chilly reception in Saudi Arabia hints at mutual distrust

  20-04-2016 22:02 via theguardian.com
  
  US president’s low-key arrival and meeting with King Salman underscores tension that has deepened over US policy towards Iran and the war in SyriaBarack Obama arrived to a noticeably low-key reception in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday against a background of mutual irritation in a relationship tested by a turbulent Middle East, plummeting oil prices and economic and political uncertainty.The US president was greeted at the airport by the governor of Riyadh, Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud, and
  
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• MPs unanimously declare Yazidis and Christians victims of Isis genocide

  20-04-2016 21:59 via theguardian.com
  
  British parliament defies government to condemn barbarity of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq A government attempt to prevent MPs from declaring that Islamic State’s treatment of Yazidis and Christians amounted to genocide was crushed on Wednesday, when the Commons voted unanimously to condemn their treatment and refer the issue to the UN security council. It is almost unprecedented for MPs collectively to declare actions in a war as genocide. Continue reading...
  
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• The Queen starts her birthday celebrations with a 'normal day at the office'

  20-04-2016 21:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Her Majesty was presented with the flowers by 18-month-old Charlie Capper during a visit to mark another milestone “birthday” – 500 years of Royal Mail
  
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• Ched Evans will hear tomorrow whether he will get a retrial over his conviction for rape

  20-04-2016 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Court of Appeal judges set to announce their decision on appeal proceedings. Prosecutors say they will seek to retry the former Sheffield United striker on the same charges if his conviction is quashed.
  
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• Boy aged just EIGHT is among dozens of victims of forced marriage in Britain

  20-04-2016 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nearly 40 children under 18 have been deemed to be at risk in West Yorkshire since June 2014. Only five of the 51 forced marriage cases in the region have led to prosecution (file photo).
  
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• Family of Russian 'Rambo' killed by ISIS given World War 2 medals by French couple

  20-04-2016 21:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The family of Aleksandr Prokhorenko received the medals from a couple known as the Magues, who live in Florensac
  
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• Louisa Spivack 'nearly dies' after falling between commuter train and the platform

  20-04-2016 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After plunging from the carriage at East Croydon station in south London, 68-year-old Louisa Spivack hung on to the platform, desperately trying to stop her feet touching the live track.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn posts bizarre job ad fuelling rumours he's expecting a leadership challenge

  20-04-2016 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour tongues were set wagging as the Leader advertised for a new aide until December 31st, or the end of his leadership, 'whichever is sooner'
  
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• Manchester United v Crystal Palace: Premier League – live!

  20-04-2016 21:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Live updates from the Premier League match at Old Trafford Email [email protected] or tweet @timmyhillehFollow Liverpool v Everton – live! 8.44pm BST44 min: Zaha’s shot from the set piece is blocked, and United look to break, but then Souaré absolutely steams in to a challenge on Mata with both feet! He played the ball, but his two feet were off the ground, and it was reckless: Lee Mason shows a yellow, but on another day that might have been red. That was dangerous. 8.
  
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• Kim Jong-un holds MasterChef-style contest as millions of North Koreans struggle on meagre rations

  20-04-2016 21:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The obese tyrant loves gorging on European cheese and fine wines while two-thirds of his people struggle to survive on reduced state food handouts
  
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• Deportivo La Coruña v Barcelona: La Liga – live!

  20-04-2016 21:44 via theguardian.com
  
  La Liga latest as faltering Barça visit Deportivo, 7pm BST kick-off
  Follow Liverpool v Everton in the Premier League here‘This is my style, I don’t care if you don’t like it,’ says Luis EnriqueBarça: the team that could not lose, became the team that cannot win
  And mail [email protected] or tweet @TomBry 8.44pm BST87 min: Is there time for another goal? What’s the betting Suarez would be involved if there was:Luis Suárez has made La Lig
  
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• Georgina Waterman died in her sleep after suffering a massive epileptic fit

  20-04-2016 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Georgina Waterman, 23, originally from Ramsgate, Kent, suffered the fatal fit during the night of March 31 while living in Perth. Her sister Danielle, 21, paid tribute to a 'beautiful' older sister.
  
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• Tories step up attempts to link Sadiq Khan to extremists

  20-04-2016 21:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Khan’s side has dismissed as ‘desperate dog-whistling’ the allegations of links to terrorists and hate preachers during London mayoral campaignConservative election strategists appear increasingly sure that attempting to link Sadiq Khan to radical Muslims will win Zac Goldsmith votes in the London mayoral election on 5 May.Minutes after David Cameron joined the attack on Wednesday by claiming Khan was close to a south London cleric, Suliman Gani, who “supports IS [Islamic
  
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• Vote Leave chief accuses No 10 of making threats to Brexit supporters

  20-04-2016 21:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Dominic Cummings tells MPs that officials’ ‘subtly worded’ behaviour aims to stop people speaking in favour of leaving EUDowning Street advisers and senior civil servants are threatening people to stop them speaking out in favour of Brexit, the director of the campaign to leave the EU has claimed.Dominic Cummings, the Vote Leave campaign chief, made the accusation during a fractious House of Commons Treasury committee hearing where he sparred with Labour and Conservative MPs. C
  
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• Construction worker gets six-inch nail lodged in his HEART after fall - but miraculously survives

  20-04-2016 21:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Doctors said if he colleagues had tried to remove the nail, the injured man would probably have died
  
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