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• Voice of the Mirror: Zac Goldsmith's London Mayor campaign has been shameful

  01-05-2016 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Tory candidates smear campaign on Labour rival Sadiq Khan has seen Goldsmith come in for heavy criticism - even from within his own party
  
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• Paul Gascoigne's tragic young nephew found dead in tower block after fighting his own battle with addiction

  01-05-2016 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Just weeks ago Jay Kerrigan, 22, had put up a long, rambling post on Facebook about drugs and talked about suicide to escape his addiction
  
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• Conservative intervention in Labour anti-Semitism row is "sickening hypocrisy"

  01-05-2016 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Given the Tories' own record on racism, they should be more hesitant to point the finger at their counterparts
  
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• Norway crash helicopter which killed British dad had to return to base TWICE after warning light was triggered

  01-05-2016 23:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Oil worker Iain Stuart, from Laurencekirk in Scotland, was among 13 people to die in the horror crash on Friday
  
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• Cambridge University student suffers severe burns after his costume is 'set on fire'

  01-05-2016 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The young man, believed to be a first year, was treated by paramedics from Prince William's East Anglian Air Ambulance for injuries to his face and arms, at the 'Caesarian Sunday' party.
  
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• Sex education key to preventing revenge porn as 30% of cases involve under 19s

  01-05-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The shocking figures revealed that children as young as 11 have been affected - but experts insist that criminalising it has had an affect, the New Day reports
  
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• Julie Burchill: Labour Party "Jew-hatred" is cynical bid for Muslim vote

  01-05-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ken Livingstone's anti-Semitist outburst is just an example of the "obscene" racism in left-wing politics, says Burchill
  
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• Holly Valance visits Uganda with Comic Relief to help fight malaria

  01-05-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  70% of people who die from malaria are under the age of five, and Holly tells The New Day that so much more needs to be done to turn that figure around
  
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• Could genetic testing tell you whether you and your partner are made for each other?

  01-05-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One simple DNA test purports to tell you how compatible you and your other half actually are, reports The New Day
  
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• Investigation begins into crash that killed light aircraft pilot and his passenger

  01-05-2016 23:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One witness thought the men were performing an aerobatic stunt but were unable to pull out of a dive before crashing in a field
  
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• Toe-curling moment beauty queen is stripped of her crown seconds after 'coronation' when organisers named wrong winner

  01-05-2016 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Leticia Cappatto scowled as her rival was revealed as the real winner – and immediately demanded a recount
  
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• First look at Steven Gerrard's luxurious new mansion where legend will live when he returns to Merseyside

  01-05-2016 23:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Located in an exclusive post code, the huge new home provide Gerrard and his family with both exclusivity and a degree of privacy
  
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• Pupils aged 6 to join first ever “kids’ strike” as parents let them skip school in protest at tougher new Sats tests

  01-05-2016 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "We’re not convinced you’ll listen to words so, to make it very clear how strongly we feel, we are also planning a day of action with a kids’ strike on 3 May"
  
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• Ghostly images filmed inside haunted hospital ‘where doctor took his own life’ leave supernatural sleuths baffled

  01-05-2016 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chilling footage shows a ghostly apparition in a dimly lit corridor lined with stretchers
  
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• Bank manager found fitness and health when a new pet labrador helped her slim and lose five stone

  01-05-2016 22:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tracey Watt weighed in at 16st 8lbs - before she met pet Mojo
  
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• Drugs mule teacher boasts she could buy luxury home because she 'didn't get caught like Peru Two'

  01-05-2016 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The young teacher, named only as Mairi, claims she was smarter than Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum during her time as a drug mule in Peru
  
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• British grandad locked up in Thailand claims he was beaten, robbed and sexually abused behind bars

  01-05-2016 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dave Campbell, who has lived in Thailand since 2014, was jailed after he was involved in a fatal motorbike crash
  
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• Thugs who punched, kicked and burned 'vulnerable' man with cigarette as he lay on ground are jailed

  01-05-2016 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Woman and two men attacked Mark White after finding him the worse for wear in Newcastle
  
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• Benidorm holiday chain Servigroup bans mobility scooters made famous by ITV show

  01-05-2016 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Servigroup, which runs nine three and four-star hotels in the Costa resort, brought the ban in today after announcing its plans earlier in the year. The company admitted the move had angered guests.
  
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• Love cheat Ryan Giggs could lose half of his £40million fortune in divorce fight with wife Stacey

  01-05-2016 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mum-of-two has reportedly called time on their eight-year marriage amid claims the Man United legend, 42, has been flirting with other women
  
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• Ambulance service facing £50million in cuts spends £500k on a fleet of luxury cars

  01-05-2016 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Freedom of Information request by workers at the East of England Ambulance Service revealed the trust bought a fleet of expensive vehicles, including a Jaguar XF and Mercedes C220.
  
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• Defence officials unveil new armed drone that is packed with bombs and can spy on enemies for TWO DAYS

  01-05-2016 21:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  he 'Protector' drone - which is equipped with a state-of-the-art 'detect and avoid' system - can also survive bird strikes, bad weather and severe ice
  
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• North Korean troops use TOY PLANES to prepare for battle in bizarre propaganda clip

  01-05-2016 21:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The country's soldiers are armed with cardboard cutouts of military machinery in the weird footage
  
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• Clive Miller who pleaded guilty to benefits fraud received a brand new £30k car

  01-05-2016 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex-soldier Clive Miller, (pictured) 47, from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, used crutches in court but was seen 'virtually skipping' to his new Ford S-Max motability car.
  
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• Stobhill Hospital: Firefighters battle huge blaze which has sent cloud of thick black smoke billowing across city centre

  01-05-2016 21:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police were reportedly called to the scene at 6.55pm after three 'appliances' caught alight within a building
  
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• Rory Rogers, who was left in a coma after single punch pub attack has uttered first words

  01-05-2016 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rory Rogers, 28, of Pembrokeshire, Wales, is able to recognise loved ones and say 'nan' and 'dad' after three years of suffering from locked-in syndrome following a pub fight in 2013.
  
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• John Whittingdale slammed for “meddling” in BBC over reports Strictly may be banned from Saturday night schedules

  01-05-2016 21:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Culture Secretary could be set to ban Strictly Come Dancing from Saturday night TV, but Labour have hit back, saying they will "fight it all the way:"
  
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• Two people have died in a 'towering inferno' house fire in Lincolnshire

  01-05-2016 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Six fire crews were dispatched to the house in Spalding, Lincolnshire, (pictured) shortly after midnight this morning. Neighbours say it was rented by Eastern Europeans.
  
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• Britain to go green with 64m trees to be planted in 10 years

  01-05-2016 21:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Woodland Trust is leading the project and aims to plant 64m million trees
  
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• Violence breaks out in France as gangs and riot police clash in May Day demonstrations

  01-05-2016 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In Paris tear gas has been used against dozens of masked anarchists - who were apparently joined by students - after violence broke out during the traditional May Day demonstrations.
  
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• Sir Philip Green’s wife could be quizzed by MPs over what happened to BHS millions

  01-05-2016 21:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Work and Pensions Committee could grill the tycoon’s Monaco-based wife Tina, who was paid much of the £400m taken out of the collapsed firm
  
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• Five star Ritz Hotel takes delivery of McCain frozen fries

  01-05-2016 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A guest at the upmarket London establishment wrote a review in which she complained the chips she was served at The Rivoli Bar (pictured) were not worth their £6 price tag.
  
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• What have royals got planned for Princess Charlotte's first birthday and who is invited?

  01-05-2016 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Birthday celebrations are likely to be quiet for the Royal Family's youngest member, held at Will and Kate's Anmer Hall in Norfolk
  
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• Girl is pulled unconscious from a holiday park swimming pool at Waveney River Centre

  01-05-2016 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The seven-year-old girl was hauled out of the water at around noon at the Waveney River Centre (pictured) in Burgh St Peter near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and died a short time later.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder after girls' body is pulled from sea in Ramsgate

  01-05-2016 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officers found the body in the sea near Broadstairs in Kent and have launched a murder probe with a 21-year-old man currently being questioned in custody.
  
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• "Jeremy Hunt, how dare you!" Grieving mum launches impassioned attack after daughter dies at end of doctors' strike

  01-05-2016 20:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Karen Lovell, 33, died in hospital on Wednesday night, just hours after the two-day junior doctors' strike over proposed new contracts ended
  
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• Turkey bombing: Horrifying footage shows moment deadly 'ISIS' suicide car blast is unleashed on police HQ

  01-05-2016 20:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Security sources revealed that police raided the home of a suspected ISIS militant believed to have carried out the attack
  
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• Going to the gym is good for the body - and it boosts brain power, say scientists

  01-05-2016 20:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  “Regular activity and exercise is instrumental in preserving brain health late in life”
  
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• Rolf Harris is set for a £1million payout after his firm was liquidated

  01-05-2016 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris is expected to receive nearly £1million in a pay-out whilst he is in prison as his firm faces closure.
  
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• Shocking footage shows debris strewn across city street after BMW 'spins out of control and smashes into cars'

  01-05-2016 20:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This shocking footage shows the aftermath of a horrifying BMW crash that left several parked cars damaged and the driver in hospital
  
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• Teen dies after accidentally shooting himself in the head while posing for selfie with his dad's gun

  01-05-2016 20:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ramandeep Singh, 15, shot himself at close range after accidentally pulling the gun's trigger instead of clicking the photograph
  
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• Migrants set up camp outside The Ritz in London

  01-05-2016 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pictures show groups of men and woman huddled up in warm clothing, some lighting cigarettes and others in sleeping bags, after making themselves at home yards from The Ritz in London's Green Park.
  
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• Female helicopter pilot held captive in Russia is tipped to become next Ukrainian president as release date nears

  01-05-2016 20:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nadiya Savchenko is set to walk free after two years in jail as part of a prisoner exchange and officials are tipping her for political stardom
  
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• Sadiq Khan warns Labour race row will cost party votes – but Tories also face trouble

  01-05-2016 20:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mayoral candidate says the crisis will make it harder for him to beat rival Zac Goldsmith – who has in turn been accused of running a racist campaign
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn ally Diane Abbott denies Labour has an anti-Semitism problem

  01-05-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Regev condemned links to the extremist group as he warned that Labour appeared to be 'in denial' about issues among its activists, but the shadow Cabinet member denied the party had a problem.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn accused of keeping 'controversial company' after May Day march with communists

  01-05-2016 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader, thought to be the first in 50 years to address the event in London, insisted his party was 'absolutely against' anti-Semitism and other forms of racism.
  
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• EastEnders' Sian Blake is buried next to her children

  01-05-2016 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The EastEnders actress, 43, and her sons Zachary, eight, and Amon, four, have been laid to rest three months after they were found dead at their south-east London home in January.
  
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• Traffic pollution could increase breast cancer mortality by 80% within five years

  01-05-2016 19:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Diesel engine emissions are an increasing problem in the country - with research suggesting it could cause 200,000 deaths by 2020
  
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• Girl, 7, dies after being pulled unconscious from swimming pool at UK holiday park

  01-05-2016 19:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The youngster was flown to hospital by air ambulance from Waveney River Centre in the village of Burgh St Peter shortly before midday on Sunday, police said
  
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• Brussels Airport departure hall reopens for the first time since ISIS bomb attacks

  01-05-2016 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Brussels Airport reopened its departure hall for the first time since ISIS's deadly suicide bomb attacks in March.
  
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