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• Dad punched, kicked and STABBED dog as it bit his son to death, inquest told

  06-05-2016 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Liam Hewitson was attacked by his pet pitbull cross called Trigger as he was having a epileptic fit at his home in Preston
  
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• Forklift driver survives eight-hour ordeal by cheese

  06-05-2016 23:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Depot worker buried under tonnes of cheese after shelves collapse emerges unharmedA forklift truck driver who was buried under tonnes of cheese for eight hours amazed rescue workers after emerging unscathed.
  The man, named by the BBC as Tomasz Wiszniewski, was trapped after shelves at the food distribution warehouse collapsed on Friday morning. Continue reading...
  
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• Staff at Wormwood Scrubs jail stage mass walk-out over fears for their safety

  06-05-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Employees at the west London facility are staging a protest this morning, pictured, weeks after inspectors described the Victorian prison as overcrowded and rat-infested in a report.
  
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• Man who planned to propose in Las Vegas was unable to fly due to US Passport clampdown

  06-05-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neil Webster, 30, arrived at Manchester Airport with his partner Louise Donnelly, 28, but was turned away because he did not have the latest biometric passport.
  
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• Brothers repeatedly kicked loan shark in the head in row over family feud

  06-05-2016 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gerald Daord suffered brain injuries during the "brutal" assault carried out by Danny and Tommy Woodward
  
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• Jack Wilshere denies spitting at pensioner neighbour in row over giant football net in his garden

  06-05-2016 23:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Arsenal midfielder, 24, was reportedly angered after Alun Cathcart complained about 18ft netting Wilshere put up in the garden of his home
  
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• Spurs’ Mousa Dembélé gets six-game ban for poking Diego Costa’s eye

  06-05-2016 23:36 via theguardian.com
  
  • Mauricio Pochettino labels Hazard and Fàbregas unprofessional
  • FA violent conduct charge followed incident in 2-2 draw at ChelseaMousa Dembélé has been hit with a six-match ban by the Football Association for gouging the eye of Chelsea’s Diego Costa while the fallout from Monday’s Battle of Stamford Bridge continued with the Tottenham Hotspur manager, Mauricio Pochettino, accusing Cesc Fàbregas and Eden Hazard of lacking professionalism.Demb&e
  
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• Killer more interested in his pet pony and goats than prospect of life in jail for knifing great-grandad

  06-05-2016 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mentally ill Matthew Daley showed "extreme lack of empathy" after killing Don Lock, 79, after a minor crash, says clinical forensic psychologist
  
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• Amir Khan v Canelo Álvarez: in the end it all boils down to weight

  06-05-2016 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The story of Amir Khan’s career is approaching its conclusion but will the final chapters will be gloriously uplifting or brutal and blood-spattered?The Amir Khan story, which properly began in Athens 12 years ago, is coming towards the final few chapters and they could be gloriously uplifting or there may be a few blood-spattered pages at the end.On Saturday night the one-time Olympic teenage prodigy has it in his quick hands to determine which way the tale shifts, because his antagonist,
  
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• Is surfing ready for Kelly Slater's 'perfect' artificial wave project?

  06-05-2016 23:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Ten years in the making, a highly secretive project near Fresno, California, has let the first batch of pro surfers play on an artificial, engineered waveThe wave curls, whip-fast and flawless; it goes on, and on, and on. Inside it, surfing in the barrel of the wave – the feeling, the high, that surfers yearn for – is Nat Young, an American pro-surfer, ranked ninth in the world.Above him, a drone films his run – 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds. It was the longest barrel of h
  
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• Panama Papers whistleblower breaks silence citing "income inequality" as reason for massive leak

  06-05-2016 23:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The anonymous source, named under the pseudonym "John Doe", spoke out for the first time in a 1,800 word document explaining their motive
  
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• Schoolgirl loses legal battle to overturn expulsion from Prince Charles' former school after having sex on teacher's desk

  06-05-2016 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 16-year-old was expelled from Gordonstoun School in Moray after being caught with a fellow pupil by a member of staff
  
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• Desperate mum-of-six faces 300 mile trip to see mentally ill daughter - and hits out at Tory cuts

  06-05-2016 23:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tara Palin wants David Cameron and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to know the extreme lengths no mother should have to go through to see their desperately sick child
  
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• Greedy Brits 'spend third of waking hours thinking about food'

  06-05-2016 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The report claims 48 percent of people now regularly take pictures of their meals, apply on a filter and post them on social media
  
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• Sadiq Khan wins London Mayor Election to become its first Muslim mayor

  06-05-2016 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a glimmer of light for Jeremy Corbyn from an otherwise dire set of election results, emerging results at City Hall made it clear there was no route to victory for Mr Goldsmith.
  
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• Blue Eyes recap: episode seven – is there a bomb on that bus?

  06-05-2016 23:10 via theguardian.com
  
  It’s a week before the election in Sweden, bearded Nazis are everywhere – then a catastrophe hits the centre of Stockholm. Has poor Simon blown people to smithereens?Spoiler alert: this recap assumes you’ve seen the seventh episode of Blue Eyes on More4 or Walter Presents. Don’t read on if you haven’t.Perhaps my attention is wandering, or I’m suffering Swedish election fatigue – the big day is now just a week or so away. Whatever the reason, there seem t
  
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• Trump goes 0-for-3 with Bush family as Jeb vows to sit out – as it happened

  06-05-2016 23:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Obama speaks about Donald Trump’s calling out of House speaker Paul Ryan’s reluctance to endorse him, as tensions between Trump and the party deepenPaul Ryan declines to support Trump as Republican standard-bearerConfident Trump tells his West Virginia supporters: don’t bother votingDonald Trump’s taco bowl: what the hell is he eating – and is that his ex-wife? 10.04pm BSTNever say #NeverTrump... unless you’re a member of the Bush clan..@SpeakerRyan not suppor
  
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• Ryan Giggs's 12-year-old daughter 'hysterical' after seeing 'cheating' graffiti outside family home

  06-05-2016 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Giggs's mother in law Julie Coyle was helping with the clean-up on Friday morning and described the vandals as 'mindless'
  
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• US military admits troops are operating inside Yemen to combat al-Qaida

  06-05-2016 23:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Defense department publicly acknowledges for the first time that US troops are aiding Yemen’s government to fight al-Qaida affiliated forcesThe US military has for the first time publicly acknowledged that US troops are operating inside Yemen to help the country’s government and a Saudi-backed coalition confront al-Qaida affiliated forces. Defense department spokesman Navy captain Jeff Davis said on Friday that a “very small number” of military personnel has in recent wee
  
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• Pensioner, 81, suffers 1,000 bee stings but manages to drive himself to hospital before dying from anaphylactic shock

  06-05-2016 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pensioner was attacked by a huge swarm as he was digging a plot of earth near his home in scenes reminiscent of a horror movie
  
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• Pensioner, 81, suffers 1,000 bee stings and dies from anaphylactic shock

  06-05-2016 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pensioner was attacked by a huge swarm as he was digging a plot of earth near his home in scenes reminiscent of a horror movie
  
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• Julian Barnes: my stupid Leicester City love

  06-05-2016 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Booker-winning author – and Leicester fan of more than six decades – on why Premier League triumph means we are all Foxes now
  I haven’t always been a Leicester City supporter: there was a time before I could read, or knew how to tune the Bakelite wireless to the voice of Raymond Glendenning on Sports Report. But from the moment I became sportingly sentient – say, the age of five or six – I have been (as they didn’t much say then) a Fox. So, six and a half
  
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• Cop caught on camera tripping 'shoplifter' sending him flying - but officers say force is justified

  06-05-2016 22:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A policeman pulls out a Taser and points it at the man before his colleague trips the alleged shoplifter, who falls to the floor and is then handcuffed
  
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• Oil tanker washes up on Liberia beach with no crew or lifeboats

  06-05-2016 22:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Speculation rife about piracy or fire on board Tamaya 1, registered in Panama, who last known position was on 21 April near Gambia and SenegalAn abandoned oil tanker has washed up on the shores of Liberia in west Africa, prompting an investigation – and speculation over the fate of the ship’s crew.
  The Tamaya 1, which is registered in Panama, ran aground on a beach near Robertsport earlier this week, apparently without a crew or lifeboats. On Thursday the Liberia national police and
  
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• Tractor joyrider poured petrol on stranger before chasing him through streets threatening to set him on fire

  06-05-2016 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Drunken Paul Barnes, 25, was riding a bike when he lost his temper at a man who warned him he was cycling with no lights in Yarm, Teesside - sparking a bizarre chain of events
  
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• Al-Qaeda group release dramatic drone footage of explosive battle with Assad's regime for Syrian village

  06-05-2016 22:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rebel fighters driving tanks and heavily armoured military vehicles can be seen descending on the village near the city of Aleppo
  
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• Worker buried underneath 55,000 tonnes of cheese escapes alive after eight hours in a pickle

  06-05-2016 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Forklift truck driver Tomasz Wiszniewski was feared dead when 18-metre high metal shelves carrying 20kg blocks of Cheddar and Red Leicester collapsed today
  
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• Paedophile teacher walks free from court as judge blasts 'incomprehensible' delay to police investigation

  06-05-2016 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michael McCue did not attend court until this week – nearly two years after the victim’s report – because of a series of delays
  
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• Former England and Leicester player Frank Worthington diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease

  06-05-2016 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 67-year-old is the latest ex-pro to suffer from the disease, following World Cup winners Nobby Stiles, Ray Wilson and Martin Peters
  
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• Tom Dumoulin wins opening time-trial stage of Giro d’Italia

  06-05-2016 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  • Dutch rider beats Primoz Roglic by one hundredth of a second
  • ‘To get the most beautiful jersey in cycling is very special’The home favourite Tom Dumoulin won the opening individual time trial of the Giro d’Italia by the finest of margins in Apeldoorn on Friday. At the end of the flat 9.8km route the Dutchman beat Primoz Roglic of Slovenia by one hundredth of a second.“It’s incredible. I can almost not describe it in words,” said Dumoulin, who add
  
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• Friends of young mum who killed herself four years after brother's suicide call for better mental healthcare

  06-05-2016 22:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Marley Lindsay, who had two children, took her own life four years after her brother died aged just 22
  
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• Footage shows rebels pounding Syrian forces with missiles

  06-05-2016 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tanks, low flying missiles and the shockwaves from a devastating explosion could clearly be seen in drone footage of the battle between rebels and regime forces in Khan Tuman, Aleppo.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt's weekend hospital death claims found to be false

  06-05-2016 22:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Proof the 'weekend effect' he uses to justify doc-bashing doesn't even exist
  
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• Police launch probe after man's body found in river near city centre

  06-05-2016 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  South Wales Police are currently searching a stretch of the River Taff near the Swalec Stadium in Cardiff city centre
  
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• Frank Worthington denies being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease

  06-05-2016 22:10 via theguardian.com
  
  • Former England and Leicester striker denies mental health issues
  • Daughter had claimed her father was suffering from Alzheimer’sThe former England and Leicester striker Frank Worthington has denied being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The 67-year-old said he did suffer with “some issues and short-term memory loss” but denied mental health issues.In a statement to Press Association Sport, Worthington said: “Further to speculation about my health in
  
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• Dramatic dashcam footage shows moment family cheated death when their car aquaplanes at 70mph on motorway

  06-05-2016 22:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The BMW 5-Series lost control on the M61 near Salford, skidding into 70mph traffic
  
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• Local election results 2016: Your comprehensive guide to what happened in England, Scotland and Wales

  06-05-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's been a mixed night for Labour. Here are the figures from English councils, the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly - and more
  
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• Kim Jong Un blows millions on statues, horses and cheese while his people survive on state handouts

  06-05-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the North Korean despot splashes the cash, UN figures suggest around 2million of the population struggle on the bread line
  
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• British couple suing donor firm claiming sperm was from schizophrenic criminal

  06-05-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The women, who are demanding millions in compensation, claim they were told he had a masters degree, spoke five different languages and had an IQ of 160
  
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• British couple claim sperm donor who 'fathered' their two children was schizophrenic criminal

  06-05-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The women, who are demanding millions in compensation, claim they were told he had a masters degree, spoke five different languages and had an IQ of 160
  
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• Grandfather 'was so neglected by Woodbury Care Home staff he had infestation of maggots' 

  06-05-2016 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alan Church, pictured, had an infestation of the creatures living in his foot, and was also found to be severely malnourished and dehydrated while at Woodbury Care Home in Swallowfield, Berkshire.
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning numbers for £51 million jackpot on Friday, May 6

  06-05-2016 21:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Here's the winning numbers that could make you a millionaire
  
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• Tesco shopper awarded £1.1m compensation after slipping on GRAPES inside store

  06-05-2016 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Patricia Walsh, 48, sued Tesco after suffering severe back injuries when she slipped in the fruit section of a supermarket in Co Clare, Ireland
  
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• Mother watched in horror as train pulled out of the station with her baby on board 

  06-05-2016 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jasmin Stewart, 26, was forced to stand helplessly on the platform as the train pulled away from Shepreth Railway Station with her 22-month-old daughter Mia trapped on board.
  
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• Does the moon really affect our mood or is it just a myth?

  06-05-2016 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers led by the Eastern Ontario Research Institute studied children to see if their sleeping patterns changed or if there were any differences in their daily activities. A werewolf is illustrated.
  
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• Girl whose heart defect turns her face blue when upset appeals for birthday cards to keep her smiling

  06-05-2016 21:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Isabell Tipper sufferers from four congenital heart defects which cause her nose, lips, fingers and toenails to change colour due to poor blood supply
  
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• David Cameron should be ashamed of the Tory campaign against Sadiq Khan

  06-05-2016 21:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Tories stepped in the gutter to try to win in London. Thankfully, voters placed decency over division
  
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• Rogue landlord who lives in luxury home fined for renting out grim "unsafe" flats dubbed "disgraceful" by judge

  06-05-2016 21:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In stark contrast to his lavish home in Rainhill, some of Adrian Webb's properties didn't even have working heating or fire alarms
  
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• Sadiq Khan profile: A Liverpool fan with a romantic side - and London's first Muslim mayor

  06-05-2016 21:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour candidate Sadiq Khan beat Tory rival Zac Goldsmith after a bitter campaign. This is the man who is taking charge of the UK's capital
  
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• £38 added to everyone's bills so energy companies keep the lights on

  06-05-2016 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour claims the Government scheme - which could see household bills increase by £38 - is being 'buried' by being announced following local elections
  
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