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• Carla Lane dies aged 87 at Mossley Hill nursing home in Liverpool

  31-05-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Liverpool screenwriter, who also wrote BBC's Butterflies, The Liver Birds, The Last Song and The Mistress, passed away at a nursing home in Mossley Hill earlier today.
  
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• Euro 2016 squads: All the confirmed 23-man selections for this summer's tournament in France

  31-05-2016 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The eyes of the world will be on France this summer as the greatest players descend for a four-week feast of football
  
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• Liam Fee murder case raises serious questions about how clues were missed

  31-05-2016 23:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Voice of the Mirror says police, health and social workers must learn lessons for the future to save children from sadistic monsters
  
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• Manchester mother reunited with son Rio Ulett after disappearance sparked massive hunt 

  31-05-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rio Ulett, 11, was returned to his mother Jane Sutcliffe (pictured) at the family home in Manchester, by police on Tuesday afternoon after friends and family desperately searched to find him.
  
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• Grandmother, 72, crushed to death by reversing council bin lorry after driver 'failed to spot her'

  31-05-2016 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Teresa O'Regan was walking her two dogs on a private road when the huge truck back into her, killing her instantly
  
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• M60 driver goes wrong way for FIVE miles before crash injures four 

  31-05-2016 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An elderly man drove a shocking five miles the wrong way down a major motorway before crashing and injuring four people - but miraculously nobody was seriously hurt.
  
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• Prince William and Kate Middleton go for family day out with George and Charlotte

  31-05-2016 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The doting parents treated George and Charlotte to a day out at Houghton International Horse Trials near their home in Norfolk, wearing matching blue - with Kate and George wearing identical stripes.
  
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• Leytonstone stabbing trial: CCTV shows taxi driver lunging at Tube station passengers with knife while ranting about Syria

  31-05-2016 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A trial at the Old Bailey was shown footage of Somali-born Muhiddin Mire, 30, cutting the throat of one stranger before lashing out at other travellers
  
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• Mums-to-be who catch flu are more likely to have children with autism

  31-05-2016 23:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Researchers believe the flu virus causes inflammation which impairs the growth of nerve cells in the developing brains of foetuses
  
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• Horrified mum told baby's first breath could crush lungs and kill him after being born with rare condition

  31-05-2016 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cody French was whisked from his mum within seconds of being born because his bowels were pressing on his lungs and heart
  
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• Travellers hold mass protest outside court demanding freedom for convicted slavery gang

  31-05-2016 23:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Around 150 travellers descended on the court, comparing the jailing to an injustice like Nelson's Mandela's
  
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• VIDEO: DiCaprio silent at £11,400 phone launch

  31-05-2016 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy turn up - but won't talk - at the launch of a high-end, high-price smartphone.
  
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• VIDEO: DiCaprio lurks at £11,400 phone launch

  31-05-2016 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy turn up - but won't talk - at the launch of a high-end, high-price smartphone.
  
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• Patients abandoned for hours on hospital trolleys has soared by 500% under Tory rule

  31-05-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour and health unions warned of severe staff ­shortages and called for Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to take urgent action
  
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• French investigators were banned from saying Google during tax fraud probe

  31-05-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Officials had to use an archaic word processor instead of computers so staff from the search-engine giant couldn't keep track of the operation
  
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• The Shield actor guilty of killing wife

  31-05-2016 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A court in Los Angeles finds The Shield actor Michael Jace guilty of murdering his wife.
  
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• Energy drinks blamed for kids having anxiety, tiredness and heart problems

  31-05-2016 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A headteacher claims some children have a can of energy drink for breakfast before school
  
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• Astonishing footage shows moment truck splits in two after being swallowed by huge sinkhole

  31-05-2016 22:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The driver stumbles from the truck and looks at the shocking damaged caused by the sinkhole
  
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• Dartmoor women rescue 5-day-old abandoned pony spotted at night in Devon

  31-05-2016 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An abandoned foal, Billy, was rescued after being spotted at night due to his shiny white coat. Billy is now being cared for by his surrogate mother Storm Faulkner (pictured) on Dartmoor, Devon.
  
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• Woman left with massive hole in her nose after using herbal treatment she though would cure skin cancer

  31-05-2016 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES The patient rubbed black salve - an ointment which burns skin tissue - onto her face and forehead after opting to 'go the natural route' but it backfired horribly
  
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• Kinneff mother Lesley Pumford fell from cliff in accident that seriously injured husband

  31-05-2016 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lesley Pumford was with her husband, Dr Chris Pumford, when she fell over the edge of the cliff top next to the couple's countryside home at Kinneff in Aberdeenshire.
  
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• Archers actor Alan Devereux dies aged 75

  31-05-2016 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Actor Alan Devereux, who played the role of Sid Perks in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers for nearly 50 years, has died aged 75.
  
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• Republic of Ireland 1-2 Belarus

  31-05-2016 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Republic of Ireland lose 2-1 to Belarus in Cork in their final warm-up game before the Euro 2016 finals in France.
  
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• Oxford students celebrate end of exams by dousing themselves in Champagne and silly string

  31-05-2016 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oxford University students have been going crazy with Champagne, foam and party string (pictured). The tradition of 'trashing' dates back to the 1990s and continues despite attempts to stamp it out.
  
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• Northern Ireland police claim palm print on getaway vehicle could point to suspect in 1976 massacre

  31-05-2016 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new inquest was opened last week into the deaths of 10 factory workers who were gunned down outside Kingsmill in County Armagh
  
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• Finnish army ‘accidentally invade the wrong island’ 

  31-05-2016 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Finland's armed forces caused alarm on one of the country's own islands when an after-dark training exercise was mistaken for a real invasion. Residents of Kamsholmen freaked out at the sight of soldiers.
  
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• Model who shot her millionaire ex in his Spanish villa jailed for 15 years

  31-05-2016 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Slovakian Mayka Kukucova, 26, killed Andrew Bush in a "jealous rage" after their two-year affair ended
  
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• 20st mum told to slim-down or face BRAIN SURGERY sheds 7st after boyfriend dumps her for being fat

  31-05-2016 22:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Clare Johnson dropped seven dress sizes after her boyfriend of three years broke up with her when she piled on the pounds due to a rare condition
  
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• UK Weather: Last day of spring sees half country enjoy 20C sunshine while rest is drenched

  31-05-2016 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Britain's meteorological summer begins on June 1 but you wouldn't be able to tell in certain parts of the country 
  
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• Watch rescue of goslings whose brave mother died to save them from traffic

  31-05-2016 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The bird suffered fatal injuries chasing her young onto a central reservation before sitting on them to stop them from moving
  
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• Ex-US Army sergeant nicknamed 'Rambo' who ran international mercenary squad jailed for DEA murder plot

  31-05-2016 22:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Joseph Hunter told the court he 'regretted not turning to God to show him the way' before he was sentenced to 20 years behind bars
  
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• World tourism rises faster than trade

  31-05-2016 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The World Tourism Organisation says tourism spending outpaces global trade for the fourth year in a row with the US topping the table as the world's most popular destination.
  
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• Top cops reveal how to stay safe from online fraudsters and the tricks to avoid

  31-05-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Detective Chief Superintendent David Clark reveals how you can make sure you don’t become a victim
  
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• Prince Philip shakes off illness as he boards plane unaided

  31-05-2016 21:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Philip had to cancel an appearance but now seems to be back on form
  
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• I'm sorry but Harambe the gorilla had to be shot to safeguard the boy

  31-05-2016 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It would have been entirely wrong for the zoo to do anything other than take immediate action says Alison Phillips
  
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• Mexican footballer Alan Pulido beats his captor unconscious during kidnap escape

  31-05-2016 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kidnapped Mexican striker Alan Pulido managed to overcome his captor Daniel Hernandez Morales before beating him to reveal the location of the safe house in Tamaulipas.
  
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• Asteroids 'dumped water in molten Moon'

  31-05-2016 21:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Water found deep in the Moon was delivered when icy asteroids splashed into magma oceans 4.3 billion years ago, a study suggests.
  
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• EuroMillions results: Tonight's winning numbers for £40 million jackpot on Tuesday, May 31

  31-05-2016 21:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Are you now a multi-millionaire? Check out the numbers to find out
  
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• Concordia skipper's sentence upheld

  31-05-2016 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Italian appeals court upholds the 16-year sentence given to the captain of the Costa Concordia which capsized in 2012, killing 32 people.
  
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• South West Train's employee suspended after 'anti-EU' message 'Vote Out' appears on side of train

  31-05-2016 21:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The transport company is investigating after the message, which simply read "Vote Out", flashed up on the side of a train carriage on Sunday
  
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• VIDEO: Could Brexit mean higher roaming costs?

  31-05-2016 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Could leaving the EU cost you more to use your phone abroad? Rory Cellan-Jones has been finding out.
  
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• Extra migrant patrol boats ordered for English Channel – but not for another two years

  31-05-2016 21:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ministers have been accused of ''staggering complacency'' over warnings that small British ports will be targeted by people smugglers
  
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• Pride of Britain is about perfect partners putting communities first

  31-05-2016 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People have immense proud in their communities and chief executive of TSB, Paul Pester, wants to hear about it
  
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• Inspirational Pride of Britain winners have shown incredible bravery and dedication

  31-05-2016 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  These winners from the first 16 years of Pride of Britain are all fantastic examples of the selflessness, courage and dedication we are looking for
  
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• TV sitcom writer Carla Lane dies

  31-05-2016 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Television writer Carla Lane, who created shows including 1980s Liverpool sitcoms Bread and Butterflies, dies aged 87.
  
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• ISIS roll out 81-year-old Chinese grandfather in Syria in bid to boost morale

  31-05-2016 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Muhammed Amin is said to have once been a member of the minority Muslim Uighur in Xinjiang, an autonomous territory in north west China once known as Turkestan.
  
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• Muhiddin Mire 'cut Leytonstone Tube station passenger's throat and attacked others' 

  31-05-2016 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Muhiddin Mire, 30, attacked commuter Lyle Zimmerman, 56, at Leytonstone Underground station, the Old Bailey heard. The incident was caught on CCTV footage (pictured).
  
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• Ousted pharma boss gets $9m severance

  31-05-2016 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former head of embattled drugmaker Valeant will receive $9m (£6.2m) in severance payment along with thousands of dollars in consulting fees.
  
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• Murray quarter-final moved to Wednesday

  31-05-2016 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray's French Open quarter-final against Richard Gasquet is postponed until Wednesday after more wet weather in Paris.
  
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• Liam Fee's killer lesbian mum and her lover had to move when neighbours discovered the truth

  31-05-2016 20:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nyomi and Rachel Fee had moved to Gateshead from Fife as they awaited trial but had to be moved again when news of what they had done spread
  
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