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• Mum-of-two killed after being impaled by flying umbrella which got caught in strong winds on beach

  09-06-2016 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lottie Belk, 55, had reportedly been celebrating her birthday when a strong gust blew the anchored parasol across the sand and fatally stabbed her in the chest
  
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• For the sake of our kids, don't buy in to Brexit Thatcherites' right wing con

  09-06-2016 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Yvette Cooper says the Leave campaigners want to demolish workers’ rights and cut public services to the bone
  
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• Cyclists dashcam footage shows moment police van almost crashes into him

  09-06-2016 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He caught the footage on his helmet camera after the van crossed three lanes of traffic - and nearly drove into him
  
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• David Cameron's 'star' Tory minister unleashes whopping personal slur on Boris Johnson

  09-06-2016 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amber Rudd swiped in ITV's EU referendum debate: 'He's the life and soul of the party but he’s not the man you want driving you home at the end'
  
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• Stillbirth parents are being met with a 'wall of silence'

  09-06-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 27 per cent of cases they provide ‘poor quality’ information, and 56 per cent of investigations are ‘inadequate’, according to a report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence to play Elizabeth Holmes in movie about Theranos

  09-06-2016 23:55
  
  Lawrence will portray the founder of the embattled biotech firm that was once valued at $9bn before journalists demolished many of the company’s claimsJennifer Lawrence has signed on to play Elizabeth Holmes in a movie about the embattled Silicon Valley biotech firm Theranos, which at one point was worth $9bn.
  The film is set to be produced by Adam McKay, who was behind the recent film about the financial crisis The Big Short, based on the book of the same name by Michael Lewis.Continue re
  
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• Maldives court convicts politician of bomb attack on president

  09-06-2016 23:52
  
  Former vice-president sentenced to 15 years for explosion on speedboat that injured president’s wifeA Maldives court has convicted the country’s former vice-president of masterminding a plot to kill the president by exploding a bomb on his speedboat last year and sentenced him to 15 years in prison.Ahmed Adeeb must serve a total of 25 years after the same criminal court sentenced him earlier this week to 10 years for possessing firearms. Two of his military bodyguards were given 10 y
  
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• EU referendum: Boris Johnson v Nicola Sturgeon in ITV debate - live

  09-06-2016 23:50
  
  Rolling coverage of the ITV’s EU debate, with Boris Johnson, Andrea Leadsom and Gisela Stuart for Leave against Nicola Sturgeon, Angela Eagle and Amber Rudd for RemainITV debate - Snap verdict10.50pm BSTPriti Patel, an employment minister campaigning for Brexit, said Johnson “rose above it” when faced with jibes from his opponents and chose instead to focus on the facts.A Vote Leave source said Johnson had deliberately given a “measured performance” and the strategy
  
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• Mother's Day review – Jennifer Aniston and Julia Roberts in skin-crawlingly smug romcom

  09-06-2016 23:45
  
  With bland emotional manipulation, Garry Marshall’s follow-up to Valentine’s Day is as funny as a fire in an asbestos factory neighbouring a children’s hospital“Hey! What are you doing for Mother’s Day?” says no normal human being ever. But they do in this film, the third in an escalatingly creepy series of sentimental “day”-themed ensemble romcoms from director Garry Marshall, following Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve. The next in t
  
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• Thug who bit part of businessman's ear off in savage pub fight is jailed

  09-06-2016 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Sparks was left disfigured after being attacked by Christopher Jones and Richard Cairns in a row over £120
  
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• Woman shares birthday and other milestones with the Queen – but their lives are worlds apart

  09-06-2016 23:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jenny Sunderland married in the same year as the monarch and there's a few family names in common – but she grew up with no hot water or indoor toilet
  
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• Pele's World Cup trophy sells for £395,000 at auction after Brazil legend offers 'piece of history'

  09-06-2016 23:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The footballing icon said: "I hope they treasure these artefacts and share my story with their children and generations to come"
  
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• Alastair Cook relaxed but England failed to make most of benign track | Vic Marks

  09-06-2016 23:36
  
  England’s captain made a smooth 85 but most of his fellow batsmen managed to throw away the initiative and it cost them dearlyFor almost two sessions the gulf between Alastair Cook and the rest of the specialist batsmen was as wide as Nigel Farage’s grin, and no less disturbing to contemplate. England’s captain batted serenely on a friendly surface that shouted out to batsmen “remain” rather than “leave”, and he must have sensed another century. His one
  
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• Raheem Sterling could start for England in Euro 2016 opener with Russia

  09-06-2016 23:34
  
  • Roy Hodgson looking to exploit lack of pace in Russia defence
  • Sterling has impressed in training and warm-up matchesRoy Hodgson’s determination to exploit an ageing Russia defence has thrust Raheem Sterling into serious contention to start England’s opening Group B fixture in Marseille.The manager is considering an attack-minded selection laced with pace for Saturday’s match at Stade Vélodrome as he contemplates how to incorporate Harry Kane, Wayne Rooney,
  
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• Ryanair made grieving widower pay £23 to bring dead wife's luggage home after she died suddenly on holiday

  09-06-2016 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bryn Roberts, 63, was in Ibiza with his wife Sandra when she died of septic shock after suffering from a perforated bowel
  
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• NHS failing to investigate deaths of hundreds of babies caused by 'potentially avoidable harm'

  09-06-2016 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Government branded the situation unacceptable after a report found a quarter of NHS reviews into incidents during labour are inadequate
  
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• Uefa red-faced as Euro 2016 mascot shares name with sex toy

  09-06-2016 23:30
  
  • Super Victor was designed by Euro 2016 organisers as a boy with a cape
  • Uefa: ‘All we can say is that they [the sex aids] are not produced by Uefa’In a build-up marked by tension over weightier matters, Euro 2016 organisers face embarrassment of a different kind after it emerged their mascot shares its name with a popular sex toy.Uefa is hoping for a sizeable income from merchandising featuring the Euro 2016 mascot, a small boy sporting a cape with superpowers called Sup
  
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• Liverpool open talks with Emre Can over long-term contract

  09-06-2016 23:30
  
  • German international was key figure for Jürgen Klopp last season
  • New terms offered by Liverpool reward Can’s developmentLiverpool have opened talks with Emre Can over a long-term contract that reflects his impressive development at Anfield. Related: Liverpool sign Loris Karius from Mainz to be Anfield’s new No1Continue reading...
  
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• Brave young cancer sufferer who clung to life to see the birth of her nephew dies aged 25

  09-06-2016 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kate Bowman passed away after meeting her baby nephew, who she named Dylan, her family revealed
  
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• Angry MPs tell Philip Green: Cough up £600m for BHS pensions or lose knighthood

  09-06-2016 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A group of Tory backbenchers are ready to call for the billionaire to be stripped of his honours if he doesn’t make amends
  
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• Beer sponsor aims to ‘excite’ F1 and accelerate sport into the virtual age

  09-06-2016 23:16
  
  • Heineken pays reported £100m for five-year F1 deal
  • F1’s social and digital media presence to be enhancedThe global commercial partnership between Formula One and the drinks company Heineken, revealed exclusively by the Guardian last month, has been confirmed at the Canadian Grand Prix.The deal is for five years and is set to conclude at the end of the 2020 season. The company declined to discuss how much it had paid although £100m has been reported. Heineken has m
  
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• Where to Invade Next review – Moore's upbeat socialism is a welcome corrective

  09-06-2016 23:15
  
  Invading various countries to bring their socially responsible ideas back to the US, Michael Moore’s bracing new doc is doggedly simple, and valuableThis isn’t what you might expect, though it’s quite in line with what Michael Moore has said before. There’s a more positive, upbeat note than usual, though. Moore has created a punchy and exhilarating tribute to the various liberal-welfarist traditions of nations from Europe and elsewhere. He cheerfully tours around, “
  
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• England's 1966 World Cup football heroes SNUBBED again in honours list

  09-06-2016 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Not a single one of the surviving players will be knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours ahead of the 50th anniversary
  
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• Rediscovered film solves mystery of the farmhouse on the M62

  09-06-2016 23:14
  
  Farm on the fast lane is not the result of motorway planners’ revenge on a greedy farmer after allThe farm in the middle of the M62 has been the subject of numerous urban myths since the motorway opened in the 1970s. Ken Wild, who owned Stott Hall farm, was holding on for more compensation, but lost out when the planners decided to go around rather than through the property, according to one theory. Continue reading...
  
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• Libyan forces claim to have ousted Isis from final stronghold

  09-06-2016 23:11
  
  Islamic State may have lost all territory in country as navy says city of Sirte has been secured after three-week offensive
  Libyan forces claim to have reached the centre of the coastal city of Sirte, Islamic State’s key stronghold, meaning the jihadi group may have lost all territorial control in the country.The speed of the apparent rout of Isis after three weeks of heavy fighting is extraordinary given US intelligence was suggesting only two months ago that the group had 6,000 fighters
  
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• Peaky Blinders series three finale recap – a brilliant, bittersweet, nail-biter

  09-06-2016 23:00
  
  Tommy goes full Corleone in a cracking conclusion of kidnappings, bombshell reveals and shock arrests. Is he tunnelling straight to hell?One thing this series has always been very good at is a finale. This week’s nail-biter was no exception, as Tommy raced against time to save his kidnapped son, facing his tunnelling demons and revealing the entertaining truth about the great jewel robbery in the process. But the most powerful moment came at the very end, as a physically and emotionally ba
  
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• Investigations into baby deaths often inadequate, says study

  09-06-2016 23:00
  
  Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says reviews into baby deaths often exclude parents and are of poor qualityInadequate investigations are regularly being carried out into the circumstances surrounding the births of stillborn babies, children who die at less than a week old and those who suffer brain injuries during labour, according to government-funded research.The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)found that reviews into such cases often excluded parents
  
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• England turn to their big guns for heavy-duty first Test with Australia

  09-06-2016 23:00
  
  • Marland Yarde and Luther Burrell to bolster the backs
  • Eddie Jones opts for direct and relentless as he pursues successAnyone who has ever watched a Mad Max film will know what to expect when England and Australia collide in Saturday’s first Test. Physical, hard-nosed invaders intent on survival in a hostile land? Eddie Jones is looking at a similar scenario and has duly assembled a hand-picked bunch of motivated road warriors to make a forceful first impression.Looking down t
  
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• Eddie Jones: England’s attitude is slowly changing and this is a litmus Test

  09-06-2016 23:00
  
  • Head coach justifies his selections for first Test with Australia
  • Luther Burrell, Marland Yarde and Owen Farrell get thumbs-upLess than a month ago the chances of Luther Burrell and Marland Yarde lining up together for England against the Wallabies on Saturday were about as remote as the Australian outback. Burrell had failed to make the tour squad and Yarde’s form for Harlequins in the closing month of the season was not good.It goes to show how swiftly sporting fortunes can
  
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• Murdered gang leader's son led cops on 90mph chase after becoming overwhelmed with grief over dad's death

  09-06-2016 22:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rudie Pitt, 21, sped through five sets of red lights in a Honda Civic after visiting the scene of his father Ray Pitt's killing in Moss Side, Manchester
  
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• WHO advises women to delay pregnancy over Zika virus threat

  09-06-2016 22:55
  
  World Health Organisation issues advice to millions of people in regions affected by virus that can cause severe birth defects and microcephalyThe World Health Organisation has advised people living in regions where the Zika virus has spread to consider delaying pregnancy because of the severe birth defects that have been tied to the disease. Governments of five countries, as well as Puerto Rico’s health secretary, have individually issued similar advice but this sweeping recommendation ap
  
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• Massive 2,150-year-old monument discovered at Petra

  09-06-2016 22:54
  
  Buried platform measuring 184ft by 161ft ‘has no parallels’ at the ancient city and was discovered using satellite imagery to scan the surrounding landArchaeologists have found a monumental structure buried under the sands of Petra, according to a new study that drew on satellite imagery to scan the ancient city.Satellite surveys of the city revealed a massive platform, 184ft by 161ft, with an interior platform that was paved with flagstones, lined with columns on one side and with a
  
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• Archaeologists discover massive Petra monument that could be 2,150 years old

  09-06-2016 22:54
  
  Buried platform measuring 184ft by 161ft ‘has no parallels’ at the ancient city and was discovered using satellite imagery to scan the surrounding landArchaeologists have found a monumental structure buried under the sands of Petra, according to a new study that drew on satellite imagery to scan the ancient city.Satellite surveys of the city revealed a massive platform, 184ft by 161ft, with an interior platform that was paved with flagstones, lined with columns on one side and with a
  
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• Alberto Beltran, cycling's 'king of doping', arrested in Colombia

  09-06-2016 22:53
  
  Spain had issued an alert on Interpol to Colombian authorities, requesting Beltran’s detention on suspicion of narcotics traffickingThe sports doctor known as “the king of doping” has been arrested in Colombia at the request of Spanish authorities, police said on Thursday.Alberto Beltran, who has both Spanish and Colombian nationalities, was wanted in Spain for narcotics trafficking. Continue reading...
  
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• Hero dog savagely stabbed in skull by burglar fights back to help put thug behind bars

  09-06-2016 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Five-year-old Boo was knifed by Shaan Malik but managed to bite him in the attack and a drop of his blood at the scene linked him to the crime
  
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• What next for Maria Sharapova as she prepares to appeal against her drug ban?

  09-06-2016 22:50
  
  Five-times grand slam winner considers she has scope to argue the toss in court and her individual sponsors are still divided whether to stick or twistMaria Sharapova will not be at Wimbledon this month, nor will she be at peace with herself for a little while yet, because the battle the Russian has chosen to join in pursuit of clearing her name as a drug cheat will drag on well into the summer.Her lawyer, John Haggerty, reiterated to the Guardian on Thursday night that he was confident they had
  
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• Paedophile Information Exchange founder appears in court accused of abusing boys as young as 10

  09-06-2016 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Douglas Slade, 74, who campaigned to lower the age of consent, lured boys to his house with promises of meals and days out, a court heard
  
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• Morbidly obese woman sheds nine stone and six dress sizes after struggling to fit seatbelt on holiday flight

  09-06-2016 22:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 58-year-old was devastated to ask the cabin crew for an extension for her belt and decided to do something about her weight
  
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• Don't believe con man Boris Johnson's £350m porkie - he's just sticking two fingers at British voters

  09-06-2016 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire says Boris couldn't be trusted to run a parish council, never mind be PM after the EU referendum ITV debate
  
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• Son beat mother to death 'believing she was a witch' after taking legal high

  09-06-2016 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alun Evans, 34, was naked and covered in cow manure, which he had also eaten, when police arrived at the family bungalow where Margaret lay dead in the garden
  
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• Tim Peake prepares for return to Earth

  09-06-2016 22:30
  
  After 186 days in orbit, British astronaut Tim Peake will make the descent to Kazakhstan where he will be trained to live with gravity once more
  Next week, British astronaut Tim Peake will conclude his 186-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS). On Saturday 18 June he will enter the Soyuz TMA-19M capsule docked at the ISS and return to Earth. Continue reading...
  
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• The everyday household tasks a shocking number of 22-year-olds CANNOT do

  09-06-2016 22:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Research has shown that an alarming number of our young adults have no idea how to working a washing machine, change a fuse or make a roast dinner
  
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• Duchess of Cambridge wows in £2,100 Roland Mouret dress at SportsAid charity bash

  09-06-2016 22:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kate was hosting the 40th anniversary for the charity, which she has been a patron of since 2013, and chatted with athletes including Tanni-Grey Thompson and Sharron Davies
  
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• Boy 'slowly turning into STONE' suffers from devastating skin condition that freezes his body

  09-06-2016 22:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ramesh, from Baglung, Nepal, suffers from Ichthyosis which leaves dry, scaly skin all over his body
  
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• Venezuelan opposition leaders attacked by pro-government groups

  09-06-2016 22:09
  
  Lawmaker hit with pipe amid rising tension as opposition calls for recall referendum against Nicolás Maduro and deep economic crisis is fueling protests Venezuelan opposition lawmakers said they were attacked by pro-government groups as they tried to enter the electoral board headquarters on Thursday to demand a recall referendum against President Nicolás Maduro.Related: 'We are like a bomb': food riots show Venezuela crisis has gone beyond politicsContinue reading...
  
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• Trio of politicians turn on Boris Johnson's Brexit claims saying 'get that lie off your bus!'

  09-06-2016 22:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former London Mayor was blasted by three high profile Remain campaigners during an ITV debate ahead of the EU referendum on June 23
  
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• Ouch! Police protecting Barack Obama slam cyclist to ground after he 'tries to get through blockade'

  09-06-2016 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man had appeared to ignore orders from police to dismount before he was tackled to the ground in front of the Obama motorcade
  
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• Euro 2016 security blunder as Mirror man manages to sneak on England team’s bus

  09-06-2016 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With France on high terror alert in case ISIS attacks the tournament, our reporter Andy Lines found the coach unattended – and even got in the driver's seat
  
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• The Last Mermaid review – Charlotte Church thrills in dystopian eco-fairytale

  09-06-2016 22:00
  
  Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
  The singer has co-authored a fascinating update on Hans Christian Andersen, pitting her sea nymph against marine pollution and malign capitalismWhile church music has always been one of the most conservative forms of composition, Charlotte Church music is among the most innovative. The operatic prodigy who became a pop singer and actress now stars in a co-written experimental music-dance-video piece based on Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 fable The Little M
  
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• Scott Borthwick close to England recall after Nick Compton fails again

  09-06-2016 22:00
  
  • Nick Compton’s lean run continues against Sri Lanka at Lord’s
  • Scott Borthwick understood to be first choice to replace misfiring No3Scott Borthwick is line for an England recall against Pakistan next month, with the Durham left-hander understood to be the preferred choice should Nick Compton fail to save his place in the second innings of the Lord’s Test with Sri Lanka.Compton went into the match under pressure following a lean start to the season and was caught b
  
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