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• As the Bank of England cuts interest rates new Chancellor must act quickly

  04-08-2016 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Blanchflower, former Bank of England economist, suggests Phillip Hammond employs a 5% cut in VAT
  
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• Dementia breakthrough as risk could be cut significantly with simple brain training course

  04-08-2016 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The technique focuses on the speed of processing information, believed to be vital for preserving other mental skills
  
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• Dr Pimple Popper cuts out gigantic growth from woman's neck in grotesque video

  04-08-2016 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT - During the nauseating procedure, Dr Sandra Lee cuts into the lump with a scalpel and hacks away at the matter inside
  
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• Police hunting serial killer who has murdered SEVEN people just four months

  04-08-2016 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Officers in Phoenix, Arizona, say the man has also attempted further killings and police fear he'll strike again
  
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• Driver swigged from bottle of rum at wheel before crashing and killing her sister-in-law

  04-08-2016 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zakia Akhtar, 30, was almost three times the drink-drive
  limit from drinking Bacardi when she collided with two parked vehicles - and ploughed six feet up the rear of an HGV lorry
  
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• London armed police chase two superbike riders on foot in and catch them

  04-08-2016 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A stolen £7,000 bike (pictured) with a top speed of nearly 200mph was dumped on The Strand, London, and the rider then mounted the back of a friends bike as they made their escape.
  
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• Illegal Iranian immigrants are arrested after being spotted in dinghy off south coast

  04-08-2016 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The five Iranian men, aged between 18 and 44, were found in the inflatable boat at Winchelsea,East Sussex, on Sunday morning then handed over to Home Office officials.
  
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• Daughter of The Investigator murder victim: I still haven’t found out what my dad did with mum's body

  04-08-2016 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Samantha Gillingham, whose dad Russell Causley has been convicted of her mother's murder, wants the case reopened 
  
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• South Africa's ANC loses key cities as public grow tired of alleged corruption

  04-08-2016 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  South Africa's ruling ANC party has been knocked off its perch in three cities in the country's municipal elections, as voters vent anger at corruption, high unemployment and poor public services.
  
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• Curtis Higgins missing: Mum issues desperate plea to trace her son not seen for six days

  04-08-2016 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Curtis Higgins was last seen by his mother Denise Higgins at their home on Sunday morning
  
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• Man missing for 3 years identified from DNA taken after foot washed up on beach

  04-08-2016 23:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The grim discovery was made by a holidaymaker following an unsuccessful police search
  
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• Syrian women burn their burkas after being freed from ISIS

  04-08-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Syrian women and children poured into the streets to celebrate the liberation of the northern city of Manbij, a key ISIS stronghold in the country due to its proximity to the Turkish border.
  
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• Hard-up Tory council offers adult learning course in how to WEAR SCARVES 'effectively'

  04-08-2016 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Northamptonshire County Council, currently slashing budgets by £128m, has been criticised for wasting money promoting the scheme
  
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• Watch police chase UFO down street in one of weirdest pursuits ever caught on camera

  04-08-2016 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Curious police officers investigated after the spaceship was spotted travelling at slow speed through the town
  
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• Police save US tourists after Jeep hire car bursts into flames 20 MINUTES into UK holiday

  04-08-2016 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The family landed at Heathrow Airport where they picked up a Jeep to drive themselves round on their British break
  
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• How will the inquiry into historical child sexual abuse work?

  04-08-2016 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The background to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales.
  
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• Miracle as baby born on migrant rescue ship on family journey to a new life in the West

  04-08-2016 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Little Joy Aurora was born as her Congolese family made their way to Italy
  
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• As Edinburgh Fringe begins, here are the best 21 jokes told at the festival in the last decade

  04-08-2016 22:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Top comedians including Mark Watson, Joe Lycett and Josie Long feature in the list of rib-tickling gags
  
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• Orlando Bloom NAKED pictures revealed in all their glory - now choose the censored or uncensored version

  04-08-2016 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Pirates of the Caribbean actor brought the internet to its knees with all his nude goodness
  
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• Bomb scare after illegal chemicals found at home of 'pyro enthusiast'

  04-08-2016 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested as residents on the street in Bridlington, East Yorkshire were told they might not be allowed back home for 24 hours
  
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• Harrowing study reveals one in every 14 adults was sexually abused as a child

  04-08-2016 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some 11% of women and 3% of men in said they were abused by a friend or parent
  
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• Football legend Matt Le Tissier turns up at PROM to help schoolboy beat bullies

  04-08-2016 22:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kids at Ben Shaw's school didn't believe he was coached by the former England striker - until he turned up with Ben
  
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• Tinder male users of the app have low self-esteem according to new study

  04-08-2016 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of North Texas say that rather than the Tinder lowering self-worth, it may be that people with lower self-esteem are more drawn to these types of apps (stock image used)
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith bring Labour splits into the open during heated debate

  04-08-2016 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pair did agree on key issues but there were also warnings of a "historic split"
  
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• Five-year-old boy goes missing from major music festival sparking huge police hunt

  04-08-2016 22:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jack Shand  was last seen at the Belladrum Tartan Heart event at around 5.5pm this evening
  
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• Divide but no rules in the Labour leadership clash between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith

  04-08-2016 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith went head-to-head for the first time, writes Jason Beattie. It was not for the faint-hearted
  
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• Turkish man who stabbed and strangled estranged British wife to death is found guilty of murder

  04-08-2016 21:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thug Erhan Havaleoglu throttled Ms Cameron and struck her with an unknown object on the head, as well as with a knife on the head and body
  
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• Dame Lowell Goddard quits child sex abuse investigation - with two-line resignation letter

  04-08-2016 21:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The New Zealand judge is the third person to have chaired the major inquiry and her resignation has been greeted with shock
  
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• 'Modern-day elephant man' with rare skin condition too scared to leave house due to cruel remarks

  04-08-2016 21:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bhupinder Singh, 16, has been shunned from school because of his unusual appearance – caused by a condition called neurofibromatosis
  
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• Teenage girl 'full of life like Tigger' found dead after suffering fractured skull

  04-08-2016 21:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shannon Aspin, 17, was found with fatal head injuries at an address in Blackburn, Lancashire
  
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• Woman injured as manhole blows up in busy street with explosion flinging debris into air

  04-08-2016 21:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A woman was rushed to hospital as the pavement slab erupted in central London, throwing rubbish onto nearby streets
  
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• First picture of American woman killed in Russell Square stabbing who was due to fly home that day

  04-08-2016 21:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darlene Horton, whose husband is Florida State University professor, Richard Wagner, was due to fly home that day
  
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• American woman killed in Russell Square stabbing attack is named as wife of top US professor

  04-08-2016 21:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darlene Horton, whose husband is Florida State University professor, Richard Wagner, was due to fly home that day
  
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• One of UK's last World War Two heroes who fought in Battle of Britain dies age 96

  04-08-2016 21:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Drenver one of 'The Few' hailed by Winston Churchill was held at the POW camp made famous by the film after being shot down
  
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• Egypt kills leader of ISIS terror cell behind the shooting down of Russian passenger jet which killed 224 people

  04-08-2016 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Egypt's military has killed the leader of the Sinai-based terror cell that claimed responsibility for the shooting down of a Russian passenger jet last year, in a series of airstrikes.
  
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• 'Burkini-only day' at waterpark comes under fire for contradicting France's strict 'secular values'

  04-08-2016 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Smile 13 has organised the event in Marseille, which men are banned from attending
  
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• Frances O'Grady: After Brexit it's vital we get the best deal for Britain's working people

  04-08-2016 20:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  General Secretary of the TUC, Frances O'Grady, wants the government to make sure working people are protected
  
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• Emirates plane crash: 'Get out of there!' Frantic moment air traffic controller realises disaster on jet is imminent

  04-08-2016 20:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The chilling audio clearly captures the deteriorating situation as the Emirates plane gets into trouble whilst trying to land
  
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• ISIS leader dead after Egyptian military action in Sinai

  04-08-2016 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Egypt's military has killed the leader of the Sinai-based terror cell that claimed responsibility for the shooting down of a Russian passenger jet last year, in a series of airstrikes.
  
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• Passion, intense sex and the strongest bond Katy has ever had - what those naked Orlando Bloom paddle board pictures REALLY mean

  04-08-2016 20:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Pirates of the Caribbean actor has shocked everyone by stripping off on holiday with his girlfriend
  
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• Blood test launched that monitors the cancer's 'DNA'

  04-08-2016 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London's Institute of Cancer Research is set to start the clinical trial of 1,000 patients with advanced breast cancer in with findings expected to help develop a routine test within years.
  
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• Orlando Bloom pictured completely NAKED while paddle boarding with Katy Perry on Italian holiday

  04-08-2016 20:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The actor went commando as he enjoyed a day at the beach with his famous girlfriend
  
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• Teenage Russell Square attack suspect named after American killed and five others stabbed

  04-08-2016 20:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zakaria Bulhan was Tasered by police and taken into custody after the shocking attack in central London
  
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• Orlando Bloom NAKED pictures revealed in all their glory after raunchy paddle board session with Katy Perry

  04-08-2016 20:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Pirates of the Caribbean actor brought the internet to its knees with all his nude goodness
  
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• Watch Labour leadership debate live: Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith clash in first election hustings

  04-08-2016 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith will go head-to-head tonight in the first hustings of the Labour leadership campaign.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith clash in first election hustings

  04-08-2016 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith went head-to-head tonight in the first hustings of the Labour leadership campaign - find out how they got on
  
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• Russell Square stab victim tried to help suspected knifeman - because she thought he was fleeing terror attack

  04-08-2016 19:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Holidaymaker Yovel Levkowski, 18, was slashed with a kitchen knife during the terrifying incident
  
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• Russell Square stab victim tried to help suspected knifeman - because she thought he was fleeing attack

  04-08-2016 19:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Holidaymaker Yovel Levkowski, 18, was slashed with a kitchen knife during the terrifying incident
  
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• Young British aristocrat charged with trafficking 100 kilos of cocaine worth over £2 million in huge Kenyan bust

  04-08-2016 19:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The blue-blooded trader - who went to school with the Duchess of Cambridge - denies the charges
  
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• Scottish mother disowns her son after he stole his grandmother's £30k life savings

  04-08-2016 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conner Borthwick, from Kilmarnock, repeatedly raided his grandmother's savings while she was visiting his mother, Diane Borthwick, in hospital as she underwent dialysis.
  
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