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• Dramatic footage shows bloodied man jump on car and punch windscreen in fit of road rage

  05-08-2016 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man was filmed in Leicester city centre before fearful witnesses saw him dive on other cars
  
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• Mortar explosive found in a dissident republican weapons hide by Northern Ireland police

  05-08-2016 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Detective Superintendent Karen Baxter said they 'consider this to be a significant and successful find' and that it 'undoubtedly saved lives'
  
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• You should go on five dates before sleeping together, new research says 

  05-08-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Danish pleasure and lifestyle brand AVEConcept polled 2,000 Americans to compile an official relationship timeline highlighting the right moments for certain milestones.
  
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• Olympic Games opening ceremony: Live updates as Rio 2016 official gets underway in Brazil

  05-08-2016 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The summer games are due to start at midnight UK time with a carnival of samba, culture, diversity
  
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• Family doctor 'thought she would die' after finding two armed men inside in her home wearing masks

  05-08-2016 23:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  GP Aparna Amin was popping back to her home at lunchtime when she stumbled into the pair, who then led her upstairs 
  
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• Christopher Biggins out of Big Brother over comments 'capable of offence'

  05-08-2016 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Actor Christopher Biggins has been removed from Celebrity Big Brother for making comments "capable of causing great offence", the TV show says.
  
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• That'll show 'em! 'Black Lives Matter' protesters chanting 'hands up, don't shoot' head to east London - and barricade a WAITROSE lorry 

  05-08-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The group of so-far peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched through east London and stopped traffic in Whitechapel and Shoreditch.
  
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• It's a marathon, not a sprint! Olympic torch bearer is sent running for his life after hearing the sound of gunshots outside Rio favela

  05-08-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spectators hoping to see the Olympic torch pass by were left wondering if they were in fact watching the 100m final after the sound of gunshots sent the flame bearer dashing like a gold medal winner.
  
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• 'Killer sang along to Abba as she rejoiced in murder of her love rival' court hears

  05-08-2016 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Preston Crown Court was told Sarah Williams, 35, enjoyed watching the film Mamma Mia with her co-accused after killing Sadie Hartley in an “orgy of violence”
  
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• Olympic Games Rio 2016: Violence breaks out outside Maracana Stadium as police clash with protesters before opening ceremony

  05-08-2016 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people, including children, took to the streets of the Brazilian city to protest against government spending on the Olympics
  
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• Weightlifter from Cyprus and unnamed Greek are thrown out of Rio Olympics

  05-08-2016 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The final day of preparations for the Games in Rio was marred by the announcement that two athletes had failed drugs tests. An Irish boxer was the first to do so earlier this week.
  
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• PM tells Team GB: Let's bring on the great this Summer

  05-08-2016 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK Prime Minster Theresa May has wished British athletes luck at the Olympics in Rio, via a video on social media.
  
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• How taxpayers funded Ellie Butler's warped father's battle for custody

  05-08-2016 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Ben Butler, 36, was given a 'blank cheque' to fund a 'Rolls-Royce' team of lawyers at the secretive Family Court and during his trial for the murder at his six-year-old daughter Ellie.
  
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• Stranger cut open pregnant mum-to-be and ripped her unborn baby out of her womb

  05-08-2016 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michelle Wilkins' baby did not survive the brutal foetal abduction - but the brave 27-year-old did
  
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• Owen Smith wants ban on selling school playing fields and accuses Tories of 'squandering Olympic legacy'

  05-08-2016 23:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Labour leadership contender revealed that 132 fields had been sold since the Tories came into Government in 2010
  
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• Men don't fancy clever women...unless they're VERY attractive!  Male daters have a line in the sand after which intelligence is a turn-off 

  05-08-2016 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research suggests that men are actively turned off by intelligence. It seems someone like George Clooney, whose wife is human rights lawyer Amal, is the exception rather than the rule.
  
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• Our Olympic golden hope Lizzie Armitstead, three missed drugs tests and the doubts over the cyclist that just won’t go away

  05-08-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GB cyclist Lizzie Armitstead, 27, will compete in the Olympic women’s road race in Rio on Sunday. She avoided a ban despite missing three drugs tests in the space of year.
  
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• Strengthen rules on premium rate texts, says regulator

  05-08-2016 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rules should be strengthened to avoid mobile users being hit by unexpected charges on premium rate texts, a regulator says.
  
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• Undercover SAS guard Team GB athletes in bid to stop ISIS terror attacks at Olympics

  05-08-2016 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The crack team of troops is on standby to fly in at a moment's notice to prevent or deal with terrorist incidents
  
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• Rio 2016: Will the Olympics be worth it for Brazil?

  05-08-2016 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cost of hosting the Rio 2016 Olympics is small compared to the seriousness of Brazil's financial problems, but the benefits remain unclear.
  
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• Moroccan boxer arrested over attempted rape in the Olympic Village in Brazil

  05-08-2016 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hassan Saada was detained by police this morning over claims he attempted to sexually assault the two women in the athletes' accommodation at Barra de Tijuca, Brazil.
  
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• Russell Square stabbings: Man charged over London murder

  05-08-2016 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a US tourist, and five other attempted murders, following a knife attack in London's Russell Square on Wednesday.
  
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• Golden opportunity

  05-08-2016 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For the 2016 Rio Olympics, in addition to changes in the sporting arena - with sports like rugby sevens and golf added - there are also important sponsor changes.
  
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• Russell Square attack suspect charged with murder after American killed and five others stabbed in central London

  05-08-2016 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zakaria Bulhan, 19, was charged after the death of 64-year-old Darlene Horton in Russell Square in central London
  
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• Royal Navy sailors return after 9 months away after fighting ISIS

  05-08-2016 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 220-strong crew from the HMS St Albans docked at Portsmouth having spent nine months in the war-torn Middle East helping the U.S and the French carry out air strikes on ISIS.
  
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• Nice terror attack death toll reaches 85 after dad on life support passes away

  05-08-2016 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pierre Hattermann, 56 - whose wife and son were also killed - had been in a critical condition since the lorry barrelled through crowds in the French city on Bastille Day
  
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• Out of control dog bites dad in testicles then drags him through park by his privates

  05-08-2016 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gordon Gotham was walking with his two-year-old boy and daughter, 13, when the Staffordshire bull terrier attacked
  
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• Dad bitten in the testicles after Staffordshire Bull Terrier tried to attack his children

  05-08-2016 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES Gordon Gotham was walking with his two-year-old boy and daughter, 13, when the Staffordshire bull terrier attacked
  
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• Championship: Fulham 1-0 Newcastle United

  05-08-2016 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matt Smith's header condemns title favourites Newcastle to defeat in their opening Championship game of the season at Fulham.
  
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• Bisexual schoolboy, 15, left bloodied and battered after three masked thugs launch 'homophobic attack'

  05-08-2016 22:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Teenager Jamie Watson suffered broken ribs, a fractured arm and cuts and bruising in the terrifying attack
  
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• Police cause £1,000 of damage to pensioner's home after thinking he was DEAD

  05-08-2016 22:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Morris Hickey, 80, had actually been on a five-week summer break before returning to see his home boarded up
  
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• The castle where the REAL Braveheart once lay: Scottish estate which housed the disembodied heart of Robert the Bruce is on the market for £1.65million 

  05-08-2016 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A six-bedroom Scottish castle which once housed the disembodied heart of Robert the Bruce - who is often referred to as the real Braveheart - has gone on the market for an eye-watering £1.65million.
  
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• Southern Rail passengers face 5-day strike after talks break down

  05-08-2016 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Train company Southern Rail announced it will introduce an emergency timetable from next week and will run just 60 per cent of its services across London and the South East.
  
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• Ticket tout jailed after selling on seats to Premier League and World Cup games

  05-08-2016 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Spanton, 47, was sentenced to nine months after breaching a court order given to him in 2013
  
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• What YOU should eat on your period: Study shows syncing food to your menstrual cycle helps women stay in shape - and here's your meal plan

  05-08-2016 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There is a healthy way to work with your body to stay vibrant, trim, and nourished - while giving yourself a break when you need it. Read this explainer on how you can do it too.
  
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• Jilted lover 'lured married father to his death with promise of birthday cake' court told

  05-08-2016 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tanveer Iqbal was found strangled  with his corpse rammed inside a widescreen TV's cardboard box, a court heard
  
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• Hundreds attend funeral of eight-year-old schoolgirl killed in tragic farm accident after being only survivor of quadruplets

  05-08-2016 22:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Little Jessica Needham's three siblings died after birth and now she has been laid to rest today
  
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• Shocking CCTV shows killer driver going 124mph moments before stranger he was road racing died

  05-08-2016 22:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Abdul-Wahid was racing down the A1 when Ryan Charlton was killed as his Honda Civic Type R flipped, a court heard
  
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• Moment terrified families flee after 'machete-wielding masked man bursts into McDonald's'

  05-08-2016 21:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Claims that a man threatened a pregnant woman and an old man with a large weapon at the fast food chain in south east London before fleeing
  
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• Brave zookeeper helps crocodile cough up plastic bottles that thoughtless visitors left behind

  05-08-2016 21:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'The Colonel' was clearly in some pain until James the zookeeper courageously intervened
  
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• Euromillions results: Winning numbers for tonight's £19 million jackpot on Friday, August 5

  05-08-2016 21:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Here are the winning numbers which could make you rich beyond your wildest dreams
  
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• Rio Olympics 2016: Watch BBC's opening montage

  05-08-2016 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British actor Daniel Kaluuya narrates the opening montage to the BBC's Olympic coverage as Rio 2016 gets under way.
  
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• NHS 'may have to shut hospitals and make patients wait longer' due to £22billion shortfall

  05-08-2016 21:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Health think-tank the Nuffield Trust claims the Government's cuts target could only be met with unprecedented annual savings of 4%
  
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• Rio 2016: Olympic torch arrives at Sugarloaf Mountain

  05-08-2016 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Olympic torch has been taken to Rio's landmark Sugarloaf Mountain, arriving on top of a cable car.
  
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• Hot hatch racer, 32, jailed for killing fellow driver after the pair raced at speeds of up to 125mph 

  05-08-2016 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Abdul-Wahid (pictured) was driving his VW Golf south on the A1 through Gateshead alongside Ryan Charlton's Honda Civic on April 19 last year when they started racing.
  
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• Sprawling mansion with lake, pirates den and its own THEME PARK could be yours for £8.5 million

  05-08-2016 21:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The garden of the palatial residence features an outdoor activity centre, including zorbing and high wires
  
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• Sainsbury's and Morrisons recall two popular chocolate treats over fears they may contain METAL

  05-08-2016 21:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The chains are recalling their own brand chocolate eclairs and profiteroles - supplied to the firms by the manufacturer Bakkavor
  
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• Serious Fraud Office in talks with MP Frank Field over Sir Philip Green and BHS collapse

  05-08-2016 21:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The chairman of the Commons Work and Pensions Committee has offered the SFO unpublished evidence relating to the retailer's demise
  
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• Bizarre tomato is shaped and coloured just like a rubber duck

  05-08-2016 20:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The bizarre fruit was picked by staff at the People and Gardens Nursery, which helps people with learning disabilities and mental health issues 
  
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• Doctor bombarded his female colleagues with a string of sexual messages including telling one saying 'I'm like Jason Bourne I will find you'

  05-08-2016 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Kalyana Saripalli, 39, was found to have acted inappropriately in messaging three women when he worked at an NHS trust in London and at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury.
  
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