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• Worker horrifically burned after robotic arm traps him against vat of molten metal super-heated to 700C

  13-08-2016 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Colin Hardman, 64, suffered a heart attack, a stroke and was left with partial brain damage following the horrifying freak accident
  
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• Imam shot dead in New York and his assistant blasted in chest as they walked home after prayers

  13-08-2016 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  His assistant is also understood to have been hit in the chest in the deadly New York shooting, leaving him in a critical condition
  
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• Donald Trump allegedly has close ties to Russia according to Kremlin expert

  13-08-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He has been accused of being everything from a racist to a misogynist in recent months during his White House bid - but is Donald Trump a Russian agent, writes EDWARD LUCAS?
  
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• Vulnerable dog found wrapped in carpet and dumped on mountainside is 'close to death'

  13-08-2016 23:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The German Shepherd was found in an "extremely poor state" by RSPCA officers called out to rescue the hound.
  
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• Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe facing police probe over THIRTEEN unsolved cold case attacks

  13-08-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Monster could face a new trial after cold case detectives have taken detailed statements and DNA samples in connection with a series of horrific unsolved attacks
  
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• Britain's youngest Viagra addict aged THIRTEEN taking up to six pills a night at teenage sex parties

  13-08-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He tried the impotency cure after classmates warned him he would be “bad in bed” when he lost his virginity with his new girlfriend unless he took it
  
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• Swiss train passengers injured by man in fire and knife rampage

  13-08-2016 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seven people have been injured after a man attacked passengers on a train in Switzerland with 'fire and a knife' today, including a six-year-old child.
  
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• Peru drugs mule Michaella McCollum arrives home after flying back to Ireland from South America

  13-08-2016 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 23-year-old was freed on parole after serving more than two years in South American jails for trying to smuggle almost £1.73 million worth of cocaine from Peru to Spain
  
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• Peru drugs mule Michaella McCollum arrives home after flying back from South America

  13-08-2016 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 23-year-old was freed on parole after serving more than two years in South American jails for trying to smuggle almost £1.73 million worth of cocaine from Peru to Spain
  
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• Twitter suspends account of hacker Guccifer 2.0 - cyber-criminal behind release of sensitive Democratic Party files

  13-08-2016 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cyber criminal is thought to have released a trove of Democratic National Committee documents
  
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• Harry Potter ticket touts set to make at least MILLION with Cursed Child seats going for up to £5,000 each

  13-08-2016 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scalpers have already siphoned off a huge chunk of 250,000 recently-released £15 to £70 tickets for the two-part show
  
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• Alton Towers smash amputee Vicky Balch hits back at trolls who mocked her lingerie shoot

  13-08-2016 23:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The rollercoaster crash survivor was hurt by the vile comments from online bullies – but takes heart from the messages of support she’s had
  
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• Justin Lee Collins back on TV after domestic abuse shame – but he's come down in the world...

  13-08-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The funnyman’s career was ruined after he was convicted of harassing his ex in 2012 and now he’s got a tiny football show on Fan TV UK
  
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• Rio 2016 Olympics: GB smash world record & win Women's Team Pursuit

  13-08-2016 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  GB knock two seconds off the world record to win gold in the women's team pursuit in a time of four minutes and 10.236 seconds.
  
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• Horrifying moment mugger pushes elderly man, 74, down flight of stairs before trying to take his belongings

  13-08-2016 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  CCTV images inside a block of flats caught the push as the man stumbles down the stairs before the two are caught struggling together
  
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• Euromillion lottery winner spends half his £1million jackpot on round-the-world party - but is now worth MORE

  13-08-2016 22:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Matt Myles spent £500,000 over 18 months in 22 countries, glugging champagne, buying designer clothes and bedding at least 150 women
  
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• Soham killer Ian Huntley’s sinister double life behind bars revealed by ex-prisoner

  13-08-2016 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A former inmate at HMP Frankland says the sick murderer sometimes struts the wing acting the big man but at other times looks like a suicidal zombie
  
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• Body of schoolboy found washed up on a Welsh beach

  13-08-2016 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yahye Omar Mohamed (pictured), 14, from Birmingham, was discovered on a beach in Gwynedd on Friday after the boys had visited the resort of Barmouth, North Wales.
  
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• Robowives to take charge of ALL household chores by 2050 with families using androids to manage their homes

  13-08-2016 22:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Futurologist Dr Ian Pearson reckons at least 80% of the tasks will be carried out by intelligent robots that will even be capable of doing the weekly shop
  
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• John Prescott: Critics must accept Jeremy Corbyn has created largest political party in Europe - and work with him

  13-08-2016 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  I watched the first leadership hustings between Owen Smith and Jeremy Corbyn. They agreed on almost every policy. Their main difference was that each believed they had the best chance of winning the next General Election
  
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• Why the new Duke of Westminster's £9 billion inheritance is a curse in disguise

  13-08-2016 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hugh Grosvenor is only 25 and his private, carefree existence is over - and could soon be replaced by a life of loneliness and obligation
  
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• Labour MPs call on David Miliband to return and topple Jeremy Corbyn as leader

  13-08-2016 21:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former minister, who lost out in the 2010 leadership race to his brother Ed, quit politics but party figures want him to stand for murdered Jo Cox’s seat
  
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• Devoted daughter blasts NHS bosses as dad's nearest hospital bed is three HOURS away

  13-08-2016 21:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Devastated Joan Martin, 56, must travel from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, to Preston, Lancs, after her father was moved to nearest free bed
  
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• Polls show Jeremy Corbyn is cruising to Labour leadership victory - but is Marmite for wider public

  13-08-2016 21:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The exclusive survey for the Sunday Mirror reveals that Mr Corbyn enjoys a lead of 22 points over Owen Smith in the race to be leader
  
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• 'This is NOT your room': British female Olympic cycling team warn gold-winning men to keep out after celebrations

  13-08-2016 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The girls penned the light-hearted missive following the lads' incredible gold medal win against the Australian team last night
  
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• Olympic Shames: Prostitution, violence and crime gripping Rio while world watches sporting show

  13-08-2016 21:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Away from the glitz and glamour of the Games are the city's infamous favelas, riddled with violent crime and prostitution
  
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• Desperate car dealers slashing prices of new motors by more than £10,000

  13-08-2016 21:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new Peugeot 508 is available with more than 25 per cent knocked off the list price, with more than £10,000 off a Jeep Grand Cherokee
  
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• Swiss train stabbing attacker was ON FIRE when police took him down after he knifed six people

  13-08-2016 21:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Six passengers - including a six-year-old child - were attacked by the man with 'fire and a knife' sparking fears of a new terror attack earlier today
  
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• Usain Bolt eases through the heats in 100m at the Rio Olympics 

  13-08-2016 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Jamaican jogged to a time of 10.07 seconds to win Heat 7 at the Joao Havelange Stadium in Rio today. There were huge roars around the Olympic arena as he breezed his way past the rest.
  
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• North Carolina shopping mall in lockdown with gunman on loose as footage shows panicking shoppers fleeing for exits

  13-08-2016 21:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers inside the American Eagle shopping centre in Crabtree Valley have tweeted messages while hiding from the shooter
  
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• Complete strangers strip naked and cover themselves head-to-toe in bright paint for bizarre photoshoot

  13-08-2016 21:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Up to 20 people at a time bared all for the naked photoshoote in images taken by a former army snapper
  
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• Parking fees for disabled patients at NHS trust are a tax on the sick says MP

  13-08-2016 20:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cash-strapped East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust hopes to raise £200,000 a year despite government vows to clamp-down on fees
  
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• Breast-size map of the world revealed: This is how Brits compare on the global boob scale

  13-08-2016 20:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Data from Target Map has revealed that women in Russia, among other countries, have the largest breasts
  
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• Queen Victoria's VERY raunchy side revealed in ITV's new bonkbuster

  13-08-2016 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The show's creator Daisy Goodwin hinted that there could be sex scenes featuring Jenna Coleman, 30, and her co-star Tom Hughes, who plays Prince Albert in the ITV drama.
  
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• The vital clues that could solve Jill Dando case and unlock other cold case murders and mysteries

  13-08-2016 20:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Crimewatch presenter's killer is still at large but police remain committed to cracking this cold case and hundreds of other unsolved murders
  
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• Richard Wilson's sister 'praying' as Victor Meldrew star fights for life after heart attack

  13-08-2016 20:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The One Foot In The Grave actor is in hospital after being taken ill but his sister Maria, 86, is too frail to travel to his side
  
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• Bungling police officer doesn't live up to his surname with elementary error

  13-08-2016 20:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Cumbria cop showed he wasn’t quite as savvy as his namesake sleuth when he handed out the premium-rate number
  
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• Hope for desperate mum who hasn't had a night's sleep in EIGHTEEN YEARS

  13-08-2016 20:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lynsay Smith has not slept for longer than an hour at a time as she has to check on her severely disabled daughter, who could die from a fit at any time
  
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• Cannes bans Burkinis as mayor of glamorous French town brands Muslim swimsuit 'uniform of extremist Islamism'

  13-08-2016 20:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The ban comes into force weeks after 85 people were killed and dozens more injured when a lorry deliberately drove into crowds of people in neighbouring Nice
  
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• Murder in London's Hyde Park: Police launch probe after man's body found in beauty spot

  13-08-2016 20:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police found a man dead at the scene after being called in the early hours of Friday morning - and are continuing to try to establish his identity and inform his next of kin
  
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• Shocking moment pensioner wearing baseball cap is caught 'deliberately keying Audi' on CCTV

  13-08-2016 20:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The incident was caught on CCTV at a home in Kent as the pensioner crept up a driveway before allegedly launching the attack
  
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• 'Women in mini skirts don't become suicide bombers': Muslim president of ex-Soviet republic causes outrage with terrorism quote

  13-08-2016 19:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev said women in his country had been wearing short skirts for decades 'but never thought about wearing an explosive belt'
  
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• Coastguard drags man to safety after he is found stuck knee-deep in mud beside castle ruins

  13-08-2016 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two specialist mud technicians had to pull the man free after he was found just metres from the bank at Flint Castle in Wales in the early hours of this morning
  
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• Nelson's Column: Why the outlook is poor for Theresa May in my forecasts

  13-08-2016 19:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The best way to change political events is to predict them. Sunday People
  political editor Nigel Nelson
  explains why his forecasting is a few isobars short of a weather map
  
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• Kenny Baker, Star Wars R2-D2 actor, dies aged 81

  13-08-2016 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British actor Kenny Baker, who starred as R2-D2 in six Star Wars films, has died aged 81 after a long illness, his niece confirms.
  
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• Russian Olympics doping whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova has account HACKED leading to fears whereabouts will be revealed

  13-08-2016 19:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stepanova is in hiding, rumoured to be in the US, after revealing details of the systematic taking of banned performance-enhancing substances by the Russian team
  
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• Couple have Greggs-themed wedding after falling in love over a steak bake

  13-08-2016 19:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul McGinty met his future wife Amanda while buying a steak bake in the shop eight years ago - so the theme seemed obvious
  
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• North Korea stockpiles human POO to use as fertiliser after chemicals embargo leaves Kim Jong-Il warning of famine

  13-08-2016 19:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Survivors of the dictatorship's brutal regime say the country's leaders are demanding human feces to help farms in the country to continue delivering crops
  
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• Cars swept down streets in Chinese city

  13-08-2016 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heavy rain floods streets in the Chinese city of Yulin, in Shaanxi Province.
  
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• Labour MP Simon Danczuk's midair horror as passenger jet forced to divert to Germany due to 'suspect package'

  13-08-2016 19:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Danczuk was on a flight from Copenhagen when the jet diverted to Dusseldorf in Germany because of security fears
  
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