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• Ryan Lochte in hiding but friends say he WILL be vindictated

  18-08-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Friends of Ryan Lochte are mounting a defense of the 'robbed' swimmer, saying that although he has changed his story, it contains a core truth that he handed over money to a man at gunpoint.
  
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• Wild fires force 80,000 people to flee their homes and blaze rages in California

  18-08-2016 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Properties and cars destroyed as fire crews battle flames
  
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• Man who claimed God punishes gay people with natural disasters sees his own home destroyed by floods

  18-08-2016 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tony Perkins - the leader of Family Research Council - might be regretting that statement this morning after becoming yet another victim of the Louisiana flood crisis
  
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• Footballer who broke opponent's leg in 'revenge tackle' found guilty of grievous bodily harm

  18-08-2016 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Williams,26, denied “forcefully” kicking rival Andrew Barlow during a Welsh National Division One cup match
  
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• Teenage learner driver accidentally plunges car into canal killing herself and two others after mistaking accelerator for brake

  18-08-2016 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The car fell more than 10 feet before it landed upside down in the water - with the force of the impact believed to have knocked all four people on board unconscious
  
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• Killer of tragic goth girl Sophie Lancaster appeals for jail term cut claiming he's 'made good progress'

  18-08-2016 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ryan Herbert was just 15 when he and a gang of friends battered 20-year-old Sophie in a Lancashire park - she died 12 days later
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn invites Donald Trump for tea and a chat in his local mosque

  18-08-2016 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader said he'd like to "help" a hypothetical President Donald, and would invite him to discuss "culture and diversity" in Finsbury Park if he was Prime Minister
  
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• Ex-Hermes courier says she suffered the 'life from hell' while working for the firm

  18-08-2016 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cherie Nolan worked for the firm for nine years and says it all but ruined her life
  
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• Two police officers under criminal investigation over Taser death of Dalian Atkinson

  18-08-2016 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 48-year-old was pronounced dead after being shot by officers following a late now row as he visited his father's home in Telford, Shropshire, earlier this week.
  
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• Polish burglar ransacked Caitlyn Taylor's family's home and stole items from her bedroom

  18-08-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael Baranowski, 33, took cameras and a computer containing photographs of 11-year-old Caitlyn, pictured, from Deeside, North Wales, who lost her battle with leukemia in 2011.
  
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• Rio 2016 Olympics: China's Ren Qian wins diving gold aged 15

  18-08-2016 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chinese diver Ren Qian wins gold at the age of 15 in the women's 10m platform ahead of team-mate Si Yajie, with Great Britain's Tonia Couch finishing 12th.
  
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• Watch George Osborne go Rambo as he blasts away with heavy machine gun in Vietnam jungle

  18-08-2016 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The ex-Chancellor's 15-year-old son filmed his dad pulling the trigger on the weapon believed to be an M60 used by US troops
  
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• Has this holiday snap FINALLY captured the Loch Ness Monster on camera?

  18-08-2016 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Calley Tulleth saw the mysterious ripple on the surface of the lake and quickly took a photo
  
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• New Ryan Lochte CCTV footage from night of 'robbery' shows US swimmers arriving at party in early hours

  18-08-2016 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This was same morning they said they were robbed at gunpoint in incident that's marred the image of Brazil's first ever Olympic Games and is turning into an international incident
  
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• Pensioner with norovirus dies after hotel sends her on 300 mile taxi journey home from holiday

  18-08-2016 22:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  79-year-old Norma Francis took ill while on holiday in a Scottish national park with her husband
  
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• Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius say ‘enough is enough’ and demand an end to court proceedings

  18-08-2016 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oscar Pistorius' lawyers will argue 'enough is enough' when his case continues in court next week as prosecutors seek to lengthen his six year sentence for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
  
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• Dorset pensioner terrifies millionaire neighbour after Sandbanks beach hut row

  18-08-2016 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Susan Dean fell out with neighbour Allan Rich following a row over their adjoining beach huts which come with their £1million apartments on the exclusive Dorset peninsula.
  
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• Boxing coach 'dumbfounded' by Savannah Marshall result as controversy continues

  18-08-2016 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Savannah Marshall, from Hartlepool, Country Durham became the latest victim of controversial judging decisions as she lost out to Holland's Nouchka Fontijn last night.
  
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• Boy in the ambulance 'didn't cry' - doctor

  18-08-2016 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The surgeon who treated a five year old Syrian boy depicted in a viral video says he is OK, has been discharged from hospital and "didn't even cry".
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn refuses to say he'd defend a NATO ally under attack from Russia

  18-08-2016 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The famously-pacifist Labour leader was asked four times if he would use British troops to defend a European ally if it was invaded by Russia
  
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• Russia tells the United Nations it will support 48-hour ceasefire in Syria's Aleppo

  18-08-2016 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia has said it will support a 48-hour ceasefire in the Syrian city of Aleppo on the same day it released a video of warplanes dropping bombs over the country.
  
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• Holidaymakers finding ball-shaped orbs washed up on beaches along Devon and Cornwall 

  18-08-2016 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of the strange spheres have been spotted by families in Devon and Cornwall. Parents are keeping their children away from the orbs, fearing they could be poisonous.
  
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• British BASE jumper dies in Switzerland

  18-08-2016 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 49-year-old man from Britain died after jumping from the 'High Ultimate' peak near Murren in the Swiss Alps. A 30-year-old Italian, Uli Emanuele, died while jumping in the same region on the same day.
  
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• Osama Bin Laden's son calls for Islamists around the world to unite against the West

  18-08-2016 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Osama Bin Laden's son Hamza Bin Laden has called for Mulisms to unite against Saudi Arabia in his latest attempt to establish himself as his father's heir.
  
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• "She was just a good person": Former FA boss Greg Dyke's tribute to murdered friend Sadie Hartley

  18-08-2016 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mr Dyke has told how he met businesswoman Sadie on a gruelling horse trek across South America seven years ago
  
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• Family visiting Pontins holiday resort in Camber Sands find dirty NAPPIES in room

  18-08-2016 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dozens of outraged holidaymakers have taken to social media to slam the Pontins Holiday Camp in Camber Sands, East Sussex, calling it 'filthy' 'disgusting' and 'the worst experience we ever had'.
  
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• Labour Party conference under-threat in row over the firm providing security

  18-08-2016 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Firm brought into replace G4S won't give union pledge
  
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• UK weather forecasters issue severe weather warning as Atlantic storm approaches

  18-08-2016 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the country has seen a spike in temperature with sizzling sunshine this week, due to a Spanish Plume, the outlook for the weekend is looking rather bleak.
  
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• Grant Shapps trousered £8,000 taxpayer-funded 'goodbye' after Tatler Tory bullying scandal

  18-08-2016 21:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former Tory chairman resigned over his decision to hand a key election role to Mark Clarke
  
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• Zika virus can cause 'brain damage like dementia' as well as serious birth defects

  18-08-2016 21:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Crippling effects of condition in adults now becoming better understood
  
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• Rio 2016: Youngest Brownlee on brothers medal embrace

  18-08-2016 21:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee shared an emotional embrace at the finish line as the brothers took the gold and silver medals in the Olympic Triathlon.
  
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• Prosecutors drop case against man charged with posting death threat on Craig Mackinlay's Facebook

  18-08-2016 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Verier was accused of posting: 'Another MP that needs,' followed by gun and knife emojis on South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay's Facebook page days after Jo Cox (pictured) was killed.
  
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• Heartbroken partner of innocent dad shot dead in Majorca reveals horror moment he was gunned down front of her

  18-08-2016 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "I was walking behind pushing the buggy. I saw a man walking up wearing a hoodie"
  
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• Traveller teen is a family first after A-level results send her on her way to university

  18-08-2016 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stephanie Bagnall, 18, will go to Royal Holloway, University of London, to read English and theatre studies after getting an A*, B and C in her A-levels
  
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• Russian women's synchro team wows

  18-08-2016 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch Russia's routine in the women's team synchronised swimming, which sees them lead the event after the technical element of the final.
  
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• BBC's John Inverdale 'ignores' Anthony Joshua in brilliant Rio Olympics interview - but what IS he looking at?

  18-08-2016 21:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The presenter keeps looking over Joshua's shoulder as he gives his views on live TV
  
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• Major trade unions reveal why they're backing Owen Smith to be Labour leader over Jeremy Corbyn

  18-08-2016 21:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A letter, signed by general secretaries of GMB, USDAW, Community and the Musician’s Union, says they believe Mr Smith is "the best person to take Labour forward"
  
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• HIV-scare dentist who sparked biggest patient recall in NHS history is struck off

  18-08-2016 21:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Desmond D'Mello had horrific levels of cleanliness at his practise, which were exposed by a whistleblower
  
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• Meet armed cop Tony Long dubbed the Met's serial killer after he shot three people dead in the line of duty

  18-08-2016 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tony Long, highlighted in the programme Secrets of a Police Marksman, was one of the Metropolitan Police's most experienced armed officers.
  
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• 5,300-year-old 'Otzi the Iceman' mummy wore bear-fur hat and leggings made from goat leather

  18-08-2016 20:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The well- preserved early man was found in a glacier in 1991 but new genetic testing has revealed he had an extensive wardrobe
  
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• US swimmers: Rio police release petrol station CCTV

  18-08-2016 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police have released footage purportedly showing four US swimmers at a petrol station in Rio on Saturday, where they were allegedly involved in a dispute after breaking a bathroom door.
  
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• Midwife Holly Parkinson faces being struck off

  18-08-2016 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Premature Joshua Titcombe, from Dalton-in-Furness, was one of 11 babies to die after being treated at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust over a nine-year period.
  
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• NASA probe's robotic arm will scrape first ever 'pristine' sample from asteroid to bring back to Earth

  18-08-2016 20:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood movie - Bennu sounds like an alien enemy and the $800m mission budget is similar to a blockbuster... which is a LOT of money for an old rock
  
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• Mum hears Asda staff calling her eight-year-old son FAT... and is outraged by what managers offered as apology

  18-08-2016 20:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Louise Walker says she heard an assistant targeting her son Reece Stevenson Louise approached the worker, who apparently denied they were talking about him
  
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• British sailors Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark FINALLY win gold at Rio Olympics

  18-08-2016 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The British duo should have been able to wrap up victory in the women’s 470 class yesterday afternoon but the lack of wind caused the medal race to be postponed until today.
  
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• The ghosts of our loved ones came back to visit us... just like Kym Marsh described

  18-08-2016 20:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Coronation Street star revealed the ghost of her tragic son visited her - now four more people share their experiences of the paranormal
  
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• Manchester Airport's Terminal 2 'evacuated' after 'suspect package found' in departures area

  18-08-2016 20:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Passengers were told to leave the area - with one man even reporting that he had been told by staff to 'stay away from glass' during the evacuation
  
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• Sprawling Calais Jungle's booming population passes 9,000 mark as 70 new migrants arrive every day

  18-08-2016 20:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Charities and officials are growing increasingly concerned about the welfare of children living in squalid conditions in the camp
  
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• Gang who gunned down underworld 'Mr Big' Scott Calder and his mother are jailed

  18-08-2016 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The gang ambushed Scott Calder (pictured), 25, in a drive-by hit whilst he was dropping off Marie, 58, who was meeting friends inside the hall in Manchester.
  
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• Gawker.com to close next week after losing multi-million dollar Hulk Hogan sex tape lawsuit

  18-08-2016 20:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Many A-List stars like Tom Cruise will be breathing a sign of relief tonight as well as minor celebrities like Sarah Palin and gay media executives caught in its crosshairs
  
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