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• French hitchhiker 'goes berserk' in New Zealand after four days without a lift

  20-09-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cedric Claude Rene Rault-Verpre, 27, went 'berserk' and started abusing villagers before hurling a large rock at the Welcome to Punakaiki sign over the weekend.
  
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• Hundreds of letters and parcels stolen from postman's trolley spotted floating in canal

  20-09-2016 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Passersby were "disgusted" after the stash of packages were swiped from a ‘high capacity’ Royal Mail trolley and dumped in the water
  
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• Amazon found guilty of shipping potentially dangerous goods by air

  20-09-2016 23:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The items included lithium ion batteries and flammable aerosols, which were flown into and out of the UK
  
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• Inside legendary club Fabric following closure

  20-09-2016 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  A tour of the inside of London's legendary club after it was forced to close.
  
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• Mass brawl erupts involving up to 100 kids as young as 13 - some still wearing school uniform

  20-09-2016 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police were alerted at around 7.30pm when the huge gang of teens were spotted brawling in Manchester's Northern Quarter
  
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• Theresa May demands answers from Iranian president over jailed British mum Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

  20-09-2016 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nazanin, a British-Iranian charity worker who has a three-year-old daughter , has been jailed for five years in Iran on "secret charges”, according to her husband
  
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• EU leaders put the pressure on PM Theresa May as they say Britain cannot 'cherry pick' basic freedoms

  20-09-2016 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Defending June's Leave vote to world leaders, Mrs May said Brits "did not vote to turn inwards or walk away from any of our partners in the world"
  
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• Britain's oldest public lending library faces closure due to Tory cuts

  20-09-2016 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Warrington Central Library in Cheshire is one of nine in the town to face the axe as the organisation which runs them needs to save £300,000 from its annual budget to keep them open
  
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• Police respond to complaints about noisy couples having sex twice in 48 hours

  20-09-2016 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One embarrassed woman had to explain to officers that she had simply got carried away and had to apologise for the racket
  
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• The torture of mum's hope for missing Ben Needham

  20-09-2016 23:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The only thing that kept Kerry going through all this was the hope that one day her little boy would come back home. Now, as the chances of that seem to fade, what is she left with, asks Alison Phillips
  
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• Who is Laura Wasser? Angelina Jolie hires 'queen' divorce lawyer who's worked for string of Hollywood celebrities

  20-09-2016 23:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The lawyer has represented Jolie before and has worked for a string of celebrity clients – earning her the nickname ‘disso queen’
  
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• Theresa May 'twists' Conservative manifesto to justify plan for new grammar schools

  20-09-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The PM attempted to justify the huge new wave of selective schools as she was forced to defend her leadership style during New York visit
  
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• Drone footage 'shows bombed Syrian aid convoy included truck full of militant fighters carrying mortar gun' claims Russia

  20-09-2016 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Russian defence ministry says the aid convoy was accompanied by a pickup truck used by anti-government fighters
  
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• Former BBC star accused of abducting her own child from Australia in bitter custody battle

  20-09-2016 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The star, who has not been identified, is accused of fleeing Australia with her child just four days after she quit her job and moved there with her former partner.
  
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• Bereaved woman captures 'ghost' of dead dog while filming new pet in spooky footage

  20-09-2016 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kimberley Pearce, 40, had to have cocker spaniel Sadie put down just a week earlier and was taking a video of her new puppy Bella when she saw the spooky apparition
  
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• Niece of Spanish Football Federation president murdered by kidnappers in Mexico after being snatched at cashpoint

  20-09-2016 22:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Angel Maria Villar withdrew from the UEFA presidential election just days ago
  
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• Labour NEC meeting breaks up after six hours without making crunch decisions

  20-09-2016 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The result comes after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his deputy Tom Watson clashed over moves to shift control in the party
  
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• War hero, 91, left shaken after yobs in underpants tossed brick through his window

  20-09-2016 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage shows one of the thugs appearing to urinate on the wall of a funeral director on the same night the war veteran's home was attacked
  
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• Girl 'molested by 45-year-old man' thought she was confiding in Harry Styles about abuse, court told

  20-09-2016 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Welford, 45, is accused of touching the schoolgirl on numerous occasions until she reached “the end of her tether”, jurors heard
  
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• 'Dangerous' tattooed man arrested after cagefighter is hacked to death goes on the run

  20-09-2016 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mateusz Zbigniew Madej has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation, but was on bail when he failed to turn up to police questioning
  
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• 'Drunk' driver crashes into museum dedicated to breakups in Hollywood - then does a runner

  20-09-2016 22:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The woman, in her 30s, mowed down two pedestrians walking down Hollywood Boulevard before her black Audi smashed into the Museum of Broken Relationships
  
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• 'Eight year-old' boy smokes cigarette in school playground in shocking video filmed by his pals

  20-09-2016 22:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The video is believed to have been filmed by the schoolchildren themselves who then posted it online
  
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• 'Horny' gamers grope virtual reality girlfriend wearing 3D goggles which turn manniquin into sexy female anime

  20-09-2016 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sensors built into the mannequin detects the touch of player and the in-game avatar reacts, helping players get a more realistic feel of the female body
  
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• Up to 900 UK soldiers heading to Somalia to train forces tackling al-Shabaab terror group

  20-09-2016 21:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Up to 30 teams - each having as many as 30 soldiers - will be sent to the troubled African state over 18 months to boost the training of local forces' taking on the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic extremists
  
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• Hundreds of UK soldiers heading to Somalia to train forces tackling al-Shabaab terror group

  20-09-2016 21:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Up to 30 teams - each having as many as 30 soldiers - will be sent to the troubled African state over 18 months to boost the training of local forces' taking on the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic extremists
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning numbers for tonight's £12 million jackpot on Tuesday, September 20

  20-09-2016 21:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tonight's jackpot would make you a very rich person - but have you got a winning ticket?
  
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• Nigel Farage votes 'pork scratching over biscuits any day' - but he'd eat a Jammie Dodger if pushed

  20-09-2016 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Appearing on Loose Women, Farage said he would prefer a savoury bar snack 'any day' after weighing into the debate started by Mumsnet
  
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• Masked yob sprays graffiti outside club - then moons CCTV camera

  20-09-2016 21:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It took place just hours after a newly-wed couple celebrated their big day, when guests’ cars were broken into and gifts ruined
  
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• Police officer 'called gay man a "dirty b*****d" before setting dog on him'

  20-09-2016 21:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  The 55-year-old man claims he was walking through a cemetery with a friend when the dog began attacking him
  
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• I married my teen holiday romance - after I spent 20 YEARS tracking him down

  20-09-2016 21:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  When Maria Roberts had a two week fling with Chris Atkinson at a Devon caravan site aged 14, she thought she’d never see him again
  
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• Giant US Air Force 'Dragon-lady' spy plane crashes in central California sparking huge wildfire

  20-09-2016 21:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Cold War era aircraft went down in Sutter County, approximately 45 miles north of the state capital of Sacramento
  
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• Nigel Farage admits he would MARRY Theresa May but only if she delivers on Brexit

  20-09-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Ukip leader admitted he had a soft spot for the Prime Minister as he played a game of 'snog, marry avoid' during an interview.
  
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• Skittles responds to Trump Jr's ridiculous refugee comparison

  20-09-2016 20:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "Skittles are candy"
  
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• Bizarre NASA probe photos ignite Mars mystery after snake-shaped creature is pictured hidden among slabs of rock

  20-09-2016 20:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nasa's robot geologist has been exploring the Red Planet for four years and these are the latest unusual images it's beamed back to Earth
  
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• Satanic Temple to set up HQ at funeral parlour in hometown of Salem Witch Trials

  20-09-2016 20:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Satanist religious organisation, which uses Lucifer as a symbol of rebellion, will open their doors at the Victorian mansion in Massachusetts later this week
  
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• Diner's disgust as a LIVE locust crawls out of her Pret A Manger salad

  20-09-2016 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Twomey, 32, bought her favourite crayfish and avocado salad from Pret A Manger on Shaftesbury Avenue in central London. She was horrified to find the insect crawling about.
  
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• Helicopter crashes into COW – only one survives

  20-09-2016 20:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pilot allegedly struck a cow while herding cattle on a rural farm
  
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• Glamorous TV presenter flashes boob in massive wardrobe 'fail' during live news broadcast

  20-09-2016 20:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Newscaster Marika Fruscio, who is known for baring her flesh on Italian TV, got pulses racing on Channel 7 Gold while wearing a very revealing dress
  
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• Asian hornets that threaten world's bee population discovered in Britain for the FIRST time

  20-09-2016 19:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Work is already underway to identify, destroy and remove any nests and specialist hornet-killing squads armed with infra-red cameras and special pesticides have been sent to the area.
  
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• Pensioner booted off Snowdon tourist train because 'fat family refused to move and make room for him'

  20-09-2016 19:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anthony Poppel was told there was no space on the Snowdon Mountain railway despite the fact that he had booked and paid for his ticket as the family refused to sit opposite each other
  
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• Amal Clooney calls on the UK to take MORE refugees from Syria

  20-09-2016 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The human rights lawyer urged British Prime Minister Theresa May to press the UN to tackle ISIS, just a day after announcing her intention to mount a legal case against the jihadist group.
  
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• Saudi Airlines pilot 'could face punishment' after false distress call

  20-09-2016 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Boeing 777 was isolated by police officials at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International airport in the Philippines this morning after the pilot reported the plane was 'under threat'.
  
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• Dramatic moment Palestinian, 16, lures Israeli soldier to come and talk to him before launching a knife attack - but is then shot dead

  20-09-2016 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Surveillance camera footage shows a 16-year-old dressed in black approaching a soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron apparently trying to show him some papers.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt has 'no power' to ram through NHS junior doctors' contract, High Court hears

  20-09-2016 19:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The argument came as part of a £300,000 legal battle by grassroots medics who are bidding to halt the top Tory's 7-day deal
  
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• Pret-ty gross!

  20-09-2016 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Twomey, 32, bought her favourite crayfish and avocado salad from Pret A Manger on Shaftesbury Avenue in central London. She was horrified to find the insect crawling about.
  
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• Multi-million pound tourism boom in Manchester after wealthy Arabs ditch busy London

  20-09-2016 19:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With more than 60,000 visitors a year from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq - spending around £1,000 in Manchester each - the city is booming and luxury hotels are full all year round
  
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• Brother of volunteer killed in attacks which 'erased Syrian aid trucks from face of the earth' reveals convoy was pounded for hours with at least 20 missiles - as Russia denies airstrikes

  20-09-2016 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lorries packed with medicine and food were 'erased from the face of the earth' while 20 were killed when the convoy turned into a giant fireball in Aleppo province.
  
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• Syria aid efforts in tatters as workers murdered taking food to starving children in 'war crime' air strike

  20-09-2016 19:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UN has suspended all aid convoys in Syria as Britain backed global condemntaion of the attack that killed up to 20 workers
  
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• Rich Kids Of London cause outrage by flushing Rolex down toilet in sneering Instagram posts

  20-09-2016 19:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The controversial social media page shows wealthy youngsters using £50 notes as toilet paper, champagne bottles as doorstops and iPads as dinner plates
  
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• Angry driver divides opinion by filming himself honking at cyclists for not using cycle lane

  20-09-2016 19:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cycling groups said they have reported the driver to police because he recorded the angry rant while he was behind the wheel
  
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