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• Alleged serial killer 'called sister to confess he had dead body in his bed'

  13-10-2016 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stephen Port is accused of murdering four young gay men he met online
  
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• Who is Kumbuka? Everything you need to know about 'f****** psycho' gorilla who ran riot at London Zoo

  13-10-2016 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After escaping from his enclosure at London Zoo in Regent’s Park the 7ft 29st ape caused a panic - but what do we know about him?
  
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• Transport Secretary says passengers should be able to pay with a 'flick of a card'

  13-10-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Grayling said passengers should never have to queue again for a ticket, and should be able to buy them from the comfort of their home or while enjoying a coffee at the train station.
  
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• Bob Dylan deserves his Nobel Prize, says Ray Connolly

  13-10-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A big ladies' man in his younger days, Dylan could paint a picture of a girl with a dash of inspiration that few could match. He knew what he could do with words from an early age. He had a gift for imagery.
  
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• Cackling clown films himself 'hurling eggs out of a car window' as creepy craze continues to sweep UK

  13-10-2016 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 'professional clown' could be heard shouting and laughing in the weird footage
  
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• Warning over 'life-saving' public defibrillators as health chiefs claim many could be useless

  13-10-2016 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The devices, found in places including in schools and supermarkets, are designed to deliver a potentially life-saving electric shock to someone in cardiac arrest
  
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• Tesco's Marmite food fight will leave a bitter taste in Brits' mouths

  13-10-2016 23:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The supermarket giant's battle over prices with supplier Unilever is a flavour of the pain ahead for Brexit Britain
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Royal Navy trials robot spy boats that can scour the seas for up to 12 hours at a time

  13-10-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The P950 boat took part in the Royal Navy's robotic Unmanned Warrior exercise, the biggest ever war game using more than 50 types of drones off the UK coast.
  
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• Accused New York bomber pleads not guilty from hospital bed via video link

  13-10-2016 23:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ahmad Khan Rahimi, 28, appeared via live video from his hospital on a television screen in a courtroom in Elizabeth, New Jersey
  
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• Toddler killed and siblings injured after car slams into them as they walk down street

  13-10-2016 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two cars are thought to have hit each other before smashing into the trio
  
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• Toddler killed and siblings injured after car slams into them after mounting pavement

  13-10-2016 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two cars are thought to have hit each other before smashing into the trio
  
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• Key used by Titanic hero to unlock cupboard with lifejackets for passengers set to fetch £50,000

  13-10-2016 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The key was recovered from the drowned body of Sidney Sedunary who was last seen passing the cork-filled life preservers to third class passengers on a lower deck of the sinking liner
  
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• Cruel government tests that literally leave people dying for help

  13-10-2016 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Terminally ill people are being refused the financial help they so desperately need
  
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• Electric bike scheme first to be launched in the UK

  13-10-2016 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's first city-wide electric bike scheme is launched in Exeter.
  
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• Costa opens new store serving ALCOHOL - these are the tipples you can get

  13-10-2016 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Think Costa, think coffee. Well not anymore as it adds a range of booze to the menu
  
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• Tycoon must pay £61m in divorce settlement to wife despite going through sharia law proceedings abroad

  13-10-2016 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Abdul Al-Baker, 76, claimed UK courts had no jurisdiction, but a judge ruled against him saying he gave the High Court “so little help”
  
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• Beast of Buckinghamshire blamed for dog's horrific injuries after it was 'attacked by puma'

  13-10-2016 23:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES: Rescue dog daisy had to have emergency treatment after she was left with severe tears in her skin
  
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• Brave schoolgirl battling debilitating condition to have life-changing operation thanks to Good Samaritan who overheard cafe conversation

  13-10-2016 23:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Without the operation Caya Newman will struggle to walk when she becomes a teenager
  
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• Travellers flock to London to pay last respects to the 'King of the Gipsies'

  13-10-2016 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  His coffin arrived in a white carriage (pictured) and was joined by a bagpipe player, another horse and cart as well as trucks full of flowers also featured in the procession through south London.
  
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• Ex Tory aide and her daughter were killed 'when her husband fell asleep at the wheel'

  13-10-2016 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Tory aide Becky Taylor, 37, from Middlesex, and her young daughter Milly were killed when her husband, John Taylor, 40, either fell asleep or lost conciousness at the wheel.
  
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• Twitter feed Very British Problems proves that the stiff upper lip is alive and well

  13-10-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rob Temple, 32, the 'awkward' brains behind the Very British Problems Twitter feed says the hilarious account of the daily embarrassments of living in the UK is just a 'diary of his day'.
  
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• Silverback Western Lowland gorillas are capable of killing humans as Kumbuka escapes at London Zoo

  13-10-2016 23:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Years of research on the species has determined they have a volatile nature and need careful handing
  
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• Three Syrian refugees are CLEARED of sexually assaulting two schoolgirls

  13-10-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Omar Badreddin, Mohammed Alfrouh and Mohammad Allakkoud (both pictured) were cleared of the assaults in Newcastle after errors made during translations of police interviews.
  
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• People who do these jobs for a living are most likely to cheat

  13-10-2016 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If you're looking for a partner who isn't going to play away from home, you might want to avoid certain professional circles
  
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• Pensioner reveals gigantic cave network he dug with his dad 90ft under their family home

  13-10-2016 23:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The caves were used as a bomb shelter during the Cold War in the 1960s while also being the venue for Havens' sister’s wedding reception
  
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• Horrifying power of Hurricane Nicole revealed in footage from space as it races towards Caribbean islands

  13-10-2016 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nicole is now 90 miles from Bermuda, packing winds of a whopping 115mph
  
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• Michelle Obama and Donald Trump just made duelling speeches on women

  13-10-2016 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michelle Obama and Donald Trump gave speeches within minutes of each other, and presented very different views on allegations about his treatment of women.
  
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• The secret to KFC chicken - learn the fast food chain's closely-guarded formula and how to make it

  13-10-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror was invited into KFC's kitchen to learn how the chain makes its chicken so finger lickin' good
  
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• London Zoo's Gorilla Kingdom has not felt quite right recently as Kumbuka escapes, says worried dad

  13-10-2016 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirrorman Dan Bourne is a regular visitor to London Zoo with his young son and has noticed things have not felt right
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn appoints Sheffield MP Labour's first ever shadow minister for steel industry

  13-10-2016 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gill Furniss, who will take up the role, said: "This is personal, not just for me but for so many workers whose futures are at stake"
  
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• Escaped London Zoo gorilla had been 'jumping at the glass' moments before he burst out of enclosure

  13-10-2016 22:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Panicked members of the public were seen hyperventilating as the huge beast named Kumbuka roamed around
  
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• Family of tragic British woman who died on holiday plea for help to pay to bring her home

  13-10-2016 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Louise Tanetta was in Palma, Spain, when she died leaving her heartbroken family in pieces
  
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• The New York Times' letter to Donald Trump's lawyers defending its sex assault claims is brutal

  13-10-2016 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "Nothing in our article had the slightest effect on the reputation that Mr Trump, through his own words and actions, has created for himself"
  
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• Police officer is convicted of raping woman 15 years ago after they visited pubs together

  13-10-2016 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Richard Hale, 35, was found guilty of rape after a trial at Oxford Crown Court and has been remanded in custody for sentencing later
  
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• Black bear 'comes alive' and attacks hunters moments after they thought they had shot beast dead

  13-10-2016 22:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In dramatic video, gun shots ringing out in a forest before a black bear falls from the trees to the ground and a hunter runs towards it thinking it is dead
  
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• 'Angry' London Zoo gorilla was on the loose for 25 minutes as panicked visitors huddled indoors

  13-10-2016 22:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  London Zoo confirmed the zoo is now "alive and well" and may be given treats tonight including his favoured watermelon
  
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• Brit woman who miraculously survived 96% burns in horror coach explosion speaks of relief at £1m payout

  13-10-2016 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Catrin Pugh said: "People may think it is a lot of money, but this is going to have to last 60, 70 or even 80 years for me"
  
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• Killer clowns leave children so terrified they're calling Childline in their hundreds

  13-10-2016 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Figures show that in just one week the charity was contacted 120 times by kids alarmed by strangers in scary clown costumes
  
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• Scientists calculate there are 2 TRILLION galaxies in space - 20 times more than previously thought

  13-10-2016 22:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A British-led team of international astronomers came to the conclusion after converting images from the Hubble Space Telescope and observatories into 3D maps
  
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• Bullish Donald Trump says sex assault claims are 'vicious lies' and he'll release evidence to prove it

  13-10-2016 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The billionaire blasted his accusers at a Florida rally where he blamed their testimony on a conspiracy by the "Clinton machine"
  
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• BASE jumpers leap towards beautiful crystal-clear waters of immaculate Greek beach and have just SECONDS to open shoots

  13-10-2016 22:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "There's always a sense of real adventure ahead when you're preparing to run off a cliff edge"
  
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• Plane crash disaster fear as 100,000 drones flying in Britain's skies with near misses on the rise

  13-10-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There have been 50 near-misses between aircraft and drones already this year, up from 29 in 2015
  
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• Parents of heart transplant boy given "gift of life" call for 'opt out' change in donor law

  13-10-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After 483 days of specialist care, Caleb O’Connell  is looking forward to his first weekend at home with his parents
  
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• Ben Needham's gran tells of her torment as she accepts her grandson will not be found alive

  13-10-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christine Needham says she has a great fear her grandson is buried on Kos, but police don't know where
  
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• Women trapped in London Zoo after gorilla 'smashed through window' and escaped say: "It was like Jurassic Park"

  13-10-2016 21:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hannah O'Donoghue-Hobbs and Charlotte Neild were told to wait inside a cafe at the zoo after the gorilla escaped from its enclosure
  
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• Paige Doherty's mother wants to face her daughter's killer in prison and ask why he committed the horrific crime

  13-10-2016 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pamela Munro said she would one day like to face John Leathem, 32, who was jailed for at least 27 years for the murder of Paige, 15, at his sandwich shop in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire.
  
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• Mum writes 'goodbye' letters to two young daughters after suffering massive blood clots when she gave birth

  13-10-2016 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Olivia Turner said: "My kids are only five and three, they will remember me but I want them to have something from me"
  
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• Two female thugs who robbed a man before ordering him to TWERK are jailed 

  13-10-2016 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ana Khan, 28, pictured, and Tanieka Higgins, 25, both of Nottingham, were jailed for more than three years each after humiliating Christopher Pugh in 90 minute ordeal after borrowing his phone.
  
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• Driver who broke down at an M6 service station was fined £100 for overstaying

  13-10-2016 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Cook, 22, pulled into the service station when steam began pouring from the bonnet of his Suzuki Swift. But a few days later he received a letter and photos along with a fine.
  
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• Dramatic moment lorry driver rescues bullied schoolboy in West Midlands

  13-10-2016 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sean Swan broke up the fight where the young boy was punched and allegedly held in a choke hold as teenage thugs tried to steal his bike in Tipton, the West Midlands.
  
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