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• Girlfriend tries to smuggle her convict beau out of prison by carrying him in a bright pink suitcase

  10-01-2017 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ibrain Jose Vargas Garcia, who is serving a nine-year sentence for robbery, was discovered hiding in the case by guards
  
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• Volkswagen to plead guilty to criminal conduct as part of £3.55billion ‘concrete draft’ settlement over its US diesel emissions scandal

  10-01-2017 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The German company said along with an earlier fine, a compensation scheme to drivers and the new agreement, they will have paid out £15.79 billion ($19.4 billion) to finally close the issue
  
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• Gangland slasher jailed for knifing notorious drugs baron in revenge attack in front of horrified shoppers

  10-01-2017 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Togher was caged for six years for knifing violent heroin baron Sean 'Lugs' McGovern, leaving him pouring with blood, in Edinburgh city centre
  
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• Helen Bailey's beloved dog 'killed by her fiance' in desperate bid to hide her 'murder'

  10-01-2017 23:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jurors were told Ian Stewart dumped the body of the successful ­children’s author in a cesspit under the garage of their home
  
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• Children's author Helen Bailey was 'murdered by fiance who also killed her dog to cover his tracks'

  10-01-2017 23:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jurors were told Ian Stewart dumped the body of the successful ­children’s author in a cesspit under the garage of their home
  
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• Price of Mr Kipling cake boxes to go up as Premier Foods announces it is decreasing the size

  10-01-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cost of other products including Bisto gravy, Oxo cubes, Cadbury cakes and Angel Delight will also increase in the move
  
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• Halo-shaped UFO spotted over southern Italy dazzles in the night sky for four minutes before vanishing

  10-01-2017 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The footage was shot by music teacher Lucio Margiotta, who described the strange phenomenon as shining brighter than the moon
  
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• Belgrade migrants wait for food in pictures similar to those from the Second World War 

  10-01-2017 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is a picture similar to a 1943 image of German prisoners in Stalingrad. But these photographs were taken in 2017 in the Serbian capital of Belgrade.
  
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• What to do if you have a cold or flu

  10-01-2017 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  None of us can dodge colds and flu, so here's what helps... and what doesn't.
  
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• Have the Scilly Isles had their first murder since 1976?

  10-01-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Josh Clayton, a bar manager, was found dead 12 days after he disappeared in September 2015. The last murder that happened in the Scilly Isles was in 1976.
  
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• Girl, seven, found dying in a field by her mum had had her throat slashed

  10-01-2017 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Neighbours heard desperate cries of Katie Rough's mother Alison, screaming: "No, no, it’s my little girl. I think she’s killed her" as police arrested teenager, 15, over the death
  
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• Man found dead on M1 may have been hiding in a lorry

  10-01-2017 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ashley Hayes, of Shepherd's Bush, London, has been named as the man who was killed in the early hours of this morning on the M1.
  
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• UK Government admits selling cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia in the 1980s

  10-01-2017 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This is the first time the Ministry of Defence has revealed the number of devices it exported since it emerged that a “limited number” were used by Saudi-led forces in the war in Yemen
  
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• White supremacist Dylann Roof sentenced to DEATH penalty for killing nine black churchgoers

  10-01-2017 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jurors also convicted the 22-year-old guilty of obstructing the exercise of religion for those he shot after sitting with them in a Bible study
  
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• Toddler tied to post 'as punishment by mother’ freed by police as she faces neglect charges

  10-01-2017 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The shocking incident saw the toddler's wrists lashed to a beam, with the lad balancing on a small red plastic chair
  
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• There's no hiding the crisis in the NHS so Theresa May must come clean

  10-01-2017 22:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After Hunt is accused of covering up waiting times, PM must be held accountable
  
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• Manchester United fans are convinced Wayne Rooney will break club goalscoring record against Liverpool

  10-01-2017 22:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It turned into a frustrating night for the United skipper against Hull City in the EFL Cup, but his club's fans are all looking towards Sunday
  
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• Rapist John Painter complains about his treatment at HMP Stafford

  10-01-2017 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Painter (pictured), who was jailed in December 2014 for beating up and raping a woman in her own home, complained that life at HMP Stafford was 'awful'.
  
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• Mum caught having sex in lighthouse car park claims she was 'just looking for her gloves'

  10-01-2017 22:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hayley Affleck and Alan Gartside's steamy session Whitley Bay was interrupted by police, who caught her pulling her underwear as he ran around the car buttoning up his trousers
  
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• Woman dragged 60ft along rail station platform after train sets off with her hand trapped in door

  10-01-2017 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The woman was rushing to catch a train at Hayes and Harlington station in west London when she became stuck in the closing door
  
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• Lying politicians should be sacked and 'done for fraud' says Gina Miller

  10-01-2017 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The fund manager who won a notorious High Court Brexit battle called for criminal sanctions against politicians who don't tell the truth
  
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• Tragic three-month-old girl who died suddenly carried to heartbreaking funeral in tiny pink coffin pulled by white horses

  10-01-2017 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 200 mourners, many dressed in pink, gathered to watch Sydney-May Burge laid to rest after she died of sudden infant death syndrome
  
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• Wikileaks founder Julian Assange takes questions from the internet

  10-01-2017 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 45-year-old Australian, who is currently living at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, told Reddit users they were being 'silly' when they questioned where an interview was real.
  
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• Army of self-employed mums face paying more to access maternity support amid calls for more help

  10-01-2017 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A growing army of successful mums run their own businesses, with an extra 500,000 women starting working for themselves in the past decade
  
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• Mum who billed parent £325 for shoe mark dressed as footballer Adam Johnson’s underage VICTIM for sick Halloween costume

  10-01-2017 22:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sarah Louise Bryan made headlines this month after she billed another parent £325 after her daughter Isabella came home from a play date with pen on her shoes
  
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• Tory Troops to Teachers scheme branded a 'massive flop' with only 69 ex-servicemen and women trained

  10-01-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The flagship policy was unveiled in 2010, but It has cost at least £4.3million already - more than £62,000 per teacher who has finished the scheme
  
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• Five per cent rise in household bills could push a QUARTER of us into debt

  10-01-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A survey for ITV's Tonight show also found that 74 per cent of people are concerned about prices going up this year
  
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• Meredith Kercher's killer denied new appeal despite Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito acquittals

  10-01-2017 21:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rudy Guede is serving 16 years for Miss Kercher’s murder after she was found stabbed to death in her bedroom while studying in Perugia
  
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• Remember when Jeremy Hunt took his children to A&E because he 'didn't want to wait' for a GP?

  10-01-2017 21:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary said the recommended four-hour waiting time should only apply to "urgent" cases. Well, here's what he did in 2014
  
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• Kempton shock as Jockey Club announce plans to close track to make way for houses

  10-01-2017 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kempton, home of the King George VI Chase, could be closed for housing redevelopment 'from 2021 at the earliest', its owners the Jockey Club has announced.
  
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• Lifelong agony of Ayers Rock tragedy dad whose baby was killed by a dingo as he dies at 72

  10-01-2017 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michael Chamberlaine, who died this week, was camping near Australia's Ayers Rock with his wife Lindy in 1980 when their daughter Azaria went missing, beginning 30 years of misery
  
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• Playdate row mother dressed as Adam Johnson's VICTIM for Hallowe'en

  10-01-2017 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sarah Louise Bryan, 28, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, tweeted out the offensive photograph (pictured) to Adam Johnson's ex-girlfriend Stacey Flounders on Halloween last year.
  
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• EuroMillions results: Tonight's winning numbers for £40 million jackpot on Tuesday, January 10

  10-01-2017 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tonight's estimated jackpot could net you a life-changing sum - but have you just become a multi-millionaire? Check your numbers here...
  
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• Conman bagpipe player who pretended to collect cash for Hillsborough victims’ families is jailed 

  10-01-2017 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angus Carpenter busked in Liverpool in full Highland dress draped in a 'Justice for the 96' banner on April 14 last year - the day before the anniversary of the 1989 tragedy.
  
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• Iconic Monopoly favourites are facing the boot - but you could get to chose what they'll be replaced with

  10-01-2017 21:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hasbro have just announced they're shaking things up with the board game that has been a family favourite for generations
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn wants to cap the maximum wage - but is it a good idea? The arguments for and against

  10-01-2017 21:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader has demanded a national wage cap for Britain's highest earners
  
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• Woman weighing 25st goes to gym for 100 days in a row and her transformation is amazing

  10-01-2017 21:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The woman weighed 24st 12lb and admitted she was depressed about her size when she finally decided to change her lifestyle
  
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• Man, 57, appears in court charged with catching and mounting TWO of Britain’s rarest species of butterfly 

  10-01-2017 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phillip Cullen, 57, is accused of six offences relating to Large Blue butterflies, after it's alleged he captured and killed two in Gloucestershire and Somerset during June last year.
  
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• Lad comes up with theory about death and the afterlife - and people absolutely love it

  10-01-2017 20:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  However, there are couple of flaws as well...
  
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• Theresa May sets up 'blind trust' to manage her investments without the public knowing what's in it

  10-01-2017 20:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour and the Lib Dems urged the Prime Minister to detail her financial interests after it emerged she had established a "blind trust"
  
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• Family play surprise prank on lad with Down's syndrome - but there's a heartwarming ending

  10-01-2017 20:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jack Watterson is crestfallen when he receives a string of games only compatible with a console he doesn't currently own, but wait and see what happens
  
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• Former bodybuilder to stand trial accused of capturing and killing Britain's rarest butterflies

  10-01-2017 20:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Phillip Cullen is alleged to have mounted the specimens and kept them in a collection after they were taken from the wild
  
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• Student killed instantly 'when he was mown down by BMW driver racing supercar'

  10-01-2017 20:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The driver ploughed into a student who was crossing the road to the library and killed her instantly
  
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• Post Offices are building blocks of society but they're being bulldozed to the ground

  10-01-2017 20:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Post Office has announced 37 branches will be closed with the loss of 37 jobs
  
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• Tech experts can't tell if this woman is human or a robot - can you work it out?

  10-01-2017 20:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The prankster even got her friend to stand by her side with a remote - pretending to control her movements
  
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• US sanction Brit in sick ISIS gang nicknamed 'The Beatles' who beheaded dozens of hostages

  10-01-2017 20:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alexanda Kotey was part of the group that murderer British journalist David Haines, aid worker Alan Henning and US journalist James Foley
  
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• Bomb disposal team explodes 'white phosphorous chemical grenades' discovered by workers excavating busy road

  10-01-2017 20:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police said the devices were similar to milk bottles, containing a yellow substance, and are thought to be phosphorous white grenades
  
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• Man in Klu Klux Klan costume storms US Senate stage shouting: 'you can't arrest me, I'm white'

  10-01-2017 20:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Protester in Klan robes yells: 'White people own this country' as he is tackled by security during ceremony for right wing senator Jeff Sessions
  
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• Shy, retiring Zlatan Ibrahimovic decides he's now LITERALLY the King of Sweden

  10-01-2017 20:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Manchester United star is not one to shy away from the limelight, as he proved with his latest Instagram post
  
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• CCTV captures 'iPhone 7' exploding and bursting into flames in man’s hand as he chats to pal

  10-01-2017 20:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The video, posted on YouTube, shows two men casually sitting in a shop before the device blows up in a searing flash of fire
  
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