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• Policeman in a giraffe suit arrests a TX Maxx shoplifter

  06-02-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PC Ben Perkins teamed up with two friends to apprehend the alleged thief while he was running out of TK Maxx in Brixton, south London.
  
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• MPs defeat first round of amendments in Brexit battle

  06-02-2017 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brexit minister Davis Jones made clear the Government had no intention of accepting anyamendments to the Article 50 bill. In the first votetonight, the Government won by 49 votes.
  
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• Man allowed to take 30lbs of pancakes onto flight - because they were a present for his mum

  06-02-2017 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Staff at an airport were left stunned and speechless after he tried to check the pancakes in with his luggage
  
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• Whitehall planning crackdown on right wing extremists

  06-02-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Theresa May's government is recruiting advertising giants M&C Saatchi to lead the online fight against 'alt-right' extremists as part of a £60 million campaign against far-right lies and disinformation.
  
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• World's first prosthetic which is controlled by thought

  06-02-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The arm, created by scientists at Imperial College, London, detects spinal nerve signals rather than current models where the user twitches remaining muscle to move the limb.
  
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• ISIS terrorists left to rot alongside their suicide belts

  06-02-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The fly-blown corpses of ISIS militants have been left to rot on a main street in Mosul as the Iraqi Army leave them as a grisly warning to others.
  
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• Curvy DJ does sexy dance in saucy Instagram post - but soon reveals the REAL reason for video

  06-02-2017 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  DJ Mari Ferrari was making a subtle political statement with the footage for her 138,000 followers
  
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• Plane plunged 4,400ft when captain’s camera stuck controls

  06-02-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Flight Lieutenant Andrew Townshend, 49, was flying 187 passengers from the UK to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, when he was practicing 'long-exposure photography' while his co-pilot got a cup of tea.
  
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• Salford man jailed over racist bus attack

  06-02-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie McMillan, 29, has been jailed for seven and a half months after verbally abusing a man on a Manchester bus. The father-of-one said he 'blacked out' from alcohol and medication.
  
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  06-02-2017 23:34 via mirror.co.uk
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• Bigamist caught out by his own sat-nav just two weeks after he married second bride

  06-02-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lying Michael Hardy, 45, tied the knot with Joanne White while still hitched to wife of two years Caroline Lacey
  
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• Tories bussed in to Parliament from lavish ball to defeat Labour's bid for more Brexit scrutiny

  06-02-2017 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Several Cabinet ministers were spotted on board a 24-seater German-made Mercedes bus as it arrived at the Black and White Ball
  
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• Rowing coach becomes fifth St Paul's teacher convicted 

  06-02-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Patrick Marshall, who used to work at the south-west London school, was found guilty of 24 counts of indecent assault against nine boys and teenagers, and one count of indecency with a child.
  
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• Cheeky shoe firm sends Donald Trump pair of brogues and CONDOM in post - and got brilliant reply

  06-02-2017 22:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lancashire-based Goodwin Smith said the 45th president of the United States was a "a lad with swagger" in a cheeky letter to the White House
  
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• Oxford race row over black 'intruder' who's an ex-student

  06-02-2017 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oluwafemi Nylander (pictured) accused Harris Manchester College of institutional racism after they sent out a photo of him in a security alert - despite Nylander being a former student.
  
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• Boy, five, died in agony 'after medics missed crippling condition for two years and sent him home with Calpol'

  06-02-2017 22:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kaden Hadfield's parents say that despite numerous hospital appointments medics failed to diagnose his condition - instead sending him home with Calpol and Ibuprofen
  
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• Man, 21, fractures his SPINE in horrific accident on 'tower jump' at trampoline park

  06-02-2017 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Despite claiming he followed Flip Out's safety advice to land in a seated position when launching from the tower, he shattered his vertebrae
  
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• French boy found dead wearing just his pants and socks

  06-02-2017 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A little boy has been found dead in France after allegedly been beaten to death by his father for 'wetting the bed'.
  
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• Archive video shows Queen Elizabeth II being crowned

  06-02-2017 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rare archive footage shows the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation day in 1953. She was cheered along by thousands as her great procession made its way along Pall Mall.
  
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• Boss's hilarious response to hungover employee who tried to pull sickie on his DAY OFF

  06-02-2017 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mark McLelland messaged his boss after having a heavy weekend - completely unaware it was still Sunday
  
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• Ex-England rugby ace was blackmailed by two strippers

  06-02-2017 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lisa Murphy, 39, and Violet Smith, 29, both admitted blackmailing the former England player Danny Cipriani between September and October 2015.
  
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• Billionaire Phones4u boss 'fired staff before paying out massive bonuses to executives'

  06-02-2017 22:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Phone4u boss John Caudwell has been accused of outlining such thinking by an ex-employee who wants £20m compensation
  
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• Brave army veteran racially abused on tram days after Brexit vote says: "Britain will always be my home"

  06-02-2017 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Father-of-one Juan Jasso, from Texas, was told the "get back to Africa" in a vile racist altercation that went viral on social media
  
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• Manchester United marks Munich Air Disaster anniversary

  06-02-2017 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United fans gathered outside Old Trafford to remember the 23 who lost their lives on February 6 1958, when the Busby Babes were returning from a clash versus Red Star Belgrade.
  
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• Incredible 5,000-acre estate where Braveheart was filmed and Michael Jackson rented goes on sale for £24million

  06-02-2017 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The main home on the 5,000 acre estate is a gothic property with seven bedrooms, four bathrooms and three reception rooms
  
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• Award-winning nurse 'set himself on fire after suffering mental breakdown when he was sacked'

  06-02-2017 21:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amin Abdullah, 41, died last February near the London home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
  
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• 'Bored' RAF pilot was 'taking photos' when plane carrying 187 service personnel nosedived thousands of feet

  06-02-2017 21:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Terrified military personnel on the aircraft being flown by Flight Lieutenant Andrew Townshend were 'pinned to the ceiling and thought they were going to die'
  
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• Father hanged himself after he drowned his daughter

  06-02-2017 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Keziah Flux-Edmonds' body was found in the master bedroom of her home on the Isle of Wight, cradling the two family dogs, who were also believed to have been drowned.
  
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• Billionaire 'fires staff before paying others big bonuses'

  06-02-2017 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Caudwell, who founded Phones4u, has been accused by a former employee who took legal action after losing her job. Mr Caudwell, who grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, denies the allegation.
  
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• Inside Walt Disney's mysterious exclusive Club 33 - which could take you a lifetime to join

  06-02-2017 21:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Walt Disney created the secret venue as an escape for celebrities, socialites, politicians, and high paying investors
  
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• 'Snubbed because I don't have a PENIS': Experienced football coach misses out on job 'because she's a woman'

  06-02-2017 21:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  FA qualified instructor Vikki Childs, 30, enquired about the position with Just4Keepers South East after she spotted the advert on Facebook
  
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• Iran boasts it only needs 'seven minutes to hit Tel Aviv'

  06-02-2017 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest fiery war of words between Tehran and Washington has led to Iraqi officials warning the US that any mistake they make will result in ballistic missile action on one of its airbases.
  
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• Shoplifter who made fake baby out of BRA to hide her loot rants 'don't call me stupid'

  06-02-2017 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Saffron Curtiss-McGinty said she was 'lucky' to avoid jail but hit back after cops mocked her drawing of the baby's face, saying: "I don't care. I didn't do GCSE art"
  
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• Young woman snubs selfie craze and becomes Instagram star without ever posting a picture of her face

  06-02-2017 20:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Natalia Gutkiewicz, 20, snubs the 'selfie queen' craze and instead uploads somewhat mundane snapshots of her day-to-day life - and has gathered 103,000 followers as a result
  
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• Nigel Farage EGGED as he hits Ukip campaign trail in Stoke

  06-02-2017 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The MEP was supporting Ukip leader Paul Nuttall's bid to win the Commons by-election when they were pelted by a protester. The incident came after his wife said they had been living 'separate lives' for years.
  
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• Boy, five, found dead after 'step-father punished him for wetting the bed' had skull injuries and broken nose

  06-02-2017 20:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The child was found wearing nothing but his wet underpants after suffering from cardiac arrest in northern France, according to sources
  
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• Meghan Markle shows off her Toronto home on Instagram

  06-02-2017 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle has been showing off her Toronto home in Instagram, revealing her love of mid-century modern furniture, a white colour palette, fresh peonies and expensive scented candles.
  
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• BBC iPlayer will stop working on millions of smart phones after corporation says it's too expensive to run

  06-02-2017 20:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The corporation says it is no longer "cost effective" to maintain a separate Windows iPlayer app
  
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• UK tourist told Sousse was '100%' safe before massacre

  06-02-2017 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Thompson said at an inquest that he and his wife were 'pushed' towards choosing Tunisia, and were told by travel agents that a previous attack in the capital had been a 'one-off'.
  
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• Theresa May forced to apologise for breaking Parliament rules to mock Labour MP Emily Thornberry

  06-02-2017 20:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister called Emily Thornberry “Lady Nugee” - a reference to her marriage to a High Court judge
  
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• Female football coach applies for job only to be told: "Sorry, we're looking for a guy"

  06-02-2017 20:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vikki Childs, who is FA qualified was horrified when Just4Keepers South East boss Andy Woodcock told her: "The boys want to be taught by a man, that’s just the way it is”
  
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• Crawley man snared by paedophile hunters is SPARED jail

  06-02-2017 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Richard Wood, 33, was confronted outside a Tesco supermarket in Surrey by adults who had set up the fake chatroom profile of the girl whose breasts he 'wanted to kiss'.
  
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• Bloodthirsty mob takes over city's streets leaving trail of death and rape after police go on strike

  06-02-2017 20:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Dead bodies are being left in pools of blood in the streets as gangs wielding guns and machetes launch a relentless rampage
  
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• North Wales teen shot dead in car park is named by police

  06-02-2017 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Colwell, 18, was shot in a car at the Ship Inn in Llanbedrog, North Wales just after midnight on Sunday. Officers recovered a shotgun from the scene and four men were arrested and bailed.
  
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• East Finchley man admits shining laser at helicopter

  06-02-2017 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Limshin Chung Ching Wan was arrested with four laser pens at a house in East Finchley, North London. Upon sentencing, he could receive a fine or a maximum five-year prison term.
  
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• Dad's sickening racist rant at Asian family was so horrifying it made a 12-year-old girl vomit

  06-02-2017 20:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The girl became "hysterical" as Craig Wilkinson hurled ethnic slurs as he tried to get into his now ex-partner’s home, which neighboured the family's property
  
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• Dear Coleen: I'm devastated my wife of 20 years has moved on with her new man

  06-02-2017 20:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It was her decision to break up and I’ve found it very hard to come to terms with. I still love her and I want her back, but she’s adamant that we’re over for good
  
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• French presidential hopeful 'sorry' for corruption scandal

  06-02-2017 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Francois Fillon and Penelope Fillon, originally from Wales, face prison after French prosecutors launched a corruption investigation of abuse of public funds, embezzlement and concealment.
  
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• Grieving Human Barbie blows £80,000 on plastic surgery including having four ribs removed to honour dead partner

  06-02-2017 20:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  She went under the knife for the first time when she had a boob job aged just 17 because she had been bullied for years over her "skinny" frame
  
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• Brits will face mobile phone roaming charges after Brexit

  06-02-2017 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  European Parliament documents on the new ban on roaming charges say they will not apply to British travellers after the UK officially leaves the EU - expected to be in spring 2019.
  
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