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• Samba school Portela wins Rio Carnival parade after 33 years

  01-03-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The samba school Portela was picked Wednesday as the winner of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parade competition, putting an end to a...
  
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• Man caught on CCTV beating dog in street says he did it for animal's own safety

  01-03-2017 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Footage posted online showed Jason Smart slapping his four-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier Frank twice
  
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• Father-to-be stabbed in the heart months before new baby

  01-03-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marcus Sheppard, 37, died after being stabbed three times in an early hours knife attack on Monday in Port Talbot, Wales. He was due to become a father for a third time in May.
  
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• Indian woman suffers acid attack while on the train

  01-03-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tandra Makal, 26, a beautician, from Kolkata, eastern India, has suffered acid burns to her face, her lower arms and her thighs. Police have charged a real estate developer in connection with the attack.
  
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• Harley Street psychotherapist 'raped boy at swimming pool'

  01-03-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Father-of-two Nicholas Gully, 47, from Brighton, is alleged to have raped and sexually assaulted the teen in the men's toilet at the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove. He denies the charges.
  
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• Police launch probe into claims they were the source of the leak of Sir Cliff Richard raid

  01-03-2017 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 76-year-old star is suing the BBC claiming they struck a deal to broadcast a raid at his home by detectives investigating allegations of historical child sex abuse
  
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• How death of Gordon and Sarah Brown’s daughter saved Labour leader John Smith’s grandaughter

  01-03-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gordon and Sarah Brown lost their daughter, Jennifer, but launched an amazing campaign to help other parents
  
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• Ricky Tomlinson: If I'd known Richard Whiteley was a spy at the time I'd have strangled him

  01-03-2017 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Royle Family star has accused the broadcaster of being an Mi5 spy who helped put him and other striking ­workers behind bars in the 70s
  
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• New Range Rover Velar revealed in full

  01-03-2017 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new Range Rover Velar has been designed to ‘fill the white space’ between the Evoque and Range Rover Sport and take on rivals such as the Porsche Macan.
  
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• Family pic of boy in coma after drink spiked with ecstasy

  01-03-2017 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The family of Ben Lee Jones released shocking images (pictured) in an effort to warn others of the dangers of illegal drugs, after he was spiked during a night out with friends in Old Colwyn, Wales.
  
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• Ex-fiancee of Prince Charles' godson refuses to leave cell

  01-03-2017 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zeaphena Badley (pictured) - the former fiancee of Nicholas Knatchbull, titled Lord Romsey - faces assault charges after the incident at a fast-food chain in Paddington.
  
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• Child rapist who police quizzed over disappearance of Madeleine McCann 'dies in prison'

  01-03-2017 22:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anthony Woodhouse 'died of natural causes' as he served a 17-and-a-half years sentence for raping a 14-year-old girl, it has been reported
  
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• Man is BURIED ALIVE in coffin under city street after kissing his wife goodbye

  01-03-2017 22:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Friends closed the lid of the casket and dumped soil on top of it after John Edwards climbed inside the box and laid down
  
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• Unborn baby flashes 'devil horns' rock-'n'-roll sign in amazing ultrasound scan

  01-03-2017 22:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jared and Makelle Ahlin received their 22-week ultrasound and couldn't help but share the extraordinary image with their Facebook friends
  
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• Fraudster disguised herself in wigs to take driving tests

  01-03-2017 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Regine Tezangi, 52, was paid hundreds of pounds to secure driving licences for candidates at the test centres in Hither Green, in southeast London and Sidcup, Kent.
  
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• How you can beat rising bills with a little help from our experts

  01-03-2017 22:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There are ways to lessen the pain - we asked top consumer experts for their thrifty tips
  
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• Woman convicted of theft for picking up lost £20 note says it's 'turned her life upside down'

  01-03-2017 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nicole Bailey has spoken of the series of events which led to her ending up with a criminal record and how she fears she may yet lose her job
           
  
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• Blame and shame mobile phone drivers - examples need to be made of those who risk killing others

  01-03-2017 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Every one of the drivers pictured today should be deeply ashamed and vow never to do it again
  
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• British medical students joined ISIS killed in Iraq 

  01-03-2017 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Medical students Ahmed Sami Khider, from London, and Hisham Fadlallah, originally from Nottinghamshire, were both killed in Iraq at the weekend.
  
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• Nigel Farage's former aide jailed after admitting posing as a money launderer to rip off drug smugglers

  01-03-2017 22:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Aristocrat George Cottrell had faced up to 20 years behind bars following an FBI sting after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud in which he admitted communicating with "traffickers"
  
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• Murder victim's will falsified by boyfriend

  01-03-2017 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Webb (pictured) allegedly faked the will of antiques dealer Robyn Mercer after she was bludgeoned to death in the front garden of her home in West Molesey, Surrey last year.
  
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• Groom who got cold feet on his wedding day is dragged to ceremony in chains by fuming bride

  01-03-2017 22:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The seething woman went looking for her husband-to-be after he left her waiting at the altar on their wedding day
  
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• Proof Porky Lights sausages AREN'T high in fat amid shock claims Slimming World test results are misleading

  01-03-2017 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Slimming World revised their advice on Porky Lights thanks to a test - but members might not have to panic just yet
  
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• National Lottery results: Winning numbers for £7.1 million jackpot on Wednesday, March 1

  01-03-2017 21:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tonight's lottery could make you a very rich person - but have you got a winning ticket?
  
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• Are these Britain's coolest number plates? Five of the most sought-after as new 2017 car registrations arrive

  01-03-2017 21:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Car owners can get their hands on the new '17' licence plates today, but you might find these personalised plates to be a bit a cooler - and a lot more expensive
  
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• Body of 80-year-old woman was found at London allotment 

  01-03-2017 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pensioner's body was found just 25 minutes after she was reported missing from her home in Colindale in Edgware in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
  
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• Temporary headteacher drafted in to reopen embattled school as former boss embroiled in controversy 'chooses to leave'

  01-03-2017 21:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Seven teachers are also said to have been suspended over a leaked video of them partying and singing after wrongly believing the headteacher had been sacked       
  
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• Islam 'to overtake Christianity as world's largest religion by 2070' as birth rates slide in Latin America

  01-03-2017 21:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The faith is the only religion growing faster than the global population and with more than a third of the world's people predicted to be Muslim by the end of the century
  
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• RAF pilot cleared of lying after sending plane plunging

  01-03-2017 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Appearing at a court martial in Wiltshire, Flight Lieutenant Andrew Townshend, 49, explained how his camera jammed the controls during a flight from RAF Brize Norton to Afghanistan.
  
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• Woman living in £1m home threatened neighbour with axe during furious land battle in posh leafy suburb

  01-03-2017 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Julie Rankine, 54, hit neighbours Caroline Moore and Michelle Kavanagh with her metal walking and struck Brendan Kavanagh with a spiked fence panel 
  
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• Woman, 36, arrested after 13-year-old boy was found dead

  01-03-2017 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Sloan Drive in Bramcote, Nottingham (pictured) shortly before 1am on Monday. A teen was rushed to hospital but died. He has not yet been formally identified.
  
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• Watch Donald Trump's speech in full as he addresses Congress for first time

  01-03-2017 21:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The President's first speech to the US Congress made promises on curbing immigration, repealing and replacing Obamacare, defeating ISIS and creating millions of jobs
  
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• Strict new mobile phone laws begin - but these drivers were caught out on the first day

  01-03-2017 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror photographed drivers up and down the land ­flouting the law, despite the obvious dangers of using mobiles at the wheel
  
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• Heroin addict dad who brought ‘terror’ to flight biting cabin crew and headbutting passenger jailed

  01-03-2017 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Rashid had to be tied to his seat with cables during the mid-air drama en route to Manchester from Pakistan via Dubai
  
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• Theresa May suffers embarrassing defeat on Brexit bill in House of Lords

  01-03-2017 21:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Peers voted overwhelmingly in favour of an amendment offering guarantees to EU nationals living in Britain
  
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• Harsher penalties for using a phone while driving have begun - what every motorist needs to know

  01-03-2017 21:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Penalties for those spotted on their handsets have doubled on March 1 in a bid to crack down on accidents and improve road safety
  
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• Millionaire rogue landlord parks £200,000 Ferrari on court pavement during eviction conviction appeal

  01-03-2017 21:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Landlord Zahid Khan overturns three charges relating to Moseley home, but three other charges upheld
  
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• Man stabbed outside BBC Radio 2 studios in central London

  01-03-2017 21:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The victim, who is believed to be in his early 20s, was knifed in the hands in the attack.
  
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• Wealthy property developer admits to naked hillwalking after court hears 'naturism is his pastime'

  01-03-2017 21:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul Edney, 56, was spotted by walkers wearing only socks, boots and a baseball cap
  
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• Tourists stone a crocodile to death with rocks in Tunisia

  01-03-2017 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A crocodile has been brutally stoned to death by a group of visitors to Belvedere Zoo in Tunisia despite the park being patrolled by a number of guards.
  
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• Breast surgeon told a patient to have double mastectomy or risk 'full-blown cancer' for 'no good reason'

  01-03-2017 21:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ian Paterson, 59, then wrote to Frances Perks’ insurers with a false diagnosis in order to justify an operation carried out for “no good reason whatsoever”, prosecutors claim
  
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• Man appalled to find wife's grave covered with earth

  01-03-2017 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stephen Booth, 60, said he was shocked to discover the grave containing his late wife and infant daughter covered in piles of earth when he visited Brighouse Cemetery, West Yorkshire.
  
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• Manchester man tied up by cabin crew during meltdown

  01-03-2017 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Rashid (pictured), 57, had to be restrainedwhen he went on a mid-air rampage in front of his wife and family after being told off for smoking on the Manchester-bound flight.
  
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• British Airways flight grounded after MOUSE spotted onboard the plane

  01-03-2017 21:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The plane was on the runway when the rodent was seen and under aviation rules it was then banned from taking off
  
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• Couple's horror after finding 'blood' in sealed packet of Tesco pancakes

  01-03-2017 20:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tesco has apologised and offered Kate and Fintan Arrowsmith a £10 gift voucher over the "blood" duck pancakes
  
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• Gardeners most hated pests have been revealed - with last year's insect knocked off the top spot

  01-03-2017 20:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The creatures that cause the most havoc have been voted for by green-fingered gardeners
  
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• PIERS MORGAN: The real Donald Trump finally stood up

  01-03-2017 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last night, a SEAL's widowattended Trump's speech and became part of the most moving, memorable moment ever the institution has witnessed. It was a moment that defined the new presidency
  
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• Urgent recall notice on Quorn product over fears it may contain pieces of metal

  01-03-2017 20:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Quorn Meat Free Mince 300g gram pack - which is only sold in Tesco - has been recalled by the manufacturer as it may contain small pieces of metal
  
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• Two young British doctors who left their studies to fight for ISIS killed in Iraq

  01-03-2017 20:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ahmed Sami Khider and Hisham Fadlallah are said to have died at the weekend after being among a group of students, some from Britain, to leave Sudan for Syria and Iraq
  
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• Ford 'to axe 1,160 jobs' after leaked plans to slash workers at engine plant in Wales revealed

  01-03-2017 20:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The shock news created a political storm and angered unions who called a mass meeting over the jobs blow
  
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