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• Demonic 'tree of fire' burns from inside out after lightning strike turns core into raging inferno

  03-03-2017 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jim Probst's dog was so scared after the storm woke him up at 2am on Wednesday he left the pooch in the home as walked through the cemetery
  
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• 'Smart condom' detects STIs and tells you how many calories you burn during sex

  03-03-2017 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The i.Con Smart Condom detects the number and speed of your thrusts - sort of like a Fitbit for your penis
  
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• Injustice fuelled Ricky Tomlinson's claim that Richard Whiteley was an MI5 spy

  03-03-2017 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tomlinson says he has files to back up his Whiteley claims, which are too secret to reveal
  
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• There were Nazi soldiers and swastikas on streets - my cop dad resisted but he was beaten and sent to a prison camp

  03-03-2017 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  BBC drama SS-GB imagines a world in which Germany conquered Britain - but that was a reality for Channel Islanders during WWII
  
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• PCSU chief Mark Serwotka reveals why he's so proud to fight for a cause close to his heart

  03-03-2017 23:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The General Secretary of the PCSU Union underwent a heart transplant on the NHS
  
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• Award-winning dog breeder callously killed 8 newborn puppies by stuffing them in a freezer

  03-03-2017 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES Margaret Peacock, 63, destroyed the defenceless border collies after a vet refused to put them down
  
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• Trump 'may separate women from children' in illegal immigration crackdown to deter mothers from migrating to US

  03-03-2017 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The policy shift would allow the Trump administration to keep parents in custody while they contest deportation or wait for asylum hearings
  
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• Doctor reveals the horrific reality of working in the NHS with a frontline like a war zone

  03-03-2017 23:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Rachel Clarke is a junior doctor in Oxford and has warned the NHS desperately needs an injection of cash
  
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• Discovery of disgusting mystery sea beast that slides inside dead bodies and eats them from the INSIDE

  03-03-2017 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lissete Hermosilla was walking along a beach in Tirúa, Chile when she came across the monstrous creature slithering across the rocks
  
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• Sir Patrick Stewart applying for American citizenship to 'fight and oppose' Donald Trump

  03-03-2017 22:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Veteran British actor says he asked 'Washington insiders' what he could do about the controversial US leader
  
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• Hero pitbull saves kid as mum 'tries to drown brothers in river after declaring: "I have to drown my babies"'

  03-03-2017 22:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mother had been released from prison just one month before the alleged horrific incident involving her sons aged nine and five
  
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• Biggest ever demonstration to demand a cash injection to save our NHS and halt the cuts

  03-03-2017 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Doctors, nurses and members of the public will call with one voice for the Government to reverse £20billion savings ministers are demanding by 2020
  
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• Family have been going to the same school for 100 years as fourth generation joins class

  03-03-2017 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sam Phillips, 5, is the latest of an incredible 45 relatives to attend Whiteshill Primary in Stroud, Gloucestershire
  
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• The 'secret signals' the Queen uses to let staff know what she’s thinking in public

  03-03-2017 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The trusty black Launer bag that the monarch is frequently pictured carrying has a practical purpose, according to those in the know
  
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• Sick pensioner performed sex act on himself with vacuum cleaner in front of young boy

  03-03-2017 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man also inserted a candle into his victim's bottom, leaving himself feeling torn all the time and also passing blood for days afterwards
  
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• Brave Bruce Forsyth thanks NHS for saving his life as he returns home from intensive care

  03-03-2017 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The TV star, 89, has gone home from hospital, ahead of Saturday’s rally in support of the health service
  
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• Barber shop staffed by half-naked STRIPPERS is getting customer hot around the collar

  03-03-2017 22:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A barber shop hit upon a racy new way to attract customers when it it enlisted beautiful young hair stylists to work almost completely naked
  
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• Gliding instructor faked a pilot’s licence and illegally flew planes for six years - risking the lives of children

  03-03-2017 22:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wesley Tierney 'put lives at risk' by flying pals around, helping planes take off and land and signing off learner pilots’ qualifications
  
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• Donald Trump claims his opponents have launched a 'witch hunt' over his links to Russia

  03-03-2017 21:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The President spoke out after his Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced to remove himself from an FBI probe into Moscow’s hacking of the US election
  
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• 'Brilliant' sheet music handwritten by Mozart when he was 17 expected to raise huge amount at auction

  03-03-2017 21:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The single page manuscript dates from 1773 and shows the child prodigy's mastery of orchestral composition
  
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• Gambler who won $10,000 can't take his winnings for a very unusual reason

  03-03-2017 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Furious John Marando 'self-excluded' himself 17 years earlier in an effort to stop gambling - but claims he has no memory of doing so
  
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• David Haye v Tony Bellew: Richie Woodhall says Bellew has been underestimated

  03-03-2017 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tony Bellew has been "underestimated" before his heavyweight fight with David Haye, says ex-world champion Richie Woodhall.
  
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• Donald Trump's Russian connections revealed - despite desperately distancing himself from Putin regime

  03-03-2017 21:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The President may have told a Washington press conference, “I have no deals that could happen in Russia because we’ve stayed away”, but those in the know believe the truth is very different
  
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• Horror as NASA reveals asteroid passed so close to Earth it was INSIDE 'satellite ring'

  03-03-2017 21:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 10ft wide asteroid was 20 times closer to earth than the moon at its closest point
  
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• "My mummy says you hate foreigners": Little girl's remark on TV puts Nigel Farage in awkward spot

  03-03-2017 21:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The bizarre stunt was put together by RT (formerly Russia Today) after Ukip descended into civil war over a bid to get Farage a knighthood
  
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• This is why you should NEVER clean your kids’ hands with sanitiser

  03-03-2017 21:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Between 2011 and 2014 there were 70,000 calls to US poison helplines for kids under 12 who had ingested, inhaled or got hand sanitizer in their eyes
  
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• Number of people on zero hours contracts soars to record high of almost 1million

  03-03-2017 20:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The number on the controversial contracts rose by 105,000 last year - a 13% - jump to 910,000, the Resolution Foundation said
  
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• Mysterious 'spectre with face, hand and CLAWS' floats at unsuspecting woman's shoulder in chilling photo taken at home

  03-03-2017 20:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lou Johnson has revealed a series of text messages that show her 23-year-old son texted her from upstairs of their home after she claims she spoke to the ghost in the kitchen
  
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• Sisters start business in their garage - now it's worth £8million thanks to power of Instagram

  03-03-2017 20:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sophie and Hannah Pycroft of Spectrum Collections sell their multi-coloured brushes and brush sets all over the world after they became a hit on Instagram
  
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• Teenage girl smashes up boyfriend's Audi with a hammer while screaming at police: "You’re lucky it’s not your f****** head"

  03-03-2017 20:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chantelle Kay told officers: “F****** take the car. F****** take it. You’re lucky it’s not your f****** head.”
  
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• Sick teen murdered girlfriend with four-hour 'punishment beating' weeks after she gave birth because he thought she'd cheated

  03-03-2017 20:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Morgan Banks, 18, left Sophie Smith, 17, with car crash-like injuries, just a month after she had given birth to their baby boy
  
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• Smitten seal can't hide its smiles as it cuddles and plays with lookalike soft toy

  03-03-2017 20:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kind zoo keepers gave Hiyori the beanie seal as a gift and it has been a flippin’ huge success
  
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• Rat filmed scuttling around Prezzo restaurant leaving shocked witness feeling 'sick'

  03-03-2017 20:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A shocked passer-by said they felt "sick" to see the rodent roaming the Italian eatery, which has branches across the UK
  
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• Beer-loving pals break world record for most boozers visited on 33-year long pub crawl

  03-03-2017 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Black Country Ale Tairsters have guzzled 50,000 beers since starting their odyssey around the UK in 1984
  
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• Girl, 4, evades wolves as she walks on a frozen Siberian river in minus 24C temperatures to get help for gran

  03-03-2017 19:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The youngster has been hailed as one of the bravest in Siberia as she marched through chest deep snow to reach her family's nearest neighbours
  
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• Madeleine McCann's parents subjected to 150 abusive tweets a DAY from online trolls

  03-03-2017 19:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Psychologist Dr John Synott has carried out the first study of its kind on trolls and found their “whole existence relies on social media accounts”
  
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• UK's population to pass 70million within the next decade - and will be bigger than Germany and France by 2050

  03-03-2017 19:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Report warns a larger population 'increases pressure and demand for services such as education, healthcare and housing'
  
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• 'Gas explosion' rocks Soho in central London as buildings evacuated ahead of busy Friday night

  03-03-2017 19:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Office buildings in Soho are being evacuated tonight as workers clock off the working week
  
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• Tory government slips out formal plans to stop housing benefits for out-of-work teenagers

  03-03-2017 19:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The plans - which were in the Conservatives' 2015 manifesto - will come into force on April 1 thanks to a law laid before Parliament
  
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• Revolutionary 50mph self-driving car takes first European test drive through London's street

  03-03-2017 19:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Guided by cameras and radars, and negotiating traffic and roundabouts the Nissan LEAF drove at up to 50mph around the streets of London today
  
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• Kate Middleton and Prince William announce next royal visit to two foreign countries

  03-03-2017 19:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  William and Kate will tour the two European countries in July this year at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  
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• Hero who saved children from house fire that killed grandparents told by Government to get out of UK

  03-03-2017 19:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Robert Chilowa, 46, was hailed for his bravery after dashing to the ferocious blaze engulfing a neighbour’s house in Manchester after hearing screams of terror
  
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• Three ways you can avoid the tougher new penalties for being caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel

  03-03-2017 19:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Drivers can now be fined £200 and have six points on their licence if they use a phone behind the wheel
  
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• Meet the mum who washes her clothes in cola to help her skin condition

  03-03-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Meet the mum with ADHD whose video rant went viral and the woman who washes her clothes in cola to help her skin condition.
  
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• Thousands of staff at Sainsbury's left facing pay cut or losing their job after supermarket announces store-based changes

  03-03-2017 18:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Night shifts axed at 140 branches along with cull of price checkers in new shake-up
  
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• Desperate mum and dad beg judge to stop doctors turning off baby son's life support

  03-03-2017 18:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tiny Charlie Gard has a rare genetic degenerative condition and is deaf and unable to cry, a High Court hearing was told
  
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• "That was fun, I'll add you on Facebook": Rapist's chilling words to student attacked on way home from night out

  03-03-2017 18:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sheeva has spoken about her horrific ordeal in the hope of helping other victims open up about their pain
  
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• Man and woman arrested on suspicion of murder and child neglect after death of two-year-old boy

  03-03-2017 18:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of the little boy at a house in Liverpool
  
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• "I have a gun, don't be silly": Would-be bank robber spared jail after 'poorly planned' raid in Hawaiian shorts

  03-03-2017 18:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Unarmed Matthew Davey, 35, gave staff a strange hand-written note which read "I have a gun, I will use it"
  
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• Laughing pervert frogmarched naked to police truck 'after getting caught having sex with cow'

  03-03-2017 18:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Horrified villagers spotted the 40-year-old man kissing the animal before mounting it from behind
  
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