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• Heartbreaking Rio Ferdinand documentary is a poignant reminder of what mums give to us

  21-03-2017 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daily Mirror columnist Alison Phillips commends footie star Rio for filling in the blanks for his children after the tragic loss of his wife Rebecca
  
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• 'Insanely jealous' jilted boyfriend lures love rival into shaking his hand then fatally stabs him

  21-03-2017 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Killer told Ryan Donnellan told ex-girlfriend McKeegan in texts: 'I’m going to ruin your life, trust me...you’re going to see the real side of me'
  
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• Missing schoolgirl seen being sexually assaulted by multiple men on Facebook Live found by police

  21-03-2017 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 15-year-old's mother alerted police after the family discovered harrowing footage showing the girl being attacked by five or six young men
  
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• 'Martin McGuinness's life defined the best and worst of modern Northern Irish history'

  21-03-2017 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former IRA commander turned North Irish peacekeeper has lost his battled against a rare condition aged 66
  
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• Wales’s Chris Coleman plots to sink Ireland in the land of his father

  21-03-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Return to Dublin stirs fond memories for the Wales manager once pursued by Jack Charlton but World Cup qualifying points are his priorityWhen all the drama is over at the Aviva Stadium late on Friday evening, following a World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland that Wales can ill-afford to lose, Chris Coleman will find a quiet moment to enjoy a pint of Guinness and remember his late father, who was born and raised in Dublin and passed away a little more than three years ago.Paddy Cole
  
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• Gareth Southgate looks to Marcus Rashford and sets bar high for England

  21-03-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  • Manager tells his players their aim must be to win 2018 World Cup
  • England face world champions Germany in friendly in DortmundGareth Southgate takes charge of his first match since taking the England job full time insisting he is willing to instigate more “challenging conversations and difficult decisions” to put together a side capable of ending the cycle of national team disappointment.Once described as too gentlemanly for top-level management, Southgate has already a
  
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• Tributes paid to Martin McGuinness - the Butcher of Bogside turned Northern Ireland's peacemaker

  21-03-2017 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A key figure in Anglo-Irish history, the Sinn Fein veteran went from being a terrorist ringleader to shaking hands with the Queen
  
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• Drug addict went on the run after stabbing 17-year-old to death with 'Rambo' style hunting knife

  21-03-2017 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Drug addict Steven Sharpe was caged for life at Bristol Crown Court after admitting knifing Camran Green to death in the stomach
  
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• Martin McGuinness: Katie Hopkins says good riddance

  21-03-2017 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I am glad Martin McGuinness is dead, writes KATIE HOPKINS. I couldn't care less. Couldn't care less what he had, what impact it had on him or why it caused him to die.
  
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• Muslim mum whose veil was ripped off by racist thug pleads for him to be spared jail

  21-03-2017 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The compassionate mum-of-four called for Peter Scotter, 55, to walk free after hearing he has can­­cer
  
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• Randy couple filmed 'having sex' on balcony in broad daylight as traffic zooms past in street below

  21-03-2017 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cheeky clip - filmed by a pedestrian - has gone viral after it was picked up by news stations and broadcast around the world
  
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• Paris 2024 Olympic bid will be 100% clean, promises Tony Estanguet

  21-03-2017 23:05 via theguardian.com
  
  • Paris bid chief guarantees there will be no bribes in battle with Los Angeles• Estanguet says Paris will bid for 2024 Games only: ‘it’s now or never’The leader of Paris’s bid for the 2024 Olympics has promised he can “100% guarantee” none of his team will accept or offer bribes for votes in September’s election – and backed the International Olympic Committee to clean up a voting process that has been blackened by a series of scandals.I
  
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• Morbidly obese teen meets dream girl and lands top fitness job after losing incredible EIGHT stone

  21-03-2017 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Christopher Feenan weighed 19 stone at the age of 17 but changed his life around after he was invited on holiday with pals
  
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• NHS delays leave thousands facing long wait for wheelchairs

  21-03-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Campaigners call for equality of access for disabled people as first official figures point to ‘postcode lottery’ in provisionsThousands of disabled people face long delays to receive an NHS wheelchair, the first official figures on the subject show. Related: Wheelchairs have come a long way – shame the NHS hasn’t | Lucy WebsterContinue reading...
  
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• Spice dealer spared jail after telling judge he has five children to look after

  21-03-2017 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nicholas Dodd, 27, was caught peddling the drug - a synthetic form of marijuana - in broad daylight in Manchester city centre
  
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• Gran, mum and two children had miraculous escape when their broken down car was struck by articulated lorry

  21-03-2017 22:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Trucker Thomas Anthony Holland admitted careless driving after smashing into the car
  
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• Chemists reveal the science for cooking the perfect pasta

  21-03-2017 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cooking pasta may sound simple, but there is an actual science to cooking it perfectly. The American Chemical Society shares four tips on how to serve up delectable al dente noodles.
  
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• 'Martin McGuinness was no statesman - if he was he would have given my mother some peace'

  21-03-2017 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Maxine Hambleton was just 18 when she died in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings and here her sister says how she feels about Martin McGuinness's death
  
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• Ex-Manchester City and England youth accused of rape

  21-03-2017 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  George Glendon, 21, who now plays professionally for Fleetwood Town, is accused of raping the woman in the Grimsby area on February 21 last year.
  
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• North Korea 'accelerates' nuclear plan and is 'not afraid' of more US sanctions

  21-03-2017 22:21 via theguardian.com
  
  North Korean diplomat said ‘hostile activities’ of US and South Korea have pushed development of ‘pre-emptive first strike capability’ forwardNorth Korea has nothing to fear from any US move to broaden sanctions aimed at cutting it off from the global financial system and will pursue “acceleration” of its nuclear and missile programmes, according to a senior diplomat. This includes developing a “pre-emptive first strike capability” and an inter-con
  
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• Steve Bell on the Labour party and 'secret plots' – cartoon

  21-03-2017 22:09 via theguardian.com
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing fans with Down's Syndrome invade stage to dance with stars in beautifully touching moment

  21-03-2017 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The eager pair managed to get onto the stage and ignored calls to come back down while they danced their socks off until the end of the number
  
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• UK weather: Parts of Britain to be battered by rain and even snow while others bask in sunshine

  21-03-2017 22:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The first day of spring saw huge swathes of the country covered in snow as even sheep were forced to huddle together for warmth
  
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• Explosion in number of gambling addicts who are becoming addicted on their mobile phones

  21-03-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The National Centre for Problem Gambling last year provided therapy, financial advice and drugs to 762 people from across England and Wales
  
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• Sellafield's only female engineer sues over discrimination

  21-03-2017 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Susan Tudor says she was forced out of a job at the nuclear power plant in Cumbria, where she was the 'only woman in a man's world', in 2014.
  
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• Newsagent sells bonkers baguette fillings including Liquorice Allsorts, Marmite and jelly beans and Chocolate Orange with LETTUCE

  21-03-2017 21:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A bemused shopper discovered the unusual sandwich fillings at a shop in Cardiff
  
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• Hairdresser turned vigilante who 'caught thieves after cops ditch case gets apology from one of their mums'

  21-03-2017 21:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Savannah Whittaker posted CCTV of the duo stealing from a van in broad daylight on Facebook
  
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• Labour membership expected to fall below half a million

  21-03-2017 21:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Party unsure if those leaving are Jeremy Corbyn supporters, who joined just to back him, or opponents of his reignLabour membership is expected to fall below half a million for the first time since its peak under Jeremy Corbyn because about 40,000 people are in arrears.The unusual number of lapsed payments was discussed at a meeting of Labour’s ruling national executive committee (NEC) on Tuesday, as the drop will hit Labour’s budget. Continue reading...
  
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• 'Jealous' woman who poured acid on her sleeping partner leaving him horrifically burned is jailed for life

  21-03-2017 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Katie Leong has been sentenced for life after her helpless boyfriend was left blind and 'deeply disfigured' by the horror attack
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning numbers on Tuesday, March 21 as £21m jackpot up for grabs

  21-03-2017 21:45 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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• BBQ horror as family of seven rushed to hospital after being found 'slumped like rag dolls' at home

  21-03-2017 21:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One child had their "chest pumped" in the front garden by paramedics after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
  
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• Mason Crane and Liam Dawson take chance to impress England hierarchy

  21-03-2017 21:35 via theguardian.com
  
  • South 228-8; North 208
  • South win by 20 runs and take series 3-0Andrew Strauss has poured hundreds of thousands of pounds and convened a full roster of staff – covering every base from umpires to anti-corruption via the analyst – into his pet project, the reopening of cricket’s North-South divide, and thus was not about to let some rare desert rain stop the third and final match, even if it was a dead rubber.After the South won twice in Dubai, a day game was delaye
  
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• Grand National could be hit with travel chaos as rail workers prepare for 24 hour walk-out

  21-03-2017 21:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Crunch talks between Merseyrail and the RMT over driver-operated trains have broken down without agreement
  
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• New Zealand SAS 'killed six civilians including three-year-old girl in botched Taliban revenge raid supported by US helicopters'

  21-03-2017 21:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An explosive new book - Hit & Run: The New Zealand SAS in Afghanistan and the Meaning of Honour - calls for an inquiry 
  
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• Martin McGuinness: Sinn Féin leader's body carried home

  21-03-2017 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The body of IRA leader turned Sinn Féin politician is carried home after his death at the age of 66.
  
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• French minister Bruno Le Roux quits in summer jobs row

  21-03-2017 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bruno Le Roux gave parliamentary work to his daughters when they were teenagers.
  
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• Former Manchester City football player appears in court charged with rape

  21-03-2017 21:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fleetwood Town's George Glendon, 21, appeared before Grimsby Magistrates' Court accused of raping a woman on February 21 last year
  
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• Man gets 'minor mouth infection' - which ends up eating his half his face

  21-03-2017 21:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: He was diagnosed as having a lymphoma cancer of the mouth, jaw and throat
  
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• Brave victim of Rotherham sex gang pleads for royal pardon to encourage others to come forward

  21-03-2017 21:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sammy Woodhouse wants to see a ‘Sammy’s Law’ believing she could face years behind bars for crimes she was made to commit as a young teenager
  
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• Southern, Merseyrail and Arriva Trains North strikes announced

  21-03-2017 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southern, Merseyrail and Arriva Trains North staff will walk out for 24 hours on 8 April.
  
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• Dying dementia patient was 'forced to sleep storeroom' 

  21-03-2017 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Gibbs (pictured in bed - not the 'storeroom' had been admitted to hospital in Bangor, suffering from dementia, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.
  
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• Pro-Brexit ministers 'relaxed about leaving EU without trade deal'

  21-03-2017 20:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Tory tensions as some MPs say they face battle against ‘bonkers’ Eurosceptics actively promoting WTO terms Brexiters in the cabinet and other Conservative frontbenchers have privately told colleagues they are relaxed about the prospect of Britain crashing out of the EU on to World Trade Organisation rules, the Guardian understands.Senior figures within the party have been persuaded by the argument that members of the WTO are less likely to try to punish the UK, while the European Uni
  
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• North Korean military accelerates nuclear missiles programme to 'pre-emptive strike' readiness as Pyongyang issues war warning to US

  21-03-2017 20:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This includes North Korea developing a "pre-emptive first strike capability" and an inter-continental ballistic missile
  
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• US electronics ban for Middle East flights endangers passengers for profit

  21-03-2017 20:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Holding many large devices with lithium-ion batteries in cargo could create fire risk that has downed airplanes, as directive only affects foreign-owned carriersA new measure forcing passengers to store all their large electronics in the hold may have disastrous consequences, say airline experts – and the only security that measure will provide is financial security to American carriers. Related: Experts criticize US electronic devices ban on some flights from Middle EastContinue reading..
  
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• Millions dealt double blow as high inflation sees living costs increase faster than wages

  21-03-2017 20:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Working households described as 'taking the hit of Tory economic failure' with some blaming a looming living standards crisis on the 'Brexit squeeze'
  
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• People think this judge looks just like Ursula from the Little Mermaid

  21-03-2017 20:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Can you sea the similarities?
  
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• French interior minister resigns amid daughters jobs probe

  21-03-2017 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bruno Le Roux has quit as French interior minister after an investigation was opened into a report by TMC television that he hired his two daughters to work for him while they were still in High School.
  
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• The Guardian view on Labour: not up to the job | Editorial

  21-03-2017 20:39 via theguardian.com
  
  As Britain heads for the EU exit door under a government that botched the budget, Jeremy Corbyn’s party is failing to offer a credible visionIn last week’s Dutch general election, only 5.7% of the electorate voted for the Labour party; five years ago, its share was 25%. In France, opinion polls have the Socialist party’s presidential candidate averaging around 13%, compared with 29% in 2012. By such yardsticks, the UK Labour party’s 26% support level in this wee
  
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• Why a Czech zoo is dehorning its white rhinos

  21-03-2017 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Czech Republic, has taken the decision to remove the horns from its white rhinos for their safety.
  
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• Seven siblings survive parents' 'murder-suicide' after fleeing blazing home and being rescued from freezing lake

  21-03-2017 20:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The youngest child - a baby boy - was pulled from a freezing lake and revived by a "hero" paramedic
  
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