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• Unemployed mother-of-four receives just 50p A WEEK to cover rent after Tory housing benefit cap changes

  05-04-2017 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Desperate Kim Carmichael was threatened with eviction at the start of the year and says her life has altered dramatically as a result of the government's adjustments
  
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• Read Pepsi's full apology after they pull controversial Kendall Jenner ad following fierce backlash

  05-04-2017 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The soft drinks company also apologised to the model for "putting her in this position"
  
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• UK aid spending up 10% after EU revises size of economy

  05-04-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The surge will raise pressure on the Government to scrap the aid promise at a time when vital services at home such as social care, the NHS and schools are so squeezed.
  
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• Sick sexual predator who dragged women into allies as they walked to work snared by saliva on coat

  05-04-2017 23:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stalker Dominic Hill put his hands over his victims' mouths, dragging them kicking and screaming into secluded sports where he had every intention of raping them, a court heard
  
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• Russia 'defends the indefensible' as it vows to block UN resolution condemning Syrian gas attack

  05-04-2017 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  At an emergency meeting of the UN security council, the British ambassador slammed Russia for blocking a previous attempt to impose sanctions on Assad.
  
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• Russia 'defending the indefensible' as it vows to block UN resolution condemning Syrian gas attack

  05-04-2017 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  At an emergency meeting of the UN security council, the British ambassador slammed Russia for blocking a previous attempt to impose sanctions on Assad.
  
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• Outrage after Theresa May has to charter private plane because Prince Charles nabbed PM's 'Therese-y-Jet' aircraft for Euro jaunt

  05-04-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Paul Flynn, was angered by the situation, and said: “This just shows that we are subjects, not citizens"
  
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• Hi-tech screening devices let elderly people put freeze on cold calls - but just 1,500 will receive them

  05-04-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Despite 170,000 complaints about nuisance calls in 2015 alone, only 1,500 will benefit as just £500,000 is being made available to fund the project
  
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• Cheeky pooch gets decorative Star Wars lightsaber stuck inside it after gorging on eight-year-old boy's birthday cake

  05-04-2017 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A long time ago at a birthday party far, far away....Amber the pooch felt the full force of a birthday cake - and it wasn't nice
  
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• Horrifying injuries of three-year-old boy 'mercilessly beaten by sick stepfather who stubbed cigarettes out on his face'

  05-04-2017 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: The boy, named as "Ort", had multiple lacerations on his back - having allegedly been repeatedly beaten with sticks and a belt when found in Thailand
  
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• Philippe Coutinho now holds a Premier League record after scoring against Bournemouth

  05-04-2017 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Liverpool's silky Brazilian was on the mark against the Cherries, and no-one else from his country has score more goals in England than he has
  
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• Man and woman arrested on suspicion of murdering a baby

  05-04-2017 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man, 23, and the woman, 29, have been arrested and bailed after the three-week-old baby was rushed to nearby Queen Alexandra Hospital (pictured) from an address in Gosport, Hants.
  
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• Theresa May says George Obsorne having six jobs is a GOOD thing for Parliament

  05-04-2017 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brazen Theresa May has defended her Tory chum George Osborne's array of outside jobs, claiming it is a “good thing” for Parliament.
  
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• Labour unveil plans to put VAT on private school fees to cover cost of free school meals

  05-04-2017 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn, Labour leader, says the move is to ensure all primary school children get a healthy meal at school
  
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• Russia considers ditching International Space Station and building base with China sparking new multi-billion dollar race with NASA

  05-04-2017 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's also considering replacing human cosmonauts in favour of robots when the ISS is handed over to the private sector in 2024 - but some US scientists are keen on a mission to Mars
  
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• Estonian hitman dubbed 'The Butcher' arrested as police believe five 'spectacular' gangland hits planned in night of violence

  05-04-2017 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He allegedly had a number of disguises when he was arrested in West Dublin on Tuesday with the names of a number of key associates to target
  
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• Antonio Conte has become the first manager EVER to do the league double over Pep Guardiola

  05-04-2017 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Chelsea boss followed up December's 3-1 win at the Etihad Stadium with a hard-fought success at Stamford Bridge - and made history in the process
  
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• Homeless man 'sleeping rough with his mother grabbed woman under motorway bridge, sexually assaulted and murdered her'

  05-04-2017 22:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Latvian Vadims Ruskuls, 25, was thought to be sleeping rough with his mum beneath the bridge crossing the M4 when he allegedly murdered Pardeep Kaur
  
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• Charitable response to these fines would be sorrow, not anger

  05-04-2017 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After 11 charities were fined for for data protection breaches they need to be more careful in the future
  
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• It looks very much as though Arsenal are exaggerating their attendance against West Ham

  05-04-2017 22:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gunners fans again voted with their feet for the clash against West Ham at the Emirates, as anger towards Arsene Wenger grows
  
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• "It's like a coma" Parents of 13-year-old teenager who sleeps 18 HOURS a day thought he was dead

  05-04-2017 22:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harry Appleton hasn't gone to school for 12 weeks because he can't wake himself up from his sleep for most of the day - and nothing and no-one else can wake him up either
  
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• National Lottery results: Winning numbers for £10.3 million Lotto jackpot on Wednesday, April 5

  05-04-2017 22:06 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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• Donald Trump brands chemical attack in Syria "affront to humanity" and slams Bashar al-Assad's "heinous actions"

  05-04-2017 22:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The horrific attack left 75 people, including 20 children, dead
  
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• Terrifying haul of machine guns and ammo found stashed at home of ice-cream farm boss

  05-04-2017 21:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cops discovered the illegal weapons after officers visited businessman John  Holt's home on an 'unrelated matter' in early October 2016
  
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• Shoreham air disaster victim's fiancee spared jail

  05-04-2017 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Giovanna Chirico, 34, who was engaged to marry Mark Trussler, was arrested during a police raid on her home in Worthing, West Sussex after officers found £3,165-worth of amphetamines.
  
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• 'Idiot' driver 'on cocaine' killed his partner's young son

  05-04-2017 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joseph Smith, five, (pictured) was too short to have been travelling without a booster seat and broke his neck in the car driven by his mother's boyfriend Dean Collins, 23, from Cardiff.
  
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• Homeless Latvian man ‘pounced on hotel housekeeper'

  05-04-2017 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vadims Ruskuls, 25, is accused of sexually assaulting and murdering hotel housekeeper Pardeep Kaur under a motorway bridge as she walked to work in Middlesex.
  
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• Dad who had both legs amputated after being 'bitten by flesh-eating spider' now faces losing his arms

  05-04-2017 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Terry Pareja, 65, was bitten on his right leg by what is believed to have been a white tailed spider and his family say the disease is "eating him alive"
  
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• Detective cleared of punching colleague in row over wife

  05-04-2017 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DS Alistair Stilgoe (pictured), from Buckinghamshire, was said to have attacked Peter Blackburn in a toilet after he heard how the officer was having Sunday sex sessions with his wife.
  
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• David Luiz's biggest fan spotted at Stamford Bridge before Manchester City game - in a Luiz wig!

  05-04-2017 21:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Chelsea defender's most ardent supporter was seen in the stands before watching his idol play, and he looked very excited about it
  
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• 'I saw the child in the dog's mouth, she was so tiny' says witness of horrific attack on toddler

  05-04-2017 21:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three people are being questioned by police after 18-month-old Victoria Resetnjova was mauled by a Staffy-pitbull cross in a park
  
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• Man fed-up with 'lazy' delivery drivers leaves sarcastic message on front door to prove a point

  05-04-2017 20:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  No more of those "sorry we missed you" cards for these guys
  
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• Peperami, Doritos, Minstrels, M&Ms and Coco Pops 'shrink'

  05-04-2017 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Peperami, bags of Doritos and packs of Minstrels and M&Ms are getting smaller in a new round of 'shrinkflation', but prices will stay the same across UK supermarkets.
  
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• North Korean missile test ended in fiery crash, US says

  05-04-2017 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A North Korean test of an extended-range Scud missile ended in failure after it flew just 40 miles before suffering a malfunction that sent it spinning into the ocean, analysts have said.
  
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• Luxurious life on Titanic revealed in rare brochures

  05-04-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The brochures, which depict the ill-fated ship's opulent surroundings, also include a scarce copy of the Titantic's sailing schedule, showing four journeys planned from Southampton to New York.
  
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• Homeowner catches ‘lazy’ binman mixing black bags

  05-04-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The workman was caught in the act of chucking general waste into the recycling bin of homeowner Biraj Dhande, who filmed the incident outside his home in West Bromwich (pictured).
  
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• Kendall Jenner's Pepsi advert 'pulled' after the model and company face online backlash for 'tone-deaf' protest theme

  05-04-2017 19:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The TV ad showing the model appearing to calm a protest by handing a cop a can of Pepsi sparked controversy thanks to its obvious comparisons to recent anti-police demonstrations
  
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• Farmer is one of the last to grow candlelit forced rhubarb

  05-04-2017 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Westwood, 56, is the sixth generation of his family to grow 'forced rhubarb' in the so-called 'Rhubarb Triangle' around Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
  
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• Married taxi driver sexually assaulted two sisters during flight after asking if they were lesbians

  05-04-2017 19:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The terrified young women woke up to find passenger Jagtar Sandhu rubbing their thighs and breasts after a series of unwanted advances
  
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• Couple who get paid thousands for their holiday photos reveal their secrets

  05-04-2017 19:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Get this life
  
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• Distraught mother threw dead body of 35kg anorexic model daughter in suitcase into sea after 'losing her mind'

  05-04-2017 19:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The "severely malnourished" remains of ex-Russian model Katerina Laktionova, 27, were found in the sea off Rimini, Italy, by local fishermen
  
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• Pakistani cricketer who beat wife has sentence reviewed

  05-04-2017 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mustafa Bashir, 34, from Manchester, struck his hotel receptionist wife during a jealous outburst, then warned her: 'If I hit you with this bat with my full power then you would be dead.'
  
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• Heartbroken wife took her own life weeks after husband lost battle with cancer

  05-04-2017 19:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Deborah Dott, 55, was found dead at her home in Ramsgate, Kent, in January and a suicide note was
  
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• Driver throws passenger off Liverpool bus then kicks him

  05-04-2017 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shocking footage has emerged showing a bus driver throwing a passenger off his bus in Anfield, Liverpool, before kicking him in the stomach (pictured).
  
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• Syria conference held a day after chemical attack

  05-04-2017 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two-day conference on the future of Syria, which started on Wednesday, was organised by the European Centre for the Study of Extremism, Cambridge.
  
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• Pensioner appalled to receive gibberish British Gas letter

  05-04-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The letter (pictured) was sent to Dorothy Edwards, from Stannington, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, after her son Philip queried an expected bill of around £1,300 on her behalf.
  
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• Russian politician stabbed air traffic controller to death because he blamed him for crash which killed his family

  05-04-2017 18:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A plane full of children died when their plane hit another jet - two years later one of the grieving parents killed the air traffic controller in charge and it's now a Hollywood film called Aftermath starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
  
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• Want to see Paul Pogba getting hit in the groin by a football? Of course you do

  05-04-2017 18:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The world's most expensive footballer turned into Hans Moleman before Manchester United's clash with Everton - and obviously it was hilarious
  
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• Mother and daughter beat parking fine after court battle

  05-04-2017 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carol Backhouse, 48, received a £60 fine after a family member parked her car at the Peel shopping centre, in Stockport. which is patrolled by a company notorious in the area for handing out fines.
  
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• Dead flies in spaghetti bolognese and insect in trifle horrified health inspectors on 'top' restaurant visit

  05-04-2017 18:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Highly-rated Salvatore’s Ristorante in Southport also had bird faeces in the fan and out-of-date lasagne - but it has since changed hands and the new owner says he's cleaned it up
  
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