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• Incredible moment couple find 'dying man' in hole in woods after he'd been missing for a month

  06-04-2017 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "Hello?" Izaak Eglington-watts yelled down the hole as he stumbled across James Thompson by pure chance
  
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• Woman endangered baby while so intoxicated she couldn't walk or change child's nappy

  06-04-2017 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lisa Robertson, 29, was in a drug or alcohol-fuelled haze while looking after the baby, a court heard
  
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• BA co-pilot died after he was poisoned by contaminated air

  06-04-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Richard Westgate (pictured) had a number of health issues but grew 'angry, frustrated and disillusioned' when British medical professionals were unable to cure him.
  
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• Ryanair 'threatens to DOUBLE passenger fee for babies'

  06-04-2017 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If the budget airline fails to win an appeal against today’s 'idiotic' delay compensation ruling it said it would consider pushing up the charge
  
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• 'Naughty' six-year-old girl who can only communicate with her hands 'tied to chair with her jumper by teacher'

  06-04-2017 23:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The girl was said to have special learning difficulties, was unable to talk and communicates only by pointing at pictures
  
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• London asylum seeker's mum fainted when told of the attack

  06-04-2017 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rekar Ahmed, 17, was as kicked, punched and stamped at a bus stop as he walked with two friends in Croydon, He suffered a fractured spine, a fractured eye socket and a bleed to the brain
  
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• Fishing boat skipper jailed after £80m cocaine seizure

  06-04-2017 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael McDermott, 68, was jailed for 16 years at Bristol Crown Court after he was convicted of attempting to smuggle more than £80million of cocaine into the UK on a fishing boat.
  
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• Undercover cop posed as delivery firm boss to snare 'Three Musketeers' terror gang plotting UK attack, court hears

  06-04-2017 23:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Khobaib Hussain, 25, Naweed Ali, 29, Mohibur Rahman, 32, and Tahir Aziz, 38, are alleged to have hoarded weapons including a meat cleaver with the Arabic word for non-believer, ‘Kafir’, scratched onto the blade
  
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• Red Rum a winner again after 43 years as punter finally cashes in 1974 Grand National bet

  06-04-2017 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scots punter Bob Holmes couldn’t believe his eyes when he found an unclaimed betting slip among paperwork belonging to his late father-in-law
  
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• Two elderly paedophiles have their appeals turned down

  06-04-2017 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two paedophiles aged 101 and 96 lost their appeals against sentences which they said were excessive because of their old age. Ralph Clarke and Peter Cooper lost their case at the Court of Appeal.
  
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• Yorkshire Ripper killed EIGHT more women, claims the ex-cop who interviewed him more than 30 times

  06-04-2017 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ex-cop Keith Hellawell, who grilled Peter Sutcliffe, believes he could have murdered more women, and would like the chance to interrogate him once more
  
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• Grieving mum claims son, 11, killed himself 'after his girlfriend faked her own suicide' in social media prank

  06-04-2017 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Now his mother, Katrina Goss, has spoken out to claim the girlfriend, 13, co-ordinated her fake death as a stunt with her friends
  
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• Twisted burglars drowned family’s beloved puppy in bath as they ransacked house

  06-04-2017 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum-of-two Susan Walker told how they are 'haunted' by the image of seven-month-old cockapoo Benji lifeless in the bath
  
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• French President hopeful Francois Fillon is flour-bombed

  06-04-2017 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Francois Fillon, who has faced growing protests after being charged over allegations he gave his wife a fake parliamentary job, was in Strasbourg for a rally on Thursday when he was pelted with flour.
  
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• Parents of toddler mauled by pitbull-type dog say attack has 'ruined their lives' as girl remains in hospital

  06-04-2017 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Viktoria Resetnjova, who is 18-months-old, was savaged while playing with her sister in a park in Chatham, Kent
  
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• Man 'filmed himself abusing crying girls at gunpoint as one child said: "I want my mummy"'

  06-04-2017 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kyle S. Thompson’s case has been described as “quite frankly, just horrific” by a lawyer
  
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• Should Scotland become Canada's next province?

  06-04-2017 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Canadian writer Ken McGoogan thinks Canada should invite Scotland to become its 11th province.
  
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• Laura Ashley boss ordered to give his wife £64million

  06-04-2017 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Miss Malaysia beauty queen Pauline Chai (pictured) wanted around £100m from ex-husband Khoo Kay Peng following the breakdown of their 42-year marriage.
  
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• Five most gruesome ways to die revealed: Experts explain the grisly science behind the worst deaths imaginable

  06-04-2017 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Morbid duo Paul Doherty and Cody Cassidy have described what would happen if you were in a falling lift, devoured by a bone-eating snot flower and ripped apart by a star
  
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• Stormont Estate bans pensioner who has cared for its cats

  06-04-2017 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Edna Watters has been banned by officials at Stormont Estate (pictured) from feeding Ginger, Maggie and Furby - three wild cats that have made the grounds their home - as she is a 'security risk'.
  
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• Man who lost his arms in freak accident built DIY prosthetic limbs for himself using steel and plastic

  06-04-2017 22:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Khunphi Naree, 40, was working as a betel nut farmer when a freak accident changed his life forever
  
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• Chilling images shown to jury in Pardeep Kaur murder trial

  06-04-2017 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pardeep Kaur, 30, from Harlington, Middlesex, was captured on CCTV in the minutes before she was snatched while walking to work on the morning of Monday October 17 last year.
  
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• Laura Ashley boss told he must pay ex-wife £64m in divorce settlement

  06-04-2017 22:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  But the couple have already spent £3m on lawyers since splitting
  
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• Terminally ill fathers left fearing for their children's futures as cruel Tories cut bereavement allowance for families

  06-04-2017 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  For decades the Widowed Parent’s Allowance has supported bereaved families until the youngest child leaves home, yet a change in legislation will see grieving families supported for just 18 months
  
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• 'Let her go!': Four screaming women wrestle and pull each other's hair in epic street 'fight'

  06-04-2017 22:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stunned onlookers filmed the bizarre confrontation as insults and fists went back and forth between the angry, rival duos 
  
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• Neighbours at war over day-time sex session in hot tub which was spotted by man's young granddaughter

  06-04-2017 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The the embarrassing dispute began after the girl spotted what was going on and he had to try and explain away what was happening over the neighbouring fence
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn strikes a school winner as Labour are applauded over free meals pledge

  06-04-2017 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Child Poverty Action Group say Labour has made a “compelling” argument to stop kids going hungry and remove the “stigma” of free school meals for the poorest children
  
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• 'Zombie man' filmed doubled over and trembling in catatonic state after 'taking synthetic drug Spice'

  06-04-2017 22:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTURBING FOOTAGE: The unidentified man can be seen swaying - his top half limp and his legs shaking - in the middle of a busy high street
  
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• SAS could have destroyed Syria's chemical weapons arsenal four years ago but David Cameron axed mission

  06-04-2017 22:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The then PM pulled the plug on the mission because it was feared many of the elite troops would be killed or seriously hurt
  
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• Why margarine has become toast

  06-04-2017 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unilever has announced plans to sell its margarine business, including Flora and Stork. Here's why.
  
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• Mother pays tribute to "beautiful" teenage son who died after collapsing in boxing ring

  06-04-2017 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Edward Bilbey's mother Michelle described her tragic 17-year-old son, who had hoped to one day be a boxing world champion, as a "truly pure soul with a heart of gold"
  
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• Black cab drivers in Uber protest at Whitehall

  06-04-2017 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Traditional black cabbies, which have found themselves squeezed out since the introduction of the app, lined up along Whitehall, with many holding up placards.
  
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• UK weather: Britain braced for scorching weekend as temperatures soar to 23C and sun shines on Grand National

  06-04-2017 21:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  On Saturday and Sunday, forecasters are predicting that racegoers at Aintree will be treated to sunny spells
  
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• Heartbreak for runner who finished 100-mile marathon to discover he was disqualified for taking WRONG TURN

  06-04-2017 21:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emotional footage shows the moment professional endurance athlete Gary Robbins stumbled across the line and collapsed breathless to the ground
  
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• ISIS terrorist made sinister appearance in rap video shortly before becoming key figure for jihadi group

  06-04-2017 21:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Birmingham cyber-hacker Junaid Hussain wore a Guy Fawkes mask in the film by hip hop artist Danny Tabanacle
  
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• Woman who voted for Trump left shell-shocked after 'undocumented' husband is deported back to Mexico

  06-04-2017 21:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Helen Beristain voted for the US President last November, despite being married to her husband Roberto, 44, an undocumented migrant from Mexico
  
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• Elderly woman had dead husband's rings STOLEN from her fingers as she recovered from stroke in hospital

  06-04-2017 21:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lily Hartley's husband's gold wedding band and her black onyx signet ring were taken from Bradford Royal Infirmary
  
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• Readers recommend: share your songs about Britain

  06-04-2017 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Make your nomination in the comments and a reader will pick the best eligible tracks for a playlist next week – you have until Monday 10 April We’re looking for songs about the UK this week. Keep an eye on the comments for more of a steer on the topic.
  You have until 11pm on Monday 10 April to post your nomination and make your justification. RR regular Paul Hayes (who posts in the comments as Fuel) will select from your recommendations and produce the playlist, to be published on 6
  
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• Queen's Brian May: 'Britain is obsessed with money’

  06-04-2017 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rock star, who has previously said the UK's vote to leave the EU was based on 'lies', hit out at politicians for not caring about the poor, sick or animals.
  
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• Real Madrid's Lucas Vazquez proves his deadly accuracy by scoring from BEHIND the goal

  06-04-2017 20:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 25-year-old might have to play second fiddle to some more famous names at the Bernabeu, but he proved that he's just as accurate as any of them with this effort
  
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• Maes Ebbw special needs teacher trussed pupil to chair

  06-04-2017 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experienced schoolmistress Annette Henderson (pictured), 52, strapped a pupil to a chair before leaving her tied up in a classroom at Maes Ebbw special needs school in Newport, Wales.
  
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• Pawel Sroka, 35, killed his Nando's manager girlfriend

  06-04-2017 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pawel Sroka, 35, repeatedly stabbed 29-year-old Joanna Trojniak at their home after stumbling across her change of address confirmation document at their home in Croydon.
  
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• Theresa May among world leaders to turn on Vladimir Putin for standing by Syria after "despicable" gas attack

  06-04-2017 20:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The PM said Moscow should act to stop Bashar al Assad’s “horrific” bombardment after US President Donald Trump said the gassing of innocent children had crossed “many, many lines”
  
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• Cayman Islanders launch hunt for ancestors in Cornwall

  06-04-2017 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cayman Islands, located in the Caribbean, were first settled in 1658 by a man named either Bawden or Bodden, from Cornwall, who settled there after fighting as a marine in Jamaica.
  
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• Baby boomers and the ‘live now, pay later’ consequences | Letters

  06-04-2017 20:38 via theguardian.com
  
  As a baby boomer I am ashamed of many of my generation (My generation fought to be free. What happened to us?, 4 April). We are the luckiest generation of the 20th century. Born after the war into the NHS/welfare state, too young for national service, and the first teenage generation to have disposable income. We were witness/participants of the revolution of the 1960s. If we went to university, we had a grant. When we left school, there was almost full employment. Money has followed us as we go
  
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• Paris police given powers to search Metro passengers' bags

  06-04-2017 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paris police have been given powers allowing them to search the bags of Metro passengers without needing to give a reason as the city remains on high alert following the St Petersburg attack.
  
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• "£100,000-a-week to dab?" - Twitter reacts to Jesse Lingard's new Manchester United contract

  06-04-2017 20:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Manchester United and England midfielder has signed a new deal which will keep him at Old Trafford for the next four years, but not everyone on Twitter seemed happy with it
  
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• President Trump 'considering military strikes on Syria' targeting Assad regime after sickening chemical attack

  06-04-2017 20:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: It comes following international outrage over a chemical attack in Syria which killed dozens of people earlier this week which is being widely blamed on the forces of president Bashar al Assad
  
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• Doncaster police search for missing Callum Radcliffe, 14

  06-04-2017 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Callum Radcliffe was last seen yesterday in Old Hall Road, Bentley, in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, at around 11am. He has ginger hair and is of stocky build.
  
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• Parking charges at beauty spot set to double as drivers shun £1 honesty box

  06-04-2017 20:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Visitors to Dartmoor have been asked to make the voluntary contribution for the past six years but the average donation per vehicle has been just 15p
  
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