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• Ex-soldier avoids head-on truck smash after foreign lorry drives on wrong side of the road around blind bend

  10-04-2017 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chris Sherburn, 58, escaped a fatal crash when he swerved his lorry out of the way of the oncoming vehicle
  
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• Arsenal's SHOCKING defeat by Crystal Palace produces three awful stats too bad for Gunners fans to read

  10-04-2017 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Gunners flopped again at Selhurst Park, and that has led to some pretty alarming stats which should make Gunners fans everywhere very worried
  
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• Police searching for convicted rapist whose dismembered arm was found on beach discover human torso

  10-04-2017 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cops had been digging at a park Dublin following a tipoff from a suicide note allegedly written by missing James Nolan's killer
  
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• Muslim woman who stared-down EDL leader re-united with hijab-wearing protester she stepped-in to defend at right-wing rally

  10-04-2017 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Saffiyah Khan said she felt compelled to step in when Ian Crossland and over 20 of his supporters confronted Saira Zafar
  
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• Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal

  10-04-2017 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace boost their survival hopes to leave Arsenal struggling to maintain their run of top-four finishes under Arsene Wenger.
  
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• Liverpool fans have been talking about Mamadou Sakho after he starred in Crystal Palace's hammering of Arsenal

  10-04-2017 23:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The on-loan Liverpool defender was excellent as the Gunners floundered yet again at Selhurst Park, and plenty are wondering if the Reds will get him back for next season
  
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• Parents of baby at centre of life support court battle thank public for support on eve of judge's decision

  10-04-2017 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Connie Yates and Chris Gard are awaiting the court's decision as to whether they can take their eight-month-old son for experimental treatment in the US
  
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• Theresa May's advisers 'have no clue' how to strike the best Brexit trade deals, claims former Tory minister

  10-04-2017 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lord Jim O'Neill says the PM's top team 'lack strategic perspective' and should be focusing on China rather than New Zealand
  
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• Cash-strapped NHS could borrow £10billion from hedge funds to avoid begging Government for more money

  10-04-2017 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Health chiefs say low interest rates could help them carry out vital repairs
  
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• Parents face £130 fine as council bans them from driving

  10-04-2017 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hackney council in London is behind the 'School Streets' intiative, at St John the Baptist C of E primary, Hoxton, and Tyssen community primary, Stamford Hill.
  
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• Man climbs roof after escaping from Liverpool police car

  10-04-2017 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Crown Court heard how Dean Robinson, 34, clung to a chimney on the Blarney Stone Irish bar in Liverpool in a dramatic 45 minute standoff.
  
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• Balaclava-clad police branded 'wannabe John Waynes' mocked over clip of drug warning to "poison pushers"

  10-04-2017 22:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The clip has already been viewed over 500,000 times, with one viewer describing it as the "stupidest thing" they had ever seen
  
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• The 23 angriest #WengerOut tweets after a dismal Arsenal are hammered 3-0 at Crystal Palace

  10-04-2017 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  That's right folks, it's that time of the week again...
  
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• Man went on tractor 'rampage' through Yorkshire town... after quick 'pit stop' at Bargain Booze

  10-04-2017 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Richard Robinson wrote off a Citroen worth £7,500 in the carnage following a row with girlfriend
  
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• United Airlines incident: Why do airlines overbook?

  10-04-2017 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Overbooking flights is a common practice. Why did this one turn violent?
  
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• "It’s just so barbaric" says condemned killer who is one of SEVEN facing death penalty in execution 'assembly line'

  10-04-2017 22:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ledell Lee says the authorities do not care if he suffers – because they have to carry out the death sentences before a controversial drug goes out of date
  
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• Universal Credit benefits just changed TODAY - here's how it will affect you

  10-04-2017 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  What is the taper rate, how is it changing, and why is the DWP's claim 3million people will 'benefit' not the whole truth? Your questions answered
  
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• Heart-stopping moment girl 'falls from bungee jump harness' while hurtling to ground in front of horrified crowd

  10-04-2017 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The woman can be seen dangling from the harness as her head comes within inches of the ground
  
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• Terrifying moment Audi driver carjacked at knifepoint as masked man wielding machete forces motorist out of vehicle

  10-04-2017 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the 27-year-old driver is led in front of the Audi Q7, pierced screaming can be heard in the background
  
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• United Airlines: Passenger forcibly removed from flight

  10-04-2017 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A video emerges of a man being forcibly removed from his seat because the flight was overbooked.
  
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• Prince Charles is a descendant of Vlad the Impaler and now he could become Prince of Transylvania

  10-04-2017 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Romanian mayor has offered the heir to the throne an honorary title because of his fondness for the area, where he has two holiday homes
  
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• Dramatic footage shows moment armed police lead children 'as young as 12' out of house at gunpoint

  10-04-2017 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Officers with machine-guns made the children - some still wearing their pyjamas - line-up before forcing them to lie face down in the middle of the road
  
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• “We are all one big blue family" - 5,000 police officers from all over the country pay respects to PC Keith Palmer

  10-04-2017 21:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One emotional officer said: “It could have been my friend who was killed that day. It could be any one of us"
  
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• Everyone had a good laugh after Arsenal turned up late for the clash at Crystal Palace

  10-04-2017 21:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Gunners players didn't get to Selhurst Park until just 45 minutes before kick-off, and given that they were just coming from the other end of London (and had stayed nearby anyway) people laughed
  
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• Childminder, 40, swindled £51,000 in disability benefits

  10-04-2017 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Candace Dellaway (pictured), from Croydon, lied that numbness in her legs meant she was constantly in danger of falling over and could not work, but she continued to claim benefits.
  
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• Man high on cocaine stabbed girlfriend with fork and scissors when she told him she didn't love him

  10-04-2017 21:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Benjamyn David Lilley was called 'dangerous' by a judge who said he 'posed a risk to any future partners'
  
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• Mum died of heart attack after being sent home by doctors

  10-04-2017 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sian Hollands suffered a heart attack and died hours after doctors failed to spot signs of a blood clot and discharged her from Darent Valley Hospital in Kent in 2015.
  
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• Police deal with 58 Spice-related incidents in three days in Manchester city centre as 'zombie drug' reaches epidemic levels

  10-04-2017 21:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING DISTURBING IMAGES: Greater Manchester Police say the Spice epidemic is stretching emergency services to the limit
  
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• London attack victim PC Keith Palmer laid to rest

  10-04-2017 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 5,000 rank-and-file officers from every force in Britain areexpected to line the two-mile route from Westminster to Southwark Cathedral, where the service is taking place.
  
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• West Ham fan killed friend with one punch after row following 5-1 defeat

  10-04-2017 21:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nigel Williams was jailed for five years for manslaughter after he admitted hitting Mark Munday, who died from a bleed on the brain
  
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• World Cup 2026: USA, Canada & Mexico to make joint bid

  10-04-2017 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The USA, Canada and Mexico say they will make a joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup - the first after expansion from 32 to 48 teams.
  
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• Stockholm terror attack victim helped asylum seekers

  10-04-2017 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mother-of-one Maïlys Dereymaeker, 31, was waiting for friends from work on the corner of Drottninggatan and Olof Palmes gata when the terrorist struck.
  
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• Manchester United fans get excited as Paul Pogba entertains transfer target Romelu Lukaku

  10-04-2017 20:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It seems as though the pair would have no trouble bonding if Everton's big Belgian made the move to Old Trafford in the summer
  
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• Claudio Ranieri: Former Leicester City boss thinks he may have been pushed out

  10-04-2017 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri believes someone within the club was working against him, but does not think the players got him sacked.
  
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• Plane-tracking app gives incredible LIVE 3D map of every plane flying over UK

  10-04-2017 20:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  When selected, each individual flight shows data about the plane's route, its altitude, speed in knots and type of aircraft
  
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• British fashion chain Jaeger collapses into administration

  10-04-2017 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jaeger - which employs around 680 staff across 46 stores, 63 concessions, its London head office and a logistics centre in Kings Lynn - had been on the market for around £30 million.
  
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• Barclays boss has £1.3million bonus slashed after he tried TWICE to unmask whistleblower who criticised him

  10-04-2017 20:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jes Staley, who faces calls to resign, claimed the anonymous letters were an 'unfair personal attack on a senior employer'
  
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• Assad General revealed as pilot who dropped sarin bomb

  10-04-2017 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  General Mohammed Hasouri is believed to be the man behind the sarin attack after he was pictured at Shayrat airbase being congratulated for a raid on Khan Sheikhoun.
  
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• Teaching assistant who tied six-year-old pupil with learning difficulties to a chair set to return to classroom

  10-04-2017 20:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Annette Henderson, 52, used the sleeves of a jumper to tie the pupil to a chair before leaving the room
  
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• Warplanes drop incendiary bombs in Syria's Idlib and Hama

  10-04-2017 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Videos posted on social media purportedly from Saraqeb, in the rebel-held region of Idlib, Syria, on Sunday showed flaming materials hitting the ground and spreading large fires.
  
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• London streets go quiet to remember PC Palmer

  10-04-2017 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For such a public event, there were also private moments of grief.
  
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• Pippa Middleton's wedding details and rumours - from the dress and date, to guest list, hen do and location

  10-04-2017 20:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kate Middleton's younger sister will marry banking tycoon James Matthews in her local village church - but Kate isn't expected to be a bridesmaid
  
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• How to turn cheap fruit and vegetables into 'superfoods' - and it's all to do with how you cook and store them

  10-04-2017 20:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  TV plant expert James Wong says you can make almost any food into high sources of vitamins with these 20 simple hacks
  
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• Gunman 'shoots teacher dead' and injures two students in front of horrified classroom before turning weapon on himself

  10-04-2017 20:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A teacher has died and two students have been injured after a gunman opened fire at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino at 10.45am local time
  
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• Whisky takes 7,500-mile trip to China by TRAIN because it's cheaper than sending by plane or boat

  10-04-2017 19:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The DB Cargo locomotive, which is the first rail freight service from the UK to China, will arrive in Yiwu on April 27
  
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• Fugitive who shot dead 'gentle giant' outside Costa del Sol bar is jailed for 26 years

  10-04-2017 19:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darren O'Flaherty was found guilty of murdering Irish dad-of-two John O'Neill as he enjoyed a family holiday in 2010
  
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• Prince George and Princess Charlotte named as page boy and bridesmaid as Pippa Middleton confirms wedding date

  10-04-2017 19:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pippa and fiance James Matthews, 41, a hedge fund manager, are set to wed next month at St Mark’s Church in Englefield, Berkshire
  
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• Scientist says ANTS may have caused 'catastrophic' gas blast that killed a man and flattened his home in York

  10-04-2017 19:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Elizabeth Grear told an inquest that the explosion was in part caused by Formic Acid, produced by the insects
  
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• Company that duped people into calling premium numbers at £3.60 a minute is told to refund victims

  10-04-2017 19:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  DK Call Limited, which did not disclose the cost of the calls, was fined £645,000
  
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• Yet another prisons policy by Tory Chris Grayling could be scrapped after a humiliating court defeat

  10-04-2017 19:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Court of Appeal ruled Chris Grayling's cuts to legal aid are "unfair" - especially for mentally ill prisoners and those with learning difficulties
  
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