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• Theresa May chickens out of TV debates as Labour launch blistering attack on election U-turn

  19-04-2017 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  TV bosses plan to carry on with empty chair in PM's place as she insists she won't face Labour and Lib Dems on telly
  
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• France has ‘proof’ Assad was behind sarin gas attack 

  19-04-2017 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault rubbished Assad's denial, and said it will show evidence of the regime's guilt 'in a few days'.
  
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• Manhunt after woman 'raped at knifepoint in park by stranger in broad daylight attack'

  19-04-2017 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man raped the woman in the south-east London park before stealing her handbag and running off, police say
  
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• Tragedy as four-year-old boy dies in hospital after being struck by car in London

  19-04-2017 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The child's next of kin have been informed and a post-mortem examination is due to be held
  
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• F1 legend Felipe Massa pledges support for teen racer Billy Monger who lost both legs in horror smash

  19-04-2017 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Billy Monger, 17, was trapped in his car for 90 minutes after a high-speed F4 crash at Donington Park that cost him both his lower legs
  
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• Neighbour slams claw hammer into man's knee in brutal daylight attack after dispute descends into violence

  19-04-2017 23:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jason House, 35, was filmed driving away from the altercation before stopping and leaving the car with a hammer
  
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• Multi-million yacht becomes stranded on busy roundabout forcing removal of bollards to release luxury vessel

  19-04-2017 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Drivers looked on in shock as the luxury yacht blocked the road while attached to the back of a lorry
  
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• Popular Italian restaurant boss found dead at home with 'suspicious injuries' as police launch murder probe

  19-04-2017 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tributes have poured in to the man said to be well known in the Manchester restaurant community
  
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• Lionel Messi gets DESTROYED on Twitter after below-par performance against Juventus

  19-04-2017 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Argentinean ace was nowhere near his best as Juve ground out a goalless draw at the Nou Camp, earning a spot in the semi-finals of the Champions League
  
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• Voice of the Mirror: Theresa May MUST face her rivals and not run away from debates

  19-04-2017 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's a double deception by the slippery PM, who has broken her promise by seeking an election
  
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• In a Labour heartland I can find hardly anyone who wants to vote for them

  19-04-2017 23:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirror columnist Paul Routledge finds bad news for Camp Corbyn in the Labour stronghold of Wakefield, West Yorkshire
  
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• Fire survivor says he saw flames leaping from tumble dryer before blaze that gutted flat

  19-04-2017 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Doug McTavish and Bernard Hender were killed in the inferno and an inquest is trying to establish if the dyer was the cause
  
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• Popular DJ found dead in bed by horrified girlfriend after passing away in his sleep

  19-04-2017 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of friends, family and fans have paid tribute to DJ Toomz on social media as the news spreads of his sudden death
  
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• Study reveals some people are born with nurturing gene

  19-04-2017 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has found that some are born with a 'nurturing gene' that destines them to be a better parent than those born without it.
  
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• Woman to become homeless 'after discovering her flat is actually a hotel'

  19-04-2017 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jodie Roberts was ecstatic when she finally found a place to live last October following months of sofa surfing
  
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• Brenda from Bristol says the reaction has been 'weird'

  19-04-2017 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When she was stopped on her doorstep and asked what she thought about a snap General Election, Brenda from Bristol's forthright views made her an internet sensation.
  
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• Luis Suarez v Giorgio Chiellini watch: Who showed more bite in Barcelona v Juventus?

  19-04-2017 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The two old foes went head-to-head again at the Nou Camp, and it was Chiellini's Juve who got the better of Suarez and his teammates
  
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• Telly bosses should put a dummy in debate dodger Theresa May's seat

  19-04-2017 22:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Plans to 'empty chair' the PM should be applauded as just like her predecessor she seeks to dodge any chance of tripping up
  
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• Police release mugshot of man wanted in connection with disturbance after horror crash outside TOWIE club Sugar Hut

  19-04-2017 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Martin Stokes, 23, is believed to have key information about the incident which left one victim in critical condition in hospital
  
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• Robot dog that recognises faces and likes to be stroked could be the future of elderly care

  19-04-2017 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  MiRo has been built by scientists who say it can be used to keep elderly people company and help with aspects of day-to-day living
  
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• Labour has to unite against the Tories, says Corbyn's former leadership rival Owen Smith

  19-04-2017 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Eight months after his contest against Jeremy Corbyn, Owen Smith writes: "Now is the moment for us to unite and fight our true enemy"
  
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• Rudy Bruynius & daughter swept to death by wave in Newquay

  19-04-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lisinda Bruynius was fishing on rocks with her husband Rudy and two-year-old daughter McKayla at South Fistral beach, Newquay, when a 'mass of water' dragged them into the sea.
  
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• Female Spitfire pilot, 95, snubbed Downton Abbey request

  19-04-2017 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Spitfire pilot Molly Rose OBE (pictured) delivered more than 273 Spitfires during the Second World War and shot down proposals by Downton Abbey to film at her Cotswolds mansion.
  
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• Final Concorde ever made unwrapped from protective film

  19-04-2017 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The iconic supersonic plane - number 216, registration G-BOAF - was the last of 20 to be built and it ha now been unwrapped ahead of the launch of the Bristol Aviation Centre.
  
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• Astonishing footage shows car smash into four parked vehicles before three people and dog 'flee the scene'

  19-04-2017 22:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A red Peugeot was filmed smashing into three parked cars and a Transit van just seconds after a cyclist had passed the same spot
  
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• 'Princess Leia and Chewbacca' dad and son caught on CCTV in drunken train station brawl with football fan

  19-04-2017 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The ugly scene saw one of the men dressed in a white Princess Leia outfit, complete with white plastic boots and a pink bum bag
  
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• 'Putin linked think tank drew up plan to swing 2016 election in Donald Trump's favour' US officials claim

  19-04-2017 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The alleged plan was also aimed at undermining voters' faith in the American electoral system, three current and four former US officials say
  
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• Russian journalist dies after being assaulted by gang

  19-04-2017 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nikolai Andrushchenko died of his injuries six weeks after the attack, which has been linked to his coverage of corruption in St Petersburg.
  
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• Sickening moment 'bully' beats boy to ground and repeatedly stamps on his head (and victim's mum INSISTS you watch it)

  19-04-2017 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The victim's mum wants people to watch the footage of her son being attacked by the teen in Warwickshire
  
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• National Lottery results: Winning numbers for £1.9 million Lotto jackpot on Wednesday, April 19

  19-04-2017 21:58 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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• Tycoon who smashed ex-wife's windows walks free

  19-04-2017 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Euan Snowie rushed over to the farmhouse - located on their country estate near Kippen, Stirlingshire - where his wife Claire Snowie (both pictured) had been living after the couple had separated.
  
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• Spies warn political parties that their election campaigns could be hacked by Russia

  19-04-2017 21:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Political parties were briefed by GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre, warning that the US, Germany and other European countries have had their polls hacked
  
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• All the MPs standing down before the 2017 general election - and why they've quit

  19-04-2017 21:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  While most MPs will fight to keep their seats, some are quitting rather than compete in the general election. Is yours on the list?
  
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• Girl, 4, told she must travel THREE MILES to school - despite living 900m from two others

  19-04-2017 21:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum Zoey Akins says she now faces having three children in three different schools
  
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• 5 things we spotted during Cristiano Ronaldo's EPIC welcome following Champions League hat-trick

  19-04-2017 21:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Portuguese ace was given a hero's welcome back in the Real Madrid dressing room after his hat-trick downed Bayern Munich on Tuesday, and we spotted a few things
  
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• 'Fraudsters stole £1m from taxpayer-funded immigrant fund'

  19-04-2017 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Chaudhari, his sister Suraiya Alam, and Victoria Sherrey allegedly raked in cash from schemes promoting 'integration' using applications from their business in Birmingham.
  
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• Russian journalist and Putin critic dies in St Petersburg 'after being beaten up by group of unknown attackers'

  19-04-2017 21:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Co-founder of the Novy Peterburg newspaper Nikolai Andrushchenko, 73, had been in a coma since he was attacked six weeks ago
  
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• Help save the Viola - a rusting little WWI ship that sparked the Falklands War

  19-04-2017 21:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  £3million campaign to bring trawler that battled U-boats back to Hull after it lay neglected in a harbour in South Georgia
  
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• Brenda from Bristol set social media alight with reaction to the election - but admits she doesn't know what Twitter is

  19-04-2017 21:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pensioner captured the mood of the nation when she reacted with dismay at the news of a snap election
  
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• Drug trafficker Robert Gerrard jailed after three years on the run for cocaine smuggling plot

  19-04-2017 21:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Robert Gerrard, 53, found the pressures of life on the run too much so he handed himself in, according to the National Crime Agency
  
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• Kate hosts a reception for Heads Together Marathon runners

  19-04-2017 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kate, 35, hosted the athletes running for Heads Together, the mental health campaign she has spearheaded alongside the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, at Kensington Palace.
  
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• Birds Eye tried to make a posh fish finger sandwich – and it went very wrong

  19-04-2017 20:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rag'n'Bone Man is not impressed
  
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• Playboy model swindled £44,000 in disability benefits

  19-04-2017 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Julia Martinez (pictured), of Cheltenham, Glos, claimed more than £44,000 over a three-year period, despite earning money from photo shoots and movies, Bristol Crown Court heard.
  
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• "He's brilliant": Kate Middleton praises "hero" Harry for talking about issues he faced after mum's death

  19-04-2017 20:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  William, Kate and Harry's Heads Together initiative encourages the public to come forward and speak about their mental health issues 
  
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• Pair facing execution in America insist they are innocent as they beg for last-minute legal reprieves

  19-04-2017 20:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stacey Johnson and Ledell Lee are set to be killed in Arkansas tomorrow night
  
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• Theresa May arrives by helicopter for her first general election campaign trip lasting 15 minutes

  19-04-2017 20:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister appeared not to meet any 'ordinary' voters and aped David Cameron's much-mocked election slogan from 2015
  
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• Could Kim Jong-un's missiles beat US defenses?

  19-04-2017 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US will conduct two major tests in May in the Pacific as part of the military's overall ballistic missile program to defend against North Korean or Iranian threats.
  
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• 'Heroic' 12-year-old girl 'outsmarts "car thief" to save little sister in amazing act of bravery'

  19-04-2017 20:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Maddie Weiler fought off the man after he allegedly climbed into the vehicle while she and her little sister were inside
  
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• Robbery suspect fearing arrest on Facebook Live uses bedsheet rope to evade cops and dies falling 11 storeys

  19-04-2017 20:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Detectives were banging on Jamel Chandler's door before he fashioned a rope out of bedsheets and tried to climb to the ground below
  
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• Number of armed police to hit 10,000 in response to terrorism threat

  19-04-2017 20:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 600 additional personnel trained to carry guns have already been added to forces in England and Wales
  
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