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• Distasteful T-shirt of doctor who butchered 10 women as he takes a stroll in the sunshine while 1,000 victims await justice

  04-05-2017 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ian Paterson faces a possible life sentence for performing unnecessary breast operations to boost his earnings
  
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• Blondie: Pollinator review – hooks, drums, evocative lyrics: an atomic return

  04-05-2017 23:45 via theguardian.com
  
  (BMG)It doesn’t bode well when formerly prolific bands reach for outside songwriters, but a cast stretching from Johnny Marr to Sia to Charli XCX and the Strokes’ Nick Valensi have helped recreate Blondie’s classic late-1970s band sound, albeit with a modern sheen. Clem Burke’s trademark machine-gun drumming propels songs with teasingly familiar big hooks and earworm choruses.Four writers – including TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek – collaborate on Fun&rsqu
  
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• Armed officers not wearing body-cams in anti-terror raid

  04-05-2017 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which is probing the operation, said none of the armed officers inside the London terraced property were equipped with cameras.
  
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• Photographer held after taking pictures of Hove town hall

  04-05-2017 23:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Eddie Mitchell was detained by Sussex police for an hour under anti-terror laws while checks were carried out on his photographs Police have been accused of abusing their powers by a professional photographer who was detained under anti-terror laws after he was seen taking pictures of Hove town hall on Thursday. Eddie Mitchell was held for about an hour while police checked his camera.It was eventually decided that there was no reason to believe that the press photographer, who works for outlets
  
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• Manchester United are officially the most WASTEFUL side in the Europa League, despite beating Celta Vigo

  04-05-2017 23:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Red Devils secured a 1-0 win in their first leg of their Europa League semi-final at Celta Vigo on Thursday night, but manager Jose Mourinho wasn't too happy at full-time
  
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• Young mum bit four-year-old daughter's leg to 'teach her it was bad' then blamed son for attack

  04-05-2017 23:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Single mum-of-two Jessica Price, 24, twice sank her teeth into her four-year-old’s upper thigh after the youngster tried to bite her two-year-old brother during a game
  
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• Prince Philip has earned the right to wave goodbye to all that hand-shaking and plaque unveiling, says Jennie Bond

  04-05-2017 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jennie Bond says she admires the Duke of Edinburgh for retiring from his public duties before ill health or some kind of mishap overtakes him, says royals broadcaster Jennie Bond
  
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• 'Wow, he loves you even though you're fat': Amazing boyfriend shuts down trolls who fat-shamed girlfriend in prom pictures

  04-05-2017 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tre Booker refused to stand back as cruel online trolls made nasty comments about his girlfriend's weight
  
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• Michael Barrymore queues at a bus stop in London

  04-05-2017 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He was once one of the best known personalities on television. But Michael Barrymore was just another face in the crowd this week as he waited for a bus in London.
  
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• No mortgage with 'toxic' leaseholds, vows Nationwide

  04-05-2017 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nationwide will refuse to lend money for new-build leasehold properties with ‘onerous terms’. The move follows the Mail’s campaign against greedy landlords who charge rip-off ground rents.
  
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• Gang-raped girl who woke up to find 14 of her family dead and her fearless battle for justice

  04-05-2017 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The victims - including her two-year-old daughter - were brutally killed while the 19-year-old was assaulted and left to die
  
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• Gustavo Dudamel attacks Venezuelan president Maduro: 'Enough is enough'

  04-05-2017 23:05 via theguardian.com
  
  LA Philharmonic director speaks out against president amid political crisisAt least 36 have been killed during wave of unrest in beleaguered nationThroughout Venezuela’s slow descent into its current political and humanitarian crisis, the country’s most famous musical ambassador has chosen to remain largely silent. Related: Venezuelan police fire teargas at street protesters – in picturesContinue reading...
  
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• Marcus Rashford gives Manchester United crucial away win over Celta Vigo

  04-05-2017 23:04 via theguardian.com
  
  José Mourinho finally leapt from the bench after 67 minutes and headed towards the fans in the corner, clenching his fists. There had been opportunities at Balaídos, his frustration growing with every one that slipped through their fingers, but at last Manchester United had the goal that takes them a step closer to the Europa League final. Marcus Rashford scored it, bending a free-kick into the corner before turning and sprinting towards the touchline to celebrate the breakthrough.
  
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• Video-game loving teen's epic meltdown after dad barbecues Xbox - but is it all just a hoax?

  04-05-2017 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The video shows the dad grabbing the console and marching towards the outdoor wood fire before tossing it in
  
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• UK must get tough on childhood obesity, says top doctors

  04-05-2017 23:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Obesity Health Alliance issues 10-point action plan in hope of influencing party manifestos for general electionBritain must take much tougher action to tackle childhood obesity, including banning sponsorship of sports events by manufacturers of unhealthy food and drinks, leading doctors will warn. Without such robust measures, the NHS will come under “enormous and unsustainable strain” from a condition that already costs it £5bn a year, according to an action plan by the Obesi
  
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• The Last Kingdom recap: series two finale – everyone has blood on their hands now

  04-05-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  What a tense, tragic ending to a sensational series. Let’s take a moment to weep and raise a glass of mead to the fallenThis blog is for those who have watched the eighth episode of series two of The Last Kingdom. Please try to avoid posting book spoilers in the comments.Excuse me a moment while I pour out a glass of mead for those we have lost. To Erik and Odda and Sigefrid and Clapa, four men who died in very different ways but each of them bravely. This has been an excellent second seri
  
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• Canada recalls Bombay Sapphire gin after bottles found with DOUBLE the amount of advertised alcohol

  04-05-2017 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A batch was found to contain 77 per cent of alcohol - twice as much as usual - after a production mistake
  
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• No pressure! Marcus Rashford gets compared to David Beckham after stunning free-kick at Celta Vigo

  04-05-2017 22:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The teenager scored a stunning goal in Spain, and it didn't take long for it to get Twitter going into overdrive
  
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• Islanders who worship Prince Philip believe his retirement has triggered tropical cyclone

  04-05-2017 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The villagers of the Pacific nation of Vanatu believe that the Duke of Edinburgh, 95, is descended from their spirit ancestors
  
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• Air pollution lawsuit set to go ahead despite delayed government plan

  04-05-2017 22:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Class action on behalf of asthma suffers may still go ahead over repeated failure to tackle illegal levels of nitrogen dioxideLawyers are taking a class action against the government over its repeated failures to clean up illegal levels of air pollution, the Guardian can reveal, as ministers publish a long-awaited plan to reduce diesel emissions.The unprecedented legal challenge on behalf of asthma sufferers could see ministers paying out significant compensation for allowing the nation’s
  
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• EU chief Donald Tusk accuses Theresa May of 'letting emotions get out of hand' ahead of Brexit talks

  04-05-2017 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Donald Tusk said Brexit negotiations will “become impossible” if the UK and the EU become embroiled in arguments before the formal talks have even begun
  
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• US family: we were kicked off Delta flight for refusing to give up son's seat

  04-05-2017 22:36 via theguardian.com
  
  California family says they were threatened with jail on flight from HawaiiAirline says: ‘We’ll be talking to them to better understand what happened’A California family says they were forced off a Delta plane and threatened with jail after refusing to give up one of their children’s seats on a crowded flight.A video of the incident on 23 April was uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday and adds to the list of recent encounters on airlines that went viral, including the draggin
  
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• Steve Bell on Theresa May and the EU – cartoon

  04-05-2017 22:35 via theguardian.com
  
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• BBC bosses fear huge bill as Cliff Richard's legal costs approaches £1million

  04-05-2017 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Beeb bosses say he has spent “grossly unreasonable” amounts on lawyers after they named the veteran singer as a sex abuse suspect
  
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• Fury in Argentina over ruling that could see human rights abusers walk free

  04-05-2017 22:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Supreme court ruling opens door to early release of hundreds of abusersLuis Muina, convicted of torture in military dictatorship, has sentence reducedActivists in Argentina have reacted with fury after two supreme court judges appointed by the centre-right government of President Mauricio Macri cast their votes in favour of of a ruling that opens the door to the early release of hundreds of convicted human rights abusers.The court ruling, which was delivered late on Wednesday, reduces the senten
  
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• Autistic Brit who tried to shoot Trump returns to UK

  04-05-2017 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael Sandford, 20, jailed for a year after trying to snatch a policeman's gun and shoot Donald Trump at a Las Vegas rally, has returned to UK after less than five months in jail.
  
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• Woman who wants to be Tory MP claimed she 'healed' deaf man's hearing with the power of prayer

  04-05-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kristy Adams, who is standing in marginal Hove, said she laid her hands on the man’s ears and said: “Be healed in Jesus’ name.”
  
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• Tories criticised for election day newspaper adverts

  04-05-2017 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Four-page wraparound advert included in local newspapers in areas where Tories are targeting seats in general electionThe Conservative party came in for criticism on Thursday when it took out front-page adverts in local newspapers in areas where elections were being heldThe four-page wraparound advert, which would have cost several thousand pounds in each publication, appeared like a normal newspaper front page with the headline “Theresa May for Britain” above a large picture of the
  
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• Local election results 2017 LIVE: Latest UK council and mayoral vote winners as they happen

  04-05-2017 21:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Who won the local elections? When are the results in my area? And what does it all mean? We're here to guide you through the night
  
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• Two teenagers arrested for murder after posting Facebook Live video where they 'beat student to death'

  04-05-2017 21:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Serena McKay was brutally assaulted in clip - which was streaming on social media for nearly four hours before it was ordered to be taken down
  
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• Buddhist monk slaps woman after she tells him off for spitting inside bus - but SHE gets suspended

  04-05-2017 21:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The monk slapped the woman across the face, prompting her husband to jump in - but now the couple have been suspended
  
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• "This is awkward" - Manchester United tweet Mats Hummels after Henrikh Mkhitaryan Goal of the Month claim

  04-05-2017 21:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Bayern Munich defender first tweeted about his former teammate's frequent wins back in March, and it seems that there might be something in his claim
  
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• Briton who tried to grab policeman's gun 'to kill Donald Trump' is freed

  04-05-2017 21:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Michael Sandford, who has autism, returns to UK after serving five months of year-long jail sentence imposed for Las Vegas crimeA British man jailed in the US for trying to grab a policeman’s gun at a Donald Trump rally – in order “to shoot and kill” the then presidential candidate – has returned to the UK.Michael Sandford landed at Heathrow airport on Thursday, having been released nearly five months into a year-long sentence, his family’s lawyer said. Contin
  
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• Nike pulls the strings in Monza for attempt at sub-two-hour marathon

  04-05-2017 21:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Eliud Kipchoge, Zersenay Tadese and Lelisa Desisa will attempt to shatter the barrier on Saturday although the nature of Nike’s assistance has raised questionsThe next time you are on a treadmill, try this simple experiment. First, hold down the speed button until it reaches 13.1mph – assuming it even goes that high. Congratulations, you are running at 4.34-minute mile pace. Then, providing you haven’t already torpedoed off the back and shredded your dignity and ligaments, try
  
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• Kenneth Wallace who killed teen moped rider jailed

  04-05-2017 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kenneth Wallace was driving at 90mph on the A1 tracking his cheating wife when he hit 17-year-old Calum Dowers, sending him into the path of a lorry on the road near Grantham.
  
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• Brits owe more than £1.5TRILLION in personal debt, Bank of England figures reveal

  04-05-2017 21:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Debt is at its highest since the financial crisis with the most worrying trend being that of credit card debt, with a record £67.6billion owed on plastic
  
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• Grey power in the new battle of Britain: why older voters will be crucial | Gaby Hinsliff

  04-05-2017 21:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Theresa May’s bellicose approach to Brexit is calculated to appeal to a growing cohort of over-65s – but they’re being targeted by Labour, tooWhat did Theresa May think she was playing at? She had just come from Buckingham Palace, but the prime minister’s tone on Wednesday, as she accused Brussels of a dastardly (if imaginary) plot to influence the general election, was more Churchill emerging from a war cabinet. All that was missing, as she parked her tank firmly on
  
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• British woman celebrates her 110th birthday and reveals her secrets to living a long life

  04-05-2017 21:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bertha Edge worked in an ammunitions factory during the Second World War, attributes her age to putting wheatgerm on her cereal every day
  
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• Mum of student who planted explosive rucksack on London Underground 'blames YouTube poison'

  04-05-2017 21:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Damon Smith chillingly claimed he planted the rucksack filled with ball bearings as a "prank"
  
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• Bookies slash odds of summer hosepipe ban after water levels left low by dry winter

  04-05-2017 21:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A William Hill spokesman says it looks 'increasingly likely' that Thames Water will announce a hosepipe ban over the warmer months, with odds slashed from 8/1 to 3/1
  
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• Labour plan to ban junk food adverts during kids' favourite TV shows

  04-05-2017 21:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jon Ashworth hinted a clampdown on childhood obesity will be among several major NHS policies unveiled in the coming days
  
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• Terminally ill Ed Sheeran fan who got scammed is given free VIP tickets to another of his gigs

  04-05-2017 21:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cancer patient Dion Yates, 18, travelled hundreds of miles to see her favourite artist - but was told her tickets were not legitimate
  
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• Poverty risk for 50,000 low-income households at lower benefit cap

  04-05-2017 20:55 via theguardian.com
  
  More than half of the families hit by the cap will face a shortfall of over £50 a week, official figures showNearly 50,000 low-income families caring for an estimated 126,000 children are at risk of serious financial hardship after being trapped for the first time by the lower benefit cap, official figures show.
  More than half of the families hit by the cap will face a shortfall of over £50 a week as a result of the cap, which limits the level of benefits payable to unemployed househ
  
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• We can’t blame Prince Philip – we were the ones who indulged him | Terence Blacker

  04-05-2017 20:53 via theguardian.com
  
  That the Duke of Edinburgh is seen as a national treasure is largely due to deference. Perhaps he is tired of it tooEven by the standards of the British royal family it was an extraordinary revelation. The Duke of Edinburgh, according to a report by the veteran court correspondent Talbot Church, had been causing more concern than usual in royal circles with his unscripted, off-the-cuff comments.Shortly before Prince William married Kate Middleton in 2011, he had accompanied the Queen to meet the
  
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• Prix Pictet 2017: Richard Mosse wins prize with heat-map shots of refugees

  04-05-2017 20:45 via theguardian.com
  
  The Irishman takes the prestigious award with his spectral images of migrants, taken with a camera deemed a weapon under international lawThe Irish photographer Richard Mosse has been awarded the 2017 Prix Pictet for his series Heat Maps, made using a military camera that is classified as a weapon under international law. The hi-tech surveillance device, designed to detect body heat from a distance of over 30km, was used by Mosse to track the journeys of refugees from the Middle East and north A
  
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• Dead rodents, grubby cookers and rotting droppings: Inside the secret world of restaurant food inspectors

  04-05-2017 20:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Inspections by hygiene officers ensure food businesses are complying with food law... but what actually happens on an inspection?
  
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• Workmen discovers 78-year-old cigarette packet signed by World War 2 heroes hidden in walls of house

  04-05-2017 20:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Months after they hid the box in the walls of the house in Leicestershire, the five men were called up to fight in World War Two
  
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• David Harris ‘asked hitman for poison to kill partner'

  04-05-2017 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Harris, 68, of Amberly, West Sussex, allegedly offered Duke Dean £200,000 to carry out ‘a hit’ on Hazel Allinson, 69.
  
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• Police find teenager SUPERGLUED to a friend on the M4

  04-05-2017 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 16-year-old, from Swindon, and her friend were found stuck together with high-strength Gorilla Glue on the M4 after abusing a mother and daughter at their home.
  
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• US House of Representatives narrowly votes to scrap major parts of Obamacare in big victory for Trump

  04-05-2017 20:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The House approved Trump's legislation to replace his predecessor's keystone policy with a Republican healthcare plan - but it still needs to pass the Senate
  
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