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• New York Times offers tourists 'Brexit means Brexit' trip

  09-05-2017 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On the trip tourists will be taken around significant sites in central London, including a walking tour of Westminster, a visit to the Supreme Court and even a traditional English pub frequented by MPs.
  
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• Royal escort rider is flung from his motorbike in crash

  09-05-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the moment a police motorcyclist was flung from his bike while escorting a member of the Royal family through London yesterday.
  
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• Donald Trump fires FBI director James Comey amid bureau investigating campaign links with Russia

  09-05-2017 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The FBI director was involved in both the investigations into Hillary Clinton's email server - and more recently the Trump campaign's links with Russia
  
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• Police move over 3,100 tonnes of waste in hunt for missing Corrie McKeague

  09-05-2017 23:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After the search for the RAF gunner's body reaches its tenth week, a spokesman for Suffolk Police says officers will continue to sift through rubbish for 'at least a further week'
  
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• Long Lost Family's Cliff Jardine and Sue Ward share story

  09-05-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cliff Jardine, 56, from Devon, formed a powerful bond with half-sister Sue Ward, but they were rocked by the discovery that their mother, after being traced, chose not to have contact with them.
  
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• MP Simon Danczuk facing police rape inquiry after allegation of assault in Westminster

  09-05-2017 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Detectives are probing the allegation against the former Labour MP, who quit the party yesterday after he was banned from standing in the general election
  
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• Council refuses to pay gran after breaking her windscreen

  09-05-2017 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rita Thomas believed when a Bristol City Council worker smashed the rear windscreen on her VW Up, they would accept liability and pay the £226 bill to repair the damage.
  
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• Obese autistic man who comfort ate after bullying sheds 12 STONE in just a year - but now needs help

  09-05-2017 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jordan Martínez, who has Asperger's syndrome, says he "looks like a sack of potatoes" after his incredible weight loss left him with excess skin
  
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• 'Man raped woman as bystanders filmed them' at Michael Eavis' annual Glastonbury 'thank you' fundraiser

  09-05-2017 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Joshua Pigden, 25, was spotted "snogging" the woman up against a fence before he got on top of her as she was lying on the floor, jurors were told
  
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• Mirror Readers react to Corbyn's claim that he will be staying on as leader

  09-05-2017 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Readers are divided over whether Corbyn should stay on as leader if Labour lose the General Election
  
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• Prosecutors to reveal if they'll prosecute Tory MPs for election fraud tomorrow morning

  09-05-2017 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The first decision is expected this week, in time for the deadline for candidates to file their nomination papers to stand in the General Election
  
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• Man with meat cleaver targeting Jews arrested in London

  09-05-2017 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man, armed with a meat cleaver, targeted two Kosher food shops in Hackney, north London, and screamed, 'You Jews run away from here before I kill you' at the school girls.
  
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• Barry Bennell is charged with sexual assault on boys

  09-05-2017 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new charges relate to four complainants. In total Former Crewe Alexandra coach Barry Bennell has now been charged with 41 offences relating to eight male complainants.
  
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• Reckless moment white van driver hurtled across junction at 60mph on wrong side of the road

  09-05-2017 23:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  dad-of-three John Bolton likened the moment to a scene out of the 'Wild Wild West'
  
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• 'The ghost of Princess Diana is the conscience of new BBC drama, as if she's watching them all. It's very fitting'

  09-05-2017 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul Burrell reviews BBC2's King Charles III, the controversial new show that is causing a right royal row
  
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• Dani Alves has now been to more major finals than any CLUB has done in the past 11 years

  09-05-2017 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The brilliant Brazilian scored a stunning goal as Juventus saw off Monaco to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday night, and he set a remarkable record as he did so
  
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• Children who ended up in wheelchairs were neglected

  09-05-2017 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two children, living in Barnet, north London, ended up in wheelchairs after their mother 'fabricated' their illnesses and were later neglected by social services bosses, a family court heard.
  
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• Alison Phillips: Will Meghan Markle be swapping Suits for a royal straitjacket?

  09-05-2017 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are deeply in love but does the American actress know what's she's letting herself in for?
  
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• 'You've picked the wrong day' declares kung-fu expert who fought off hammer-wielding bank robber

  09-05-2017 22:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brave Omi Bhatia sprung into action and quickly grabbed at the hammer when the would-be robber pushed past him and demanded money from the cashier
  
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• Married 3 times: As a woman to a man, as a woman to a woman and now as a man to the same woman

  09-05-2017 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wenn Lawson talks about his amazing journey to transgender happiness with his wife Beatrice after marriage to a man, four children and a civil partnership
  
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• Festival-goer 'raped a woman as people FILMED them' 

  09-05-2017 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joshua Jack Pigden, 25, is accused of raping a woman at Pilton Party festival, in Somerset, in September 2014 after security guards found the pair lying on the floor together.
  
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• Protesters in Bath fill potholes with plants

  09-05-2017 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Residents of Bath protesting against potholes blighting the city have invented a novel way to highlight the growing issue.
  
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• Family of woman who died in Benidorm after balcony fall demand probe into five men

  09-05-2017 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A judge probing the tragedy of Kirsty Maxwell has been asked to place the group of men present at the apartment from which she fell to her death under investigation
  
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• Scandal-hit NHS trust in firing line again as twelve families complain of maternity blunders

  09-05-2017 22:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is already being investigated by patients safety watchdog NHS Improvement over the deaths of at least 15 babies and three mothers
  
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• Man arrested with 'bag of knives' in Westminster charged with terrorism offences relating to Afghanistan

  09-05-2017 22:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Khalid Mohammed Omar Ali was detained in central London on April 27 as the area around Parliament Street was placed on lockdown
  
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• 'I had to get out or die': North Korean defector reveals brutal horrors of Kim Jong-Un's sadistic regime

  09-05-2017 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kim Chung-Seong had nothing left to lose when he escaped his prison cell the night before he was to be executed for selling metal on the black market
  
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• General election 2017 RECAP: Theresa May hits the One Show sofa with husband Philip

  09-05-2017 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has launched Labour's general election campaign while Theresa May nicks the party's energy bills cap. Check here for all the latest as it happens
  
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• Britain's ten most profitable speed cameras revealed

  09-05-2017 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Motorists using the A1 northbound near Great Ponton, Lincolnshire pass by Britain's most lucrative speed camera which earned a staggering £606,400 in 2015 according to new figures.
  
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• Henri van Breda murder trial: Paramedic gives evidence

  09-05-2017 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paramedic Christiaan Koegelenberg explained how he battled to save the life of Marli van Breda who survived a frenzied attack on her family's home in Cape Town, South Africa.
  
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• ISIS claim they've beheaded Russian intelligence officer

  09-05-2017 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is believed that the man killed in the video was Colonel Evgeny Petrenko, a captain in the second division of the FSB, Russia's intelligence service, who lived in Moscow.
  
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• Prince Philip's former comrade lifts lid on 'randy' exploits as a naval officer

  09-05-2017 21:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keith Evans spilled the beans as he met the Prince and the Queen at Pangbourne College in Berkshire to celebrate its 100th anniversary
  
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• Heart-stopping moment driver loses control on bend and narrowly avoids head-on smash with oncoming taxi

  09-05-2017 21:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A driver captured the terrifying footage after the Ford Fiesta sped by him before spinning out of control
  
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• Labour student Bethany Barker quits over racist tweets

  09-05-2017 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Activist Ms Barker introduced Mr Corbyn at his local election campaign launch in Newark, Nottingham last month and the revelations are a major embarrassment to Labour.
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning numbers on Tuesday, May 9 with £68 million jackpot up for grabs

  09-05-2017 21:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tonight's estimated jackpot could net you a life-changing sum - but have you just become a multi-millionaire? Check your numbers here...
  
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• Everyone made the same joke about Paul Pogba's transfer to Manchester United being investigated by FIFA

  09-05-2017 21:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Manchester United man was in the news on Tuesday night, and when he's in the news then Twitter goes into overdrive. You must know what's coming here?
  
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• 'Angry' Kent teen 'killed stepfather with a single punch'

  09-05-2017 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Douglas Herridge, now 18, denies murder and manslaughter after punching his stepfather Colin Payne on the side of the head in a 'catastrophic blow' that led rapidly to his death in Dartford last year.
  
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• 6 things we learned from Theresa and Philip May's interview on the One Show

  09-05-2017 21:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As interviews go, it was about as illuminating as a glow stick in a black hole, but we assure you...there was
  some information in there
  
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• Girl, 11, in Drayton Manor theme park accident dies after falling from Splash Canyon ride

  09-05-2017 21:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The girl, from the Leicester area, was airlifted to hospital after falling off the ride at the Staffordshire theme park but sadly passed away shortly afterwards
  
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• Amazon launch Prime live music events and Blondie will kick off the first show in London

  09-05-2017 21:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fans will be able to see major artists perform live at intimate music venues across the UK
  
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• 'Polka Dot Dress Girl' to be buried in famous outfit

  09-05-2017 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pat Stewart was just 17 when she became known as the Girl in the Polka Dot Dress after her skirt was blown up by a gust of wind while being photographed by legendary cameraman Bert Hardy in Blackpool.
  
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• Ambitious Theresa May has wanted to be PM since she joined the Shadow Cabinet back in 1999

  09-05-2017 21:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The PM's husband Philip May made the revelation when he appeared alongside his wife on the BBC's The One Show
  
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• "Fly high little angel": Tributes paid to 11-year-old schoolgirl killed at Drayton Manor water ride on class trip

  09-05-2017 21:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A flood of heartbreaking tweets have paid tribute to the youngster after she reportedly fell off the Splash Canyon ride at the Staffordshire theme park
  
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• Alleged 'Musketeers' terror cell trial will sit in secret

  09-05-2017 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Naweed Ali, 29, Khobaib Hussain, 25, Mohibur Rahman, 32, and Tahir Aziz, 38, are on trial at the Old Bailey in London for allegedly preparing to strike an unknown target on British soil.
  
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• Syria war: US to arm Kurds in battle for Raqqa

  09-05-2017 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move will help Kurdish fighters battling IS for Raqqa but will alarm neighbouring Turkey.
  
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• Girl, 11, dies after Drayton Manor theme park fall

  09-05-2017 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the girl was on a school trip when she fell into the water on the Splash Canyon ride.
  
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• Brit 'in ISIS execution gang dubbed The Beatles' has been convicted of terrorism in Turkey

  09-05-2017 21:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Aine Davis is thought to have been part of the gang led by 'Jihadi John' who kidnapped Americans and Europeans in Syria
  
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• Girl turns up to school prom in a coffin – for amusingly logical reason

  09-05-2017 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Megan Flaherty, 17, was driven to the party in the back of a hearse
  
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• RAF Hercules came within 200ft of smashing into drone

  09-05-2017 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Hercules C-130 (pictured) was at a height of just 500ft when the near miss happened over the Peak District near the village of Hathersage, Derbyshire.
  
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• Brit 'left for dead' after hit-and-run stuck in Thailand hospital 'because insurance firm refuse to pay for treatment'

  09-05-2017 20:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experienced traveller Jake Tonkin remains in a critical condition following the collision - but his insurance company are refusing to pay for treatment
  
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• Police arrest man 'who threatened residents with knife and meat cleaver while ranting about Jews'

  09-05-2017 20:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Witnesses reported the man shouted "you Jews run away from here before I kill you" with a young girl among those allegedly targeted
  
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