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• Do the maths: Labour's 'tax top earners' plan is solution to providing vital funding for schools and hospitals

  13-05-2017 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Top earners and big corporations may not like their tax bills being laid bare, but everyone agrees education and hospitals need to be funding
  
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• Hero pilot reveals how computers on Qantas flight broke down at 37,000ft causing plane to plummet towards ocean

  13-05-2017 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kevin Sullivan said the aftermath of the flight looked like "the incredible Hulk had gone through there in a rage and ripped the place apart"
  
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• 'My daughter was desperate to find love': Couple caused death of young woman during car chase in ultimate intimidation

  13-05-2017 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hopeless romantic Sophie Taylor, 22, died after falling under the influence of manipulating Michael Wheeler, 23
  
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• Nurse moved from Dale Cregan hospital unit over concerns she was "too close" to the double police killer

  13-05-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cregan was jailed for life in 2013 for murdering police officers Fiona Bone, 32, and Nicola Hughes, 23 - but has since been moved from prison to a hospital
  
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• British train firm rakes in £20million for shareholders - despite complaints a third of its services were late

  13-05-2017 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Passengers on Arriva Trains Wales services claim they were forced to stand in toilets because there was not enough room for passengers
  
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• North Korea fires new 'ballistic missile' as tensions continue to rise between secretive state and US

  13-05-2017 23:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The projectile - believed to be a ballistic missile - was launched from a region near the country's west  coast, South Korea's military said
  
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• Graduate 'branded "oddball" and "treehugger" by job interviewers in email sent to her by mistake'

  13-05-2017 23:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anna Jacobs says she was horrified to see comments calling her "a biscuit short of a packet" in an e-mail inviting her for a job interview
  
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• On the road with Jeremy Corbyn: Labour leader reveals "vegetarianism and clean-living" keeps him going on battle bus

  13-05-2017 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The driver of the Jeremy Corbyn campaign bus is on quite a different job - he was supposed to be on tour with Shakin' Stevens
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport evacuated: Passengers forced to leave terminal amid reports of bomb scare

  13-05-2017 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A terminal has been evacuated at the West Yorkshire-based airport, while inbound flights are apparently being rerouted
  
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• Amazon's secret refund giveaway revealed as online giant is letting customers keep unwanted items and get money back

  13-05-2017 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amazon's unofficial policy means customers who don't want items under the value of £10 are getting to keep them, while also getting a refund
  
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• Sacked FBI boss James Comey wants to give evidence in explosive claims about Donald Trump

  13-05-2017 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mr Comey declined an invitation on Friday to testify behind closed doors before the Senate Intelli­gence Committee
  
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• Father falls 200ft to his death from Tamar bridge

  13-05-2017 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trystan Bryant, 38, of Saltash, Cornwall, was given urgent medical attention after the plunge on Thursday evening. He was taken to hospital where he died the following morning.
  
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• Theresa May needs to stop repeating Brexit mantras as General Election war "shifts to substance not soundbites"

  13-05-2017 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The leaked Labour manifesto gives voters the clearest choice between the party and the Conservatives for 20 years
  
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• Extraordinary TV police press conference that convinced detectives weeping model murdered her fiance

  13-05-2017 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tracie Andrews was comforted by her boyfriend's family as she broke down in tears while issuing an emotional appeal to find his killer - but it was all a lie
  
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• 'Why don’t you f*** off back to Scotland': Tory MP blasts schoolgirl wanting Scottish independence

  13-05-2017 22:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Heappey, 36, fighting to stay MP for Wells, Somerset, has apologised, insisting he was joking
  
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• 'It's a parasite that takes over your life': Army hero forced to take 17 tablets a day to battle PTSD

  13-05-2017 22:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alex Gibbons believes PTSD sufferers like himself are being over-medicated and suffering harmful side-effects
  
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• Dad's heartbreak after trying in vain to save nine-year-old daughter as she drowned during swimming lesson

  13-05-2017 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michaela Gonda's dad jumped into the pool to try and save her, but it was too late - now he has spoken of his little girl
  
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• Bizarre reason why woman refused to pay TV licence after Gary Lineker stripped down to his pants

  13-05-2017 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The outraged viewer refused to part with her cash after watching Lineker's "disgusting antics" on Match of the Day
  
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• Family's anguish at Brit dad's Benidorm cell death as two police officers suspended

  13-05-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tony Abbott, 36, was arrested after a drunken tiff with his wife but was later found lifeless with a ligature round his neck
  
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• Woman inspired after watching show about Diane Pretty's brave fight for right to die marries her widower

  13-05-2017 21:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fifteen years after Diane Pretty died from a rare degenerative disease, her widow Brian and his new wife Carol have taken on the fight to change the law
  
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• Dramatic moment man is SHOT at petrol station while live-streaming two girls fighting on Facebook

  13-05-2017 21:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy in the car is heard shouting: "My head will not stop bleeding"
  
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• 'I was so excited to see mum and dad': Shameless Jody Latham crashes car into front of parents' home

  13-05-2017 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 35-year-old was not acting when the brakes on his £10,000 VW Golf failed and he ploughed into the front of his parents’ semi
  
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• Anthony Joshua celebrated becoming heavyweight champion of the world with an apple crumble and a lie-in

  13-05-2017 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Joshua said when he was growing up he dreamed of playing for Arsenal
  
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• Poignant moment Prince Harry meets brave son of hero soldier Lee Rigby as he takes tea at Buckingham Palace

  13-05-2017 21:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The fusilier’s six-year-old lad Jack, joined by mum Rebecca Rigby at a garden party hosted by Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
  
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• National Lottery results: Winning numbers for £18.7 million Lotto jackpot on Saturday, May 13

  13-05-2017 21:38 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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• Bradley Lowery smiles in hospital just hours after being carried onto football pitch by Sunderland star Jermain Defoe

  13-05-2017 21:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The five-year-old led the teams out ahead of Saturday's game at the Stadium of Light
  
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• What every parent travelling abroad with a child with a different surname needs to know

  13-05-2017 21:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A lawyer has warned mums and dads they could 'unknowingly end up embroiled in a child abduction case, be refused past check-in, or turned away at border control'
  
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• Mum who had gastric band fitted in last-ditch bid to lose weight claims it nearly KILLED her

  13-05-2017 21:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emma Dowling turned to food for comfort as she suffered with postnatal depression after the birth of her first child
  
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• Young woman killed in tractor tragedy at holiday park as devastated family pay tribute

  13-05-2017 19:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chloe Farrell's grief-stricken relatives described her as a "fun" and "outgoing" 22-year-old who will be "greatly missed"
  
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• Osama bin Laden's son vows to avenge dad's death with chilling threat: "We're coming and you're going to feel it'"

  13-05-2017 19:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The letters, allegedly written by the late terrorist's son Hamza, now 28, are reportedly 'about vengeance'
  
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• Theresa May's Tories are still the nasty party with ruthless cuts and falling incomes

  13-05-2017 19:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour shadow cabinet secretary Jon Trickett says the British public won't be fooled
  
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• Sex robot Harmony looks, feels and responds like a human - but she won't do the washing up

  13-05-2017 19:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harmony is programmed using artificial intelligence and experts believe by 2050 we might want to be marrying sex robots just like her
  
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• Grieving boyfriend of Westminster terror attack victim who plunged into River Thames breaks down in tears at her funeral

  13-05-2017 19:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrei Burnaz's heartache was on display as he paid a tearful farewell to Andreea Cristea, who died two weeks after the attack
  
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• 70s pop star Jim Dooley puts home on the market - with one spectacular hidden feature

  13-05-2017 19:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jim, the lead singer in band The Dooleys, has put his home up for sale because he and his wife are downsizing
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn closes gap on Theresa May in new poll but still faces Tory landslide

  13-05-2017 19:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Our exclusive ComRes poll shows Labour five points up on last month with the Tories two points down
  
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• Border collie and lamb best pals missing for five days as footprints 'indicate they are still together'

  13-05-2017 18:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Blake the dog and his best friend, lamb Bella, vanished from a garden in Perlethorpe, Nottinghamshire, on Monday
  
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• First picture of cyber security researcher who worked with 'accidental hero' who found 'kill switch' to stop NHS ransomware attack

  13-05-2017 18:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darien Huss was among those to hail the British researcher a "hero" but warned of a fresh copycat attack
  
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• Dramatic photo shows devastation after elderly woman loses control of car and ploughs into bungalow

  13-05-2017 18:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The OAP is thought to have mistaken the accelerator for the brake and lost control of her vehicle
  
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• Prince Harry plays with 'superhero' little boy as royals hold Buckingham Palace tea party for children of tragic soldiers

  13-05-2017 18:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prince played the role of royal jester as he joined the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to make it a memorable day for youngsters whose parents were being honoured for their service
  
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• Man 'approached children outside Poundland and tried to lure them away with promise of seeing £1million note'

  13-05-2017 18:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The two children were outside the store at around noon today when they were apparently approached by the man
  
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• Convicted paedophile and former X Factor contestant advertises 'Harry Potter-inspired' cupboard under stairs on Airbnb for 'young teenagers' to sleep in

  13-05-2017 18:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Parents fear Thomas Watton - who is on the Sex Offenders' Register - hopes to entice children to his 9ft cubbyhole
  
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• Time to end taboo on talking about death as 'dying well' and surrounded by love helps ease grief

  13-05-2017 17:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Russell Davison sparked debate this week when he explained he kept his wife Wendy at home for six days after she died
  
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• Nursery paedophile who abused toddlers and babies in her care set to move to 'cushy' jail

  13-05-2017 17:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A judge said that parents had to live with the fact she may have been doing "unspeakable things" to their children 
  
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• Family forced to post note explaining why their dog is always on roof

  13-05-2017 17:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Huckleberry the dog is always on the roof
  
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• Dog walker stabbed in broad daylight after refusing to give up mobile phone to knifeman

  13-05-2017 17:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have described the incident as an "unprovoked" and "violent"attack
  
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• Dad ate family dinner with wife and toddler before plunging 200ft to his death from bridge

  13-05-2017 17:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Trystan Bryant, 38, fell to his death on Thursday - just hours after eating a family meal with his wife and two-year-old daughter
  
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• Sunderland v Swansea City and more: Premier League – live!

  13-05-2017 17:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Premier League updates from the 3pm BST matchesClement embraces minimalism in Swansea’s fight against dropAnd feel free to email Bryan or tweet him @BryanAGraham 4.33pm BSTBoro pull one back on Patrick Bamford’s first ever Premier League goal. A fine finish for the 23-year-old. 4.27pm BSTA report from parts elsewhere, by way of reader Kelvin, who writes:Since the matches in the EPL are slow burners today, I was watching the Red Bull - Bayern match, second vs first. Nothing but braggi
  
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• Cyber-attack: 48 NHS trusts hit by ransomware, says UK home secretary – live

  13-05-2017 17:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Report: Massive international ransomware cyber-attack hits‘Accidental hero’ finds kill switch to halt spread of bug
  Charles Arthur: ‘Insufficient NHS funding to blame’ 4.30pm BSTAmber Rudd has been speaking to Sky News political correspondent Beth Rigby, who asked the home secretary:I did ask the Home Sec when No 10 was going to take the Health Sec out of the cupboard (she said something about a cross-govt approach) #NHS 4.19pm BSTHome Secretary Amber Rudd says Friday&rsq
  
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• Clermont Auvergne v Saracens: European Champions Cup final – live!

  13-05-2017 17:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Champions Cup final updates from the match at MurrayfieldChris Ashton puts European title defence ahead of record breakingAnd you can email Will here, or tweet him @willis_macp 4.26pm BSTBT Sport went To Clermont and did a natty little package with their fans this week. They are mad for it. Now they are singing at Martin Bayfield outside the stadium. They are hoping it’s third time lucky in the Champions Cup final, after their losses to Toulon in 2013 and 2015.4.22pm BSTHere’s the 23
  
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• Women's FA Cup final: Birmingham City v Manchester City – live!

  13-05-2017 17:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Minute-by-minute updates from the 5.15pm BST game at WembleyExclusive Carli Lloyd interview | Birmingham City eye upsetAnd feel free to email [email protected] 4.22pm BSTBirmingham City: Berger, Mayling, Mannion, Harrop, Sargeant, Williams, Hegerberg, Carter, Ayisi, Brazil, White.
  Subs: Baggaley, Wellings, Westwood, Peplow, Stringer.Manchester City: Bardsley, Stokes, Houghton, Campbell, Bronze, Walsh, Christiansen, Scott, Parris, Lawley, Lloyd.
  Subs: Hourihan, McManus, Beattie, Stanwa
  
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