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• Dad damages two front teeth after biting into takeaway pizza 'with 5p coin baked into the dough'

  15-05-2017 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum Charlie Downs, 26, she was horrified when partner Leroy Dillon munched into the topping - but takeaway bosses refusing a refund and accused the pair of "false allegations"
  
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• Grim poll puts Labour just two points ahead of the Tories - in the North East

  15-05-2017 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corybn's party was either level with or behind Theresa May's in every region except the north east and London, YouGov polling claimed
  
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• Danielle Jones murder cops ignored tip-off 16 years ago about garage where she may be buried

  15-05-2017 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Essex police have launched a review into why the garage in nearby Thurrock was not searched - despite the fact Campbell was living less than half a mile away
  
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• Ten criminals a WEEK commit a serious offence on probation

  15-05-2017 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 1,021 serious further offence (SFO) reviews have been triggered since February 2015 after the Government introduced its flawed probation revolution.
  
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• 'Ian Brady became my god': Moors Murderers' confessions revealed by Myra Hindley

  15-05-2017 23:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  She claimed Brady, who had died aged 79, spiked her drink, took pornographic pictures and then blackmailed her into committing crimes which shocked Britain
  
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• Arsène Wenger questions integrity of Premier League teams taking ‘breathers’

  15-05-2017 23:37 via theguardian.com
  
  • Arsenal manager suggests league has changed ‘morally’
  • Wenger confirms injury doubts over Alexis Sánchez and Laurent KoscielnyArsène Wenger has questioned the integrity of some Premier League teams who have secured their top-flight status for next season as he faces the prospect of failing to guide Arsenal to the Champions League for the first time since 1997.Arsenal have two games remaining, at home against Sunderland on Tuesday and Everton on Sunday, and
  
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• Lib Dem's Tim Farron urges police 'to do more to root out racism' after they face 2,000 accusations within their ranks

  15-05-2017 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Freedom of Information inquests to forces across the UK revealed the number of allegations of racism between 2014-2016
  
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• LA airport opens luxury 'celebrity terminal' for rich and famous to avoid prying eyes and paparazzi

  15-05-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With a joining fee of nearly £6,000, access to the private airport terminal certainly doesn't come cheap - but it's just 70 steps to the seat on your plane
  
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• Harry Kane urges Tottenham to make next step in quest for trophies

  15-05-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  • Striker says silverware during season at Wembley must be ‘next celebration’
  • Kane expects Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen to remain at the clubThe dust had not even been created at the old White Hart Lane before Harry Kane’s thoughts turned to the future. As the bulldozers prepared to begin their 12-week demolition job on Tottenham Hotspur’s home since 1899, starting with the playing surface and the North Stand, it was left to the local lad and talisman to re
  
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• Football abuse scandal: eight clubs could face sanctions after missing deadlines

  15-05-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  • Eight clubs have failed to respond to independent inquiry
  • Level of non-cooperation is ‘deeply concerning’, says specialist lawyerEight of the professional football clubs contacted by the independent inquiry into the game’s sexual-abuse scandal have failed to respond and now risk disciplinary action unless they tell the investigators what they know, the Guardian can reveal.The Football Association is ready to step in and has the power to impose sanctions if it cons
  
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• Child sex abuse: Inquiry team to search through 5,000 boxes of FA archives

  15-05-2017 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The independent investigation into historical child sex abuse in football may have to sift through five million documents, BBC Sport learns.
  
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• Barcelona and Bayern Munich would have sacked me, says Pep Guardiola

  15-05-2017 23:29 via theguardian.com
  
  • Manchester City manager says he would have lost his job by now at old clubs
  • Guardiola rejects idea that some Premier League teams are on ‘holiday’Pep Guardiola has admitted Barcelona and Bayern Munich would have sacked him if he had achieved similar results to those of his disappointing first season at Manchester City.Guardiola won the Spanish and German titles in his first seasons at both Barça and Bayern but can finish no higher than third with City. He will en
  
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• Little Boy Blue reveals Rhys Jones' parents got back together after separating while struggling to deal with their son's murder

  15-05-2017 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dad Steve, 54, and his wife Mel, 51, previously hinted at the toll their son’s death had on their relationship
  
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• 'If it wasn’t for Tory cuts my mum would be alive': Daughter slams benefits axe she feels led to overdose

  15-05-2017 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Susan Roberts, who survived four heart attacks, was found dead at home - near an 11-page letter she had written to benefits chiefs detailing her suffering
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn could stay as leader even if Labour loses the election suggests prominent MP Clive Lewis

  15-05-2017 23:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former shadow cabinet minister suggested it could stop the party from becoming "destabilised"
  
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• Murder probe launched after "talented and beautiful" 16-year-old found dead in back of crashed car

  15-05-2017 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The body of Megan Bannister was discovered on the back seat of a black Vauxhall Astra on Sunday - and death is not believed to have been the result of a road traffic collision
  
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• David Warner: Australia vice-captain has concerns over contract dispute

  15-05-2017 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia's Ashes series against England could be in doubt because of a players' contract dispute, says vice-captain David Warner.
  
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• Ian Brady dead at 79: Twisted Moors Murderer's horrific crimes and sickening five decade silence on victims' burial place

  15-05-2017 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He conspired with his then lover Myra Hindley to torture and kill five children in the 1960s - with three of their dead bodies being found on a moor in the Peak District
  
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• Syria's Saydnaya prison crematorium hid killings, says US

  15-05-2017 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US says the prison was modified in 2013 in an effort to cover up the mass killings of inmates.
  
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• Syria accused of mass executions & burning bodies by US

  15-05-2017 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAPHIC CONTENTSyria's government has been accused of killing thousands of prisoners by the US - which released satellite images of the alleged installation to prove it.
  
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• 'White Lady' wolf shot dead prompts Yellowstone reward

  15-05-2017 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yellowstone park in the US offers a $5,000 reward for information about who killed the much-loved female.
  
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• France's Macron calls for 'historic reconstruction' of Europe

  15-05-2017 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  France's new president says it is 'the only reaction' for fighting populism.
  
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• UFC champion Michael Bisping threatened over new contract

  15-05-2017 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cage fighting champion Michael Bisping refused to sign a new contact after claiming his management threatened to kill him, the High Court heard.
  
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• Weatherman Fred Talbot 'indecently assaulted shocked teen'

  15-05-2017 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The witness told a jury he 'froze' after Talbot, then a teacher at his school, carried out the night time assault during an excursion to the south of Scotland in 1979. Talbot denies the charges.
  
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• Ian Poulter: miserable period left me swimming at bottom of empty pool

  15-05-2017 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  • British golfer forecasts golden summer after sparkling return to form
  • Poulter says finishing runner-up at Sawgrass ‘feels like a victory’Ian Poulter has said his past year and a half has been the most miserable of his career but is delighted at his second-place finish at The Players Championship, which he believes will simplify his summer. Poulter has handed an immediate boost to the European Tour by entering the PGA Championship at Wentworth next week.Having seen his w
  
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• Roger Federer: Swiss 18-time Grand Slam winner to miss French Open

  15-05-2017 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eighteen-time major winner Roger Federer will sit out the French Open and the rest of the clay-court season.
  
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• Haringey baby died 'after nanny shook him'

  15-05-2017 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joshua Paul was being looked after by childminder Viktoria Tautz, 34, at his home in Haringey, north London, on August 29, 2014, when he fell unconscious and died two days later.
  
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• Macron and Merkel signal new move to strengthen eurozone

  15-05-2017 21:41 via theguardian.com
  
  French president joins German chancellor in Berlin where they say they may look at changes to EU treatiesThe new French president, Emmanuel Macron, and German chancellor, Angela Merkel, have broken with previous statements by saying they would be prepared to look at changing EU treaties in order to allow a further integration of the eurozone.Speaking at a joint press conference on Monday night during Macron’s inaugural visit to Berlin on his first full day in office, Merkel said: “Fr
  
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• Peru Two mule Michaella McCollum's dramatic transformation

  15-05-2017 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Michaella McCollum enjoys life with her illustrious new friends, you would never know she was half of the 'Peru Two' - one of the most notorious drug trafficking cases of the 21st Century.
  
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• Drivers warned not to fall for motorway 'cash-for-gold' scam after video 'shows man offering jewellery for petrol money'

  15-05-2017 21:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A YouTube user claims he nearly fell foul of the ruse when he spotted a man on the hard shoulder and stopped to see if he needed any help
  
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• Bright lights on the lagoon: Venice Biennale 2017 – in pictures

  15-05-2017 21:24 via theguardian.com
  
  From swinging gongs to a post-truth Pinocchio, Venice Biennale is a ravishing carousel of international art. Take our whistlestop tour Continue reading...
  
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• Three men who found huge gold nugget after stopping for a BBQ caught out after trying to flog find on Facebook

  15-05-2017 21:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The men said they were "delighted" with their haul despite devaluing the gold by £100,000 after smashing into three pieces to share more equally
  
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• Merkel is in Macron’s debt. He is rescuing her vision of Europe | Natalie Nougayrède

  15-05-2017 21:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Macron’s election victory boosted Merkel’s position too. A new Franco-German partnership could reinvigorate both countriesAs Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron warmly embraced in Berlin on Monday, one widespread narrative was that, for all the Frenchman’s chutzpah, he was the much weaker partner. Here was an untested newcomer seeking favours from Europe’s most powerful leader. Here was the president of a troubled France, sitting down with a German chancellor whose nat
  
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• 'Rolf Harris asked "Do you often get molested on a Saturday morning?" after groping me when I was 13'

  15-05-2017 21:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A court heard that the disgraced entertainer touched the alleged victim's breast after filming Saturday Superstore in 1983
  
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• Remote British island littered with 37.7 MILLION pieces of rubbish has world's worst case of plastic pollution

  15-05-2017 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Investigators visiting Henderson Island - which was designated a World Heritage Site in 1988 - found up to 671 items of plastic on every square metre of its otherwise pristine beaches
  
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• 38 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island

  15-05-2017 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn group, is covered by 18 tonnes of plastic – the highest density of anthropogenic debris recorded anywhere in the worldOne of the world’s most remote places, an uninhabited coral atoll, is also one of its most polluted.Henderson Island, a tiny landmass in the eastern South Pacific, has been found by marine scientists to have the highest density of anthropogenic debris recorded anywhere in the world, with 99.8% of the pollution plastic. Continue r
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn just held a general election rally and thousands of people turned up

  15-05-2017 20:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour are still trailing in the polls, but that didn't stop the crowds stopping traffic in Leeds and packing out a square in Hebden Bridge
  
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• Teenager who killed squash champion stepdad with one punch in row over pocket money found not guilty of manslaughter

  15-05-2017 20:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Douglas Herridge had denied the manslaughter of Colin Payne, insisting he lashed out in self defence, and a jury found him not guilty
  
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• Newsagent brothers used shop as front to target schoolgirls in six year campaign of horrific sexual exploitation

  15-05-2017 20:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ilavarasan and Vinothan Rajenthiram lured girls in by offering them alcohol, sweets and cigarettes before coaxing them into having sex
  
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• Stapleford Tornado causes thousands of pounds of damage

  15-05-2017 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The twister left a trail of destruction in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, on Friday evening - causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.
  
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• Tiger shark shot and killed by rich businessman and laughing friends in bloody 'sacrifice' aboard Mexican yacht

  15-05-2017 20:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Group of men drag it through the water before shooting at it repeatedly aboard boat as environmental activists slam incident as the mammals are a protected species
  
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• NHS cyber-attack: No 'second spike' but disruption continues

  15-05-2017 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Hunt says a lack of new attacks is "encouraging", but at least 16 hospital trusts are still affected.
  
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• Some schools 'gaming' exam system, says senior official

  15-05-2017 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There have been concerns that schools are entering children early to obtain C grades at GCSE.
  
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• Moggie dubbed town's 'morale officer' BANNED from council headquarters because she's deemed a health and safety risk

  15-05-2017 20:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Friendly Missy, who lives next door to Tewkesbury Town Council's offices, has been popping into the premises since last summer until mayor set up special complaints panel to rule on issue
  
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• Young family with two kids sell everything they own to travel the world - and they don't plan on coming back

  15-05-2017 20:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Spontaneous Clare Fisher and husband Ian are taking their two children out of school and plan to document their globe-trotting adventures online
  
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• Corbyn hijacks Theresa May's first EVER Facebook Live

  15-05-2017 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Theresa May revealed that she injects herself with insulin four or five times a day but urged fellow sufferers not to allow the illness to hold them back from doing what they want in life.
  
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• McDonald's apologises for 'offensive' television advert

  15-05-2017 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The restaurant chain's latest TV campaign has been criticised for exploiting childhood bereavement.
  
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• More than 100,000 community events set to mark first anniversary of MP Jo Cox's death

  15-05-2017 20:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  ‘The Great Get Together’, which takes place between June 16 and 18, was inspired by the MP's call for unity before her death
  
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• United Airlines forced to change cockpit keypad codes after security breach sees numbers posted on public website

  15-05-2017 19:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The codes to the doors were thought to have been posted by a flight attendant who then prompted a mass alteration onboard each of the airline's planes
  
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• Drug dealer caught posing with wads of cash and gold watch after supplying city with heroin and crack cocaine

  15-05-2017 19:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kenechi Ochereobia and his brother Oluchi were among a gang of six drug dealers who were convicted for supplying drugs via younger gang members in Cardiff and across the country
  
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