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• Jeremy Corbyn's plan to woo the many could well boost support for Labour

  16-05-2017 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If the Labour leader raises his game he could stop Theresa May scoring the landslide victory she so craves
  
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• Teenager Megan Bannister whose body was discovered in back of crashed car should have taken her first GCSE today

  16-05-2017 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two men are being questioned on suspicion of murder after the 16-year-old was found in a car with injuries not consistent with a collision
  
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• Tourist beats 10-year-old boy over 20p toilet charge in shocking attack caught on CCTV

  16-05-2017 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Working as an attendant for "extra pocket money", Abdull Seesa asked for 10 baht (about 22p) for the man to use the toilet - and the violence started
  
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• Public told to submit evidence online to save money  

  16-05-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Announcing the pilot scheme, to be launched by the West Midlands force later this year, Chief Constable Dave Thompson said ‘the public are just as capable as the police’.
  
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• Student filmed desperately trying to finish essay in a nightclub is delighted with 'top marks' after bagging a first

  16-05-2017 23:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lawrence Kemp, 21, was in his bedroom trying to quietly work before being persuaded to take his laptop to the club and finish things off there
  
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• Lib Dems unveil Rent to Own pledge to give young people a chance to get on the property ladder

  16-05-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The measure will be a major plank of the party’s manifesto which they are due to launch Wednesday night
  
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• Lib Dems unveil 'rent to buy' pledge for first time homeowners

  16-05-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Party’s manifesto contains wealth of offers aimed at enticing young voters back after tuition fees furore, including referendum on final Brexit dealTens of thousands of young renters will be offered “rent to buy” deposit-free homes as part of a Liberal Democrat manifesto aimed at enticing a younger generation to back the party. The announcement is the flagship policy among a number of reforms expected to be announced by the party on Wednesday aimed at attracting younger voters,
  
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• Three men chopped up dad-of-one with chainsaw in scene reminiscent of Al Pacino classic Scarface

  16-05-2017 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mutilated Keith Ennis, 29, was stuffed into a suitcase and bin bags before being thrown into an Amsterdam lake after a row erupted between the group
  
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• Man goes 'full on squirrel' as he shows just how to win a watermelon eating contest in unbelievable feat

  16-05-2017 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It is easy to be distracted by the man's incredible speed during his feast - so check out the progress his competitor makes in exactly the same time
  
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• Sick Ian Brady wanted 'Krays-style' funeral and demanded his ashes be scattered on the Moors with his victims in final insult

  16-05-2017 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Moors Murderer wanted a guard of honour and a gangland-style funeral, but he will be cremated in front of a handful of officials and his remains disposed of near Ashworth security hospital
  
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• Daredevils risk lives scaling one of UK's tallest bridges without safety equipment in vertigo-inducing 500ft stunt

  16-05-2017 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Led by blogger and urban explorer Harry Gallagher was enjoying his Humber Bridge stunt - until he noticed security cameras started to move around with him
  
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• Michael Moore filming Donald Trump documentary Fahrenheit 11/9

  16-05-2017 23:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Oscar-winning film-maker will reunite with producer Harvey Weinstein for a film named after the day that Trump was named winner of the US electionMichael Moore has been secretly filming a documentary about Donald Trump, to be called Fahrenheit 11/9. Related: Michael Moore: 'Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate. Trump knew that'Continue reading...
  
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• East London child deaths are due to parents being RELATED

  16-05-2017 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Redbridge Council in East London heard a report has found 19 per cent of child deaths in the borough between 2008 and 2016 were directly due to the parents being related.
  
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• Convicted paedophile who made sick claims about Madeleine McCann says he 'still finds it all funny'

  16-05-2017 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former nursery worker Aaron Collis set up a website on which he admits in a bid to contact Kate and Gerry to claim he killed the youngster
  
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• Second World War hero fighter pilot who lost both legs in crash inspired to fly on by Douglas Bader

  16-05-2017 23:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New book remembers Colin “Hoppy” Hodgkinson, 19, who was so seriously injured it was thought he would never fly again
  
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• Manchester City bid farewell to Pablo Zabaleta after crucial West Brom win

  16-05-2017 23:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Manchester City know they have all but secured a place in the top four after a victory over West Bromwich Albion that means they can only be caught by Arsenal on Sunday by losing at Watford and also giving up a five-goal swing in goal difference.On an emotional night marked by Pablo Zabaleta’s last home outing the victory, despite the fact that Arsenal also defeated Sunderland, means that if Pep Guardiola’s side can win at Vicarage Road they will definitely claim third position ahead
  
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• Cocky student body-slammed to ground after picking a fight with the WRONG classmate

  16-05-2017 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Attacker may be the first to throw a punch but he's not laughing when his fellow pupil picks him up and drops him to the floor in front of stunned onlookers
  
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• 'Bullied' 11-year-old sent his pal a heartbreaking text message on the day he was found hanged at home

  16-05-2017 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Asad Khan was found by his mother after she forced her way through his locked bedroom door and family fear he may have been bullied at school he been at for only three weeks
  
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• Ian Brady confessed to me: 'Of course I’ve killed many more' - and he wanted revenge on Hindley

  16-05-2017 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Sunday People Chief reporter Fred Harrison tells of his chilling meetings with the Moors Murderer and how it convinced him that Hindley should never be released
  
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• Suffolk headteacher wins fight against unfair dismissal

  16-05-2017 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Dee, who taught at Cedars Park Community Primary School in Suffolk, was arrested and charged with common assault after picking the girl up out of her chair when she refused to leave a lesson.
  
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• Are you being targeted by political ads?

  16-05-2017 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How is social media being used by the political parties in this election? We need your input!
  
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• Traveller 'steals' police car and speeds around field doing handbrake turns while officer can only look on

  16-05-2017 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The furious police officer visiting traveller site can be seen approaching the car as he warns the man "there's a line and you've crossed it" as his pals egg him on
  
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• Firefighters called to rescue girl, 11, and her auntie, 40, who wedged themselves into baby swings at park

  16-05-2017 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Layla Roberts, 11, got onto the play equipment to prove she would easily be able to get out again and her auntie Mel climbed in to show her how to wriggle free
  
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• Grandad's hilarious letter of complaint on behalf of twins' school lunchbox gripe brings smile to faces

  16-05-2017 22:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lily and Maisie, both 7, were upset about being given sandwiches made from bread that they felt would only be fit to feed to ducks - so their grandad got involved
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning numbers on Tuesday, May 16 with £83 million jackpot up for grabs

  16-05-2017 21:56 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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• Businesswoman calls family ‘f**ing s**ts’ on London flight

  16-05-2017 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barbara Granger (pictured) had downed five glasses of wine when she began verbally abusing other passengers sitting in the row in front of her during a flight from Bangkok to London.
  
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• Kate Middleton 'worried' about behaviour of Prince George and Princess Charlotte at sister Pippa's wedding

  16-05-2017 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  At the first Buckingham Palace garden party of the year, the Duchess of Cambridge's attention turned to the page boy and bridesmaid for her sister's upcoming nuptials
  
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• Alison Phillips: Sham ‘personality’ hides the real Theresa May

  16-05-2017 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The PM is hoping to win the election on the strength of her personality. Only thing is, she doesn't have one
  
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• Voter confronts Theresa May for taking attitudes to disabled people 'back to the 1940s'

  16-05-2017 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister was taken to task during a “telephone town hall” where callers could grill the Tory leader
  
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• Little fighter Bradley Lowery "very excited" to pick up Mirror Child of Courage award as he turns six

  16-05-2017 21:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sunderland fan Bradley, who is battling neuroblastoma cancer, will be accompanied by best pal Jermain Defoe
  
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• Avoid using these words on your online dating profile if you want to get lucky in love

  16-05-2017 21:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It's what you say that also matters
  
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• Police urgently hunt for missing girl, 6, who was sitting in back of car when it was stolen

  16-05-2017 21:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The girl's father had met with another man with the view to sell his car when the thief jumped into the driver's seat and sped off with terrified Beatrice Felicia in the backseat
  
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• Brian Reade on the evil chemistry of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley and how they crushed an age of innocence

  16-05-2017 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Although Hindley later painted herself as an innocent in Brady's thrall, she was a willing accomplice to multiple murders and the pair's evil legacy endured for decades
  
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• Ian Brady 'died as he lived - in complete control' reveals psychologist as inquest confirms he made 'indulgent' demands

  16-05-2017 20:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Leading violent crime psychologist claims the Moors Murderer believed to be forgotten "was a fate worse than death" thrived off public power games
  
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• 'Sixth victim' who escaped Ian Brady's clutches says he hopes the Moors Murderer died "10,000 times more terrified" than his victims

  16-05-2017 20:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tommy Rhattigan fled Brady and Hindley's house through a window when he was lured in with the promise of a 'jam butty' in 1963, aged just seven
  
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• BBC presenter touches a Jeremy Corbyn supporter's BREAST

  16-05-2017 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  News anchor Ben Brown was speaking to Norman Smith, about the launch of the Labour Party election manifesto in Bradford when the men were interrupted by a member of the public.
  
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• Ian Brady back on the Moors: Mirror photographer reveals how he got the pictures of murderer with police in 1987

  16-05-2017 20:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andy Stenning walked for seven miles to get the first pictures of evil Brady back at the scene of his crimes
  
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• Unite boss Len McCluskey says Labour winning 200 seats will be a 'successful campaign'

  16-05-2017 20:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  That would still mean Labour losing 29 seats, but the Unite boss said "media bias" meant the general election will be a tough fight
  
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• Drug dealer who found James Bulger's body jailed after crashing into car during police chase and injuring family

  16-05-2017 20:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Terence Riley has been jailed for 12 months after losing control during high-speed pursuit then running off before telling officer “I was at a party... I’m high”
  
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• Boy, eight, flees mum's Nissan in the nick of time before it turns into fireball

  16-05-2017 20:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jack Stephenson was fetching a toy from the £5,000 car when he noticed it was filling with smoke and managed to escape and raise the alarm
  
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• Customers left in horror as blood-soaked man 'walks into supermarket carrying his mum's decapitated head'

  16-05-2017 19:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Joshua Webb is accused of killing his mother on Mother's Day before wandering into the supermarket with a bloodied knife and stabbing a member of staff
  
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• Diane Abbott heckled by police officers after making incorrect claim about spit hoods

  16-05-2017 19:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The conference also gave Ms Abbott an ironic cheer as she went the wrong way when trying to leave the stage after delivering her speech
  
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• Ex-President of Rouen football club stabbed to death in middle of his wine shop as armed cops hunted knifeman

  16-05-2017 19:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police at the scene in Rue Alsace-Lorraine said there was ‘no known motive’ and that the alleged perpetrator was arrested soon afterwards
  
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• Stone Roses singer Ian Brown: 'TV weatherman Fred Talbot tried to abuse my pal'

  16-05-2017 19:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The rocker told a  court the incident took place during a camping trip when he was 14 in the 1970s - when Talbot was a teacher at his school      
  
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• General election 2017: Recap after Labour unveils "radical" manifesto with major new announcements and full costings

  16-05-2017 19:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn travelled to Bradford to unveil his party's manifesto with pledges on childcare, fat cats, tax and nationalisation
  
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• 'I idolised dad - but his fame left me anxious and depressed' says daughter of ex-England star Ian Walker

  16-05-2017 19:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Miss London hopeful Sophie Walker, 18, said that people always thought she had a 'great life' but she prayed to God every day he'd give it all away so they could have a 'normal life'
  
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• George Orwell on Stoke-on-Trent - extracted from the Road to Wigan Pier

  16-05-2017 19:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "Gigantic burgundy bottles..belching their smoke": George Orwell on Stoke-on-Trent
  
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• Police know who killed PC Yvonne Fletcher in 1984 but drop case after key evidence blocked due to security fears

  16-05-2017 19:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Libyan national in his 50s has been told the investigation against him will not proceed - leaving family of murdered police woman "disappointed and frustrated"
  
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• George Orwell's diary on the Road to Wigan Pier: Stafford to Stoke, 3rd February 1936

  16-05-2017 19:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As we recreate George Orwell's Road to Wigan Pier journey, here's the latest extract from his on the road diary
  
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• Cries of 'Corbyn, Corbyn' filled the hall. He had waited a lifetime for this | John Crace

  16-05-2017 19:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour’s manifesto launch was an ordeal to be endured for Corbyn’s shadow cabinet, as he soaked up the adulation of the faithfulNo one could ever say that Jeremy Corbyn would die wondering. The same couldn’t be said of many of his shadow cabinet colleagues who followed him on to the platform in the atrium of Bradford University student union for the launch of the Labour manifesto. Some attempted a fixed grin and tried to remember to applaud in the right places; others could bar
  
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