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• Manchester Arena attack: Why has terror threat been increased to 'critical' and what is Operation Temperer?

  23-05-2017 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The terror threat is at its highest meaning intelligence agencies believe an attack is 'imminent'
  
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• Online trolls falsely claim takeaway is selling HUMAN FLESH as vile slurs 'slash owner's takings by 70%'

  23-05-2017 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zaheer Ahmed wants to reassure his Birmingham customers that his food is safe and that his business is open as usual
  
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• Brave mum blasted into the air by Manchester Arena bomb but still managed to aid horrifically wounded girl, 14

  23-05-2017 23:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kim Dick dragged the teenager to safety as husband Phil looked for daughter and granddaughter in the carnage where he saw bomber with only his legs left
  
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• Oxford student who 'could be spared jail' for stabbing boyfriend once posed naked for college calendar

  23-05-2017 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sitting on the lap of a naked male, Lavinia Woodward posed in support of the university's LGBTQ society
  
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• "Taken far too early": Fourth victim of Manchester terror attack named as young girl Megan Hurley

  23-05-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Teenager Megan Hurley was described in one tribute on a fundraising page as "taken far too young"
  
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• Horror of the Manchester Arena attack will stay with its young victims for years to come

  23-05-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirror writer Laura Connor was in Manchester city centre on the day of the IRA bomb 20 years ago, and she has returned to her home city in the wake of the latest terror attack
  
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• Manchester concert tribute to victims

  23-05-2017 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simple Minds concert went ahead in Manchester, with frontman Jim Kerr saying that cancelling would have "felt cowardly".
  
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• 'We won't take defeat and we don't want your pity': Manchester poet's inspiring words at vigil for terror dead

  23-05-2017 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Manchester poet Tony Walsh drew loud cheers and applause at the vigil for his poem 'This Is The Place'
  
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• Manchester will prevail: City that will remember the victims forever and will defy the terrorist through unity

  23-05-2017 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In Albert Square people of all races and ages - but mainly young - roared their approval as local poet Tony Walsh read his powerful, pulsating poem
  
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• Ex-CIA chief Brennan says Trump-Russia inquiry 'well-founded'

  23-05-2017 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Brennan says he was aware of contact between Russians and "US persons in the Trump campaign".
  
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• Voice of The Mirror: Today we weep, but we will defeat this evil and barbarism beyond understanding

  23-05-2017 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mass murder at Manchester Arena by a suicide bomber is a depravity which earns the killer a special place in hell
  
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• Three white men and two white women chosen for Cosby jury

  23-05-2017 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three white men and two white women were chosen to be jurors for Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial on Monday - and two of them said they or someone they know has been sexually assaulted.
  
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• Manchester suicide bomber is 'British-Libyan' Salman Abedi

  23-05-2017 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twenty-two people have been confirmed dead and around 50 injured after a terrorist attack inside Manchester Arena at the end of a teen concert on Monday night.
  
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• UK terror threat level increased to critical in wake of Manchester Arena attack investigation

  23-05-2017 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Theresa May announced that armed soldiers would be deployed on the streets as she raised the terror threat level from severe to critical
  
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• Manchester suicide bomber's IED was 'sophisticated kilo of explosives packed with nuts, bolts and screws - and he couldn't have built it alone'

  23-05-2017 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  According to experts, the attack shows a level of planning not seen since the 7/7 bombings - meaning the terrorist didn't act alone
  
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• Spanish climber scales Everest in just 26 hours

  23-05-2017 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spanish mountaineer Kilian Jornet has set the record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest without fixed ropes or extra oxygen. His team announced his success earlier today.
  
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• Crowd sings with Ariana Grande before Manchester attack

  23-05-2017 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emotional footage shows youngsters belting out the lyrics to 'One Last Time' along with US popstar Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena in the minutes before the horror blast.
  
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• Manchester Arena Attack vigil held to remember victims

  23-05-2017 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Manchester in a show of defiance, declaring they will not be 'beaten' or 'intimidated' in the wake of the terror attack.
  
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• Muslims weep for the victims of the Manchester Arena bomb attack and the hate and evil done in their name

  23-05-2017 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The contempt I feel for these people overwhelms me. Our religion has been stolen from us then perverted by people intent on using it to twist the minds of those who kill
  
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• The faces of the innocent: The victims of Manchester Arena terror attack which left 22 dead and 119 injured

  23-05-2017 22:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  What should have been a night of frivolity and happiness ended in unimaginable horror as children, teenagers and adults became victims of the sickening suicide attack
  
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• Manchester concert suicide bomber is named

  23-05-2017 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Salman Abedi, the 22-year-oldManchester-born attacker, was heard 'chanting Islamic prayers loudly in the street' outside his home in the south of Manchester.
  
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• Manchester attack: Young Ariana Grande fans describe scene inside

  23-05-2017 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Young Ariana Grande fans describe the panic inside the Manchester Arena when a bomb went off on Monday night.
  
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• Manchester bombing is a game changer as plotters are targeting the ultimate soft target - children and teenagers

  23-05-2017 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Defence correspondent on why the frontline battle against bombers, gunmen, beheaders and suicide bombers has migrated from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria to our doorstep
  
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• Andrea Radrizzani: Italian businessman completes Leeds United takeover

  23-05-2017 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Italian businessman Andrea Radrizzani completes his takeover of Championship club Leeds United from Massimo Cellino.
  
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• Camera catches Melania Trump refusing to hold husband Donald's hand AGAIN - for the second day in a row

  23-05-2017 21:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  You'd think he would have given up by now
  
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• Poignant moment children heard singing along to Ariana Grande's closing number seconds before Manchester terror attack

  23-05-2017 21:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Young fans sang the lyrics to the song 'One Last Time' as they prepared to leave the Manchester Arena - some of whom tragically didn't make it out alive
  
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• Mother 'stood 15ft from Manchester Arena suicide bomber'

  23-05-2017 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emma Johnson, from Preston, Lancashire, had gone to the venue to collect her 15-year-old daughter and son, 17, and was waiting in the foyer. She believes she was 15ft from the suicide bomber.
  
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• Ariana Grande's mother Joan 'escorted fans to safety'

  23-05-2017 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The site reports that Joan had still been sitting in her seat on the front row when the bomb detonated in the venue's lobby after her daughter's performance - and was quick to come to the aid of nearby fans.
  
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• Rolf Harris' tour manager defends children on knee slurs

  23-05-2017 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shamed entertainer Rolf Harris, 87, gained great ‘personal pleasure’ from meeting young fans but never behaved inappropriately towards them, Southwark Crown Court heard today.
  
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• Salford University evacuated

  23-05-2017 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was later confirmed that the item was not dangerous, and a planned fashion show at the university will go ahead on campus tonight as planned.
  
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• Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera slammed after describing Manchester as a ‘hotbed of Islamic radicals’ following terror attack

  23-05-2017 19:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Geraldo Rivera pointed the finger at the city for being a 'breeding ground' for terrorists just hours after the suicide attack last night
  
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• How to change your Facebook profile picture to show solidarity with Manchester terror attack victims

  23-05-2017 19:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People are adding the Manchester heart to their images as a display of love for the city
  
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• Rolf Harris embraced children and fans in 'brotherly' way claims his tour manager

  23-05-2017 18:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kenneth Jeacle, tour manager for Harris between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s, was asked by prosecutor Jonathan Rees if he had ever seen Harris pull a young girl or boy onto his lap at an autograph session
  
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• Grieving mum shares precious image of her holding stillborn twin boys for the first time

  23-05-2017 18:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: THE FOLLOWING IMAGES MAY BE DISTRESSING: Jacqueline Hoy's pregnancy had developed without any issues
  
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• 'Columbo' method of questioning is still the best way to get to the truth according to psychiatrists

  23-05-2017 18:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tactic named after TV detective should particularly be used by doctors on patients but could apply to anyone suspicious of what they are told
  
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• Security chief says terror attacks like Manchester Arena 'can be prevented if enough money is spent'

  23-05-2017 18:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A senior security source said beefing up security is dependent on budgets to pay for things such as detection dogs for the duration of events.
  
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• Why you will no longer be able to buy Fairtrade Red and Gold Label tea at Sainsbury's

  23-05-2017 18:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After almost ten years Sainsbury's is ditching Fairtrade from its Red and Gold Label tea and replacing it with Fairly Traded
  
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• Great British Bake Off and judge Mary Berry inspired 12.5million people to make cakes at home

  23-05-2017 18:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sales of glace cherries rocketed by 163%, almond extract was up by 110% and crystallised ginger rose by 315% during last series, figures reveal
  
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• Donald Trump 'asked intelligence bosses to say they saw no evidence his team colluded with Russians'

  23-05-2017 18:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The President is said to have approached the director of national intelligence and the director of the National Security Agency to make the statement in March
  
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• Flying Scotsman needs maintenance work to keep running

  23-05-2017 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world-famous train, whichbecame the first to crack 100mph, is currently touring the UK. Pictures taken at St Philips Marsh depot, show the locomotive's intricate workings.
  
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• Revealed: When Harry Kane could overtake Alan Shearer as the Premier League's all-time top goalscorer

  23-05-2017 18:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  At his current rate of goalscoring, we have figured out when Kane could break Shearer's record of 260 goals
  
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• Missing in Manchester: Desperate relatives search for loved ones not seen since Manchester Arena blast

  23-05-2017 18:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dozens of people, including many children, have not been in contact after the suspected terror attack killed 19 and injured at least 50
  
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• Man spotted 'writing email at the wheel' while driving at '50mph' on the M25

  23-05-2017 18:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Undercover officers from Surrey Road Policing Unit filmed the man as he apparently penned an email at the wheel
  
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• Queen holds poignant minute's silence at garden party to remember victims of Manchester Arena blast

  23-05-2017 18:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Queen and her thousands of garden party guests stood silently in tribute to those killed at the Ariana Grande concert
  
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• Grandparents tied the knot naked in front of strangers after family refused to attend nudist wedding

  23-05-2017 18:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sue Adams wore only a veil, blue garter and white sandals while groom Jeff bared all apart from flip flops and a floral buttonhole stuck onto his bare chest
  
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• Two men in Indonesia publicly caned with 82 lashes for having gay sex

  23-05-2017 18:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The punishment, condemned by rights groups, marked the first application of anti-homosexuality laws introduced in the province in 2014
  
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• Inside Ariana Grande's Manchester gig before ISIS attack

  23-05-2017 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maarten Smit, 49, was with his daughter Jasmin and took a photograph of the pair with huge grins on their faces as they enjoyed the Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena.
  
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• Stone Roses Ian Brown 'puts on act and was posh at school'

  23-05-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fred Talbot (pictured) is on trial at Lanark Sheriff Court in Scotland accused of indecently assaulting nine boys during trips between 1978 and 1981 while he worked as a teacher.
  
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• Mum, baby and five-year-old girl in miracle escape as car smashes into them on walk to school

  23-05-2017 17:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum-of-four Mandy White thought the car was going to crush her children to death and says they are all "lucky to be alive"
  
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• Youths 'throw bricks and a tyre as they trash memorial garden' for seven-year-old girl killed in bouncy castle accident

  23-05-2017 17:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  School headteacher Sara Bush slammed the "senseless destruction" and said pupils and staff have been left "horrified" by the attack
  
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