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• John Prescott: I never thought Corbyn could lead the Labour Party, let alone the country but he has proved me wrong

  03-06-2017 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sunday Mirror columnist says the Labour leader 'has earned the right to be our next PM'  with his vision of hope
  
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• Voice of The Sunday Mirror: We need a PM with a common touch... and it's not wobbly Theresa May

  03-06-2017 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Sunday Mirror is convinced that a Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn is in the best interests of our readers
  
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• Manchester bomber was first reported to police TWO YEARS ago - after he was caught waving a sword outside his home

  03-06-2017 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Neighbours fear he may have been tampering with explosives as early as 2014 - after accidentally setting shed alight
  
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• Cops quiz four new witnesses in probe over £2.5million lotto rapist

  03-06-2017 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Detectives have quizzed a former pal over claims Edward Putman waved a “winning” ticket in front of neighbours five months before bagging the jackpot
  
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• London Bridge car 'attack': Live updates after reports 'van ploughed into pedestrians then stabbing'

  03-06-2017 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Eyewitnesses said up to "15 to 20" people may have been hit by the vehicle
  
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• Shock poll reveals Tories lead at just 1%

  03-06-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister claims that if Mr Corbyn becomes Prime Minister, Britain will face the ‘calamity’ of a return to the 1970s.
  
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• Rolf Harris wants to overturn conviction as he insists he is 'not a paedophile'

  03-06-2017 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harris has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on private detectives to gather evidence
  
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• Rolf Harris wants to cash in on his child sex convictions by publishing memoir of his 'stressful' time behind bars

  03-06-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UK laws ban him from profiting from crime - but his book could hit shelves in his native Australia
  
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• London Bridge crash: Reports of up to 20 people injured in suspected terror attack after 'van mounts pavement and ploughs into pedestrians'

  03-06-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Between 15 and 20 people are said to have been struck by the vehicle after it reportedly mounted the pavement while there are reports of stabbings nearby
  
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• Thinner blue line: Smallest police force in 40 years if Tories win election and 'cut 16,000 more police jobs'

  03-06-2017 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cuts would begin to bite next year as 43 forces face a £332million funding shortfall which will continue year on year until 2022
  
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• Labour pledges VAT cut to help families on low incomes

  03-06-2017 23:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Shadow chancellor John McDonnell says strong growth will pay for plan and reiterated that 95% of people would face no income tax rises after a Labour victoryLabour will aim to help tens of millions of people who are struggling on lower incomes by cutting the rate of VAT if it wins the general election, the shadow chancellor John McDonnell has told the Observer.The new pledge to use the proceeds of future growth to reduce VAT from its current 20% level came as Theresa May and her senior mini
  
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• Diamond Dave, the Hollywood smile cowboy

  03-06-2017 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At one salon that gives the treatment and also offers training, Diamond Whites, in Retford, our reporter was told: ‘Anyone can do teeth-whitening – it’s just knowing what and how to do it.’
  
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• Tactical voting drive targets remain voters in Theresa May’s own seat

  03-06-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Gina Miller’s anti-hard Brexit campaign will back 36 candidates – including the Lib Dem in Maidenhead, the prime minister’s constituencyGina Miller, the pro-Europe campaigner, has launched a tactical voting drive in Theresa May’s own seat amid claims that tightening polls show there is no mandate for a “hard Brexit”.Voters in the prime minister’s Maidenhead constituency, which backed Remain in the EU referendum, will be targeted with material urging them
  
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• Dylan Hartley puts Lions behind him to lead young England side in Argentina | Michael Aylwin

  03-06-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The England captain insists he has no regrets over missing the Lions squads in 2013 and 2017 and is focused on guiding a youthful squad on tourIf he had a cap for every week he has been banned, Dylan Hartley would still be a veteran, on 60. As it is, the England captain – barring injury, Lions call-up or, perish the thought, suspension – is about to win caps 85 and 86. Had he been a good boy, he would be on 100-plus by now. And he would be a Lion, certainly in 2013, possibly even now
  
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• Panic in Turin: Chaos as Juventus fans flee Italy square amid fears of 'explosion' during Champions League final

  03-06-2017 22:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dramatic footage shows supporters running away from San Carlo piazza during the game against Real Madrid
  
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• March for Truth protests in US – in pictures

  03-06-2017 22:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Thousands of marchers gathered in cities across the US to call for a fair and impartial investigation into alleged Russian influence in 2016 US elections, and for US President Donald Trump to release his tax returns Continue reading...
  
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• Phil Mickelson to miss US Open in favour of daughter’s graduation

  03-06-2017 22:38 via theguardian.com
  
  • Mickelson says he is putting family before professional goals
  • US Open remains the only major the American has not wonPhil Mickelson’s wait to complete a clean sweep of major championships will go on for at least another year, after it emerged the 46-year-old has withdrawn from the upcoming US Open so that he can attend his daughter’s high school graduation. Given Mickelson’s reputation in the United States, this marks a serious blow to the event.Mickelson, who has
  
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• Police question two men after 6kg of Semtex discovered in Dublin

  03-06-2017 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Gardaí granted extra time to question 21-year-old and 28-year-old after plastic explosive and detonators found in taxiPolice have been given more time to question two men arrested after a massive cache of Semtex was discovered in Dublin.Gardaí seized the plastic explosive after armed officers stopped a taxi in the Ballybough area of the city at about 6pm on Friday. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump 'believes climate is changing', says UN ambassador Nikki Haley

  03-06-2017 22:05 via theguardian.com
  
  White House has dodged declaring president’s view on climate change, but Haley says leaving Paris accord ‘doesn’t mean we don’t care about the environment’ Donald Trump “believes the climate is changing” partly because of pollution, according to the US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley.
  Speaking on the CNN programme State of the Union, due to air on Sunday, Haley was seeking to define the president’s thinking about climate change in the
  
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• Macron’s fresh faces introduce themselves to France’s voters

  03-06-2017 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Many of those standing for La République En Marche party in the legislative elections have never run for elected officeCaroline Janvier introduced herself to shoppers in the small Saturday market at La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, a small commune on the banks of the river Loire, while her supporters handed out election leaflets. “Hello, I’m your En Marche candidate for the legislatives,” she told them. She smiled. They smiled.Many of those buying plants, fruit and dried sausag
  
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• Fear of Brexit brain drain as EU nationals leave British universities

  03-06-2017 21:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Failure to guarantee rights of staff and students will damage ability to recruit, say academicsMore than 1,300 academics from the European Union have left British universities in the past year, prompting concerns of a Brexit brain drain.There has been a 30% rise in departures of EU staff in just two years, according to data released by dozens of universities under the Freedom of Information Act. Continue reading...
  
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• Bill Maher sorry for use of N-word as HBO calls it 'inexcusable and tasteless'

  03-06-2017 21:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Real Time host’s conversation with Nebraska senator Ben Sasse, who tweeted regret over not responding, will be edited to omit exchange in future airings Bill Maher has apologised for using the word “nigger” on his HBO talkshow on Friday night, in an exchange with the Nebraska senator Ben Sasse that prompted calls for the comedian to be fired. Related: Tearful Kathy Griffin says 'bully' Donald Trump is trying to ruin her careerContinue reading...
  
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• Steven Finn to replace Chris Woakes in England’s Champions Trophy squad

  03-06-2017 21:47 via theguardian.com
  
  • Finn could go straight into starting lineup to face New Zealand on Tuesday
  • Adil Rashid and David Willey also vying for starting role in England’s attackSteven Finn will be drafted into England’s squad for the remainder of their Champions Trophy campaign on Sunday, replacing the injured Chris Woakes in what is a show of rigid consistency by the selectors and the captain, Eoin Morgan.Finn’s international career has been mercurial over the last four years but, having
  
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• Police arrest 17th person in Manchester bomb investigation

  03-06-2017 21:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Anti-terrorist detectives detain 24-year-old in Rusholme, area which has become focus for police tracking movements of Salman AbediA 24-year-old man is the 17th person to be detained in connection with last month’s Manchester bombing.The latest arrest occurred in the Rusholme area of south Manchester, which has become a focus for police tracking the movements of Salman Abedi, the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at the Manchester Arena. Continue reading...
  
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• Steer clear of cheap supermarket plants, warns Monty Don

  03-06-2017 21:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Gardeners’ World presenter urges customers to boycott mass-production and seek out independent nurseriesSupermarket plants and herbs are diminishing consumer choice because they are supplied by nurseries that focus on “mass-produced” products that are “as cheap as possible”, according to Monty Don. The Gardeners’ World presenter says people should buy seeds and seedlings from independent nurseries which have expertise and can give customers more help.“Yo
  
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• Loughborough masseur recorded customers with spy clock

  03-06-2017 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Iraq War veteran Matthew Yates, 38 (pictured), recorded himself giving full-body massages to the women who were either naked or partially clothed using a camera hidden inside a clock.
  
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• Carney and Kirby on target as Chelsea Ladies seal Spring Series success

  03-06-2017 21:01 via theguardian.com
  
  • Chelsea Ladies win WSL 1 Spring Series after 2-0 final-day victory
  • Win ends Manchester City’s run of three consecutive domestic titlesChelsea Ladies have been crowned champions of the inaugural Spring Series after a 2-0 win at Birmingham. Four teams headed into a nail-biting final round of matches with a chance of clinching the title but Chelsea got their hands on the trophy, ahead of Manchester City on goal difference, following goals from Karen Carney, against her old club,
  
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• Derby-winning rider Padraig Beggy: ‘I thought big winners had gone by me’ | Chris Cook

  03-06-2017 20:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Wings Of Eagles jockey talked after Epsom triumph of a fight to revive his career after ban for cocaine in AustraliaThe troubled passage endured through the Derby by Wings Of Eagles is mirrored in the previously troubled career of his journeyman jockey, Padraig Beggy, who must have feared his days in the saddle could be over when he was banned for a year in Australia at the end of 2014. Entertaining company, as well as a manifestly talented rider, Beggy talked his way into additional trouble aft
  
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• Analysis: Voters back Jeremy Corbyn in his "no deal with the SNP" pledge

  03-06-2017 20:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Are voters telling pollsters the truth? Sunday Mirror political editor Nigel Nelson thinks there might be shy Corbynistas out there
  
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• 'We've seen terror before... we won't give in': Jo Cox Foundation releases heartbreaking video for Manchester's One Love concert

  03-06-2017 20:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In an emotional compilation, the charity pays tribute to a number of victims killed in recent terror attacks in the UK
  
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• Conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg's Instagram page is the most Jacob Rees-Mogg thing ever

  03-06-2017 20:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Brexit-loving, Eton-educated former stockbroker has clocked up 6,600 followers from just 15 posts since the election campaign began
  
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• Body of schoolgirl, 14, killed in Manchester terror attack to return to remote Scottish island home ahead of funeral

  03-06-2017 20:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of mourners are expected to attend the funeral of 14-year-old Eilidh MacLeod, from Barra, Scotland, on Monday
  
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• Giles Duley's photographs of refugees' journeys – in pictures

  03-06-2017 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  More than a million refugees travelled from the Middle East to Europe in 2015. Photojournalist Giles Duley recorded some of their stories, collected in his new book, I Can Only Tell You What My Eyes SeeObserver event: Stories from the frontline
  Thursday 29 June, 7pm, at the Guardian offices, London N1
  Giles Duley joins the Observer’s Emma Graham-Harrison, the UNHCR’s Sybella Wilkes and Hassan Akkad, a teacher imprisoned by the Assad regime, to discuss the refugee crisis. For details
  
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• Nelson's Column: Don't try Theresa May's British citizenship test - even if you're already a citizen

  03-06-2017 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lifelong British citizen and Sunday People political editor Nigel Nelson tries the ridiculous British citizenship test. And it's a fail
  
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• Muhammad Ali's son claims he is weeks away from being homeless - and has received just £6k of his dad's £62m fortune

  03-06-2017 19:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A year after his father's death, Muhammad Ali Junior says he has been denied his equal share - and 'doesn't have a cent to his name'
  
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• Banksy offers Bristol electorate free print if they vote against Tories

  03-06-2017 19:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Anonymous street artist makes limited-edition artwork pledge to six south-west constituencies
  Graffiti artist Banksy has offered voters a free limited edition print if they vote for anyone other than the Conservatives this Thursday.
  The anonymous artist made the offer to voters in the Bristol North West, Bristol West, North Somerset, Thornbury and Yate, Kingswood, and Filton and Bradley Stoke constituencies. Continue reading...
  
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• Lady Lucan reveals how husband 'thrust his fingers down her throat and tried to gouge out her eyes' on night of nanny's murder

  03-06-2017 19:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After 40 years, the Countess has spoken of how she begged Lord Lucan not to kill her on the fateful night of their nanny's murder
  
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• Single mum hits back at woman who called her two-year-old son 'repulsive' in shop queue

  03-06-2017 19:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  She couldn't believe her ears when the woman made the horrendous comment
  
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• Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe ex-wife plans to visit him in prison - despite 'cutting all ties'

  03-06-2017 19:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ex-teacher Sonia visited the killer several times in Broadmoor but it is believed she has not seen him since last August when he was sent to a Category A jail
  
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• Dozens of elite special forces troops booted out after failing drugs tests

  03-06-2017 19:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It is believed to be the first time the MoD has admitted that British special forces have been involved in drug abuse
  
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• Brits lose a record £13.8billion on gambling as we risk becoming a nation of addicts

  03-06-2017 19:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fugures point to a crisis in gambling addiction – a mental health problem which stays under the radar despite an estimated 350,000 UK sufferers
  
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• How the cost of motor insurance is dependant on where you live (and northerners are closing in on Londoners)

  03-06-2017 19:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Read the full list of average prices below in a regional breakdown on car insurance costs
  
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• Fifty of the funniest jokes from 50 of our favourite comedians

  03-06-2017 19:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Our list includes British greats such as Ronnie Corbett and Billy Connolly as well as some Americans from across the pond
  
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• 13 tips on how to cope with memory loss if you struggle with everyday forgetfulness

  03-06-2017 19:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  To mark Dementia Awareness Week, here are a charity’s ­practical ways to help cope with memory loss
  
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• Banksy offers Brits who vote against Tories the chance to win free print - but it could be illegal

  03-06-2017 19:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The famous graffiti artist’s suggestion could see people break the law
  
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• James Mattis asks US allies to 'bear with us' amid backlash over isolationism

  03-06-2017 19:03 via theguardian.com
  
  The secretary of defense added it would be a ‘crummy world’ if Americans retreat, as US leadership and international commitment came under question US secretary of defense James Mattis has urged allies to “bear with us”, noting it would be a “crummy world” if Americans retreated into isolationism.Related: Why Trump's attempt to pit Pittsburgh against Paris is absurd | Lucia GravesContinue reading...
  
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• Theresa May's approval rating collapses in Mirror poll as voters reveal their biggest fear is another hung parliament

  03-06-2017 19:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Voters now view Jeremy Coryn 18 points more favourably than they did in February, while Theresa May has lost 12 points, according to an exclusive ComRes poll
  
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• Riot police arrest 12 as anti-fascist protesters clash at EDL march in dramatic scenes

  03-06-2017 18:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bottles were thrown between far right and anti-fascist protesters as police struggled to keep the two sides apart
  
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• The Conservatives quietly U-turn on their big manifesto promise to build "new generation of social housing"

  03-06-2017 18:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Housing minister Gavin Barwell has confirmed the Tories new social homes won't have council house rents - they will in fact probably be much higher
  
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• Scouse taxi driver tries to stop speeding drivers with can of DEODORANT in hilarious video prank

  03-06-2017 18:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Social media sensation Kev Murray was testing out a theory to see if he could slow down drivers by aiming his body spray at their vehicles
  
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