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• First picture of man who died after getting trapped under a bus at Chester Zoo

  14-06-2017 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to the popular attraction at lunchtime but the man named locally as Wayne Lannon, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• Blundering John Lewis driver 'damages 300-year-old house after getting lorry wedged in narrow lane'

  14-06-2017 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Town councillor James Hood said the vehicle 'took off a corner off one of the nearby buildings and brought a lot of rubble down with it too'
  
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• People injured at MoD firing range in West Wales

  14-06-2017 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A number of people are believed to have been injured following an incident at Castlemartin firing range in Pembrokeshire, the Ministry of Defence said.
  
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• Grenfell Tower bystander arrested for 'uncovering fire victim's body and posting sick photos on Facebook'

  14-06-2017 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The suspect was held after the disturbing photos appeared on Facebook after he allegedly pulled back the cover that had been placed over the corpse
  
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• Chilling warning that the public "would pay the price" for fire brigade cuts went unheeded

  14-06-2017 23:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  FBU general secretary said earlier this year: "Firefighters are doing their best to provide a world class service but the Government have compromised the service"
  
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• Gareth Southgate: ‘There is no magic wand for England, that’s the reality’

  14-06-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  • England manager angered by defeat against 10 men in Paris
  • Southgate: ‘Our game without the ball has to improve in all areas’Gareth Southgate has given a bleak assessment of England’s status on the back of their demoralising defeat by France and made it clear “there is no magic wand” to help the national team back to a position where they can cope against elite opponents.Southgate, reflecting on only three wins from eight games in charge, said ever
  
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• Council 'penny pinching and accepting lowest bid for work' blamed for Grenfell Tower blaze by former borough worker

  14-06-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Often fire alarms didn't work and a new external fire escape was not installed because it would cost too much, a former council worker has claimed
  
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• How rich and poor rallied together to help people of Grenfell Tower in their desperate hour of need

  14-06-2017 23:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the horror unfolded above them, people from both sides of North Kensington's economic divide united in an extraordinary way to do what they could to help
  
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• Voter branded a 'thick chav' in 'vile' Facebook message from Tory who lost his seat

  14-06-2017 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man was stunned to receive the message from the Facebook account of Stewart Jackson, who was ousted by Labour in Peterborough last week
  
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• Voter branded a 'thick chav' in Facebook message from Tory who lost his seat

  14-06-2017 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man was stunned to receive the message from the Facebook account of Stewart Jackson, who was ousted by Labour in Peterborough last week
  
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• The critical checks doctors make while battling to save the life of a fire victim

  14-06-2017 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Malcolm Tunnicliff dealt with 12 casualties from the deadly Grenfell Tower inferno and said all had injuries caused by severe smoke inhalation
  
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• The waiting time for a vital disability benefit has risen hugely in 6 months

  14-06-2017 23:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People are waiting around three months from first registering to find out if they have been given Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
  
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• 'Lessons learned? Obviously not': Dad whose daughter died in 2009 tower blaze says Grenfell tragedy brings back nightmare

  14-06-2017 23:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pip Hickman's eldest daughter Catherine perished in Britain’s previous worst tower block blaze at Lakanal House in 2009
  
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• 'Lessons learned? Obviosuly not': Dad whose daughter died in 2009 tower blaze says Grenfell tragedy brings back nightmare

  14-06-2017 23:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pip Hickman's eldest daughter Catherine perished in Britain’s previous worst tower block blaze at Lakanal House in 2009
  
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• We don't tolerate abuse aimed at children, so why do we allow people who abuse the elderly to get away with it?

  14-06-2017 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The odds of being convicted for a crime against an elderly person is less than one in a hundred
  
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• Claude Puel sacked as Southampton manager after one season in charge

  14-06-2017 23:07 via theguardian.com
  
  • Frenchman led Saints to eighth in Premier League and final of EFL Cup
  • Borussia Dortmund’s Thomas Tuchel among those linked with vacancyClaude Puel has been sacked by Southampton after one season in charge. The 55-year-old’s position had been the source of speculation and rumour for some time with a section of Saints supporters displeased with their team’s style of play and results under the Frenchman.Thomas Tuchel, the former Borussia Dortmund manager, has been li
  
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• How the sight of heroic firefighters rushing into the blazing Grenfell Tower had chilling echoes of 9/11

  14-06-2017 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One firefighter compared the blazing tower block in London to the Twin Towers tragedy, saying: “There was one small staircase that everyone was going up. It was just like the images of 9/11”
  
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• A million lives at risk: Thousands of council-owned high-rise blocks, like Grenfell Tower, don't have sprinkler systems

  14-06-2017 22:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Calls are mounting for an urgent overhaul of fire safety regulations covering the people living in tens of thousands of high-rise flats
  
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• Two arrested over violent clash during Turkish president's White House visit

  14-06-2017 22:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Police say Sinan Narin and Eyup Yildirim have been arrested for their role in a violent altercation that took place outside the Turkish ambassador’s residenceTwo men have been arrested for their role in a violent altercation outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence during a recent visit to Washington by Turkey’s president, police said Wednesday.The Metropolitan police department said in a brief statement that Sinan Narin had been arrested in Virginia on an aggravated assault
  
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• Diamond investment coldcalling scammers flogged gems at a 745% mark-up

  14-06-2017 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Investors who were conned into buying diamonds had no chance of getting a return
  
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• Teenage girl appears to steal kitten by stuffing it into her handbag before walking out of pet shop

  14-06-2017 22:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The girl appears to grab the 10-week-old tabby from a cage, but manages to drop it on the ground, before appearing to scoop it up and throw it into her bag
  
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• Israeli author David Grossman wins Man Booker International prize

  14-06-2017 22:43 via theguardian.com
  
  A Horse Walks Into a Bar, his novel about a standup comedian’s public breakdown, scoops £50,000 prize to be shared with translator Jessica CohenDavid Grossman’s “ambitious high-wire act of a novel”, A Horse Walks into a Bar, set around a standup comic’s rambling and confessional routine in an Israeli comedy club, has won the Man Booker International prize for the year’s best fiction in translation.Set in a small Israeli town, the novel is focused entirel
  
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• Chemsex ended in tragedy 'after dominant partner fell asleep leaving submissive lover to die trussed up with gas mask on'

  14-06-2017 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Drug-fuelled bondage game between Dohoon Kim, 36, and 52-year-old Kevin Adams led to Kim's death and Adams being charged with manslaughter
  
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• Doctor who treated Grenfell Tower fire victims reveals hidden home danger that could prove fatal in a blaze

  14-06-2017 22:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Malcolm Tunnicliff, from King’s College Hospital, in south London, dealt with 12 casualties from the deadly inferno and all were suffering from severe smoke inhalation
  
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• The Virginia shooting is a Rorschach test for America | Ross Barkan

  14-06-2017 22:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Both the left and the right will think this incident is a symbol of something much greater, a reflection of the times we live in now. But what if it isn’t?‘United in shock and anguish’: Congress comes together after shooting
  A Bernie Sanders supporter shooting bullets at congressional Republicans is a tragic absurdity ready-made for today’s hot take circus. By now, we know the script. The right will say this is proof that progressives are growing unhinged in the Donald Tr
  
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• Four dead in San Francisco shooting after UPS worker opens fire at facility

  14-06-2017 22:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Witnesses describe ‘chaos’ after gunman fatally shot three and injured two others before turning the gun on himself
  Four people are dead after an employee opened fire at a UPS facility in San Francisco on Wednesday morning, killing three and injuring two before turning the gun on himself, police said. Officers responding to the scene encountered multiple shooting victims before cornering the shooter, whose identity was not divulged, assistant police chief Toney Chaplin said at a news
  
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• Durham University handed out books encouraging terrorism

  14-06-2017 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Students attending a 'Discover Islam Week' at Durham University were stunned to see the banned writings of Dr Zakir Naik on display outside the university library.
  
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• National Lottery results: Winning numbers for £14.7m Lotto jackpot on Wednesday, June 14

  14-06-2017 22:08 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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• Victoria Derbyshire hugs shaken witness of London fire

  14-06-2017 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Victoria Derbyshire comforted a witness called Mahad Egal as he broke down on camera when he recounted the details of the Kensington fire at the Grenfell tower block that killed twelve people.
  
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• Gordon Ramsay suffers his own Hotel Hell as his £200-a-night townhouse ends up £13 MILLION in the red

  14-06-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The celebrity chef's upmarket York & Albany hotel and restaurant’s latest accounts show that the Primrose Hill establishment £882,000 last year
  
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• Two teenagers are rescued from Paris catacombs

  14-06-2017 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two boys, aged 16 and 17, were taken to hospital and were being treated for hypothermia after being found by search teams and rescue dogs in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
  
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• Thames Water needs a drain after financial penalties | Nils Pratley

  14-06-2017 21:54 via theguardian.com
  
  It’s fair to ask whether regulator Ofwat could push a lot harder on behalf of customersThames Water is the company that gives even doubters cause to wonder whether renationalisation of the water industry might be a good idea.Ownership of the operating business, and the finer details of the colossal £10.75bn of debt financing, is contained within a labyrinth of intermediary offshore companies that makes it impossible to calculate how much the owners have made over the years. All one c
  
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• Hero journalist injured in London Bridge attacks returns to Borough Market for drink day he left hospital

  14-06-2017 21:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Eleven days after charging at the three attackers, Geoff Ho posts a picture of himself enjoying himself as the market reopened for business
  
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• USGA eager for only players to take centre stage at US Open this time

  14-06-2017 21:49 via theguardian.com
  
  • Rules farce hit 2016 event and condition of greens questioned in 2015
  • ‘Something like the last couple of years affects our whole organisation’Those in positions of authority may be soft targets for vociferous abuse but nobody has matched the United States Golf Association’s fuelling of such fires. It is no exaggeration to suggest a peaceful, straightforward US Open from Thursday at Erin Hills is necessary to justify the lofty status as bestowed on those who p
  
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• Grenfell Tower: 12 dead in fire that destroyed 24-storey building

  14-06-2017 21:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Police expect death toll to rise further as search continues and firefighters say they will be at site of blaze through the nightLondon fire – latest updatesWhat we know so farFire engulfs the Grenfell – in picturesFirefighters and police were searching through the still smouldering debris of a tower block inferno in London to retrieve bodies as police warned the death toll of 12 would rise in the coming hours.
  Hundreds of people have made desperate calls to a specially created casua
  
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• Eoin Morgan admits to England regrets after dismal Champions Trophy exit

  14-06-2017 21:36 via theguardian.com
  
  • Captain says worn Cardiff pitch meant ‘there was no home advantage’
  • Pakistan win by eight wickets to set up all-Asian final at The OvalEoin Morgan was left lamenting a lack of home advantage and his side’s inability to adapt after a collective dose of paralysis with the bat on a reused Cardiff pitch led to England being bundled out of the Champions Trophy by a resurgent Pakistan.As Sarfraz Ahmed led his players on a lap of honour in front of a strong and jubilant
  
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• Germany plans to fingerprint children

  14-06-2017 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Germany plans to fingerprint asylum seekers as young as six and give authorities the right to look at private messages on services such as WhatsApp to try and prevent terrorism.
  
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• The trial of Timothy the Martyr is over. But has Farron been treated unfairly? | Rafael Behr

  14-06-2017 21:34 via theguardian.com
  
  With the election over, the Lib Dems’ ex-leader had to be the opposite of zealous, evangelical and pious. And that was one pose he could never credibly strikeSuccess in the 2017 general election is a roving benchmark. Jeremy Corbyn is hailed as a hero by his party for losing well, far in excess of expectation. Theresa May’s leadership is in crisis because she won so badly, throwing away what looked like an insuperable advantage. Related: Tim Farron quits as Lib Dem leaderContinue rea
  
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• ISIS supporter jailed for six years

  14-06-2017 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shamim Ahmed, 24, from Shadwell, East London, threatened to punch a dock officer and told a judge: 'Give me 20 years, I'll come out the enemy' during his sentencing hearing.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn appoints Owen Smith to his shadow cabinet

  14-06-2017 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Corbyn brought his former rival into the fold by making him Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary.
  
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• Terrifying footage of moment gunman fires at US Congressmen's baseball game as witnesses hide in fear

  14-06-2017 21:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The chilling video clip captures the sound of gunshots ringing out as gunman James T Hodgkinson, 66, went on a rampage that left five injured
  
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• Steve Hansen picks strong New Zealand side for Samoa warm-up match

  14-06-2017 21:31 via theguardian.com
  
  • Aaron Smith picked at scrum-half to face Samoa, in favour of TJ Perenara
  • Sonny Bill Williams to make first All Blacks appearance since 2015 World CupWarren Gatland, look away now. After preparations for the Test series against New Zealand were dented, if not derailed, by a second midweek defeat, the size of the task awaiting the British & Irish Lions has come sharply into focus with Steve Hansen naming the strongest All Blacks side available to face Samoa on Friday.Aaron Smith&
  
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• Nevada commission approves date for potential Mayweather-McGregor fight

  14-06-2017 21:29 via theguardian.com
  
  NAC approves promoter’s request for 26 August fight at the MGM GrandLucrative bout must still be approved by commission before it’s finalizedThe long-touted fight between UFC star Conor McGregor and the former five-division boxing champion Floyd Mayweather appears to be edging closer. On Tuesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission approved a request from Mayweather Promotions to host a fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on 26 August.The card for the event has not been confirmed but the
  
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• Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight agreed for 26 August

  14-06-2017 21:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Fighters confirm news with messages on social mediaNAC approves promoter’s request for 26 August fight at the MGM GrandLucrative bout must still be approved by commission before it’s finalizedThe long-touted fight between UFC star Conor McGregor and the former five-division boxing champion Floyd Mayweather is set for 26 August. The two fighters confirmed the news with posts to social media. On Instagram, Mayweather said: “It’s official!”. McGregor was similarly to t
  
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• MoD confirms casualties at Castlemartin firing range in west Wales

  14-06-2017 21:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Live firing was due to take place on the range from Monday to Friday, according to government websiteA number of people are believed to have been injured after an incident at a military training base in west Wales, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
  A spokeswoman for the MoD said it was aware of the incident at the Castlemartin firing range in Pembrokeshire. Continue reading...
  
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• Man who made chilling warning about Grenfell Tower fire risk last year was seconds away from death in blaze

  14-06-2017 21:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Edward Daffarn wrote a post in November saying only a 'catastrophic event' would bring about change
  
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• Corbyn showed he could talk to the people. Now the party must talk to him | Letters

  14-06-2017 21:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Jeremy Corbyn fought a great campaign, but the Labour lord Tom Pendry still doubts his ability to be prime minister; other readers contribute views on the leader’s success and efforts to end divisions in the partyAfter the general election, only the most bigoted of Labour MPs will not regard Jeremy Corbyn as a great campaigner. If it were not for his energy and drive the party would not have achieved such commendable results, and a large number of members who thought he wasn’t u
  
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• Have no pity for May. Don’t forgive, and never forget why she must go | Owen Jones

  14-06-2017 21:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Remember her whipping up of bigotry, and political incompetence – that’s the status quo Theresa May wants back. It’s time for a nonstop election campaignHaving averted the most immediate threat, Theresa May is back in No 10. And after her contrition before the 1922 Committee of Tory MPs, some within the commentariat would like us to feel some pity for her. But there will be no pity from me – and not just because a few weeks ago she was hoping to obliterate the party I lov
  
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• Transfer news LIVE: Manchester United seal £30m Victor Lindelof deal plus the latest rumours and gossip

  14-06-2017 21:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Follow all the latest news and gossip as clubs across Europe go head-to head for the best talent
  
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• The Guardian view on austerity economics: it failed | Editorial

  14-06-2017 21:07 via theguardian.com
  
  The Treasury says Britain has to save for a rainy day. But the skies are about to open and it’s time to spendThere could hardly be a worse time for the economy to be starting Brexit negotiations. That thought will be uppermost in the mind of Philip Hammond when he stands up on Thursday to make the annual address by the chancellor to the City’s elite at London’s Mansion House. Mr Hammond has been warning of the dangers of Britain being outside both the single market and the cust
  
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