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• Fraudster who claimed to bosses she had cancer to steal £15k is ordered to pay back just £1

  20-06-2017 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kelsey Whitehead shaved her hair, put a fake drip in her chest and would vomit at work, claiming it was part of her illness - which tricked her bosses and even her wife
  
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• Ilford pensioner travels to Finsbury Park to apologise

  20-06-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Julie Simpson, from east London, visited the Finsbury Park mosque to apologise to Mohammed Mahmoud who helped save the terror suspect near the Muslim Welfare Centre.
  
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• Horror as teen boy drowns after "getting into difficulties" swimming in lake

  20-06-2017 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  West Midlands Police, ambulances and fire crews attended the scene after reports emerged a 15-year-old boy had got into difficulties
  
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• Voice of the Mirror: May day over Brexit as the PM proves herself politically bankrupt

  20-06-2017 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There is no guarantee the politically bankrupt PM will be able to implement the pathetic excuse for a Queen's Speech
  
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• Kung Fu master pulls venomous snake through his nose and mouth then lifts buckets of water using EYELIDS

  20-06-2017 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTURBING FOOTAGE. At one point the man looks like he is going to be sick as he showcases his strange 'talent'
  
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• The Prime Minister may still be in office but she certainly is not in power

  20-06-2017 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  On almost every count, her weakness has been exposed. She has not even been able assemble a coalition
  
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• Grandparents must never be told their daughter had twins

  20-06-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A High Court judge ruled yesterday that a couple in their sixties must never be told they have twin grandchildren. Mr Justice Cobb ruled in favour of the mother, who asked for her babies to be adopted.
  
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• Now even the crackpots won't work with Theresa May - as DUP reveals talks have been plunged into chaos

  20-06-2017 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The PM's reputation has hit rock bottom as their allies delay signing up on the eve of the Queen's Speech and say the Tories will find it hard to get what they want from EU chiefs
  
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• Theresa May under pressure as DUP says: ‘Show some respect’

  20-06-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Brexit to dominate Queen’s speech shorn of controversial social policies after Conservatives fail to secure dealTheresa May will press ahead with a Brexit-dominated Queen’s speech shorn of a series of controversial social policies after failing to complete “confidence and supply” negotiations with the Democratic Unionist party.The Conservative leader will become the first prime minister in decades to lay out a legislative programme without a guaranteed House of Commons ma
  
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• Desperate Theresa May to unveil ban on letting agent fees in slimmed down Queen's Speech

  20-06-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The floundering Prime Minister has jettisoned huge chunks of her Queen's Speech - but this bit's made it in
  
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• Alison Phillips on how she finally understands why we need the Queen

  20-06-2017 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There is a permanence and solidity to our monarchy which runs like a steel rod through our nation, shoring us up in times like this
  
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• Awkward graduation ceremony proposal as hopeless romantic's gesture backfires spectacularly

  20-06-2017 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Despite carefully thought out words, a ring and a giant bouquet of red roses, the woman seems distinctly unimpressed
  
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• Injured United Airlines passengers taken to hospital in wheelchairs after flight hits Tropical Storm Cindy turbulence

  20-06-2017 23:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Footage captured at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston shows travellers after flight UA1031
  
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• Car 'plays chicken with other drivers' after passenger filmed hanging out of window

  20-06-2017 23:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dashcam footage captured on Sunday showed the passenger of a dark-coloured VQ Polo risking their life to sbow off to his mates
  
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• Motorcyclist tries to show off by doing skids in petrol station – but it doesn't end well

  20-06-2017 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The driver in the next bay had asked the biker to stop doing burnouts in the carwash moments before the accident
  
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• Ryan O'Callaghan, former New England Patriots lineman, comes out as gay

  20-06-2017 23:04 via theguardian.com
  
  O’Callaghan also played for Kansas City Chiefs during NFL careerSays he planned to kill himself before finding support among Chiefs staffThe former New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Ryan O’Callaghan has come as gay.The 33-year-old, who retired in 2011, told his story to Outsports in an interview published on Tuesday. O’Callaghan says he grew up in a conservative town and realized he was gay as a teenager. He described how his career, through high sch
  
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• Royal Ascot day two preview: Highland Reel set to boost Aidan O’Brien | Chris Cook

  20-06-2017 23:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Highland Reel can claim the Prince of Wales’s Stakes on his favoured fast ground and give Aidan O’Brien a boost after Godolphin dominated day oneGodolphin’s sandbagging of the Aidan O’Brien runners became the story of day one and the rival teams face off again in today’s Prince of Wales’s Stakes.There is a slight concern about the general form of the Irishman’s yard but Highland Reel (4.20) could kill off such chatter on the fast ground he loves so much.
  
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• Spluttering bi-plane stuns golfers

  20-06-2017 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Members of Westhoughton Golf Club, in Bolton, Greater Manchester, were relishing the summer heatwave when they heard an aircraft circling above them.
  
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• Police investigating Finsbury Park Mosque terror attack obtain warrant to question suspect until Saturday

  20-06-2017 22:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dad-of-four Darren Osborne was arrested after Muslim worshippers were ploughed into by a man driving a van near the Finsbury Park Mosque in north London
  
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• Sister of Finsbury Park terror suspect claims he jumped in river to kill himself six weeks ago

  20-06-2017 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darren Osborne's sister Nicola said her brother is "not a terrorist" but was "lost" as she revealed his disturbing history which includes an apparent recent suicide attempt
  
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• West End stars to perform in special benefit concert

  20-06-2017 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stars of the West End are to take part in a benefit concert to help those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.
  
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• Man buns and cornrows: Barbie's boyfriend Ken gets a makeover

  20-06-2017 22:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Barbie’s arm candy Ken gets new hairstyles, a range of body types, a fresh wardrobe and skin tones for different ethnicitiesMan buns, cornrows or bleached blond hair? Barbie’s longtime boyfriend, Ken, is getting a makeover with new hair styles, a range of body types, a hip wardrobe and skin tones for every ethnicity.The toymaker Mattel on Tuesday announced 15 new Ken dolls, featuring seven skin tones, nine hairstyles and three body styles, including a more muscular “broad&rdquo
  
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• Beggar 'pretends to be a Grenfell Tower fire victim'

  20-06-2017 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man was spotted in the middle of busy Oxford Street, central London, with a sign saying 'I’m legend victim which didn’t get help after Grenfell Tower fire'.
  
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• Brit dies after fall from Roman Abramovich's friend's boat

  20-06-2017 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jacob Nicol, 24, was working on the Kibo boat on May 3, 2015 when he hit his head on a 20kg hook and was knocked into the sea near Majorca in a freak accident.
  
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• The disaster of the pain pill culture - how prescription drugs can ruin lives

  20-06-2017 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After Ant McPartlin checked himself into rehab, revealing he had become addicted to painkillers, it highlighted a widespread problem which is affecting increasing numbers up and down the country
  
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• Manchester bomb survivor walks into her school prom

  20-06-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Acacia Seward (pictured right) was injured in the Manchester Arena attack and has needed internal and external stitches on her leg. But she was determined to walk in to her own prom.
  
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• Man shot in Brussels rail station amid bomb belt claims

  20-06-2017 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belgian police say the situation is under control after the incident at Brussels Central Station.
  
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• Welsh man has lavish meal while kids stay in hot car

  20-06-2017 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man and his partner quaffed wine and dined on lobster at the Seahorse restaurant in Llandudno, Wales, while the childrenmade do with takeaway pizza in the car on Sunday.
  
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• Senior police chief warns his 'force is stretched to the limits' after losing 1,000 officers

  20-06-2017 22:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Merseyside Chief Constable Andy Cooke warns that they don't have sufficient resources to respond to low-level incidents of crime after his budgets was cut by £100million
  
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• Portugal plane crashes whilst putting out fire

  20-06-2017 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A loud explosion was reportedly heard in the hills where the aircraft crashed, around six miles from the Pedrogao Grande region, but it emerged to have been a 'false alarm'.
  
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• Is Islamophobia on the rise?

  20-06-2017 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many Muslim leaders are calling for more to be done to protect their worshippers from hate crimes.
  
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• Man arrested outside Parliament is sent for health checks

  20-06-2017 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eniola Mustafa Aminu, 27, appeared at Westminster Magistrates C following his arrest near to the Carriage Gates entrance to the Palace of Westminster last Friday morning.
  
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• Police had a chance to lock up Finsbury Park terror suspect - but they let him go

  20-06-2017 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Just 24 hours before the mosque attack a neighbour called officers after he found Darren Osborne asleep in his rental van smelling of alcohol, but they decided no offences had been committed
  
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• Daniel Day-Lewis announces retirement from acting

  20-06-2017 22:01 via theguardian.com
  
  The Oscar-winning actor’s spokeswoman has confirmed that his next film, reuniting with There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson, will be his lastDaniel Day-Lewis is to retire from acting, according to his spokeswoman. Related: Robert Redford says he will retire from acting after two more filmsContinue reading...
  
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• Soldiers shoot person at Brussels Central railway station

  20-06-2017 21:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Belgian police say situation under control as local media report explosion and soldiers having ‘neutralised’ person near Grand PlaceSoldiers “had to neutralise an individual” at one of Brussels’ main railway stations, a Belgian government agency has said, amid reports of an explosion in the area. Police quickly declared the incident under control.Belgian media reported that Grand Place, a major tourist site, was evacuated, along with Brussels Central station, which
  
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• Bradford fraudster jailed for bringing in illegal migrants

  20-06-2017 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shopkeeper Malkeet Singh Rathod, 48, from Bradford, was jailed for nine years yesterday after a judge told him his deception undermined the public's trust in the immigration system.
  
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• Cressida Dick calls for more money for the Met after terrorist attacks

  20-06-2017 21:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Commissioner says force is financially stretched as outgoing Lancashire chief says cuts have left people feeling less safe The Metropolitan police commissioner has warned that her force is financially stretched and that she needs more money to “do the job” of policing the capital in the aftermath of the Westminster, London Bridge and Finsbury Park terrorist attacks.Cressida Dick said she was in talks with the Home Office and the mayor about funding, while a string of other chief cons
  
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• Can the Tories get back to the future? Not under Theresa May | Rafael Behr

  20-06-2017 21:44 via theguardian.com
  
  The party can’t keep relying on older voters, but someone capable of winning young hearts – in England at least – has yet to emergeJust as trauma is said to turn hair grey overnight, the election has abruptly aged the Conservative party. Theresa May and her ministers are not physically altered, but their whole enterprise feels more decrepit than it did just a month ago.This partly reflects exposure of the Tories’ extraordinary reliance on older voters.
  
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• Chelsea Manning leaks had no strategic impact on US war efforts, Pentagon finds

  20-06-2017 21:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Uploading of more than 700,000 files to WikiLeaks had no significant strategic effect, analysis finds, and puts into context the severe punishment she received
  The publication of hundreds of thousands of secret US documents leaked by army soldier Chelsea Manning in 2010 had no strategic impact on the American war efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq, a newly released Pentagon analysis concluded.The main finding of the Department of Defense report, written a year after the breach, was that Manning&rsq
  
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• Canada police investigate theft of mummified human toe served in drinks

  20-06-2017 21:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Yukon bar’s 40-year-old signature drink, the sourtoe cocktail, featured the blackened toe inside – until a customer allegedly ran off with itPolice in Canada have launched an investigation after a patron at a Yukon bar allegedly stole the famed ingredient of their signature drink: a mummified human toe.For more than 40 years the Downtown hotel in Dawson City has served up the sourtoe cocktail, a shot of whisky with a blackened toe – nail and all – bobbing inside. Those wh
  
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• Naked pram pusher leaves Glastonbury high street stunned – days before famous music festival kicks off

  20-06-2017 21:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Facebook users were left speechless by the footage with shows the person pushing a pram down the road as vehicles drive past
  
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• Former Crufts winner banned from keeping dogs for life

  20-06-2017 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Crufts winner Margaret Greaves kept 30 dogs, two cats and two parrots in dark rooms and in cramped cages which were covered in faeces and urine at a farm house in Nottinghamshire.
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning numbers for £52 million jackpot on Tuesday, June 20

  20-06-2017 21:39 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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• Brian May savages Tories and calls for 'radical restart' of policy after devastating Grenfell Tower fire

  20-06-2017 21:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Queen star called for “every last vestige of the rotten, filthy, old-style privileged Tory edifice to be torn down"
  
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• Andy Murray suffers ‘big blow’ to Wimbledon hopes in Queen’s exit

  20-06-2017 21:35 via theguardian.com
  
  • Murray: ‘If I play like that, I certainly won’t win Wimbledon’
  • World No1 beaten in first round by lucky loser Jordan ThompsonAndy Murray, as candid in defeat as he is humble in victory, admitted he has little chance of retaining his Wimbledon title next month, if he plays the way he did in losing to world No90 Jordan Thompson in the first round of the Aegon Championships. The five-times Queen’s Club champion admitted the shock defeat was “a big blow&rd
  
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• A new refugee 'every three seconds'

  20-06-2017 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Record numbers of people are displaced worldwide, the UN's refugee agency says.
  
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• London fire: Grenfell victims 'not being forced to move away'

  20-06-2017 21:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People left homeless by the tower block fire will be rehomed as locally as possible, officials say.
  
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• Steve Bell on Philip Hammond's Mansion House speech – cartoon

  20-06-2017 21:32 via theguardian.com
  
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• County Championship roundup: Ballance struggles to hold Yorkshire together

  20-06-2017 21:28 via theguardian.com
  
  • Samit Patel and James Pattinson puts Notts on top at Trent Bridge
  • Ravi Bopara makes first Championship ton since 2014 for EssexGary Ballance made runs, of course he did, but his was a lone hand, and Yorkshire are in deep trouble at Lord’s, where they have lost their last three games in remarkable fashion. Closing nine down and 260 behind, a remarkable effort is required to avoid a fourth loss.Throughout Middlesex’s first innings of 446, the nagging sense was that a litt
  
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