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• Teenage boy charged with rape of eight-year-old girl in Manchester park

  25-06-2017 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester Police have urged the public not to speculate over the incident and have confirmed the boy will appear in custody at Manchester Youth Court on Monday
  
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• Love Island's Mike Thalassitis reveals what REALLY happened with Jessica Shears after they got dumped from the villa

  25-06-2017 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mike denies anything happened
  
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• 'I'll catch you, honey': girl, 14, saved in fall from New York fun park ride

  25-06-2017 23:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Incident at Six Flags Great Escape Amusement Park caught on videoRescuer: ‘I couldn’t let that little girl die … I couldn’t stand by and watch’A 14-year-old girl was taken to hospital after she fell 25ft from a ride at a New York state amusement park and was caught in the outstretched arms of onlookers.Two park-goers, Matthew Howard, 47, and his 21-year-old daughter, Leeann Winchel, caught the girl, from Greenwood, Delaware, who was taken to Albany Medical Center i
  
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• Chalcots estate residents count the cost of evacuation order

  25-06-2017 23:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Despite being told to leave so their blocks in Camden can be fire-proofed, around 120 households are reported to be considering staying As they contemplated a decision between staying in towers deemed unsafe or facing weeks living out of a suitcase, residents of the Chalcots estate were clear about one thing on Sunday: either way, the result would bear a heavy personal cost. Related: Hundreds evacuated from London tower blocks over fears of Grenfell repeatContinue reading...
  
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• Stefan Kuntz hopes to put England on the spot again in Germany semi-final

  25-06-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The hero of Germany’s Euro 96 semi-final win prepares his nation’s under-21s for another showdown with their old rivals in the European Under-21 ChampionshipStefan Kuntz has good reason to look forward to another semi-final against England. A day short of 21 years since he scored the equaliser and then converted the fifth penalty for Berti Vogts’s side in the Euro 96 shootout, the former striker will lead Germany into the European Under-21 Championship showdown with Aidy Boothr
  
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• Novak Djokovic’s peace mission may have neutered killer instinct – McEnroe

  25-06-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  • Former great questions Pepe Imaz’s influence on troubled Serb
  • Djokovic awaits confirmation Andre Agassi will be at Wimbledon as mentorJohn McEnroe fears Novak Djokovic’s burgeoning spirituality could be draining the Serb of his “killer instinct”.The American, who wrestled with his own volatile personality for much of his career, says of the one-time shirt-ripping beast of the Tour: “From an emotional standpoint he perhaps felt he wanted to bring in som
  
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• Hamilton hits out after Vettel slams into him during GP

  25-06-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vettel hit Hamilton’s Mercedes ahead of a safety car restart on lap 19 before pulling alongside and swerving into the British star, but the only punishment he got was a 10-second penalty.
  
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• 'Time is running out': Desperate mum of heart transplant boy begs for organ donation law change

  25-06-2017 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nine-year-old Max Johnson’s heart is so weakened by a life-threatening condition that he relies on a mechanical pump to help move blood around his body
  
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• Voice of the Mirror: Grenfell Tower tragedy and basic safety failings show working people are not valued

  25-06-2017 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  So far, 60 of the 600 tower blocks which have been tested have all failed basic fire safety checks
  
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• Boat carrying 150 tourists sinks in reservoir in Colombia

  25-06-2017 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Initial reports suggest at least three people have died and 17 are missing following the incident on the Penol reservoir in the tourist town of Guatape
  
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• Demonstrators confront police in east London over Da Costa death

  25-06-2017 23:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Riot police were called to angry scenes at Stratford bus station after Edson Da Costa, 25, died in hospital following arrestBricks were thrown and fires lit on Sunday as protesters confronted police over the treatment of Edir Frederico Da Costa, the 25-year-old black man who died six days after being arrested by officers, who, according to the police watchdog, used force and CS spray against him.Late on Sunday night, two police officers were injured as the large crowd split into several smaller
  
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• The Handmaid's Tale recap: episode five – Offred the invincible

  25-06-2017 23:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Offred spies another giddy act of rebellion, as Serena finds a new sperm source. But can a fertile woman ever be forgiven for murder – or pleasure? Spoiler alert: this recap is for people watching The Handmaid’s Tale on Channel 4 in the UK. Please do not add spoilers from the novel, or from later episodes if you are further on in the series.The friendly vibe between Fred and Offred dissolves this week as their relationship hits a stone in the road. He is happy to pour her whisky and
  
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• Schools and hospitals to be tested for illegal cladding used in Grenfell Tower inferno

  25-06-2017 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Department for Education has instructed councils, academy trusts and dioceses to conduct fire safety checks on up to 30,000 state schools, while NHS England has alerted hospitals to the risks of flammable cladding
  
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• Crooked mayor facing jail after writing fraudulent letters

  25-06-2017 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Malcolm Belchamber, the four-time mayor of Littlehampton, also forged a Home Office letter claiming that his unlikely friend from Sierra Leone had indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
  
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• Huge blaze in north London council block as dozens of firefighters rush to building

  25-06-2017 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Fire crews were seen rushing into the building in Mansfield Road, due to a blaze in a flat on the second floor
  
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• Warren Gatland wants end to All Blacks' ‘dangerous' harassment of Conor Murray

  25-06-2017 23:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Lions head coach wants referees to watch late lunges on scrum-halfItoje and Warburton in line to start second Test in WellingtonWarren Gatland has accused the All Blacks of illegally targeting his scrum-half Conor Murray and warned that the British & Irish Lions will hit back hard in the second Test this weekend. Having reviewed footage of Saturday’s first-Test defeat, Gatland is calling for more scrutiny on players who launch “dangerous” lunges at the standing legs of kick
  
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• The little girl who had 1,000 fits in her first six weeks

  25-06-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Baby Penny Mylchreest endured a staggering 1,000 epileptic fits in the first six weeks of her life - but now three years on she is seizure-free and looking forward to starting primary school next year.
  
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• Wounded Lions seek to reclaim pride in crucial week for Warren Gatland

  25-06-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  • Gatland: ‘There are potentially a couple of changes we need to make’
  • Match against Hurricanes to determine final selection for second TestIt does not take a genius to work out the British & Irish Lions face an uphill struggle to win their best-of-three Test series in New Zealand. Everyone knew it would be tough before their tour kicked off and it is an even more fiendish assignment now. The All Blacks lose successive Tests on home soil about as often as it snows in&
  
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• Poldark recap: series three, episode three – go get 'em, Ross

  25-06-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Beards, blood and gangrene (but no bare chest) this week, as Ross takes on the whole French army single-handedly. Mon dieu! “T’in’t right, t’in’t fair, t’in’t proper.” Well it isn’t. But without it, we would not have seen Ross single-handedly take on the entire French army. Go Ross! And we would not have received news of Dr Enys and his gigantic beard. Much weeping here at the face of the relieved Sindy doll. Far be it from me, though, to men
  
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• Philando Castile protest hits Pride as US gay rights marches get political

  25-06-2017 22:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Parade participants and protesters against Trump, guns and other issues mingle in cities across US, while Minneapolis event is disrupted by ‘die in’Anti-police protesters disrupted the Twin Cities Pride parade on Sunday, over the police shooting of Philando Castile.Related: Mormon girl who says she is gay has microphone cut off, stirring protestContinue reading...
  
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• 'Andrea Leadsom's Brexit patriotism appeal is an utter joke - she needs to admit she was wrong'

  25-06-2017 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Tory Leader of the Commons is calling for broadcasters to promote 'patriotic' Brexit coverage
  
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• Conservatives edge closer to a deal with the DUP

  25-06-2017 22:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Agreement understood to hinge on additional funding for Northern Ireland as sources say deal could come this TuesdayNegotiators on the deal between Theresa May and the Democratic Unionist party aimed at sustaining a minority Conservative government into Brexit talks are hoping to reach an agreement by Tuesday, DUP sources have indicated.
  It could be finalised as the deadline also looms for the DUP, Sinn Fein and the other Northern Ireland parties to find an agreement of their own to restored dev
  
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• Britain's largest ever warship - HMS Queen Elizabeth - to set sail on maiden voyage

  25-06-2017 22:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier is so big it will leave its basin in Rosyth, Fife with just a 30cm gap on either side of the entrance to the dock
  
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• Inside the three houses on sale for just ONE POUND in the same UK town

  25-06-2017 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cheap properties in the North Ormesby area of Middlebrough will be up for auction at a huge property event next month
  
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• Stone Roses fans label gig venue "a shambles" after claims overcrowding and long queues caused gig-goers to be "crushed"

  25-06-2017 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Manchester favourites were playing their last gig of their UK tour in Glasgow
  
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• Crowds gather outside hospital after baby girl is born with two torsos, four arms and four legs

  25-06-2017 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Footage captured inside the hospital shows the severely deformed baby lying on a bed hooked up to machines before she died shortly after her birth
  
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• Chilling confession of Twilight killer who stabbed girlfriend's mum as she slept heard for the first time

  25-06-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a taped interview with police Markham – just 14 at the time – calmly describes how he knifed Elizabeth Edwards as she lay on her side in bed
  
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• Revealed: FULL tape of Tommy Robinson fight shows battered victim struggling to walk as witness rubbishes activist's self-defence claim

  25-06-2017 21:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Coach driver Asif Idris drove the ex-EDL leader to Ascot Racecourse and captured clear footage of what happened before and after the brutal brawl
  
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• Cyber-attack on UK parliament: Russia is suspected culprit

  25-06-2017 21:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Fewer than 90 email accounts with weak passwords are believed to have been hacked in ‘sustained’ attackThe Russian government is suspected of being behind a cyber-attack on parliament that breached dozens of email accounts belonging to MPs and peers.Although the investigation is at an early stage and the identity of those responsible may prove impossible to establish with absolute certainty, Moscow is deemed the most likely culprit. Continue reading...
  
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• Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte marks one year in power

  25-06-2017 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Outspoken politician Rodrigo Duterte took power at the end of June last year vowing to halt substance abuse and lawlessness that he saw as 'symptoms of virulent social disease.'
  
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• Man, 26, dies in his parents' arms after being stabbed in heart as he spoke to girlfriend on phone

  25-06-2017 21:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Brindley had been on a night out with friends when he was knifed outside a parade of shops in Birmingham just before midnight last night
  
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• Confederations Cup: Germany reach semi-final after video replay confusion

  25-06-2017 21:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Germany 3-1 CameroonReferee sends off wrong player despite assistance from monitorWorld champions will play Mexico for place in finalThe world champions, Germany, reached the Confederations Cup semi-final on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over a Cameroon side reduced to 10 men after further confusion with experimental video replays.Germany were leading through Kerem Demirbay’s strike when a case of mistaken identity halfway through the second half – which replays were meant to eradicate &
  
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• 'Lucky' HGV driver nearly topples load as lorry careers around roundabout before ending up in the branches of a tree

  25-06-2017 21:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The dash cam footage was taken in Doncaster and has since been postedo n Facebook where it has been viewed 29,000 times
  
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• Murdoch's Sky takeover bid: culture secretary's verdict due this week

  25-06-2017 21:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Some analysts believe Ofcom’s investigation into £11.7bn deal has raised concerns but suspect it will get green light six years after earlier bid’s failureRupert Murdoch is about to learn whether the government has cleared his latest bid to buy Sky or whether concerns about competition could yet derail the deal.The culture secretary, Karen Bradley, will this week deliver her verdict on whether to greenlight 21st Century Fox’s proposed £11.7bn takeover of the satelli
  
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• Paedophile who abused girl has his sentencing delayed

  25-06-2017 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Derek Lamond, 51, (pictured) had his sentencing hearing delayed because he had already booked a trip to the Channel Islands so he could be best man at a friend's wedding.
  
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• In pictures: Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr festival

  25-06-2017 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Islamic world has begun marking the holiday which ends the Ramadan fast.
  
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• Dog swings in on zipline to rescue China landslide victims

  25-06-2017 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over 2,500 rescuers have come to Xinmo village in Mao County, China to help find survivors of a deadly landslide. Ten bodies have so far been found but 93 are still missing after the disaster.
  
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• First 60 tower blocks tested after Grenfell tragedy ALL fail basic fire safety checks

  25-06-2017 20:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anger is also growing that just 60 of the 600 tower blocks with potential issues have even been tested so far, nearly two weeks after the disastrous blaze
  
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• Queen's 2017: Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares win doubles title

  25-06-2017 20:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Jamie Murray wins his first Queen's Club title as he and Bruno Soares beat France's Julien Beneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
  
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• Lee Rigby's killer 'is Britain's most dangerous prisoner'

  25-06-2017 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Home-grown Islamic extremist Michael Adebolajo, 31, has been 'brainwashing'inmates at HMP Frankland and has been branded 'violent, unpredictable and a major danger to other prisoners.'
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn wants to scrap Trident nuclear plan, says Michael Eavis

  25-06-2017 20:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour leader who voted against weapons renewal programme quipped about ridding UK of it, says Glastonbury founderJeremy Corbyn intends to scrap the UK’s Trident nuclear programme as soon as possible, according to the founder of the Glastonbury festival, Michael Eavis. As the festival in Somerset ended on Sunday Eavis recounted a conversation he had had with the Labour leader, telling an audience on Sunday that he had asked Corbyn: “When are you going to get rid of Trident?” Co
  
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• Mother and son's holiday ruined by Benidorm filming

  25-06-2017 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lee Carter, 19, and his mother Susan, 47, forked out £1,167 for an all-inclusive break to Sol Pelicanos Ocas. But they arrived to discover half of the main pool had been shut for filming.
  
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• Barry Gibb brings Glastonbury to its feet

  25-06-2017 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The singer delivers a hit-laden, foot-stomping disco set in the Sunday afternoon legend slot.
  
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• Italy forced to bail out two more banks for 5.2bn euros

  25-06-2017 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rome will spend at least 5.2bn euros to rescue Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca.
  
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• Prince Philip back in the driving seat just days after he was discharged from hospital

  25-06-2017 20:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen enjoyed a day out at the Royal Windsor Cup
  
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• America's Cup: Team New Zealand one point from glory after win over Oracle

  25-06-2017 20:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Oracle Team USA trail 6-1 after New Zealand win both Sunday’s racesFirst team to seven will be the holders of the Auld MugHelmsman Peter Burling and his underdog Emirates Team New Zealand won two races on Sunday to reach match point in the America’s Cup against Jimmy Spithill and two-time defending champion Oracle Team USA. Now the New Zealanders need to avoid the kind of soul-crushing collapse that kept them from winning the oldest trophy in international sports four years ago. Burl
  
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• Glastonbury 2017: 'the best one yet', declares organiser Emily Eavis

  25-06-2017 20:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Ed Sheeran is headliner for last night at Worthy Farm after secret set by the Killers, winding up politically charged festivalAs a politically fired-up Glastonbury 2017 ends, co-organiser Emily Eavis has said: “It has to be the best one yet.”Ed Sheeran was due to be the Sunday night headliner, completing a line-up that saw Radiohead, Foo Fighters and – in a secret set – the Killers take to the stages of Worthy Farm over the three-day festival. Continue reading...
  
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• Italy to wind up two failing banks at potential cost of €17bn

  25-06-2017 20:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza, blighted by bad loans and a mis-selling scandal, will open as usual on Monday, says finance minister The Italian government is stepping in to wind up two failing lenders and prevent a bank run, at a total cost of up to €17bn (£15bn).After an emergency cabinet meeting on Sunday, ministers agreed to a decree splitting Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ banks, keeping branches open. Continue
  
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• Pub is first in UK to become a zoo - and boasts monkeys and birds of prey

  25-06-2017 20:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Fenn Bell Inn, in Kent, has been granted the licence for its collection of exotic animals in the back garden
  
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• Martin Rowson on tensions over the Tory leadership – cartoon

  25-06-2017 20:16 via theguardian.com
  
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