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• "If he's still fighting, we're still fighting" : Charlie Gard's parents in new court battle for son who 'deserves a chance of life'

  09-07-2017 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Charlie's mum and dad spoke outside Great Ormond Street Hospital after handing in a 35,000-strong petition
  
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• Donald Trump posts G20 slideshow set to Make America Great Again anthem

  09-07-2017 23:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Despite criticism of his first G20 summit, the US president tweeted video of pictures with family and world leaders set to choral version of his catchphraseDonald Trump’s trip to Hamburg for the G20 saw Trump frozen out by many of his international partners while he continued to baffle observers with his eagerness to give Russia the benefit of the doubt on election hacking. Related: Donald Trump: time to move forward and work constructively with RussiaContinue reading...
  
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• "It's coming right at us": Terrified onlookers describe moment vintage fighter plane was forced into emergency landing at airshow

  09-07-2017 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The aerial display at Duxford Imperial War Museum saw a P51d Mustang, called Miss Velma, soar above a 15,000-strong crowd before "wobbling" and dropping below a hedge
  
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• 'They can’t have it both ways': Labour says DUP should hand back £220k of taxpayers' cash after £1billion agreement with Tories

  09-07-2017 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Deputy leader Tom Watson says the Democratic Unionist Party shouldn't be entitled to fund used to support opposition parties
  
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• Dying cancer patient marries love of his life in tear-jerking ceremony organised by hospital in just THREE HOURS

  09-07-2017 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mark Leigh decided to marry Janet Dawson after doctors told him he had only 'days or weeks to live'
  
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• Got any bright ideas? Desperate Theresa May asks rival parties for help

  09-07-2017 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The floundering Prime Minister will use a speech on Tuesday to ask Labour and Lib Dems for policies
  
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• Little boy 'ordered off play park's trampoline and separated from friends because he is double amputee'

  09-07-2017 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zack Gordon was born with Fibular Hemimelia, which meant that neither of his lower legs or feet had developed properly
  
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• Little boy 'dragged off play park trampoline because he is double amputee - then given fruit drink as compensation'

  09-07-2017 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zack Gordon was born with Fibular Hemimelia, which meant that neither of his lower legs or feet had developed properly
  
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• No one in British politics is pulling crowds as huge and enthusiastic as Corbyn - but this is a challenge as well as a triumph for Labour

  09-07-2017 23:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Columnist Kevin Maguire says Jeremy’s task is to keep supporters chanting and singing louder
  
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• Donald Trump Jr met Russian lawyer after promise of information on Hillary Clinton

  09-07-2017 23:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya said she had information that individuals connected to Russia were supporting Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr saysDonald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr, agreed to meet with a Kremlin-linked lawyer during the 2016 campaign after being promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing three advisers to the White House. Trump’s then-campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, al
  
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• May to invite Labour to help create policies amid Tory plot to oust her

  09-07-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Bid to relaunch faltering premiership with plea for cross-party working after dire election result and on first anniversary of entering No 10Theresa May will move to bolster her precarious position in Downing Street with an unprecedented invitation to Labour to help her create policies for a post-Brexit Britain as she attempts to quell a Tory plot to replace her.Speaking on the anniversary of her first week in Downing Street and amid talk of a Conservative bid to oust her before the end of the y
  
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• Johanna Konta preserves fiery focus and dares to dream as Caroline Garcia awaits | Kevin Mitchell

  09-07-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The British No1 has sailed into Wimbledon’s last 16 with three displays of steely purpose and goes into the tournament’s final week aiming to make historyJohanna Konta’s biggest challenge as Wimbledon enters its concluding week is not so much the pedigree of her 15 rivals left in the draw – there is no standout favourite – but marrying the intensity of her emotions to the quality of her performance. She has done that with encouraging consistency since breaking into
  
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• Ivan Lendl puts faith in Andy Murray’s mental strength to retain title | Kevin Mitchell

  09-07-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The odds are in the world No1’s favour to reach another Wimbledon final and his coach says he is hitting the ball cleaner with every practice sessionAndy Murray’s strengths extend some way beyond the wielding of a racket, as his coach, Ivan Lendl, points out on the eve of the Wimbledon champion’s fourth‑round match against the gifted Frenchman Benoît Paire.From this point on until Sunday, the quality of the tennis will be taken for granted as the candidates are whit
  
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• Brexit: May offering EU workers in UK 'second-class citizenship' – MEPs

  09-07-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  EU parliament’s Brexit coordinator among group of MEPs saying PM’s opening offer falls short of EU proposal and even Vote Leave’s campaign pledges Theresa May has been accused of offering EU workers in the UK “second-class citizenship” in a stark warning from the European parliament that it would reject her “damp squib” opening offer on the Brexit negotiations. The prime minister, who will on Monday attempt to relaunch her struggling tenure in Downing St
  
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• 'My life with Wind in the Willows killer': Stunned wife reveals moment she found out husband had murdered dealer for rare £50k book

  09-07-2017 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Elaine Danaher was stunned when hubby Michael  'who would never raise a hand' was charged with stabbing antiques dealer for rare book
  
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• Bullfighter suffers massive internal injuries after becoming impaled on horn for "endless seconds"

  09-07-2017 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC PICTURES Pablo Saugar, known as "Pirri", writhed in agony while unable to free himself before being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery
  
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• Wife comes up with incredible way to tell husband she is donating kidney to him - and his reaction is tear-jerking

  09-07-2017 23:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Steve Winfree said "You want to save my life" to wife Heather after receiving the news
  
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• Boozing Prince Harry enjoys himselfie with blonde pal as he joins revellers at Hyde Park festival

  09-07-2017 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harry was spotted enjoying a bevvy as he partied with friends before going backstage to meet The Killers
  
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• Cardinal George Pell arrives in Australia to fight sexual abuse charges

  09-07-2017 23:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Pell flies in from the Vatican to face charges in Melbourne, having said he is looking forward to clearing his nameCardinal George Pell has returned to Australia to face historical sexual abuse charges in Melbourne at the end of the month.The 76-year-old was pictured early on Monday morning leaving Sydney airport after flying in from the Vatican via Singapore. Continue reading...
  
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• Warren Gatland says his Kiwi instinct was a crucial factor in Lions series draw

  09-07-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  • Gatland admits some New Zealand media coverage was hard to take
  • Wales coach leaves door open for potential role in 2021 tour to South AfricaWarren Gatland has claimed his Kiwi background was the British & Irish Lions’ secret weapon in their 1-1 series draw against New Zealand. The former All Blacks hooker, hailed as “the best head coach in the world” by his tour manager, John Spencer, has also made clear he would not be averse to doing the job again when the L
  
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• The Handmaid's Tale recap: episode seven – hope reigns

  09-07-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Another devastating episode that left me a blubbering mess. If you aren’t rooting for this little family, you’re either a lump of clay – or Donald TrumpSpoiler alert: this recap is for people watching The Handmaid’s Tale on Channel 4 in the UK. Please do not add spoilers from later episodes. This felt like exactly the right time for a full flashback episode. Obviously anyone who has read the book knows there are still interesting developments to come back at the Waterford
  
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• Poldark recap: series three, episode five – you're giving us all a heart attack, Ross

  09-07-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  What horror, what gunfire! Surely our hero is getting too old for escapades like this? We sure are“Minin’s a risk. Lovin’s a risk. Livin’s a risk. Tonight, I’ll take my chance.” And take it Captain Henshall did. The suspense, the horror. After the humour of last week’s episode this was true drama and all the more excellent for it. It even went a bit Sherlock with ghostly flashbacks and flash-forwards reflecting Ross’s tortured mind. What a treat. H
  
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• Dental nurse reveals how her amazing transformation into champion bodybuilder helps her care for young autistic son

  09-07-2017 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amy has completely transformed her body - and her entire lifestyle
  
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• Charlie Gard Q&A: Five key questions ahead of crucial court ruling on whether parents can take son to US for treatment

  09-07-2017 22:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We reveal  what will happen if Connie Yates and Chris Gard win or lose new ruling
  
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• Murderer Shaun Walmsley 'plotted escape for THREE months' 

  09-07-2017 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shaun Walmsley (pictured), 28, escaped from Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool on February 21. Two men armed with a knife and a gun confronted prison officers.
  
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• ISIS fighters who vowed to 'fight to the death' in war-torn Mosul killed trying to flee across river

  09-07-2017 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Iraqi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Rasool told state TV that 30 militants had died in their attempt to flee by swimming across the River Tigris that bisects the city
  
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• Teen who savaged schoolboy with scissors leaving him blind in one eye could go on to kill, court hears

  09-07-2017 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michael Jones, 18, lashed out at the fellow pupil with the scissors during a gang attack at Riverside College in Widnes, Cheshire
  
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• Mum and three children died in horror house blaze after 'youngsters turned on halogen heater while charging iPad'

  09-07-2017 22:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anisha Umerji, 40, her two sons Hammad, 12, and Yusuf, 10, and her five-year-old daughter Khadija, all died in the blaze in Bolton, Greater Manchester
  
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• Mosul has fallen: Iraq declares victory over ISIS in city after bloody eight-month battle

  09-07-2017 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror's Defence and Security Editor Chris Hughes reports from Mosul, where Iraqi special forces are wiping the last diehard Islamic State fighters
  
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• Liberating Mosul is a major development but it's by no means the end of ISIS

  09-07-2017 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Defence and Secretary Editor Chris Hughes, who is in Mosul, explains why there may be a heightened risk of attacks across Europe as a result
  
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• "We all have bodies, just with different parts": Mums share views on when you should stop siblings bathing together

  09-07-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Many parents allow their children to wash at the same time but, as bodies change, the question is whether boundaries change as well
  
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• "I was given a new heart at just five months old'. Transplant survivor now aged 30 forever grateful to donor family

  09-07-2017 21:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kaylee Davidson-Olley, 30, the UK's first baby heart transplant survivor, is backing the Mirror's donor law campaign
  
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• Police release CCTV footage after gang sprayed acid in three teenagers' faces in high street attack

  09-07-2017 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One of the victims - an 18-year-old boy - was hurt so badly that he wasn't discharged from hospital for 13 days
  
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• Student takes bet365 to court over £1million payout

  09-07-2017 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Megan McCann has filed a writ against bet365 at the High Court in Belfast claiming she is entitled to more than £1million after betting £25,000 on four races only to be denied the winnings.
  
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• Joe Root lauds England aggression and names unchanged side for second Test

  09-07-2017 21:43 via theguardian.com
  
  • Captain urged off-spinner Moeen Ali to go on the attack
  • ‘I wanted us to be proactive, to stay ahead of the game’Joe Root believes his approach to captaincy is already beginning to permeate among his England team after their 211‑run win at Lord’s against South Africa started his reign in style – an example of the players delivering his pre-match orders to be proactive.While Moeen Ali’s first 10-wicket Test match and his own 190 with the bat in the
  
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• Parents could find out if baby is at risk of cot death with a simple test after huge medical breakthrough

  09-07-2017 21:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Research found a third of cot death victims had unusually high levels of brain chemical serotonin
  
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• Deli popular with Jeremy Clarkson and Kate Moss caught up in 'killer' bacteria scare after recalling range of ham

  09-07-2017 21:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Daylesford's organic farm shop - also a favourite with actress Gwyneth Paltrow - has recalled its rosemary and thyme-flavoured roast ham and its smoked black ham products
  
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• Environmentalists in Brazil blame government for Amazon land violence

  09-07-2017 21:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Plans to reduce forest protections linked to attacks on inspectors and campaigners, environmental groups said after two land rights activists murderedEnvironmental campaigners have blamed the Brazilian government for intensifying violence in the lawless Amazon after two land activists were murdered and a transporter carrying vehicles for Brazil’s environment agency was torched last week.Related: Brazil's archaeologists join fight to preserve country's ancient landsContinue reading...
  
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• Dozens of people 'killed in secret mass execution carried out in Muslim region in Russia'

  09-07-2017 21:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A list of 27 people who were allegedly wiped out in an extra-judicial killings has been published by an independent investigative newspaper - a senior Chechen official denies the claims
  
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• Wayne Rooney and Everton are well placed for a fruitful and warm reunion | Nick Ames

  09-07-2017 21:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Everton fans have been booing their prodigal son since his departure 13 years ago but the old warmth should not be hard to reigniteThe Goodison Park roof was not quite wrenched from its fittings when Wayne Rooney made his return to Everton colours but perhaps it loosened enough to sow the seeds for what passed two years later. Rooney had felt some apprehension before donning the kit for Duncan Ferguson’s testimonial in August 2015, aware that his presence had hardly been greeted with unive
  
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• Plane forced to make emergency landing before it even left the UK - to eject rowdy passengers

  09-07-2017 21:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Thompson flight from Glasgow to Alicante touched down in Bristol - where the three men were hauled off the plane and arrested
  
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• Mo Farah sprints to victory before taking media to task over leak story

  09-07-2017 21:20 via theguardian.com
  
  • After Anniversary Games 3,000 metres he says, ‘I will never fail a drugs test’
  • Laura Muir surprisingly beaten by Kenya’s Hellen Obiri in one-mile raceSir Mo Farah eviscerated his rivals with a furious final-lap finish at the Anniversary Games in London – and then did much the same to the media for reporting leaks from the Russian hackers Fancy Bears. “I am sick of repeating myself,” he said. “You guys are just making something of nothi
  
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• Ben Jennings on Ivanka Trump's role in the White House – cartoon

  09-07-2017 21:15 via theguardian.com
  
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• Dramatic moment fugitive murderer escapes from prison guards outside hospital after 'planning move for three months'

  09-07-2017 21:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shaun Walmsley, 28, was serving a life sentence for the murder of Anthony Duffy when he took the opportunity to escape during a hospital appointment
  
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• All babies to be given new 'hexa' vaccine jab to protect against deadly hepatitis B as infection rates soar

  09-07-2017 21:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Every child born from August 1 will have three doses to safeguard them against cancer-causing virus
  
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• Families remember over 800 sailors killed in a Royal Navy disaster - with just 2 survivors

  09-07-2017 21:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Just two people survived when HMS Vanguard blew up on July 9, 2017 at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys
  
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• How the mitre have fallen: Bishops urged to ditch their 'silly' hats for more modern look

  09-07-2017 21:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It comes after the Church of England is considering allowing clergy to wear normal clothing instead of their vestments
  
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• Baffled locals wake up to find cars smashed up and strewn across leafy street after 'police chase with runaway van'

  09-07-2017 21:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Extraordinary images show smashed up vehicles strewn across the quiet street after a van allegedly attempted to flee from police
  
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• Messy, always late and swear like a sailor? It just means you’re super smart

  09-07-2017 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Recent studies suggest traits often seen as negatives could actually signify high brain power. Truth or merely self-affirmation?I’m very intelligent. I’m also extremely creative and have a vocabulary that could be described as voluminous, venerable or very large. But don’t just take my word for it: science says so.You see, my desk is always messy, I swear like a sailor and I tend to sleep late in the morning – normally because I’ve stayed up into the early hours, wa
  
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• Luke Fletcher released from hospital after sickening T20 head injury

  09-07-2017 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  • Fletcher struck on the head by ball hit down the ground by batsman
  • Nottinghamshire bowler ‘will be assessed again later this week’Luke Fletcher is expected to be released from hospital on Sunday after the Nottinghamshire bowler sustained a head injury during the T20 Blast match with Birmingham on Saturday, his county have announced. Related: England v Australia: Women's Cricket World Cup – live!Continue reading...
  
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