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• Battle of the Royal tiaras: Kate Middleton and Queen Letizia of Spain bring glamour to State Banquet

  12-07-2017 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Both the Duchess of Cambridge and the Queen of Spain are keen followers of fashion - but who is winning in the style stakes?
  
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• Gruesome footage shows 2kg hairball the size of a MELON removed from teenager's stomach

  12-07-2017 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING. Graphic images. Aakansha Kumari, 16, had secretly been eating her own hair for years but her parents noticed something was wrong when her weight plummeted to just over TWO stone
  
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• Grenfell Tower survivors slam Met Police investigator as he refuses to answer questions at heated public meeting

  12-07-2017 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Investigating officer Matt Bonner was met with cries of "arrest someone" as residents became angry and upset after weeks of turmoil
  
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• Pakistan’s secret atheists

  12-07-2017 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  How do non-believers get together in a nation where blasphemy carries a death sentence?
  
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• North Korea earthquake: Fears Kim Jong-Un sparked 5.8 magnitude tremor with nuclear test

  12-07-2017 23:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A rare earthquake struck off the North Korean coast in the Sea of Japan
  
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• "Hero" fisherman killed by 70-tonne whale he had rescued from fishing gear just minutes earlier

  12-07-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Joe Howlett, 59, died when the freed whale reacted unpredictably during a tragic rescue mission, sparking tributes from friends and colleagues
  
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• More than 380,000 Volkswagen cars in UK may have developed fault since emission repair, claims law firm

  12-07-2017 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harcus Sinclair is leading a class action against the German car maker, saying that the emissions fix may have had 'a detrimental impact on the car's performance and running costs'
  
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• Couple to become first ever to get married in British Antarctica for very special reason

  12-07-2017 23:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Julie Baum and Tom Sylvester will wed in a ceremony at the Rothera Research Station, almost 2,000 miles south of the Falkland Islands.
  
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• Governments make pledge to back organ donor campaign for kids like Max

  12-07-2017 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Dan Jarvis backs the Mirror's Change the Law for Life campaign, which aims to end the uncertainty felt by nine-year-old Max Johnson and thousands of others who need organs
  
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• Investment firm Hurst and Laing promised a safe haven for savings, instead it stole thousands

  12-07-2017 23:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More culprits behind rare earth metals investment scams face jail
  
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• Royal Navy's new £8billion warships will be built with 65% foreign steel in fresh betrayal of UK workers

  12-07-2017 23:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The fresh blow for the UK’s battered steel sector was quietly revealed in a series of written Commons answers, by Defence Minister Harriet Baldwin
  
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• The Lion of Mosul: Courage of young soldier going undercover as ISIS fanatic to shoot dead six fighters behind enemy lines

  12-07-2017 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Iraqi discovered the location of IS positions and key machine gun teams - explains Mirror Defence Editor CHRIS HUGHES, who is in Mosul with photographer ROWAN GRIFFITHS
  
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• Prince Harry sits next to Kate Middleton's glamorous friend as he attends his first State Banquet

  12-07-2017 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rose Hanbury has become a firm friend of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge over the years - and even owns property right next door to the Royal couple
  
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• Racist yob fined for asking Muslims if they were 'planning terror attack' in vile seven-minute rant

  12-07-2017 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Neil Hotchkiss, 44, was filmed ranting a businessman and his friends for seven minutes in which he said "your sort are not welcome"
  
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• Children's chickenpox vaccine is now available on the high street - and here's where you can get it

  12-07-2017 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The common childhood illness affects almost eight million one to ten-year-olds in the UK and can cause complications in adults
  
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• First £2m, then £17m, and now £27m - the price of one shyster's investment shams has been getting steadily worse

  12-07-2017 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  But in good news, Renwick Haddow now faces 40 years jail after his latest scheme InCrowd Equity gets busted
  
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• Theresa May under pressure to give nurses and teachers pay rises as experts say austerity is now a 'choice'

  12-07-2017 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) says the PM could end the brutal spending squeeze immediately as the deficit is now lower than before the 2008 crash by some measures
  
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• Democrats clamor for Jared Kushner's security clearance to be revoked

  12-07-2017 22:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Ethics experts describe omission of meeting with Donald Trump Jr and Russia lawyer as ‘consciousness of guilt’ and say it warrants re-evaluation of clearanceJared Kushner’s White House security clearance should be “re-evaluated” after the revelation that he attended a now notorious meeting with Donald Trump Jr and a Russian lawyer, according to a former White House ethics czar. Related: Who is Natalia Veselnitskaya: low-level lawyer or Kremlin power broker?Continue
  
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• World No.1 Andy Murray is OUT of Wimbledon

  12-07-2017 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray has crashed out of Wimbledon in the quarter-finals leaving British hopes resting on Johanna Konta. Murray lost in an epic five-set match against American Sam Querrey.
  
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• A sneak peek inside the Royal dressing up box as Kate Middleton dazzles in Princess Diana's tiara

  12-07-2017 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge is famous for her style - and accessories are a huge part of how she puts her look together
  
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• National Lottery results: Winning numbers for £5.3m Lotto jackpot on Wednesday, July 12

  12-07-2017 22:01 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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• Steve Bell on Donald Trump Jr – cartoon

  12-07-2017 21:52 via theguardian.com
  
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• Gibraltar hits back at Spanish King's hints at new deal

  12-07-2017 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  King Felipe suggested the future of the UK's overseas territory could be up for debate in an audacious speech to Parliament.
  
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• Kate Middleton dazzles in Princess Diana's tiara for State Banquet with King and Queen of Spain

  12-07-2017 21:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It is the end of the first of three days in which King Felipe VI and his wife Queen Letizia will spend in the UK
  
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• Andy Murray hobbles out of Wimbledon to Sam Querrey in last eight

  12-07-2017 21:22 via theguardian.com
  
  • Murray is beaten by American 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1
  • World No1 appeared to be struggling with hip injuryThe end when it came for Andy Murray was drawn out, painful and not entirely unexpected. His quest for a third Wimbledon title evaporated on Centre Court when his aching hip finally gave up on him and Sam Querrey took full advantage of his injury to win their quarter-final 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1.The affable beanpole is the first American in the men’s semi-finals he
  
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• Three-year-old boy trampled by 'agitated' deer only survived because of his age

  12-07-2017 21:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Blake Humphreys was helpless as the deer thundered towards him but doctors said the tot's age was a crucial reason he avoided serious injuries
  
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• Nicky Morgan beats pro-Brexit MP to chair of Treasury committee

  12-07-2017 21:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Former cabinet minister and prominent advocate of soft Brexit voted in ahead of Jacob Rees-Mogg to influential postNicky Morgan, the former cabinet minister, has won the contest to chair parliament’s influential Treasury select committee, beating the arch-Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg to position herself as a thorn in the side of the government’s plans for leaving the EU.The former Treasury minister and education secretary was elected against Rees-Mogg, her nearest rival, by MPs across a
  
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• Donald Trump faces impeachment as he's accused of 'obstruction of justice'

  12-07-2017 21:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Democratic member Brad Sherman initially drafted and circulated the articles of impeachment last month but has now formally introduced them
  
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• British Gymnastics coach under investigation over athlete abuse claims

  12-07-2017 21:09 via theguardian.com
  
  • Verbal and physical abuse alleged to have started in 2012
  • Parents alerted governing body after concerns were raisedA British Gymnastics licensed coach is being investigated by police in the latest development in the duty of care scandal engulfing Olympic sport.The Guardian has learnt the coach is part of an investigation by the Metropolitan police, who are assessing whether they have enough evidence to bring criminal charges. Continue reading...
  
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• Pair who married as man and woman to renew their wedding vows as same-sex couple

  12-07-2017 21:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Denise and Kristiana Taylor first tied the knot in 1996, but five years ago Kristiana, who was born a man, revealed she wanted to transition into a woman.
  
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• Exhausted family put terminally ill daughter into hospice for respite but she died 'after staff failed to connect ventilator properly'

  12-07-2017 21:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emily Bushaway suffered respiratory distress, turned blue and died because care staff assembled the breathing apparatus wrongly, an inquest heard
  
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• The Guardian view on select committees: chairs of power | Editorial

  12-07-2017 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Parliament’s system of electing select committee chairs has been a great success. The new incumbents have something to live up toTheresa May and Jeremy Corbyn invariably make the big political headlines, even when they skip prime minister’s questions, as they did on Wednesday in order to be with the Spanish royal visitors, leaving Damian Green and Emily Thornberry to deputise capably. But a hung parliament is a backbenchers’ parliament as much as a party leaders’ parliame
  
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• Andy Murray: ‘I knew I wasn’t going to do any major damage to hip by playing’

  12-07-2017 20:59 via theguardian.com
  
  • World No1 hampered by hip injury during Wimbledon defeat to Sam Querrey
  • ‘The US Open is weeks away. If it means a few weeks’ rest, then so be it’With uncanny synchronicity, the electronic scoreboard behind Andy Murray clicked to show that Roger Federer, a monument to longevity, had broken Milos Raonic to lead 4-2 in their Wimbledon quarter-final just as the injured Scot was hinting he might not play again before the US Open, which begins on 28 August &nd
  
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• England seal semi-final place as Sciver’s ‘Natmeg’ outfoxes New Zealand

  12-07-2017 20:56 via theguardian.com
  
  • England 284-9, NZ 209; England win by 75 runs
  • Nat Sciver’s trick shot caps superb Women’s World Cup centuryAt the ground where England’s World Cup campaign started with defeat by India, the hosts secured a semi-final berth with a 75-run win against a strong New Zealand side. With one group game to play, against West Indies on Saturday at Bristol, they occupy top spot. Should they retain that position, they will play the group stage’s fourth-placed side on Tu
  
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• Key Bank of England policymaker 'not ready' for interest rate rise

  12-07-2017 20:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Ben Broadbent says ‘imponderables’ in UK economy include being a year or more away from knowing what Brexit meansThe Bank of England should resist increasing interest rates while the direction of the economy remains unclear, according to one of the central bank’s senior policymakers, an announcement that reduces the chances of a rate hike this year.Ben Broadbent, a close ally of BoE governor Mark Carney, said he was not ready to raise interest rates while the the bank’s m
  
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• The rehabilitation of RBS is painful, costly – and nowhere near over | Nils Pratley

  12-07-2017 20:53 via theguardian.com
  
  The bank is resolving another ‘legacy issue’ by paying £4.2bn over mis-sold loans in US, but a return to profit is still a distant dreamThere goes £4.2bn from our (mostly) state-owned bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, to cover the first of two big settlements with US authorities for mis-selling toxic mortgage bonds in the bad old days. The sum to be dispatched to the US Federal Housing Finance Agency is roughly the size RBS had expected, which at least shows that today’
  
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• Mum's horror after son, 4, puts used condom in his MOUTH mistaking it for a balloon

  12-07-2017 20:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The youngster's devastated mum said she's 'living in limbo' as she anxiously waits for the results of STI tests, including HIV and Hepatitis, for another month
  
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• Chelsea target Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sends social media into a frenzy with cryptic Instagram post

  12-07-2017 20:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The in-demand Borussia Dortmund forward probably knew exactly what he was doing when he shared this image with his 4.9 million Instagram followers, and they lapped it up
  
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• Understudies take PMQs up a notch – which wasn't hard | John Crace

  12-07-2017 20:51 via theguardian.com
  
  With the Maybot and Corbyn out of the way, the deputies happily traded insults over Brexit safe in the knowledge they could do no worse than their bossesOne day after announcing she was open to policy suggestions from Labour, the Maybot passed up the first opportunity to indulge in cross-party dialogue by choosing to dodge prime minister’s questions in favour of tapas with King Felipe of Spain. First secretary Damian Green didn’t look unduly bothered to be stepping in as understudy.
  
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• Brits ignore warnings of terror attacks to keep holidaying in Tunisia

  12-07-2017 20:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  UK tourists are going against strict Government advice about the country’s ‘state of emergency’
  
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• Did Donald Trump Jr break the law?

  12-07-2017 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Legal scholars say Donald Trump Jr could have committed a serious federal offence.
  
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• Horrific injuries suffered by taxi driver battered by thug as he picked up distressed woman

  12-07-2017 20:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Dad-of-four Ishfaq Hussain is waiting to see whether he will fully regain use of his right eye after he was punched in the face while picking up a fare
  
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• Brave acid attack victim reveals she's 'waiting for her face to return' in heartbreaking open letter

  12-07-2017 20:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Resham Khan was with her cousin Jameel Muhktar when a corrosive substance was hurled through their car window as they stopped at traffic lights
  
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• Man accidentally reads X-rated version of Harry Potter - which includes graphic sex scenes and Dudley Dursley's death

  12-07-2017 20:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Apparently The Order of the Phoenix was full of sex...
  
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• These MPs' shocking stories of abuse by voters have to be read to be believed

  12-07-2017 20:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING, STRONG LANGUAGE: Diane Abbott said someone wanted to hang her from a "tree big enough to take the fat b***'s weight" while Tory Rehman Chishti was told to "f*** off back to country X"
  
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• Balearic Islands plead for alcohol ban on flights

  12-07-2017 20:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Spanish islands famous for their party resorts ask for ban in effort to tackle ‘anti-social tourism’Authorities in the Balearic Islands, home to the party resorts of Ibiza and Mallorca, have asked Spain and the European Union to ban alcohol on flights and in airports as they battle “anti-social tourism”. Related: Magaluf’s days of drinking and casual sex are numbered – or so Mallorca hopesContinue reading...
  
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• Judge says Mike Ashley case is 'a lot more interesting' than others

  12-07-2017 20:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Mr Justice Leggatt, who will give his verdict next week, has listened to hours of evidence about Sports Direct billionaire’s unorthodox business practices
  A high court judge has joked that the legal dispute over what Sports Direct billionaire Mike Ashley allegedly said during a drunken night out to a London pub is “a lot more interesting” than most dry business disputes that reach the courts.Mr Justice Leggatt was on Wednesday hearing closing arguments in a dispute between Ashl
  
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• New way of reading scans can predict heart attack risk, research finds

  12-07-2017 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Researchers says colour of fat surrounding a heart’s arteries can predict risk, meaning expensive drugs can be given to those most likely to benefitHeart attacks may soon be easier to predict thanks to a method of reading routine heart scans that can pinpoint those most at risk, research suggests.Every year, roughly 750,000 Americans have a heart attack and around half die from it, often before reaching hospital. In the UK, someone has a heart attack every seven minutes. Doctors hope to id
  
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• Ranking Manchester United's Premier League No. 9s, as Romelu Lukaku takes over from Zlatan Ibrahimovic

  12-07-2017 19:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As the new arrival takes over from the super Swede as United's No. 9, we take a look back at the seven men who've worn the shirt for the club in the Premier League era
  
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• Hospitals to receive £21m to increase cybersecurity at major trauma centres

  12-07-2017 19:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Jeremy Hunt pledges funding for 27 hospitals across England after the WannaCry ransomware attack disabled NHS IT systemsHospitals responsible for treating patients from major incidents including terrorist attacks will receive £21m to beef up their cybersecurity in the wake of the WannaCry assault on NHS IT systems.Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, has pledged the extra money to try to stop future malware attacks disrupting operations and appointments in key medical centres.Continue readin
  
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