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• Furious villagers dig ditch around field taken over by travellers to force trespassers to leave

  21-07-2017 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Furious gypsies left their illegal campsite within six hours after the 30-strong group used a digger to stop vehicles entering and leaving the site
  
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• Interpol 'lists 173 jihadists trained to mount suicide attacks in Europe in revenge for defeats IS has suffered in Middle East'

  21-07-2017 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The crime-fighting agency’s list is said to have been drawn up by US intelligence from information captured during battles with IS in Syria and Iraq.
  
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• West Midlands barber covers floor with 70,000 1p pieces

  21-07-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rich Holtham, 28, owner of BS4 Barbers in Dudley, West Midlands, came up with the idea after he was given an estimate of £1,000 to arrange the flooring.
  
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• Humiliation of people forced to stay on mixed-sex wards soars by 50% under Theresa May

  21-07-2017 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 8,500 patients were put in such wards during the Prime Minister’s first year at No10, up on 5,700 the year before
  
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• First-class compartments to vanish from packed commuter trains after Government says passengers should no longer be "segregated"

  21-07-2017 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chris Grayling, who commutes by train to Whitehall every day, said it was a “total pain” for passengers forced to stand in packed standard-class carriages
  
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• Heartbreaking moment toddler walks for the first time just hours before his leg is amputated

  21-07-2017 23:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING - DISTRESSING IMAGES: Oliver Price’s little face is full of joy as he pushes his baby walker around Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital – a memory mum Hayley says she'll never forget
  
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• Teenager 'stabbed to death and stuffed in freezer in suspected honour killing'

  21-07-2017 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Detectives are ­quizzing two men aged 33 and 28 in connection with the death and the attempted murder of the victim’s 21-year-old cousin
  
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• Cop who 'used police helicopter to film naked sunbathers' nicknamed 'team deviant'

  21-07-2017 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  PC Adrian Pogmore has pleaded guilty to using South Yorshire Police’s MD902 chopper’s high powered camera to film naked sunbathers in their gardens
  
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• UK weather: Gales, flood and plummeting temperatures for first week of summer holidays

  21-07-2017 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK Met Office is warning of a damp start to August with high winds and heavy showers likely to continue for some time as the great summer getaway begins
  
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• Usain Bolt runs 9.95 seconds to win Monaco Diamond League 100m

  21-07-2017 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt runs his first sub-10 second time of the year to win the 100m in Monaco.
  
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• First picture of Haydock Park horse handler who died in "freak" racecourse accident

  21-07-2017 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'Popular' Stephen Yarborough, 60, died in intensive care at a nearby hospital this evening following the horrific incident at the racecourse this afternoon after which racing was abandoned
  
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• White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigns

  21-07-2017 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The president's spokesman was reportedly unhappy with the hiring of a new communications director.
  
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• Family-of-five put up by council in £700-a-week hotel room for 10 months during immigration row

  21-07-2017 23:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Staffordshire County Council is shelling out on accommodation for the Syrian-born mum and dad and their three UK-born children to stay at a Holiday Inn
  
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• 'Now that's what I call a fast police response!': Gunman caught by cops immediately after robbing couple

  21-07-2017 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In terrifying footage, a couple is robbed at gunpoint as the robber makes his escape.... but runs into trouble
  
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• Terror troll who 'inspired London Bridge terror attack' unleashes tirade of abuse when confronted in lair

  21-07-2017 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ahmad Musa Jibril was confronted by Mirrorman Christopher Bucktin
  
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• Prince George photo marks fourth birthday

  21-07-2017 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The picture was taken at Kensington Palace at the end of June, ahead of his birthday on Saturday.
  
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• Prince George beams with delight in official photo released to celebrate 4th birthday weeks before he starts school

  21-07-2017 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The second youngest royal looks like a more than happy prince in the portrait taken at Kensington Palace ahead of his special day on Saturday
  
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• The Open 2017: Jordan Spieth leads by two shots

  21-07-2017 22:51 via bbc.co.uk
  World number three Jordan Spieth leads The Open but England's Ian Poulter and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy are in the hunt.
  
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• Britain’s Got Talent champion dog Pudsey dies

  21-07-2017 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  He was the first dog to win the show, alongside owner Ashleigh Butler, in 2012.
  
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• UKIP AM uses racial slur about black MP Chuka Umunna

  21-07-2017 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Michelle Brown is recorded making derogatory comments about Labour's Chuka Umunna in a phone call.
  
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• Pilot jailed for trying to fly illegal migrants into UK

  21-07-2017 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the first prosecution of its kind, David Green, 54, and Edward Buckley, 46, were accused of being members of ‘an extensive network of English people smugglers’.
  
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• 'Miracle' baby who was the size of a tennis ball at birth wins her amazing battle for life

  21-07-2017 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Poppy was born at just 25 weeks, weighed a tiny 12.7oz and her devastated mum was told to prepare for the worst
  
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• World Para-athletics Championships: Kadeena Cox wins Britain's 14th gold

  21-07-2017 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Kadeena Cox wins gold in the women's 400m T38 final at the World Para-athletics Championships to bring Britain's medal haul to 30.
  
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• Juror in 'Three Musketeers' terror trial dismissed for asking 'if police officer was single'

  21-07-2017 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A female juror was discharged in the long-running trial of three terror suspects for 'jokingly' asking whether a police officer, who faced criticism from the defence, was single
  
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• The Open 2017: Brooks Koepka, Henrik Stenson & Jordan Spieth feature in shots of the day

  21-07-2017 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch a selection of the best shots from day two of The Open at Royal Birkdale, featuring Brooks Koepka, Henrik Stenson and leader Jordan Spieth.
  
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• EuroMillions results: Winning numbers for £32 million jackpot on Friday, July 21

  21-07-2017 21:57 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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• Emotional moment Mickey Mouse surprises two elated foster children with the overwhelming news they've been adopted

  21-07-2017 21:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Elijah, 10, and Janielle, 12, thought they were only going to get their books signed - but Disney World was in on the surprise
  
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• Holiday flight departs after 38-hour delay

  21-07-2017 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  A flight from Aberdeen to Portugal has finally taken off after being delayed since early on Thursday morning.
  
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• Charlie Gard case: Latest report 'makes sad reading'

  21-07-2017 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  His parents were angry the results were heard in court before they had been told privately.
  
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• Charity boss stole £1.3million from the homeless to fund champagne lifestyle

  21-07-2017 21:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Finance chief Robert Davies, 50, set up bogus firms to forge invoices for his charity to cover a string of foreign jaunts
  
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• East Jerusalem: Palestinians killed as holy site tensions soar

  21-07-2017 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Violence erupts between Israeli forces and Palestinians as Jerusalem holy site tensions soar.
  
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• US friendly fire kills at least 12 Afghan policemen in Helmand

  21-07-2017 21:31
  Sources say US gunship bombed checkpoint just 30 minutes after police unit retook it from TalibanA US gunship has killed at least 12 Afghan policemen in a friendly fire airstrike in Helmand, according to local officials.The incident is a setback for the US-Afghan fight against the Taliban in the embattled province, and comes as the US administration and its Nato allies are preparing the deployment of several thousand additional troops to Afghanistan. Continue reading...
  
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• 'Oh, he just died': Teens who mocked disabled man as they filmed him drown will NOT face charges

  21-07-2017 21:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: Distressing content - Jamel Dunn, 32, walked into the water fully clothed before getting into difficulties but the group stood by and did nothing other than film it happen
  
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• Prince George follows in Prince William's footsteps

  21-07-2017 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The third in line to the throne couldn't hide his excitement as he took a peek at the interior of a H145 and H135 before waving goodbye to the German city and heading home.
  
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• Manchester man Mike Grimshaw stabbed to death

  21-07-2017 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after young father and soon-to-be husband Mike Grimshaw, 34, was stabbed to death outside his home in Sale, Greater Manchester.
  
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• Families' fury at prostitutes having sex outside their front doors and in their gardens in broad daylight

  21-07-2017 21:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Residents on the housing estate in Normanton, West Yorkshire, say the issue is an "absolute nightmare" and some are now planning to move because of it
  
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• Massive Huntsman spider travels 10,000 miles to Britain in unsuspecting family's luggage

  21-07-2017 21:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The giant 18cm arachnid had hitched a ride from Brisbane to Merstham in Redhill, Surrey - a journey of around 10,000 miles
  
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• Doctor Who's 'Victoria' Deborah Watling dies at 69

  21-07-2017 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The actress was best known for playing Victoria Waterfield opposite Patrick Troughton in the popular sci-fi series Doctor Who between 1967 and 1968.
  
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• McLaren F1 car to break the record for most expensive sold - for a staggering £15 million

  21-07-2017 20:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Bonhams has announced it will be selling chassis 044 at its Quail auction in California
  
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• Princess Charlotte has a tantrum & refuses to board plane

  21-07-2017 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The third in line to the throne, who turns four tomorrow, couldn't hide his excitement as he took a peek at the interior of a H145 and H135 before waving goodbye to the German city.
  
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• Black Saturday is deadliest time to be on UK roads as most dangerous months revealed

  21-07-2017 20:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  So-called ‘Black Saturday’ occurs because of a perfect storm of factors including peak traffic volumes in July, the start of the children’s school holidays and the great summer getaway
  
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• Jennifer Forshaw had secret romance with an inmate

  21-07-2017 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mother-of-two Jennifer Forshaw, 28, had allegedly been sending intimate images of herself to prisoner Ian Howard after they began a 'sexting' romance when he joined her English classes.
  
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• It's depressing the bloke out of Casualty gets paid 10 times more than a real nurse

  21-07-2017 20:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tthere were very few surprises in the BBC salary revelations, the truth is, if you want to attract the best in the business, you obviously have to shell out market rates
  
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• Horse handler at Haydock Park dies after he was "run over" in "freak" accident as races suspended

  21-07-2017 20:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  'Popular' Stephen Yarborough died in intensive care at a nearby hospital following the incident at the racecourse
  
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• British aid worker describes 'Armageddon' as forces defeat ISIS in Battle for Mosul

  21-07-2017 20:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Madiha Raza, who works for the British-based charity Muslim Aid, says the horrors of warfare and the humanitarian crisis have changed her
  
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• Britons travelling to Europe offered just €0.88 for £1

  21-07-2017 20:31
  On the UK’s big summer holiday getaway weekend, airports have offered very poor rates for sterling after difficult week on forex markets British holidaymakers heading to Europe for this weekend’s big getaway are being offered what may be the worst ever foreign exchange rates at British airports – in one case, just 88 euro cents for every pound they hand over. Continue reading...
  
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• EasyJet kicked unaccompanied child off overbooked flight and left him alone at departure gate

  21-07-2017 20:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Casper Read, 15, was taken from his seat on overbooked flight EZY8333 to Toulouse on Thursday morning, and left alone at the departure gate
  
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• Incredible colour photographs capture dramatic Dunkirk evacuation as Hollywood film blockbuster is released in cinemas worldwide

  21-07-2017 20:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  They were originally in black and white but colour brings home the brutality of conditions - told in the Christopher Nolan film starring Harry Styles, Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy
  
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• Alvaro Morata: Chelsea sign Real Madrid striker for club record £60m

  21-07-2017 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Premier League champions Chelsea sign striker Alvaro Morata from Spanish giants Real Madrid for a club record fee of about £60m.
  
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• Dad left mortified after he films the wrong girl at his daughter's university graduation

  21-07-2017 20:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Georgia Wilde's father remarked: "I was looking at the wrong one, weren't I?"
  
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