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• Oxford University student who wore Klu Klux Klan fancy dress costume to party apologises saying it was 'satire'

  29-07-2017 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Benedict Aldous claimed the outfit was a satirical response "meant as a comment on Donald Trump’s possible connections to KKK members"
  
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• Children as young as three being referred to gender clinic

  29-07-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to data released by the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), 1,986 people under 18 were referred and accepted for specialist treatment over the past year.
  
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• Polygamist Mormon town where 'men enjoy three wives' struck by rare genetic disability 'blamed on inbreeding'

  29-07-2017 23:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Men can have almost 250 descendants within just five generations in the town where most families are said to include three wives "because that's the number you need to enter heaven"
  
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• Shocking pictures show female RAF recruit hurled around by naked servicemen in 'initiation ritual'

  29-07-2017 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Crookshank was just 21 when she arrived in the Falkland Islands but says it wasn't long before sexual harassment became simply a matter of routine
  
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• Armed forces women tormented by sex attacks as two assaults reported every week

  29-07-2017 23:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Military police launched at least 113 probes into claims of rape, sexual assault and harassment last year - and it has also been revealed that 10 serving members of the armed forces are registered as sex offenders
  
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• Jermain Defoe accused of cheating with hot-tub sales rep as her DJ husband claims football ace wrecked marriage

  29-07-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The England striker denies sleeping with Sally Weston, but her husband Ben plans to name him in divorce papers
  
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• Soft judges over-ruled as record number of prison sentences are made longer

  29-07-2017 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Appeal Court increased a total of 141 jail terms after the Attorney General Jeremy Wright stepped in
  
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• How a lesbian fling destroyed my life

  29-07-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last month, Manchester Crown Court cleared Alexa Collier (pictured) of an assault so serious she was charged with grievous bodily harm.
  
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• Hapless wannabe detective was nearly jailed for life after losing evidence of TV producer's murder plan

  29-07-2017 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hapless Chris May was arrested on conspiracy to murder after he lost a recording of TV producer David Harris detailing his £250,000 plan to have wife Hazel murdered
  
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• Hapless wannabe detective loses recording of TV producer arranging hit on wife - and is accused of conspiracy to murder himself

  29-07-2017 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hapless Chris May was arrested on conspiracy to murder after he lost a recording of TV producer David Harris detailing his £250,000 plan to have wife Hazel murdered
  
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• Teenage boy boasted to friends he kept on having sex with 'mile high' teacher back home

  29-07-2017 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The then-16-year-old had reportedly slept with 15 other girls before having sex with physics teacher Eleanor Wilson in a plane toilet, while returning from a school trip
  
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• Tomorrowland Unite Spain festival evacuated after huge fire breaks out engulfing Barcelona stage hours before Steve Aoki performs

  29-07-2017 22:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people have been seen running in the opposite direction of the main stage after a blaze broke out near the banks of speakers
  
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• Bosses at scandal-hit hospital forced to investigate death of second child in a year - sparking safety fears

  29-07-2017 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Both tragedies are believed to involve use of anaesthetic equipment to make an airway into the lungs to help breathing  at North Middlesex hospital in North London
  
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• 'Dumped on doorstep': Thousands of baby girls saved from murder at the hands of desperate Indian mothers

  29-07-2017 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Sunday People takes a trip to a New Delhi orphanage that is trying to save the lives of young girls as they are regularly dumped at its doors by poverty-stricken parents
  
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• Dumped on a doorstep just because they are girls: Thousands of babies abandoned by desperate Indian mothers

  29-07-2017 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Sunday People takes a trip to a New Delhi orphanage that is trying to save the lives of young girls as they are regularly dumped at its doors by poverty-stricken parents
  
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• My lifesavers of London Bridge: Man stabbed by terrorist meets the hero medics who treated him

  29-07-2017 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Richard Livett is one of 11 London Bridge terror attack victims who survived after being treated by the Royal London Hospital's trauma team
  
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• Art nudeau: The weirdest, most wonderful and downright dazzling sights at the World Body Painting Festival

  29-07-2017 22:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The three-day event, held in Klagenfurt, Austria, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year
  
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• Two divers die off coast of Outer Hebrides after ferry skipper discovers small boat with nobody on board

  29-07-2017 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The captain raised the alarm when he noticed the craft off Castlebay, Barra, at around 11.20am this morning - and  Coastguard helicopter and rescue teams scrambled into action
  
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• Turkish women march against 'unacceptable' dress code

  29-07-2017 22:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Hundreds of women march in Istanbul in protest at the pressures they face to dress conservatively.
  
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• Soft, strong and very WRONG: Toilet tissue prices soar as popular rolls shrink by 19 sheets

  29-07-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrex has reduced the size of rolls by 19 sheets without cutting price, while Rival Cushelle has also hiked its prices
  
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• Sally Anne Bowman's mum's pain as details of daughter's murder are revealed in twisted killer's confession

  29-07-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Linda Bowman was given the details of evil Mark Dixie’s statement before his ­confession emerged last week, when he pleaded guilty to two earlier sex attacks
  
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• Fighting for help: Government failures see defence chiefs pay record sums for stressed out war veterans

  29-07-2017 21:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts fear this just the tip of the iceberg and the number of payouts for PTSD and other mental illnesses will rocket in the next five years
  
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• Police officer jailed for waging smear campaign

  29-07-2017 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colin Hughes, of The Wirral, made a series of allegations against a man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claiming he was a drug dealer and owned a replica gun.
  
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• 'I can't get work even as a cleaner': Former boxing world champ Charlie Magri reveals his riches to rags story

  29-07-2017 21:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Once a famous slugger who counted Princess Diana as a fan, Champagne Charlie, 61, is now out of work after arthritis caused him to lose his job as a caretaker on a housing estate
  
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• National Lottery results: Winning numbers for £5.3m jackpot on Saturday, July 29

  29-07-2017 21:52 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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• Brexit will hit hardest across the South of England - but one place in Scotland gets the brunt

  29-07-2017 21:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  But although the more prosperous cities of the south will lose the most, they will find it easiest to adapt
  
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• Drunk tourist parades naked down Magaluf street and dives headfirst into wheelie bin before being chased by police

  29-07-2017 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mystery holidaymaker covers up his private parts to the amusement of crowds before as police spot and chase after him down the road
  
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• Driver escapes onto roof of Primark after crane collapses and is left tilting precariously on side of building

  29-07-2017 21:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man was pictured stepping off the 60m-tall vehicle which smashed into the side of the building after a rescue operation was launched by emergency services
  
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• South East service stations in the are more expensive

  29-07-2017 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An investigation has found that prices of some food and drink items in motorway service station shops vary massively in different areas of the country.
  
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• Honolulu bans texting while crossing streets in bid to curb injuries

  29-07-2017 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Hawaii's largest city passes a law aimed at reducing injuries and deaths from "distracted walking".
  
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• Jailhouse frock: 11 inmates in one prison are waiting for sex-change ops that'll cost taxpayers £110,000

  29-07-2017 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Inmates at Littlehey, a a sex offenders’ jail, are already wearing women's clothing and are given £25 a week to spend on female beauty products
  
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• Ikea customer stunned after glass cabinet he bought three days earlier 'explodes' while he's watching TV

  29-07-2017 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Now Dan Chilcott, 28, is calling for the £40 Detolf cabinet to be withdrawn from sale
  
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• Eleven inmates in one prison are waiting for sex-change ops that'll cost taxpayers £110,000

  29-07-2017 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Inmates at Littlehey, a a sex offenders’ jail, are already wearing women's clothing and are given £25 a week to spend on female beauty products
  
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• Mum-of-three PUNCHED Great White shark and tore at its eyes after it dragged her under biting chunk out of thigh

  29-07-2017 20:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Single mum Leeanne Ericson, 35, has been left learning to walk again after the beast tore a chunk out of her leg leaving her critical in intensive care after the attack in California
  
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• Man's bizarre medical condition means he's in love with his CAR and even has sex with motor he calls Goldie

  29-07-2017 20:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pub boss Darius Monty, from Staines, Surrey, suffers from a sexual condition known as mechanophilia which means he gets turned on by his gold-coloured X-Type Jaguar
  
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• 'We'll still shop at Asda': Grandad who won £2million poker prize vows to remain a thrifty bargain hunter

  29-07-2017 20:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Caravan salesman John Hesp, fresh from his massive win at the World Series event in Las Vegas, insists he'll stay true to his humble roots
  
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• University finances face £17.5bn pensions squeeze

  29-07-2017 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  An expert warns of tuition fees rising or being diverted, but the pensions scheme says it is secure.
  
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• Cheshire police wants to hire more black officers 

  29-07-2017 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chief Constable of Cheshire Police Simon Byrne (pictured) said he 'took legal advice about breaking the law' to help speed up the hiring of more ethnic minority police candidates.
  
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• The BBC's gender pay row has exposed yet another inequality women face in workplace - the Class Ceiling

  29-07-2017 20:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Up to 40 per cent of the women who called for equality were educated privately - while nearly a quarter went to Oxbridge
  
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• Jeering maniacs turn teenager into 'human torch' by spraying him with deodorant and setting him on fire

  29-07-2017 20:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The gang pounced on the 17-year-old boy who was left screaming in agony in the horrific attack near a children's play area in Hertford in broad daylight
  
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• Salford woman transforms abandoned swampland into oasis

  29-07-2017 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sally Berry has transformed a derelict piece of land behind a family home in Salford into a tranquil oasis, dubbed the Secret Valley, complete with swans and kingfishers.
  
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• London Mayor wants to make it Labour policy to stay in Europe and "trump" Brexit vote result

  29-07-2017 20:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sadiq Khan said he was an "optimist" about the chances of the UK staying in the EU - despite Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn wanting to "respect" result of referendum
  
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• Boy pictured with teacher he joined 'Mile-High club' with

  29-07-2017 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 16-year-old pupil had a fling with his physics teacher Eleanor Wilson, who was ten years his senior, during a two-week charity and conservation trip to Swaziland in Africa.
  
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• Fire chiefs accused of "cover-up" over decision not to send crew to aid victims of Manchester Arena bombing

  29-07-2017 20:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The reason why fire chiefs held teams back for 90 minutes after the terror blast is being kept secret amid claims it was because there was no fire or that chiefs were waiting for other rescuers with bullet-proof vests
  
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• The number of kids committing crimes is on the rise - and it's putting parents in the dock

  29-07-2017 20:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sunday Mirror columnist Saira Khan is highlighting the importance of making time to give children the boundaries and life skills that will help them later on
  
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• True price of luxury: The everyday pamper goods that make life hell for millions trapped in slavery and child labour

  29-07-2017 20:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than half of the 45 million subjected to forced and cheap labour are in five countries - India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan - but the issues go much further
  
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• Princess Diana made us all more caring - after her death British stiff upper lip was quivering like never before

  29-07-2017 20:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sobbing crowds and that sea of flowers outside Kensington Palace reminded me how shocked I’d felt – not just at Diana’s untimely death but by the unprecedented display of public mourning
  
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• Fan in hospital as Celtic and Sunderland supporters clash before friendly match outside Tommy Robinson book signing

  29-07-2017 20:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It was one of a number of incidents of violence and disorder with hundreds of officers on duty as well as police horses and dogs.
  
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• Top Gear's Chris Harris needed stitches for head wound

  29-07-2017 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BBC TV motoring journalist Chris Harris sustained a bloody gash to the back of his head which required stitches, and tweeted about it online.
  
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• "Fairly busy day. Sniper nearly got me": WW1 soldier's secret diary details horrors before he was killed in Passchendaele

  29-07-2017 20:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lieutenant John Hayward, great uncle of Sunday Mirror man Stephen Hayward, detailed the hellish existence endured by soldiers on the front line leading up to the bloody offensive
  
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