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• Student Glen Wilson forced girls to send explicit images

  01-08-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  St Andrew’s University student Glen Wilson blackmailed children into making sexually explicit films for him after grooming them online using the pseudonym 'Alex Moore'.
  
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• Shameless millionaire British Gas bosses reveal electricity costs have done down but they're putting your bills UP

  01-08-2017 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Iain Conn, chief executive of parent company Centrica, is believed to have a total pay package worth £4.1million while British Gas hikes prices by an inflation-busting 12.5%
  
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• Extremist who drove through streets shouting 'Allahu Akbar' and sent ISIS propaganda videos found guilty of terror offences

  01-08-2017 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Taha Hussain became increasingly involved in terrorist activities over a two-year-period and posted messages saying no one should feel sorry for the deaths of non-Muslims
  
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• Brit stranded at Polish hospital after collapsing at airport and falling into coma as family appeal for help

  01-08-2017 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Simon Ankers, 39, hasn't regained consciousness since he collapsed more than two weeks ago while waiting for a flight and suffered "catastrophic" brain damage
  
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• Hire driver writes off £225,000 Lamborghini in 30mph crash

  01-08-2017 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bright red £220,000 Huracan Spyder mounted the kerb and ploughed into three stationary cars before hitting the post and coming to halt on a driveway in Bordesley Green, Birmingham.
  
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• William Hague warns only a transitional deal can save Britain from Brexit 'disaster'

  01-08-2017 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Tory grandee backed Chancellor Philip Hammond's plan to extend single market and customs union membership until 2022
  
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• Who is Christopher Wray? Trump's pick confirmed as new head of FBI after Comey sacking

  01-08-2017 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mr Wray - who served as assistant attorney general under George W. Bush - has promised to act independently
  
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• Three Britons on trial in Singapore accused of gang-rape

  01-08-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Khong Tam Thanh, Le Michael and Vu Thai Son, face 20 years in jail and a caning if found guilty of assaulting the woman while she was drunk and unconscious at the end of the night out in Singapore.
  
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• Mum's flesh ripped from limbs in 40-minute horror dog attack by six-stone neglected beasts inside boss's squalid kennel

  01-08-2017 23:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Beata Obuchowska, 33, was in charge of 104 dogs in a “medieval” compound when she was mauled, leaving her in need of dozens of operations to rebuild her arm
  
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• Tottenham must spend to be in the title shake-up, says Mauricio Pochettino

  01-08-2017 23:30
  • New signings will ‘help Harry Kane and Dele Alli to improve’
  • Manager accepts Spurs must take different approach to rivalsMauricio Pochettino fears Tottenham will not be able to challenge for the Premier League title unless he makes signings who can force Harry Kane, Dele Alli and other key players to raise their games.Pochettino accepts Tottenham cannot compete financially with the biggest spenders but is determined to strengthen a squad that finished runners-up to Chel
  
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• How John Terry’s inspiration helps Millie Bright dazzle for England

  01-08-2017 23:30
  Tough-tackling Chelsea centre-half has studied former men’s captain’s game, while also picking up some tips from her no-nonsense grandadAs befits a Chelsea centre-half, Millie Bright takes inspiration from John Terry. She hopes to use it to accomplish something her role model never achieved – winning a major tournament with England.While Terry swapped Stamford Bridge for Villa Park this summer, the 23-year-old Bright has made the most of her surprise summons to Mark Sampson&rsq
  
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• EasyJet holidaymakers left stranded in Zakynthos

  01-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scores of British holidaymakers were today left stranded in ‘total chaos’ on the Greek island of Zakynthos after an EasyJet plane was grounded for at least two days.
  
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• Apple hints iPhone 8 won't be delayed as company's shares hit record high

  01-08-2017 23:19
  Shares in the world’s most valuable company went up close to 6% in after-hours trading following the news, adding $40bn to Apple’s current valueApple shares soared to an all-time high on Tuesday afternoon after the tech company announced it had sold 41m iPhones in the last three months. Apple also appeared to scotch rumors that the iPhone 8 – the phone that will mark the 10th anniversary of the original model – has been delayed. Profits were up by 11.9%, to $8.72bn. The n
  
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• SAS trial futuristic Star Wars-style bulletproof helmet

  01-08-2017 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Soldiers have already noticed the resemblance with Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett, although the new gear comes with an array of complex technology to assist them in combat.
  
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• How many people can you fit in one car? NINE boys clamber out of hatchback after crash

  01-08-2017 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One witness compared the Honda Civic to a "clown car" after it rear-ended an Audi and eight passengers jumped out, with one returning to free a ninth boy stuck in the boot
  
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• Donald Trump wants to help the UK because "you don't hear the word Britain any more"

  01-08-2017 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In a leaked interview transcript, he said: "It's very interesting. It's like, nope."
  
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• Young mum, 26, 'took own life after crippling fears social services would take away her baby'

  01-08-2017 23:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum-of-three, Kirsty Louise Johnson, suffered from a number of mental health issues throughout her life and was even coerced into sex work as a teenager, an inquest heard
  
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• Horrifying footage of 'hit and run' that saw police pelted with fireworks as they turned up to help

  01-08-2017 23:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two women were taken to hospital after they were hit by a car as police responded to the "large disturbance" linked to a party on a public green in south London
  
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• Christian NHS boss sacked for questioning gay adoption

  01-08-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former NHS boss Richard Page, 71, told a Croydon employment tribunal he suffered religious discrimination when sacked over comments he made as a magistrate.
  
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• Golfer David Feherty announces his son died of overdose

  01-08-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Feherty's son, Shey Feherty, died on Saturday, the Northern Ireland golfer turned US commentary star announced on social media. A funeral service was to be held in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday.
  
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• Arsenal FC owner Stan Kroenke’s sick trophy hunting TV channel is “psychopathic” and “ugly”, Chris Packham says

  01-08-2017 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  My Outdoor TV costs £7.60 a monthand its vile shows feature animals including lions and elephants being stalked and shot by professional hunters
  
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• Slick Liverpool turn on the style to embarrass Bayern Munich

  01-08-2017 22:55
  • Bayern Munich 0-3 Liverpool
  • Sadio Mané, Mohamed Salah and Daniel Sturridge sink German championsSadio Mané announced his return to full fitness, and Liverpool their readiness for the Champions League play-offs, as Jürgen Klopp’s side recorded a convincing win over Bayern Munich in the Audi Cup. “Nothing against Crystal Palace, Leicester City or Hertha Berlin,” said Klopp ahead of Tuesday’s friendly: “But this is the next level and I
  
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• Taiyah-Grace Peebles' body passed by 5 trains before found

  01-08-2017 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Taiyah-Grace Peebles (pictured) had been returning from a night out in Whitstable, Kent, when she left friends to use the toilet. She was found dead on the tracks near Herne Bay the next morning.
  
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• EasyJet passengers left high and dry in Greece – in part by mating turtles

  01-08-2017 22:38
  Tourists left waiting on island of Zakynthos because of technical fault and then flight curfew protecting sea creaturesScores of easyJet passengers were stranded on the Greek island of Zakynthos (also known as Zante) after their plane developed technical difficulties and a replacement aircraft was prevented from flying in because of mating turtles.Passengers expressed fury at easyJet’s lack of communication and “incredibly bad” handling of the delay, which began on Sunday after
  
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• Teen 'kidnapped and had throat cut before being stuffed into freezer' at £1.5million home, inquest told

  01-08-2017 22:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Celine Dookhran's body was discovered inside the home after a second woman who also had her throat cut alerted police from hospital, it is said
  
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• AA sacks executive chairman for 'gross misconduct' as family claims he's dealing with "extremely distressing mental health issue"

  01-08-2017 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A spokesman for AA said it was a "personal conduct-related matter" and declined to give more information about the reason for Mr Mackenzie's departure, while his son revealed that his father was dealing with an "extremely distressing mental health issue"
  
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• Where are Celebrity Big Brother winners now? Here are the famous faces who have taken the title from 2001 - 2017

  01-08-2017 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Summer CBB 2017 is about to kick off so which famous face is about to join this illustrious roster of past winners?
  
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• El Chapo's wealthy godson shows off golden guns and pet tigers on Instagram before turning himself in

  01-08-2017 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Damaso Lopez Serrano surrendered at the US border with Mexico last week
  
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• Poles remember patriots slain in Second World War revolt

  01-08-2017 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Traffic came to a standstill as thousands of Poles remembered the doomed Warsaw Uprising in the country's capital today. It was the largest act of resistance against the Nazis during the war.
  
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• Usain Bolt: Lose? I can’t believe you’re asking me. We won’t have that problem

  01-08-2017 22:14
  As his last world championships approach, the world’s fastest man was full of his usual confidence as he contemplates Saturday’s 100m finalOne by one the stars from sport and screen paid sweet homage to Usain Bolt, each homily more doe-eyed than the last. First Asafa Powell thanked him “on behalf of the Jamaican people”. Then soapy tributes from Cara Delevingne, Thierry Henry and Virat Kohli were relayed on a giant screen. And when Idris Elba appeared to tell him “I
  
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• Kurdish immigrant 'claimed more than £32,000 in benefits'

  01-08-2017 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kerim Koroglu, 49, allegedly pocketed handouts from Hackney Council when he was not entitled to for more than six years, after he sneaked into the country in August 2002.
  
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• Sinatra records, 50s typewriters and Moon landing newspapers: Inside the Reminiscence Room that helps dementia sufferers reconnect

  01-08-2017 22:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The room is inside a pioneering care home and is packed full of trinkets and furniture from the 1950s and 1960s to help jog the memories of elderly residents
  
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• Everyday hero who's saved four lives including suicidal woman, heart attack victim and two people drowning in river

  01-08-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pub bouncer Gareth Clark doesn't see himself as heroic but his quick thinking and brave actions mean four people are still alive who might not be here without him
  
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• Bulletproof Star Wars helmet for SAS soldiers featuring heat-seeking technology deployed in fight against terror

  01-08-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The helmet - similar to the one worn by bounty hunter Boba Fett - can withstand an AK47 bullet and will allow elite Special Air Service troops to detect the enemy in any terrain
  
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• Dozens killed in bombing of mosque in Afghan city of Herat

  01-08-2017 21:59
  At least 29 dead and more than 60 wounded in blast at Shia mosque, with at least two attackers – including a suicide bomber – thought responsibleA suicide attack on a Shia mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan has killed at least 29 people and wounded more than 64, officials have said. Related: Afghanistan: civilian deaths at record high in 16-year war, says UNContinue reading...
  
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• 60 Brits die after taking drug that killed Prince - and a lethal dose is terrifyingly small

  01-08-2017 21:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mixing drugs with fentanyl can mean they are 10,000 stronger than street heroin and just a tiny amount can kill
  
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• Aldi shopper rants at niqab-wearing woman in Feltham

  01-08-2017 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman, who appeared to have been drinking, launched her vicious tirade when she saw a Muslim couple in an Aldi store in Feltham, west London yesterday.
  
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• 60 people in 8 months die after taking Fentanyl says NCA

  01-08-2017 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Fraser, 18, from Deal in Kent, died after unknowingly taking fentanyl, the potent painkiller that gained international notoriety when it was linked to the death of Prince in April.
  
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• Tory Home Secretary Amber Rudd wants to make your digital locks easier to pick

  01-08-2017 21:37 via mirror.co.uk
  The Home Secretary's plea to tech firms to allow the government an easy back door into private messages has been branded "dangerous".
  
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• ISIS fighter with 'British' accent threatens Donald Trump and warns of new terror attacks in Europe

  01-08-2017 21:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The chilling video shows the young jihadist clutching a large knife and standing next to a machine gun as he pledges further violence and vows to "slaughter" innocent victims in two cities
  
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• Speedboat driver's quick-thinking response as he uses jet engine's spray to extinguish riverside bush fire

  01-08-2017 21:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Boating enthusiasts Koyne Watson and Tasha Hunt had headed out to the water for a relaxing day before turning improvising firefighters after spotting the fire on the bank
  
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• Milton Keynes mother and twins die after M&S lorry crash

  01-08-2017 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 43-year-old mother was driving towards Barnstaple in Devon with her 12-year-old son and daughter when the children’s stepfather and their 14-year-old son saw the crash on the A361.
  
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• Cross-party group of MPs hope to force a vote on UK staying in EEA

  01-08-2017 21:28
  Kinnock, Umunna and Alexander look at working with Tories to try to force PM to yield on post-Brexit transitional periodA group of Labour and Conservative MPs are hoping to force a vote on whether the UK should stay in the European Economic Area for at least a few years after Brexit, in the belief that it may be possible to force Theresa May to yield on the issue.MPs campaigning for a softer Brexit are increasingly concerned that the government’s EU withdrawal bill will not allow the UK to
  
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• National Geographic reveals this year's best travel photos

  01-08-2017 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A hauntingly beautiful image of a lightning strike shooting from a volcano's ash cloud has earned Sergio Tapiro Velasco the title of 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year.
  
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• Price cap still possible, government warns energy companies

  01-08-2017 21:19
  Ofgem told to act fast to safeguard poorer households after British Gas announces 12.5% electricity price riseThe government has warned energy companies it is still prepared to legislate for an energy price cap, after British Gas announced a 12.5% electricity price rise for more than 3m households.The increase would add £76 to a typical annual electricity bill, and some experts warned that it could kick start a new round of price rises from the so-called Big Six energy companies.Continue r
  
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• Angry at British Gas price hike? Save your fury for the government

  01-08-2017 21:12
  News that electricity bills will increase by 12.5% is no surprise – likewise the complete lack of action by ministers in responseAre you outraged that British Gas is hiking the price of its electricity by 12.5%? Maybe you are, but nobody who follows the energy market can claim to be surprised by it. Parent company Centrica signalled its move months ago and delayed implementation only because of the approach of the general election in May.Centrica was never going to allow its main dual fuel
  
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• German hotel key to Hitler's Nazis set for demolition

  01-08-2017 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hitler's rival Ernst Roehm was staying in the hotel in Bad Wiessee in 1934 with another man when the soon-to-be outright Nazi leader went in, arrested him and sent him to be executed in Munich.
  
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• The Scaramucci effect: what White House havoc means for the world | Leslie Vinjamuri

  01-08-2017 21:07
  The Trump administration is now a beacon of dysfunction. Allies, and enemies, are taking note• Leslie Vinjamuri is director of the Centre on Conflict, Rights and Justice and an associate fellow on the US and Americas programme at Chatham HouseIn the past six months, the United States’ standing in the world has suffered, to say the least. Donald Trump has embraced strong men, shunned some of our most trusted liberal allies, and seemingly withdrawn US commitment to democracy and human r
  
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• Shrewsbury fans launch crowdfunding campaign for England’s first rail seat area

  01-08-2017 21:00
  • Supporters attempting to raise £75,000 in order to install 550 rail seats
  • Shrewsbury first revealed their interest in safe-standing at the end of June A Shrewsbury Town fans’ group has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £75,000 in order to install 550 rail seats at their New Meadow ground. If successful, the League One club will become the first in England or Wales to bring a safe-standing section back to an all-seat stadium. Continue reading...
  
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• Model killed herself during video call with husband as police suspect she was distraught over marital disputes

  01-08-2017 20:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum-of-one Risila Binte Wazer's family, including her mother, found her body when they broke down the door to her flat and then rushed her to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead
  
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