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• Take a peek inside the hidden home locals may not even know exists

  07-05-2017 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The secret home in serious need of renovation is going up for auction with a guide price of £20,000
  
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• US military's secret space plane lands with sonic boom in Florida

  07-05-2017 23:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Unmanned X-37B, which looks like a miniature space shuttle, was in orbit for more than 700 days before landing caused sonic boom heard across stateThe US military’s experimental X-37B space plane landed on Sunday at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a classified mission that lasted nearly two years, the US air force said. Related: Mysterious space plane blasts off for secretive US air force missionContinue reading...
  
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• Doctor with no gas sued by British Gas for unpaid bill

  07-05-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Roland Graf, 74, from Leicester, is being sued for £200 by British Gas which claims he owes standing charges on a gas meter in his home, despite it not being connected to the supply since 2000.
  
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• Voice of the Mirror: Tories have no defence when it comes to our armed forces

  07-05-2017 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  They have eroded their fighting capability and morale with cuts while masquerading as their champions
  
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• Chelsea’s Antonio Conte insists Tottenham held advantage in title race

  07-05-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  • Manager says Chelsea in ‘building process’ while Spurs were better positioned
  • ‘This is my first season … Pochettino has been working there for three years’Antonio Conte has offered context to Chelsea’s imminent title success by claiming that their nearest challengers, Tottenham Hotspur, are “more advanced” in their development and would have won the Premier League at a canter if his own players had not produced a remarkable campaign
  
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• Millionaire who's riled locals with controversial man cave is caught throwing flower tub at neighbour amid ongoing row

  07-05-2017 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Graham Wildin, 62, can be seen rocking the fence backwards and forwards, before climbing onto a ledge and throwing a black plastic bin at the stunned woman
  
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• May won't be the Prime Minister of the people, but of less than a third of the country

  07-05-2017 23:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The calamity for Labour – and for the families reliant on the party to raise living standards and improve public services and housing – is that Theresa May was beatable
  
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• 82 Chibok schoolgirls freed in exchange for five Boko Haram leaders

  07-05-2017 23:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Young women, who were among 276 captured in April 2014, flown to Nigerian capital to meet president while charities call for them to be reunited with familiesMonths of negotiations involving participants across two continents has resulted in a deal in which 82 Chibok schoolgirls – who were seized from their dormitories in April 2014 and held captive for more than three years by the Islamist group Boko Haram – have been released in exchange for five militant leaders.But joy at their f
  
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• Paraglider's disastrous landing sees her left dangling from lamppost as fire crews called to bizarre rescue operation

  07-05-2017 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Firefighters eventually came and rescued the uninjured paraglider from their humiliating ordeal
  
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• Twins who beat odds after they were born at just 24 weeks

  07-05-2017 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Born four months early, Nico and Frankie spent most of their 27 weeks apart. Nico had haemorrhages in his head and lungs but after 187 days in hospital he is finally home with his twin.
  
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• Wasps and Exeter lead way as dizzying season reaches thrilling finale | Robert Kitson

  07-05-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Aviva Premiership campaign, which has seen try-scoring records tumble, reaches play-off stage with Wasps hosting Leicester and Saracens travelling to ExeterA record-breaking 2016-17 Aviva Premiership season is looking set for an equally fast and furious finish as the four title rivals enter the final stretch. Already the two leading sides, Wasps and Exeter, have surged past the longstanding record for team tries scored in a season, previously held by Newcastle in 1997-98, and the play-offs this
  
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• Hate preacher Anjem Choudary reveals he welcomed top jihadi recruiter to the UK

  07-05-2017 22:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New footage shows the radical cleric's links to an international network of jihadis for the first time
  
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• Trump congratulates Emmanuel Macron on French election win

  07-05-2017 22:48 via theguardian.com
  
  US president released statement notable primarily for its brevity, attempting to put behind him the implicit support he offered far-right leader Marine Le PenDonald Trump has congratulated the centrist Emmanuel Macron on his emphatic victory against Marine Le Pen in the French presidential run-off, attempting to put behind him the implicit support he had offered the far-right leader ahead of Sunday’s election.
  In a statement put out by his press secretary Sean Spicer and notable primarily
  
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• Hero gran fights off 'five crazed dogs' to save two-year-old granddaughter from horrific mauling

  07-05-2017 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The toddler was playing with friends in a relative’s back garden when several dogs from a neighbour’s house burst in and attacked her
  
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• Restaurant faces backlash for hosting 'racist' stunt with inflatable border wall and issuing 'green card' drink tickets

  07-05-2017 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anyone who successfully managed to scale the wall was handed a 'green card' entitling them to a free drink
  
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• How many of these chocolate bars do you remember? Man reveals bizarre collection of treats going back 25 years

  07-05-2017 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  His hoard includes Spice Girls and Westlife chocolate bars from the 1990s
  
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• Emmanuel Macron blunder sees live feed cut to new French president having make-up applied as world waited for inaugural speech

  07-05-2017 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  His speech was beamed to millions around the globe but several news stations screened an unscheduled behind-the-scenes look at preparations thinking Mr Macron was about to speak
  
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• America puts Britain's 'Mrs Terror' Sally Jones on priority hit list to eliminate her before she can strike

  07-05-2017 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jones, who became an ISIS bride when she married computer hacker extremist husband Junaid Hussain, is thought to be in Mosul, heading up a secretive all-female brigade
  
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• Tories have left Britain defenceless as huge cuts in forces highlight their breathtaking hypocrisy

  07-05-2017 22:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Dan Jarvis, who is also a war veteran, said Tory MPs should be "embarrassed" by the damage their party has done to our armed forces
  
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• Nicki Minaj offers to pay students’ tuition after fan asks for help on Twitter

  07-05-2017 21:56 via theguardian.com
  
  The rapper said she would pay international airfare for contest winners, so a US student asked for help with tuition. Six minutes later, Minaj tweeted her offer
  Nicki Minaj was getting all the credit, with Twitter humming around the world in praise of her decision to spend thousands of dollars of her own money helping out impoverished American college students. But none of that would have happened without the chutzpah of CJ.Related: Nicki Minaj: US prison system 'is like slavery'Continue reading
  
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• French presidential election 2017 – live results tracker

  07-05-2017 21:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Voters in France today faced a choice between centrist independent Emmanuel Macron and the Front National’s Marine Le Pen, in the second round of the 2017 presidential election. Get results for every department as they are announcedFrench election 2017: second round – live
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• Tories intensify attacks on Brussels, saying it supports Labour

  07-05-2017 21:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Ministers condemn ‘aggressive tactics’ of European commission, claiming it is trying to interfere in the UK general election Conservative ministers intensified attacks on Brussels on Sunday, with the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, suggesting the European commission had deliberately interfered in the general election to boost Labour’s electoral prospects. Related: Theresa May declares war on Brussels, urging: 'Let me fight for Britain'Continue reading...
  
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• Labour faces 'battle for its existence' if it succumbs to third election defeat warns Alan Johnson

  07-05-2017 21:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After last week's local election hammering the former Cabinet Minister said the 'acid test' was for Corbyn to prove he could be Prime Minister
  
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• The Guardian view on the French election: Good luck, Mr Macron. You will need it | Editorial

  07-05-2017 21:08 via theguardian.com
  
  French voters have averted the catastrophe of a Marine Le Pen presidency. The task for Emmanuel Macron is to deliver change, prosperity, unity and healingAny other result would have been a European catastrophe and, for once, thank goodness, the opinion polls got it right. Emmanuel Macron has swept Marine Le Pen aside to become France’s next president. Mr Macron won by an even wider margin than the polls have consistently implied: 65.1% to 35.9%. It is the decisive majority against Ms Le Pe
  
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• Nicola Roberts's bitter ex-bombarded her with messages

  07-05-2017 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ex-boyfriend of Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts, Carl Davies (both pictured), was given a lifetime restraining order after a court heard how he bombarded the singer with threatening messages.
  
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• County cricket roundup: Steven Croft fires Lancashire to win at Warwickshire

  07-05-2017 20:56 via theguardian.com
  
  • Lancashire (351) beat Warwickshire (325) by 26 runs
  • Yorkshire top of North Group after 15-run win over DerbyshireLancashire’s poor start to their white‑ball campaign was arrested with a 26-run win against the champions Warwickshire thanks to a stunning innings of 127 from their captain, Steven Croft, which included three consecutive sixes in a 10-ball Oliver Hannon-Dalby over that cost 37.Croft’s 83-ball knock propelled Lancashire to 351, which they defended despi
  
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• The Guardian view on weapons that wait: clear them now

  07-05-2017 20:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Unexploded munitions, landmines and improvised devices kill thousands of civilians annually. They must be removed for communities to recoverThe evacuation of 50,000 people from Hannover this weekend, following the discovery of five unexploded second world war bombs, reminds us that conflicts can have a deadly impact long after the fighting ends. But while the German city’s residents have been inconvenienced briefly, millions of people around the world have been displaced for the foreseeabl
  
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• Two-year-old girl suffers serious head and body injuries after she's bitten by up to TEN DOGS in horrific attack

  07-05-2017 20:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a 35-year-old man from Toxeth and seized five dogs and five puppies from his address
  
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• Could youngest-ever President Emmanuel Macron unite France after most divisive election in a generation?

  07-05-2017 20:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Exit polls suggest the 39-year-old former banker has won today's vote comfortably and now the country stands at the verge of a new political revolution
  
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• The moment Emmanuel Macron, 15, stars in school play and kisses teacher, 40, who would become his wife

  07-05-2017 20:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brigitte Trogneux was a drama teacher in Macron's high school and is 25-years his senior
  
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• Jürgen Klopp bemoans state of pitch after Southampton deny Liverpool

  07-05-2017 20:45 via theguardian.com
  
  • The Liverpool manager was unhappy with the dry Anfield surface in 0-0 draw
  • Klopp insists his players still enjoy playing at home despite poor recent resultsJürgen Klopp blamed a dry pitch for Liverpool’s laboured performance against Southampton while James Milner insisted their latest blank against Claude Puel’s team was his responsibility.Milner had a second-half penalty saved by the England international Fraser Forster as Liverpool failed to score against Southam
  
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• Jonny Bairstow turns on the style as England claim ODI series against Ireland

  07-05-2017 20:44 via theguardian.com
  
  • England 328-6; Ireland 243
  • England won by 85 runsJonny Bairstow has done all he can to nudge England towards a rethink of their plans before this summer’s Champions Trophy with his brutal exhibition of hitting and the golden arm of Joe Root setting up an 85-run win over Ireland at Lord’s.After the mis-match in Bristol on Friday Eoin Morgan’s side were looking for a stronger pre-tournament tune-up from the tourists, who in turn needed to salvage some pride and stav
  
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• Martin Rowson on John McDonnell's tax pledges – cartoon

  07-05-2017 20:42 via theguardian.com
  
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• 'Revenge porn': one in five report they have been victims in Australian survey

  07-05-2017 20:30 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Image-based abuse has emerged so rapidly … that inevitably our laws and policies are struggling to catch up,’ academic saysThe first comprehensive research on so-called revenge porn has shed light on the “mass scale of victimisation” across Australia and its sometimes devastating impact.A survey of nearly 4,300 people led by RMIT University and Monash University has found that far more people – men and women – had had sexual or nude images taken or dis
  
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• Primary school pupils coming home sunburnt as teachers banned from applying sun cream

  07-05-2017 20:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nearly half of parents said they felt the applying sun cream should be shared by teachers and families
  
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• Mum furious after "fit and healthy" veggie-loving son aged 5 is branded "overweight" in 'fat-shaming letter' from school

  07-05-2017 20:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Moncur, said the note given to five-year-old son Connor was a "kick in the teeth" as she had strived to keep her family healthy after battling her own weight issues in the past
  
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• Huge surge in acid attacks as MPs expected to call for clampdown on sales of cleaning products

  07-05-2017 20:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There were 248 reported assaults in 2012 but that figure had risen to 720 last year
  
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• How to fix climate change: put cities, not countries, in charge | Benjamin Barber

  07-05-2017 20:18 via theguardian.com
  
  It can’t be left to dysfunctional nation states to tackle – but as Oslo and Seoul have shown, metropolitan centres can rise to the challenge of global warmingClimate change is the most urgent challenge facing humankind. Other issues make headlines: terrorism kills; inequality affects everyday life for billions around the globe. But climate is paramount, because in sustainability human survival itself is at stake. Why then have the nations governing the planet been so hopelessly ineff
  
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• The French presidency goes to Macron. But it’s only a reprieve | Timothy Garton Ash

  07-05-2017 20:11 via theguardian.com
  
  The centrist candidate’s victory over Marine Le Pen has avoided the worst – but the daunting work of reform in France and in Europe lies aheadFrench election 2017: second round – liveResults tracker – as they come in Like someone who has narrowly escaped a heart attack, Europe can raise a glass and give thanks for the victory of Emmanuel Macron. But the glass is less than half full, and if Europe doesn’t change its ways it will only have postpone
  
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• New Zealand-born Jason Woodward included in England training squad

  07-05-2017 20:07 via theguardian.com
  
  • Eddie Jones calls up 20 players for strength and conditioning camp
  • England coach looking for competition for Mike Brown at full-backJason Woodward, the New Zealand‑born full-back who joined Bristol from the Hurricanes last autumn, has been included in an England training squad that will gather on Tuesday for a strength and conditioning camp.Woodward, who spent two years with the Rebels in Melbourne but left before he qualified to play for the Wallabies on residency to have a
  
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• Tweet or savoury - new cookbook where all the recipes have 140 characters or less

  07-05-2017 20:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  You can make everything from warming breakfasts, delicious dinners and sweet treats, with just a one-paragraph recipe
  
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• Islamic State leader in Afghanistan killed as 50 US special forces and 40 Afghan commandos storm compound

  07-05-2017 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Abdul Hasib was killed in a raid in the early hours of Thursday in Nangarhar province, in which 50 US special forces and 40 Afghan commandos raided his compound
  
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• How the country's top restaurants are allowing trainers

  07-05-2017 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exclusive restaurants Duck and Waffle and Sushi Samba in central London's Heron Tower are allowing trainers as long patrons have right look 'overall'.
  
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• Miss England contender bravely reveals she was raped as a 17-year-old as she hopes to inspire other victims

  07-05-2017 19:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Raven Dixon-Biggs, 23, is making her SIXTH bid for the coveted title and has said despite harrowing ordeals in her past she won't give up on her dream
  
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• Centrist Emmanuel Macron says "a new page in our history has turned" after defeating Marine Le Pen in French Election

  07-05-2017 19:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 39-year-old has seen off competition from the far right candidate Marine Le Pen who polled just 34.5 per cent
  
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• French champagne house Taittinger plants first vines in English soil

  07-05-2017 19:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Prestigious producer begins operations at vineyard in Kent aimed at producing sparkling wine by 2023One of France’s most prestigious champagne brands is hoping to capitalise on Britain’s wine boom after planting its first vines on English soil last week.Taittinger has chosen a vineyard near the Kent village of Chilham as the site for its venture into English sparkling wine, with the first bottle due to be drunk in 2023. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump staff insist healthcare bill is on track ahead of uphill battle in Senate

  07-05-2017 19:31 via theguardian.com
  
  There were already alarming signs for the White House of a groundswell of discontent among moderates that presages a stormy ride in the Senate
  Members of the Trump administration took to TV channels on Sunday to insist they were on track to pass a bill to repeal and replace the current healthcare law and return power to the states to fix an ailing healthcare system.Related: Republican healthcare bill heads to Senate, where it may undergo drastic changesContinue reading...
  
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• Brave woman told off Prince Philip after one of his notorious 'racist' gaffes - and he responded

  07-05-2017 19:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  She admits she "didn't think" before she spoke
  
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• The Lib Dems are at the absolute peak of their campaign photo-op game this weekend

  07-05-2017 19:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There have been three incredible photos from the Liberal Democrats this weekend and you need to see them immediately
  
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• Banksy confirms he's behind huge 'Brexit mural' that appeared on side of building in Dover

  07-05-2017 19:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The artwork close to the Kent port town's ferry terminal features a workman chipping away at one of the 12 stars on the European flag
  
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