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Vote Labour - end 14 years of Tory chaos and be on the right side of history
Ahead of a historic General Election on Thursday the people of the UK have a chance to reject the misery and blundering of the Tory government. It is time for change and a fresh start.
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Inside murky world of political betting - how much you can win if 'in the know'
As the election gambling scandal engulfs the Tories, experts say the practice is more common among politicians than most people imagine
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Girl, 13, with Molotov cocktail sparks school alert as lad has bleach pistol
CEO Patrick Green of The Ben Kinsella charity, which was set up after Ben, 16, was murdered in 2008, called the new figures concerning
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Terrifying reality behind Nigel Farage - from racism rows to views on women
The Mirror takes a look at Nigel Farage's past - and whether his ‘ordinary bloke’ credentials stand up to scrutiny as Reform begin to overtake the Tories in polling for the General Election
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'My mum lied and told the Nazi guards I was unwell... she saved my life'
Mala Tribich saw the worst horrors of the Holocaust, and says the only reason she survived was that she was 'lucky'
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Horror stories of young woman brought up in UK's care home capital
Jade Barnett was sent 260 miles away from everyone she knew to live in Blackpool, the children's home capital of Britain, when she was just 15 - and her experience is not unusual
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'Quiet woman' who secretly defeated Nazis - but her full story may never be told
Wartime codebreaker Joan Clarke has finally been honoured with a blue plaque to commemorate her achievements ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day
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'I nearly drowned as a refugee - now I'm aiming to swim at the Olympics'
Eid Aljazairli thought death was minutes away when he plunged into icy water while fleeing war-torn Syria - and now looks set to qualify as a swimmer at the Olympics
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Incredible gang of women who fought fatcat bosses when they announced redundancy
Liverpool’s Tate & Lyle refinery had created a happy community. So when it was axed, staff weren’t going to take it lying down... unless it was in front of lorries
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Boy with huge hair and haircut phobia told he will be expelled from school
Farouk James has asked for a medical exemption from the strict rules and goes to classes in braids, but the school is insisting he will be kicked out if he doesn't cut his hair short.
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Free school meals were a lifeline for Strictly judge Shirley Ballas
In Britain today there are more than four million kids who go to school hungry and whose only source of food for the day is their school meal, a sad fact that resonates with Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas
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Unexpected story behind huge dinosaur skeleton that appeared in middle of night
Adam Lowe uses cutting-edge scanning and 3D printing, and often even DNA testing and forensics, to make copies of priceless paintings, sculptures and ancient wonders - and his latest project will be open for all to see at the Natural History Museum
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British traitor fighting for Russia recruits others to take arms against Ukraine
Former British convict and drug addict Aiden Minnis has been trying to lure others on social media to join him in Russia writing 'if you want to join the Russian Federation Armed Forces, get at me'
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Oppenheimer star shares hardest part of film and drastic action he took for role
Tom Conti, who played Albert Einstein in Oppenheimer, is compering a special anniversary concert on the Kindertransport, so sat down with one of the survivors
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Brit traitor fighting for Putin in Ukraine gloats over getting Russian passport
Pledging allegiance to Putin, Aiden Minnis, 37, posted a video on social media declaring his delight on becoming a Russian citizen. The convicted criminal from Chippenham has been fighting against Ukrainian forces
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'Nadhim Zahawi tipped me £2' - inside the shelters which only cabbies can enter
The 13 green cabmen's shelters dotted around London are a relic of the past to many - but for black cabbies in London, these huts allow time for respite - and gossip - in between jobs. The Mirror went inside one to see what goes on
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Police chiefs fail to tackle racism 25 years after damning report, says group
The National Black Police Association accused police chiefs of gaslighting Black officers and ignoring the National Race Action Plan
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Horrors of the only Nazi death camp on British soil exposed 80 years later
Gordon Prigent is believed to be one of just four Channel Island residents who was sent to a Nazi concentration camp on the island of Alderney, which was under German control during the Second World War
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Memories of Britain's first nudist beach in Brighton 45 years on
Britain's first nudist beach opened on Brighton's seafront in April 1980 amid much controversy after a campaign led by Tory councillor Eileen Jakes
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Brit fighting for Russia vows to put Ukrainians in boxes in chilling speech
Aiden Minnis has condemned Brits supporting Ukraine as he fights for Putin's army in the Donbas region, claiming on a Kremlin-linked Telegram channel that he would 'continue putting them in boxes'
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British traitors fighting against Ukraine lauded by Kremlin propaganda machine
Russian state media have hailed Ben Stimson, 48, and Aiden Minnis, 37, as 'heroes' after they were identified by the Mirror as the first Brits fighting for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine
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British traitors fighting for Putin exposed and branded 'an absolute disgrace'
Ben Stimson and Aiden Minnis are the first Brits known to be fighting for Russia and have been heavily criticised by a former British Army commander
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Live music faces uncertain future as time called on over 100 famous venues
Last year, 125 boozers stopped doing live music – half of them closing altogether, citing soaring costs. - but there is still a huge appetite for live music
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Repair Shop's Jay Blades sometimes thinks 'is that me?' when looking at his life
The Repair Shop star Jay Blades discussed going from sleeping in his car to being awarded an MBE and having an incredible career
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Pride of Britain Award winner says she 'had to make my life one worth saving'
Pride of Britain Award winner Dame Stephanie Shirley has spent her life fighting prejudice, as well as educating and inspiring others after she came to the UK on Kindertransport as a Jewish refugee