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people living permanently in the east-coast city that has been likened to a modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah.</p> <figure class="in-article-image" data-mod="image" itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article5804423.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Thai-sex-worker.jpg"/> <meta itemprop="width" content="615"/> <meta itemprop="height" content="409"/> <div class="outer"> <div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div> <div class="mod-image"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article5804423.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Thai-sex-worker.jpg" alt="Thai sex worker" content="http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article5804423.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Thai-sex-worker.jpg"/> </div> </div> <figcaption> <span class="caption" itemprop="description">Thai women pole dance in a go-go bar in the red light district of Pattaya</span> <span class="credit" itemprop="author"> (Photo: Getty)</span> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="in-article-image" data-mod="image" itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9834109.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Inside-the-worlds-sex-capital-City-dubbed-modern-day-Sodom-and-Gomorrah-with-more-prostitutes-pe.jpg"/> <meta itemprop="width" content="615"/> <meta itemprop="height" content="409"/> <div class="outer"> <div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div> <div class="mod-image"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9834109.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Inside-the-worlds-sex-capital-City-dubbed-modern-day-Sodom-and-Gomorrah-with-more-prostitutes-pe.jpg" alt="Inside the world's sex capital: City dubbed 'modern day Sodom and Gomorrah' with more prostitutes per head than any other" content="http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9834109.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Inside-the-worlds-sex-capital-City-dubbed-modern-day-Sodom-and-Gomorrah-with-more-prostitutes-pe.jpg"/> </div> </div> <figcaption> <span class="caption" itemprop="description">Men walk by scantily clad girls in Pattaya</span> <span class="credit" itemprop="author"> (Photo: Getty)</span> </figcaption> </figure> <p>The resort's infamous main drag, the largest red-light district on earth, is lined with sex clubs and go-go bars.</p> <p>Neon signs promise sex shows, pole-dancing, cheap drinks and more.</p> <p>Scantily clad Thai women, faces whitened with foundation, offer massages to passing western men.</p> <p> <a data-action="prostitution" data-content-type="section-topic" data-track="false" data-type="inline" data-word-count="1" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/prostitution">Prostitution</a> is illegal in Thailand but the law is widely ignored and 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tourism and reinvent the country as a female-friendly destination.</p> <aside class="read-more-links"> <h5 class="publication-theme-icon publication-theme-border">Read More</h5> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/naked-tourist-armed-knife-terrorises-9744279">Naked tourist armed with knife terrorises holiday resort after 'attacking locals in red light district'</a></li> </ul> </aside> <figure class="in-article-image" data-mod="image" itemprop="image" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9834110.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Inside-the-worlds-sex-capital-City-dubbed-modern-day-Sodom-and-Gomorrah-with-more-prostitutes-pe.jpg"/> <meta itemprop="width" content="615"/> <meta itemprop="height" content="410"/> <div class="outer"> <div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.67%"></div> <div 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-celebrated-google-doodle-9901030"><img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901051.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217NewPlanets_605JPG.jpg"/></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><em class="section-theme-highlight"><a class="section-theme-highlight" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nasa">Nasa</a></em><strong class="publication-font"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-celebrated-google-doodle-9901030">Exoplanet discovery celebrated with Google Doodle after three planets found which could harbour alien life</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-celebrated-google-doodle-9901030">The planets lie in a temperate zone and are thought to be capable of having oceans</a></div></div></div><div class="pancake"><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-scientists-could-find-9901145"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9898245.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/1_main_pia21423-png.png 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9898245.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/1_main_pia21423-png.png 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9898245.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/1_main_pia21423-png.png"/></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nasa">Nasa</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-scientists-could-find-9901145">Exoplanet discovery: Scientists could find out if alien life exists on new planets in just 10 years</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-scientists-could-find-9901145">The planets lie in a temperate zone and are thought to be capable of having oceans</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/this-abuse-farm-sparks-outrage-9880623"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9880008.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/MAIN-Video-of-a-miniature-horse-eating-in-a-HIGH-CHAIR-sparks-outrage-online.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9880008.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/MAIN-Video-of-a-miniature-horse-eating-in-a-HIGH-CHAIR-sparks-outrage-online.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9880008.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/MAIN-Video-of-a-miniature-horse-eating-in-a-HIGH-CHAIR-sparks-outrage-online.jpg"/></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/horses">Horses</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/this-abuse-farm-sparks-outrage-9880623">Farm sparks outrage with video of miniature horse eating from HIGHCHAIR like a baby as it's branded animal abuse</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/this-abuse-farm-sparks-outrage-9880623">The little pony was filmed eating carrots from a bowl while awkwardly sitting in chair usually used for humans rather than horses</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/pamela-anderson-campaign-men-falsely-9884786"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9885394.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/MAIN-Pammy.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9885394.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/MAIN-Pammy.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9885394.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/MAIN-Pammy.jpg"/></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/pamela-anderson">Pamela Anderson</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/pamela-anderson-campaign-men-falsely-9884786">Pamela Anderson will campaign for men falsely accused of rape because of Julian Assange friendship </a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/pamela-anderson-campaign-men-falsely-9884786">She criticises Sweden's "very progressive laws against sexual crimes"</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/new-kim-kardashian-sex-tape-9863524"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9864029.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/MAIN-Kim-Kardashian.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9864029.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/MAIN-Kim-Kardashian.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9864029.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/MAIN-Kim-Kardashian.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/kim-kardashian-sex-tape">Kim Kardashian sex tape</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/new-kim-kardashian-sex-tape-9863524">'New' Kim Kardashian sex tape leaks showing never before seen X-rated footage of the reality star</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/new-kim-kardashian-sex-tape-9863524">Raunchy footage of what appears to be the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star in bed has leaked online</a></div></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="tab-content" data-value="mostRecent" data-tabset="all"><section data-group="mostRecent"><div class="pancake ensemble" data-group="mostRecent"><div class="teaser teaser-highlight"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ed-sheeran-brooklyn-beckham-holly-9901166"><img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901165.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217WarnerAfterPary_614JPG.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><em class="section-theme-highlight"><a class="section-theme-highlight" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/brit-awards">Brit Awards</a></em><strong class="publication-font"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ed-sheeran-brooklyn-beckham-holly-9901166">Ed Sheeran, Brooklyn Beckham, Holly Willoughby, Caroline Flack and more head to glitzy Brits after party</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ed-sheeran-brooklyn-beckham-holly-9901166">The stars carried on partying into the night after the show wrapped up</a></div></div></div><div class="pancake"><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/could-mythical-sea-serpent-morgawr-9901183"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901173.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217SeaCreature_615JPG.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901173.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217SeaCreature_615JPG.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901173.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217SeaCreature_615JPG.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/animals">Animals</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/could-mythical-sea-serpent-morgawr-9901183">Could it be mythical sea serpent Morgawr? Locals mystified by 8ft creature that washed up on Cornish beach</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/could-mythical-sea-serpent-morgawr-9901183">Chris Crane who discovered the washed-up animal has had no luck identifying it</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/adorable-baby-orangutan-gives-rescuers-9901149"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901143.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/PAY-MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217BorneoOrangutan_613JPG.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901143.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/PAY-MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217BorneoOrangutan_613JPG.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901143.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/PAY-MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217BorneoOrangutan_613JPG.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/animals">Animals</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/adorable-baby-orangutan-gives-rescuers-9901149">Adorable baby orangutan gives rescuers thumbs up as she's freed from captivity</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/adorable-baby-orangutan-gives-rescuers-9901149">The seven-month-old female looked ecstatic after being saved from a family's home where she was raised 'like a human'</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sinead-oconnor-apologises-arsenio-hall-9901147"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7908263.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/Arsenio-Hall-Sinead-Oconnor.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7908263.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/Arsenio-Hall-Sinead-Oconnor.jpg 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7908263.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Arsenio-Hall-Sinead-Oconnor.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/sinead-oconnor">Sinead O'Connor</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sinead-oconnor-apologises-arsenio-hall-9901147">Sinead O'Connor apologises to Arsenio Hall for claiming he provided late music icon Prince with drugs</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sinead-oconnor-apologises-arsenio-hall-9901147">Arsenio's lawyers will now be dismissing the comedian's $5m defamation lawsuit</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-scientists-could-find-9901145"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9898245.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/1_main_pia21423-png.png 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9898245.ece/ALTERNATES/s458/1_main_pia21423-png.png 458w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9898245.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/1_main_pia21423-png.png"/></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nasa">Nasa</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-scientists-could-find-9901145">Exoplanet discovery: Scientists could find out if alien life exists on new planets in just 10 years</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-scientists-could-find-9901145">The planets lie in a temperate zone and are thought to be capable of having oceans</a></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></div></div></section>  <section class="top-stories section-theme-border"><div class="headline"><a class="publication-theme-indicator publication-font publication-theme-hover" href="/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/">Top Stories</a></div><section data-group="topStories"><div class="pancake quartet" data-group="topStories"><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-arrested-over-assassination-kim-9900504"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901095.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/MAIN-Doan-Thi-HuongJPG.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901095.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/MAIN-Doan-Thi-HuongJPG.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901095.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/MAIN-Doan-Thi-HuongJPG.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901095.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/MAIN-Doan-Thi-HuongJPG.jpg"/></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/kim-jong-nam">Kim Jong Nam</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-arrested-over-assassination-kim-9900504">Woman arrested over assassination of Kim Jong Un's brother 'was contestant on Vietnamese Pop Idol TV show'</a></strong><div class="mod-teaserCounter comments-count" data-streamid="mirror-9900504"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-arrested-over-assassination-kim-9900504#comments-section"><span class="count-number"></span></a></div><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-arrested-over-assassination-kim-9900504">Doan Thi Huong, an entertainment worker who bears a close resemblance to a woman who sang on Vietnam Idol on last year, is being held by Malaysian police over the murder</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nine-iraqi-asylum-seekers-same-9901041"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901087.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/PAY-MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217IraqRape_610JPG.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901087.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/PAY-MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217IraqRape_610JPG.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901087.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/PAY-MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217IraqRape_610JPG.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901087.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/PAY-MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217IraqRape_610JPG.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/middle-east">Middle East</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nine-iraqi-asylum-seekers-same-9901041">Nine Iraqi asylum seekers from same family 'gang-raped teacher for hours' on New Year's Eve in Vienna</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nine-iraqi-asylum-seekers-same-9901041">The 28-year-old had been drinking with a friend when she was allegedly brutally attacked then thrown out of the flat</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/student-left-looking-like-burns-9901185"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901182.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/PAY-MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217Hair_617JPG.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901182.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/PAY-MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217Hair_617JPG.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901182.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/PAY-MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217Hair_617JPG.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901182.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/PAY-MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217Hair_617JPG.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/trading-standards">Trading Standards</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/student-left-looking-like-burns-9901185">Student 'left looking like burns victim' after botched hair extensions made blonde locks fall out</a></strong><div class="mod-teaserCounter comments-count" data-streamid="mirror-9901185"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/student-left-looking-like-burns-9901185#comments-section"><span class="count-number"></span></a></div><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/student-left-looking-like-burns-9901185">Holly Jane Harbottle, 19, says the botched £170 hairdo left her with a bald patch and depression</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-scientists-could-find-9901145"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9898245.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/1_main_pia21423-png.png 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9898245.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/1_main_pia21423-png.png 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9898245.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/1_main_pia21423-png.png 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9898245.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/1_main_pia21423-png.png"/></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nasa">Nasa</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-scientists-could-find-9901145">Scientists could find out if alien life exist on newly discovered planets in just 10 years </a></strong><div class="mod-teaserCounter comments-count" data-streamid="mirror-9901145"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-scientists-could-find-9901145#comments-section"><span class="count-number"></span></a></div><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/exoplanet-discovery-scientists-could-find-9901145">The planets lie in a temperate zone and are thought to be capable of having oceans</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/shocking-footage-shows-sexual-harassment-9898625"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9899152.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/EMB-PROD-SEXUAL-HARASSMENT.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9899152.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/EMB-PROD-SEXUAL-HARASSMENT.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9899152.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/EMB-PROD-SEXUAL-HARASSMENT.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9899152.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/EMB-PROD-SEXUAL-HARASSMENT.jpg"/></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/itv">ITV</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/shocking-footage-shows-sexual-harassment-9898625">Shocking footage shows sexual harassment suffered by women in Britain EVERY DAY</a></strong><div class="mod-teaserCounter comments-count" data-streamid="mirror-9898625"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/shocking-footage-shows-sexual-harassment-9898625#comments-section"><span class="count-number"></span></a></div><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/shocking-footage-shows-sexual-harassment-9898625">Half of the women in the UK say they have been sexually harassed in public and an ITV show went undercover to look at the extent of the problem</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/could-mythical-sea-serpent-morgawr-9901183"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901173.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217SeaCreature_615JPG.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901173.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217SeaCreature_615JPG.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901173.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217SeaCreature_615JPG.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9901173.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/MAIN-MSP_MDG_220217SeaCreature_615JPG.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/animals">Animals</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/could-mythical-sea-serpent-morgawr-9901183">Could it be mythical sea serpent Morgawr? Locals mystified by 8ft creature that washed up on Cornish beach</a></strong><div class="mod-teaserCounter comments-count" data-streamid="mirror-9901183"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/could-mythical-sea-serpent-morgawr-9901183#comments-section"><span class="count-number"></span></a></div><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/could-mythical-sea-serpent-morgawr-9901183">Chris Crane who discovered the washed-up animal has had no luck identifying it</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sinead-oconnor-apologises-arsenio-hall-9901147"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7908263.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/Arsenio-Hall-Sinead-Oconnor.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7908263.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/Arsenio-Hall-Sinead-Oconnor.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7908263.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/Arsenio-Hall-Sinead-Oconnor.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7908263.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Arsenio-Hall-Sinead-Oconnor.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/sinead-oconnor">Sinead O'Connor</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sinead-oconnor-apologises-arsenio-hall-9901147">Sinead O'Connor apologises to Arsenio Hall for claiming he provided late music icon Prince with drugs</a></strong><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sinead-oconnor-apologises-arsenio-hall-9901147">Arsenio's lawyers will now be dismissing the comedian's $5m defamation lawsuit</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/england-legend-alan-shearer-undergo-9900842"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9900927.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/MAIN-Alan-shearer-heading-the-ball.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9900927.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/MAIN-Alan-shearer-heading-the-ball.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9900927.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/MAIN-Alan-shearer-heading-the-ball.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9900927.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/MAIN-Alan-shearer-heading-the-ball.jpg"/></a></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/alan-shearer">Alan Shearer</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/england-legend-alan-shearer-undergo-9900842">England legend Alan Shearer to undergo dementia risk test after years of heading the football</a></strong><div class="mod-teaserCounter comments-count" data-streamid="mirror-9900842"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/england-legend-alan-shearer-undergo-9900842#comments-section"><span class="count-number"></span></a></div><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/england-legend-alan-shearer-undergo-9900842">In Dementia – Football’s Silent Shame former England and Newcastle United striker Shearer investigates the latest scientific research from Britain and around the world</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/george-michaels-lover-fadi-fawaz-9901090"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9848199.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/MAIN-MSP_MDG_180217-FadiFawazGeorge-Michael-_471JPG.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9848199.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/MAIN-MSP_MDG_180217-FadiFawazGeorge-Michael-_471JPG.jpg 220w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9848199.ece/ALTERNATES/s270b/MAIN-MSP_MDG_180217-FadiFawazGeorge-Michael-_471JPG.jpg 270w" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9848199.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/MAIN-MSP_MDG_180217-FadiFawazGeorge-Michael-_471JPG.jpg"/></a><div class="video-icon section-theme-border section-theme"></div></figure><div class="inner"><em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/george-michael">George Michael</a></em><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/george-michaels-lover-fadi-fawaz-9901090">George Michael's lover Fadi Fawaz tweets message to his critics who 'doubted his love" for late singer</a></strong><div class="mod-teaserCounter comments-count" data-streamid="mirror-9901090"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/george-michaels-lover-fadi-fawaz-9901090#comments-section"><span class="count-number"></span></a></div><div class="description"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/george-michaels-lover-fadi-fawaz-9901090">Fadi tweeted shortly after the BRIT Awards paid tribute to the pop icon</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/motorist-62-points-licence-still-9901123"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4505337.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/UK-driving-licence.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4505337.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/UK-driving-licence.jpg 220w, 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/motorist-62-points-licence-still-9901123">The motorist, a man from West Yorkshire, was last given points for a speeding offence</a></div></div></div><div class="teaser"><figure data-mod="image"><div class="spacer" style="padding-top:66.50%"></div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-who-scooped-145million-lotto-9899690"><img data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9900143.ece/ALTERNATES/s180/MAIN-Mum-of-four-Beverley-Doran-from-Bradford-wins-the-lottery-her-ex-boyfriend-Sean-Priestly.jpg 180w, https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051535im_/http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9900143.ece/ALTERNATES/s220b/MAIN-Mum-of-four-Beverley-Doran-from-Bradford-wins-the-lottery-her-ex-boyfriend-Sean-Priestly.jpg 220w, 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