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• Soviet collapse felt among wildlife

  19-01-2015 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The socioeconomic shocks following the collapse of the Soviet Union also affected the region's wildlife, a study suggests.
  
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• VIDEO: Escape from Baga: Fleeing Boko Haram

  19-01-2015 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Thomas Fessy speaks to some of the people who fled the Nigerian town of Baga when Boko Haram attacked it two weeks ago.
  
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• Sledgehammer-wielding raiders stormed into upmarket jewellers in Manchester

  19-01-2015 23:54 via
  
  Two men wearing crash helmets were filmed bursting into The Cheshire Watch Company in Manchester city centre and used a sledgehammer to smash the display glass and steal eight watches.
  
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• Moment Toby the rescue dog cuddles up to sick baby on the sofa

  19-01-2015 23:44 via
  
  The touching footage captures Toby the rescue dog cuddling up to poorly toddler Carter as the pair, from Indiana, lie on the sofa with their bodies intertwined watching cartoons.
  
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• David Cameron too scared to debate with Nigel Farage AND members of the public, say UKIP

  19-01-2015 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tory activists have been told not to debate key election issues with voters, and to move the discussion on if someone tries to air their worries
  
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• No need to breed like rabbits - Pope

  19-01-2015 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Good Roman Catholics do not need to breed like "rabbits", Pope Francis says, but rejects birth controls being imposed in the developing world.
  
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• Coronation Street's Anne Kirkbride dead at 60 after short illness

  19-01-2015 23:35 via
  
  ITV confirmed the sad news in a statement on Monday, saying: 'It is with great sadness that David Beckett has confirmed tonight that his beloved wife Anne Kirkbride has passed away peacefully.
  
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• 'No outside link' in Argentina death

  19-01-2015 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No evidence has been found that anyone else was involved in the death of a prosecutor whose body was found in Buenos Aires, officials say.
  
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• TOWIE and Made in Chelsea stars try to blag tickets for National TV Awards

  19-01-2015 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Neither show has been nominated for an award and just to rub it in, their MTV rival Geordie Shore is up for a gong
  
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• NHS may be forced to abandon free healthcare, Britain's top doctor says

  19-01-2015 23:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Prof Sir Bruce Keogh said there needed to be less reliance on hospitals in order to preserve free healthcare, but denied suggestions of a crisis
  
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• Coronation Street's star Anne Kirkbride dies, watch Deirdre Barlow's best moments

  19-01-2015 23:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Actress Anne Kirkbride, who played the much-loved Coronation Street character Deirdre Barlow, had died aged 60
  
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• Everton 0-0 West Bromwich Albion

  19-01-2015 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Winger Kevin Mirallas's penalty miss is costly for Everton as they are held by West Brom at Goodison Park.
  
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• What's the difference between CBB and a bunch of chimps? Not much

  19-01-2015 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ian Hyland can't stand this year's Big Brother and says it was apt that Channel 5 ran it next to a documentary about the PG Tips chimps
  
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• Sex abuse book injunction had ‘chilling effect on free speech’

  19-01-2015 23:20
  
  A ruling that a British performing artist cannot publish a book detailing the sexual abuse he suffered as a child has had a “chilling effect” on free speech, the Supreme Court was told today.
  
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• Turkish fisherman's lightning reactions saves toddler from death

  19-01-2015 23:17 via
  
  Mehmet Soysal was on the phone in a hill in Bodrum, in the southwest of Turkey, when he spotted the pram flying towards the 50ft drop. He is seen dropping his phone and rushing to grab hold of the pram.
  
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• Burglar is captured 'breaking in' to Parkinson's sufferer South Norwood home

  19-01-2015 23:10 via
  
  The woman (picture) is believed to have targeted the 80-year-old pensioner at her flat in South Norwood, London, several times over the past few weeks.
  
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• Poland is leading the way for England's schools, Education Secretary says

  19-01-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Nicky Morgan, the Education Secretary, says that Coalition's education reforms have been heavily influenced by approach in Poland after it leapt up international rankings
  
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• Treasury demands further energy bill cuts following British Gas price reduction

  19-01-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  George Osborne and Danny Alexander call on all Britain's energy companies to do more to pass on the benefits of plunging wholesale costs to their customers
  
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• Kenneth Clarke: Conservative Eurosceptics are undermining Cameron's attempt at securing EU deal for Britain

  19-01-2015 23:00
  
  Kenneth Clarke has accused Conservative Eurosceptics of undermining David Cameron’s attempts to secure a better EU deal for Britain by constantly “moving the goalposts” and ratcheting up their demands.
  
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• McDowall quits as Rangers manager

  19-01-2015 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kenny McDowall resigns as caretaker manager of Rangers citing personal reasons, but will serve his 12-month notice period.
  
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• Lord Mandelson attacks Ed Miliband's 'crude' mansion tax plans

  19-01-2015 22:58 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  In an outspoken attack on a flagship policy, the Labour grandee says that he preferred the policy drawn up by the Liberal Democrats
  
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• Yemen rebels surround PM's home

  19-01-2015 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shia Houthi rebels surround the Yemeni prime minister's residence in the capital Sanaa, after a day of clashes followed by a truce, ministers say.
  
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• VIDEO: Chinese man donates cells to UK boy

  19-01-2015 22:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in China is donating his stem cells to a seven-year-old boy in the UK, in what is being seen as a medical miracle.
  
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• Chinese man's rare stem cell match

  19-01-2015 22:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shanghai driver donates stem cells to seven-year-old UK boy
  
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• Melbourne ready for tennis return

  19-01-2015 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Melbourne is cashing in on the Australian Open
  
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• Policewoman Becci Dadswell dead following mystery illness

  19-01-2015 22:32 via
  
  Policewoman Becci Dadswell, 35, has died following a mystery illness only four weeks after her baby girl was born. She was spending time with her newborn baby when she suffered acute pains.
  
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• Anne Kirkbride who played Coronation Street's Deirdre Barlow dies aged 60

  19-01-2015 22:31 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  William Roache, who played her on-screen husband Ken Barlow, paid tribute to the actress, describing her as 'a loving and vibrant person'
  
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• James Blunt blasts Labour MP Chris Bryant in class war over success in the arts

  19-01-2015 22:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Singer calls Chris Bryant a 'gimp' for saying it was easier for people from privileged backgrounds to find fame in showbusiness. Read his hilarious letter in full          
  
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• Anne Kirkbride dead: Latest updates after Coronation Street's beloved Deirdre Barlow dies aged 60

  19-01-2015 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The actress, who has played Deirdre since 1972, was given a leave of absence from the ITV soap in October
  
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• Anne Kirkbride dead: Coronation Street's beloved Deirdre Barlow dies aged 60

  19-01-2015 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The actress, who has played Deirdre since 1972, was given a leave of absence from the ITV soap in October
  
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• Female genital mutilation: NHS doctor becomes first person to stand trial for involvement in the unpopular practice

  19-01-2015 22:05
  
  An NHS hospital doctor became the first person to stand trial for female genital mutilation after being accused of illegally stitching up a young woman who had just given birth to her first child.
  
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• Gary Glitter 'crept into bed and tried to rape girl, eight', court told

  19-01-2015 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 70-year-old is on trial for sexually assaulting the girl, and two other underage victims during the 1970s while he was at the height of his fame
  
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• Male witches tie knot in first pagan same-sex ceremony

  19-01-2015 22:01
  
  TWO male witches have tied the knot in the UK's first pagan same-sex marriage.
  
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• BBC's Danny Cohen on rise of anti-Semitic attacks: 'Old abuse has found a new home on the internet'

  19-01-2015 22:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Danny Cohen, the head of BBC television, warns anti-Semitic attacks are on the rise as 'centuries-old hatred' finds a home on the internet
  
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• Growing anger across Muslim world over Charlie Hebdo magazine cover

  19-01-2015 21:56 via
  
  Protesters gathered in the main market square in Bannu, Pakistan, before mistakenly setting fire to an Italian flag, which waved behind a burning effigy of the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
  
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• Stalker who bombarded Eastenders actress Brooke Kinsella jailed 

  19-01-2015 21:54 via
  
  Paul Mason, pictured, was jailed for the maximum six months by Bexley Magistrates Court following his conviction for stalking former Eastenders star Brooke Kinsella.
  
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• Teacher 'was sadistic sex abuser'

  19-01-2015 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A retired PE teacher sexually abused boys in his care over three decades and was feared as a "sadistic bully", a court hears.
  
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• Pictured: Pupil with blond Mohican excluded from class for nine days over colourful barnet

  19-01-2015 21:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Oscar Ward, 16, who describes himself as an 'anti-conformist, has been warned he can't return to class until he changes his hair cut
  
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• Factory fire 'destroyed' facilities

  19-01-2015 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The owners of a Peterhead fish factory say a major fire at the weekend destroyed two main areas of the facility.
  
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• Murdered pensioners who lived 120 miles apart 'killed by same man' Leo Barnes

  19-01-2015 21:47 via
  
  Leo Barnes, 33, is accused of murdering Cynthia Beamond, 80, in Birmingham and Philip Silverstone, 67, the following day in his home in north London. Barnes denies the charges.
  
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• Analysis: Locking up Muslims for extreme views turns prisons into recruitment pools

  19-01-2015 21:41
  
  The savage murders in Paris and the plots to carry out terrorist attacks in Belgium have focused attention on the lethal threat posed by young Muslims who have embraced violent extremism through indoctrination at home and jihad abroad.
  
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• Ben Needham's mother pleads for police to investigate 'strange village' in Greece

  19-01-2015 21:40 via
  
  Kerry Needham is urging detectives to visit the 'strange little town' of Veria on the Greek mainland - hundreds of miles from Kos - where eight witnesses claimed they spotted Ben.
  
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• Premature miracle baby whose heart stopped five times is allowed home from hospital

  19-01-2015 21:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Isla Allen weighed just 1lb 7oz when she was born at 24 weeks and fought a series of conditions including a bleed on the brain
  
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• Family presented with £15.95 invoice for child’s failure to turn up to friend’s birthday party

  19-01-2015 21:28
  
  A five-year-old boy could find himself at the centre of a court case over a bill for failing to attend a school friend’s birthday party.
  
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• War hero pensioner kept on A&E trolley for THIRTY FOUR hours

  19-01-2015 21:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Navy seaman David Walters, 89, was kept on a trolley for 34 hours after waiting five days to see a GP
  
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• Rise of the female City workers "self-gifting" expensive jewellery

  19-01-2015 21:24 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Jewellers favoured by Duchess of Cambridge say they have seen a spike in wealthy female bankers using bonus cash to treat themselves
  
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• Baby victim of Armenia shooting dies

  19-01-2015 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A six-month-old baby who was the sole survivor of a gun attack in Armenia a week ago that killed six family members dies of his injuries.
  
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• Labour slams Obama after endorsing David Cameron

  19-01-2015 21:16 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Harriet Harman, Ed Miliband's deputy, says US President is ignorant about state of UK economy after endorsing David Cameron's strategy
  
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• Blind man dies after setting fire to himself using MICROWAVE

  19-01-2015 21:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Blind James Shaffer, 68, wanted to heat a towel to put on his sore knee, but didn't realise it was on fire when he took it out of the appliance
  
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• Watch the moment a Tory MP Steve Baker is wrestled to the ground and pinned down

  19-01-2015 21:10 via
  
  Backbencher Steve Baker posted videos online of himself attempting to wrestle a self-defence expert, but twice ended up with his face in the mud.
  
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