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• Britain's numeracy worse in immigrants than those quitting the UK

  25-02-2015 23:59 via
  
  The large number of low-skilled arrivals – compared to a far smaller group of highly numerate immigrants – has brought down the average skill level of Britain’s workforce, a new study has shown.
  
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• Sergio Canavero confident he can perform head transplant to help those like Christopher Reeve

  25-02-2015 23:59 via
  
  Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero said he will be able to perform the first head transplant in only two years time, with his patient's head being glued onto the donor's body.
  
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• Admiral Nelson used decorative chinaware during the Napoleonic Wars unaware it was made in Paris

  25-02-2015 23:55 via
  
  The,6ins high piece is to go on sale for the first time in 213 years and was part of a service known as the 'Baltic tea set' presented to Admiral Nelson to mark his victory at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1802.
  
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• Gemalto boss Olivier Piou says making a complaint would be a 'waste of time'

  25-02-2015 23:53 via
  
  Olivier Piou, chief executive of Gemalto, downplayed the scale of the theft as he said any legal action against the West's digital espionage agencies was destined to fail.
  
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• HSBC chiefs say sorry to MPs – but it may be too little, too late

  25-02-2015 23:51
  
  The men at the top of HSBC lamented the “horrible reputational damage” their bank has suffered over revelations about its Swiss unit’s role in helping wealthy clients to avoid paying their tax as they faced MPs yesterday.
  
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• Son of farmer shot dead over £156k loan claims dad's greed and lavish lifestyle has cost family everything

  25-02-2015 23:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  John Thompson says his dad Peter raked in a fortune from illegally dumped dangerous waste on his land - and spent the lot on high living
  
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• What really goes on as a cold caller? Phone worker reveals secrets

  25-02-2015 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cold caller reveals being sworn at 100 times a day, and times they pretended to be a manager
  
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• Rotherham police awards bash held 16 days after force slated for child abuse failings

  25-02-2015 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two hard-hitting reports revealed how police turned a blind eye in the face of shocking widespread grooming and sexual exploitation of more than 1,400 girls
  
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• Ed Balls in LBC interview after Mumsnet rates him among the Commons' best lovers

  25-02-2015 23:41 via
  
  The Shadow Chancellor made the embarrassing admission while he was commenting on a survey by Mumsnet which found women believe he would make one of the best lovers in the Commons.
  
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• Autistic boy, 11, banned from plane after being deemed 'unfit to fly'

  25-02-2015 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Arshad Sherbaz and Selina Begum were left stranded on holiday in Turkey after disabled son Mustafah was deemed 'unfit to fly'
  
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• One Direction gig forces beer festival to be pulled as venue double booked

  25-02-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sell-out first night at Millennium Stadium sees band announce second concert on same day of Great Welsh Beer and Cider Festival
  
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• Pictured: Record £600,000 drugs haul will be used to fight crime in London

  25-02-2015 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cash was seized alongside 4kg of cocaine and 106 kilos of cannabis in a London raid
  
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• Jonathan Fitchett murder: Pair cleared of retail park killing on appeal

  25-02-2015 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Top judges have rule convictions of Gerard Owen Childs and Stephen Jeremy Price were "unsafe"
  
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• Rebecca Watts missing: RECAP on updates as search continues for Bristol teenager

  25-02-2015 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Concerns are growing for the 16-year-old who has not been seen since last Thursday
  
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• The girl who gets gifts from birds

  25-02-2015 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The girl who gets gifts from crows in return for nuts and affection
  
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• Edward Metcalfe: Computer programmer 'killed his partner following drunken confrontation at their home'

  25-02-2015 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Edward Metcalfe, 36, told emergency service workers that Tracey Topliss, 47, had died in a tragic accident, a court heard
  
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• Sergio Aguero: Manchester City star duped into retweeting fake picture of Gary Glitter with copy of his autobiography

  25-02-2015 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The footballing star joins Donald Trump in being fooled by similar pranks carried out by social media trolls
  
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• Danyl Dryden: One punch killer jailed after fatally injuring party-goer in unprovoked attack

  25-02-2015 23:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The drunk 24-year-old took his rage out on Robert Littlefair, punching him once to the head as he lay defenceless on a sofa during a house party in Heaton, Newcastle
  
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• Missing chef Claudia Lawrence's mum says: 'Our lives have been on hold for six years'

  25-02-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Det Supt Dai Malyn said they had significant leads and were ready to arrest those who hadn’t told them the truth
  
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• Emmerdale star Adam Thomas blasted for filming himself singing while driving

  25-02-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 27-year-old actor appears to be on a dual carriageway when he breaks into a Marvin Gaye tune
  
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• David Cameron accused of burying bad news over failed immigration pledge

  25-02-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tomorrow the Office for National Statistics will publish the final set of migrations stats of this Parliament which proves his pledge is in tatters
  
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• Racist teenage yobs who attacked black family with a machete after calling schoolgirl a 'n****r' are jailed

  25-02-2015 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The five thugs armed with a fence panel with nails in it and other weapons assaulted the 14-year-old, her dad and two brothers while shouting vile abuse
  
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• Racist teenage yobs who attacked black family with a machete after calling schoolgirl a 'n****r' are caged

  25-02-2015 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The five thugs armed with a fence panel with nails in it and other weapons assaulted the 14-year-old, her dad and two brothers while shouting vile abuse
  
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• Thug shared revenge porn on Facebook that his girlfriend sent him while he was in prison

  25-02-2015 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vile Stephanie Braithwaite made the pathetic post after their three-and-a-half year relationship came
  
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• Woman forged cancer-stricken partner's will - but was caught when possessions spotted for sale on eBay

  25-02-2015 22:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man's family had their suspicion aroused when seeing his belongings being flogged online and alerted police
  
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• Woman forged cancer-stricken partner's will - but is then caught when possessions spotted for sale on eBay

  25-02-2015 22:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man's family had their suspicion aroused when seeing his belongings being flogged online and alerted police
  
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• Charity demands ban on sugary energy drinks

  25-02-2015 22:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Charity Action on Sugar has called for energy drinks to children to be ban saying they are "fuelling the obesity epidemic".
  
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• Ban sugary energy drinks for children, charity pleads

  25-02-2015 22:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Charity Action on Sugar has called for energy drinks to children to be ban saying they are "fuelling the obesity epidemic".
  
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• John Brian Jones: Farm worker plunged 200ft to his death during 'shambolic' mountain camping trip

  25-02-2015 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  John Brian Jones, 21, died after "tagging along" on the expedition at the last minute, with the lack of preparation contributing to his death, an inquest heard
  
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• Dad who offered £1,000 reward for the beheading of a mosque raider while high on cannabis spared jail

  25-02-2015 22:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Bashir, 26, has been ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work after his posts on advertising website Gumtree
  
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• Jon-Jo Highton 'slashed to death in revenge attack by gang over drug feud'

  25-02-2015 22:20 via
  
  Jon-Jo Highton, pictured, 18, suffered horrific injuries after one of his attackers shouted ‘That’s him!’ before the group began slashing at him in the street in Preston, Lancashire, a jury heard.
  
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• Why too much red wine is bad for you and it's not just the alcohol

  25-02-2015 22:01 via
  
  It is claimed resveratrol, found in red wine, combats ageing and a new study at Manchester Metropolitan University said that is true - but too much of it does the opposite and actually slows down muscle repair.
  
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• Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman: I’m not a fraudster

  25-02-2015 22:00
  
  A mayor accused of electoral fraud has insisted to a special High Court hearing he is not a “liar and a fraudster”.
  
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• 'Anyone who objects to three parent babies law should know the agony our family suffered'

  25-02-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mary Gilbert's daughter suffered from a rare, inheritable strain of mitochondrial disease – the type which can be prevented by the “three-parent” technique
  
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• Shock study reveals too much sleep 'could cause a stroke'

  25-02-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts at the University of Cambridge suggested the findings from their 10-year study of 10,000 people could save lives and slash healthcare costs
  
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• People who sleep more than eight hours are more likely to have a stroke, research shows

  25-02-2015 22:00
  People who sleep for more than eight hours a day are more likely to have a stroke, research has shown – but experts do not know the reason why.
  
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• How to sleep better: Quickest way to fall asleep and other handy hints

  25-02-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Did you know exercise can disrupt your sleep and older people often need more - not less shut-eye?
  
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• Seven Chelsea fans sought over racist chanting at St Pancras station have been identified by police

  25-02-2015 21:56 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Seven Chelsea fans sought by police in connection with racist racist chanting have been identified, police say.
  
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• Police identify St Pancras seven

  25-02-2015 21:56 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Seven Chelsea fans sought by police in connection with racist racist chanting have been identified, police say.
  
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• St Gilbert's school boy ordered to wear HAT because his Sergio Aguero-style is 'too extreme'

  25-02-2015 21:53 via
  
  Tom Moseley, pictured, from Eccles, Greater Manchester has been kept home from St Gilbert's Primary School after his mother refused to send in wearing a 'dunce's cap' because of his hair cut.
  
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• Ed Sheeran leads the 2015 BRIT Awards winners

  25-02-2015 21:52 via
  
  Ed Sheeran took home the first gong of the night at the 2015 BRIT Awards on Wednesday, picking up the British Male Solo Artist prize at the glittering awards ceremony, held at the O2 Arena in London.
  
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• Prince Harry visits charity providing housing to ex-servicemen

  25-02-2015 21:51 via
  
  Prince Harry, 30, spent the afternoon visiting Launchpad, an affordable housing charity in Newcastle for former soldiers. Before touring the accommodation, he spent time meeting the public.
  
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• Astronaut reports dangerous water leak in his helmet after spacewalk

  25-02-2015 21:50 via
  
  Flight engineer, Terry Virts, reported the water while he waited in the air lock for today's spacewalk to formally conclude. The problem is reminiscent of a near-drowning in orbit two years ago.
  
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• PCSO who blackmailed sex workers at brothels whilst on duty is caged

  25-02-2015 21:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kabeer Yousaf, 31, demanded cash from one woman in return for taking her name off of a Met Police data base and threatened another that he would close her brothel
  
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• PCSO who blackmailed sex workers at brothels while on duty is jailed for 6 years

  25-02-2015 21:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kabeer Yousaf, 31, demanded cash from one woman in return for taking her name off of a Met Police data base and threatened another that he would close her brothel
  
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• Queen Mathilde of Belgium's husband King Philippe supports her during EU Parliament visit

  25-02-2015 21:47 via
  
  Queen Mathilde still dazzled on the EU Parliament visit with husband King Philippe (centre), and also had help from EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (right).
  
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• British soldiers killed by 'friendly fire' in Afghanistan had requested rocket to be fired

  25-02-2015 21:47 via
  
  British soldiers killed in a 'friendly fire' incident in Afghanistan when they were hit by an anti-tank missile had repeatedly requested the rocket to be fired, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Boy racer filmed speeding along narrow country lanes at 80mph during dangerous chase with cops

  25-02-2015 21:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dashboard camera footage shows the self-proclaimed 'gangster' speeding in shocking footage
  
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• Police identify seven in latest Chelsea 'racist train chanting' probe

  25-02-2015 21:42 via
  
  Police have identified seven men they wish to speak to over allegations of racist chanting by Chelsea fans in St Pancras Station last week following their side's Champions League game in Paris.
  
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• 'Sexy beast' Ed Balls flirts with callers and boasts of sexual prowess

  25-02-2015 21:38 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Shadow Chancellor likened his performance in the bedroom to a 'long, slow burn' after one radio phone-in caller rated him six out of ten for sex appeal
  
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