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• Two prisoners who demanded KFC meal after taking fellow inmate hostage have life sentences overturned

  17-09-2015 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrew Kinloch, 27, and James Quinn, 29, were armed with homemade weapons when they held Jason McLaren captive
  
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• Lib Dems accused of sexism after banning men from event on juggling politics and family life

  17-09-2015 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Critics say men are just as likely to share parenting duties and a women-only event is an 'own goal'
  
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• Shoppers threaten to boycott Asda supermarket which ONLY sells halal meat on hot counter

  17-09-2015 23:49
  
  ANGRY customers have threatened to boycott a brand new supermarket because it only offers halal meat on its hot food counter.
  
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• Jilted groom got tattoo of would-be bride's FACE and left food parcels outside her door for a YEAR

  17-09-2015 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Surjit Kanda, 26, repeatedly left love letters and food packages at Deepika Kohli's front door for over a year
  
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• First Dates viewers ''speechless'' by Jodie Marsh lookalike's bizarre routine where she blow dries her GENITALS

  17-09-2015 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 39-year-old blonde shared some very odd details of her dating preparations
  
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• Boots optician charged with negligent manslaughter after boy's death following eye test

  17-09-2015 23:45
  
  A HIGH street optician has appeared in court accused of manslaughter by gross negligence after an eight-year-old boy died following a routine check up
  
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• Apple win 'gadget of the year' at T3 Awards - but it's not for having the best smartphone

  17-09-2015 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The annual T3 Awards has awarded top prize to Apple's first smartwatch - but the iPhone was nowhere to be seen
  
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• MI5 chief Andrew Parker demands more powers to snoop Facebook and WhatsApp

  17-09-2015 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MI5 chief Andrew Parker has backed new Government legislation which would allow security services to monitor online social media communications by would-be terrorists.
  
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• Russian secret agent Anna Chapman gives birth to her first child in Moscow

  17-09-2015 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anna Chapman, pictured, has given birth to a baby boy at an exclusive Moscow clinic, but has so far kept the child's name and the identity of the father as a state secret.
  
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• Cheating wife who dumped newborn on doorstep after secret pregnancy has ''strong religious faith''

  17-09-2015 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Leigh-Anne Varley told unsuspecting partner Simon and their two children she had ovarian cysts which caused ‘swelling’ before delivering baby alone
  
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• SNP urged to ‘move on’ in referendum row

  17-09-2015 23:36
  
  NICOLA Sturgeon has stepped up her drive for another independence referendum by warning David Cameron he is “living on borrowed time”.
  
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• Queen gets offroad Bentley for driving round Balmoral

  17-09-2015 23:36
  
  THE Queen has been handed the keys to the first ever Bentley off-roader – to use at her Scottish estate.
  
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• Blackmailer’s shame over frauds that led to double suicide

  17-09-2015 23:36
  
  A woman has admitted blackmailing a mother and daughter who are thought to have killed themselves in a suicide pact.
  
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• ''Depressed'' Frank Bruno back in hospital after devastating relapse in fight against bipolar disorder

  17-09-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The boxing legend looked relaxed at the Great North Run just days ago but has been ­voluntarily admitted with a “severe bout of depression”
  
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• John McDonnell apologises for pro-IRA comments and joke about 'assassinating Thatcher'

  17-09-2015 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Speaking on the BBC TV programme Question Time tonight, the Labour No.2 said the comments had obviously caused offence and apologised "from the bottom of my heart".
  
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• The interview transcripts that show Telegraph reports on Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind were accurate

  17-09-2015 23:27 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Committee on Standards report cleared MPs of wrongdoing and criticised the journalism of The Telegraph. Here we set out the allegations investigated by the commissioner and the report's finding in each case
  
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• Online bullion dealer pays record £600,000 for gold.co.uk web address - highest ever fee for a UK domain name

  17-09-2015 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  City entrepreneur Rob Halliday-Stein broke the bank mashing the previous most expensive UK domain name Cruise.co.uk by £40,000
  
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• £1,200 boost as Lidl staff get the new living wage

  17-09-2015 23:22
  
  MORE than 9,000 staff at supermarket chain Lidl are being given a pay rise worth £1,200 a year after bosses announced they were raising the company’s minimum wages.
  
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• Warren Lichtenstein told to pay British heiress Annabelle Bond $360,000 during legal battle

  17-09-2015 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Warren Lichtenstein was told by a Manhattan judge he must pay his ex-fiance Annabelle Bond's legal fees and other expenses during their 'war of attrition' over child support since they split eight years ago.
  
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• Gorilla at Frankfurt Zoo cannot bear to be separated from baby a week after it died

  17-09-2015 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shira the gorilla lost her one-week-old daughter at Frankfurt Zoo, Berlin, and keepers have yet to retrieve the body as she refuses to realise the little gorilla baby is dead
  
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• More than 100 dogs destined for dinner table saved from meat farm hell

  17-09-2015 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pooches including spaniel and chihuahua puppies were set to be killed for their meat in Korea but are now being rehomed
  
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• David Cameron despairs of 'throwback' Jeremy Corbyn... and warns him not to 'stuff up' taxes

  17-09-2015 23:08 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  POLITICAL SKETCH: As a businessman tells him he's 'scared' of Labour, the Prime Minister predicts they 'will get nowhere near power'
  
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• 'Hold on, isn't he a professional?' Viewers react with astonishment after UK veteran ventriloquist who used to present GMTV show wins America's Got Talent - and is given $1million and his own Vegas act

  17-09-2015 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Zerdin, 43, was awarded a$1million (£641,000) prize and his own show at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas following his winning performance at New York's Radio City Music Hall..
  
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• Artist draws detailed illustrations of celebrities like Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, and Steve Jobs alongside younger versions of themselves 

  17-09-2015 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colombian illustrator Fulaleo Obremor drew older and younger versions of several celebrities standing next to each other. He also depicted Al Pacino, Paul McCartney and Bill Gates.
  
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• Is this the most luxurious student accommodation ever? Stylish apartments boast flat screen TVs and en-suite bathrooms

  17-09-2015 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pampered students in the block are treated to a VIP-style check-in, a concierge service, movie rooms, gyms and games rooms
  
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• Family’s anger at ‘joke’ sentence for carer thief

  17-09-2015 23:05
  
  THE family of an elderly couple who were preyed on by a thieving carer yesterday described her 16-week jail sentence as “a joke”.
  
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• Watch moment Game of Thrones' The Mountain LOSES arm wrestling march to man HALF his size

  17-09-2015 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Surely when it comes to arm wrestling, with biceps the size of most men's torsos, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, aka The Mountain, is unbeatable?
  
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• Council leader caught on microphone saying 'just imagine him without his clothes on' blames WINSTON CHURCHILL for gaffe

  17-09-2015 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Linda Cowling said she was merely trying to relax her nervous colleague by using a tip from the former prime minister
  
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• Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw lobbying inquiry: Who's who?

  17-09-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Following the clearing of Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind of wrongdoing in the latest cash for access scandal by the Parliamentary standards watchdog, we look at the profiles of those involved with Committee on Standards
  
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• CCTV shows moment boy POOS in middle of supermarket aisle before walking off

  17-09-2015 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The youngster leaves a nasty deposit on the floor which is not spotted by one unfortunate customer
  
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• Prosecutors consider charges in missing Claudia Lawrence case

  17-09-2015 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lawyers for the CPS will be given a cache of evidence by officers from North Yorkshire Police, which they will use to decide whether the men, all in their 50s, should face a trial.
  
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• UK weather will see Britain bask in crisp autumnal sunshine this weekend

  17-09-2015 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over the next 24 hours experts say scattered showers will hit most parts of the UK, with heavy and thundery downpours expected over most of Scotland, northern England and Wales.
  
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• Ice hockey star who beheaded grizzly bear is charged with breaking hunt laws

  17-09-2015 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Millionaire Clayton Stoner, who posed with the animal’s severed head after it was shot, is accused of violating Canada’s Wildlife Act
  
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• Cheating wife dumps secret baby to hide affair from husband

  17-09-2015 22:40
  
  A CHEATING wife who became pregnant by her lover and dumped her newborn son on a doorstep walked free from court yesterday.
  
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• Tottenham v FK Qarabag: Europa League – live!

  17-09-2015 22:38 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Tottenham 2 (Son 28 30), Qarabag 1 (Almeida 7pen)Live updates as Tottenham take on Azerbaijani champions Qarabag Mauricio Pochettino says Hugo Lloris’ commitment is vital for TottenhamEmail [email protected] or tweet @Simon_Burnton9.38pm BST77 mins: Carroll tries a chip over the backline for Kane to run onto, but in order to reach it the striker would have had to be even more offside. As it is he was only a bit offside, and the ball ran out of play. 9.36pm BST75 mins: Now the s
  
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• Deep fried Cadbury Double Decker bars are served up by chip shop as latest artery-clogging treat

  17-09-2015 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The chocolate bar, filled with nougat and rice crispies, has become the latest sweet to take a dip in the chip shop’s frier - and customers are loving it
  
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• Federal Reserve puts rate rise on hold - as it happened

  17-09-2015 22:30 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  America’s central bank announces it will not raise borrowing costs for the first time since the financial crisis beganLatest: Janet Yellen’s press conference underwayFOMC leaves rates at record lowEconomists look to DecemberDear Fed: stop waiting for the ‘perfect’ time to raise rates and just do itIntroduction: Big day for the Fed 9.30pm BSTWe are going to wrap up this live blog, but first here is a quick summary of what happened today:9.08pm BSTThe US markets have just c
  
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• Soas hits back at David Cameron's accusations that it played host to 'hate preachers'

  17-09-2015 22:29
  
  The School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) has accused No 10 of “inaccuracies” after it was named by David Cameron for hosting “extremist preachers”, as it emerged that only one of the named speakers had visited the college, and only to address students on Islamic finance.
  
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• Video of orca killer whales chasing fishermen's powerboat off the San Diego coast

  17-09-2015 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The whales can be seen rearing up and crashing back into the water just a few feet away from the boat as the fishermen travel out to sea at dawn for a day fishing off the coast of San Diego.
  
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• Army recruit dies while training at Surrey base

  17-09-2015 22:25 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Recruit who died during initial training at Pirbright barracks named as Megan ParkA recruit who has died while undergoing initial army training has been named as Megan Park, 21, from Lancashire.The army said she had died during initial training at the army barracks in Pirbright, Surrey. Continue reading...
  
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• 2,000 jobs at stake as MP warns British steel industry is “at breaking point”

  17-09-2015 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Business rates, air pollution targets, energy policy costs, a strong pound and fierce competition from China are all hitting UK plants, warns Labour’s Anna Turley
  
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• Asda recalls jars of pickled beetroot that could be contaminated with BOTULISM bacteria

  17-09-2015 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A batch of 'Asda Chosen By You Pickled Crinkle Cut Beetroot' might contain Clostridium botulinum, a bacteria that produces some of the world's deadliest naturally-occurring toxins.
  
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• Are YOU orthorexic? Take this test to find out if you have an obsession with healthy eating

  17-09-2015 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Charlotte Markey, a psychologist at Rutgers University, explains how to tell if a person suffers froAm 'normal' healthy eating - or orthorexia - a 'health food eating disorder'.
  
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• Investigation is launched after female recruit Megan Park dies at Pirbright army base 

  17-09-2015 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Army recruit Megan Park,reportedly in her early 20s, from Blackburn, Lancashire, died while undergoing initial training at the Training Centre in Pirbright, Surrey.
  
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• Blairite Labour MPs bank on obscure committee to halt purge by left-wing Jeremy Corbyn supporters

  17-09-2015 22:13
  
  Blairite Labour MPs are pinning their hopes on an obscure internal party committee to prevent left-wing activists from purging them ahead of the next general election.
  
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• Blairite Labour MPs bank on obscure committee to halt purge by Jeremy Corbyn supporters

  17-09-2015 22:13
  
  Blairite Labour MPs are pinning their hopes on an obscure internal party committee to prevent left-wing activists from purging them ahead of the next general election.
  
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• Teacher exposed as internet PORN star quits job after her secret life is revealed

  17-09-2015 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  By day Kristin Sundman taught children music. By night she starred in X-rated films
  
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• Fifa’s Jérôme Valcke ‘released from duties’ after World Cup ticket claims

  17-09-2015 22:12 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  • Allegations that Valcke agreed to sell tickets above face value
  • Fifa has requested formal investigation by Ethics Committee into Valcke
  Football’s crisis-hit world governing body has dramatically released its secretary general, Jérôme Valcke, Sepp Blatter’s right-hand man since 2007, from his duties “until further notice” in the wake of allegations involving the resale of World Cup tickets.Fifa, in turmoil since a series of dramatic arrests in M
  
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• Scotland Yard probing 13 new cases of 'historical corruption surrounding VIP paedophile crimes spanning four decades'

  17-09-2015 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  They include allegations Special Branch attempted to interfere in an investigation which would have revealed an MP was involved in child sex crimes
  
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• District council leader's gaffe: 'just imagine him with no clothes on'

  17-09-2015 22:08 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Linda Cowling of Ryedale council, North Yorks, says her words caught on tape are advice attributed to Winston ChurchillIt’s all Winston Churchill’s fault, apparently. A councillor in North Yorkshire has blamed a trick used by the former prime minister for an embarrassing gaffe caught on tape. Linda Cowling, leader of Ryedale district council, was heard telling a colleague “just imagine him with no clothes on”, as votes were being cast at a planning meeting last month. Con
  
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