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• Calais migrant camp has rapidly increased to 4,000 refugees in just 3 months

  01-10-2015 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Calais migrant camp known as 'the Jungle' has grown by around 1,000 since June and tripled since September 2014, when only 1,300 refugees and migrants set up tents on the former landfill site.
  
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• Shocking footage shows mum's racist rant at fellow passenger - calling her a "mongrel" in front of packed bus

  01-10-2015 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The raging woman was filmed venting her fury while riding the number 315 in West Norwood, London
  
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• Terrified students tried to hide as 13 massacred in Oregon college shooting

  01-10-2015 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police said the gunman was shot dead after he killed 13 people and left 20 more injured in the ­bloodbath at Umpqua Community College in ­Roseburg, Oregon
  
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• Terrified students tried to hide as 10 massacred in Oregon college shooting

  01-10-2015 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police said the gunman was shot dead after he killed 10 people and left 7 more injured in the ­bloodbath at Umpqua Community College in ­Roseburg, Oregon
  
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• Baboon raid temporarily forced Zimbabwe radio station off air

  01-10-2015 23:50 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  YA FM station ‘preyed on by baboons’ who chewed transmission cablesStation lost $1,200 in advertising revenue for being off the air for an hourA radio station in Zimbabwe was temporarily forced off the air after a group of baboons raided a transmission tower and chewed through cables, a state daily reported Thursday.The Chronicle newspaper said the newly-launched YA FM went down during the breakfast show on Wednesday, sending technicians into an emergency search to identify the probl
  
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• Stuart Lancaster: I will take blame if England crash out of World Cup

  01-10-2015 23:48 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  • Head coach calls Australia match the biggest of his career
  • Lancaster unconcerned by criticism of captain Chris RobshawStuart Lancaster will take “full responsibility” if England do not win the biggest game of his career against Australia on Saturday, with his team under no illusions about what is at stake. Related: England’s Stuart Lancaster: at no time with this team has spirit been brokenContinue reading...
  
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• Obama administration tightens rules on smog pollution

  01-10-2015 23:45 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  EPA cuts standard for US smog levels to 70 parts per billionCampaigners on both sides of debate frustrated by new figureNew national rules to reduce smog pollution in the US were announced on Thursday, in a long-awaited environmental move by the Obama administration.
  The Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Gina McCarthy, announced that the new standard for smog levels in the US will be 70 parts per billion (ppb), tightening the rules from the previous limit of 75 ppb agreed in 2008 by
  
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• Macbeth review – a Shakespearean noir-thriller soaked with operatic verve

  01-10-2015 23:45 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard are a dream-team pairing in Justin Kurzel’s charismatic, but unsubtle, retelling of the Scottish play Australian film-maker Justin Kurzel, famed for his harrowing crime movie Snowtown, has tackled Shakespeare’s noir-thriller prototype Macbeth with operatic verve and an appetite for textual interpretation. As Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard are a dream-team pairing, actors who radiate pure heady charisma, perhap
  
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• Former Hugh-Fearnley-Whittingstall employee blames River Cottage zero hours for drugs relapse

  01-10-2015 23:45 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Leon Hall said he was not given as much work as he had hoped for and he fell into depression
  
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• Shooting victim takes this smiling selfie in hospital to show ordeal won't bring him down

  01-10-2015 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Okari Ileke seems to be in good spirits despite suffering a serious leg injury in the attack
  
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• Lisa Coggins and Tracey Aston's bodies recovered after drowning in Spain 

  01-10-2015 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lisa Coggins, 35, and Tracey Aston, 32, from Birmingham died after they were swept out to sea on the Costa Brava during the early hours of yesterday morning following an night out in Lloret de Mar.
  
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• Russia's Syria strikes 'indiscriminate'

  01-10-2015 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The White House says Russian air strikes against militants in Syria are "indiscriminate" and threaten to draw Russia more deeply into the crisis.
  
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• Wigan set for another Grand Final after win over Huddersfield

  01-10-2015 23:30 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Wigan’s 32-8 win, helped by Ben Flower’s early try, earned them another appearance at Old Trafford as Huddersfield missed out once again in the play-offsIt is difficult to know which was the more telling factor, in truth. Yes, this was another disappointing and ultimately inept performance from Huddersfield in the play-offs - the nearly-men of Super League now have a record of three wins and 15 losses in the post-season games – but Wigan’s defensive grit and clinical perf
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson battered in first BBC show since he was axed from Top Gear

  01-10-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former Top Gear host is the butt of every gag on this week's Have I Got News For You
  
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• Liverpool 1-1 FC Sion

  01-10-2015 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool continue a stuttering start to their Europa League campaign by drawing with FC Sion at Anfield.
  
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• This new dad's picture to celebrate his baby daughter's birth is something to behold

  01-10-2015 23:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sion Tomos Owen made the endearing scene after his wife Becky produced little Eira Lily Owen on his birthday
  
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• Transgender Fay Purdham wants to become the baby's mother and father

  01-10-2015 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fay Purdham, from Newcastle, who was born Kevin McCamley, has launched an appeal to find a surrogate mother in a bid to become the first person in Britain to be mother and father to the same baby.
  
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• Liverpool 1-1 FC Sion: Europa League – as it happened

  01-10-2015 23:03 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Adam Lallana scored after just four minutes but Liverpool couldn’t keep out Switzerland’s Sion in the Europa League at AnfieldRead Andy Hunter’s full match report 10.03pm BSTAnd that’s all from me. It’s been, well, significantly less enjoyable than it should have been, truth be told. If you still want more, here’s Andy Hunter’s match report. Bye! Related: Liverpool’s Adam Lallana makes his case with goal in Sion draw9.57pm BSTIt’s still 0-0 b
  
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• Liverpool’s Adam Lallana makes his case with goal in Sion draw

  01-10-2015 23:01 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Brendan Rodgers had given several valid reasons for Premier League mediocrity in Europe but only one was necessary for Liverpool’s tame draw against FC Sion: a lack of quality. The Liverpool manager selected an under-strength side with Sunday’s Merseyside derby in mind and Anfield was left predictably under-whelmed.Didier Tholot’s team had been fiercely condemned by their own chairman at the weekend but their commitment was enough to limit Liverpool to only an Adam Lallana goal
  
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• WW2 sketches of bizarre assassination attempts on Winston Churchill include exploding bangers and mash

  01-10-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Laurence Fish was drafted into MI5 to illustrate how to defuse Hitler’s deadliest gadgets including a flask fire bomb and booby-trapped chocolate
  
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• Third suspect arrested over attack on pregnant woman in London

  01-10-2015 23:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  16-year-old boy questioned in connection with assault of Malorie Bantala in Peckham which led to her losing her unborn babyA third person has been arrested in connection with an attack on a heavily pregnant woman in south London that led to the loss of her unborn baby.Malorie Bantala, 21, was 32 weeks pregnant when she was set upon on 15 June by two men wearing motorcycle helmets metres from the door of the block of flats where she lived with her mother in Peckham.Continue reading...
  
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• Rip-off annuity broker fees could be capped as FCA plans crackdown

  01-10-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A cap on non-advised annuity fees could boost savers' pensions by thousands of pounds and has been welcomed by the Pensions Minister
  
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• Crematorium furnaces widened as obesity crisis means heavier bodies in bigger coffins

  01-10-2015 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The move by Pembrokeshire Council follows an upgrade of the Welsh Ambulance fleet to cope with the increased weight of patients
  
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• At least 13 dead in US college shooting

  01-10-2015 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 13 people have been killed in a shooting at Umpqua Community College in the US state of Oregon.
  
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• Wigan 32-8 Huddersfield

  01-10-2015 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wigan Warriors comfortably defeat Huddersfield Giants to reach Super League's Grand Final for a third successive year.
  
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• Decomposed remains of missing teen are found in a CHIMNEY by horrified workmen

  01-10-2015 22:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Joshua Vernon Maddux was identified thought dental records and the missing fingertip he lost as a child
  
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• Art project that aimed to capture the sound of beechnuts scuppered without fruit

  01-10-2015 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The project cost the taxpayer £37,000 to record the sound of nuts falling from this tree in Bristol. However, organisers had to change the plan to record other sounds after realising there was no fruit.
  
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• First pictures of Brit mums who drowned after being caught in sea during fierce Costa Brava storm

  01-10-2015 22:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lisa Coggins, 35, and Tracey Aston, 32, perished after being caught at 4am in waves of at least 10ft high
  
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• Celtic 2-2 Fenerbahçe

  01-10-2015 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Celtic surrender a two-goal lead as Fenerbahce fight back to claim a first point in Europa League Group A.
  
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• Your 20s are the happiest years as middle age is plagued by misery and worry

  01-10-2015 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Happiness in life follows a U-shaped curve, tailing off in your mid-20s as money and job worries as well as children fuel concerns. But Australian experts say the good news is satisfaction increases at 65 and peaks at the age of 80.
  
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• France v Canada: Rugby World Cup 2015 – as it happened

  01-10-2015 22:55 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  France score five tries in bonus point winFrederic Michalak becomes France’s leading World Cup points scorer 9.55pm BSTThe match may have descended into a bit of a mess at the end, as Canada’s intensity fell away, but that was stillliterally the most fun anyone has ever had in Milton Keynesa very entertaining game.France get their bonus point win, they weren’t at their best but they seem to be warming up nicely and there was a lot for them to pleased about, especially in the pe
  
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• Oregon college shooting: Live updates as 13 shot dead and 20 wounded

  01-10-2015 22:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The incident is currently taking place at the campus of Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon
  
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• Savage polls dent George Osborne’s dreams of following Cameron as Prime Minister

  01-10-2015 22:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Only 15% of voters think the Chancellor is the man for the job, putting him a distant third behind London Mayor Borish Johnson and Theresa May
  
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• Watch pensioner being escorted off bus by two police officers 'for bringing CHIPS on board'

  01-10-2015 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The bus driver reportedly parked on double yellow lines outside a police station in Scotland after the disagreement with the elderly man, known only as Patrick, over his choice of snack
  
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• Shocking footage shows taxi passenger hurling racist abuse and spitting at driver

  01-10-2015 22:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING offensive language: The vile incident was caught on a camera inside the cab
  
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• Petrol-soaked man erupted into human fireball after police shot him with 50,000 volt Taser

  01-10-2015 22:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Andrew Pimlott, 32, a binge-drinker, had dowsed himself in fuel in the garden of his mum and dad's house in April 2013
  
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• Huddersfield siege: Bodybuilder holds armed police and dog units at bay in 3-hour stand-off

  01-10-2015 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A police spokesman initially said the incident was being treated as a “domestic incident” and armed officers were deployed because of reports that he had a knife
  
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• Man stabbed and beaten on holiday in Spain left scarred for life and living with PTSD

  01-10-2015 22:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Martin Fitzpatrick, 20, was attacked twice in Benidorm by a group of men who called him an ‘Irish b*****d’
  
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• Scrap hated death tax, say bosses

  01-10-2015 22:38
  
  INHERITANCE tax should be scrapped as part of a radical reform of Britain’s tax system, according to the Institute of Directors.
  
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• Watch Teddy's tearful parents meet surgeon who helped him become Britain's youngest organ donor at Pride Of Britain Awards

  01-10-2015 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Teddy lived for just 100 minutes but saved others with the help of  Doctor Niaz Ahmad
  
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• Inspired by Pride of Britain Awards? Here's how you can help the good causes

  01-10-2015 22:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Have you found yourself watching the show thinking what can I do to help, or how can I get involved and help make a difference?
  
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• Dressed As a Girl review – Hi-NRG birds of paradise perform

  01-10-2015 22:30 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  London is burning, and this documentary captures its varied and flourishing drag community with inclusivity and affection Colin Rothbart’s dispatch from London’s flourishing drag community initially threatens to be all tits and teeth: a whirlwind tour of a scene that needs scant encouragement to pop on a frock and extensively self-document. Once the film-maker returns to his subjects off-hours, however, he identifies as much subtle and cherishable variation as there is among birds of
  
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• Teenage boy arrested over attack in which heavily pregnant woman's unborn baby died

  01-10-2015 22:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 16-year-old was arrested by Metropolitan Police officers today - he is the third suspect to have been held since the woman was attacked in Peckham, south London in June
  
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• Sheffield area expected to become second 'northern powerhouse'

  01-10-2015 22:20 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Creation of Sheffield city region combined authority expected to lead to new directly elected mayorGeorge Osborne is expected to be able to announce a second “northern powerhouse” – alongside Greater Manchester – when Sheffield city region combined authority is given the go-ahead by the Treasury on Friday.The announcement will be a coup for Osborne, who is winning support for his plans from Labour local government leaders despite the hostility from the national Labour par
  
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• Luke Davies on 'mischievous' James Dean and the myth of a broody youth

  01-10-2015 22:19 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  In researching for new film Life, Australian writer Luke Davies found the perception of Dean as brooding and long-suffering was more fiction than factIt’s a moment frozen in time. James Dean walks through a deserted Times Square, hunched against the rain in a woollen trench coat, a cigarette clamped between his teeth. First published in Life magazine in March 1955, only six months before Dean was killed in a car accident, the image forever cast the actor as an angst-ridden young man.The ph
  
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• Jumpsuits: not just for the brave or those willing to sit half-naked on the toilet

  01-10-2015 22:18 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Whether you prefer vintage, spaghetti straps, festival chic, tailored versions, casual shirtdress styles, or overalls – jumpsuits have come into their ownA few years ago, wearing a jumpsuit would solicit compliments such as ‘brave’ or ‘daring’. Women’s magazines described rompers in terms befitting maritime exploration – a high risk, high reward endeavour into uncharted waters. Friends would lean in close and ask in hushed terms “But how do you go
  
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• Hilarious video shows dancing dad shaking his ample booty to Katy Perry as his delighted daughter watches

  01-10-2015 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In the clip, captured by a hidden camera a little girl is seen in front of the TV waving a pair of pom-poms to the song E.T.
  
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• Cancer risk linked to your height, new research shows

  01-10-2015 22:15
  
  TALL people are more likely to develop cancer, new research suggests.
  
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• Law Society of Scotland under pressure over MP's suspected mortgage fraud

  01-10-2015 22:10 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Law Society confirmed it took a year to alert prosecutors to case naming SNP MP Michelle Thomson The Law Society of Scotland is facing intense pressure over a year-long delay in alerting prosecutors to a case of suspected mortgage fraud linked to Scottish National party MP Michelle Thomson.The society, the governing body for the Scottish legal profession, confirmed that its head of financial compliance had seen an official disciplinary report that named Thomson in July 2014, but had taken until
  
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• Shoplifter arrested after complaining to police about CCTV image

  01-10-2015 22:09 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Nicholas Allegretto was caught stealing a magnet from a hardware store
  
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