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• CCTV captures moment teenager viciously attacked in Swansea bar as police hunt three suspects

  08-10-2015 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One man has been arrested after the 19-year-old suffered a "significant" facial injury but three suspects remain at large
  
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• Police probe boy’s death at Stafford Hospital over claims of falsified statements

  08-10-2015 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The parents of Jonnie Meek, who died last year aged three, say attempts were made to alter his medical history
  
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• Sickening footage shows French train attack hero Spencer Stone being repeatedly stabbed on night out with friends

  08-10-2015 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 23-year-old is seen fighting off a group of men then staggering from the scene
  
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• 5p bag charge: Asda shopper BANNED from store after attempting to carry shopping to car in basket

  08-10-2015 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Delroy Hilton claimed he was treated “like a dog” as his groceries were emptied onto the floor by a store worker
  
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• Sir Bruce Forsyth hospitalised after a fall

  08-10-2015 23:39 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The showbiz veteran had to pull out of presenting his variety show Bruce's Hall Of Fame due to the injury
  
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• 12 memory boosting tricks from diet and exercise to crosswords and a glass of red

  08-10-2015 23:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Here’s some surefire ways to improve your powers of recall – but make a note of them, just to be on the safe side...
  
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• Tory Health Minister attended a 'scrap the NHS' conference which covertly backs US-style system

  08-10-2015 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lord Prior was invited by a consultancy firm to discuss “building a national health insurer” and “private health insurance growth opportunities… the new frontier”
  
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• Halloween costumes can STILL catch fire in three seconds despite new safety rules

  08-10-2015 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Channel Mum's analysis of costumes from seven of the UK's most popular stores comes a year after Claudia Winkleman's daughter was severely burnt when her Halloween outfit caught fire.
  
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• Derelict Woolworths mansion could be yours for less than £200k... but it needs a lick of paint

  08-10-2015 23:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  About 20 people have looked at it, said real estate agent Wayne Evans, with one potential buyer looking to turn it into a school
  
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• Four Russian cruise missiles fired at Syria from the Caspian Sea land in IRAN instead

  08-10-2015 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Initial intelligence reports suggest some buildings were damaged and civilians may have been hurt in the incident
  
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• My heart goes out to cleared couple who lost child to adoption but social services did right thing

  08-10-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  How much worse it would have been if this wasn’t a story about a missing baby, but a story about a battered baby.Or a dead baby
  
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• Labour and Tory MPs unite to back EU exit campaign

  08-10-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  MPs from Labour, the Conservatives and UKIP launch the Vote Leave campaign ahead of the crunch referendum on Britian's EU membership
  
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• Joe Foster: Britain needs to 'take back power from Brussels'

  08-10-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Reebok co-founder says Britain must renew its competitive edge in order to prosper
  
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• Cut prices by half a billion pounds under new EU laws, shops told

  08-10-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The British government wants shoppers to benefit from a new EU law to cut the 'interchange' fee banks charge shops for card transactions
  
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• Becky Watts murder trial: Schoolgirl sent boyfriend tragic "I love you so much" final text hours before death

  08-10-2015 22:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Becky, aged 16, sent poignant message to 17-year-old Luke Oberhansli - who visited her family home after becoming concerned when she stopped responding to messages
  
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• Former M&S worker 'raped at staff party' claims compensation over flawed investigation

  08-10-2015 22:50 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Former Marks & Spencer worker demands £174,000 in damages claiming M&S' investigation into her allegation of rape at an office party was flawed
  
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• Millionaire hedge fund manager kicked out of home by 'sturdy Slovakian gardener'

  08-10-2015 22:49 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  David Gorton, 52, was carried out of his Norfolk holiday home after he was caught allegedly grabbeing ex-wife Yalda Gorton by the hair
  
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• Dry Doddington church pays for renovations but leaves its wonky spire alone 

  08-10-2015 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Its wonky spire may defy gravity, but the parishioners of St James' Church in Dry Doddington, Lincolnshire, have decided against correcting its tilt.
  
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• Fukushima children are '50 times more likely to get thyroid cancer'

  08-10-2015 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The authors of the new study, released online this week, claim that children living near the site of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, were diagnosed at a rate of up to 50 times higher than average.
  
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• Shocking footage shows car in flames after crashing into pet grooming salon

  08-10-2015 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shocked witness filmed the car engulfed in flames after it smashed into the building causing massive structural damage in surrounding areas
  
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• Couple cleared of child cruelty reveal heartbreak of knowing their child is in adoptive family's arms

  08-10-2015 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Karrissa Cox and fiancee Richard Carter fought back tears as they re-lived being put through every parent’s nightmare
  
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• Thieves dress in Lycra to launch raid on Cambridge bike shop

  08-10-2015 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police have now released CCTV images of the two men they want to speak to in connection with the theft of two bikes worth a total of £4,300 from Station Cycles in Cambridge on September 11.
  
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• Tesco guard accused shopper of STEALING basket she used to carry groceries to car

  08-10-2015 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Khalia Smith, 21, (pictured) had been shopping for her lunch at the Tesco Extra store in Leyton, east London, but decided not to pay for a plastic bag as she had one in her car.
  
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• Stafford Hospital investigated over claims of a "cover-up"

  08-10-2015 22:35 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Three year old Jonnie Meek died at the hospital in 2014
  
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• Playmobil says 'racist' black-skinned pirate ship toy is meant to depict former slave

  08-10-2015 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The character from the brand's pirate ship toy, comes with a neck piece which is supposed to be fitted tightly around its neck
  
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• Tanzania police charge Chinese woman Yang Feng Glan with smuggling ivory

  08-10-2015 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yang Feng Glan was charged with smuggling 760 tusks to the Far East alongside two Tazanian men in Dar es Salaam after an investigation which lasted a year and spanned continents.
  
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• Footage shows British fishermen rammed by police boat off coast of Gibraltar

  08-10-2015 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The owner of the boat, whose crew included a 12-year-old boy, said the incident was “nothing short of attempted murder”
  
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• X Factor pop star Ella Henderson's dad appears in court charged with fraud

  08-10-2015 22:27
  
  THE FATHER of X Factor star Ella Henderson has appeared in court charged with fraud.
  
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• Fury at soft sentence for paedophile who RAPED five-year-old

  08-10-2015 22:25
  
  A PAEDOPHILE who raped a girl of five after being freed from jail could be back on the streets in just six-and-a-half years.
  
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• Rapist aged just ELEVEN when he began abusing girl gets sentence slashed on appeal

  08-10-2015 22:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The abuse started when the victim was just eight and did not stop until she spoke out, Mr Justice Jay said before giving attacker year off sentence
  
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• Amazon to hire NINETEEN THOUSAND workers across UK to tackle Christmas shopping blitz

  08-10-2015 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Online retail giant is among scores of big firms offering seasonal jobs to cope with demand
  
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• Linsey Cotton who 'led a mother and daughter to kill themselves' is jailed

  08-10-2015 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Linsey Cotton, 33, of West Lothian, Scotland, was jailed for three years at Paisley Sherriff Court today after admitting fraud and threatening Nicola McDonough and her mother, Margaret.
  
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• Nurse claims he was told British baron's son 'overdosed on cocktail of drugs'

  08-10-2015 22:14 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The 28-year-old had overdosed on drugs including a "sex drug" similar to viagra, the inquest in Mombasa hears
  
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• Russian missiles heading for Syria crash landed in IRAN say US officials 

  08-10-2015 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US officials have claimed that four missiles fired at Syria from a Russian ship in the Caspian Sea have crashed in Iran before reaching their intended target.
  
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• Watch beautiful moment miracle baby born with most of his skull missing says "I love you" to mum

  08-10-2015 22:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He tries to say it several times as his mum cuddles and kisses him and dad Brandon cheers him on
  
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• First-born children are 10% more likely to be short-sighted

  08-10-2015 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cardiff University scientists say parents tend to invest less in the education of younger children, meaning they may spend more time outdoors, which protects against short-sightedness.
  
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• Europe referendum is the big political issue – but where do the parties stand?

  08-10-2015 21:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The vote could cause the biggest split in the Tories since John Major’s day – and there is still doubt over Labour’s position too
  
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• Volkswagen may refund owners full cost of their car after emissions scandal

  08-10-2015 21:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Motor giant's chief Michael Horn said it was "one of the areas we are looking at"
  
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• Mars lakes may have existed long enough for life to evolve, scientists say

  08-10-2015 21:49 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Nasa researchers believe some ancient lakes could have lasted for up to 10,000 years, which was enough time for life forms to take hold
  
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• Ending wind farm subsidy scheme will save households 30p, Government estimates

  08-10-2015 21:48 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Decision to end Renewables Obligation subsidy scheme a year early will block fewer than 80 turbines, official estimates suggest
  
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• Top ten bizarre funeral flower arrangements revealed as florists reveal an upturn in requests for weird displays

  08-10-2015 21:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mourners are shunning traditional bouquets for more outlandish creations
  
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• Police officers sacked for sending 'racist' texts during London Riots

  08-10-2015 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pc George Cooper and Pc Stephen Newbury were caught by officers from the Metropolitan Police working on the investigation into the 2012 Plebgate affair, Operation Alice.
  
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• Children removed from their families amid fears of radicalisation

  08-10-2015 21:38 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A growing number of cases are being taken to court following the rise of Isil
  
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• Cabaret crooner caught on camera performing despite claiming £32,000 in BENEFITS

  08-10-2015 21:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Performer Jerry Foale is told to expect a custodial sentence after admitting he exaggerated his disability to claim benefits for six years
  
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• I lived as a woman for a WEEK to raise funds for my disabled son - the bra scarred me for life

  08-10-2015 21:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jason Christer lived as ‘Tallulah’, wearing dresses, high heels, make-up and wig, to pay for adaptations to the family home for 11-year-old Lucas
  
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• Being gay or straight? It's all in our genes say scientists

  08-10-2015 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Researchers in the US say they may be able to predict a person's sexual orientation by a genetic code
  
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• Britain sends troops east as Russian tensions grow over Syrian intervention

  08-10-2015 21:28
  BRITISH troops are to be stationed in the Baltic states and Poland amid growing tensions with Russia.
  
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• Baby mix-up couple’s heartbreak at giving up child they thought was their son

  08-10-2015 21:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The two couples took home each other’s newborns after a hospital error and the truth only came to light after DNA tests
  
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• Popular teacher dies suddenly just 2 months after daughter is killed in road crash

  08-10-2015 21:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dave Bowden was a “much-loved” teacher at Lea Forest Academy in Lea Hall, Birmingham
  
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• Hatton Garden raider's offer to lead police to stolen stash 'ignored'

  08-10-2015 21:01
  
  ONE of the men involved in the Hatton Garden diamond raid has claimed police have ignored his offer to tell them where his share of the haul is hidden.
  
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