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• 'Dickensian' orphans who resorted to eating dog food after parents’ deaths win £100k council payout after 30 years

  26-10-2015 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  James Hawkins was just 15 when his parents were killed in a tragic accident in 1983 and left to care for younger brothers Steven,  Anthony and sister Colette
  
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• Toddlers allergic to sun face having to move back to AUSTRALIA

  26-10-2015 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emma and Peter Hills, of Derbyshire, may be forced to move to Australia despite their children suffering Albinism as Home Office rules stipulate she must earn £18,600 to support him in the UK.
  
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• Watch terrifying moment man mistakenly fires automatic rifle while cleaning it - missing two boys by inches

  26-10-2015 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The idiotic adult is dissembling an automatic rifle in Pakistan when things very nearly go horribly wrong
  
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• ''Government should perform U-term on harsh school holiday rules''

  26-10-2015 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The fact that more than 120,000 signed a petition calling for action shows this is a cause of real anger among parents, heads and the teaching unions
  
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• Walking Dead obsessive 'brutally kills friend because he believed he had become a zombie'

  26-10-2015 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A drunken Damon Perry used knives, a microwave oven, an electric guitar and his bare hands in the gruesome attack on Christopher Paquin, police say
  
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• Walking Dead obsessive 'brutally killed friend because he believed he had become a zombie'

  26-10-2015 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A drunken Damon Perry used knives, a microwave oven, an electric guitar and his bare hands in the gruesome attack on Christopher Paquin, police say
  
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• Former school dinner lady slashed neighbour's neck with broken wine glass

  26-10-2015 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Elaine Murphy had invited the Lynne O’Neill into her home to resolve a previous argument before attacking her, a court heard
  
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• Midwives struggling to cope with doubling in births among women over 40

  26-10-2015 23:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A report warns that maternity units are falling under "intense pressure" with too few midwives to cope with rising numbers of older women giving birth
  
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• Tributes as brave mum dies just days after being diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer

  26-10-2015 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mum-of-two Crystal Chambers was only diagnosed three weeks before her tragic death, aged just 32
  
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• Drunk man wakes up to find he booked a flight to Brazil - and can't get a refund

  26-10-2015 23:29
  
  A BOOZY night out for a banker ended in the perfect excuse for a holiday - when he drunkenly bought a £520 flight to Brazil.
  
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• 'George Osborne's tax credit cuts defeat was of his own making'

  26-10-2015 23:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour peers have dealt a hammer blow to George Osborne's cruel plans to cut money from millions of low-paid working families
  
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• Labour force Tories into climbdown over "vagina added tax" on sanitary products

  26-10-2015 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ministers confirmed they will make efforts to scrap the 5% VAT rate on tampons that angered activists and was opposed by a 250,000-strong petition.
  
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• Eyewitness reveals how whale-watching boat sank off western Canada, killing five Britons

  26-10-2015 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Five British tourists died in the water - including four men and one woman aged between 18 and 76, with two of them being British expats - according to the coroner in British Columbia.
  
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• Pregnant women 'should get Down's syndrome blood test instead of invasive probe on NHS'

  26-10-2015 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts believe the new test, which detects DNA from the baby floating in the mother’s blood, could save the lives of unborn babies
  
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• Tragic mum-to-be took 'fatal overdose because her boyfriend wanted her to have an abortion'

  26-10-2015 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cassie Turton took an overdose of prescription medicine after fearing she would be forced to choose between her boyfriend and her baby, an inquest heard
  
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• Horrifying CCTV footage shows moment gunman shoots diner in back of head in pizzeria

  26-10-2015 23:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The victim had handed over his wallet to the thug but was targeted after he asked for his driving licence back
  
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• Top cop's chilling warning: 'We can no longer cope with round the clock boozing'

  26-10-2015 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ian Hanson, head of Greater Manchester’s Police Federation, says round the clock drinking in pubs and clubs has stretched resources to breaking point
  
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• Archaeologists discover ancient Greek weapons and jewellery in warrior's tomb

  26-10-2015 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gold, silver and more than 1,000 fragments of gems dating back to 1,500BC were found
  
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• Tax credit defeat is a victory for decency as Labour peers stand up for poor working families

  26-10-2015 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A dramatic House of Lords vote forced the Chancellor to delay plans to strip three million working families of £1,300-a-year
  
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• Father lost SEVEN stone in a year after white van driver called him a "fat ****"

  26-10-2015 23:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Phil Rogers was left mortified when the driver shouted at him as he walked down the street to collect his three children from school
  
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• Travel crisis easing after air traffic control glitches

  26-10-2015 22:58
  
  AIR passengers faced chaos yesterday when an overnight technical problem resulted in flight delays at Scotland’s four main airports.
  
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• Spanish singer Maria Jose Santiago Medina meets Pope Francis

  26-10-2015 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maria Jose Santiago Medina, who was born in a gypsey community in southern Spain, glided across the hall with her arms held out for a longawaited hug with the Pope.
  
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• Killer's Supreme Court fight for anonymity

  26-10-2015 22:55 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Convicted murderer who committed crimes "high up on the scale of horrific" believes he has the right to keep his identity secret from the press and public
  
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• Tears as families separated by North and South Korea conflict are allowed the briefest of reunions

  26-10-2015 22:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Reunions have taken place over the last week for thousands of families who have been kept apart with little or no contact since the Korean War ended in 1953
  
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• Cops warn public not to approach man they want to speak to in connection with murder

  26-10-2015 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Officers are keen to find Audrius Zauka, following the death of Sigitas Kirkickas
  
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• 'Trojan Horse' school 'banned girls from mixed sports because it made male staff uncomfortable'

  26-10-2015 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Male teachers “did not want girls to be seen with their bits jumping up and down”, a hearing was told
  
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• George Osborne peers DEFEAT plan to slash tax credits for 3m families

  26-10-2015 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The House of Lords voted 289 to 272 delay the cuts for three years until measures are introduced to protect poor families. The cuts are central to Mr Osborne's plan to eliminate the deficit.
  
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• Shocking footage shows two men and two women trading blows in front of stunned shoppers

  26-10-2015 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The men and women are seen having a mass brawl in the broad daylight on a packed high street
  
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• Troops warned not to attend Sgt Alexander Blackman rally

  26-10-2015 22:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  1,300 people are expected to attend a rally for Sgt Alexander Blackman, as supporters continue to push for his murder conviction to be reviewed
  
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• Ferrari F12 is towed by police for 'anti-social driving' in Northamptonshire

  26-10-2015 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police seized the red Ferrari F12 as part of a clampdown on 'anti-social' driving after the owner was seen travelling in an alarming and distressing manner in Northampton after receiving warnings.
  
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• Woman jailed for murdering baby found in plastic bag at desk after giving birth at work

  26-10-2015 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kimberly Pappas cut her newborn son's umbilical cord with cuticle scissors then stuffed him a sealed plastic bag in her desk drawer
  
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• David Cameron accused of LYING over tax credits in scathing speech as Lords hand his Government crushing defeat

  26-10-2015 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Watch Labour peer Lord Dale Campbell-Savours brand the Prime Minister's promise tax credits would not be cut 'a lie to win a General Election'
  
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• Doctor banned from driving after trying to blame speed camera fines on other people - 11 TIMES

  26-10-2015 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Iziegbuwa Omoregie was flashed nine times in just eight months while driving her Peugeot 307, which is registered to her husband
  
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• Auction oddities and the crazy prices paid for the loopiest lots ever to go under the hammer

  26-10-2015 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A biscuit from the Titanic went for £15,000 at auction this week but it is far from the only barmy bid to secure something few people would value
  
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• Maternity CRISIS over baby boom for older mothers

  26-10-2015 22:17
  
  RECORD numbers of births to older mothers are putting maternity units under pressure, a report has found.
  
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• Residents pay EXTRA council tax to have street lights switched back on

  26-10-2015 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Council tax payers in Harrow are footing the bill to keep lights on all night when it was previously free of charge
  
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• 'Parents should be able to say if we take our children on holiday in term-time'

  26-10-2015 22:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Parents who have ignored the ban and taken their school-age children away during term-time have their say
  
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• Why eating fruit and vegetables in youth protects your heart in middle age 

  26-10-2015 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Minneapolis Heart Institute in Minnesota found those who ate fruit and veg when they were in their 20s had less calcified coronary artery plaque two decades later, when measured in CT scans.
  
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• Callum Stroomer who stabbed 2 schoolgirls and raped 2 more is jailed 

  26-10-2015 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Callum Stroomer, from Reading, Berkshire, revealed he stabbed the two 15-year-old girls with a kitchen knife because he wanted to know what it was like to kill someone and liked 'violent things'.
  
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• George Osborne has only himself to blame for the tax credits defeat

  26-10-2015 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The crushing defeat in the Lords leaves George Osborne a reduced figure
  
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• Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry attend James Bond SPECTRE world premiere

  26-10-2015 21:45 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  William, Kate and Harry dazzled on the red carpet as they chatted to Sam Mendes during the world premiere of new Bond flick SPECTRE
  
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• Burglar leaves apologetic 'IOU' note after stealing safe from charity shop

  26-10-2015 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thief who stole £350 left a drawing of a safe with words: "I O U anything I took and really am sorry"
  
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• Probe into whale watching boat tragedy that killed five Brits could take weeks

  26-10-2015 21:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Those first on the scene of the tragedy claimed it had been "swamped by a wave" but others claim the conditions were calm
  
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• Adorable footage of kitten Rugby World Cup showing baffled moggies playing with toy mouse goes viral

  26-10-2015 21:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The All Cats and Prance were filmed going head to head in the Kitten Rugby World Cup
  
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• TalkTalk suspends X Factor sponsorship as shares dive after cyber hack

  26-10-2015 21:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stock dropped 12.27% to around 225.3p after firm said hack may have been less serious than originally thought
  
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• Migrants trudging through the Balkans are at mercy of freezing weather

  26-10-2015 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fears over the health of those trying to make their way overland and into the Eurozone have now prompted the EU to offer refugees in Greece paid flights to countries offering asylum.
  
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• George Osborne, tax credits... and the quiet revenge of the Lords

  26-10-2015 21:33 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  POLITICAL SKETCH: As controversy continues to build over the Chancellor's cuts to tax credits, the House of Lords embarrasses him in key votes
  
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• The strange life of Sonia Sutcliffe

  26-10-2015 21:29
  
  THE Yorkshire Ripper’s wife still visits him in jail even though he claims her latest husband is jealous of their continuing friendship.
  
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• Wife donates kidney to save vicar husband's life after doctors discover she's a match made in heaven

  26-10-2015 21:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rev Matthew Baynes was told there was little chance of anyone not a blood relative being a suitable donor - but his wife of 30 years Bryony WAS a match
  
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• West Midlands Policemen admit calling Alex Faragher a 'f***ing slag'

  26-10-2015 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Midlands PCs Christopher Guest and Cavan O'Connell admitting making the comments in a 'private rant' which was accidentally left as a voicemail on Alex Faragher's phone.
  
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