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• We need to know why the Russian plane crashed over Egypt - we deserve answers

  01-11-2015 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Metrojet plane crashed 23 minutes after taking off from Egypt - was it a technical fault or something more sinister?
  
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• Calais migrants now so violent terrified truckers are arming themselves with TASERS

  01-11-2015 23:49
  
  BRITAIN-BOUND migrants at Calais have now become so violent that terrified truckers are arming themselves with TASERS and PEPPER SPRAY, it emerged today.
  
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• Merseyside Police make RAPE joke after Everton beat Sunderland in Premier League

  01-11-2015 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Merseyside Police came under fire after responding to a tweet sent to its official Twitter account following Everton's 6-2 victory over Sunderland.
  
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• 'George Osborne is totally opposed to the redistribution of wealth - he's waging a class war'

  01-11-2015 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kevin Maguire says it takes a genius as evil as that of the Chancellor to transform a pay rise into making people worse off
  
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• Airshow pilot killed in front of horrified spectators as his plane plummets into the sea

  01-11-2015 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pilot was flying over the ocean in Brazil when his plane fell  out of the sky and into the water
  
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• Russian plane which crashed and killed all 224 on board broke up at high altitude

  01-11-2015 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergei Trukhachev, co-pilot on the doomed passenger jet told his daughter 'the technical condition of the aircraft left much to be desired' minutes before taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh.
  
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• Family seek answers over 'single punch' murder of their son at music festival

  01-11-2015 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Robert Hart, 26, died after he was attacked in a row over an inflatable doll in the crowd but his killer has never been caught
  
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• 13 migrants drown after two boats capsize on crossing from Turkey to Greece

  01-11-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One boat overturned off the Greek island of Samos - 20 metres from the shore. Ten bodies, including six children were found in the vessel's cabin while one was discovered washed up on the island.
  
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• This woman went to a job interview just HOURS after having a STROKE

  01-11-2015 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michelle told Belfast Live that she's recovering from her illness - though still doesn't have vision on her left side
  
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• Gwynedd woman who collapses every time she laughs says Lee Evans could kill her

  01-11-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dawn Johns (pictured), of Gwynedd, suffers a nerve disorder which causes her to collapse when she laughs. The 40-year-old's dream is to see funnyman Lee Evans live but fears it could kill her.
  
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• Three hour siege involving 35 police officers and riot squad ends in arrest

  01-11-2015 23:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 29-year-old man refused to hand himself over prompting a stand-off at a house in Midlothian
  
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• Scottish Labour on collision course with UK party over Trident replacement vote

  01-11-2015 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Scottish branch of the party is against renewing Trident - but the majority of Labour MPs support a replacement
  
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• Watch real-life Tom and Jerry battle as cat stalks mouse - but this one doesn't have happy ending

  01-11-2015 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The video shows a mouse hiding in the rim of tyre as the cat hunt its prey
  
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• Tory ministers to block new law offering breast cancer patients life-saving pills costing NHS just 5p each

  01-11-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Off-Patent Drugs Bill, backed by experts, health charities and MPs from all parties, would allow doctors to prescribe cheap drugs to prevent diseases they weren't intended for
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn critic blocked from running for Oldham West seat 'after being vetoed by trade unions'

  01-11-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Kate Godfrey, who questioned hiring of Seumas Milne, rejected within hours of deadline as party selects seven candidates to interview for by-election
  
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• All test scores from seven-year-olds 'to be sent to government', under plans being considered

  01-11-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Review to be announced by Nicky Morgan, the Education Secretary, will look at ways to improve how to track pupil progress in early years
  
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• Widow aged 91 ‘could die’ if sent to South Africa to apply for UK visa

  01-11-2015 22:50
  
  THE daughter of a sick 91-year-old widow facing deportation yesterday vowed: “The Home Office will have to kill me to get to her”.
  
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• BMA Models agency put size 12 women in its 'curvy' plus size category

  01-11-2015 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twelve out of the 15 models listed in the 'curve' department of London-based agency BMA Models are a size 12 or below. Heather Crook is the smallest model at a petite size eight.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt lavishes praise on Junior Doctors in desperate last bid to avoid strike action

  01-11-2015 22:36
  
  JEREMY Hunt has urged Junior Doctors to reject strike action over controversial changes to their pay and working hours and to instead "work together" with him to build a better NHS.
  
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• Man killed after car overturns and crashes into parked vehicle outside pub

  01-11-2015 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police said the black Ford Mondeo hit a traffic pole and a bus stop before flipping onto its roof and colliding with a stationary Vauxhall Corsa
  
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• Russian plane crash: British airlines warned not to fly low over Sinai region a YEAR ago

  01-11-2015 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Metrojet plane, bound for St Petersburg, crashed 23 minutes after it took off from Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday morning
  
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• Kate Winslet bans her children from using social media to save self esteem

  01-11-2015 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 40-year-old actress has revealed that she doesn't allow social media in her house and that she and her husband Ned Rocknroll never take their gadgets into their bedroom at night.
  
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• Watch giant Game of Thrones star 'The Mountain' sparring with UFC fighter Conor McGregor

  01-11-2015 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three minute clip posted on YouTube shows the Game of Thrones star and World's Strongest Man contender sparring with UFC Fighter
  
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• There is no crisis in relations between Saudi Arabia and the UK, inists Foreign Secretary

  01-11-2015 22:04 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The relationship between the two countries serves the interests of Britain, says the Foreign Secretary, hoping to reassure Riyadh of the Government's continued support
  
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• Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe's wife Sonia vows to reveal all

  01-11-2015 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sonia Sutcliffe, 65, who still lives at the Bradford home she shared with her former husband, has broken her silence, saying she would like the truth to come out but added it won't be anytime soon.
  
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• So was it a bomb? Experts reveal Russian passenger plane which crashed and killed all 224 on board broke up at high altitude

  01-11-2015 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergei Trukhachev, co-pilot on the doomed passenger jet told his daughter 'the technical condition of the aircraft left much to be desired' minutes before taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh.
  
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• UK weather chaos as fog forces London Heathrow cancel 50 flights

  01-11-2015 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A spokeswoman for Heathrow said the weather had forced the cancellation of about 50 flights and advised passengers caught up in the disruption to contact their airlines.
  
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• Alan Smith splits from his X Factor dancer wife Kristina Macmillan

  01-11-2015 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alan Smith, 34, married Kristina Macmillan in a ceremony at a castle in Cheshire in June but it has now emerged that the couple have split with friends saying they are talking about divorce.
  
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• China 'using sexy 'honeytrap' women to seduce former MI6 spies into giving up British secrets'

  01-11-2015 21:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One source claimed the women offer the spies "great sex" and get secrets through "pillow talk"
  
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• Merseyside Police apologise after Twitter RAPE joke sparks furious response

  01-11-2015 21:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Merseyside police said they had also launched a full investigation into the incident
  
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• £1m tickets ‘ripped up’ in National Lottery blunder

  01-11-2015 21:49
  
  FOUR Lottery winners may have unknowingly thrown away their £1million tickets after an embarrassing blunder by operator Camelot.
  
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• Kylie Minogue switches on dazzling Oxford Street Christmas lights in front of thousands in central London

  01-11-2015 21:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The world famous shopping street was packed with thousands of people for the switch-on
  
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• Spine-tingling video shows moment a spider is flushed out of someone's EAR

  01-11-2015 21:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Arachnophobes might want to steer clear of this particular shudder-inducing video.
  
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• Horrifying video shows moment spider is flushed out of someone's EAR

  01-11-2015 21:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A spider crawled into someone's ear - presumably while they were asleep - and they understandably wanted to get the creepy crawly out
  
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• Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party wins majority in snap elections

  01-11-2015 21:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  President Erdogan secured an comfortable majority but critics fear country will slide further into authoritarianism
  
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• Theresa May backtracks over snoopers' charter

  01-11-2015 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  She is said to have abandoned introducing certain powers amid fears the government would be unable to force new laws through parliament because of concerns over civil liberties.
  
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• Ministers in Tony Blair's government 'told to burn legal advice warning Iraq War could be illegal'

  01-11-2015 21:04 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Senior figures in government allegedly told to destroy 13-page document raising concerns about legal footing for Iraq War - but Blair spokesman calls claim 'nonsense'
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn COLOURING BOOK goes on sale

  01-11-2015 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Die-hard lefties ready to join the adult colouring-in craze will get hours of fun from this tome, due to be released next month, which shows the Labour Leader as the Mona Lisa and even Moses.
  
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• Twitter outrage over 'Halloween' photo of woman 'dressed as SYRIAN MIGRANT' with baby in sling

  01-11-2015 20:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One Twitter user described the photo as 'insensitive and racist' - but others say they like it
  
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• Cold-calling phone rogues prey on dementia victims

  01-11-2015 20:50
  
  CRUEL cold-calling rogues are deliberately targeting dementia sufferers, a shock investigation has found.
  
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• Attacks on TV Licensing officers more than double in a year with one worker even thrown over a HEDGE

  01-11-2015 20:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Officers have been threatened with hammers, cans of coke and bricks as 89 workers became victims of physical assaults in the past year
  
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• Dad of boy fatally beaten in gym class sends message of support to parents of tragic stabbed schoolboy

  01-11-2015 20:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Richard Craig’s - whose son Euan died after he was attacked by another schoolboy - said his family had been through the "same pain" as the loved ones of stabbing victim Bailey Gwynne
  
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• Halloween murder probe launched after man stabbed to death and another hurt

  01-11-2015 20:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cops and paramedics dashed to Nuneaton, Warwickshire, late on Saturday night after reports of the horror attack emerged
  
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• Man killed and girl, 5, injured after car hits tree and ends up in ditch in heavy fog

  01-11-2015 20:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The crash happened during heavy fog this morning in Staffordshire
  
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• Devastated family 'lucky to be alive' after blaze ripped through their home

  01-11-2015 20:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An appeal has now been launched to help the couple and six children after the Saturday morning fire
  
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• 'Homeless' themed Bronx party organized to gain support for waterfront condos

  01-11-2015 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gigi Hadid,Kendall Jenner and Naomi Campbell were among the celebs who attended the lavish 'Macabre Suite' event at a derelict piano factory, hosted by artist Lucien Smith.
  
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• One man stabbed and another had car driven at him during early morning brawl

  01-11-2015 20:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police two men were taken to hospital, one with a stab wound and the other with a broken ankle
  
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• Hottest UK November weather on record as mercury hits 22.4C in Wales

  01-11-2015 20:02 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Wales basks in sunshine and record high temperatures while other parts of the UK are shrouded in fog
  
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• UK travel faces Christmas misery as major engineering works threaten

  01-11-2015 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Network Rail's £150m programme of engineering works on Great Western, Greater Anglia, Southeastern and the Brighton main line is expected to cause Christmas chaos.
  
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• Britain's oldest tree appears to be undergoing a sex change after 3,000 years

  01-11-2015 19:57 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The tree, or part of it, is turning female as researchers have discovered a branch which has suddenly grown berries
  
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