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• Families protest against 'cowboy' builder with more than 100 health and safety breaches at string of firms

  08-11-2015 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Residents on an estate say their homes have a catalogue of failings including missing joists, poor insulation, plumbing and electrical problems
  
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• Classic Ferrari set to become world's most valuable car by fetching £24MILLION at auction

  08-11-2015 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The ultra-rate Ferrari 290 MM was raced by legendary Formula One champions Juan Manuel Fangio and is one of only four built
  
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• Pope Francis blasts leak of Vatican documents as deplorable crime

  08-11-2015 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pope made his first public comment about the leaks to a large crowd in St Peter's Square since the arrest last week of two people suspected of giving the documents to Italian journalists.
  
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• New York marathon runner 'finishes' race from his hospital bed after he collapses

  08-11-2015 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pete Vokes, 34, from Cardiff, completed the New York marathon from his hospital bed - when a fellow competitor carried his number across the finish line on his behalf.
  
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• Polish driver accused of knocking over schoolboy has fled the country

  08-11-2015 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luke Minto, 10, (pictured with his mother Kelly and father Derek) was left fighting for his life after being knocked down in West Lothian. The driver accused of knocking him down has fled the country.
  
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• BBC confirms losing The Voice to rival ITV as Corporation admits it was outbid

  08-11-2015 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  BBC bosses said in a statement they didn't want to get into a "bidding war" but ITV sources said they simply matched what the Beeb had paid previously
  
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• Busting 'scouse Pablo Escobar' for second time was easy, says police boss in warning to crooks

  08-11-2015 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Crime squad chief tells how catching Christopher Welsh junior was "a mild inconvenience"
  
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• Mum 'nearly died' doing housework after electric shock from vacuum cleaner - and then developed gangrene

  08-11-2015 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nichola Jack is now afraid to perform daily chores after the incident, which occurred as she prepared for her 14th wedding anniversary
  
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• Can YOU help SAS hero? Plea to return lost war medals to distraught special forces veteran

  08-11-2015 23:42
  
  A DISTRAUGHT SAS hero who lost his priceless war medals after attending a Remembrance service taken by Prince Harry has issued a heartfelt appeal to the public to help secure their return.
  
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• Airport security 'may need rethink'

  08-11-2015 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Airport security will have to be reviewed if the Russian airbus crash is found to have been caused by a bomb, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond warns.
  
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• European migrant crisis cost British business £660m last year

  08-11-2015 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lorry loads of vital cargo such as food and medical supplies had to be destroyed after migrants climbed on board, while delays caused by border closures had a crippling effect on deliveries.
  
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• Chinese man dying of cancer who wants to wed marries a SEX DOLL

  08-11-2015 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 28-year-old Chinese man treated his blushing 'bride' to all the trimmings of a traditional wedding, including a make-up artist, a flowing white dress and a series of surprisingly tender wedding portraits.
  
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• Dad suffers serious facial burns after pouring lighter fluid onto burning oil drum

  08-11-2015 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old was injured when debris from the oil drum flew into his face during a family bonfire attended by small children
  
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• Corrupt Met Police cops 'covered up gangland murders over decades' alleges former detective

  08-11-2015 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The grieving mother of victim Rocky Dawson is convinced her son’s murder was covered up and has sworn to continue her quest for the truth
  
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• Sharm el-Sheikh Brit tourists' fury as Russians 'elbow' ahead in airlift queue

  08-11-2015 23:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One Brit said: "The Egyptians were getting the Russians out of the queue and letting them go first"
  
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• French dairy farmers hit by gang who stole four tonnes of cheese worth £30k

  08-11-2015 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The thieves made off with 100 ‘wheels’ – the equivalent of four tonnes - of Comte cheese after targeting a renowned producer in eastern France, near the Swiss border last week.
  
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• Teen loses eye after firework fragment falls from sky and hits him in the face

  08-11-2015 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ferhan Enes Sahinler was watching a display on bonfire night shortly before the accident happened
  
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• Appeal for mourners to attend Second World War hero's funeral where just four people expected to turn up

  08-11-2015 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tom Bryan, 92, faced ‘hellish’ conditions fighting against the Japanese in Burma. He should be considered a hero - but only four people are expected to attend his funeral on Tuesday
  
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• Romania fire victims flown to UK

  08-11-2015 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twelve victims of the Bucharest nightclub fire are flown by Nato to hospitals in the UK and Norway, as the death toll rises to 45.
  
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• George Osborne says spending cuts are vital for national security

  08-11-2015 23:01
  
  GEORGE Osborne and David Cameron will today strongly defend further public spending cuts as vital for Britain’s economic and national security.
  
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• NHS accused of 'scandalous' 999 response time policy

  08-11-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Exclusive: Whistleblower from troubled ambulance trust says thousands of calls that appeared to miss eight-minute target are being counted as hit
  
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• Daughter of murdered PC says 'Mum was killed on my fourth birthday - I've been cheated of memories'

  08-11-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lydia Beshenivsky, 13, and brother Pasul, 17, has spoken for the first time as the 10th anniversary of PC Sharon Beshenisky's murder approaches
  
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• Frying food in LARD is healthier because vegetable oils release toxic chemicals

  08-11-2015 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research by De Montfort University in Leicester has shown polyunsaturated fats such as sunflower oil and corn oil, release high levels of aldehydes, which are linked to cancer and dementia.
  
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• Shamed police sergeant sacked for kicking handcuffed man in the face twice

  08-11-2015 22:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A misconduct panel ruled Mark Cooley guilty of "unnecessary, unreasonable and a disproportionate use of force” during arrest in Birmingham
  
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• Nazi gold train hunters to begin digging out railway embankment in search for treasure

  08-11-2015 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The existence of a Nazi gold train, its whereabouts and its cargo, which are believed to contain stolen valuables and artworks, remain one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Second World War
  
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• 'Ghost stations' plan on London Tube faces legal challenge

  08-11-2015 22:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Entrepreneur who claims he was the first to spot the potential of disused London Underground stations says he has been frozen out of bidding contest
  
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• Klopp felt 'alone' in Liverpool loss

  08-11-2015 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he felt "alone" at Anfield in the closing stages of the 2-1 defeat by Crystal Palace.
  
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• British rule of the Falklands is 'ridiculous' claims UB40 singer Ali Campbell

  08-11-2015 22:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The vocalist's comments and condemnation of the 1982 Falklands War have been blasted as 'ignorant and wrong' by wounded veteran Simon Weston
  
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• Meet the miracle baby born at 23 weeks weighing just 1lb 3oz

  08-11-2015 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tiny Wade Burgess spent four months attached to machines keeping him alive - but has amazed doctors with his progress
  
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• Remembrance Day: Ex-soldier who lost both his legs walked for first time in public to lay wreath

  08-11-2015 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sergeant Rick Clement was seriously injured five years ago after he stepped on an IED during patrol in Afghanistan
  
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• Family left homeless after paying £25,000 for 'nightmare' building works that left house uninhabitable

  08-11-2015 22:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Guy and Katie Wakeling paid builder Dave Sutton £25,000 to renovate their home - but now it could collapse and they have had to move out
  
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• Elton John worried Vladimir Putin will give him ''quick Polonium injection'' when they discuss gay rights

  08-11-2015 21:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  He said: "I am not going to say 'Hey Vladimir you have got to f***ing change this'. Or I will get a quick Polonium injection and I will be f**ked”
  
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• Police threaten to seize phones if officers are filmed on duty

  08-11-2015 21:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The move comes following a rise in the number of videos and still footage of police incidents appearing on social media sites
  
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• British police face deluge of foreign DNA requests if UK joins EU crime database, says report

  08-11-2015 21:40 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Official study says foreign police forces could send a 'high volume' of demands, and raises risk of innocent Britons being branded criminals
  
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• Widower's campaign for elderly drivers to face compulsory retests reaches 120,000 signatures in four days

  08-11-2015 21:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ben Brooks-Dutton lost his wife Desreen when retired stockbroker Geoffrey Lederman, 85, mounted a pavement and ran her over
  
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• Remembrance Sunday: Prince William's personal message to friends killed in Iraq and Afghanistan

  08-11-2015 21:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The emotional Prince paid tribute to Joanna Dyer, who trained alongside him, and Major Alexis Roberts, who was his platoon commander
  
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• Young girl killed and three other children hurt in horror car crash

  08-11-2015 21:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The girl was rushed to hospital following the collision in Cawston, near Rugby, Warwickshire, but could not be saved
  
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• Man has 'HAND CUT OFF' by 'masked gang' in brutal knife attack after night out with pals

  08-11-2015 21:07
  
  A MAN has reportedly had his HAND CUT OFF after being attacked by a knife-wielding gang during a night out with friends.
  
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• Pear tree threatened by HS2 high-speed rail link after 250 years wins award

  08-11-2015 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Cubbington Pear Tree in Warwickshire, which has stood for generations atop a hill, has been voted England's Tree of the Year
  
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• HS2 route tree voted nation's favourite

  08-11-2015 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An ancient pear tree due to be chopped down to make way for the HS2 high-speed rail line is voted the best in England.
  
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• 'Funeral directors dropped my husband's coffin and ran off after lid broke open' claims horrified widow

  08-11-2015 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Widow Debbie Swales needed medical treatment in the chaos that followed - and then had to face burying husband Gavin properly the following day
  
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• Footage captures moment hero firefighters save boy, 9, trapped between two walls

  08-11-2015 20:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This young boy is lucky to be alive after he slipped and fell between two walls and almost suffocated to death
  
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• Watch funky cat nodding along to Drake's chart-topping hit Hotline Bling

  08-11-2015 20:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mike Lavin and his cool pet are filmed chilling to the Canadian hit maker's R&B chart topper
  
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• Drone carrying drugs and mobile phones crashes inside Strangeways prison

  08-11-2015 20:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A former inmate said smuggling items by drone is 'like ordering a Chinese'
  
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• Opposition leader expected to win Burma election can't be president because her children are British

  08-11-2015 20:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy is expected to take power but bylaws prevent her from being president because of her 'foreign' children
  
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• Aung San Suu Kyi's fans celebrate Myanmar's first free elections in 25 years

  08-11-2015 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 70-year-old Nobel peace prize winner Suu Kyi has led the campaign for democracy in Myanmar. Some 30million voters across the country turned out today to vote in the elections.
  
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• MP used House of Commons paper to complain about not being able to buy £195 Star Wars shoes

  08-11-2015 20:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Angela Rayner penned her frustration after failing to secure a pair of  R2-D2 heels
  
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• Rugby stars' support for 'kind' husband in coma after brutal street attack left him with severe brain injury

  08-11-2015 20:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sports journalist Gary Carter is still fighting for life after the attack in London, where he was covering the England Rugby League Test Match against New Zealand
  
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• Remembrance Sunday: Britain's most badly injured soldier lays wreath in honour of war dead

  08-11-2015 20:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Ben Parkinson, who is recovering from more than 40 injuries sustained in a bomb blast in Afghanistan eight years ago, was applauded as he laid a wreath in his home town of Doncaster
  
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• James Hewitt 'regrets everything' about meeting Diana after denying he tried to sell her letters

  08-11-2015 19:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former Army officer was reportedly in negotiations to sell personal cards and notes from the late princess to a LA-based memorabilia dealer
  
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