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• Ex-Countdown champion 'tracked down and bottled teenage girl who gave his book bad review online'

  09-11-2015 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Richard Brittain, 28, allegedly used Facebook to track Paige Rolland down to the Asda where she worked and smashed a wine bottle over her head
  
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• Poachers kill over 200 elephants in a year in Congo national park

  09-11-2015 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rangers at the Congo's Garamba National Park risk their lives to protect the elephants. But the poachers have militarised the operation, with grenades, machine guns and even helicopters.
  
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• Football fan who made monkey noises at black player is banned from matches for a year

  09-11-2015 23:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  John Brown, 25, pleaded guilty to making offensive and abusive gestures when he appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court
  
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• Russian plane crash: Did Egyptian hotel maids plant bomb on doomed flight?

  09-11-2015 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Having already questioned airport staff, Egyptian police have now broadened their search
  
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• Like your meat well-done? If so you're more likely to get kidney cancer

  09-11-2015 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Researchers found patients with the illness consumed higher amounts of meat and processed foods than those who don't have the disease
  
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• Sharm el-Sheikh hotels 'are using fake bomb detectors' to check bags and cars

  09-11-2015 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Security staff at several hotels are using scanner-style equipment which has been severely criticised to test bags and cars
  
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• Elderly man 'missing' after car swept away in swollen river as bad weather halts rescue operation

  09-11-2015 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Heavy rain and strong winds have forced a major search operation at the River Kent in Kendal, on the edge of the Lake District, to be scaled down tonight
  
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• Walking daily can boost fight to beat dementia

  09-11-2015 23:28
  
  A BRISK daily walk to keep legs strong helps stave off dementia, scientists say.
  
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• Volkswagen offers £650 in gift cards and vouchers to customers caught up in emissions cheating scandal

  09-11-2015 23:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The move comes as the German company attempts to pacify customers who bought the cars affected by the scandal and who have had to have their vehicles recalled for repairs
  
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• 'Help find Blu and Zac': Wife launches Facebook campaign to reunite dying husband with stolen dogs

  09-11-2015 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Carol Ostell, 60, is on a desperate search to find German Shepherd Husky Crosses Blu and Zac to make husband Alistair's final days 'a bit happier' after they went missing
  
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• 'Predatory cop blackmailed 15-year-old girl into sending naked photo of herself to his work phone'

  09-11-2015 23:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A court heard that PC Daniel Cookson got close to his victim on her 15th birthday and began exchanging messages with the schoolgirl before the texts became "more and more sexualised"
  
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• Boris Johnson pokes fun at David Cameron over 'riotous' night out in Israel

  09-11-2015 23:17 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Conservative MP has revealed how he ended up dancing on tables and ''generally misbehaving'' during his visit to Tel Aviv
  
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• Labourer accused of chopping a man's hand off in street attack

  09-11-2015 23:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul Saunders, of Grays, Essex, allegedly cut off one of Edward Dooley’s fingers and left his other hand hanging off in Loughton
  
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• “Tweaked” recipe can beat USA’s haggis ban

  09-11-2015 23:01
  
  HAGGIS makers could “tweak” the recipe for the famous Scottish delicacy in a bid to get round a ban on selling it in the USA, Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has suggested.
  
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• Why your pot bellies and muffin tops could well be the death of you

  09-11-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The spare tyre puts padding round internal organs, triggering inflammation and raising the risk of killer diseases, warn experts
  
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• Shocking footage shows driver forcing 44-tonne HGV to swerve after slamming on its brakes on motorway

  09-11-2015 22:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Renault Captura is seen undertaking the 44-tonne arctic lorry before slamming on its brakes hard and forcing truck driver Gareth Owens to swerve into the next lane
  
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• Government risks retail bosses’ fury as it refuses to cut high street business rates

  09-11-2015 22:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Store chains are under pressure from a tough trading climate and say a reduction in the £26bn-a-year levy will help them bring in the Living Wage and preserve jobs
  
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• Prostate cancer victims pay for own treatment

  09-11-2015 22:55
  
  CANCER patients are being forced to fund their own treatment abroad because they are unable to receive the latest surgical techniques in Scotland.
  
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• Bigger storm on the way as gales pummel country

  09-11-2015 22:52
  
  SCOTLAND was left reeling yesterday as winds of up to 112mph blasted the country, causing havoc for motorists, commuters and pedestrians.
  
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• Carmichael confesses to being “less than fully truthful” over memo leak

  09-11-2015 22:44
  
  FORMER Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael did not reveal the full truth about his role in leaking a government document until five days after the general election, a court heard yesterday.
  
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• Brit Paralympian 'forced to drag herself off plane after being left stranded on board'

  09-11-2015 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Claire Harvey, who represents Team GB, was on her way back from the IPC World Athletics Championships in Doha after suffering a shoulder injury
  
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• Hatton Garden jewellery raid charges dropped against Paul Reader

  09-11-2015 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charges have been dropped against Paul Reader, a 50-year-old suspect in the £20million Hatton Garden jewellery raid.
  
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• SECOND mysterious black UFO crashes in Spanish field sparking terror among villagers

  09-11-2015 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  For the second time in five days a mystery object has been discovered as fears grow more might fall from space
  
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• Former MP who claimed £2,200 for cleaning moat sworn in to House of Lords

  09-11-2015 22:31 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Douglas Hogg, former Conservative MP has been sworn in to the House of Lords on Monday - known for causing public outrage in expensing the cleaning of his moat
  
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• 'Cocaine' user avoids arrest after he was given MASHED POTATO powder by dealer

  09-11-2015 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man who was stopped by officers in western France on suspicion of taking cocaine was let off when tests revealed the drug was actually powdered mashed potato.
  
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• Menstruating Tampon Tax campaigners wear bloodstained trousers in shocking protest against controversial levy outside Parliament

  09-11-2015 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Charlie Edge and Ruth Nana Howarth thought of an unusual way to again bring the matter to the attention of the Tories
  
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• Fears for Pope Francis' health as he stumbles for second time in three days

  09-11-2015 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage shows the moment 78-year-old Pope Francis had to be helped up the stairs of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, in Rome, by two church officials after he tripped up the stairs during a service.
  
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• Bus driver tries to drive THROUGH village's Remembrance Day 2015 service

  09-11-2015 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thebus driver was videoed by a member of the public disrupting the two minutes silence during the Remembrance Day service in Cranfield, Bedfordshire.
  
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• Traveller who blasted a dad-of-four to death with sawn-off shotgun is jailed

  09-11-2015 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mark Mosley, 43, shot Jessie Smith, 36, three times on New Year’s Day
  
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• Rethink cuts, George Osborne told as leading think tank warns of global recession risk

  09-11-2015 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development also fears the effects of the strong housing market and the Living Wage on the economy
  
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• Watch fleet-footed five-year-old dancer showing off his incredible ballroom skills with 60-year-old partner

  09-11-2015 22:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One of Caleb Rollinson's biggest fans is his dancing partner - a woman 55 years older than him
  
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• Police officer, 30, pressured girl, 15, into sending him naked photo, court hears

  09-11-2015 22:04
  
  A POLICE officer pressured a schoolgirl into sending a naked picture of herself to his work phone, a court heard.
  
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• Dog in a manger: advent calendars more likely to feature pet treats than baby Jesus

  09-11-2015 22:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Bark the Herald Angels sing - dog and cat nibbles bigger than Jesus for some this Christmas
  
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• Doctor who claimed he tried to save John Lennon by massaging his heart branded a liar

  09-11-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The doctor who boasted he cut open John Lennon’s chest and massaged his heart to try and save him has been branded a liar
  
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• Toddler born with hole in his heart makes incredible recovery following life-saving surgery

  09-11-2015 21:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Oliver was born in February but soon fell ill with parents Jackie and Terry, 34, told by doctors that he had a murmur in his heart
  
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• Natural History Museum launches hunt for nation's favourite wildlife photo

  09-11-2015 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Perfectly timed images of of flamingos at nightfall, a shoal of fish parting (pictured) and penguins standing to attention have made the shortlist for Wildlife Photographer of the year.
  
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• Mother stands by partner John Joe Patterson over abuse and denounces daughters

  09-11-2015 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frances Patterson, 50, is standing by abuser John Joe Patterson, even though his trial heard horrific details of the grotesque abuse he inflicted on the girls.
  
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• Couple admit killing own daughter after she was found starving with pneumonia

  09-11-2015 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Little Rebecca Kandare was struck down with the lung condition as a result of malnourishment
  
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• If you saw a woman being groped on the Tube would you react like THIS?

  09-11-2015 21:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An actor is filmed brushing up against  a woman on the tube and making unwanted advances - the support of fellow passengers will amaze you 
  
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• Heartless owner jailed after abandoned dog is 'eaten alive' by fleas

  09-11-2015 21:29
  
  A WOMAN has been jailed and banned from keeping animals after abandoning a dog who was later found "eaten alive" by fleas.
  
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• Alistair Carmichael defends leaking Sturgeon-Cameron memo as in public interest

  09-11-2015 21:28 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Former Scottish secretary tells hearing the memo was "politcally beneficial"
  
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• Folk singer Roy Harper cleared of child sex charges and attacks decision to prosecute

  09-11-2015 21:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The legendary musician says the case has cost him his livelihood and savings after the CPS decided to offer no evidence against him
  
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• This crazy holographic arm-based keyboard could be how we'll write emails in the future

  09-11-2015 21:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The futuristic gadget uses a pair of augmented reality glasses to beam a keyboard onto your forearm
  
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• Roy Harper is cleared of allegations he sexually abused girls

  09-11-2015 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roy Harper, 74, has expressed anger and sorrow over the lengthy three year battle to clear his name of allegations of historical sexual abuse.
  
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• Roy Harper criticises CPS for taking 'so long' to acquit him over sex abuse allegations

  09-11-2015 21:06 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The 74-year-old songwriter hits out at the length of time the Crown Prosecution Service took to prove his innocence
  
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• Susan Warne who murdered her uncle John Proctor is jailed for life 

  09-11-2015 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Susan Warne (pictured), 41, went to the homeof John Proctor in Leiston, Suffolk, and pushed him down the stairs, before strangling him and stabbing him in the neck with a knife.
  
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• Son knifed his 'bully' tycoon dad David West to death and told cops "he deserved it"

  09-11-2015 20:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David West, 45, suffered years of humiliation and abuse from his alcoholic father, also David West, and snapped after being sacked
  
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• Britain will miss legally-binding renewable energy target, Energy Secretary admits

  09-11-2015 20:57 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Amber Rudd, the Energy Secretary, warns 'absence of a credible plan' will trigger repeated fines and a judicial review in leaked letter
  
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• Lord Coe: 'We will fix athletics' in response to Russia's doping allegations

  09-11-2015 20:56 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Lord Coe has responded to WADA's report which recommends Russia's athletics team be banned amid doping allegations
  
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• UK airlines won't resume flights to Sharm el-Sheikh until November 26

  09-11-2015 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Britons are stranded at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, amid continuing security concerns at the Egyptian airport. The government suspended air links after a Russian jet crashed.
  
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