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• Tremeloes guitarist and bass player accused of sex attack on girl 47 years ago

  11-11-2015 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leonard ‘Chip’ Hawkes (circled back left) and Richard Westwood (back right), are due to appear at Chester Magistrates court over an allegation dating back 47 years.
  
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• Scots house price boom to last five years

  11-11-2015 23:54
  
  SCOTTISH homeowners are set to see the value of their properties soar by almost £40,000 over the next five years, according to a new study.
  
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• Millionaire Tory MP to rake in extra £240k a year from oil company

  11-11-2015 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nadhim Zahawi will be paid £20,125-a-month from Gulf Keystone for working as little as eight hours
  
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• Twisted Nathan Matthews 'groped Becky Watts when she was just eight-years-old'

  11-11-2015 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The prosecution claim Matthews touched Becky's inner thigh over her clothes when she was just eight years old and he was around 20
  
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• Girls hand themselves in after Remembrance Day poppy display was trashed outside shop sparking outrage

  11-11-2015 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  CCTV which was released of the incident provoked a furious social media response – and now Cheshire Police say they will be speaking to two girls
  
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• Scotland falls silent to remember

  11-11-2015 23:48
  
  SCOTLAND fell silent yesterday as commemorations were held across the country to mark Armistice Day.
  
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• Could genetically engineered algae be the key to fighting cancer?

  11-11-2015 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The special type of algae loaded with chemotherapy drugs kills 90% of cancer cells without damaging any healthy cells
  
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• Mum charged with rape after 'having sex with daughter's 13-year-old boyfriend'

  11-11-2015 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Elaine B. Goodman, 44, allegedly groomed the schoolboy over text message before meeting up to have sex
  
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• Ebola victim Pauline Cafferkey wins latest health battle

  11-11-2015 23:43
  
  PAULINE Cafferkey, the Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone, has been released from isolation after being treated for meningitis caused by the deadly virus.
  
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• Blue flash streaks across the Northern Lights during Taurid meteor showers

  11-11-2015 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leigh-Ann Mitchell, 40, took the above photo of the meteor and its reflection in a lake in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, but it has now been seen by people all over the world after she posted it online.
  
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• This is why plane food tastes truly awful - and the reason may surprise you

  11-11-2015 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Researchers say eating is a multi-sensory experience so exposure to loud noise on a plane can cut passengers' enjoyment of the meal
  
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• Becky Watts' killer Shauna Hoare fell under Nathan Matthews' spell when she was 14

  11-11-2015 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bounced from foster home to foster home, Shauna Hoare's childhood was a dysfunctional and disturbing one that began when her mother remarried soon after she was born.
  
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• Fred Goodwin fortune faces shred as wife files for divorce

  11-11-2015 23:31
  
  DISGRACED bank boss Fred Goodwin faces losing a chunk of his multi-million-pound fortune after his estranged wife filed for divorce.
  
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• Becky Watts' killers watched sick how to 'hide a body' spoof as teen lay murdered in bath tub

  11-11-2015 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nathan Matthews, Becky's step-brother, has been convicted of her brutal murder, while Shauna Hoare has been found guilty of her manslaughter
  
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• Former soldier arrested over Bloody Sunday killings released on bail

  11-11-2015 23:29
  
  A FORMER soldier who was the first person arrested by detectives investigating the murder of 14 people killed by the Army on Bloody Sunday has been released on bail.
  
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• Businessman jailed almost 40 YEARS after sexually abusing 10-year-old boy

  11-11-2015 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Edward McGrath, now 55, was a teenager at the time of the abuse.  He was showing the victim some comics in a bedroom before going on to sexually abuse him in a number of ways
  
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• Julian Assange plays infamous 'collateral murder' footage of US helicopter mowing down Iraqi civilians to students at Cambridge

  11-11-2015 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  When the Wikileaks founder previously tried to play the same footage  to the Oxford Union   in 2013  he claims the live feed was cut off
  
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• Murdered schoolgirl Becky Watts' first word was 'Nathan' - the name of her stepbrother killer

  11-11-2015 23:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The murdered schoolgirl didn’t speak until she was three years old
  
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• Stunning image of a poppy red sky in mourning for Remembrance Day

  11-11-2015 23:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The image was taken just off the coast at Seaham in County Durham as the country paid tribute to those lost in conflict
  
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• Boris Johnson wears a Team GB strip but steers clear of the Gaza strip

  11-11-2015 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The gaffe-prone London mayor had to cancel a visit to Palestine after mocking the idea of Israeli trade disputes
  
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• Wokefield Park fire: More than 200 guests evacuated as hotel goes up in flames

  11-11-2015 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The blaze is believed to have started in a linen area on the ground floor of the De Vere Hotel before it quickly spread to the roof, forcing all 230 guests to flee
  
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• Marmite traffic jam makes list of England's Top 10 weirdest road spillages

  11-11-2015 23:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Highways England produced the list which also included thousands of live chickens, human sewage
  
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• Kerry Reeves shooting: Two men charged with murder after 26-year-old shot in head at close range

  11-11-2015 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Billy Johnson, 20, from Corby, Northamptonshire, and Charles Noble, 20, from Northolt in north west London, will appear at Oxford Magistrates Court tomorrow over the death of Kerry Reeves
  
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• Nick Robinson steals son's bedroom ahead of Today programme debut

  11-11-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Presenter reveals plans for "horrific early mornings" when he starts at Radio 4 on Monday
  
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• EU drops plan to give African migrants deportation papers

  11-11-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  European Union plan to deport migrants with temporary travel papers is dropped in face of African opposition
  
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• Coffee shop sparks outrage after banning Uggs calling them 'slag wellies'

  11-11-2015 22:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The offensive sign appeared outside of Brick Lane Coffee in Shoreditch, east London, this week
  
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• Shocking footage shows 28 nursery children crammed into van that can only safely seat seven

  11-11-2015 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The youngsters were piled into the overcrowded vehicle in China - creating a potential death trap
  
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• Eva Carneiro who is suing Chelsea's Jose Mourinho marries in London

  11-11-2015 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ms Carneiro, who is suing Chelsea and team manager Jose Mourinho for constructive dismissal, looked radiant in a sleeveless wedding dress with lace detailing and a train.
  
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• Lorry driver had ear sliced off in Reservoir Dogs-style torture session

  11-11-2015 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Anthony Joy was burnt with a blow torch and left naked on a street by a mob who accused him of stealing their Class A drugs from them
  
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• Childhood game which left rare vase damaged ends up costing siblings £150,000 40 years later

  11-11-2015 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The brother and sister accidentally broke the vase while throwing a ball at it but it turned out to be an important piece by French artist Emile Galle
  
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• Murder victim Becky Watts' grieving family statements in full

  11-11-2015 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nathan Matthews has been convicted of Becky's murder and his girlfriend Shauna Hoare of her manslaughter
  
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• New cholesterol drug with no side-effects to replace statins

  11-11-2015 22:39
  
  A NEW vaccine could replace statins as the best way to fight cholesterol and reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack, say scientists.
  
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• Disgusting photos show rat-infested takeaway where inspectors found shocking mix of faeces and filth

  11-11-2015 22:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Owner Farhad Abdi, 30, was fined £1,200 today pleaded guilty to four charges of breaching food safety rules
  
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• Hundreds of guests evacuated after huge fire breaks out in country hotel

  11-11-2015 22:30
  
  HUNDREDS of guests have been evacuated from a hotel this evening after a huge fire broke out.
  
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• Donkeys left more money than war heroes as bequests to animal charities beat donations to human causes

  11-11-2015 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Huge donations bequeathed to dogs, cats and garden birds also dwarfed the cash going to good causes helping vulnerable and abused children
  
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• Diwali Day 2015: Watch the UK's biggest Diwali celebrations from Leicester

  11-11-2015 22:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Watch highlights of Diwali Day celebrations in Leicester, said to be the biggest outside India, featuring performances and fireworks
  
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• Prince Harry enjoys beer with troops as he calls for more injured soldiers to be helped through sport

  11-11-2015 22:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The prince urged servicemen and women to become mentors to other injured veterans while at the event for his charity Endeavour Fund
  
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• Husband stabbed wife to death before turning knife on himself after hearing she wanted a divorce

  11-11-2015 22:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The night before her death, she and her mother had met with a solicitor to arrange divorce proceedings, who advised her to begin proceedings straight away
  
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• 'Take a second to send love and strength to this woman': Heartbreaking post about horror crash goes viral

  11-11-2015 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lisa Marie Maher urged people to think about others before themselves after the accident which left a woman fighting for her life
  
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• Bare-chested drug-fuelled thugs who attacked innocent passerby with meat cleaver are spared jail

  11-11-2015 22:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shirtless Jonathan Gettings and Damien Watson had spent the night partying and were high on mephedrone, ecstasy, amphetamines and cocaine when they attacked the 24-year-old stranger
  
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• Radio DJ Neil Fox 'always treated women with respect', former female co-host tells court

  11-11-2015 22:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  His former Capital Radio drivetime show co-host Sophie Malcolm said he was a top professional who “would treat women as equals”
  
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• Penny Lancaster was sexually assaulted by a man in a subway when she was 12

  11-11-2015 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The model, 44, from Chelmsford, Essex, described how the man grabbed her in a subway and put his hand up her skirt as she walked home to school.
  
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• Burma’s democracy leader nears victory as army-backed president promises 'peaceful transfer'

  11-11-2015 22:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent years under house arrest and won the Nobel Peace Prize for her campaign, has won more than 90% of the vote so far
  
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• NHS faces worst winter crisis in years as Labour hits out at Government spending squeeze

  11-11-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shadow Health Secretary Heidi Alexander says staff shortages could mean a return to the “dark days of the 80s and 90s” thanks to Tory “mismanagement”
  
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• Did British experts miss security flaws at Sharm el-Sheikh airport?

  11-11-2015 22:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Exclusive: Governor of South Sinai says UK officials visited the airport every two months and gave the all-clear to keep flying
  
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• Were chances missed in Becky Watts police search?

  11-11-2015 21:58 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Former Metropolitan Police sniffer dog handler Rowland Stone questions why detectives took six days to use animals in their searches.
  
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• Becky Watts' family: She was "a tornado, hurricane and sunbeam all at once"

  11-11-2015 21:48 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The 16-year-old had turned her life around after a battle with severe shyness and anorexia
  
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• Schoolboy died hours after taking MDMA powder at girlfriend's home, inquest is told

  11-11-2015 21:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Josh Oliver, 15, went into a fit and suffered a cardiac arrest after swallowing the ecstasy at girlfriend Molly Smith-Lawson home in December last year
  
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• Teenager who lost an eye after being hit by rogue firework said it "flew like an artillery bullet"

  11-11-2015 21:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ferhan Enes Sahinler was leaving a firework display when a stray rocket bounced off a car and became lodged in his eye, which medics couldn't save
  
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• Ruth Davidson: Scotland must not navel gaze over tax

  11-11-2015 21:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Scottish Tory leader warns that Scotland does not exist "in a vacuum" and how the new tax and welfare powers are used will be watched closely around the world.
  
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