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• Lidl branded 'Scrooge' for handing gran £90 parking fine as she did Christmas shopping

  14-12-2015 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shocked Sandra Peach and her daughter Nicky did their festive shopping at the cut-price supermarket in Reading buying more than 120 items
  
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• CCTV footage shows woman suspected of brutally attacking widow of Michael Winner in her flat before stealing jewellery

  14-12-2015 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Geraldine Winner was hit over the head before being tied up and blindfolded in her Kensington home
  
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• Police forces FAILING vulnerable victims 'profoundly disappointing report' reveals

  14-12-2015 23:49
  
  OVER two thirds of police forces in England and Wales are letting the most vulnerable victims down, a report has found.
  
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• Majority of police forces failing vulnerable victims 'profoundly disappointing report' rev

  14-12-2015 23:49
  
  OVER two thirds of police forces in England and Wales are letting the most vulnerable victims down, a report has found.
  
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• UK probe into Nurofen painkiller scandal as Australian court rules packets are misleading

  14-12-2015 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Maker Reckitt Benckiser suffered a headache after an Australian court ruled its packs hoodwinked people into thinking identical products were different
  
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• The great painkiller scandal: UK probe into Nurofen as Australian court rules packets are misleading

  14-12-2015 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Maker Reckitt Benckiser suffered a headache after an Australian court ruled its packs hoodwinked people into thinking identical products were different
  
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• Murder probe police 'investigating whether wife claimed dead husband's pension for 18 years'

  14-12-2015 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former cabaret singer Ann Sabine – also known as Lee – has been named prime suspect in a murder investigation surrounding the death of her husband John
  
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• Bill Cosby sues sexual assault accusers

  14-12-2015 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bill Cosby, accused by more than 40 women of sexual assault, has filed a lawsuit, claiming that several of them lied about him for financial gain.
  
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• Leicester City 2-1 Chelsea

  14-12-2015 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy scores a 15th goal of the season as Leicester beat Chelsea to move back to the top of the Premier League.
  
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• Nurofen tablets taken off shelves in Australia still sold in the UK

  14-12-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nurofen's targeted relief range were found to have identical ingredients, whether it was for headaches or period pain. It can still be sold in the UK because the packaging explains this.
  
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• Fat squirrel knows where the nibbles are hidden as he fattens up for winter 

  14-12-2015 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When winter comes it can be hard to find food in the wild, but this overweight squirrel clearly has no trouble tracking down the treats. It was spotted foraging at Boulters Weir, in Berkshire.
  
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• Is this the oldest creature on Earth? Footage of 200-year-old monster amphibian found in cave

  14-12-2015 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This rare Chinese giant salamander measuring 4ft 7in was found by a fisherman who accidentally stood on "something soft and slimy"
  
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• Shocking footage shows passersby lifting car off trapped cyclist after she was mown down

  14-12-2015 23:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shocking CCTV footage shows the woman, who had wobbled off the cycle path and in the way of oncoming traffic being ploughed into by the car turning onto the main road
  
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• REVEALED: Dozens of UK councils to welcome Syrian refugees by CHRISTMAS

  14-12-2015 23:27
  
  DOZENS of councils across Britain will be welcoming Syrian refugees into the country just in time for Christmas, it has emerged.
  
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• VIDEO: Navy warns as BBC flies near China islands

  14-12-2015 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China is building huge artificial islands in the Spratly Island chain, which the United States and others insist are illegal.
  
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• 'Million mile camera' views eclipse

  14-12-2015 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The American DSCOVR satellite stationed a million miles from Earth obtains a unique view of September's lunar eclipse.
  
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• Is Christmas shopping stressful? How stress levels and heart rate fluctuate during London trip out for gifts

  14-12-2015 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After Kate Middleton was pictured looking miserable, our reporter hit Oxford Street to find out just how bad it can get
  
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• Living wage will cost British companies more than £1bn, report claims

  14-12-2015 23:22 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Government urged to slash red tape to help firms deal with extra costs of Chancellor's pay plans
  
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• Labour MP challenges Tyson Fury to an actual fight

  14-12-2015 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Labour's Shadow Commons leader already offered the boxing champ a battle of words. Now he's taken the next step
  
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• Kind-hearted dad invites lonely strangers to share Christmas with him and his family

  14-12-2015 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Keith Pringle is inviting people who will be alone at Christmas to come and spend it with him and his family
  
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• Christmas could be bad for your pet thanks to its tempting tree ornaments and rich food

  14-12-2015 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One in five of our furry friends will suffer a problem over the festive season, with hazards including booze left in glasses and pine needles on the floor
  
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• Russian police to hit university lecturer Richard Bochius caught with neo-Nazi tattoos

  14-12-2015 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British university lecturer Richard Bochius faces charges after Russian police spotted his 'neo-Nazi' tattoos after he was arrested on drugs offences in the Samara Oblast region.
  
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• Italy publicly backs David Cameron's vision for two-speed Europe in new boost for PM

  14-12-2015 23:05 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The EU's future depends on the willingness to accept a more flexible approach to membership, Italian and British foreign ministers Philip Hammond and Paolo Gentiloni write for the Telegraph
  
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• Customer's toe CHOPPED OFF by escalator in 'life-changing' shopping horror

  14-12-2015 23:05
  
  A BRITISH customer's toe was horrifically crushed in a gory escalator encounter that has cost a shopping centre thousands.
  
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• Newell Rubbermaid in $15bn takeover

  14-12-2015 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Consumer products company Newell Rubbermaid said it would buy competitor Jarden, the owner of brands including Breville and Sunbeam, for $15.4bn (£10bn).
  
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• US soldier Bowe Berghdal released by Taliban last year in exchange for Guantanamo detainees 'faces court martial'

  14-12-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Berghdal, who disappeared from his post in Afghanistan in June 2009, will now face a military court on charges of desertion and endangering troops
  
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• Police nearly 'overwhelmed' by abuse

  14-12-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police in England and Wales are on the verge of being "overwhelmed" by "staggering" increases in reports of domestic abuse, inspectors say.
  
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• Learner drivers are attacking examiners when they fail their tests, Mirror learns

  14-12-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Staff have found themselves attacked, abused and chased down the street, with one failed candidate smashing up the waiting room at a test centre
  
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• Flying close to China's new islands

  14-12-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China's navy warns the BBC to fly away from its new islands
  
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• Fathers failing to take paternity leave as cuts in advice leave them in the dark

  14-12-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Charity Maternity Action said most did not know 50 weeks’ leave could now be shared by both parents under new equality laws
  
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• Britain and Italy stand together on EU reform

  14-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Only by accommodating both federalists and free-traders will Europe be fit for the future, the Italian and British foreign ministers write for the Telegraph
  
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• George Osborne may face legal challenge over freeze on student loan repayment threshold

  14-12-2015 22:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Consumer champion Martyn Lewis says the Chancellor’s decision not to raise the limit in line with wages is a 'a disgrace' and has hired solicitors to investigate
  
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• Painkiller rip-off: Pills for migraine, period pain, backache 'are identical'

  14-12-2015 22:43 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Research suggests patients are paying three times too much, as Nurofen is panned in Australia for selling identical painkillers for specific ailments
  
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• Hotel renamed C*** in X-rated name change on Facebook after hijacking by 'angry former worker'

  14-12-2015 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Lorne Hotel in Glasgow was renamed the C*** Hotel on Facebook early this morning and bosses initially feared they would be unable to alter it
  
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• Millions of teenagers could be BANNED from using the internet without parental consent under new EU law

  14-12-2015 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Teenagers could soon have to ask for permission from their parents to use Facebook and Instagram
  
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• DJ Dr Neil Fox found not guilty of indecent and sexual assaults on women and girls

  14-12-2015 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neil Fox, 54, of Fulham, west London, made his name on Capital Radio in the 80s and 90s before appearing as a judge on ITV talent show Pop Idol
  
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• Two terrorists jailed for life in Sweden after police found beheading videos

  14-12-2015 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Swedish court has jailed two men to life in jail on terror charges after police found footage linking them to two beheadings in Syria in 2013.
  
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• Moment opposition party lets off TEAR GAS in parliament as part of anti-government protest

  14-12-2015 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Opposition politicians in Kosovo struck in session, claiming they have been denied debate over a deal giving ethnic Serbs more rights
  
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• Plumber gets death threats after his old van with his name emblazoned on the side appears in ISIS video

  14-12-2015 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A photo was posted on Twitter by the extremist Ansar al-Deen Front showing one of their fighters shooting an anti-aircraft gun from Mark Oberholtzer's old van
  
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• Bid to lower voting age for EU referendum defeated with a tiny majority

  14-12-2015 22:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The House of Lords rejected proposals for 16 and 17-year-olds to be allowed to vote in the EU referendum
  
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• Hundreds of migrants in Norway had execution images on mobile phones

  14-12-2015 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Norwegian police found 'hundreds' of images of brutal violence and executions on phones of asylum-seekers entering the country, amid growing fears that ISIS is exploiting the migrant crisis.
  
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• Prison let-off for killer doctor as judge labels decision to stop resuscitation of boy ''extraordinary''

  14-12-2015 22:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tragic Jack Adcock, 6, went into cardiac arrest at Leicester Royal Infirmary and Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba wrongly thought he was under a 'do not resuscitate' order
  
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• Kris Marshall: A car hit me and I flew 12ft before landing on my head

  14-12-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Death In Paradise star suffered problems with balance for months after the accident but he’s learned how important his health is, he tells Richard Webber
  
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• Mum of schoolgirl hit-and-run victim tells driver responsible to: 'Face up to the damage you've done'

  14-12-2015 21:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hanna Jones, 14, suffered a hip fracture after being thrown three metres from the car bonnet and into the air
  
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• Firearms officer suspended after fatal shooting in London

  14-12-2015 21:58
  
  A FIREARMS officer has been suspended after a man was shot dead outside a court in Wood Green, London.
  
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• Searched called off for British pensioner who fell overboard from Saga cruise ship into Atlantic

  14-12-2015 21:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 70-year-old British woman, who has not been named, went missing from Saga Sapphire cruise ship
  
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• Bergdahl to face general court-martial

  14-12-2015 21:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bowe Bergdahl, a US solider who was held for five years by the Taliban, will face a general court-martial for desertion and other charges.
  
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• Video shows sisters stab a grandmother to death in Swindon

  14-12-2015 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sisters Charice, 19, and Amberstasia Gassmann, 22, have been jailed for stabbing grandmother Alison Connolly, 49, to death on her doorstep in Swindon, Wiltshire, after a row over brown sauce.
  
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• Britain could be among the first countries to get driverless cars as government holds talks with Google

  14-12-2015 21:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The UK government has been in talks with Google about bringing its driverless cars to UK roads
  
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• Flood defences at risk from government cuts as MPs ask Liz Truss for investment plan

  14-12-2015 21:49
  
  DEEP budget cuts risk threatening Government spending on flood defences, MPs warned yesterday.
  
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