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• Heathrow Airport stabbing: Security guards 'jumped on man repeatedly cutting himself' as passengers screamed in terror

  16-12-2015 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One terrified woman was seen jumping on top of her children in a bid to protect them
  
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• Interest rates could rise in UK after America’s Federal Reserve opts for hike

  16-12-2015 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The move follows signs of economic recovery and could mean the end of the era of rock-bottom rates ushered in by the financial crisis in 2008
  
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• Man arrested for possession of firearm after FOUR-hour stand-off with police

  16-12-2015 23:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nearby homes were evacuated as police “contained” the house in a bid to detain a man understood to be the occupier
  
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• Egypt puts Tutankhamun's burial mask back on display after repairs

  16-12-2015 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 3,300 year-old mask has returned to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo after being painstakingly restored following a botched attempt to glue its beard back on.
  
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• Up to 90% of cancer 'could be wiped out by avoiding triggers'

  16-12-2015 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Yusuf Hannun, of Stony Brook University in the US, said that while luck plays a role, factors in the world around us are much more important including diet, cigarettes, sunburn, some viruses and pollution.
  
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• Shocking footage shows Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy getting PUNCHED in the face during election event

  16-12-2015 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The prime minister, 60, was unhurt, a People's Party spokesman said, but Rajoy appeared later with a deep red mark on his face
  
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• UK's first pregnant deaf woman to get a cochlear implant hears unborn baby's heartbeat

  16-12-2015 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kimberley Ward, 27, of Leeds, pictured with partner Liam Binks, heard her unborn baby's heartbeat for the first time when her implants were switched on during a scan. in hospital.
  
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• Four Thai ladyboys quizzed by police after British man plunges to death from balcony

  16-12-2015 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Police are probing whether an alleged row over the cost of sexual services led to married businessman Naami Keyghobadi being killed
  
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• San Bernardino attackers 'DID NOT post about jihad on social media' claim FBI

  16-12-2015 23:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Husband and wife Tashfeen Malik and Syed Rizwan Farook killed 14 people in a gun rampage at a Christmas party for local government workers in California
  
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• Watch moment suspected bank robber returns to scene of crime during live TV report

  16-12-2015 23:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Reporter Adam Sallet was doing a live update yesterday for Iowa TV station KIMT-TV outside Sterling State Bank in Rochester, Minnesota, following a raid on Monday
  
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• New way to cut diabetes risk – and what it means for the health of office workers

  16-12-2015 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Researchers say standing up can cut blood sugar and insulin levels, providing more evidence of the hazards of sitting still for hours at a time
  
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• Miracle survival of Russian Range Rover driver is captured on video

  16-12-2015 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clip shows cars driving in icy conditions in Sochi, southern Russia, before the driver of a white Range Rover which appears to be travelling too fast loses control and crashes over the barrier.
  
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• Nestlé hits back at claims Quality Street Christmas boxes have shrunk over the years

  16-12-2015 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Quality Street has been branded a 'Scrooge' by the Internet after a depressing picture was tweeted seeming to show how its tins had shrunk over the years
  
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• Duke of Cambridge on select list of figures allowed to view secret Cabinet papers

  16-12-2015 23:19 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Cabinet Office spokesman says that, as a future heir to the throne, it was "appropriate" that Prince William is briefed on government business.
  
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• EU renegotiation: David Cameron in showdown with Germany and France over four-year benefit plan

  16-12-2015 23:16 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  David Cameron will hold firm on proposal for welfare changes and EU treaty change, as Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande urge him to change course
  
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• Investors face blocks on buy-to-let in case the bubble bursts

  16-12-2015 23:15 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Banks may be forced to cut back on risky buy-to-let loans
  
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• Man who shone laser beam at police helicopter forcing pilot to take evasive action is jailed

  16-12-2015 23:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Craig Ryan, 23, directed his light at the aircraft from his garden, forcing the pilot to take evasive action
  
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• British teenager killed while skiing in same Alps resort where Michael Schumacher accident took place

  16-12-2015 23:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  British teenager has been killed while skiing in the same French Alps resort where Michael Schumacher was left fighting for life two years ago
  
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• Victoria Beckham now making more money than husband David according to latest figures

  16-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Victoria Beckham has followed her husband David's lead by building a second career even more lucrative than her first, new figures show
  
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• Scandal of hospital patients waiting up to 12 HOURS on trolleys in A&E

  16-12-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A senior manager has warned the NHS could be approaching its "worst crisis in years" as hospitals become gridlocked
  
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• Peers could be stripped of veto over key legislation within year as Lord Strathclyde publishes review

  16-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Government understood to be considering tabling change in spring as Tory peer formally proposes removing Lords veto over secondary legislation
  
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• Margaret Thatcher items 'saved for the nation' as key items of clothing and memorabilia are rescued

  16-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Key items from Margaret Thatcher's collection have been saved for the nation after public fundraising campaign
  
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• Apprentice star Charleine Wain’s grief for baby has made her work hard for her family

  16-12-2015 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The mum, fired from the show 'with regret' by Lord Sugar, tells how she was devastated by son Caylan’s death – and how she came back from the brink
  
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• Dodgy fake booze seized by cops is recycled as fuel to generate electricity

  16-12-2015 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Trading Standards says the counterfeit alcohol could be too dangerous to drink but can be used to make power for the National Grid
  
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• Kate Middleton beams as Prince Philip passes RAF Air Cadets patronage on to her

  16-12-2015 22:58 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Duke of Edinburgh has given Kate Middleton her first royal role with an official link to the armed forces.
  
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• Stacey Patch downed vodka after AA meeting and led police on 80mph chase

  16-12-2015 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unemployed mother-of-one Stacey Patch, 28, of Moseley, Birmingham, was more than twice the drink drive limit when she was spotted jumping a red light on a busy road in Birmingham in October.
  
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• Dad with allergy to sunlight died in car crash after venturing out after dark

  16-12-2015 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Paul Attley was going to a friend’s house to play cards but was worried about his ability to drive due to the effects of his medication
  
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• Man hospitalised after stabbing himself in the head at Heathrow Airport

  16-12-2015 22:43
  
  A MAN has been taken to hospital after stabbing himself in the head in front of horrified passengers at Heathrow Airport, according to reports.
  
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• Books for Christmas - the top celeb biographies of 2015

  16-12-2015 22:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This year the publishers have done us proud, with some of the UK’s biggest names releasing their memoirs. But which do you go for?
  
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• Blood rain could signal Britain's hottest Christmas EVER as temperatures soars to 16C

  16-12-2015 22:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Asthmatics have been warned to stay indoors – as have people suffering other health problems
  
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• Axe wielding burglar broke into FOUR homes in search of cannabis farm

  16-12-2015 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  John Devine, 27, along with unknown accomplices, broke into four properties in a search for a cannabis farm
  
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• Heathrow Airport stabbing: Man stabs himself in the head in front of shocked passengers

  16-12-2015 22:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Witnesses said the man stabbed himself after passing through the airport's security at Terminal 5
  
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• The cold cure that could leave you with a nasty injury – and doesn’t even work

  16-12-2015 22:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Doctors are urged to stop advising patients to breath in steam after a series of patients – some as young as eight months – suffered severe burns
  
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• John Bird used to wash up in Parliament's canteens as a fugitive - now he's a Lord

  16-12-2015 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Big Issue founder became a crossbench peer last week and tells Ros Wynne-Jones he has gone from being part of the problem to part of the solution
  
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• Barack Obama discusses drinking URINE with Bear Grylls and eats salmon gnawed by a grizzly

  16-12-2015 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new clip featuring Barack Obama tackling the half-chewed fish, has been released the day before his appearance on Running Wild Alaska is aired on NBC tomorrow
  
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• Super gran to trek 400 miles to support Walking With The Wounded Army heroes

  16-12-2015 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Audrey McCune, 66, was inspired by the Mirror and Walking With The Wounded’s drive to help homeless veterans
  
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• Puppy farmers lap up EU subsidy grants but politicians insist public money doesn't fund trade

  16-12-2015 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirror investigative columnist Andrew Penman on the growing anger among campaigners that a trade they want banned is ‘legitimised’ by cash aid and licences
  
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• Prince William is given access to secret government documents to 'prepare him to be King'

  16-12-2015 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  No.10 confirmed the Duke of Cambridge "occasionally" gets confidential memos from government, after it was revealed his father is "routinely" briefed
  
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• Watch the lingerie-clad women footballers whose skimpy outfits have kicked up a sexism storm

  16-12-2015 22:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Team members will be playing their first match on the rooftop of Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville’s Hotel Football next Wednesday
  
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• Princess Diana's wedding cake set to sell for £2,600 - and it's still edible after 34 years

  16-12-2015 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The wedding cake has been sat wrapped in an ornamental doily in a box since the spectacle at Buckingham Palace on July 29, 1981
  
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• Military must prevent and avoid wars, not just fight them, says defence chief

  16-12-2015 22:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Armed forces will take on more peacekeeping and anti-terrorism duties says Gen Sir Nicholas Houghton
  
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• Paedophile presenter Stuart Hall to enjoy fish and chips after release from prison

  16-12-2015 21:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The disgraced TV host – who sexually assaulted 14 girls – was smuggled out of jail under cover of darkness in time for his 86th birthday
  
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• Britain's first pregnant woman to have cochlear implant fulfils dream of hearing heartbeat of her unborn child

  16-12-2015 21:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kimberley Ward went through surgery at Bradford Royal Infirmary under local anesthetic on November 25 to enable herself to her the heartbeat of her unborn child
  
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• Drink-driver led police on 80mph chase on way home from an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting

  16-12-2015 21:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stacey Patch was more than twice the legal alcohol limit when she sped off after being stopped by police
  
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• Could your child's winter coat KILL THEM? Shocking video 'warns' parents abut car seats

  16-12-2015 21:41
  
  A SHOCKING video showing the dangers of young children wearing thick winter coats in car seats has emerged online as a warning to parents.
  
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• Wife of Royal Marine who killed Taliban soldier launches fresh fight to clear his name

  16-12-2015 21:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sgt Alexander Blackman, 41, is serving life over the incident in Afghanistan’s Helmand province in 2011
  
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• James Naughtie delivers sign-off as he leaves BBC Radio 4's Today after 21 years

  16-12-2015 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An emotional James Naughtie today gave a touching farewell to the Today programme as he presented his last edition of the flagship BBC Radio 4 show after a staggering 21 years.
  
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• Paranoid schizophrenic punched, kicked and bit his girlfriend in cocaine-fuelled frenzy

  16-12-2015 21:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kane Case-Webb, 20, downed two litres of Sambuca plus bottles of wine and vodka before the horrific attack on the 17-year-old victim
  
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• Frank Sinatra had to visit the sick at a British hospital to drum up publicity

  16-12-2015 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sinatra (pictured, centre) went to Frenchay hospital in Bristol after organisers had to move fans at the nearby Hippodrome forward to give the impression that it was more full than it really was.
  
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• Man 'caught performing sex act in car on petrol station forecourt'

  16-12-2015 21:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A police helicopter and dog unit were involved in the investigation into the alleged offences leading to one man being charged with indecent exposure and driving offences
  
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