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• Labour's Freedom of Information law shines a light on the secrets of the powerful

  22-12-2015 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 2004 Act, passed by Labour, has been central to exposing great injustices, such as MPs expenses
  
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• Eastenders star's size 8 sister told she is 'not skinny enough' to try on dress in The Kooples

  22-12-2015 23:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Vivi Kenny wrote on Twitter that an employee in the Hampstead, north London, store said she was too big
  
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• Candles lit for six victims of Glasgow bin lorry crash on anniversary

  22-12-2015 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A special service was held in Glasgow Cathedral and was attended by 700 people, including the victims' families, survivors and members of the emergency services who helped at the scene.
  
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• Head quits school that lost 23 teachers in three years

  22-12-2015 23:53 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Claims of bullying and harassment of staff at primary given national award seven years ago
  
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• Joey Essex lookalike Sam Barton 'beaten up by woman in gay bar'

  22-12-2015 23:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 23-year-old dubbed 'Britain's vainest man is said to have been punched in the face before being pushed through the hatch of a bar in Birmingham
  
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• Hipster guide to being a husband tops Christmas book charts

  22-12-2015 23:45 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  A 2015 spoof update to the classic Ladybird children's books, How it Works: The Husband, sold 52,900 copies in the week leading up to Christmas
  
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• Baroness D’Souza's £230 chauffeur bill sparks fresh calls for House of Lords reform

  22-12-2015 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Baroness D’Souza also billed the taxpayer tens of thousands of pounds for further limo journeys, business class flights and luxury hotels
  
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• Idiot burglar caught after leaving business card with his name on at scene of one of his crimes

  22-12-2015 23:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Raymond Green who targeted the same couple twice, breaking into their home and threatening them, has been jailed for seven years
  
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• Driver who crammed seven friends into van before crash which killed 19-year-old woman faces jail

  22-12-2015 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sammy Jo Davies died after a stolen red LDV Maxus van driven by 25-year-old Kyle Perkins crashed into parked cars as it raced through narrow streets in Aberdare, south Wales
  
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• Star Wars hero John Boyega was close pals with tragic schoolboy Damilola Taylor

  22-12-2015 23:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Damilola’s dad Richard Taylor attended the London premiere of the blockbuster alongside the actor’s proud family
  
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• Chancellor George Osborne's Nightmare Before Christmas as borrowing soars

  22-12-2015 23:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Economists reckon it will take a "miracle" for the Chancellor to meet this year's borrowing target of £73.5billion
  
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• Watch heartstopping moment moped rider cheats death after driving onto railway track

  22-12-2015 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The man's escape from the hurtling locomotive is seemingly miraculous
  
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• Historians claim America was discovered by Romans NOT Christopher Columbus with evidence which could 'rewrite US history'

  22-12-2015 23:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The new study claims to reveal ancient mariners visited the New World more than a thousand years before Columbus set foot there
  
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• Residents fear for their homes as flooding returns to Cumbria

  22-12-2015 23:12 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The banks of the River Eden burst for the second time in a month while high water levels threaten flood defences in Keswick
  
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• Rapper who attacked ex-girlfriend and threatened to blow up her gran's house is jailed

  22-12-2015 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Darren Colecozy, 21, aka Capz, was named as one of Crimestoppers’ 10 most wanted on Merseyside
  
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• These stunning moments are National Geographic's top nature photographs of 2015

  22-12-2015 23:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Stunning, spectacular scenes from around the world this year
  
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• Nursing agencies and the cost to the NHS - by numbers

  22-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The amount the NHS is paying companies to arrange last-minute nurses has been uncovered in an investigation by The Telegraph - here are the numbers behind the story
  
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• NHS hit by nurses' pay scandal

  22-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Locum agencies making huge profits from fees charged for providing temporary hospital staff
  
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• Ministers who want Britain to leave European Union should resign, Tory Party vice chairman says

  22-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Mark Field becomes first senior party figure to publicly oppose free vote as he tells Telegraph that ministers should stop 'undermining' prime minister
  
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• From online shopping to channel hopping: the habits damning Britain's marriages

  22-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  One in 10 divorces stem from hidden frustration with partners' bad habits, lawyers claim
  
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• Driven by money: the £1m 'biller' for NHS nurses

  22-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Premium-rate agency charges up to 100pc mark-up in commission to get trusts last-minute staff
  
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• Commons sleaze watchdog 'ought to be a judge', says senior MP

  22-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  MP warns that Parliament is "slipping back into sleaze" amid "excessively permissive" internal oversight
  
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• Is this the worst parking you'll see this Christmas? Retail park shoppers left open-mouthed at motorist's attempt

  22-12-2015 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Retail park shoppers were left open-mouthed at this terrible attempt at Ty Glas park in Llanishen, south Wales after a Renault Clio left precariously balanced
  
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• Couple jailed after TWENTY TWO animals found dead in tiny one-bedroom flat

  22-12-2015 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "It was a horrendous scene, 50 animals crammed into a small flat, almost half of which were dead" said RSPCA inspector
  
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• Renewed call to reduce aid spending as public sector borrowing soars

  22-12-2015 22:55 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  £1.3 billion rise in part down to £800million foreign aid payment
  
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• NatWest repays OAP war veteran, 93, after "despicable" cash point thieves fleece him of £23k

  22-12-2015 22:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lincolnshire Police are investigating the theft but the bank has ecided to refund all of the cash stolen, less than two weeks after the appalling incident
  
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• Builder claims suited 'finance manager' ordered him to give up Tube seat because he earned more money

  22-12-2015 22:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jamie Loveday, 19, said the well-dressed man eventually managed to get a young woman to stand up for him after muttering it was 'outrageous' he should have to stand
  
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• Gay Brit wins battle to avoid extradition to face theft charge in Dubai - where homosexuality is illegal

  22-12-2015 22:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michael Halliday, 32, feared mistreatment because of his sexuality if he was sent back to the United Arab Emirates
  
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• 'Mother Teresa of Birmingham' has dedicated her life to helping the homeless and drug addicts

  22-12-2015 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Sister Sabrina is small in stature and 86-years-old and now government cuts are threatening to end her helping hand
  
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• Twenty past eleven on Wednesday 'busiest time for Christmas food shop'

  22-12-2015 22:29 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  During the hour from 11am to midday on December 23, there will be three and a half times more people in stores than usual, Waitrose says
  
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• Christmas is to be enjoyed not endured and even more so when times are tough

  22-12-2015 22:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirror columnist Alison Phillips says the festive season may be stressful and approached like a military operation by many women - but it's worth it
  
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• British shoppers eschew oranges and apples in favour of avocados

  22-12-2015 22:19 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The soaring popularity of avocados has been attributed to TV celebrity chefs including Nigella Lawson
  
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• "Miracle" twins walk down aisle as bridesmaids with mum at her dream Christmas wedding

  22-12-2015 22:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Natalie Whitefox believed she would never have any more children when her fallopian tubes were removed - but a tiny embryo travelled through to her womb
  
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• Gay shoe shop manager accused of theft wins Dubai extradition fight

  22-12-2015 22:18 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  He allegedly took £118,342 worth of UAE currency from shop safe before leaving country next day
  
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• Here's what it looks like when that momentous 'happy' snap with Santa goes a little wrong

  22-12-2015 22:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Heartbreaking but adorable pictures of tots breaking down at the crucial moment when they're placed on Santa's knee to reel of their Christmas wishlist
  
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• Nearly a quarter of nosy Britons just can't resist looking for their Christmas presents

  22-12-2015 22:05
  
  THEY are meant to be a big surprise – but nearly a quarter of Britons admit to snooping around for their Christmas presents ahead of the big day.
  
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• Newcastle Digital nightclub crush sees three in hospital after £1 drinks night

  22-12-2015 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dramatic pictures show the moment huge crowds gathered outside of Newcastle City Centre's Digital nightclub as revellers pushed tried to push their way into the venue.
  
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• British Special Boat Service commandos guiding Afghanistan missile strikes

  22-12-2015 22:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Their task will be to identify targets as Afghan commandos prepare to storm the town
  
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• Tens of thousands of families will only eat this Christmas thanks to food banks

  22-12-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Britain’s biggest food bank operator expects to have handed out a record 137,000 emergency parcels over the festive period
  
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• Drunken lout who hurled bottle at clubbers back in court for missing community service appointments

  22-12-2015 21:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hayden Daord, 20, threw a bottle into a crowd gathered outside a takeaway that smashed on a man’s head leaving him needing hospital treatment
  
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• Huge 'fatberg' of congealed grease and waste discovered under London days before it could have ruined Christmas

  22-12-2015 21:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The disgusting mass of non-flushable items, including nappies and congealed fat, was found underneath Leather Lane in Clerkenwell, central London
  
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• Watch terrifying moment 'ghost' lifts lid off bottle of semi-skimmed milk

  22-12-2015 21:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In the incredibly frightening clip, the green plastic lid lifts up for a millisecond all on its own
  
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• ISIS mortar attack on all-girls school in Syria kills nine children

  22-12-2015 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported nine female students were killed and around 20 injured when the mortar shells hit several parts of the school.
  
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• Watch shocking moment KFC customer hurls napkins and foul-mouthed abuse at staff in takeaway tantrum

  22-12-2015 21:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The woman appeared to lose her temper with staff at a fast food outlet in Greater Manchester before appearing to shout "I'll kill you' and 'you little black b****'
  
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• NASA cancels launch of next Mars probe due to instrument leak

  22-12-2015 21:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A problem with the seismometer triggered cancellation of the launch, the space agency said in a statement
  
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• Firefighters to answer emergency ambulance calls if they are closer

  22-12-2015 21:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Crews in North Wales will have their vehicles kitted out with life-saving equipment and they will receive extra training in CPR and other medical skills
  
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• Man sues Fallout 4 developer Bethesda over 'addiction' to game that lost him his job and his wife

  22-12-2015 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A Russian man is seeking 500,000 roubles compensation from game studio Bethesda, after losing his wife and job due to his gaming addiction
  
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• Prince Harry chooses poignant image with Battle of Britain hero for Christmas card

  22-12-2015 20:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  In the picture Harry is clasping the hand of 95-year-old Tom Neil, an ex-wing commander and Hurricane and Spitfire pilot
  
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• Cops foil terror attack on police and army personnel and arrest two suspects

  22-12-2015 20:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested in Orleans, 80 miles south of Paris and the mastermind is believed to be in Syria
  
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• Fitbits could ruin your workout, claim experts

  22-12-2015 20:44 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Wearable tech can be 'pernicious' and suck the fun out of exercising, a new study has found
  
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