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• Corsica erupts in anti-Muslim violence after attack on firefighters and police officer

  26-12-2015 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An angry mob of around 600 people smashed the prayer hall’s glass door, ransacked the interior and left around 50 burned Korans littering the street
  
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• Britain's biggest banks closing more than 12 branches A WEEK leaving customers stranded

  26-12-2015 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Many account holders now have to travel several miles to use counter services as online and mobile banking becomes more widespread
  
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• Enid Blyton more easily recognised by kids than internet sensation Zoella

  26-12-2015 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Creator of the iconic Peter Rabbit and friends series Beatrix Potter was also popular
  
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• Santa’s brought the takeaways this Christmas as Brits munch their way through 100m orders

  26-12-2015 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  But although we’ve spent £1bn on curries, Chinese food and pizzas, a poll found turkey has kept its place at the top of the menu this festive period
  
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• Millionaire models of Instagram: The stunning women you've never heard of raking in the cash on social media

  26-12-2015 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  With lucrative endorsements from companies keen to reach their millions of admirers, these Instagram models are raking in the big bucks
  
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• '2015 has been a turning point in history but there is a glimmer of hope in the darkness'

  26-12-2015 23:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A heartless Conservative Government was election, Labour was defeated in Scotland and the rise of ISIS has been remorseless
  
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• Donkey SEATBELTS fitted to animals to improve safety for pregnant women

  26-12-2015 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  They have already been trialled in Afghanistan and are set to be used for mums-to-be in Ethiopia next year thanks to a charity in Wales
  
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• Watch machete-wielding robber meeting his match as plucky female shop assistant pulls out SAMURAI SWORD

  26-12-2015 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The video begins by showing the woman carrying out her work as a man in a gold motorcycle helmet walks past her into the shop
  
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• Bromley Shopping centre machete 'attack' prompts fears of terrorism

  26-12-2015 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At least six teenagers, some armed with knives left terrified families running from their lives from a Bromley shopping centre fearing the mall was under an ISIS-style terrorism attack.
  
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• Thieves snatch ambulance sat nav while crew are busy looking after patient

  26-12-2015 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The equipment, taken on Christmas Day, is a vital tool for paramedics wanting to find their way to emergencies as quickly as possible
  
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• Dozens feared dead as another disaster hits Myanmar's billion-dollar jade mines

  26-12-2015 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Officials say a search for survivors and bodies is continuing after Friday’s accident in the area around Hpakant
  
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• Watch bizarre moment football teams pull CHRISTMAS CRACKER instead of flipping coin before top league game

  26-12-2015 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Before the showdown began referee Benjamin Williams called the respective captains Alex Brosque and Nick Montgomery to the centre circle
  
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• More than 100 homes destroyed by raging bushfire as people flee for their lives

  26-12-2015 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of firefighters have been battling the blaze along the famous Great Ocean Road in Australia
  
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• M62 sinkhole: Other chasms that have caused chaos in the homes and streets of Britain

  26-12-2015 23:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The massive hole opened up near Rochdale, Greater Manchester shortly after midday, bringing traffic grinding to a hal t- but the chasm isn't the only sinkhole that has caused chaos in the UK this =year
  
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• Where to fly on holiday if you want to make the most of the strong pound

  26-12-2015 23:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The exchange rates mean holidaymakers can expect up to 18 per cent more cash than a year ago, making a range of destinations more affordable
  
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• Flood victims keep the festive feeling with 'Dunkirk spirit' as misery continues

  26-12-2015 23:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cafes and restaurants that might normally be closed opened their doors to help the relief effort
  
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• Defence secretary Michael Fallon: suspend the human rights act to protect our troops

  26-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  British troops are being held back in the fight against terror, the defence secretary tells The Telegraph
  
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• Britain intervenes to strip Saudi billionaire of diplomatic immunity ahead of divorce case

  26-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Walid Juffali, a Saudi billionaire in the midst of a £4 billion divorce battle from a former Pirelli calendar model, faces losing his diplomatic immunity following concern about his role representing St Lucia
  
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• Counting up the losses of Black Christmas bushfires in Victoria

  26-12-2015 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Images of the destruction caused by massive bushfires in Victoria have started to emerge as authorities have begun to count up the losses so far, including more than 100 homes.
  
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• M62 reopens after giant 'sinkhole' causes Boxing Day travel chaos

  26-12-2015 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  According to the Highways Agency the problem was actually caused by a 'road surface defect' - essentially a massive pot hole
  
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• Plant bug could be the key to beating cancer after tumours vanished in tests

  26-12-2015 22:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Breathing in the Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) wiped out lung tumours in mice and also destroyed breast, bowel and ovarian cancers
  
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• Dramatic pictures show ISIS oil convoys in Syria being pulverised by Russian air strikes

  26-12-2015 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Kremlin has launched a devastating bombing campaign to destroy militant group's oil-smuggling convoys into Turkey
  
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• 'There are not enough A&E staff and not enough money in this recipe for disaster'

  26-12-2015 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Everyone focuses on meeting the four hour target to see a patient but what you don’t get told is how long patients remain in A&E waiting to see a specialist
  
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• Boxing Day sales shoppers spend £5.75million every MINUTE - and Sunday could be even busier

  26-12-2015 22:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts believe tomorrow could register the UK's highest Sunday trading figures of all time after today's £3.74billion shopping splurge
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn 'to protect Caroline Lucas in pact with Greens'

  26-12-2015 22:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Labour leader refuses to rule out an election deal to allow the Green Party MP to stand unopposed by Labour in Brighton Pavilion at the 2020 election
  
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• EU chiefs 'plan to bombard voters with propaganda'

  26-12-2015 22:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Leave campaigners call for donations as they warn there is no limit on how much the European Commission could spend on pro-EU leaflets and advertising
  
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• 'David Cameron and Jeremy Hunt are the ones to blame for A&E deaths crisis'

  26-12-2015 22:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Staff are working flat out in understaffed A&E departments so it’s no wonder things occasionally go wrong
  
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• Charities face 'deadly' threat from Islamic State

  26-12-2015 22:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Charity Commission warns it has seen an increase in casework involving charities being targeted by extremists and terrorist groups
  
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• Andrew Bridgen facing 'smears' after telling police of MP's alleged crimes

  26-12-2015 22:30 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Tory MP Andrew Bridgen says he will not be deterred by a smear campaign against him after passing criminal allegations against a "very senior" MP to police
  
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• UK weather: Video of explosion that sparked panic and chaos after floods

  26-12-2015 22:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Eyewitnesses in Bury, Greater Manchester, reported hearing a huge explosion and seeing a giant plume of smoke rising over the town
  
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• Heartwarming footage shows university students giving much-loved security guard an incredible Christmas present

  26-12-2015 22:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The clip shows a scholar approach the guard at Georgia Tech college and make his day
  
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• War hero failed by NHS remortgages house to raise £90k for new prosthetic legs

  26-12-2015 22:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Afghanistan mine blast soldier Clive Smith is bravely facing a new battle against bureaucrats to get the care he deserves
  
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• Chinese landslide that killed 70 was a disaster caused by landfill safety breaches

  26-12-2015 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A government probe concluded that the landslide on December 20, at an industrial site in China's Shenzhen region, was a result of human error and not a natural disaster.
  
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• UK weather: Storms wash rotting carcuss of huge Minke whale onto British beach

  26-12-2015 22:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The giant cetacean was discovered on the sands at Ynyslas, near to Aberdyfi and eight miles north of Aberystwyth , in Ceredigion
  
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• UK weather: Storms wash rotting carcass of huge Minke whale onto British beach

  26-12-2015 22:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The giant cetacean was discovered on the sands at Ynyslas, near to Aberdyfi and eight miles north of Aberystwyth , in Ceredigion
  
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• Police launch murder probe after man, 64, is stabbed on Boxing Day

  26-12-2015 22:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A 52-year-old man is being held in custody after officers were called to the scene in south east London in the early hours of the morning
  
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• Thousands left devastated by floods as a MONTH'S rain falls in just 24 hours

  26-12-2015 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A hundred troops were despatched in the North West as floods forced thousands to be evacuated
  
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• 'This year I will commit good in the face of evil and I'd like you to join me'

  26-12-2015 22:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There have been stories of violence, refugees, natural disasters and political upheaval, says Britain's first female bishop, Libby Lane
  
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• Former counter-terror chief 'put student through sex pest nightmare'

  26-12-2015 22:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 24-year-old victim spoke out as Martin Kay, 51, dodged prison with a suspended sentence
  
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• UK weather: Dramatic footage shows flood victim rescued from submerged Land Rover - through SUNROOF

  26-12-2015 22:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Homes and businesses along the River Wear could be flooded in the coming hours while the River Ouse could rise to 15ft
  
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• PlayStation Network down: Christmas gamers struggle to log onto Sony's online gaming platform

  26-12-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Recipients of the state-of-the-art console have reported being unable to log into PlayStation Network (PSN), the service through which users can play games online
  
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• Bolton Wanderers boss Neil Lennon apologises for knife threat against former mistress

  26-12-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The football manager, who held on to his position after an inquiry into the incident, said he was sorry if his actions had 'caused anyone any upset or duress'
  
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• Soaring numbers of children treated at A&E for mental health problems

  26-12-2015 21:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  These latest revelations are show the growing pressures on children’s mental health services
  
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• Europe-wide terror warning includes threat to London in jihadi plot BEFORE the new year

  26-12-2015 21:50
  
  LONDON and capital cities across Europe have been warned about the possibility of a shooting or bomb attack on or before New Year's Eve.
  
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• Ramadi battle intensifies with Iraqi forces clashing with diehard ISIS jihadis

  26-12-2015 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While initial hopes of a quick victory have faded, Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service (CTS) and the army have advanced steadily through the devastated capital of Anbar province.
  
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• Can you give these poor pets abandoned at Christmas a happier New Year?

  26-12-2015 21:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  These poor dogs, cats and rabbits were among the thousands of animals which were unwanted and dumped onto charities over the festive period
  
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• Foreign criminals stay in UK as Tories fail to meet their deportation pledge

  26-12-2015 21:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Thousands of offenders are serving their sentences in British jails at the taxpayer’s expense, while others are at large on the nation’s streets
  
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• Anorexia sufferer climbs Britain's tallest mountain during battle to beat deadly eating disorder

  26-12-2015 21:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hattie Hunter-Purvis had suffered with the condition since the age of 15 after a ‘healthy diet’ became an obsession which was slowly destroying her
  
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• Brave 12-year-old leukaemia sufferer is given the gift of life this Christmas

  26-12-2015 21:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ellie Newitt was not expected to survive until Christmas but then she was given the ultimate festive present
  
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• Helen George on Strictly Come Dancing fix furore says producers 'stir up drama'

  26-12-2015 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Talking to The Sun , the Call The Midwife actress said: 'It is a dance show and a television show so there has to be drama and it has to be somewhat controlled for it to fit the format.'
  
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