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• Lord Sugar tricked into re-tweeting picture of notorious Liverpool 'bogeyman'

  27-12-2015 23:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Apprentice star retweeted a picture a notorious Liverpool bodybuilder Akinwale Arobieke and it has been shared hundreds of times
  
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• More than a third of NHS doctors born abroad

  27-12-2015 23:40 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Critics attack 'revolving door' immigration policies that see UK spending billions training medics who go abroad, only to rely on overseas labour to plug the gaps
  
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• Watch bizarre moment girl gets BIN LID stuck on her head during late night kebab shop visit

  27-12-2015 23:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  During the amusing clip, shot in a Huddersfield Kebabish, the girl walks out of the toilets wearing a plastic swing top bin on top of her bonce.
  
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• Paris terror attacks gunman Samy Amimour is 'buried in unmarked grave'

  27-12-2015 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Amimour was one of three suicide attackers who killed 90 people at a rock concert
  
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• Grimethorpe police operation: Cops rush to quiet village street after reports of man armed with knife

  27-12-2015 23:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cops were seen in Grimethorpe and surrounding areas of Barnsley today
  
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• Give ministers a free vote on EU or risk Tory chaos, warns Lord Howard

  27-12-2015 23:17 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The former home secretary warns of a 'difficult time' ahead for the Conservative Party as the referendum 'has always been a divisive issue'
  
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• Bikram yoga founder’s wife files for legal separation from her husband of 31 YEARS following six allegations of sexual assault

  27-12-2015 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rajashree Choudhury (right) filed for legal separation 31 years after she tied the knot with yoga master Bikram Choudhury (left), citing irreconcilable differences for the reason for the split.
  
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• "I got hit by the floods in 2012, but they were nothing compared to this"

  27-12-2015 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Residents in Mytholmroyd in West Yorkshire woke up to devastation as the River Calder burst its banks on Sunday
  
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• NASA footage shows huge meteor racing towards Earth at 29,000mph

  27-12-2015 22:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The short video was released by the space agency with a short statement after it received numerous reports of the object over the state of Georgia
  
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• 'When David Cameron dons his wellies in sodden North he should pledge cash to disaster-hit region'

  27-12-2015 22:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Somerset Levels floods were in constituencies the Tories needed to win at the election - now they should do the same for those hundreds of miles away
  
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• Southern US weather claims 35 more lives

  27-12-2015 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms have killed eleven in Texas, ten in Mississippi, six in Tennessee, seven in Missouri, five in Illinois, two in Alabama and one in Arkansas since Christmas.
  
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• London terror alert over New Year's Eve attack fears

  27-12-2015 22:45 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Intelligence agency has warned a gun or bomb attack could be carried out in crowded places in a major European city between Christmas and New Year
  
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• Dr Robert Spitzer - who had homosexuality removed from list of mental disorders - dies aged 83

  27-12-2015 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dr Spitzer played a leading role in the development of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  
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• Dramatic footage shows ISIS truck carrying heavy machine gun being pulverised by guided missile

  27-12-2015 22:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The footage, released by Syrian government news agency SANA, shows a guided missile take out the terrorist's vehicle as it sped along
  
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• Killer tornado claims 11 lives and dozens more left hurt as storm rips through city

  27-12-2015 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The fierce storm unleashed torrential rains and tornadoes, which toppled homes, cut power lines and caused traffic chaos in Dallas
  
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• Top Tory Michael Howard calls for Cabinet to be given free vote in EU referendum

  27-12-2015 22:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The ex-Conservative leader urged David Cameron to let ministers oppose Britain’s membership without giving up their roles in his top team
  
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• Deeply unimpressed girlfriend gets GOALIE GLOVES as Christmas present from boyfriend - because she's a 'keeper'

  27-12-2015 22:14 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Catherine Ward from St Albans was particularly non-plussed when she unwrapped the football themed gift
  
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• Weak David Cameron terrified of Europhobic foes ahead of EU referendum

  27-12-2015 22:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  We desperately need a Prime Minister who is strong and a strategic thinker, a Downing Street titan, respected for their straight-talking honesty
  
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• Savings protection if your bank goes bust reduces by £10,000 in just three days' time

  27-12-2015 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Experts have warned savers with more than £75,000 to spread their nest egg around to ensure it is protected in the worst case scenario
  
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• Grieving family of Cream club night tragedy victim release image of much-loved teen

  27-12-2015 22:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Desperate to find out what happened, Graham and Mandy are hoping the picture of much-loved John Milburn will spark fellow clubbers’ memories about his final movements
  
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• Luxury jets for David Cameron, royal family and military bosses cost taxpayer £87MILLION

  27-12-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The annual running costs of the Queen’s Flight - which covers flights for the PM, Royals and military chiefs - have rocketed
  
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• 'I thought astronaut Tim Peake was boozed up reveller when he wrong number called me from SPACE'

  27-12-2015 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The pensioner who received the wrong number call from Britain’s first ever official astronaut thought it was someone who had been in the pub
  
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• British adventurer becomes first ever to row solo and non-stop from North America to Australia

  27-12-2015 21:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  John Beeden, 53, arrived in Cairns in northern Queensland today after a 8,500-mile voyage from San Francisco that took 209 days
  
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• Boxing Day carnage on roads sees 6 people killed and 1 left fighting for life

  27-12-2015 21:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A suspected hit-and-run in Askern, Doncaster left three members of a family in their fifties dead and another with life-threatening injuries
  
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• Teen girl dies on Boxing Day after dad accidentally shoots her in face with gun

  27-12-2015 21:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kaitlyn Pullam, 17, died two days after her family made the heartbreaking decision to switch off her life support machine on Christmas Eve.
  
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• Fury as York flood barrier OPENED by Environment Agency officials - allowing waters to swamp city

  27-12-2015 21:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  An investigation has been launched into the decision as experts warned the worst of the weather may be yet to come - with torrential flood waters expected to reach new heights on Monday
  
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• Boxing Day revellers turn out for booze-fuelled evening in weird and wonderful fancy dress

  27-12-2015 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Each Boxing Day Wigan is awash with thousands of people in costumes - and no-one knows why
  
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• Brave mum reveals heartbreaking last words to her dying son as he slipped away after Boxing Day crash

  27-12-2015 21:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jackson Turner, 7, passed away in his parents' arms at the Royal Victoria Hospital following the tragic accident on Saturday
  
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• Prince Charles grateful for grandchildren 'to look after me when I'm tottering about'

  27-12-2015 21:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The prince made his comments in a documentary with Ant and Dec  to celebrate 40 years of his charity The Prince’s Trust
  
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• Prince Charles pays tribute to 'personal sacrifice' of armed forces

  27-12-2015 21:18 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Prince of Wales pays tribute to the "personal sacrifice" of Britain's armed forces and praises "professionalism, understanding and cultural sensitivity" of those in the military
  
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• Adorable seal pup masters the art of deep sea diving in amazing underwater photo

  27-12-2015 21:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Staring wide-eyed into the camera, the tiny mammal seems unfazed by the underwater photographer as his pals paddle nearby
  
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• Bromley shopping centre machete panic: Second teenager arrested after knife fight sparks Boxing Day stampede

  27-12-2015 21:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Violence erupted in an Aldo shoe shop in the Intu Shopping Centre in Bromley just before 4pm on Saturday
  
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• Texas tornado death toll increases to 11

  27-12-2015 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The death toll rose by three over night when a tornado struck Garland, Texas. Another 15 people were injured in the storm. Officials called the storm 'total devastation'.
  
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• ISIS 'female Gestapo' kill and mutilate mum because she was BREASTFEEDING

  27-12-2015 21:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The innocent mother covered her son with her burqa to hide him, but members of the Al-Khansa brigade spotted her and meted out their barbaric punishment
  
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• Famous city centre pub 'may never reopen' after being devastated by Boxing Day floods

  27-12-2015 21:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The boozer, which sits on the banks of the River Irwell, was wrecked when flood water surged in yesterday
  
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• Real-life Harry Potter character Professor Snape taught chemistry at Welsh college in the late 19th century

  27-12-2015 20:49 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Hogwarts teacher Severus Snape has a namesake who was "potions master" at Aberystwyth's Old College in Wales around 130 years ago, research reveals
  
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• House of Commons Speaker John Bercow receives EXTRA pay rise on top of 10% handed to MPs

  27-12-2015 20:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Speaker now earns more than Prime Minister David Cameron after accepting an additional 0.62% increase to the salary for his official role
  
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• Police hunt Christmas Day thugs who attacked club doormen with machete and gun

  27-12-2015 20:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One of the yobs swung a machete at a doorman's chest so hard that the weapon broke on the bouncer's stab-proof vest
  
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• Iraqi forces close to retaking city of Ramadi as ISIS flees

  27-12-2015 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Iraqi forces are now one step closer to retaking Ramadi, which was captured by ISIS in May, after all of the group's fighters fled the government complex; their last stronghold in the city.
  
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• 'Floods have devastated my community - but now the big clean-up begins'

  27-12-2015 20:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Residents across the valley were up early to start salvaging what they could of their water-logged businesses and homes
  
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• Watch dad's hilarious reaction after daughter gives him baby socks for Christmas to make him think she's PREGNANT

  27-12-2015 20:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The look on this poor man's face says it all as recognises the enormity of what he thinks has happened
  
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• Daughter tweets dad's hilarious reaction after giving him baby socks for Christmas to make him think she's PREGNANT

  27-12-2015 20:40 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The look on this poor man's face says it all as recognises the enormity of what he thinks has happened
  
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• UK weather: Cause of flooding that the Government would rather keep to itself

  27-12-2015 20:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Author and former sheep farmer Philip Walling highlights one of the causes of the recent floods which officials aren't speaking about
  
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• Hundreds of homes evacuated as experts warn worse floods are on their way

  27-12-2015 20:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Cameron has announced 200 extra soldiers will be helping flood-hit areas on top on the 300 already in place
  
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• Boss of collapsed mine kills himself after tragedy leaves one worker dead and another 17 trapped

  27-12-2015 20:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ma Congbo was helping with rescue efforts when he jumped into a mine well and was drowned, China's Xinhua news agency reported
  
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• Barbara Windsor to become a dame in New Year Honours

  27-12-2015 19:59 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Former EastEnders landlady and Carry On actress honoured for her acting and charity work spanning more than 60 years
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's Malta getaway offers 'destress' treatment

  27-12-2015 19:57 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Labour leader reportedly flew out last week with wife Laura Alvarez to the seafront Preluna Hotel
  
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• Yorkshire ripper Peter Sutcliffe's ex-wife visits him at Broadmoor - and taxpayer foots the £200 bill

  27-12-2015 19:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Monster Peter Sutcliffe, who murdered 13 women, is said to have been cheered up by seeing his former spouse Sonia, 65
  
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• Forest Gate residents jumped for their lives from first floor windows on Christmas Day 

  27-12-2015 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neighbours woke to screams coming from inside the east London home, in Forest Gate, which police believe was deliberately set fire to. A man in his 60s was found dead in the house.
  
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• UK weather: More misery for flood-hit Britain as THIRD of month's rain due to fall on Wednesday

  27-12-2015 19:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The rain will ease up on Monday and Tuesday but by midweek heavy rain and 70mph gales are set to cause more misery as a new weather front sweeps in from the West
  
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