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• HM Revenue and Customs chief Dame Homer set for April exit

  11-01-2016 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  She faced pressure on tax-dodging companies and HMRC’s poor call handling
  
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• Before Ziggy Stardust there was 'David McBowie' the singing sensation who faked a SCOTTISH accent

  11-01-2016 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Bowie's pal and fellow musician bassist Alan Mair shares his memories of the global star before he hit the big time
  
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• Benefits Street's 'Black Dee' is jailed for 7 years for possessing live ammunition

  11-01-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Samora Roberts, 34, from Birmingham, was found in possession of over £5,000 of Class A drugs as well as bullets which she hid in a pink trainer under a washing basket.
  
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• What is the capital of Africa? See woman's hilarious geography fail when quizzed by boyfriend

  11-01-2016 23:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chloe Ward confuses continents with capitals, and fires off wrong answers in reply to basic questions in this hilarious clip
  
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• India's 'last' female impersonator

  11-01-2016 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chapal Bhadhuri is possibly the last surviving actor in India who plays female characters.
  
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• Asylum seeker in Liverpool who raped woman twice is jailed for 10 years

  11-01-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A woman raped by an asylum seeker said the attack left her feeling 'dirty' and fearing she had contracted HIV. Mebrehtom Abrha targeted his victim while she was on a night out in Liverpool.
  
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• Watch size 6 beauty queen and competitive eater take on one of the biggest fry-ups ever

  11-01-2016 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Size six model and university student Nela Zisser, 23, sat down to a dustbin lid-sized English breakfast with 20 jumbo eggs, a kilogram of smoked streaky bacon and six London Pride sausages
  
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• Hospitals plot to 'thwart' Junior Doctors strike by declaring 'unnecessary' emergencies

  11-01-2016 23:46
  
  NHS Trusts across England are planning to force striking Junior Doctors to return to work by declaring 'emergencies' for routine incidents, it has been claimed tonight.
  
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• One can of fizzy drink a day causes dangerous fat to wrap around major organs

  11-01-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People who consume sugar-sweetened drinks every day put on 30 per cent more ‘visceral fat’ around their organs than those who never drink them, say Harvard researchers.
  
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• Did Sean Penn break the law?

  11-01-2016 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The actor interviewed Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman for Rolling Stone while the drug lord was a fugitive.
  
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• David Bowie never let death hold him back writes KATIE HOPKINS

  11-01-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sometimes things happen in life which make you realise just how short it is – and that’s when people who you think will be around forever suddenly aren’t, writes KATIE HOPKINS.
  
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• Mum stabs woman in cheek with a stiletto outside nightclub in case of mistaken identity

  11-01-2016 23:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mother-of-one Latisha Carter was stabbed in the cheek with the improvised weapon after Jody Modeste, 27, launched herself on her
  
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• 'Junior doctors' strike is the fault of one man alone - Jeremy Hunt'

  11-01-2016 23:39 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The incompetent, scheming Health Secretary is to blame for the thousands of cancelled operations by driving dedicated professionals to take drastic measures
  
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• Wire in the Blood author reveals she has case of her own to solve after burglars strike

  11-01-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Val McDermind told followers on Twitter about the crime - which happened while she was in the US
  
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• Chubby armadillo called Gretel is put on a strict diet and exercise regime

  11-01-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gretel the armadillo has been put on a strict diet and exercise regime after she piled on the pounds over Christmas. Volunteers at the Drusillas Park in East Sussex are monitoring her closely.
  
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• Legendary musician David Bowie's cancer battle was 'known inside the business'

  11-01-2016 23:23
  
  LEGENDARY musician David Bowie's cancer battle was "known inside the business" and his final album was a "parting gift" to fans.
  
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• Outrage over Britain's first official red light district in Leeds

  11-01-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A controversial pilot scheme being carried out in the Holbeck area of Leeds allows prostitutes to ply their trade on the streets at night without fear of arrest - but local businesses are not happy.
  
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• Sian Blake: EastEnders murder suspect 'partied and celebrated' at seaside resort where he was found

  11-01-2016 23:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Arthur Simpson-Kent was arrested in Ghana after Sian Blake's body was found alongside their two sons, Zachary, eight, and four year-old Amon
  
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• British ex-soldier jailed in Russia after being arrested for cannabis possession

  11-01-2016 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A British ex-soldier has been sentenced to three years in Russian jail for possession of cannabis. Richard Philip Boccius, 32, formerly of London was found guilty by a Russian court of having the drug.
  
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• Tory MPs warn that Sunday schools could be banned from teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman

  11-01-2016 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Sunday schools could be banned from teaching children that marriage should be between a man and a woman, Conservative MPs will warn
  
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• Striking doctors could be ordered back in, in move which sparks fury

  11-01-2016 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Exclusive: Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS medical director, has written to NHS medical directors urging them to call junior doctors back in to work if safety is at risk, in a move which has triggered fury among unions
  
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• Mother who falsely complained that teacher flirted with pupil has daughter thrown out

  11-01-2016 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman's 'entirely innocent' 12-year-old lost her place at the Queen's Gate School (pictured) in London because of the 'disastrous mess' that followed her mother's 'ridiculous' allegations.
  
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• 'I saw David Bowie collapse from exhaustion at show premiere. He kept quiet how ill he was'

  11-01-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David's close friend Ivo Van Hove said: "I saw David collapse backstage, he knew how ill he was but kept it quiet. He wanted to live for his wife, his daughters, his music"
  
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• David Bowie’s friend who gave him his alien eye says star supported HIM through cancer

  11-01-2016 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  George Underwood, David Bowie's bandmate and one-time love rival, says he is devastated at the loss of his lifelong friend. George, from East Sussex, had been friends with the star since the age of nine.
  
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• Tory who approved 25 ex-ministers joining industries they governed faces calls to resign over second job

  11-01-2016 22:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Baroness Angela Browning earns up to £800 a day with a firm that advises businesses on how to influence the political agenda
  
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• Documents of Arthur Simpson-Kent wanted for EastEnders' Sian Blake's murder found

  11-01-2016 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Detectives discovered the stash in a secret hideout 200 miles from Accra, where the 48-year-old had fled to before he was captured and arrested. He left the UK following the death of his partner.
  
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• Former rugby star turned surgeon saves life of woman who collapsed at train station

  11-01-2016 22:47
  
  A FORMER Premiership rugby star turned surgeon saved the life of a woman after she collapsed at a train station while on her way to a game.
  
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• MIGRANT TERROR: Coach full of British schoolchildren 'ATTACKED by Calais refugees'

  11-01-2016 22:45
  
  A COACH full of British schoolchildren was attacked by Calais migrants who smashed a window and may have caused one child to suffer an epileptic fit.
  
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• Thousands of protesters wave signs and flags as they demonstrate in German city of Leipzig over influx of migrants they blame for sex attacks in Cologne

  11-01-2016 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rally organisedin Leipzig by xenophobic group PEGIDA targets Chancellor Angela Merkel and refugees blamed for sexual violence at New Year's Eve in Cologne.
  
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• EastEnders murder suspect held in secret terror jail awaiting extradition to UK

  11-01-2016 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Arthur Simpson-Kent faces questioning over the murder of actress Sian Blake and their two sons
  
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• Many support striking doctors - poll

  11-01-2016 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A majority of the public in England support junior doctors' strike action so long as they provide emergency care, an Ipsos MORI poll commissioned by BBC Newsnight suggests.
  
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• Frail pensioner 'forced to wet himself after FOUR shops refuse him access to toilet'

  11-01-2016 22:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brian Dean said the stores had 'robbed him of his dignity'
  
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• RAF blitzes ISIS as FOUR strikes are made in one day in Syria

  11-01-2016 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The specialist Brimstone missile was used in Syria for the first time as British pilots stepped up action against the terrorists. The blitz (pictured) comes after weeks of focus to reclaim the Iraqi city of Ramadi.
  
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• 'Wombat-thick' Hatton Garden burglar 'so scared he would have given loot away to ANYONE'

  11-01-2016 22:28
  
  A "WOMBAT-THICK" Hatton Garden burglar was so terrified of being caught he would've given away his share of the loot, a court heard.
  
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• Traffic wardens being given police guard after angering parents

  11-01-2016 22:27
  
  TRAFFIC wardens are being paired up with police officers after being abused by parents who park illegally outside schools.
  
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• Ipswich pensioner recalls moment a stranger punched him to the floor

  11-01-2016 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pensioner can be seen falling to the ground after being struck unexpectedly as he tried to walk away from 40-year-old Shane Gull outside a newsagent in Ipswich. He was then kicked repeatedly.
  
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• World's Top 10 Most Wanted fugitives following the dramatic capture of El Chapo

  11-01-2016 22:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mexican cocaine kingpin may be back behind bars again but there are still plenty of other crime bosses, mass murderers and terrorists still at large
  
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• THREE Parliament Square double-decker buses crash injuring 13 people

  11-01-2016 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thirteen people were injured after three double-decker buses crashed in London' Parliament Square. The accident happened around2.30pm on Monday, causing traffic to screech to a halt.
  
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• Spain's Princess Cristina at court with husband for tax fraud charges 

  11-01-2016 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 50-year-old Cristina, who faces two counts of tax fraud carrying a maximum prison sentence of eight years, was seen entering the court building in Palma on the island of Majorca.
  
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• Photos of Major Taj Sareen who crashed over UK after 'ejecting too late' revealed

  11-01-2016 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These are the final photos of American pilot Major Taj Sareen (pictured), 34, who died in a 'fireball' when his jet went down as he flying back home after a six month long tour battling ISIS
  
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• See bizarre moment car carrying semi-naked man on bonnet slams into cop car 'during sibling row'

  11-01-2016 22:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Semi naked street fight ends up in a road traffic accident as this ridiculous spat spirals right out of control
  
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• Tributes pour in to David Bowie with 4.3million tweets dedicated to icon

  11-01-2016 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Madonna, David Beckham, Mick Jagger and Kanye West led the mass influx of messages as celebrities took to social media thank the late star for his unforgettable influence on music.
  
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• David Bowie dead: Star's letter to young girl reveals gallant character of music icon

  11-01-2016 22:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  David Bowie was the personification of stardom as this 49-year-old hand-typed letter to a teenage fan illustrates
  
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• Alton Towers to open on fewer days as visitors stay away following Smiler crash

  11-01-2016 22:02 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  16 people were injured, two requiring leg amputations, in a serious rollercoaster accident last year
  
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• Hotpoint tumble dryer bursts into flames AFTER engineer had 'fixed the defect'

  11-01-2016 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The four-year-old machine caught on fire just hours after engineer visit. Owner and his wife were alerted to fire after smelling smoke in their south east London home. He said 'lives could have been lost'.
  
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• Shocking footage shows terrified pupils cowering in terror as drug cartels wage gun battle outside school

  11-01-2016 21:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  These primary school children were not spared the violent outbursts as these vile criminals engaged in battles right outside their classroom
  
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• UK weather: Pictures show enormous hailstones the size of MARBLES which battered British city

  11-01-2016 21:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The large hailstones bombarded Plymouth in Devon, covering large parts of the countryside and roads
  
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• Mosul Dam could collapse a year after Iraqi forces reclaimed it from ISIS

  11-01-2016 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Outstanding repairs and rising waters could lead to collapse of Iraq's Mosul Dam - the country's biggest - killing hundreds of thousands
  
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• Failed asylum seeker pervert caged for flashing at Greggs staff and rubbing genitals on woman

  11-01-2016 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Karim Ibrahim  also admitted touching himself in front of another woman
  
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• Oscar Pistorius files to appeal murder conviction in blow to Reeva Steenkamp family

  11-01-2016 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Paralympic champion has been on bail awaiting a new sentence since last month, after South African judges found him guilty of murder, overturning his previous conviction of culpable homicide.
  
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