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• Conman secretly wrecked pensioners' homes at night - then offered to fix them the next day

  17-01-2016 23:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Ned Gumble has been jailed after targeting more than 20 homes in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire between 2012 and 2013
  
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• Caitlin Ruddy: Heartbroken mum of tragic schoolgirl swept out to sea pays tribute to "golden girl"

  17-01-2016 23:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "She loved life, she was a fun loving and caring girl, she was a joy to us"
  
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• Giant worms the size of SNAKES are discovered by scientists on abandoned Scottish island

  17-01-2016 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Researchers says the creatures are three to four times bigger than the average worm and 'slightly spooky'
  
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• Courageous mum who suffered postnatal depression after first baby shares her experiences in bid to help other women

  17-01-2016 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lindsay Robinson was told what she was experiencing was the same as any new parent
  
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• As PM scraps nurse bursaries it's David Cameron that's a fraud we really can't afford

  17-01-2016 23:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kevin Maguire says Cameron is deluded or a ­calculated liar when his speeches are full of hope
  
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• Dublin police hunt for head and limbs of a man killed 'in a recent event'

  17-01-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The torso of a man was found in a suitcase dumped in the Grand Canal near Celbridge, Co Kildare, Ireland. Detectives say the victim met a 'violent death in recent days'.
  
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• Pensioners should take up hobbies like photography, quilting or sewing to stay mentally sharp

  17-01-2016 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New research has found that older people can improve their brain activity by taking part in mentally challenging tasks
  
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• Voice of the Mirror: Claims of child sex abuse by prominent Tory must be investigated

  17-01-2016 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A gang leader broke into a bank vault and is alleged to have discovered evidence of a Cabinet Minister sexually abusing children
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets takes off to put satellite into orbit - but its ocean landing doesn't go to plan

  17-01-2016 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One of the rocket’s landing legs failed to latch into position, SpaceX founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk wrote on Twitter
  
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• Hatton Garden Heist leader 'found sick pics of Tory child abuser' in 1971 raid

  17-01-2016 23:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Notorious crook says Brian Reader he was shocked when he broke into a vault and found sickening photos of a leading politician abusing children
  
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• ISIS militants release sickening pictures showing terrified man being thrown off building 'for being gay'

  17-01-2016 23:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES: The victim was allegedly put before an Islamic court where he was deemed to be 'guilty' of being a homosexual
  
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• Linda Tregidon with cancer of the tear duct has operation to repair hole in face

  17-01-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Linda Tregidon, 62, of Suffolk, was left with a hole the size of a £2 coin in her nose after having two tumours removed. Surgeons have now rebuilt her face in a ground-breaking procedure.
  
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• Police helicopter chases stolen TRACTOR across two counties before £40k vehicle is dumped

  17-01-2016 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Case IH Puma 160 can only get up to 50kph - but it took at least six patrol cars and a helicopter to track it
  
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• Monks discover recipe book dating back to 1793 that includes chicken curry

  17-01-2016 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The handwritten book was discovered in the archives of Downside Abbey, in Somerset. Among the food-spattered pages are recipes for Fricassee of Pigs Ears and even one of the first chicken curries.
  
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• Teachers offered 'golden hellos' and personal trainers as perks, agency says

  17-01-2016 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Other perks include generous health packages and childcare vouchers worth thousands of pounds as headteachers say they are struggling to recruit
  
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• Soaring numbers struggling with GP opening hours

  17-01-2016 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  New research shows a steep increase in the number of patients who say GP opening hours are inconvenient, with some surgeries closing their doors for three hours at lunch, or closing for full afternoons
  
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• 230-year-old secret lovers' code solved by Antiques Roadshow viewer

  17-01-2016 23:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  An Antiques Roadshow viewer has cracked a secret code between lovers from 1785
  
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• Safety checks on all Piccadilly Line trains after tube door opens BETWEEN STATIONS

  17-01-2016 22:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The RMT union said that some drivers work on Sunday due to safety fears
  
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• Cafe owner turns peacemaker as he offers discount to Jewish and Arab diners who sit together

  17-01-2016 22:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kobi Tzafrir, owner of the Humus Bar in Tel Aviv, says: 'If anything can bring people together it’s the experience of sharing food'
  
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• David Bowie fans gather to celebrate the life of the singer at London concert

  17-01-2016 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of fans have come together at a special David Bowie tribute concert in London this evening, a week after the musical pioneer died following a private fight against cancer.
  
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• Snow sweeps in across Britain as winter finally arrives - with flight delays and mountain deaths

  17-01-2016 22:49 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Two men died on Glencoe and climbers have been warned the risk of avalanches on Scottish mountains is 'considerable'
  
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• Mum gives birth to tiny 1lb 8oz tot just days after finding out she was pregnant

  17-01-2016 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kerri Kiloh had no idea she was carrying a child until she went to the hospital for a check-up
  
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• Horrified mum tweets her child's spelling homework from school which contains quite obvious mistakes

  17-01-2016 22:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The exercise littered with errors prompted irritation and anger from parents online
  
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• Horrified mum tweets her child's spelling homework from school which contains a quite obvious MISTAKE

  17-01-2016 22:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The exercise littered with errors prompted irritation and anger from parents online
  
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• American citizens missing in Baghdad: US authorities fear three people 'may have been kidnapped by militias'

  17-01-2016 22:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A State Department official confirmed that they were trying to locate the missing US citizens
  
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• Online paedophiles should lose homes for viewing child pornography, say campaigners

  17-01-2016 22:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The sale of assets could be used to compensate victims, say children’s groups who are lobbying Justice Secretary Michael Gove for stronger deterrents
  
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• Son who beat dad to death and left him in pool of blood and vomit to go out drinking is jailed

  17-01-2016 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Geoffrey Bulman has been sentenced to six years in prison for the manslaughter of his father George
  
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• Woman rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped under truck following high street crash

  17-01-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The woman was raced to hospital with injuries to her leg
  
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• Salaries in Leeds grew twice as fast as in London last year

  17-01-2016 21:33 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  London still has the highest overall salary - but Leeds, Sheffield and Bristol are catching up the quickest as CV-Library declares 2016 "the year of the candidate" with job hunters holding more power than recruiters
  
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• Cullercoats sea tragedy: Rescue volunteer describes trying to save teenager who was swept out to sea by wave

  17-01-2016 21:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Caitlin Ruddy, 15, was with three friends on the north pier of Cullercoats Bay, in North Tyneside, when a large wave pulled her into the water
  
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• See incredible moment massive sinkhole opens up in middle of road and swallows large truck

  17-01-2016 21:24 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Skip truck begins driving down a short road when the ground suddenly falls away below it
  
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• Lord Bramall could sue the Met over child abuse probe

  17-01-2016 21:18
  
  FORMER Army chief Lord Bramall could sue Scotland Yard after it dropped allegations of child abuse against him.
  
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• The patron Saint of Blue Monday

  17-01-2016 21:12 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Catholic Church chooses St Dymphna as focus of prayers for the most depressing day of the year
  
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• Challenge of a lifetime: British explorer’s 800 miles across Saudi desert

  17-01-2016 21:07
  
  HE HAS spent more than a month walking through one of the hottest, driest and most inhospitable places on Earth.
  
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• Row between Scotland Yard and police watchdog lands taxpayer with massive bill

  17-01-2016 21:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Exclusive: Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Met Police chief, launched legal challenge over the Independent Police Complaints Commission's decision to re-open inquiry officer accused of strangling a man
  
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• A quarter of children cannot identify birds like robins and sparrows

  17-01-2016 21:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Four in 10 have never seen an owl in real life – and one in 10 think Eddie the Eagle is a real bird of prey
  
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• Troubled woman who poured BOILING WATER over her neighbour scarring him for life, is jailed

  17-01-2016 20:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jazz Orchard, 39, launched a violent assault on the 64-year-old man after telling him “you’re not going anywhere”, a court heard
  
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• Ex-soldiers with Gulf War Syndrome need better treatment, says Royal British Legion

  17-01-2016 20:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Up to 33,000 former servicemen could be ill after their service in the 1991 conflict, with symptoms ranging from chronic pain to cognitive problems
  
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• Second British extremist 'identified in Isil video'

  17-01-2016 20:46 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Mohammed Reza Haque, known as Giant, is said to be one of the masked executioners in Isil video that also features the new 'Jihadi John'
  
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• Ocean height mission blasts off

  17-01-2016 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jason-3, a US-European satellite that is fundamental to our understanding of the oceans, is launched from California.
  
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• Children among thousands to have weight loss surgery in UK's obesity crisis

  17-01-2016 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Figures show obesity in children has soared in the last decade, with children as young as 13 undergoing weight loss surgery. It comes as the Government expected to announce Childhood Obesity Strategy
  
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• Man shot in back through open window of his home in early morning gun attack

  17-01-2016 20:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cops were called to the scene in Dovecot, Merseyside,  at 4.20am by paramedics who had discovered a 21-year-old man had been shot in the back
  
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• 'Barbie Bandit' arrested in Argentina claims police sang songs about the Falkland Islands

  17-01-2016 20:33 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  British woman Georgia Wawman claims she was abused by the Argentinian police after being wrongfully arrested on suspicion of being part of a violent robbery gang
  
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• Video shows Rik Freeman's car explode after thug throws a petrol bomb at it

  17-01-2016 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footage shows the car, belonging to father of four Rik Freeman, completely engulfed in flames after a man in a hooded top chucked the bomb under the vehicle, in Dudley, West Midlands.
  
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• Laughter causes fatal crash as grandad of six faints at the wheel of his car

  17-01-2016 20:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Martin Smith, 58, passed out while driving his Mercedes after joking around with brother Terence, his passenger in the vehicle
  
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• Killers, rapists and perverts STAY in UK under Human Rights Act

  17-01-2016 20:20
  
  HUNDREDS of foreign criminals including murderers, rapists and paedophiles have beaten deportation by claiming that being sent back to their homelands would breach their human rights.
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of murdering company director in her luxury home

  17-01-2016 20:19 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  Police arrest a 34-year-old woman from Chester on suspicion of murdering 60-year-old company director, Sadie Hartley
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn says we need back channels to ISIS to end to the Syrian war

  17-01-2016 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader stopped short of calling for dialogue with ISIS but compared the situation to when the British government had lines of communication to the IRA during the troubles.
  
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• Muslims are "impossible to integrate " into Western European society says Czech president in anti-migrant rant

  17-01-2016 20:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Referring to the mass New Year's Eve assaults on women in Germany and elsewhere, Milos Zeman said it was better for Muslims not to bring their culture to Europe "otherwise it will end up like Cologne"
  
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• Donald Trump hotels 'occupied by left-wing Scottish protesters angry at controversial Presidential hopeful's statements'

  17-01-2016 20:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The loudmouthed right wing billionaire has sparked fury with a series of outlandish statements and pressure group RISE claim to have swooped on two of the 69-year-old's hotels in Scotland
  
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