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• Nightmare of leaves on the line could be over as scientists come up with a solution

  16-11-2016 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Scientists have developed sensors which can monitor the moisture content on railway tracks and let the authorities know
  
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• Meet the girl, 4, who called 999 and saved her mum's life

  16-11-2016 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four-year-old Suzie McCash talks about saving her mum's life with a 999 call.
  
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• Germany alarmed about potential Russian interference in election -agency head

  16-11-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hans-Georg Maassen, head of Germany's BfV intelligence agency, has accused Moscow of spreading toxic lies in a bid to influence German public opinion.
  
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• Christmas tree harvest is underway after the first fir from plantation is felled

  16-11-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than a quarter of a million trees are set to be sold to households across the country after ten years of growing in Ellon, Aberdeenshire.
  
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• Dad blackmailed and sexually abused schoolgirl after discovering her naked Snapchat pictures

  16-11-2016 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Craig Boniface, 45, discovered the intimate photographs on a phone and made copies before using them to manipulate the girl
  
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• China ex-vice mayor wanted for corruption returns from US

  16-11-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yang Xiuzhu, a former deputy mayor in the eastern city of Wenzhou, arrived in Beijing on Wednesday after hiding in countries across Asia, Europe and North America.
  
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• Prince Harry is poised to hire full-time bodyguard for Meghan Markle

  16-11-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The glamorous American actress has become the centre of attention on both sides of the Atlantic since the prince announced their relationship earlier this month.
  
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• Rushing into Brexit would be a disaster - doing something right is more important than doing it quickly

  16-11-2016 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Even the leader of the Leave campaign admits pulling Britain out of the EU after 40 years will be the most complex task our Government has faced since the Second World War
  
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• Girl, 12, watched in horror as 'neighbour killed her beloved pet dog with garden shears'

  16-11-2016 23:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The neighbour swung the long-handled pruning shears at the Yorkshire terrier after it ran into his yard, police say
  
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• Jo Cox's final words were to protect her staff, Labour MP's assistant reveals

  16-11-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Labour MP had already been shot once and repeatedly stabbed when she shouted at Fazila Aswat and Sandra Major to protect themselves from Thomas Mair, the Old Bailey heard.
  
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• Extraordinary moment drunken yob squats in front of police car and POOS before giving officers inside a thumbs up

  16-11-2016 23:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A dashcam caught the dirty protest as he gave the officers a thumbs up after leaving his mark on the road
  
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• Brits beg Theresa May to keep free trade after Brexit - but 70% want curbs on immigration

  16-11-2016 23:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Voters are split almost 50/50 as to which is most important - free trade or curbs on immigration
  
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• Drone was just METRES from hitting passenger plane over central London in 'a very near miss'

  16-11-2016 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Major air disaster near the famous Shard skyscraper was only avoided by ‘sheer good luck’ - and it was the It was the third drone near-miss in consecutive days involving airliners coming in to land at Heathrow
  
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• Ian Botham calls on the government to trigger Brexit NOW: 'We voted Leave - lets get on with it'

  16-11-2016 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The cricket legend is calling on the government to hurry up and trigger Article 50 and the UK's exit from the European Union
  
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• Hans-Georg Maassen says German far-right extremists are networking in Europe and US

  16-11-2016 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hans-Georg Maassen says countries across Europe are keeping a 'close eye' on far right groups he says are teaming up with gangs and are increasingly ready to commit 'violent acts'.
  
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• South African white farmers 'who forced black man into COFFIN' 'spark fears of race riot'

  16-11-2016 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The distressing film, which went viral on social media last week, shows Victor Rethabile Mlotshwa crammed in a wooden casket, squealing and flailing in panic.
  
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• Incredible time lapse footage shows massive Japanese sinkhole being fixed just TWO DAYS after road collapsed

  16-11-2016 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The giant 15 metre deep hole - measuring 30m x 27m - appeared at an intersection near Hakata Station in Fukuoka
  
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• Teen stabs 'man to death after he was caught having sex with his girlfriend'

  16-11-2016 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Callum Hackett was kicked out of the house party after having sex with Donna Hawthorn, a court was told
  
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• Price of Football 2016: Premier League cuts cost of tickets

  16-11-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cost of attending Premier League football has come down in the first season of a record TV rights deal, the BBC's Price of Football study finds.
  
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• Price of Football 2016: Away tickets can cost more in Championship than Premier League

  16-11-2016 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Price of Football study looks at how much away tickets cost for Championship fans compared to the Premier League, after the top league introduced a £30 cap on away ticket prices.
  
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• Russia pulls out of International Criminal Court because ‘it is not independent’

  16-11-2016 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vladimir Putin has signed an order to pull out of the world's first permanent war crimes court, saying it is 'one-sided and inefficient'.
  
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• One of world's biggest airlines launches 'misery class' where passengers are BANNED from using overhead bins

  16-11-2016 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  United's new 'Basic Economy' fare class also sees passengers assigned seats at check-in, meaning they are 'not guaranteed' to be sat with loved ones
  
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• National Lottery results: Lotto winning numbers for tonight's jackpot £2m on Wednesday, November 16

  16-11-2016 22:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tonight's jackpot could make you a very rich person - but have you got a winning ticket?
  
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• Obama defends globalisation on Germany visit

  16-11-2016 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US President Barack Obama arrives in Germany on his final visit to Europe before leaving office.
  
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• We had been at a concert at the Bataclan together just ten days earlier but now my son's mother is dead

  16-11-2016 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Antoine Leiris wife Helene was killed in the Bataclan terrorist attack in Paris and he has written a moving book about how life was he and his son Melvil
  
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• Frustrated mum asks for help with ongoing cupboard dilemma - there turns out to be a simple solution

  16-11-2016 22:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people responded with many different suggestions to solve her problem
  
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• Police hunt parents of five-year-old boy after dad dropped him at nursery and never came back

  16-11-2016 22:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Teachers say little Zhuang Zhuang keeps pleading for his mum and dad and is asking to go home
  
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• Rape law review after footballer Ched Evans's trial

  16-11-2016 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The law protecting alleged rape victims from disclosing details of their sex lives will be reviewed in the wake of Wales footballer Ched Evans's case.
  
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• Nigerian Peter Odukoya jailed for sex attack after woman recorded pleas for him to stop

  16-11-2016 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cardiff Crown Court heard Peter Odukoya offered the 20-year-old a lift home with friends on a girls night out. He dropped the others off first before taking the drunken young woman back to his flat.
  
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• How house proud are you? These are the biggest signs - and some of them are truly WEIRD

  16-11-2016 22:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Birmingham is the most house-proud city in the UK, with Leeds, Liverpool and London coming in just behind, according to a new study
  
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• Callum Hackett is accused of killing David Savage after having sex with his partner

  16-11-2016 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Callum Hackett is accused of stabbing David Savage, 42, to death outside the home he shared with long-term girlfriend Donna Hawthorn, in Gosforth, Newcastle.
  
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• Devon police probe 'unexplained' deaths of Mitchell Valentine and Katie Wilding

  16-11-2016 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man, 33, and woman, 21, were found inside a property on Marldon Road, pictured, in Paignton, Devon. The pair have been named locally as Mitchell Valentine and Katie Wilding.
  
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• Adorable puppy has found himself in the doghouse after eating 15 pairs of SOCKS

  16-11-2016 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Kathryn Danby was baffled by the huge number of odd socks in her home - until she realised who was to blame
  
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• Boris Johnson attacked over 'Prosecco insult'

  16-11-2016 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Italian minister attacks Boris Johnson for allegedly suggesting Italy could lose Prosecco sales post-Brexit.
  
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• Watch Leonid Meteor Shower live TONIGHT as incredible space phenomenon is captured by robot telescope

  16-11-2016 22:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The celestial 'fireworks display' is set to light up the skies from 1am
  
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• Unbelievable moment little boy is spotted driving 125mph car on busy motorway as adult passenger plays on phone

  16-11-2016 21:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The baby-faced child can be seen peering over the steering wheel as he negotiates the hazardous, wet road conditions while driving at about 60mph
  
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• Liam Denner leaves medics baffled with condition that attacks body when he eats or drinks

  16-11-2016 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liam Denner, from Atherton, Greater Manchester, has left medics baffled with the undiagnosed condition that makes his body attack itself when he eats or drinks.
  
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• Syrian dictator Assad says Donald Trump is a 'natural ally' to Damascus, Russia and Iran

  16-11-2016 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In his first reaction to Trump's election victory last week, Assad said he was unsure the American billionaire would be able to keep his word and step up the fight against jihadists.
  
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• Pregnant mum's waters break at safari park - but she continues with day out so kids aren't disappointed

  16-11-2016 21:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emma Matthews went into labour 100 miles away from her Wales home - but she didn't want to stop children enjoying rides and wildlife at West Midland Safari and Leisure Park
  
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• Inside £59 MILLION wedding that 'cost more than Kate and William's' and where guests given gold-plated LED invites

  16-11-2016 21:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A staggering 50,000 guests, 3,000 security guards and 300 police officers have arrived at the event
  
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• Trump told by New York mayor that city is 'fearful' of him

  16-11-2016 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New York's mayor tells Donald Trump people in his city are "fearful" of his future administration.
  
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• Hero pensioner who tried to save Jo Cox was 'knifed' as he 'tried to take killer down'

  16-11-2016 21:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jurors in the trial of Thomas Mair heard a statement from 78-year-old Bernard Kenny
  
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• Parents warned over 'poisonous DOLLS' after high dose of chemical found in children's toys

  16-11-2016 21:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The ‘Baby Genuoa’ dolls were found to contain an incredibly high concentration of a potentially carcinogenic chemical
  
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• Awesome scene as robots at Chernobyl move huge concrete radiation shield over site of world's worst nuclear disaster

  16-11-2016 21:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 900ft wide structure will prevent further radioactive material leaking into the air, 30 years on from the devastating explosion that was felt as far away as Wales
  
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• Syria conflict: Fear in Aleppo as air strikes resume

  16-11-2016 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Footage from inside eastern Aleppo shows scenes of devastation as air strikes resumed following a three-week moratorium.
  
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• More than 400 people are killed by SMOG in Iranian capital of Tehran

  16-11-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Schools have been shut while millions have been forced to wear face masks or retreat indoors after choking levels of pollution descended on Tehran.
  
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• Best food to forage in London

  16-11-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Cook, 39, who has been living off the land for more than 20 years, has now revealed the 20 most delicious types of food you can forage - legally - in parks and open spaces across London.
  
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• 'Cruel' man sacrifices live mouse bait just so he can open beer bottle with a HAWK

  16-11-2016 20:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING DISTRESSING FOOTAGE A beer drinker used a live mouse to turn a hawk into "the coolest bottle-opener in the world" - but not everyone agrees
  
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• Pluto 'has slushy ocean' below surface

  16-11-2016 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pluto may harbour a slushy water ocean beneath its most prominent surface feature, known as the "heart".
  
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• Portsmouth harbour evacuated after unexploded WWII bomb was found

  16-11-2016 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Royal Navy today destroyed an unexploded 500lb German World War Two bomb which closed Portsmouth harbour for six hours when dredging workers discovered it on the sea bed.
  
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