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• Sickening video of ex-smoker coughing up black TAR is enough to make you quit for good

  20-11-2016 23:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The ex-smoker said he had been smoking marijuana and cigarettes for eight years and recently gave up
  
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• More than 100,000 sign petition calling for The Queen to pay for £369million repairs of Buckingham Palace

  20-11-2016 23:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The petition was started after it was announced on Friday that the taxpayer would be funding a £369 million 10-year resurfacing project
  
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• German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will bid for historic fourth term in power

  20-11-2016 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor, in power since 2005, told her party she will not step down, saying: “I thought about this for a long time
  
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• Sadie Hartley's killer 'will launch appeal against murder conviction claiming she can't REMEMBER the savage knife and cattle prod attack' 

  20-11-2016 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Katrina Walsh, 56, is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for helping Sarah Williams plan to kill Sadie Hartley in a brutal knife attack at her home in Helmshore, Lancashire.
  
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• UK charity warns Dubai rape victims not to report crime as British woman faces trial for 'extra-marital sex'

  20-11-2016 23:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Zara-Jayne Moisey, 25, faces jail after being charged with 'extra-marital sex' when she was allegedly raped
  
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• Undercover Panorama investigation exposes chilling failures at care home where nurse says 'morphine will shut up' resident

  20-11-2016 22:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The nurse in question has been suspended pending an investigation, the care home group has said
  
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• Philip Hammond can't find a way out of the Tories' economic mess as he prepares Autumn Statement

  20-11-2016 22:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor's boasts will be hollow in Wednesday's mini-budget, says Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire
  
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• Frantic passers-by race to LIFT truck off woman after it slams into her and drags her along road

  20-11-2016 22:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The young woman's mother said she was "really grateful" to the members of public who rushed to save her daughter
  
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• Pub serves 8,000 calorie kebab sandwich that comes with free trip to A&E

  20-11-2016 22:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It is made from strips of kebab meat stuffed inside two ‘parmos’ - breaded butterfly chicken breast smothered in cheese
  
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• Royal Navy fires warning flare during 'serious incident' after Spanish vessel performs 'aggressive manoeuvre' off Gibraltar coast

  20-11-2016 22:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  According to an eyewitness, the Angeles Alvariño had been behaving aggressively before the Navy ship transmitted a radio warning that was ignored
  
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• UKIP leadership hopeful praises Vladimir Putin's merciless airstrikes attacks on Syria

  20-11-2016 22:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The MEP said Putin was “mostly getting it right” in the Middle East despite the death and destruction in Syria
  
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• Memorial to brave footballer and World War One hero who died for 'King and country' smashed by ''lowlife'' hooligans

  20-11-2016 22:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The soldier died in 1917 for his country but despite that heartless thugs decided to attack his memorial
  
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• Major probe to be launched into 'fake news' websites that 'helped Donald Trump win election' by Labour

  20-11-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Deputy leader Tom Watson said the viral spread of misinformation on sites like Facebook are a ”threat to democracy” and urged social media giants to take action
  
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• Bizarre 'wobbly park' where ground jiggles up and down under feet of stunned passers-by when waterlogged from heavy rain

  20-11-2016 21:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The odd video was taken by dog walkers who discovered the wobbling ground at a park in Manchester
  
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• Man arrested for murder 'after tattooing victim's death date on arm' and creepy 'Thanks for Everything' tribute

  20-11-2016 21:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The suspect was the centre of a Europe-wide manhunt and was finally caught while in his boxer shorts
  
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• Jill Dando murder: Ex-Flying Squad boss claims Met Police ignored 'excellent leads' 

  20-11-2016 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Crimewatch presenter was shot dead outside her flat in Fulham, West London, in 1999 and no culprit has yet been found in the intervening 15 years.
  
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• Policeman shot dead by savage gunman who blasted him in head as he wrote ticket in his car

  20-11-2016 21:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The tragic officer was in his car when the killer drove up from behind, got out of his car and fired point-blank at the 20-year San Antonio veteran
  
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• 'Cheating' groom caught out as secret lover turns up to his wedding in SAME dress as horrified bride

  20-11-2016 20:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shouting and screaming can be heard and one news outlet claimed the ceremony descended into a violent scrap
  
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• Do you go out of your way to avoid friends? If so you're just an average anti-social Brit

  20-11-2016 20:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Pretending to lose signal mid-call and saying your battery is dying were among a list of excuses regularly wheeled out to avoid talking to someone.
  
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• Hundreds of dogs found whimpering and starved on cramped lorries 'headed to slaughterhouse for their meat '

  20-11-2016 20:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING FOOTAGE: Animal rights activists intercepted the lorry by blocking its path with their car, leaving four men hospitalised with injuries
  
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• UK universities have developed a casual disregard for their staff | Letters

  20-11-2016 20:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Your articles on insecure employment at UK universities (University staff contracts ‘like Sports Direct’, 17 November) rightly draw attention to the appalling position of those on casual contracts (Dawn cleaning shift, shower, then teach: survival as a lecturer, 17 November; Universities are using casual contracts to put profit before people, theguardian.com, 17 November). There is, however, an important additional dimension: “permanent” jobs at universities are often per
  
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• Nephew of £250 million Poundstretcher boss killed in horror smash as Mercedes slams into tree

  20-11-2016 20:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The tragic businessman's uncle is now in charge of the company and his family has been valued at £250 million
  
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• Prince Harry greets young soldiers as he lands in Antigua for start of his 14-day Caribbean tour

  20-11-2016 20:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
  During his visit he will help mark the 50th anniversary of the independence of Barbados at a concert with performers including Rihanna
  
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• Lord Montagu of Beaulieu leaves £21million in his will - but has made an unusual request

  20-11-2016 20:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 88-year-old, who was one of Britain's most celebrated aristocrats, died in August last year
  
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• Horror as woman dies and left seriously ill after 'falling from moving van'

  20-11-2016 20:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The women, both aged in their early 20s, were passengers in the vehicle, which is understood to have not been involved in a collision
  
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• Horror as woman dies and a second is left seriously ill after 'falling from moving van'

  20-11-2016 20:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The women, both aged in their early 20s, were passengers in the vehicle, which is understood to have not been involved in a collision
  
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• Shop staff reveal saddest customer reasons for refunds – and some are devastating

  20-11-2016 19:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Some of the reasons are absolutely heartbreaking
  
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• Six-year-old girl 'allergic to her GARDEN' finally gets taste of great outdoors thanks to incredible backyard makeover

  20-11-2016 19:33 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Little Savanna Donnison, who has Down’s Syndrome, suffered horrific allergic reactions to the trees and grass outside her home
  
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• Passenger jet in five hour delay and emergency UK landing after ALL toilets blocked with 'something solid'

  20-11-2016 19:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Desperate passengers were finally allowed to relieve themselves after landing at the UK airport
  
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• Murderer raped and killed a British pensioner before chopping up her body

  20-11-2016 19:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Madi Mahaboudi has been jailed for life after he was caught when his DNA was found on a coffee cup in Violet Price's French home
  
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• Terrified families barricaded inside pub with children as vicious knife and hammer battle erupts in car park

  20-11-2016 19:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One terrified patron recounted: "It was really scary especially when we had five young children with us and some (of the lads) were trying to get inside"
  
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• Tory MPs blast Philip Hammond in latest doom-laden Brexit warning

  20-11-2016 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Philip Hammond was criticised after he warned that Brexit is causing an unprecedented level of uncertainty amid reports his Autumn Statement on Wednesday will reveal a £100billion black hole.
  
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• Detainees at British immigration centre held in isolation amid fears of a TB outbreak

  20-11-2016 18:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Detainees at Yarl's Wood immigration centre in Bedford are in isolation after one woman was taken the hospital with tuberculosis
  
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• Furious Boris Johnson blasts 'total lie' that he took WRONG notes to No10 Brexit meeting

  20-11-2016 18:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The bumbling Tory is said to have prompted "groans of disapproval" in Downing Street
  
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• Fears for ex-England star Paul Gascoigne after second dinner event cancelled as 'very upset' legend hit with 'bad news'

  20-11-2016 18:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A promoter claimed the England legend had received some 'bad news' and was 'very upset'
  
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• Blundering Boris Johnson accused of taking the WRONG notes to Brexit meeting with Theresa May

  20-11-2016 18:31 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The bumbling Tory is said to have prompted "groans of disapproval" in Downing Street
  
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• Massive fire close to Heathrow Airport sends thick black smoke billowing into the sky

  20-11-2016 18:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Flights departing and arriving at the airport will not be affected, a spokesman confirmed tonight
  
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• Oxford college is to appoint 'class liberation officer' to protect working class students

  20-11-2016 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Working class students at an Oxford University college (pictured) are to get a 'class liberation officer' to protect them from bullying and patronising comments.
  
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• Hamleys Christmas Toy Parade takes over London's Regent Street and wows crowd of almost one MILLION

  20-11-2016 18:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The parade saw 400 actors dressed up as the nation's favourite toys move down Regent's Street, accompanied by dancers and marching bands
  
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• Child of seven one of 'four or five' youngsters on 'books' of cryogenics firm to be frozen after death

  20-11-2016 18:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Cryonics UK, which operates out of a garage of a semi-detached house in Sheffield, told how it currently has “four or five” youngsters on its books
  
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• Kind-hearted stranger saves man's poppy memorial photo of World War One hero uncle from raging Storm Anugs

  20-11-2016 17:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The shop-owner feared that the photo of his great-uncle would have been blown away in the fierce gales, but was relieved to discover it was saved by a considerate passerby
  
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• Woman's kind-hearted gesture could change a homeless war veteran's life forever - and she's inspired others to do the same

  20-11-2016 17:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "Nobody should be alone. Nobody should be on the streets with nobody to support them"
  
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• Six-year-old boy exposed to high levels of METH after his parents unknowingly moved into an old drug den

  20-11-2016 17:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The boy's condition only became apparent when his school performance crashed, and it later emerged that authorities knew the home had been a meth lab
  
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• Talented footballer with long hair cuts it all off and quits youth academy after being bullied over 'feminine' locks

  20-11-2016 17:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Talented Maxx Cordy, 11, had let his hair grow since the age of four but felt 'enough was enough'
  
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• Monkey 'pulls off girl's headscarf sparking violent clashes between mortar-wielding tribes leaving 16 dead and dozens injured'

  20-11-2016 17:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tanks, mortars and other heavy weapons were used during the four days of violent clashes in the Libyan city of Sabha
  
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• Autumn Statement 2016 predictions: What will be in Philip Hammond's first budget announcement as Chancellor?

  20-11-2016 17:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Autumn Statement is Chancellor Philip Hammond's first budget speech as Chancellor, and details are slipping out. Here's what you can expect
  
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• Shop assistant 'chokes alleged thief on the ground even AFTER she claims to be three months pregnant'

  20-11-2016 17:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A clothes shop worker pinning an alleged thief to the ground attracts jeers and horrified gasps after the woman claims she is pregnant - and he continues to lie on top of her
  
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• 20 paramedics queue with patients waiting to be seen at A&E in shocking scenes showing plight of cash-starved NHS

  20-11-2016 17:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Albert Hooley, a 92-year-old Second World War veteran, was among those left waiting on a trolley and his granddaughter Emma shared these photos to raise awareness of how Government cuts are crippling our NHS
  
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• UK weather: Britain to be battered by more gales and snow as Storm Angus leaves thousands without power

  20-11-2016 17:11 via mirror.co.uk
  
  More than 1,000 properties in the south west of the country - the majority in Devon - have also left without power, according to Western Power Distribution.
  
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• Time it takes to become fluent in another language revealed - and it's easier to learn Swahili than Welsh

  20-11-2016 16:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  New research has reveals it takes a native English speaker an average of 1,040 hours to learn Welsh compared to just 550 hours to become fluent in French
  
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