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• Russia 'waging a "campaign" of propaganda and cyberattacks against Britain'

  16-12-2016 23:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Whitehall sources are said to have acknowledged for the time that Russia is behind a drive to undermine the UK through fake news, espionage and cyberattacks
  
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• Surgeon streams squeamish operation to Snapchat using video glasses that upload straight to social media

  16-12-2016 23:52 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING Graphic content: Dr Shafi Ahmed streamed the surgery for his medical students before uploading the full clip online
  
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• Obama blamed media for the election outcome. That's counterproductive | Matt Laslo

  16-12-2016 23:41 via theguardian.com
  
  The outgoing president is leaving a party in shambles. Sowing discord for the fourth estate on the eve of an anti-press presidency will only worsen thingsPresident Barack Obama is planning to stick around Washington DC for a time after leaving the White House, but that doesn’t mean he likes this town.In his last press conference of 2016 on Friday, the outgoing president scolded the media, especially conservative outlets, and the nation’s partisan establishment, whom he blamed for pav
  
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• Glasgow seal double over beleaguered Racing to go top of Champions Cup pool

  16-12-2016 23:40 via theguardian.com
  
  • Glasgow 23-7 Racing 92
  • Racing well beaten by Warriors on same day as Goosen’s shock retirementGlasgow secured a European Champions Cup double over Racing 92 with an impressive 23-7 victory over last year’s runners-up at Scotstoun.Tries from Josh Strauss, Fraser Brown and Ali Price sent Glasgow top of Pool 1 with their third win in four matches, although they knew Munster would return to the summit on Saturday if they maintain their perfect record against Leicester. Cont
  
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• Fags, mags - and bags?

  16-12-2016 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The left luggage industry has a new rival, as one start-up recruits small shops to store items.
  
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• Prison to profit

  16-12-2016 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reoffending rates for female prisoners are high, but a number of schemes are helping women turn their lives around by starting their own businesses.
  
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• Facebook's plan to tackle fake news raises questions over limitations

  16-12-2016 23:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Operation prompted scrutiny about process and site’s apparent unwillingness to pay for fact-checking that relies on users and non-partisan organizationsFacebook’s new effort to flag news deemed to be “fake” began on Friday, as new questions emerged about the limitations of the system the social media giant has put in place to outsource the fact-checking process. The tech company’s decision to swiftly test a system to identify fraudulent news stories has won plaudits
  
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• Man who wants to become human cyborg plans to turn his penis into a vibrator

  16-12-2016 23:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Salesman and dad-of-two Rich Lee is on a mission to transform his body into a piece of technology
  
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• Obama pauses press conference to help sick reporter

  16-12-2016 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US President Barack Obama paused his final end-of-year press conference to get help for a reporter who fell ill.
  
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• Obama says he warned Russia to 'cut it out' over election hacking

  16-12-2016 23:15 via theguardian.com
  
  The US president held his final press conference of 2016, criticizing the media for its coverage of Hillary Clinton’s emails, and discussing Russia and SyriaObama promises retaliation against Russia over hacking during US electionBarack Obama pointed a finger at Vladimir Putin for hacking the US election, admitting he directly told his Russian adversary to “cut it out”.Obama also used his final press conference of 2016 to criticize the media for its coverage of Hillary Clinton&
  
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• Mum-of-two knifed to death in her own home by schizophrenic as husband listened helplessly on phone

  16-12-2016 23:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Defenceless Nicola Cross, 37, was stabbed to death by Marcin Porczynski after he smashed his way into the property in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
  
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• Convicted rapist 'scooped £2.5million lottery jackpot with deliberately damaged ticket'

  16-12-2016 23:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Edward Putman's win went unquestioned until last year when “new evidence” came to light and he was arrested
  
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• Two police forces 'botched investigations' into alleged rapist who went on to murder woman while on bail

  16-12-2016 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Lee Nolan had been on bail for more than a year over allegations he had raped two women when he killed 24-year-old Katelyn Parker in Heywood, Greater Manchester
  
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• Teaching assistant groomed 13-year-old girl after telling her she would 'make her fall for her'

  16-12-2016 22:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Leah Roberts met her young victim at a youth club before sending her a series of sexual text messages
  
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• Spooky footage captures Jesus statue 'moving its head' during Catholic procession

  16-12-2016 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The eerie clip has led some people to believe the 'moving' Jesus was a sign from god
  
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• Cot company blasted for trying to blame toddler for baby sister's death in one of their cribs

  16-12-2016 22:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Grace Roseman died when she managed to get her head over the side of a Bednest cot but the company was accused of showing a "lack of compassion" 
  
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• The SECRET is out! Pregnant Cheryl shares festive snap, inadvertently giving away more than she intended

  16-12-2016 22:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Her boyfriend Liam Payne is an avid Snapchatter, but up til now no one knew Cheryl had an account
  
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• Serial killer compared to Jaws slaughtered four prostitutes while being monitored by police on GPS ankle tag

  16-12-2016 22:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Steven Dean Gordon was compared to the killer shark as a jury took less than an hour to convict him
  
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• Victoria Pendleton registers clear round on showjumping debut

  16-12-2016 22:19 via theguardian.com
  
  • Olympic cyclist makes bow at London International Horse Show
  • ‘I had never showjumped before, so I wasn’t going to take any risks’Victoria Pendleton marked her showjumping debut with a clear round at Olympia’s London International Horse Show on Friday.But the Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist was unable to inspire her team of jump jockeys to victory during a special event in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund. Continue reading...
  
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• Spectacular rooftops around the world – in pictures

  16-12-2016 22:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Rooftops: Islands in the Sky is a new book by Taschen showcasing the best architect-designed roofs around the world. It features the most beautiful and imaginative urban retreats, from New York City to Singapore Continue reading...
  
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• Muslim woman dragged on ground by her hijab in east London assault

  16-12-2016 22:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Metropolitan police seeking two white males aged 17 to 19 after young woman attacked in Chingford shopping precinctA young Muslim woman was forced to the ground in a busy shopping precinct and dragged along by her hijab by two men in what police are treating as a racist attack. The woman, who police said was in her 20s, was walking alone in Chingford, east London, when the two men dressed in black approached her, tried to pull off her headscarf and pushed her to the ground.Continue reading...
  
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• Explosive Winson Green prison footage shows fire raging inside as inmates 'hang out windows gasping for breath'

  16-12-2016 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of prisoners have been rioting since 9am at the G4S-run jail, with reports of people seriously injured inside
  
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• Explosive Winson Green prison footage shows fire raging during HMP Birmingham riot that left inmates 'hanging out windows gasping for breath'

  16-12-2016 22:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Riot police stormed HMP Birmingham as desperate lags screamed for help with smoke rising
  
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• Mysterious black helicopter appears to chase UFO in scenes straight out of the X-Files

  16-12-2016 22:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Window cleaner Darren Cooper raced to get his camera after spotting a small dark object zooming across the evening sky
  
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• 'Terrorist's shopping list' of military equipment is stolen from armed forces' bases across the UK

  16-12-2016 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Gun sights, a sniper rifle and camouflage gear have all been swiped from Ministry of Defence facilities
  
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• Andrew Quilty: my three years photographing Afghanistan's 'forgotten war'

  16-12-2016 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Australian photographer Andrew Quilty has been documenting war-ravaged Afghanistan since December 2013. His arrival coincided with the planned withdrawal of Nato forces; what followed should have been a period of ‘resolute support’ and rebuilding. Instead he has witnessed the resurgence of extremist groups, mass displacement of families and the traumas of war. This month Quilty became the first photographer to win the Gold Walkley for excellence in Australian journalism. Guardian
  
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• Aspiring actress dubbed 'Nigeria's hairiest woman' posts photos of her chest hair and beard online to silence bullies

  16-12-2016 21:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  After attempts to get rid of the hair - including by rubbing tortoise poo on her face - failed, Queen Nonyerem Okafor decided to show how proud she is of her body
  
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• Gruesome footage shows bloodied naked man stumbling about after being shot while drunkenly breaking into couple's home

  16-12-2016 21:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Carlos Alberto Juarez was left in a bloody mess after he was blasted in the neck by the terrified homeowners
  
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• Former billionaire who called binman "black c***" cleared by jury after claiming 'it wasn't in a racist way'

  16-12-2016 21:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Simon Halabi - once the 12th richest man in Britain before being declared bankrupt in 2010 - was cleared of racially aggravated assault and one count of assault by jurors
  
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• Martin Rowson on the world's response to Aleppo – cartoon

  16-12-2016 21:28 via theguardian.com
  
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• EuroMillion results: Winning numbers for tonight's £42m jackpot on Friday, December 16

  16-12-2016 21:24 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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• JonBenet Ramsey ransom note was written by her MOTHER Patsy claims handwriting expert as grand juror who voted to indict the parents reveals who he thinks killed the child beauty queen

  16-12-2016 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A handwriting expert who has examined the ransom note left in the JonBenet Ramsey case says it is very like that the letter was written by the child beauty queen's mother Patsy in an episode of 20/20.
  
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• Hillary Clinton blames 'Russian plot' and FBI for causing her election loss - and says Vladimir Putin has 'personal beef' against her

  16-12-2016 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Clinton, who spoke at a party she threw for top donors in New York, stated as the motive her own criticism of Russian parliamentary elections that paved the way for Putin's return to power. 
  
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• China's Navy seizes American underwater drone in South China Sea

  16-12-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Chinesewarship has captured an underwater US Navy drone right in front of the eyes of the crew of an American ship in the South China sea.
  
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• Don’t call it post-truth. There’s a simpler word: lies | Jonathan Freedland

  16-12-2016 20:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Denying facts used to be for extremists only. Now from Aleppo to Trump, it’s becoming mainstream, destroying the ground we all stand onSixteen years ago, I sat in court 73 of the Royal Courts of Justice in London and felt the ground crumble beneath my feet. I was following the libel trial brought by David Irving, the Holocaust denier and “pro-Nazi polemicist” – to quote the judge’s eventual verdict – against Penguin Books, which had dared publish a text which
  
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• Nicky Morgan replaced by designer handbag on Have I Got News For You

  16-12-2016 20:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Former education secretary had pulled out of BBC panel show after row with Downing Street over cost of Theresa May’s trousersNicky Morgan was represented by a designer handbag on Have I Got News For You, after deciding to pull out days after it emerged she had fallen out with Downing Street over the cost of the prime minister’s trousers. Related: Theresa May sidesteps question about £995 leather trousersContinue reading...
  
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• As Alastair Cook ponders his England future, is it time to release the hounds? | Barney Ronay

  16-12-2016 20:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The England captain is exiting with all the unhurried deliberation of a great cricketer who has been an understated marvel of the sporting age. It is all a little mannered, don’t you think?Alastair Cook must go! Alastair Cook might go. Alastair Cook could conceivably go. Providing, you know, he’s OK with it. In the buildup to the final Test against India in Chennai Cook announced that no decision would be made “in the heat of the moment” on his future as England’s T
  
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• Bird flu detected in turkeys on UK farm just a week before Christmas

  16-12-2016 20:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It is the first confirmed case of a particular strain of the disease in England
  
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• Andy Burnham: Labour wrong to put single market ahead of immigration

  16-12-2016 20:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Manchester mayoral candidate departs from Labour policy with suggestion that its priorities over Brexit are wrongAndy Burnham, Labour’s candidate to become the mayor of Greater Manchester, has accused his party of getting its priorities over Brexit wrong by placing single market access at the top of the list ahead of controlling immigration. Related: Labour needs to take back control of the immigration debate | Andy BurnhamContinue reading...
  
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• Hospitals in England told to put operations on hold to free up beds

  16-12-2016 20:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Health service regulator asks hospitals to postpone most of their planned operations in a drive to make more beds available over ChristmasHospitals in England have been advised to halt elective surgery over Christmas to ensure enough beds are free for patients who need emergency treatment at the end of the year.In a sign of the intense pressures on NHS resources over the winter months, the regulator NHS Improvement said all hospitals should make more beds available between now and mid-January.Co
  
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• One in ten Brits admit they are drunk on Christmas Day before dinner is even served

  16-12-2016 20:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Poll found 12 per cent admitted to being sozzled by the time turkey is carved
  
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• Girl suicide bomber 'no older than 7' wanders into Syrian police station and blows herself up

  16-12-2016 20:12 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A witness described how the girl entered the station and asked to go to the toilet before exploding
  
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• Domino's pizza boss sparked armed siege after attacking customer at home in row over pepperoni

  16-12-2016 20:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Manager Damien Price snapped after customer complained about order and rode to victim's home on his scooter
  
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• Tory MP Nicky Morgan replaced by leather handbag after pulling out of Have I Got News For You

  16-12-2016 20:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The former Education Secretary was dealt the indignity at filming after she pulled out at the last moment
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn needs his own John Prescott, says Labour's Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones

  16-12-2016 20:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One of the party's most senior politicians urged the Labour leader to find an authentic working class voice
  
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• Labour needs to take back control of the immigration debate | Andy Burnham

  16-12-2016 19:59 via theguardian.com
  
  The referendum was a vote against free movement. Now the national interest requires a balance to be found between border controls and single market accessThe usual tendency at this time of year is to say, in an optimistic way, that at least next year can’t be as bad as this one. I wish I could say that but I don’t think I can. From January, a new rabble-rousing rhetoric will be ringing out from the Oval Office, making sparks fly into powder-keg elections in France and the Netherlands
  
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• The Guardian view on Taiwan: Trump should handle with care | Editorial

  16-12-2016 19:58 via theguardian.com
  
  The president-elect’s intentions towards Taiwan are unclear – and worrying. This does not augur well for the island or the regionNo one exactly expected the Chinese to seize a United States underwater drone in the South China Sea on Friday. But Beijing has so far proved rather more predictable than the president-elect of the US. Since Donald Trump sought to rattle its cage by sharing a phone call with Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen and questioning the “one-China” p
  
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• The Guardian view on Moomintroll: a hero for our time | Editorial

  16-12-2016 19:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Tove Jansson’s Moomin Valley is enchanting because it contains real dangers, not just cosinessAlthough the Swedish academy has awarded the Nobel prize for literature to seven people writing in Swedish, of all the world’s languages, it overlooked a woman who is almost certainly the best-loved Swedish-language author in the world, and one of the very best as well: Tove Jansson. Ms Jansson is mostly known for her creation of the Moomins, although she was a subtle and unflinching observe
  
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• Still no escape from Aleppo as evacuation deal for thousands of trapped civilians is scuppered

  16-12-2016 19:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Aid agencies and buses ready to rescue people from the ravaged Syrian city on the second day of a ceasefire were ordered out as heavy weaponry was brought in
  
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• Kind-hearted company touring UK to help homeless people after incredible charity drive

  16-12-2016 19:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  "The impact of a hot drink or warm coat is immeasurable to a person sleeping rough and we’re hoping this will go someway to helping the homeless in the UK"
  
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