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• Kerber & Black on New Year resolutions, kids going back to school and the end of Christmas

  06-01-2017 23:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brilliant duo Neil Kerber and David Black give their trademark satirical take on the news in the Daily Mirror
  
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• Fadi Fawaz: The police have NOT accused me over George Michael's death

  06-01-2017 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fadi, who found the 53-year-old star dead in his bed at his Oxfordshire home on Christmas morning, is due to be questioned for the second time by police.
  
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• Theresa May vows to bring down suicide rates as she offers more help for people with mental health problems

  06-01-2017 23:48 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The PM will unveil her Government’s formal response to a report by NHS England
  
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• Leading experts suggest IVF is little better than doing NOTHING  

  06-01-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  THOUSANDS of women in Britain are having IVF unnecessarily, an infertility expert has claimed, when they are able to have a child naturally, a Scottish professor has claimed.
  
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• Corrupt NHS boss who 'demanded £95,000 for awarding IT contract' is jailed

  06-01-2017 23:43 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Peter Lewis, 57, of Windlesham, Surrey, who was associate director of IT for the Royal Surrey County NHS Foundation Trust
  
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• West Ham United 0-5 Manchester City

  06-01-2017 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola's first taste of the FA Cup sees Manchester City thrash Premier League rivals West Ham 5-0 in the third round.
  
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• Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas Day in Manchester – in pictures

  06-01-2017 23:37
  
  Photographer Christopher Thomond joins Orthodox Christians at Manchester’s Holy Trinity Armenian Church as they celebrate Christmas in January, in accordance with the Julian calendar, which much of the world ditched for the Gregorian calendar 500 years ago Continue reading...
  
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• Teenagers who beat a schoolboy into a coma for looking at girlfriend's phone walk free from court

  06-01-2017 23:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The youngsters needed 40 stitches after the assault and has been left with life-changing injuries
  
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• Kerry surprised by Theresa May criticism

  06-01-2017 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Katty Kay presses outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry on his Israel speech, the Russia hacking allegations, and other topics from his tenure.
  
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• Sam Allardyce goes back to Bolton hoping for first Crystal Palace win | Paul Doyle

  06-01-2017 23:30
  
  Sam Allardyce says Bolton was where his dreams became reality but now, in the FA Cup, he wants his first win as Crystal Palace managerAs Sam Allardyce pondered a return to his old stomping ground, he said “it sticks in my teeth” to refer to the home of Bolton Wanderers as the Macron Stadium, then corrected himself when he remembered that the sportswear manufacturer also has its name on the kit of his new club, Crystal Palace. It was an amusing and forgivable slip from a man who had p
  
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• Joe Gomez returns for Liverpool against Plymouth in FA Cup third round

  06-01-2017 23:30
  
  • Gomez ruptured cruciate ligament on England Under-21 duty
  • Everybody was and is sure about his quality, says Jürgen KloppJoe Gomez will make a long-awaited return for Liverpool on Sunday, with Jürgen Klopp admitting he resisted buying defensive cover to keep the first-team path clear for the England Under-21 player.The 19-year-old has not played a senior game for Klopp having ruptured a cruciate ligament on England duty at the start of the manager’s tenure and suffer
  
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• Fort Lauderdale Airport shooting suspect named as Esteban Santiago-Ruiz: what we know so far

  06-01-2017 23:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The shooter, who killed five people in the airport baggage claim, has been named as Esteban Santiago-Ruiz, from New Jersey but who had lived in Alaska
  
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• Is it ever OK to go out in public in your PJs? Or is it always a no no? We find out

  06-01-2017 23:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It’s the debate that’s split the nation since two women were spotted shopping in a Salford supermarket dressed in their nightwear
  
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• Football sex abuse: Junior clubs must get coaches cleared or face suspension

  06-01-2017 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Junior football clubs in England face immediate suspension from the Football Association if their coaches are not cleared to work with children.
  
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• FA Cup: West Ham 0-5 Manchester City highlights

  06-01-2017 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola's first taste of the FA Cup ends triumphantly as Manchester City thrash Premier League rivals West Ham 5-0 in the FA Cup third round at London Stadium.
  
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• UK scraps foreign aid for Ethiopia's Yegna after Mail revealed waste of taxpayers' money

  06-01-2017 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The five-piece pop group Yegna (pictured) was formed as part of the Girl Effect programme and received UK foreign aid. But the partnership has now been terminated by the British government.
  
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• First picture of Fort Lauderdale Airport shooting suspect Esteban Santiago-Ruiz

  06-01-2017 23:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Esteban Santiago-Ruiz has been named as the suspected shooter after five were killed and eight injured during a rampage at a Florida airport
  
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• Dan Cole: ‘You are tinged with guilt because a man has lost his job’

  06-01-2017 23:00
  
  The England and Leicester prop has known the sacked Richard Cockerill since he was 16 but says the Tigers must adapt in order to recapture their past gloriesOne man does not make a rugby club but, for those inside Leicester’s dressing room, the departure of Richard Cockerill is a serious cultural shock. “It’ll be different and probably quieter … the swearing volume might be down,” says Dan Cole, reflecting on the downfall of a coach whom the England prop has known
  
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• Cosmetic queen

  06-01-2017 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Su-Man Hsu runs a skincare company, but she started life in a mud hut in Taiwan. How did she make her journey from there to facialist to Hollywood celebrities?
  
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• China pollution: 'It can be completely dark'

  06-01-2017 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look at life inside China's most polluted city. Shijiazhuang is currently underneath a thick layer of toxic smog.
  
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• Manchester City cruise past West Ham thanks to David Silva masterclass

  06-01-2017 22:59
  
  It was cold, wet and horrible – the kind of night to make a continental manager pine for those winter breaks. There have been plenty of pictures doing the rounds in recent days of European players reclining on loungers in expensive-looking locations. Pep Guardiola’s pleasure was a first taste of football’s oldest competition.It all turned out rather nicely. The spotlight had burned intensely on the Manchester City manager, a result of a few sketchy results in December and his t
  
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• Facebook Live attack: Four Chicago accused denied bail

  06-01-2017 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Judge denies bail to four people charged with hate crimes, kidnap and torture streamed on Facebook.
  
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• Was Lee Harvey Oswald's killer Jack Ruby injected with cancer to stop him revealing who really shot JFK?

  06-01-2017 22:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  This week marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Jack Ruby, who shot dead Oswald and carried his story to the grave
  
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• Tory grandee Michael Heseltine is fined £5,000 for careless driving

  06-01-2017 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Appearing before Northampton Magistrates Court, the former Deputy Prime Minister, 83, admitted careless driving after hitting the cyclist along the B4525 in Thenford, Nothamptonshire last June.
  
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• Fort Lauderdale shooting: five dead and suspect in custody at Florida airport

  06-01-2017 22:44
  
  Broward County sheriff: ‘too early to say’ if shooting was terror-relatedEight injured in Friday afternoon shooting and sent to local hospitals
  Five people were killed and eight injured in a shooting at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida on Friday.Asked at a mid-afternoon news briefing if the shooting was considered a terror attack, Broward County sheriff Scott Israel said: “It’s too early to say either way.” Continue reading...
  
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• US intelligence report: Vladimir Putin worked to get Donald Trump elected

  06-01-2017 22:34
  
  Declassified assessment says Russia ‘had clear preference’ for Trump, who met with US intelligence chiefs on Friday but refused to endorse their findingsRussian president Vladimir Putin interfered in the US presidential election to aid Donald Trump, according to a declassified assessment by the NSA, CIA and FBI.
  “Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary [Hillary] Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presid
  
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• US intelligence report: Vladimir Putin 'ordered' operation to get Trump elected

  06-01-2017 22:34
  
  Declassified assessment says Russia ‘had clear preference’ for Trump, who met with US intelligence chiefs on Friday but refused to endorse their findingsRussian president Vladimir Putin interfered in the US presidential election to aid Donald Trump, according to a declassified assessment by the NSA, CIA and FBI.
  “We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public f
  
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• CES 2017: Jeans tickle users to keep them on track

  06-01-2017 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A pair of vibrating jeans is the latest wearable tech product to go on show at the CES tech expo in Las Vegas.
  
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• Doting dad-of-four took his own life amid struggle with depression after string of family tragedies

  06-01-2017 22:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jamie Swallow, 36, turned to drugs to cope with his mental health problems amid his devastation at losing his gran, uncle and a cousin he grew up with
  
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• Tory comedian Jim Davidson wishes Jeremy Corbyn DEAD in sick gag

  06-01-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The controversial comic, a devoted Conservative voter, joked that he hopes the Labour leader follows the lead of so many celebrities last year and dies in the coming year
  
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• Ghost fleet: Retired Royal Navy subs rusting in dock cost taxpayers 34.4million over several years

  06-01-2017 22:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 19 vessels waiting to be dismantled include the UK’s first nuclear sub, HMS Dreadnought, which was retired way back in 1980
  
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• 'Elephants are not the only victims': the lament of China's ivory lovers

  06-01-2017 22:00
  
  For years China’s ivory carvers and collectors have been blamed for elephant poaching. Now their government is banning the ivory trade. How do they see their future? In a tiny workshop at his home in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, 84-year-old Au Yue-Shung shows me an ivory carving he has been working on for months. Measuring just 5x10 inches, Nine Sages in Mount Xiang depicts the 9th-century poet Bai Juyi and eight of his peers in full creative flow in Henan province, far from the imper
  
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• Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump's Twitter endorsements – cartoon

  06-01-2017 21:53
  
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• Take a look round the amazing house shaped like a cowboy boot - you could even rent it

  06-01-2017 21:47 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The unique and whimsical two bedroom, one bathroom home has been designed and built by artist Dan Phillips
  
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• Restaurants and beloved brands tweak menus and recipes to cater for vegans

  06-01-2017 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chains like Las Iguanas, Zizzi and Leon as well as Hellmann's and Flora are providing more vegan options in their products and meals to cater for the growing number giving up meat and dairy in Britain.
  
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• Fergus Wilson BANS single mothers and battered wives from becoming tenants

  06-01-2017 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fergus Wilson, 69,a landlord, in Kent defended a document posted online which revealed criteria for tenants to be allowed to rent houses from him. He does not want tenants to be mums or plumbers.
  
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• EuroMillions results: Tonight's winning numbers for £31 million jackpot on Friday, January 6

  06-01-2017 21:38 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tonight's estimated jackpot could net you a life-changing sum - but have you just become a multi-millionaire? Check your numbers here...
  
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• Chris Froome refuses to back Sir Dave Brailsford over drugs questions

  06-01-2017 21:34
  
  • Triple Tour de France winner hedges his bets on Jiffy bag question
  • ‘I’ve always been very focused in my stance on doping, on riding clean’Chris Froome was unwilling or unable to give a firm endorsement of Sir Dave Brailsford despite being repeatedly invited to back the beleaguered Team Sky principal during a 25-minute press conference on Friday.Brailsford has been under pressure since the revelation in October that Team Sky had taken delivery of a Jiffy bag contai
  
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• How a 2014 Chris Froome interview prompted fresh questions for Team Sky over Fluimucil use

  06-01-2017 21:33
  
  Chris Froome said that at his previous team he had been injected with Fluimucil, which Sir David Brailsford told MPs was in the package delivered to Team Sky at the 2011 Critérium du DauphinéFurther information has emerged surrounding the medicine Fluimucil, stated by Sir Dave Brailsford to be the substance in the mystery Jiffy bag delivered to Team Sky’s doctor at the time, Richard Freeman, at the final day of the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2011. The medicine is
  
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• Boy, 15, in court charged with manslaughter of 'hard working' Polish man

  06-01-2017 21:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Arkadiusz Jozwik was attacked outside a row of takeaway shops in Harlow, Essex
  
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• Fort Lauderdale Airport shooting suspect named as Esteban Santiago: what we know so far

  06-01-2017 21:27 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Senator Bill Nelson named Santiago on, saying he was carrying military identification - the suspect was reportedly also wearing a Star Wars t-shirt
  
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• Andy Murray to face Novak Djokovic in final of Qatar Open

  06-01-2017 21:24
  
  • World No1 beats Tomas Berdych to reach final in Doha
  • ‘It’s been the perfect week to get ready for the Australian Open’Andy Murray will face long-term rival Novak Djokovic in the final of the Qatar Open following a straight sets victory over Tomas Berdych. Related: Novak Djokovic beats Fernando Verdasco to reach Qatar Open finalContinue reading...
  
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• Florida airport shooting: Fears of 'co-ordinated attack' amid reports of 'second gunman on the loose'

  06-01-2017 21:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT At least 13 people were shot during the terrifying incident at Fort Lauderdale Airport in Florida, officials say
  
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• Florida airport shooting: Fears of 'co-ordinated attack' after reports of 'second gunman on the loose'

  06-01-2017 21:22 via mirror.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT At least 13 people were shot by a gunman at Fort Lauderdale Airport in Florida this afternoon, officials say
  
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• Samantha Butler who beat up 'sugar daddy' pensioner is jailed for 14 years

  06-01-2017 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gordon Bland, 79, offered Samantha Butler, 40, cash to 'help her out a bit' after meeting her in his local pub. But when they got back to his flat in Crystal Palace, south-east London, she attacked him.
  
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• Britain blamed for derailing Barack Obama's plans to bomb Syria by John Kerry

  06-01-2017 21:09 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The US Secretary of State said MPs’ 2013 vote against action hindered President Obama using force against the Assad regime
  
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• NHS faces 'humanitarian crisis' as demand rises, British Red Cross warns

  06-01-2017 21:05
  
  Senior doctor calls health service ‘broken’ after deaths of two patients left to wait on trolleys at Worcestershire Royal hospitalThe NHS is facing a “humanitarian crisis” as hospitals and ambulance services struggle to keep up with rising demand, the British Red Cross has said, following the deaths of two patients after long waits on trolleys in hospital corridors.Worcestershire Royal hospital launched an investigation on Friday into the deaths and did not deny reports t
  
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• US tanks arrive in Germany to help Nato defences

  06-01-2017 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The largest shipment of US brigades since the Cold War is arriving in northern Germany.
  
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• Israel to cut $6m from UN dues in protest over settlements resolution

  06-01-2017 20:57
  
  Country’s UN mission says figure represents portion of its contribution that goes ‘to anti-Israel bodies’, including agency for Palestinian refugeesIsrael has announced it is cutting approximately $6m in its annual dues to the United Nations this year to protest last month’s security council resolution condemning Israeli settlements as “a flagrant violation under international law”.Israel’s UN mission said the amount represented the portion of Israel&rsq
  
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• Courier wins holiday pay in key tribunal ruling on gig economy

  06-01-2017 20:39
  
  Judge decries contract and rules CitySprint must award holiday pay to cycle courier wrongly classed as self-employedA cycle courier working for the delivery firm CitySprint has won the right to paid holidays and minimum pay in a key ruling on the gig economy.The central London employment tribunal ruled that CitySprint had unlawfully failed to award holiday pay to Mags Dewhurst and had wrongly classed her as a self-employed freelancer. CitySprint, which has 3,500 self-employed couriers in the UK,
  
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