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Four kangaroos battle it out on suburban NSW front yard

A group of four huge kangaroos were caught boxing on suburban nature stripFilmed from a car, two young girls were left in hysterics watching the roos fight The innocent girls gave [...]

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Group of Labour MPs accuse Corbyn of ‘scuppering Brexit’

Jeremy Corbyn is facing a Commons rebellion next week after Eurosceptic Labour MPs accused him of ‘trying to scupper Brexit’ by blocking vital new legislation.The Labour leader [...]

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Ministers launch yet another consultation on Heathrow

Ministers announced yet another consultation on plans to expand Heathrow Airport yesterday - but insisted it will not cause further delays to the project.Proposals for a third run [...]

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South Wales woman ‘shares body with five personalities’

A 25-year-old woman has opened up about her five personalities and how her mind would regularly switch from one character to another without warning.Jessica Mayer, from South Wales [...]

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Car insurance is going up but by less than feared

Drivers look set to benefit from a smaller-than-expected rise in car insurance after Ministers unveiled an overhaul of injury compensation rules yesterday.The average premium coul [...]

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Ruth Deech: Voting Leave in Hampstead ‘is like coming out’

Ruth Deech, a Crossbench peer, said some friends in Hampstead had even abandoned her after she admitted backing BrexitHampstead, where the average house price is more than £1 mill [...]

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University chief claims £8,000 for cleaning and laundry

Dame Glynis Breakwell, pictured, faced calls to quit the University of Bath last night after it emerged she had claimed more than £18,000 in total during the last academic yearA u [...]

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Gay marriage yes and no campaigners clash in Brisbane

Supporters and opponents of same sex marriage have clashed outside a Brisbane church following the High Court decision allowing a postal vote to go ahead.Police say one woman was a [...]

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X-Factor singer called school friend ‘p***’ in messages

Kayleigh Taylor, an X-Factor contestant who became an overnight sensation thanks to her stunning performance, once sent a barrage of racist messages to a former schoolmateAn X-Fact [...]

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Pregnant teacher is missing after not showing up to school

Laura Elizabeth Wallen, 31, has not been seen or heard from since Monday in Olney, MarylandShe sent a 'troubling' message to her family about an hour after she was last seen at her [...]

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Food safety myths like rinsing frozen meat debunked

From the 'five-second rule' to thawing raw meat on the counter, there are an abundance of food safety myths to grapple with. But many don't have any validity to them at all, and A [...]

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Funeral for Battle of Britain spitfire pilot Ken Wilkinson

A Spitfire pilot who wore his wife's knickers round his neck in the Battle of Britain has been laid to rest.Ken Wilkinson, who once jokingly told Prince William off for 'flying ch [...]

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Criminals could ditch court by agreeing to therapy instead

Former Labour minister David Lammy outlined the proposal as part of a plan to improve the treatment of black, Asian and minority ethnic people in the criminal justice systemCrimina [...]

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Prince Harry says Britons bottle up mental health problems

Harry arrived in Northern Ireland for his first official visit to the country to meet peace-building charity, Co-operation Ireland, which has been running for almost 40 yearsPrinc [...]

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Scientists discover there are 27 different emotions

Scientists have discovered that the range of emotions humans experience is much wider than previously thought.While it was originally thought we feel just six emotions, researchers [...]

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Savannah Guthrie celebrates 10th NBC anniversary

Today marks 10 years that Savannah Guthrie has been toiling away at NBC. And in honor of the big day the Today show's anchors offered up a 'very special throwback Thursday' for th [...]

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Computer addict loses 187lbs thanks to metal detecting

A computer addict from Avon Lake, Ohio, who ballooned to 384lbs after playing games for 50 hours a week lost almost half his body weight after taking up metal detecting. Jeff Neme [...]

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Rescuers work to save wine collections menaced by Irma

Swooping in ahead of Hurricane Irma's feared weekend arrival, an emergency response team is rescuing rare treasures - some of them survivors of world wars and all of them liquid - [...]

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Catholic cardinal calls Bennon preposterous and insulting

A high-ranking Roman Catholic official blasted former White House strategist Steve Bannon on Thursday, hours after CBS published footage of him claiming the Church supports illegal [...]

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Spotify and Hulu team up for $4.99 offer for students

U.S. college students can buy Spotify Premium music streaming and Hulu TV streaming for a combined, deeply discounted $4.99 per month, in a new student subscription bundle the comp [...]

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Picture of Manchester Arena bomb site released

Picture shows repair work underway inside the Manchester Arena's City Room It has been released before Saturday's WeAreManchester benefit showThat will be the first concert held a [...]

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Sunshine Coast grandfather jailed over sexual abuse

Sunshine Coast grandfather sexually abused his granddaughter over 10 yearsPleaded guilty to five charges of abuse committed between 2003 and 2013The man kissed her and rubbed his [...]

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Epson unveils $3,000 ‘laser TV’ with 10-foot display

For anyone who wants a big screen at home but doesn't want to hang a massive , but not a giant set that dominates their wall, it could be the perfect product.Epson has revealed a n [...]

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Banks to offer ‘mortgage for life’

Older borrowers may soon be offered mortgages that last a lifetime and do not have to be repaid until they die or go into care.These so-called 'mortgages for life' could be availab [...]

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Manchester driver arrested after car smashes into teens

A 16-year-old boy was arrested after the car he was driving ploughed into the wall of a house seriously injuring two teenage girls as they walked along the road with friends.The te [...]

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Teens accused of MMA fighter’s murder stole drugs, cash

The three teens accused in the killing of mixed martial arts fighter Aaron 'The Matzoh Brawler' Rajman, reportedly rummaged his home for marijuana, narcotics, money and swords.Rob [...]

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Magic School Bus fans tear into Netflix reboot

As it goes with any reboot of a childhood TV favorite, there are opinions aplenty out there about the new Netflix version of Magic School Bus - and many of them aren't too positive [...]

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Now one in ten people are working after the age of 65

The number of men and women working beyond their 65th birthday has more than quadrupled in the last 20 years, government figures showed last night.In a sign that an increasing numb [...]

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Woman over ‘botched boob job’ death in Sydney

A second woman has been charged over the death of a Chinese national during a botched boob job at a beauty salon in Sydney. Jean Huang, 35, died in hospital last Friday after sh [...]

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Roger Goodell sidesteps question on Colin Kaepernick

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he is not a 'football person' when asked if controversial free agent Colin Kaepernick should be signed to an NFL roster NFL commissioner Roger [...]

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Girl films her horror as she wakes up in an empty train

A college freshman filmed the terrifying moment she woke up in a train car in a desolate rail yard hundreds of miles from her home on Wednesday night.Claire Connelly, from Highland [...]

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Girl of 13 helped save eight people with donated organs

After the death of Jemima Layzell, pictured, her organs were used to save the lives of eight peopleWhen 13-year-old Jemima Layzell said she would like to donate her organs to help [...]

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Brynne Edelsten’s ex is in shock over her lesbian fling

They were happily celebrating their engagement less than a month ago.But fast forward to today, and comedian Brett Hunter has been left single and heartbroken after Brynne Edelsten [...]

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Traffic nightmares as people flee Florida before Irma hits

The race to flee Hurricane Irma has become a marathon nightmare for many as more than a half-million people have been ordered to leave South Florida before the category 5 storm str [...]

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Appeals court rules against more of Trump travel ban

A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's limited view of who is allowed into the U.S. under the president's travel ban.A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Ci [...]

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How to charge your phone when there’s no power

As extreme weather events have left thousands without power, the question of how to keep your phone fully charged is more important than ever. From battery packs, solar panels and [...]