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JANE FRYER on how Milne’s Pooh went from fierce to cute

Like most of us, Winnie-the-Pooh has many faults. He is unashamedly greedy — particularly when it comes to honey, or ‘hunny’ as he likes to call it.We are, after all, talking [...]

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Melbourne weather Snowstorm to hit Victoria with rain

Australia's top ski resorts could receive more than one metre of snow over the next week as a monster storm hits the south and east coast.Damaging winds, thunderstorms and heavy ra [...]

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Dog walkers ‘to face £1,000 fines if they don’t have bags’

Dog walkers could face fines of up to £1,000 if they can't prove they have a plastic bag to pick up their dog's mess.Under new town hall plans, police or council officers will iss [...]

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Simple tips to stop mindless eating once and for all

Every person with an appetite and a set of taste-buds has been struck with the mid-morning munchies or a bout of afternoon snack cravings at least once. But according to experts, [...]

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Kate Middleton still hopes to take George for first day

The Duchess of Cambridge is still ‘hopeful’ she will be able to take Prince George to his first day of school, sources have said.But a decision will not be made until the time [...]

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Melbourne tram ‘explodes’ on track causing traffic chaos

Melbourne tram has exploded, causing peak hour traffic chaos on Tuesday Eight routes into the city have been shut down as a result of the incidentWitnesses said they heard multipl [...]

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Lady Gaga cancels Montreal concert after falling sick

Lady Gaga has pulled the plug on her Monday night concert in Montreal, Canada, after falling sick.The singer announced the gig's cancellation via Twitter telling fans she'd become [...]

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Days after Mail story, ministers act on £2,500 bin fines

Town halls were last night ordered to stop threatening families with £2,500 fines and criminal convictions for overloading their bins.Ministers accused them of misusing the law af [...]

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Looters stole from Houston home with dead woman inside

Agnes Stanley, 89, drowned on Sunday when floodwaters rose inside her home She was found by a neighbor floating in about four feet of water after she insisted on riding out the hu [...]

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Sorry chaps, being a kept man is bad for your health

For modern men sick of the daily grind, it may seem like the perfect solution.But stepping back from work to let your wife be the main breadwinner may not be quite as relaxing as i [...]

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Australian mum disappears in Iraq rescuring two children

Australian mother has disappeared after travelling to Iraq to find her children The anonymous woman, known as Ms Alfarsi, travelled to Middle East last year Ms Alfarsi was attemp [...]

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Dame Vera’s plea to save White Cliffs of Dover for the UK

Dame Vera Lynn is backing a bid to save the White Cliffs of Dover from developersFor Second World War troops far from home, her voice evoked images of the famous White Cliffs.And [...]

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Weetabix boss left £42million fortune to family

A business tycoon who transformed Weetabix into the one of the world's best loved breakfasts left a £42million fortune to his wife and family.Sir Richard George sold the popular [...]

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Netflix and box sets are killing off novels, says author

Robert Harris, who wrote Pompeii, Engima and Fatherland, said slick television programmes are so easily available that they shove novels out of the limelightNetflix and DVD box s [...]

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Murder suspect used Lyft to move remains of Temple student

Jenna Burleigh's remains were transported more than 100 miles from Jenkintown to Paupack Township in a Lyft carThe suspect accused of murdering Jenna Burleigh transported her rema [...]

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Financial complaints rise by 20,000 in six months

Customer complaints about almost every financial product, from current accounts to credit cards and PPI, have surged, official figures show.The financial ombudsman took on 170,083 [...]

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Dog mauls young girl’s face in Perth park

Paige Hankee, 10, was mauled by a three-legged dog in a Perth park on SundayThe young girl had asked the dog's owner if she could pat him before the attackShe was taken to hospital [...]

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Sydney police cracking down on wealthy cocaine users

People living in Sydney's most exclusive eastern suburbs will be the target of ramped up drug testing, aimed at catching high-flying cocaine users.Roadside drug testing has previou [...]

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Is this the worst Airbnb guest EVER?

A devastated homeowner who rented her Parisian studio apartment on Airbnb returned to find it reduced to a 'squat' strewn with faeces, urine and rubbish.Horrifying pictures posted [...]

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Queensland dog suffers gunshot wounds to the head

The one-year-old dog was playing outside her owner's Lockyer Valley homeThe shooter would have only been one to three metres away when it happenedSeven of the 30 bullets were remov [...]

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‘Fantasist’ behind VIP abuse ring claim can keep payout

A man known only as 'Nick' pocketed £50,000 as a victim of crime in the caseThe man has not had to repay the thousands, despite his claims being fakeHe is one of several let of [...]

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Man rushed to hospital following SA truck rollover

One person has been injured after two trucks side-swiped each other TuesdayThe incident occurred on Hunter Road, Paisley in South Australia around 5amA truck carrying live chickens [...]

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Huntingdon health spa boss is cleared of sexual assault

Kerry Brocklebank pictured smiling outside court after she was cleared of sexual assaultA health spa owner acquitted of sexually assaulting a customer by giving him an unwanted mas [...]

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How to get eating back on track in time for summer diet

With summer just around the corner and swimwear season inching ever closer, many will be thinking of shifting a few pesky kilos before the weather heats up.Which is why Australian [...]

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Antarctic volcanic eruptions linked to climate changes

Researchers have discovered that a 192-year series of volcanic eruptions in Antarctica coincided with accelerated deglaciation 17,700 years ago. Researchers found that eruptions f [...]

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House price rise make 1 in 79 Brits over 21 a millionaire

One in 79 Britons over the age of 21 is now a millionaire thanks to the relentless rise of property prices.The number is up from one in 84 last year and is the highest level on rec [...]

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Virgin Atlantic offers Wi-Fi across its entire fleet

Virgin Atlantic has become the first airline in Europe to offer Wi-Fi across its entire fleet.It means that its customers can remain connected across flights to and from the US, th [...]

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Fermi telescope spots gamma-rays from unknown sources

Researchers analyzing nearly 7.5 years of observations collected by NASA’s Fermi space telescope have spotted thousands of distant flares known as gamma ray bursts.They’ve so f [...]

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Britain gave £200,000 of foreign aid to Burmese forces

British foreign aid is being used to train the Burmese army, which is accused of the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims.The country is facing a UN war crimes investig [...]

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What the life of weather presenter Sam Mac is REALLY like

It's one of the most sought-after positions in Australia which sees its journalists become celebrities.But life on breakfast television isn't as glamorous as you might think, with [...]

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Kate and William show they will defy royal convention

For this very modern couple, yesterday’s news is further proof of their defiance of recent royal convention and a determination to fashion their lives in the middle-class Middlet [...]

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Hollywood superstars denounce Trump’s Plan to end DACA

Tech, business giants and Hollywood stars blasted President Donald Trump's plan to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, commonly known as DACA.Two sources close [...]

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Taylor Swift’s raunchy bridesmaid’s speech

Taylor Swift is used to giving speeches on-stage as she accepts her countless awards, but her latest one was a tad more raunchy than most.The pop star took to the microphone at he [...]

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Frauds offer postal staff £1k a week to steal bank cards

Fraudsters are offering postal workers up to £1,000 a week to intercept and steal bank cards.Online adverts promise cash to tempt staff into snatching letters containing credit ca [...]

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Lil Wayne’s daughter Reginae Carter updates fan on father

Reginae Carter, the daughter of rapper Lil Wayne, had a positive update on Monday regarding the status of her father following his recent hospitalization.The rapper, 34, was sent t [...]

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Shocking moment a G4S officer throttles detainee

This is the shocking moment staff at a G4S immigration centre physically restrained and apparently tried to throttle a self-harming detainee.The man, named only as Abass and stayin [...]