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Glasgow flat bought with Scotcoins in UK first

Businessman Peter McGowan bought a two-bedroom apartment with ScotcoinsIt is the first time the digital currency has been used to buy property in the UKThe apartment in Glasgow was [...]

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Russia locks up acclaimed Bolshoi Theatre director

Russian authorities have detained the theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov on suspicion of fraud, a move that critics denounced as the latest sign of increasing censorsh [...]

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Baby orangutans rescued from poacher in Borneo

Police have rescued two 'severely distressed' baby orangutans who were about to be smuggled out of West Borneo by an unscrupulous gang of traffickers. The two primates, a male and [...]

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Georgia paralyzed bride Jaquie Goncher is pregnant

A Georgia woman who famously walked down the aisle at her dream wedding despite being paralyzed as a teen is now expecting a baby.Jaquie Goncher, 26, of Marietta, Georgia, became a [...]

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Devon woman had relationship with a 14-year-old girl

A woman who had a lesbian relationship with a teenage girl was caught because they filmed themselves romping half naked on a bed.Indianna Northcott, of Torquay, Devon, was 19 when [...]

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French chief claims third on terror watchlist mentally ill

Nearly a third of people on a French terror watchlist are believed to have psychiatric disorders, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said TuesdayNearly a third of people on a French [...]

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Kurri Kurri cancer victim Hannah Rye’s mum posts tribute

The mother of a schoolgirl, 15, who died from cancer just weeks after taking her 'knight in shining armour' Trent Hodkinson to her formal, has paid a heartbreaking tribute. Hannah [...]

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US military propaganda video from the Korean War unearthed

An American military video showing its troops pounding North Korea with heavy artillery in the 1950s has surfaced as tensions between the two nations again escalate.The footage fro [...]

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Sydney day-cares shut down for ripping off taxpayers

Dozens of daycares have been shut down after making up number of childrenThey provided incorrect records by creating 'phantom children' in their care More than 70 per cent of tho [...]

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Conservationist killed by falling tree in Hampshire

A conservationist who spent his life trying to prevent deforestation was killed when a cherry tree fell in stormy weather and crushed his car, an inquest heard.Social scientist Dav [...]

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Lewis Carroll’s pictures of the real Alice to be exhibited

Author Lewis Carroll's photographs of the girl who inspired Alice's Adventures In Wonderland are going on display - together with images of his muse as an older woman.Carroll's ima [...]

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Florida cat with two legs runs and climbs in cute video

Anakin is a five-year-old cat living in Pensacola, FloridaHe was born without back legs or a pelvis but can balance on his front legsCarrie Hawks rescued him in 2012 when he was a [...]

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Man saves drowning dog from canal in Malaysia

Dangling from one hand, he hooks his feet round the dog to save it from water Video shows him scoop the animal to safety with the help of another man The hero was praised as his [...]

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Melbourne terror attack plotters had ‘volatile chemicals’

Chemicals capable of making an explosive nicknamed 'Mother of Satan' were allegedly found in the possession of four men accused of plotting a Christmas Day terror attack in Melbour [...]

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Monterey Car Week is the $133 MILLION car auction

Monterey Car Week is one of the biggest motoring events on the US calendar. And the RM Sotheby's classic car auction taking place there is one of the biggest sales of the year.The [...]

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Website slammed idea children dress up as holocaust victim

A children's book website has been slammed by Jewish leaders for encouraging kids to dress up as a fictional victim of the Holocaust.The blog post on the Children's Books Daily web [...]

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Do YOU want a brainy child? Play ‘I spy’ from day 1

Playing 'I spy' with your newborn in the supermarket will do wonders for their minds.According to a new study, infants who are encouraged to interact with stimulating, brightly-col [...]

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Roxy Jacenko opens up on marriage and business

Her marriage to disgraced businessman Oliver Curtis was previously subject to divorce rumours.And Roxy Jacenko has revealed she considered ending their union, telling The Wentwort [...]

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Solar eclipse could cause eye problems for people

Experts warned people repeatedly not to stare directly at the eclipse without protective eyewear because it could cause retina damage and permanent vision loss. Yet some people co [...]

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Guildford mother shouted at for changing son’s nappy

A mother of twins who was shouted at by a restaurant manager when she changed her son's nappy in front of other diners has sparked a furious online debate.Dion Skull, 31, says she [...]

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Michael Fallon praises Trump for Afghanistan decision

The British Defence Secretary today welcomed the decision by Donald Trump to leave US troops in Afghanistan.Sir Michael Fallon said Britain was playing its part by increasing by [...]

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‘Singheart’ molecule could mean heart cells self-repair

Damaged heart cells could potentially self-heal with a ground-breaking discovery in the treatment of cardiovascular disease.Researchers have identified a non-coding acid that regul [...]

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Asda mocked for printing 10,000 ‘Isle of White’ bags

Asda produced 10,000 carrier bags for the launch of a new store in NewportThe bags for life were decorated with a design by two local schoolchildrenBut eagle-eyed shoppers noticed [...]

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Montana couple ‘stabbed two people to death’

A man and woman from western Montana have been charged in the stabbing deaths of two people whose bodies were found in plastic tubs of chemicals in the basement of a Missoula home. [...]

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‘Angelina Jolie effect’ fail | Daily Mail Online

Shortly after she made her breast and ovarian cancer battle public, actress Angelina Jolie was credited with increasing awareness amongst women of the importance of screening. The [...]

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Yorkshire Ripper denies hammer attack murder of man

Sutcliffe, who lived in Bradford, West Yorkshire, believed he was on a 'mission from God' to kill prostitutes, although not all his victims were.His other victims, aged between 16 [...]

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Superintendent put on paid leave after racist comment

An official in Dudley, Massachusetts has apologized after calling a black CNN political commentator a 'stupid porch monkey' after watching a heated debate about the violence in Cha [...]

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‘Fantasist’ conman took cancer patient’s life savings

Conman and fantasist: Michael Cremin managed to rake in millions for himself by pretending to be a barrister A 'fantasist' who posed as a barrister to trick a terminal cancer pati [...]

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Swiss to vote on whether to ban halal and kosher

Piece of legislation was introduced in June and politicians are set to vote on itIt would include a ban on imports of both halal and kosher meats from abroadReligious slaughter of [...]

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Australian Bali escapee Shaun Davidson ‘in Indonesia’

He's spent months boasting of his international jet-setting lifestyle after digging his way out of Bali's notorious Kerobokan jail.But Australian prison escapee Shaun Davidson, 33, [...]

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McMaster lobbied Trump with Afghanistan miniskirt photo

National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster helped persuade President Donald Trump to recommit to the Afghanistan war effort by showing him an old photo of Afghan women strolling the s [...]

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Over a thousand robots dance in unison

Have you ever imagined your city being taken over by an army of robots? This has just happened in China, expect the robots were there for a dance party.Engineers in Guangzhou gathe [...]

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Couple win $3.25m after adopted baby killed by birth dad

A lesbian couple have been awarded $3.25million after their adopted baby boy was reclaimed by his birth mother, only to be murdered by his father weeks later.Rachel and Heidi McFar [...]

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Connie Johnson shares reality of her life in hospice

Connie Johnson has shared the heartbreaking reality of her life in hospice care, as she nears the end of her fight against terminal cancer.The sister of actor Samuel Johnson descri [...]

Business & Finance

Lenders offer fewer and shorter balance transfers

Credit card borrowers are beginning to see the choice and length of interest-free balance transfer deals shrink in a sign that providers may be reining in lending, amid mounting co [...]

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Woman claims R&B singer R Kelly ‘brainwashed’ her

A woman claims she had underage sex with R. Kelly and entered an abusive relationship with him after meeting the singer outside his 2008 child pornography trial in Chicago when she [...]