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• 'Don't get in the girls way...not any more!' Caitlyn Jenner says she is ready to take the spotlight away from her five daughters
• Facebook boss promises to support Muslims on social network
• Australian police charge two with conspiracy to commit "terrorism" after raids
• Police: Suspect fatally shot by law enforcement officer
• Guatemala presents formal accusation against ex-president
• Ronny Deila admits pride at stake as Celtic stand on brink of failing to win European group game for first time in their history
• How hipsters are making farmers filthy rich: Landholder is harvesting 20 tonnes of baby spinach A WEEK to feed the new green smoothie obsession
• Heathrow Express has to axe 'every 15 minutes' advert after disgruntled customer pointed out engineering works means service is less frequent late at night 
• Guptill century puts New Zealand in strong position
• U.S. Congress in gun law gridlock after deadly shootings
• Puerto Rico for first time allows same-sex couple to adopt
• Gent become first Belgian side to progress to Champions League knockout stage after 2-1 win against Zenit St Petersburg
• UN approves resolution on impact of conflict on youths
• Test Series New Zealand v Sri Lanka scoreboard
• 'We're loving all the cute hand-me-downs!' Jessa Duggar Seewald shares sweet snap of newborn son Spurgeon wearing cousin Israel's overalls 
• Storm Desmond claims its THIRD victim: Pensioner, 70, hit by sign blown over in high winds dies in hospital - as new aerial pictures show the awesome scale of the floods that have hit Cumbria
• The Ed and Elton show! Sheeran surprises Australian fans at his sold-out Sydney concert with a duet performance alongside legendary singer John
• Can anyone save our beloved Jaeger? How the British brand is struggling and how they're trying to recover 
• Australia win toss and bat in first Windies Test
• Trudeau says White House state dinner a sign of better ties
• Arsenal through to the Champions League knockout stages thanks to Olivier Giroud: Twitter reacts to the Frenchman's hat-trick
• Crystal Palace set to land former Tottenham youngster Randall Williams after non-league teen sensation impress on trial
• Disappointed Neville remains upbeat after opening loss
• I can't abide Little Miss Perfect: Katie Derham’s a class act. But, the Strictly star is guilty of an unforgivable sin: not being a woman’s woman
• The Weeknd sued for using sample on hit The Hills without consent... as Twitter may play a pivotal role on the case
• Prosecutor will seek death penalty in Kentucky boy's death
• GOP adds another presidential debate In January
• Feeling like a Grinch? At least it won't shorten your life
• Billionaire Bush donor begins personal anti-Trump campaign
• Hilarious moment Donald Trump gets spooked by bald eagle named Uncle Sam during photo shoot at his desk
• Test Series Australia v West Indies line-ups
• Australia win toss, choose to bat in Hobart
• What an entrance! Lauren Goodger shows off slimmed-down figure in super short mini dress and thigh-high boots as she films scenes for her festive return to TOWIE
• Tesla says Australian utility Origin to market solar battery
• Accused family planning shooter shouts out guilt in court
• Hundreds of Iraqi compensation claims against the MoD are thrown out: Judges overturn ruling that allowed civilians to sue over detention and mistreatment
• Win the Champions League? Let's see, says Chelsea's Mourinho
• Fiat Chrysler to pay $70 mln U.S. auto safety fine - sources
• TOWIE's Kate Wright takes the plunge in low cut ivory gown for date night with beau Dan Edgar at Daddy's Home premiere
• Manchester United lack real quality, says Roy Keane... but Old Trafford legend stands up for under-fire Louis van Gaal
• US, Japan test interceptor missile off Southern California
• FIRST LOOK: Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd's character in The Force Awakens revealed... with a VERY Princess Leia hairdo
• One fifth of Americans are online 'almost constantly': Study reveals just how much young people are addicted to the internet
• Olivier Giroud reveals relief as hat-trick against Olympiacos sends Arsenal into the Champions League Last 16
• Plus-size store Lane Bryant criticized by customers on Twitter for using thin models and mannequins, and for its 'poor' decision to hire Wendy Williams as a spokesperson
• U.S. Senate Democrats propose new 'czar' to fight Islamic State
• Raheem Sterling modelling his game on Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as Manchester City star reveals he is his own harshest critic   
• Testimony from officer charged in Freddie Gray case
• Mums and daughters so close they can’t cope when it’s time for university: The teens who found their homesickness unbearable
• 'No way, Jose!' Ashley Olsen reunites with Full House co-stars Candace Cameron Bure and Bob Saget at Cool Comedy benefit
• Prisoners could let be out early on 'sat-nav tags': Device would allow officials to monitor killers, sex attackers and robbers every MINUTE of the day
• A look at challenges Chicago mayor faces beyond police abuse
• New Yorkers loathe Trump Muslim ban but don't mind his buildings
• Teen arrested over Miami murder of rabbi
• McCain eyes ban on U.S. military use of Russian rocket engines
• Students rescue an adorable wallaby dubbed 'Swampy' they found swimming in the ocean ONE KILOMETRE from the shore
• Jose Mourinho insists Champions League group runners-up will want to face Chelsea due to poor Premier League form
• 'Boxing is my therapy': Meet the female boxing champion whose daughter, 7, has such a potent form leukaemia that it can't be treated with chemotherapy
• Man pleads not guilty in slaying of baby shot riding in car
• Roma advance but jeered by fans after 0-0 draw
• Kiev grab last-16 place with lucky break against Maccabi
• Eddie Jones ready to axe England back room staff within 48 hours, with 'no one safe' as new boss lines up replacements
• Directors Guild study spotlights gender inequity in film
• Mac on... Tyson Fury's latest controversy 
• Plus-sized models 'are FUELLING the obesity crisis': Ads featuring larger models 'promote the idea being overweight is acceptable'
• Paraguayan championship results and standings
• Male teacher, 59, who had an affair with a student, 18, wins $90,000 compensation after successfully claiming he was unfairly sacked when the relationship was exposed 
• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger hails 'perfect' Olivier Giroud after 'great escape' secures spot in the Champions League last 16
• Fear grips U.S. Muslim college students after Trump proposal
• Jose Mourinho stood outside Chelsea dressing room during half-time to avoid ban for sending team out late for second half
• U.S. short-term government funding bill to last until Dec. 16
• Is food bank boom over as demand finally eases? Higher employment and stricter controls on who receives vouchers thought to be responsible for usage leveling off
• Russian man gets 9 years in federal prison in ID theft case
• Rape. Raw violence. Vulgarity. Why are children’s books today so VILE, asks children's author Lynne Reid Banks?  
• Gun groups move mock shooting off Texas campus after warning
• Jeep owner turns down 'ridiculous' $61,000 offer for his faulty Grand Cherokee - after the company gave him a contract banning his TODDLER from talking about the cars
• Showtime renews Homeland for sixth season as The Affair is confirmed to come back
• Liverpool striker Divock Origi keen to seize first-team chance as he aims to prove himself 'not just in one game'
• Modest Chinese dinosaur was forerunner to later horned behemoths
• Five charged in Australia over terror plot
• Gary Neville cannot inspire Valencia as Lyon send them into Europa League
• Engineer in NYC train derailment apologies for crash
• Flipping Out star Jeff Lewis wishes happy holidays from his six embryos after revealing he and partner Gage Edward are trying for a family with IVF 
• Lawyers: Process to contest no-fly list is still inadequate
• 'Our children's futures will be in doubt': Waleed Aly launches withering attack on his Channel 10 colleague Andrew Bolt's use of 'science' to deny the planet is warming
• America's group of super rich men only got even richer in 2015 as new list reveals one CEO made a whopping $29.5 billion this year alone  
• Emotional moment 'Secret Santa' hands out $100 bills in the street to help Ferguson residents still reeling from riots sparked by police shooting of black teenager Michael Brown
• Vermont medical school delves into marijuana science
• Casually-clad Justin Bieber takes his Lamborghini to lunch at Prime 112 in Miami... and promises 'to drive safe'
• Caitlyn Jenner, 66, 'in talks to follow in the footsteps of daughter Kendall, 20, by modeling for H&M'
• Yeezus off duty: Kanye West leaves Kim Kardashian at home with new baby son Saint one day after they return from hospital
• Parents of baby Jaxon who was born with half his skull missing share touching photos of their son meeting Santa for the first time and a Christmas card thanking supporters
• Facebook's Zuckerberg speaks out in support of Muslims
• The disgusting video that will make you think twice about getting a facial: Beautician SPITS on a customer's face and smears it in as he lies blissfully unaware
• Judge allows expansion of Uber class-action suit
• Kiev grab last 16 place with lucky break against Maccabi
• Dramatic moment taxi driver is dragged more than 20m down busy road in Toronto after he confronts Uber driver during protest
• Olympiacos 0-3 Arsenal PLAYER RATINGS: Olivier Giroud steals show but Mesut Ozil and Joel Campbell also shine for Gunners
• The Latest: Clinic suspect says defense wants to hide truth
• Giroud treble inspires rampant Arsenal to reach last 16
• First ever test-tube dogs give 'puppy love' a new meaning
• Did Sam Wood just refer to himself as Eve's 'dad'? The Bachelor star wrote a cryptic post online under a picture of girlfriend Snezana Markoski's daughter and a puppy
• Accused ex-Brazil federation boss to give evidence in Congress
• Mayor: Cleveland police accepting of departmental reforms
• Texas police chief, others urge citizens to arm themselves
• Australian police say arrest two in 'counter-terror' raids
• Nine children. One mum and dad. ZERO benefits Meet an utterly inspiring family of the sort you feared no longer existed 
• MLB officials push all clubs to add safety netting
• 'I love you with all my heart!' Catherine Zeta-Jones shares sweet 99th birthday message for father-in-law Kirk Douglas
• U.S. judge denies another Texas request to block Syrian refugees
• Manchester United unhappy with hot dressing room at Wolfsburg during Champions League exit
• Former U.S. official pleads guilty to 'sextortion' hacking scheme
• Teenage boy, 15, charged over plan to carry out a terrorist attack on Federal Police building was 'radicalised a year ago and has been convicted of carrying an illegal gun' 
• Climate 'loss and damage' controversy smoulders at Paris talks
• Suspect in deadly Planned Parenthood attack declares self guilty
• 'Born-again' Christian government worker could face hate-crime charges after she was caught on camera throwing coffee and ranting at Muslims praying in a park
• Chelsea 2-0 Porto PLAYER RATINGS: Oscar and Eden Hazard turn on style for Jose Mourinho
• Was a California school Syed Farook's earlier target? Gun-buying friend of San Bernardino terrorist tells FBI HE helped plan a 2012 attack - as investigators discover photos of a high school on shooter's phone
• Top lawmaker unveils stopgap measure to prevent shutdown
• US STOCKS-Wall St falls alongside oil on global growth concerns
• Dismal Roma advance to last 16 as BATE fall short
• FAW make stand over 'divisive' BBC and apparent rugby bias as Euro 2016 heroes boycott Personality of the Year awards
• The secret of giving good directions: Scientists find order of words is critical - and say you should always start with a landmark and end with the destination
• Connecticut teen tests fire-breathing, turkey-roasting drone
• Raheem Sterling believes Manchester City will be a 'force to be reckoned with' in Champions League knockout rounds
• Lena Dunham speaks at THR event and asks 'power b***hes' to hire more women in entertainment
• Don't rush him: Chilled out Bullmastiff lumbers his way slowly through dog agility contest - and audience loves it
• Saudi women face off against men for first time in elections
• Liberty University president OK with guns in school's dorms
• U.S. short-term government funding bill to last until Dec. 16
• All heated up! Peter Stefanovic huffs and puffs in sweat-drenched shirt as he endures soft sand run barefoot on Bondi Beach
• 'It will get to the point where gay characters aren't even a big deal': Magda Szubanski praises prominence of homosexual roles in film as she says attitudes change
• Top of the chops! Megan Gale showcases shorter shoulder-length locks as she dazzles in plunging gown at the AACTAs
• Deputies who fatally shot Texas suspect will not be indicted
• Fiat Chrysler to pay $70 million U.S. auto safety fine -sources
• Erdogan: Turkish troops in Iraq at Iraqi PM's request since 2014
• Google chairman wants to censor the internet for hate speech: ‘Spell check’ for terrorism is needed, says Eric Schmidt 
• NHS mental health trust 'is slammed by an official report for failing to investigate more than 1,000 patient deaths' 
• Scalia channels U.S. top court colleague Thomas in race remarks
• Manchester United's transfer policy has left them with a squad not good enough or deep enough... Louis van Gaal needs stardust
• Streisand upstaged by Katzenberg at entertainment breakfast
• Judge denies AP request for juror info in ex-coal CEO trial
• Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel FINALLY apologizes for the death of Laquan McDonald as the city fights release of another video showing fatal shooting of a black teen by a white cop
• Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick play happy families as they take a sleepy Penelope out for lunch 
• RAISINA TATTLE: Indonesian team study India's broadcasting
• Conor McGregor vows to hit Jose Aldo with 'every limb' in UFC 194 clash in Las Vegas 
• Olympiacos 0-3 Arsenal: Four things we learned: Mesut Ozil is laughing in the face of his doubters... and Aaron Ramsey can be Premier League's best attacking midfielder
• Protests as Chicago mayor apologizes for police shooting
• Looking bow-tiful! Reese Witherspoon is her own best advert as she rocks a cute top with a pair of pink pumps
• Kerry Washington and husband sell Hollywood Hills home for almost $1million more than they paid for it 18 months ago
• She's done it again! Kirby Burgess goes commando at the AATCAs... but it's not the first time she's shamelessly flashed the flesh on the red carpet
• Centre wants three times more beds for swine flu patients this year
• Tamara Ecclestone and daughter Sophia arrive in New York for festive break as socialite enjoys holiday number THIRTEEN
• Could a hairdryer with a hood give you perfect locks? An electric nail buffer and other bonkers Christmas beauty gifts
• Neville suffers as Valencia crash out
• Iraq citizen wins $6.4million Oregon lotto jackpot - but his identity has to be kept secret in case he is robbed or kidnapped in his own country
• Republican lawmaker claims FBI led botched mission to release Bowe Bergdahl by paying a ransom to his Taliban captors
• The French invade Grape Britain! Champagne brand Taittinger has bought farmland in Kent to produce local sparkling wines
• Drew Barrymore shows her flare for fashion in stylish culottes as she bundles up for a meeting in New Jersey
• U.S. House to vote Friday on stop-gap bill to avoid gov't shutdown
• 'You've got your own angel right here!' Anna Heinrich breaks down in tears as she tells Tim Robards to 'STOP watching' Victoria's Secret runway show... but is it all a joke?
• Toronto cabbies clog city streets in protest against Uber
• Hernandez equaliser not enough for Leverkusen
• 'You shouldn't consider this a nil-nil draw because you both lost': Mr nice guy Brett Butler-Smythe is fired after both teams fail to sell a single snack on The Apprentice
• Congress inks pact on permanent Internet access tax ban
• Giroud treble inspires rampant Arsenal to reach last 16
• An early Christmas present! Jennifer Lopez posts sexy photo to announce new song El Mismo Sol has hit the top of the Latin Billboard charts
• Delhi Legal Services Authority won't pay to help struggling family of Uber rapist
• Lawyers ask court to reverse Brazil banker Esteves prison order
• How to cure YOUR phobia in just 2 minutes: Single dose of a beta blocker taken while holding a tarantula 'instantly reduces fear in terrified volunteers'
• Fancy a grilled choc-sandwich? The bizarre new packaged chocolate slices that look just like children's cheese singles
• Unbelievable full-court shot by Minnesota high school basketball player as time expires gives his team a once-in-a-lifetime victory 
• Former adult film actress says James Deen choked her unconscious in TENTH allegation against the embattled porn star
• The moment bikie executioner stepped out of his car and gunned down a fellow member of the Rebels at a petrol station
• Ghent sink Zenit to reach last 16
• Without these Australians the world wouldn't know about DNA, X-rays or penicillin: The little-known local geniuses who have won the Nobel Prize
• Chelsea beat Jose Mourinho's former club Porto to reach Champions League last 16
• Tears for India's onion farmers as prices hit rock-bottom
• Chelsea outclass Porto to ease pressure on Mourinho
• Superb Lewandowski gives Bayern 2-0 win at Dinamo
• Dollar slumps, oil rebound proves fleeting
• How there’s now a clever bra for ANY party frock: How to navigate all the tricky dresses that the festive season throws at you
• Diego Costa answers critics with bruising, bullish performance to help Chelsea seal crucial win over Porto   
• Hernandez equaliser not enough for Leverkusen against Barca
• Neville suffers as Valencia crash out
• Ex-leaders not budging after losing Alaska tribal dispute
• National Front seen losing two contested regions in French election runoffs
• Feeling clammy! Imogen Anthony is glowing as she attends Camilla Christmas party in her favourite white seashell bikini
• Honda wins FAA approval to start selling jets made in USA
• Senate panel leaders condemn companies for drug price hikes
• Champions League group H results and standings
• Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Bayern Munich: Robert Lewandowski scores twice as German giants bounce back
• Mourinho's Chelsea hold nerve for crucial win over Porto
• Planned Parenthood suspect: 'I am a warrior for the babies'
• Valencia 0-2 Lyon: Gary Neville's first match as manager ends in defeat at the Mestalla as his side exit the Champions League and join Manchester United in the Europa League
• Champions League group E results and standings
• Outgoing president entreats Argentines to protect her legacy
• Champions League group G results and standings
• US STOCKS-Wall St falls in technical trade ahead of Fed rate decision
• Nottinghamshire Police inspector sacked after lying about injuries
• Champions League group F results and standings
• Champions League summaries
• Roma 0-0 BATE Borisov: Goalless draw enough for Italian hosts as Serie A side book their place in Champions League knockout stage
• Utah to pursue lawsuit to seize control of federal lands
• If Vladimir Putin carries through on latest threats, it would only hurt Russia
• Emergency fire crews rush to Virgin Australia plane at Melbourne Airport after it began leaking fuel on the tarmac
• Pakistani anchor Hamid Mir says he was hacked on Twitter after derogatory tweets against Sushma Swaraj and Nawaz Sharif
• Mother of three, 38, who delayed cancer treatment to deliver her fourth child dies just a few days after the baby was born
• Sri Lanka win toss, New Zealand to bat first
• 'He wanted me to drug kids so he could touch them': How Jared Fogle made Russell Taylor 'call him daddy, obtain drugs and film underage children with the help of his wife' 
• Pietersen helps Dolphins into S. Africa T20 final
• Star fund manager Neil Woodford dumps his remaining Rolls-Royce shares after losing confidence 
• She sure knows how to turn heads! 800 Words' Melina Vidler puts on VERY busty display as she almost spills out of her fairy tale dress at AACTA Awards
• Manchester United play with no rhythm and no beat... Louis van Gaal's cautious approach is too slow
• AP SPIN METER: The gun-free zones of Carson, Trump
• We wish you a WHAT? Spy chiefs’ insanely difficult Christmas card brainteaser leaves the nation scratching their heads… but are YOU clever enough to solve it? 
• France probes awarding of Eugene, Oregon world championships
• Test Series New Zealand v Sri Lanka line-ups
• Effortlessly chic: Kate Moss is as stylish as ever in tuxedo jacket and fringed ankle boots at store launch party
• EXCLUSIVE: Christmas, the Rachael Ray way! Celebrity chef shares her favorite festive recipes with FEMAIL and reveals her top tips for hosting holiday gatherings
• Online prostitution investigation hits Karnataka as two young victims are taken into care
• Ex-US State Dept. worker pleads guilty in cyberstalking case
• Sri Lanka win toss, New Zealand to bat in first test
• Inquiry launched into U.S. ambassador's comments on Thai royal insult law
• Olympiacos 0-3 Arsenal: Olivier Giroud's superb hat-trick seals Champions League last-16 spot for Arsene Wenger's Gunners
• A look at Alaska governor's proposals for closing budget gap
• President is NOT briefed on Hillary email probe says FBI - so when he said she didn't endanger national security, how did he know? 
• VC war hero Johnson Beharry to face trial after 'refusing to tell police who was driving his £150,000 Ferrari during traffic offence'
• Let the gym meet the bunny! Paddy McGuiness' wife Christine shows off her toned body in pink workout gear 
• New Mexico man faces 30 years in prison after being convicted of beating two homeless Navajo men to death with cinder blocks as they slept
• Wilder to defend heavyweight crown versus Szpilka
• JetBlue passenger who 'threatened to blow up plane' on flight from JFK to Palm Beach pleads guilty to punching flight attendant
• The Latest: Prosecutors: Verdict in transient deaths 'just'
• Mamata is Sonia's only ally in 'vendetta politics' claims
• Pinterest festive fails! Budding chefs and artists share their home-made disasters - from 'murder scene' Santa sweets to an evil army of strawberry elves
• Sri Lanka win toss, New Zealand to bat in first test
• South Africa's President Zuma changes finance minister
• Yemeni foreign minister says 7-day ceasefire can be renewed
• Manchester United players are afraid to make mistakes for fear of entering Louis van Gaal's notebook
• Proposed deal between Dow Chemical and DuPont set to end record £3.2TRILLION year for takeovers and mergers
• Jury in ex-officer's trial ends 3rd day without a verdict
• Muslims are the 'fastest-growing religious group in the world': Research suggests they will overtake Christians by the end of the century, the number coming into the US is rising and 70 per cent prefer Democrats
• Winston Reid injury: West Ham star out for six weeks with hamstring blow
• SPONGES could save the lives of gunshot victims: FDA approves military gadget to plug wounds in 15 seconds for use on civilians
• May the best man win: Leo takes on Eddie in 2016 Golden Globes nominations but Carol tops table with five nods... as leading love interests Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara also go head-to-head
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• What really scares ISIS? GIRLS! Jihadists believe that if they are killed by a woman they won’t go to heaven, claim Kurdish fighters
• Joining the dots from Paris to Pakistan
• 'She was a little cranky': Kris Jenner talks Kim Kardashian's delivery as it's revealed Kanye West 'has bought his wife a diamond push present'
• Here comes the bride… and she's smoking: Mary-Kate Olsen emerges alongside twin Ashley for the first time since her cigarette-strewn wedding ceremony
• Is your stupid study sense tingling? Oxford researchers conclude Spider-Man could NOT have superpowers in reality following research on superhero
• He must really LOVE the moustache! Zac Efron sports a neat and trim goatee while shopping for magazines in LA
• Lawyer: Ex NY Senate leader Skelos never sold office
• Army preps for missile launch to spur calls across Southwest
• Trump's knack for controversy drowning out his rivals
• Family feud keeps Christmas tree farm closed for 2nd year
• Big fat zero: Courgette-flavoured crisps, natural Viagra, and ‘Elvis Parsley’ proved a recipe for disaster on The Apprentice, by Jim Shelley 
• Kentucky boy, 6, gets 'bionic' hand courtesy of 3-D printing technology
• The Obamas reveal favorite Movies, music and TV Shows of the year - including The Martian, Blackish and Bruno Mars
• Settlement over 'Happy Birthday' copyright puts song in public domain
• Tesla says Australian utility Origin to market solar battery
• In Australia, banks disrupt Apple with mobile payments power
• Chinese investors warm to foreign stocks to shelter from local chill
• Airport spanning California, Mexico welcomes 1st fliers
• Former Tory MP Angela Knight appointed chair of the Office of Tax Simplification
• That's plane silly! Norway apologises for baking a batch of festive gingerbread cookies that look like F-35 FIGHTER JETS 
• South Africa's finance minister fired
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• Why do so many women feel sad after sex? These women claim making love causes them to become emotional and even cry
• Feds look to maintain Yellowstone bear numbers
• French investigate 2021 world athletics championships award: source
• Is Kate turning into her MOTHER? Duchess of Cambridge looks uncannily like Carole after a four-inch trim (but they already swap clothes and share a hairdresser) 
• Bath coach Mike Ford fears wage hike in the the Aviva Premiership after signing Wales No 8 Taulupe Faletau
• Isn't SPACE the final frontier? US Navy reveals the man in charge of America's new $4.3bn super destroyer is Captain James Kirk
• Bolivian championship results and standings
• NBA-Hornets' Jefferson handed five-game ban for doping violation
• Baseball-Japanese pitcher Maeda to be posted for MLB bidders
• Always runway ready! An excited Shanina Shaik glows as she sports sexy thigh-high boots to Victoria's Secret Fashion Show viewing party
• House of Fraser benefits from a Black Friday boom despite most shoppers buying online
• FirstGroup and Arriva secure rail franchises to boost Government's bid to build a Northern powerhouse
• Mom of toddler found dead inside a backpack asks to withdraw guilty plea claiming she suffered from battered woman syndrome
• QUICK EDIT: A good start from India and Pakistan
• Heart-stopping moment pedestrian narrowly escapes being crushed to death by falling debris as roof collapses on to crowded pavement in west London
• Manchester United upset with Premier League and over-heated dressing rooms after Champions League group stage exit, but Louis van Gaal should have no excuses
• Just like mum and dad! Shirtless Jett Kenny shows he's inherited father Grant and mother Lisa Curry's iron will as he takes to the surf for lifeguard duties
• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp may tailor Daniel Sturridge's training to help him be 'more resistant' after latest injury - but says he could be considered to play in 10 days
• North Korea rocket site upgrade close to completion -research report
• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Thursday, December 10
• Could your weekend lie in KILL you? Social jet lag 'increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease'
• New Orleans may remove long-standing Confederate monuments
• Pennsylvania sues gas driller over 'deceptive' leases
• Bility to appeal refusal of FIFA presidency bid
• Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor press conference video stream: Stars come face to face ahead of UFC 194 clash in Las Vegas
• More than 120 Boston College students are sickened by 'norovirus' after eating at a Chipotle restaurant at the weekend - as the company battles E.coli claims elsewhere
• Colombia's FARC rebels free soldier captured while vacationing
• He's her Chick-fil-Assistant! Selena Gomez has publicist hold her half-eaten chicken sandwich while she poses on red carpet
• VISUAL EDIT: Hindi is more global than Chinese or Spanish
• IS gains and losses in Iraq and Syria
• 'Miracle' cow that was swept away by Storm Desmond floods is found safe and well on a golf course TWENTY miles away
• US STOCKS-Wall St falls on profit taking ahead of expected Fed rate hike
• Love Island's Cally Jane Beech puts on a VERY leggy display in daring slashed-to-the-hip dress at Daddy's Home premiere
• Charlotte's Jefferson banned five NBA games for drug violation
• Melissa McCarthy shows off her slimmed-down physique as she decks the halls - and herself! - in fun festive campaign for her plus-size clothing line Seven7
• Poland's president lights Hanukkah candle
• Kevin Sinfield honoured to be nominated for SPOTY
• WICKED VOX: There's a sexual deviant in all of us
• Daisy Ridley glams up in ruffled mini dress with dazzling bejeweled neckline for Star Wars: The Force Awakens fan event in South Korea
• 'Filipino Flash' Donaire faces Juarez for super bantamweight crown
• Sharing the same stylist? Anthony LaPaglia, 56, and much younger girlfriend Alexandra Henkel, 26, wear matching black outfits as they step out for second time at AACTAs
• Decorating the tree is a glimpse into cherished memories: Broken baubles bring heartache for this mother
• Yemeni foreign minister says seven-day ceasefire is renewable if Houthis abide by it - Jazeera TV
• Daniel Sturridge must become more resilient - Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp
• France probes awarding of Eugene world championships
• Mercedes 'spy' out in the cold after Ferrari fail to offer contract to engineer Ben Hoyle
• Turkish government-backed lawsuit filed against cleric in US
• Morrisons staff launch legal action after disgruntled employee steals their bank account details and publishes them online
• UN seeks $166 mn in Libya humanitarian aid
• The English winemaker who beat the French... and now wants to take on the beer giants too 
• It's a girl! Rani and Aditya welcome a baby daughter named Adira
• San Francisco's police chief to ask officials for Tasers
• Excerpts from Supreme Court arguments on affirmative action
• West will remain vulnerable to IS threat: experts
• Apple CEO: More computer science and coding education needed
• DuPont deal could offer relief for embattled Dow CEO
• Father of San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik condemns his daughter's attack and says he is 'in such pain I cannot describe it'
• Revealed: India's black money losses are higher than its defence budget
• Apple puts live TV plans on hold: Claims TV network negotiations have stalled service
• First planeload of Syria refugees to arrive in Toronto on Thursday
• Alaska governor proposes state's first income tax in decades
• Turkish president says Iranian and Iraqi policies in Syria led to sectarianism - Jazeera TV
• MARKET REPORT: Burberry exodus continues as investors check out with the fashion firm struggling in the US
• BLOGS OF THE DAY: Ford promises older, wiser Han Solo
• Officer testifies in his own defense at Freddie Gray trial
• The Latest: Industry group head: stable policies important
• U.S. officials say no threat posed by 2 missing Afghan trainees in Georgia
• Watch heart-warming moment three young children find out they can stay with their family 'forever and ever' after unwrapping adoption papers on Christmas morning
• Individual SAG movie nods fall short on diversity
• Argentine president blasts incoming leaders in final speech
• Transparent star Gaby Hoffmann recalls 'bizarre' childhood trip to Neverland Ranch with Nicole Richie and Kim Kardashian
• Syrians to arrive in Canada on government flights Thursday
• Peruvian championship semifinal results
• Nat-Grid still in knots: India's delayed counter-terror programme gets approval from green body... but red tape could stall it even further
• Have yourself a Kardashian Kristmas! Kim, Khloe, Kylie, and Kendall share extravagant holiday gift guides, which include a $3,000 bag, a $450 candle and $9,000 headphones 
• Could CANNABIS treat your child's epilepsy? Marijuana oil 'significantly reduces seizures in 50% of young sufferers'
• ANOTHER hoverboard bursts into flames while charging in suburban New York home - backing up safety official's fears over this year's must-have gadget
• 'I'm a cool mom': Kris Jenner pokes fun at herself by sharing Mean Girl meme after she was caught taking snaps of daughter Kendall during the Victoria's Secret show
• First planeload of Syria refugees to arrive in Toronto on Thursday
• Obama: Israeli-Palestinian peace elusive, but must still try
• Brussels sets scope of investigation into proposed £10.5bn merger of O2 and Three
• How delegates think, eat and dream green in Paris
• Woman gets jail time for allowing thousands of fleas to kill her dog by DRAINING him of blood after she left the pet tied up outside
• Google goes quantum: Search giant's new computer works '100 million times faster' than ordinary PCs
• How Brielle is turning into Kim Zolciak: Teen pouts with her 'twin' after mother daughter visit to cosmetic doctor for lip fillers
• Police: Officer fired after Nashville shooting investigation
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• Baseball-Cubs agree deal with Zobrist, trade Castro to Yankees
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• United bringing back free snacks in coach on US flights
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• NY board upholds $15 minimum wage for fast-food workers
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• US seeks transparency on alleged rapes by UN peacekeepers
• Singapore minister warns of Islamic State threat in SE Asia
• UN launches $2M appeal for countries along the Sahara
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• ALEX BRUMMER: The FCA needs to get the disgraced HBOS execs banned from the Square Mile to prove its worth
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• Anti-social and aggressive behaviour in teenage tearaways is caused by 'lack of grey matter in the brain'
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• Fake aristocrat who ran up thousands of pounds in hotel bills while pretending to be the Duke of Marlborough is jailed 
• Unlikely duo: Justin Bieber and Ella Eyre keep it casual as they head to trendy members' club in east London
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• Thai hotels accused of poor pay, ill-treatment of migrant staff
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• The Latest: Some say prosecutors unfair to former DC mayor
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• Ireland unveils minimum alcohol price plan to reduce drinking
• Prosecutors charge man arrested in motorcycle shop standoff
• French prosecutors launch fresh inquiry into the awarding of the 2021 World Athletics Championships to Nike's hometown of Eugene
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• Hong Kong protester to plead 'not guilty' over police attacks
• Obama administration upbeat on health law sign-ups
• Houston company with 1,381 employees gives EVERY ONE of them a $100,000 bonus
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• Young and Alonso lead Dubai Ladies Masters
• Florida police release photos of women, want help with IDs
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• Four Israelis wounded in two West Bank attacks
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• Poisoned lion in Kenya euthanized after condition worsened
• MLB recommends netting between dugouts for all 30 ballparks
• Judge rules against ex-MLB player Chad Curtis in sex case
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• School apologises over six-year-olds' explicit homework task
• Monty Python's Terry Jones leads tributes at funeral of Cynthia Payne
• Northern Ireland's finance minister set to lead British province
• China urged to give citizenship to stateless children of trafficked N.Koreans
• Gabon seizes more than 200 kg of ivory, smugglers held
• EU explores whether Google, Yahoo should pay for showing online news snippets
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• U.N. seeks record $2 bln for Sahel as migration spectre looms
• Trial date set over Virginia student's bloody arrest
• Flamboyant madam Cynthia Payne gets colorful funeral tribute
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• Senate roll vote on Education
• Maness making another attempt for Louisiana US Senate seat
• University of Vermont medical school to offer course on the science of marijuana
• KATIE HOPKINS: Don’t demonise Trump, he speaks for millions of Americans. And who can blame them for not wanting to end up like us?
• 'I am a warrior for the babies': Planned Parenthood shooter yells in court that he's guilty and brags about how much blood was left after Colorado attack
• Sheryl Sandberg, 46, opens up about why she chose to grieve her husband's sudden death publicly on Facebook
• Scotland shuns Trump after Muslim remarks
• 'I wish he'd shut up': Trump Tower Chicago residents fear they will be targeted in a terror attack if The Donald continues attacking Muslims
• Mexican safety agency approves first use of dengue vaccine
• All in the game: Drugs kingpin who put himself through business school to learn how to run an efficient operation just like Idris Elba’s character in The Wire is jailed
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• Syrian opposition seeks to close ranks as army gains on ground
• Ivory Coast targets poverty with $49 bln, 5-year investment plan
• Jon Hamm could break his losing streak with sixth SAG nomination following Mad Men's final season... as House Of Cards leads the pack with three nods
• Chicago mayor apologizes, protesters demand his resignation
• Meet The BFG! First look at the trailer for Steven Spielberg's captivating take on Roald Dahl children's book
• FIFA postpones decision on Qatar World Cup stadiums
• 2 sentenced to life in 2010 killing of Border Patrol agent
• California shooters discussed martyrdom before meeting - FBI
• The Triceratops the size of a SPANIEL: Miniature relative of horned dinosaurs scampered around on its hind legs 160 million years ago
• Who on earth could he mean? Obama calls for Americans to condemn 'bigotry' and judging people on 'what faith they practice'
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• 'My name is SIMON LAMBERT and I've got a savings account that pays 0.05%': But it's the best one I could have! My trick to beat the low rate weasels...
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• Key nominees for 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards
• Shi'ite militias threaten Turkey over incursion into Iraq
• Nicole Kidman receives shock SAG Award nomination for one of her most panned performances to date in the disaster Grace Of Monaco
• One in five Brits suffer financial abuse at the hands of a loved one - and almost half are men
• El Niño strikes again: Sixty whales get tangled in fishing gear off Californian coast after unusually warm Pacific puts them on collision course with trawlers 
• Number of migrants claiming asylum in the EU this year passes 1m
• Bulgarian minister quits after judicial reform plan rejected
• Duncan Bannatyne arrives home to London with girlfriend Nigora Whitehorn amid claims 'he assaulted Lady Colin Campbell' at I'm A Celeb party
• 'We used the cash we saved ditching our expensive TV package to fund dream holidays to Niagara Falls and New York'
• U.S. doubles climate adaption aid to nearly $900 million
• From Adele's 25 to Game of Thrones: 2015's bestsellers on the App Store revealed – and Periscope is the iPhone app of the year
• New draft of climate accord leaves big issues unresolved
• White House contender Cruz dismisses climate change as 'pseudo-scientific'
• Manchester United choked in Wolfsburg but Sir Alex Ferguson's sides could be guilty of the same... here are five Champions League nightmares under the legendary manager
• Donald Trump's direct threat to the Republicans who shunned him over Muslim ban: If you're not nice to me I will run as independent
• North Korea goes to the dogs: Wealthy Pyongyang residents increasingly buying pets as status symbols while millions resort to eating strays outside the capital 
• 'Trumbo' leads U.S. Screen Actors Guild film awards with 3 nominations
• US wishes Gulf allies would do more to battle Islamic State
• Celtic have been unlucky in the Europa League, claims Fenerbahce boss Vitor Pereira ahead of dead rubber
• Harry Kane set to be rested by Tottenham for Europa League clash
• West Brom and Tottenham charged over Hawthorns incident
• 'She's put on her sad eyebrows': Guest on Jeremy Kyle sparks Twitter frenzy after her drawn-on 'Crayola' arches steal the show
• She's Hook-ed! Holly Willoughby puts on a leggy display in teal dress with Peter Pan collar as she presents This Morning
• Italy seeks further EU discussion on extending sanctions against Russia
• College racial admission policies tested before U.S. top court
• Shares in On the Beach take off as travel firm vows to sustain its mid-20% sales growth levels
• Incoming Argentine official will 'promptly' begin debt talks - mediator
• Republicans fretting that Donald Trump will lose them control of both houses of Congress
• Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick set to go his own way again as divorce from third wife Lynn Frankel is finalised
• Loan to California shooter puts online lenders under the spotlight
• Family of late US gangster wants compensation for Cuba hotel
• States that are paying the tab to keep military bases open
• Pep Boys says Icahn's buyout is better than Bridgestone's
• School: Boy brought bullets to school to show classmates
• Yahoo chairman: board 'absolutely' has confidence in CEO Marissa Mayer
• Aspen, Colorado, homeless man wins six-figure lottery prize
• The Latest: Officer says most prisoners not buckled in
• A wrap like Leona's and clutch bags fit for a princess: Take style inspirational from the stars to find the perfect gift for your friends and family
• Honey Boo Boo's pregnant sister Anna 'Chickadee' Cardwell 'will go to hospital for induced labor'... as new daughter's name will have a Kardashian twist
• Cate Blanchett leads an elegant black and white pack as Sam Frost exposes her bra and Kirby Burgess goes commando: The best and worst of fashion at the Australian film industry's night of nights 
• Gym-going bride-to-be, 28, who has NEVER smoked is diagnosed with incurable lung cancer after going to the doctors with a cough
• AP EXPLAINS: The rise of German Chancellor Angela Merkel
• Kym Marsh and Michelle Keegan co-ordinate in cream as they join forces for festive charity appearance
• Israel applies lethal response to wave of Palestinian attacks
• At least seven killed in Burundi
• Abrams says drew on Terrence Malick films for new "Star Wars"
• US wholesale businesses trim stockpiles in October
• The surprising stars taking over Tumblr: Zendaya and Chris Evans topple Jennifer Lawrence and Benedict Cumberbatch as 2015's most popular actors on blogging site 
• Mystery surrounds death of prominent Minneapolis doctor whose body was found on a road side the morning after a holiday party
• Mandy Moore 'wants ex Ryan Adams to pay her $37,000 a month and take four of their six cats' as divorce drags on for a year
• Foe of Turkish President Erdogan slapped with U.S. lawsuit
• IOC VP: Brazil economic crisis will inevitably affect games
• Uber takes to the roads in free-wheeling Sri Lanka
• Hoverboard explodes at mall - and then flares up AGAIN after being extinguished as safety officials warn of serious dangers surrounding this year's must-have gift
• Oldest Hatton Garden raider was jailed for Brinks Mat robbery plot
• Man who fatally stabbed good Samaritan woman with broken bottle jailed for life
• Olympics-Rio faces tough times but IOC upbeat about preparations
• British school in Budapest evacuated after bomb threat
• Manchester United's Rojo has successful shoulder surgery
• Australia's Abbott defends comments on Islam
• Parents paying $28,000 a year to send their daughters to an exclusive Sydney girls start a social media campaign to remove the principal
• US ready to deploy advisers to bolster Iraq's battle for Ramadi
• University of Miami student dies after falling five stories from a campus building
• Are we on the verge of a deal on climate change? Slimmed down draft agreement aims to bind nations to tackle global warming
• Grandmother fined £60 for littering because she was letting her six-year-old granddaughter feed squirrels bits of cake
• Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the United States 'won't hesitate to confront ISIS' and is ready to take back the key Iraqi city of Ramadi  
• Prince William and Kate help at brokerage charity day
• Irish GDP may grow more than 7 pct this year - spending minister
• Turkey PM accuses Russia of seeking 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria
• Neighbours win battle against noisy supercar drivers: Millionaire boy racers will be fined £1,000 for revving their engines through the streets of Knightsbridge (but good luck getting them to pay up!)
• Number of children in the US suffering ADHD jumps 43% in a decade - with a sharp rise in girls battling the condition
• Turkish soldiers sent to Iraq after Islamic State threat increased - PM
• Turkey's Davutoglu sees EU migrants, visa deal within 9 months
• Russia trying to carry out "ethnic cleansing" in Syria's Latakia - Turkish PM
• US STOCKS-Wall St opens higher after oil claws back some losses
• 'Well, this is kind of bulls**t': Adam Scott jokes about being dissed by Taylor Swift at one of her Los Angeles 1989 shows
• Eddie Redmayne tops the SAG nominations for second year in a row as he goes head-to-head with Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp
• Senior policeman ‘called prostitutes on his police Blackberry while on duty and disclosed sensitive details about girl’s murder on Facebook’ 
• Transgender men give VERY honest accounts of everyday life - from checking that public loos have cubicles and 'crying at everything' thanks to taking hormones
• Indian foreign minister says high level talks with Pakistan to resume
• YouTube's highest-earning woman reveals how she overcame an eating disorder and depression to start earning $6 MILLION a year making videos of herself playing violin
• Russia halts Turkey nuclear work, Ankara looks elsewhere
• Boy, 13, with learning difficulties needed reconstructive surgery after he was brutally attacked by a gang of yobs as he played football with his friends
• Buying a bauble for your wife? John Travolta suits up for an arm-in-arm stroll with jewelry designer Lisa Jackson in NYC
• Manchester United stars need to up their aggression to bounce back from Champions League exit blow, says Marouane Fellaini
• Married at First Sight stars get off to a rocky start as one man invites his EX-GIRLFRIEND to watch him wed a stranger, while a bride admits she feels no attraction to her groom
• Corruption, poverty hinder fight to save Africa's forests
• 'Have you ever seen a view cuter than this one?': Doting dad David Beckham gushes over daughter Harper as she admires the sunset during sweet day out
• China to grant residence rights to 13 million unregistered citizens
• The Latest: 2 get life terms in border agent's 2010 death
• Lawsuit challenges gay marriage law in North Carolina
• Beaming Ferne McCann a flashes glimpse of her toned tummy in black crop top as she leads I'm A Celebrity arrivals back to the UK
• Britain's biggest buy-to-let tycoons Fergus and Judith Wilson strike £250m deal with Arab investors to sell 900-property Kent empire
• West Brom and Spurs charged by the FA
• Two men are arrested after police discover female human remains in garden 12 years after mother-of-three went missing 
• Iraqi Kurd leader meets Erdogan as PM defends deployment
• Popular athletic director, 32, killed after being hit by dump truck during momentary 'distraction' with two young kids in car 
• Search underway for Afghan trainees missing from air base
• Philippe Coutinho included in Liverpool squad for Sion trip after returning to training following hamstring injury
• Britain spends over THREE times more per person on social support and welfare than Romania and Bulgaria
• Burundi unrest: 7 killed in capital in ongoing violence
• Is the Ginger Jihadi dead? Australian ISIS fighter may have been 'killed in a bombing raid' TEN WEEKS ago, officials say – just a day after a surge in activity on social media accounts linked to him and his British wife 
• Excitable Carey Mulligan does her bit for charity as she mans the phones during ICAP annual Charity Day
• Over 170,000 flee Yemen war, as UN pleads for aid
• Militants demolish church in Yemen's Aden
• North Carolina first grader, 6, dragged for nearly a MILE by school bus after driver closed the door on her arm
• With new climate draft, a deal creeps closer in Paris
• Tunisian Nobel Peace Prize winner urges for global help
• You are my sunshine: Model Elle Evans flaunts her incredibly toned abs as she holds hands with her Muse rocker boyfriend Matt Bellamy at concert 
• Kim Kardashian 'had bad anxiety during last days of pregnancy and experienced a painful delivery with return of placenta accreta'
• Port Vale turned down Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink two years ago for fear of racist abuse from their OWN fans
• Turkey in new air strikes against PKK in Iraq
• Tunisian Nobel prize winners call for peace in Libya, Syria
• Polish ruling party moves forward on lowering retirement age
• Home is where the heels are: NY millionaire insists photo of wife's shoe closet in Monaco proves that's where their divorce should be heard
• NYPD release images of thief who stole $173,000 of merchandise from Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop pop-up store
• Harry Kane could be rested for Tottenham's Europa League clash against Monaco with Mauricio Pochettino's side already qualified
• Cristiano Ronaldo's 34 hat-tricks for Real Madrid broken down: Portugal star hits four against Malmo in Champions League win
• LeBron James has penned a lifetime deal with Nike... but what does the $500m contract mean for the Cleveland Cavaliers star and the sportswear giant?
• Spurs and West Brom charged by the FA for failing to control their players
• Buying a home is LESS difficult than at any point in the past six years, say building societies (despite buyers' struggle to save for a deposit)
• Congo loses up to $15 bln per year to fraud - official
• Venezuelan opposition's landslide win debunks fears of fraud
• The Latest: Women drowns after car ends up in floodwaters
• Demi Harman emphasises her curves in optical illusion dress as she shines on the red carpet at the AACTA Awards
• REVEALED: Buyer of Wu-Tang Clan's $2million album is 'hated' pharmaceutical entrepreneur who jacked up AIDS pill price by 5,000%... and he hasn't even listened to it
• ‘Don’t cycle drunk or stoned!’ Amsterdam tourism board issues hilarious safety video for visitors after traffic accidents spike 
• Now Trump's comments are hitting him where it REALLY hurts - his wallet: The Donald set to lose money abroad as Gulf retailer pulls his products off shelves over his calls to ban Muslims from the U.S.
• Wheely bad idea! Motorist tries to drive away despite his car being CLAMPED outside luxury hotel 
• Conor McGregor vs Jose Aldo UFC 194: MMA fight date, time and how to watch on TV... all you need to know about showdown
• The Original Mad Max! Mel Gibson presents old colleague George Miller with Best Director gong at AACTAs as sequel Fury Road also wins Best Film
• Bomb in southeast Iran kills policeman, 3 others - Iran media
• Bad hair day Letizia? Spanish Queen has her curls whipped by blustery winds as she walks to a royal engagement in Madrid
• 'I was not expecting it to be made': Harrison Ford admits surprise at new Star Wars instalment... as he arrives at Sydney Opera House ahead of fan event
• British International School in Budapest is evacuated as counter terrorist operation is launched over bomb alert
• EXCLUSIVE: Kristin Cavallari's missing brother drove FIVE MILES down desert track in coyote country - then tried to turn back and got stuck in mud before abandoning car and vanishing 
• Azerbaijan frees rights activist from prison
• Middle East department store chain dumps Trump products
• Daniel Sturridge must be handled with care - Jurgen Klopp
• Size doesn't matter, it's all about STAMINA: Cockroach females prefer smaller males with more energy to larger, slower insects 
• Bacary Sagna is s*** and Fabian Delph sounds like Jack Duckworth… watch Manchester City stars' hilarious reactions after reading mean tweets directed at them
• Greece, Cyprus, Egypt to speed up talks over sea boundaries
• Mother, 46, is arrested on suspicion of murder after her five-year-old son is found dead from injuries caused by a 'sharp instrument' in California
• Irish GDP could grow by more than 7 pct this year - spending minister
• Thug who murdered Good Samaritan mother-of-two with broken wine bottle when she intervened in street row is jailed for life
• 'Hello from the Dark Side': Star Wars parody of Adele's chart-topping ballad takes the internet by storm
• Risk of 'Brexit' deals further blow to EU defence hopes
• AA to sell 'premium-economy' seats on international flights
• Carson reshapes Medicare in health care plan
• Raheem Sterling believes Manchester City are strong Champions League contenders
• Bond with Valencia fans key for Neville, says commercial chief
• Mother who wanted her children to live under Sharia law guilty of abduction
• Trump's comments make him unfit to be US president says Boris Johnson
• Vladimir Putin asks Britain to send experts to examine warplane's black box data
• Rising numbers of people going missing, new figures show
• Stagecoach blames earnings alert on Paris terror attacks impact
• I got a kiss, says Piers Morgan after giving football shirt gift to Susanna Reid
• Heavily pregnant Coleen Rooney shrouds her blossoming baby bump in stylish black fur jacket and chic red blouse as she steps out to run errands
• Kerry challenges nations on climate change
• 'She doesn't want to go home without her son': Former Neighbours star stranded in Malaysia without her child or passport after visiting her ex-partner
• Europe talks tough on migrant strategies
• European shares weaken as commodity stocks fall
• Thai police probe US envoy over comments about monarchy law
• Anti-immigrant party secures a second seat in Swiss cabinet
• Lebanon speaker urges understanding over presidency
• Mother-of-three who spent £1,500 on 300 Christmas presents for her children insists they're NOT spoilt after she's accused of being 'delusional' and 'pressie-bragging' 
• Russia halts work in Turkey's first nuclear power plant after spat - officials
• Serbian championship results and standings
• Hospital's award-winning food is slammed by father of broken leg victim who says he wouldn't feed it to his dog 
• Beware the vampire stars! Weird-looking blue straggler stars stay young by feeding off their stellar neighbours
• Russia's Putin threatens Ukraine with court over $3 bln debt
• Miranda Kerr-vered up! Model robes a white blazer over her shoulders in a glamorous emerald dress after going completely nude for new shoot
• US STOCKS-Wall St set to open flat as commodities sell-off eases
• Court in Azerbaijan releases rights defender Leyla Yunus
• Tajik lower house votes to declare President Rakhmon "Leader of Nation"
• 'I want us to be a family': Kimberley Walsh reveals she'll change her name when she weds long-term love Justin Scott next year
• Palestinian shot dead after wounding two Israelis in West Bank stabbing -army
• German chancellor Merkel named Time's "Person of the Year"
• Homeowners' nightmare: Villagers shocked to find metal cables running straight through the MIDDLE of their new villas
• Tottenham prepare to ensure top spot in Europa League group with win over Monaco as Nabil Bentaleb and Nacer Chadli return but Moussa Dembele sits out training
• Argentina's Fernandez to skip Macri inauguration in row over site
• Bags of style: Karrueche Tran looks chic in striped top and white jeans as she treats herself to shopping spree
• James Anderson shows off his new Friar Tuck look after drugs testers take chunk of hair off the top of his head
• Liverpool charity auction gives fans the chance to win a meal cooked by Kolo Toure and a visit from manager Jurgen Klopp
• Greece eyes lion's share of diverted Russian tourism
• Tottenham add £14m Gent contract rebel Laurent Depoitre to transfer wishlist
• Arsenal plan ahead by entering chase for Palmeiras teenager Gabriel Jesus... who has been touted as being better than Neymar
• Furore in Israel as Trump to be hosted by Netanyahu after remarks on Muslims
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Game of Thrones and Donald Trump top this year's most popular topics on Facebook
• Russia, U.S. and UN to hold Syria talks in Geneva on Dec. 11
• Bulgarian Justice Minister resigns after vote on judicial reforms
• The worst suspect sketch ever somehow leads to police arresting Florida teen in 2014 slaying of New York rabbi
• Newly-wed, 21, spent five days in a coma fighting for her life after suffering a massive stroke before bleeding 'miraculously stopped on its own'
• Here come the newlyweds! Daniel MacPherson and new wife Zoe Ventoura make first red carpet appearance since their secret wedding at AACTA Awards
• Queen of the jungle Vicky Pattison enjoys a triumphant return to the UK... hours after losing her passport and being STRANDED in Dubai
• Vatican admits 'irregularities' after $22,000 found in desk
• Quicken Loans denies rules book violated free-speech rights
• 'I had to stop looking in the mirror': Melissa Rivers is the spitting image of her late mother Joan as she plays her in new movie Joy
• Emotional groom can't keep his tears in check as bride walks down the aisle... but was it the surprise appearance of his mother-in-law who objected to the wedding that caused him to well up?
• What if it's better than Champagne? Taittinger snaps up site in Kent to establish new vineyard producing English sparkling wine
• Holiday retailer On the Beach forecasts more growth
• Decent UK growth outlook threatened by Brexit uncertainty-Reuters poll
• Boxing-World heavyweight champion Fury stripped of IBF title
• Battle of the ice bears! Arctic grizzlies are taking on hungry polar bears feeding on whale carcasses in Alaska... and winning
• Tyson Fury's invite to the British Sports Awards withdrawn after boxer's threats to Mail on Sunday's chief writer Oliver Holt
• Former child model Michael Egan who claimed he was sexually abused by X-Men director Bryan Singer is jailed for two years in fraud case
• Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar would be eaten alive by PSV Eindhoven, claims defender Joshua Brenet
• Newly-engaged father-of-two was found dead on his sofa by his four-year-old daughter just hours after fiancée found him sleepwalking
• Marcos Rojo surgery 'a success' as Manchester United star rests up in hospital ... with tea, crackers and a ham sandwich
• Edin Dzeko blames himself for lean season in front of goal for Roma but striker vows to turn it around against BATE Borisov
• Tajikistan parliament votes to name president 'leader of nation'
• 'He's nothing short of spectacular!' Erika Heynatz gushes with pride as she announces birth of her first child Charlie in sweet Instagram snap
• Man who left America to live on a remote Scottish island with his wife and son reveals how his divorce left him alone with just 55 people - and 'plenty of birds but no women'
• The VW cars that need emissions checked revealed: Carmaker says only 36,000 vehicles have incorrect CO2 figures - not the 800,000 feared
• Start your pudding a week early and spend 24 hours on the turkey: When to begin your festive cooking (and it's MUCH earlier than you think)
• Mongolia praised for abolishing death penalty
• Smog can't stop us dancing! Perky pensioners enjoy their routine boogie in Beijing despite critical pollution warning
• National Grid is fined £2m after a boy, 11, died during a dare when he tried to cross a canal balancing on a gas pipe – because they didn’t stop people attempting the feat 
• Liverpool gear up for Sion Europa League tie as Divock Origi says Jurgen Klopp's men have the 'ingredients to do something big'
• University of Pennsylvania becomes latest institution to drop dorm 'masters' to 'directors' over racial insensitivity concerns
• Gary Neville prepares Valencia in a 4-3-3 set-up packed with pace and forward talent as he looks to get on a roll in Lyon debut
• British official: No plans to ban Trump over Muslim remarks
• ‘They’ve picked a person who is ruining Germany’: Now Trump picks a fight with Time as he hits out after Angela Merkel beats him to be name Person of The Year
• Arsenal need 100%... anything less and we're going out, says Olivier Giroud
• Manchester United out... no chance of being drawn with Bayern Munich and Co next... five reasons why this could be Manchester City's year in the Champions League
• German cabinet approves identity card for refugees
• Islamic State suicide bomber kills six outside Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad
• Yahoo's new plan: Spin off itself, not its Alibaba stake
• 31 dead, 20,000 families homeless in torrential rain in Kinshasa
• Forgotten in the smog: Remarkable pictures show Beijing's landmarks as they once looked before the worst pollution of the year blanketed the capital
• At least 12 dead, 12 missing in latest Aegean boat sinking
• German chancellor Angela Merkel named "Person of the Year" by Time
• Adele's '25,' 'Uptown Funk' top iTunes end of year lists
• NY special prosecutors probe police chase, shooting
• Hollywood's Burt Reynolds says his best performance yet to come
• Syrian opposition seeks to close ranks as army gains on ground
• German leader Angela Merkel named Time's Person of the Year
• Suleiman the Magnificent's tomb believed found in Hungary
• Cambodia tribunal charges former Khmer Rouge cadre with genocide
• 'There's nothing going on': Firass Dirani denies he's dating busty Bachelor star Zilda Williams and confirms he's 'single' at AACTA Awards 
• Saudi king opens summit calling for Syria, Yemen solutions
• Watch your back in the shower! London flat where Psycho director Alfred Hitchcock lived before moving to Hollywood goes on the market for £600,000
• Trump should not be banned from Britain - UK's Osborne
• Is this the world’s most disturbing tourist attraction? Inside the decommissioned US prison where an electric chair nicknamed ‘Old Sparky’ is the central attraction 
• Australia, SE Asia need to re-double efforts to avoid Paris-style attacks
• Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo undergoes shoulder surgery
• North Korea's top pop band to play in Beijing
• Labour councillor is suspended ‘after police found hundreds of pounds worth of former legal high meow meow in his flat’
• Chinese customs officers seize 120,000 fake face masks - media
• FREE £5 voucher to spend at The Body Shop, exclusively with the Mail
• Florida murder suspect went to a STRIP CLUB to clear his mind 'after killing a man for punching him in the face'
• Binky gets kinky! Made In Chelsea star shows off incredible physique as she strips down to lacy lingerie for racy FHM shoot
• The rise of the 40-year-old renter: How more than half of Americans aren't buying property till their fifth decade
• Barcelona scouts sent to USA to watch Arsenal youth product Emile Smith-Rowe play for England U16s in Nike Tournament
• UN calls on China to end rife torture, crackdown on lawyers
• Defendant in German neo-Nazi trial denies active role in murders
• Ex-police chief is arrested for 'beating junkie who stole his porn and sex toys then coerced officers to lie about it'
• No selfies with monks, no revealing clothing and no smoking! Hilarious video shows tourists how to behave at Angkor Wat
• Yahoo to keep Alibaba, spin off core business
• Jose Aldo will get knocked out in the first round... he missed his best chance to beat Conor McGregor, claims Irishman's team ahead of UFC 194 world title clash
• Lebanon speaker urges understanding over presidency -TV
• Oil prices seen staying low next year as demand weakens
• US, allies conduct 26 strikes against Islamic State -U.S. military
• Stakes are high in hunt for bitcoin's "messiah"
• Energy saving tips: How much money could I save by putting on another jumper instead of turning up the heating a smidge? 
• Judge rejects discrimination lawsuit by Cleveland officers
• He's got form: Hatton Garden heist ringleader 'The Master' was sent to jail over his part in the £26million Brink's Mat gold bullion armed robbery 32 years ago
• More than 250,000 Britons petition to ban Trump from UK
• Why drinking hot lemon in the morning DOES improve your health: A slice of the fruit in hot water can aid weight loss, help combat colds and keep you looking young
• Why Americans are not getting any older: Life expectancy may have peaked as average age at death stalls at 79
• US STOCKS-Futures little changed as commodity prices stabilize
• Ex CONMEBOL official surrenders to Argentine police in FIFA probe: media
• Ashtead Group shares surge as the industrial equipment hire firm raises its full year results expectations  
• Yahoo abandons plan to spin off its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to focus on its struggling core business 
• Make-up free Katy Perry dresses down in a smock top as she unwinds with a female friend at a low-key party
• Possible suspect sighting prompted 2nd campus warning
• Mother subjected her own daughter to ‘unspeakable’ sexual abuse and sent pictures of the incestuous assaults to her pervert boyfriend
• China Internet czar defends web censorship policies
• EXCLUSIVE: 'He hasn't had anything to do with us for a long time': Bindi Irwin responds to claims of widening rift with grandfather Bob - and reveals he even sent back presents from his family
• Real Madrid star Alvaro Arbeloa claims Gerard Pique is 'obsessed' after defender poked fun at Copa del Rey controversy
• Yahoo reverses course on plan to spin off Alibaba stake
• UN calls on China to end rife torture, crackdown on lawyers
• Yamani legacy haunts the oil market: Kemp
• China outcry over laboratory dogs shows changing attitudes to animals
• VW says CO2 emissions scandal not as bad as feared
• That’s not the birdie he was aiming for! Cheeky crow flies off with golfball plucked from the course in its beak
• I flew the RAF bomber so he could storm the Nazi railyard: Elderly neighbours amazed to discover they both took part in the same WWII mission in Austria
• Brazil's top court suspends impeachment of Rousseff
• Aston Villa striker Libor Kozak on Celtic's radar as side jet out for Europa League dead rubber with Fenerbahce
• Raheem Sterling celebrates 'best day of my career' with Champions League double for Manchester City followed by birthday cake
• Strippers steal $600,000 watch from Beverly Hills jeweler during party at Manhattan hotel room
• Unknown attackers blow up Catholic church in Yemen's Aden - residents
• Wipeout that almost ended in disaster: Surfer is knocked out by 20ft Hawaiian pipeline wave before bodyboarder comes to his rescue
• U.S. Attorney General Lynch chides European decisions to restrict data sharing
• Taraji P Henson shows off her cleavage and PLENTY of leg in two plunging gowns as she co-hosts Christmas show with Empire co-star Terrence Howard
• Israel's Netanyahu rejects Trump comments on Muslims
• They're not just tidying their eyebrows! Security camera captures the moment a pickpocket uses TWEEZERS to pluck phones from pedestrians 
• Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte: Fight date, time and ticket info... all you need to know for all-British heavyweight showdown 
• Caiman have a go if you think you're hard enough! Plucky jaguar takes on unsuspecting reptile before dragging it into the forest for a feast 
• Bride-to-be says her fiancé died when he 'accidentally' fell out of her moving car during prank gone wrong after they arrived home from 'magical' engagement holiday 
• ‘I have earned a whopping $4.80 for spending $1000’: Customers slam Woolworths’ new rewards card on Facebook 
• Trump to meet Netanyahu as Muslim remarks raise ire in Israel
• Scams, ignorance burn foreign buyers of Detroit properties
• Shooting brings troubled San Bernardino an unwelcome new distinction
• ANALYSIS- El Nino investment options range from pest control to ski resorts
• INSIGHT-Friends turn to foes as activists challenge private equity
• Putin's foe Khodorkovsky: Revolution in Russia is inevitable
• Muslim anti-radicalism activist detained in Texas because 'airline passengers thought he looked scary' 
• Eliaquim Mangala backs Manchester City to take on Europe's elite after finishing top of Champions League group
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• Problems mount for Van Gaal as Ferdinand labels United embarrassing
• Dude, where’s the rest of my car? Man arrested after his getaway vehicle snaps in HALF while trying to escape police 
• Santa has arrived in SPACE! Desperately needed supply ship docks with space station - and Nasa confirms it has even packed presents for astronauts
• Volkswagen: CO2 emissions problem far smaller than suspected
• Man accused of stabbing a 61-year-old antiques expert to death in a Poundland store is remanded in custody 
• Turkish army hits Kurdish militant targets in N.Iraq overnight
• Kate Hudson keeps it VERY casual as she sports baggy jogging bottoms and a padded gilet on low-key outing in New York
• Algerian man found with fake Belgian ID and 11,000 terror images on his phone after moving to UK is jailed for two years 
• Rwanda sets date for referendum on presidential term limits
• Tour de Yorkshire organisers keen to raise profile of women's cycling
• COMPETITION: Win the chance to watch a Liverpool training session and then meet the players, courtesy of SUBWAY
• Is this Instagram's fittest couple? Gym bunnies become an online hit with their sexy tandem workouts - where each rep is rewarded with a kiss
• Turtle-y delicious! Hungry alligator gulps down two whole reptiles in one go
• Boy, 5, who woke up one day unable to speak is learning to talk again after being diagnosed with ultra-rare condition
• Only 30% of Russia strikes target IS in Syria: US
• Iraqis eye next steps in Ramadi as IS claims Baghdad bombing
• Gladbach win will give City huge lift, says Sterling
• Happily ever after? Sally Bercow is all smiles as she steps out with husband John and their three children to attend Peter Pan show... just weeks after moving back into the family home
• Arsene Wenger draws up cunning plan for Arsenal's must-win Champions League clash with Olympiacos... or a spaceship
• Nationalist party gains 2nd seat in Swiss government
• Erik Pieters delighted with his improving Marko Arnautovic partnership and says Stoke are now a much more technical side
• Beaming Jennifer Garner cuts a relaxed figure as she enjoys leisurely early morning stroll with a female companion
• Hitting a high note! Teresa Palmer sports prominent ponytail as she dazzles in semi sheer dress at AACTA awards  
• Turkey defends additional troop deployment in Iraq
• Police: Palestinian killed after stabbing 2 Israelis
• Back to civilisation! Jorgie Porter sports a laid-back look as she touches down in London following I'm A Celebrity stint
• New York attorney general probes Springsteen ticket listings
• Wolfing it down! Gruesome footage shows hunters hack flesh from wolf and eat it in Saudi Arabian desert
• Scores of dead, wounded in Taliban attack on Kandahar airport
• Bulgarian Stoilov says to continue as Astana coach
• Has ISIS leader escaped to Libya? Sources claim Al-Baghdadi has fled to Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte after being treated in Turkey following air strike in Iraq
• Tanzanian president sweeps streets on independence day
• Iran editor says Khatami media ban unconstitutional
• Have you done something illegal without realising? Infographic reveals 34 of the most surprising laws tourists should be aware of when travelling abroad
• Wales No 8 Toby Faletau seals Bath move from Newport Dragons next season
• Mull wine in a slow cooker, microwave the Christmas pud and BARBECUE the turkey: How to cook a stress-free festive feast (and it will taste better too)
• Goggle-eyed swimming dinosaur unearthed: 72 million-year-old reptile used owl-like night vision to catch glowing fish
• Get puzzling this Christmas with our Mail on Sunday 24-page special puzzle magazine!
• The 'Nazi Bride' breaks her silence to say sorry: Woman at centre of German neo-fascist group which carried out spate of murders APOLOGISES to victims' families but insists she didn't have anything to do with killings
• Alessandra Ambrosio looks more Hells Angel than Victoria's Secret as she sports grunge denim hotpants and racy studded boots to fashion show screening
• Newport Gwent Dragons rue the rules which saw Taulupe Faletau join Bath for free
• Wrapped in sticky tape and stuffed in boxes: Horrific discovery of illegally hunted rare birds found dead and suffocating in the back of a lorry in China
• 'He shoots... he scores! Piers Morgan gets a kiss from Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain after he gives her a Crystal Palace shirt for her birthday
• Men, arms, still pour into east Ukraine from Russia - U.N.
• Cheeky Lydia Bright reveals her peachy derriere in a zip-down scuba swimsuit as she cavorts on the beach in Australia
• Strong earthquake strikes off coast of eastern Indonesia
• Christmas delivery: 1st US space station shipment in months
• PRESS DIGEST- Canada-Dec 9
• 'That kind of crap is not going to work!': Bernie Sanders slams Donald Trump as a 'demagogue' trying to divide America 
• Britain signs deal to extend military training in Kenya
• Leggy Kaley Cuoco makes the most of her svelte figure in sport shorts and skin-tight top as she enjoys low-key outing
• Vicious storm hits Sydney with hail, powerful winds and a spectacular lightning show before disappearing within 15 minutes… as wild weather across Australia continues 
• Israel says will not forgo $1.8 bln compensation in Egyptian gas dispute
• Two Israelis stabbed in Hebron, attacker killed: army
• Japanese space probe goes into orbit around Venus
• Why Arsene Wenger is in danger of losing his biggest excuse... Arsenal manager's Champions League record at stake
• Former UK political leaders join top US financial firms
• Severe smog hovers over Beijing on Day 2 of red alert
• IS suicide bomber kills eight near Baghdad Shiite mosque
• VW says false CO2 emissions affect only 36,000 cars
• Manchester United's Champions League exit was the latest blow to Louis van Gaal... so, after spending £260m on new players, is he really the right man for the job?
• Patrol: 3 dead, 4 hurt in crash in Washington state
• Pictured: The fugitive wanted over nightclub attack who died after being gunned down in Marriott car park by attacker lying in wait
• Iraqi forces shore up gains in Ramadi
• US deaths from Alzheimer's disease rise significantly
• He's brave! Mountaineer keeps his cool in staggering heat to take a stunning selfie in front of an active VOLCANO
• Take Netflix, Amazon Prime and iPlayer on holiday: EU to agree rules ending ban on downloading and streaming abroad
• Cameron in Romania, Poland to discuss migrant benefit cuts
• Neymar reveals new stylish leg tattoo as Barcelona superstar remembers his origins with dreams of Champions League football and his own house
• Are your recipes gathering dust on the shelf? Foodies waste £450 on cookbooks attempting just ONE in 50 dishes from celebrity chefs
• Manchester United head into the Europa League but it's not all bad... 10 reasons to embrace Europe's second competition
• Netanyahu silent, some Israelis sour on planned Trump visit
• Conor McGregor copied me in everything he does... but he made me want to watch MMA, admits heavyweight champion Tyson Fury
• Devout Christian great-grandmother who sent a letter to the headmistress of a top Islamic girls school claiming ‘all Muslims worship Satan’ is ordered to do community service 
• Anti-immigrant party recaptures second Swiss cabinet seat
• 10 Things to Know for Thursday - 10 December 2015
• Men's self-image puts them in danger of dying from AIDS, research shows
• Defense to present case in Baltimore police officer's trial
• Somali novelist looks at family torn apart by Islamist bombing
• EU wants to let consumers access online subscriptions abroad
• For U.S. Republican presidential candidates, war rolls easily off the tongue
• Computer Sciences to buy UK's Xchanging for $721 mln
• Sleeve it out! Victoria Beckham wears white jumper with oversized arms and matching quirky skirt as she jets out of JFK
• Conor McGregor gets caught short by call of nature as he trains in LA park ahead of UFC 194 title showdown with Jose Aldo
• Do YOU own any of these sought-after items? Alexa Chung's high-street flats and Kate Moss's favourite sweater among the top trending fashion pieces of 2015 
• Greece moves stranded migrants to Athens from tense border
• Greg Rutherford has Twitter row with Tyson Fury and reneges on BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards quit threat
• Boxer Tyson Fury should face action over comments says promoter Kellie Maloney
• Burglars steal wrapped presents destined for needy children
• Tube safety summit call as record numbers use London Underground
• Business group warns on consumer debt and downgrades UK growth forecasts
• Daisy Ridley stuns in striking sophisticated suit as she joins co-stars at Star Wars: The Force Awakens event in South Korea
• Parents' fury after six-year-old children were asked to write about 'what p***** you off' for their homework
• Olympics-Hamburg withdrawal no major concern at IOC
• Grim photos show passenger jet's cabin flooded by 'raw effluent' as liquid leaked from bathroom into aisle mid-flight
• U.S.'s Lynch says no indication California shooting couple were part of wider cell
• Suspect in playground shooting turns himself in
• 'I'm still comfortable in the Bay: Bonnie Sveen says she has no plans to leave Home And Away as she dazzles at AACTA awards 
• ‘He wanted to kill my ex!’ Brett Rossi claims she found texts sent by Charlie Sheen ‘trying to organize a hit’ on her former husband while she was engaged to the troubled actor 
• Manchester United icons Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs pick FIFA 16 Legends on Ultimate Team... but, which TWO players miss out for breaking Welsh winger's nose?
• Gulf summit on regional security begins in Saudi Arabia
• Motor racing-Ferrari say accused engineer not joining them
• Cover girl Chloe Moretz pairs a leggy leather miniskirt with a gothic see-through top at NYLON magazine bash
• Hong Kong copyright debate delayed as protests threatened
• Egypt to build 1 million homes for poor to help ease shortage - minister
• US veterans who firebombed Japan in WWII meet survivor
• Minister hints ransom helped free Poles in Nigeria
• FIRST LOOK: Shirtless Alexander Skarsgard shows off his amazing abs as he seduces redhead Margot Robbie in official The Legend Of Tarzan stills
• The Latest: UK expects progress on Syria issues before talks
• If only we could all be this happy! Joyous moment orangutan rolls around in hysterics after watching a disappearing trick
• 'Trump's not wrong – we can't wear uniform in our OWN cars': Five police officers claim Donald Trump is RIGHT about parts of London being so 'radicalised' they are no-go areas 
• How could she get it so wrong? Woman ploughs Toyota 4x4 into subway entrance during botched parking manoeuvre 
• Woman who shot at fleeing shoplifters gets probation
• Hillary Clinton will walk to victory if 'dangerous' Donald Trump is Republican nomination claims Joe Biden
• Energy saving tips: Would stuffing my freezer with old newspapers cut my energy bills? 
• U.S.'s Lynch says no indication California shooting couple were part of wider cell
• Twinkle, twinkle little car: Father of three transforms his BMW into a festive five series with 1,000 fairy lights
• Woman 'on midnight date' on the Thames dies and her boyfriend remains in hospital after their speedboat capsizes
• Tearful Cate Blanchett drops the F-bomb as she calls for more Australian actors on screen in emotional acceptance speech at AACTA Awards
• 'Woah… piano playing!' Deaf Canadian man beams as he hears for the first time in decades after his digital ear implant is switched on
• Is this the loneliest man in the world? Chinese pensioner is the last person left in remote village after everyone moved to the cities and his wife died 
• Putin invites British experts to help analyse black box of downed warplane
• Fresnillo says not to suspend production at Saucito
• Paige VanZant vs Rose Namajunas UFC Fight Night 80: Time, weigh-in date, TV info and more... all you need to know
• Stagecoach shares plunge 14% as customers decide to stay at home following last month's terror attacks in Paris  
• Don't they scrub up nicely? Heather Maltman stuns in red sequinned dress as her beau Andrew Steel cuts a dapper figure suited and booted at AACTA Awards
• Wales back-rower Faletau to join Bath next season
• Bangladesh seizes $6 million cocaine haul at airport
• Immigration from EU into Britain is 'not sustainable', says Cameron as he warns of pressure on schools and hospitals
• Bomb in southeast Iran kills policeman - Tasnim news agency
• Tom Hanks sports new lighter locks as he joins wife Rita Wilson at glamorous Shakespeare benefit in Los Angeles
• Real needs to show Malmo flair against top sides
• Defendant in German neo-Nazi trial denies active role in murders
• 'Stop spending your energy hating on others': Khloe Kardashian launches defiant tirade against vicious trolls as she visits ex Lamar Odom in hospital
• Chelsea vs Porto: Who are the men to fear... and why don't they care about former manager Jose Mourinho?
• Los Angeles opens arms to Syrian refugees
• Family man Greg Rutherford remains on SPOTY shortlist despite Tyson Fury concern
• Kremlin says Putin may meet U.S.' Kerry in Moscow - Interfax
• Everton star Gerard Deulofeu gets ready for Christmas with a little help from his pet dog
• Girls un tour! North Korean leader sends his all-female dance troupe on six-day dancehall diplomacy tour of China 
• Barcelona know Lionel Messi is the best and Neymar is No 2… but it's a privilege to play with both of them, says Luis Suarez
• Shocking pictures of traffic cops getting amorous triggers a second sex scandal probe in Mexican police force
• Rapist jailed for life after abusing his girlfriend's six-year-old daughter and filming it on his phone before her mother found the video
• Arsenal won't beat Olympiacos! Keeper Roberto 'convinced' Arsene Wenger's men won't get Champions League result in Athens
• Do you work for one of Britain's best employers? Travel website, hiring firm and a 'digital agency' you've probably never heard of are named as UK's most rewarding companies
• Is this the future of fashion? Woman takes to the streets in a seamless gown that took two months to craft using just an IRON - but she struggles just putting it on
• Vanessa White flashes her pert posterior in racy knicker shorts as she dares to bare in wacky sheer dress at beauty dinner
• 250,000 back petition calling for Donald Trump to be banned from UK as Boris Johnson says 'stupefying ignorance' on Muslims makes him unfit to be President
• Plane is evacuated after passenger activates emergency slide, shouts 'bomb'... then flees by jumping from wing
• Anti-IS coalition focusing on sealing Turkish border - U.S. envoy
• The force is really with him! Meet the Australian Darth Vader with a didgeridoo-handled lightsaber... who is also a serving police officer
• Dow Chemical, DuPont in merger talks - sources
• Wanted: A different mugshot! Teenager sought by police for theft is mocked online after officers issue a picture of him with his VERY distinctive ears 
• Justin Bieber had police called to his London hotel at 6am after four women were invited back to his room
• Olympics-Tokyo 2020 track cycling events moved from capital
• US state of Georgia executes convicted murderer
• 'Forever my mood!' Khloe Kardashian gives the camera the finger after it emerges her homemade treats 'were shop-bought'
• Freddie Gray trial: Key points from the state's case
• Disgraced MP Bernard Finnigan found guilty of watching child pornography escapes jail -as judge describes him as a 'frightened and socially isolated man'
• Britain's FTSE 100 falls to lowest since November, led by Anglo
• Kendall Jenner admits she loves feasting on sweet potato soufflé and cookies as she stars in very festive beauty campaign
• Is Twitter abandoning its TIMELINE? Social network experiments with listing posts by relevance instead of chronological order
• Pictured: Muslim student who was thrown off National Express coach after passengers complained he looked 'shifty' insists he WAS discriminated against because of his faith
• PSV boss Phillip Cocu labels Champions League qualification as 'extraordinary'
• Anglo American shares fall to new record low
• Kerry says to go to Moscow next week for Syria, Ukraine talks
• Things to know about Capitol Hill's budget endgame
• China's cyber chief defends censorship ahead of Internet conference
• Japanese monks karate chop, chant in funeral contest
• UN: 9,000 killed in Ukraine conflict, but now violence eases
• Manchester United player ratings for the season so far: David de Gea ranks top... but Wayne Rooney is the worst
• Rod Stewart, 70, 'to be godfather to one of Ronnie Wood's twins' after the guitarist, 68, confirmed wife Sally Humphreys, 37, is expecting
• Lorraine Kelly, 56, says she would never have Botox as she reveals the secrets behind her two-stone weightloss 
• Ab-flashing Candice Swanepoel is angelic in white cut-out dress as leggy Lily Aldridge rocks LBD at Victoria's Secret viewing party
• How to save a spoiled bottle of wine: Clever life hack removes unsavoury smells from liquor using just a PENNY 
• Half-naked woman at hotel check-in desk causes uproar on Facebook - but is she just wearing skin-coloured leggings? 
• European shares weaken as Bayer and commodity stocks fall
• Imagine, a Beatles yoga retreat: Spiritual sanctuary where the Fab Four learnt to meditate opens in India
• Can you REALLY make pancakes with just two ingredients? FEMAIL attempts the crepe recipe storming the internet that promises fewer calories - with very mixed results
• EXCLUSIVE:  'I worry that it's over': Cate Blanchett admits she frets about being a veteran actor... as she leads the winners at the 5th annual AACTA Awards
• Happy Christmas from Jamie: Employees at his Recipease delicatessen are given their marching orders as store is set to close for last time on December 24
• Convicted Australian paedophile jailed for assaulting three boys is arrested after being caught working in a SCHOOL in Thailand
• I want to be a hairdresser! Adorable little girl explains to her stunned father why she has cut off her locks (and he’s not impressed) 
• Mystery Good Samaritans pay for young mother's pay-and-display parking when they saw warden about to put a ticket on her car
• War veteran who lost his leg in Iraq silences people who assume he must hate Muslims with brilliant Facebook post 
• Inquiry launched into U.S. ambassador over Thai royal insult law comments
• China denounces Dalai Lama's "sympathy" for Islamic State
• Trap bomb explosion kills 3 policemen in Iran
• 'It is incredibly ludicrous': Girl, 12, forced to go to TWO different high schools because of bitter feud between her separated parents
• Potter Pieters hails prolific partnership with Arnautovic
• INVESTMENT CLINIC: I have three buy-to-let mortgages and a £100k lump sum - should I pay down the highest interest rate or the biggest balance?
• U.S. Attorney General Lynch chides European decisions to restrict data sharing
• Po-NO! Show-off bouncing on a pogo stick lands face first on car park concrete
• Middle East grows wary of Trump, despite ventures in region
• Why Aye! Geordie Shore's Holly Hagan shows her sideboob in extreme plunging dress as she leaves nightclub with ex boyfriend Kyle Christie
• The Queen in a hijab, Duran Duran now Koran Koran and camels on the streets of the Islamic State of London: British wits create 'Trumpfacts' after tycoon's 'dangerous' comments on 'radical' UK
• Businesses downgrade growth forecast as weak trade and manufacturing leave UK economy over-reliant on consumer debt
• I was raped by another man: Teenager reveals how he was attacked by a friend in his bedroom - but was too scared to report it 'due to fear of being outed as gay'
• Kerry plans to visit Russia within the week
• Stocks shake off a two-day slump; materials rebound
• Petrol below £1 a litre in time for Christmas: Huge falls in global oil price to bring festive cheer for drivers
• Text to mom announcing death reveals 3rd Bataclan attacker
• Men, arms, still pour into east Ukraine from Russia - U.N.
• China says Security Council not place to discuss North Korean rights
• Nick Cannon admits it 'would be cool' to meet Mariah Carey's new man James Packer as he talks about their family Thanksgiving on Ellen
• Under-dressed is an understatement! From going commando under a lace-up dress to bras on display (and missing the black tie memo): The AACTA Awards worst dressed
• Chelsea players don't lack commitment, says Courtois
• Kerry says to travel to Moscow next week for talks on Syria, Ukraine
• Computer Sciences Corp to buy Xchanging for $721 mln
• The Latest: None satisfied with Paris draft, none rejects it
• Beatles' spiritual Indian retreat opened to public
• Twerking on a policewoman, smoking 20 cigarettes AT ONCE and a performer blown in the face by a vapour machine: More videos emerge from Stereosonic
• Syrian opposition groups meet in Saudi Arabia to close ranks
• A steal at $60: car once owned by India's most wanted man
• Kate's got competition! Duchess collapses in a fit of giggles as she meets traders in high heels during charity event in the City - but William tells her: 'Stop flirting now!' 
• Afghanistan seeks Pakistani help to revive stalled peace talks with Taliban
• China seeks S.Korean safety guarantees after warning shots fired at ship
• Another Paris attacker named, had been in Syria
• 2 deaths, many rescues in Pacific Northwest storms
• Amid a local truce, Syrians leave rebel-held area in Homs
• Lessons from Japan's progress in cleaning up smog
• Justin Bieber announces UK tour dates: Sorry singer sends Beliebers into a frenzy as he confirms Purpose show is coming to England and Ireland
• One careful owner? IT manager discovers his £50,000 BMW was previously used by Jeremy Clarkson in a high-speed Top Gear stunt
• 'Bed ridden' glamour model spends £10,000 on private treatment to fight Lyme disease... after NHS doctors mistakenly prescribe her with anti-depressants
• Taking it in his stride: Croatian human rights chief’s TROUSERS fall down at the exact moment he receives an award from the country's president
• Conspiracy-touting group behind Trump's stats on Muslims
• Saudi's Naimi cuts a lonely figure in oil battle
• MH370 was crippled by sudden electrical failure: Report reveals mysterious power cut disabled jet's communications but allowed it to continue flying until it ran out of fuel 
• Power to the states: Education law rewrite passes Congress
• 17 heavenly edible Christmas gifts for you to make at home (and you just might want to scoff a few yourself!)
• Two Afghans being trained by the US military in Georgia disappear from Georgia Air Force base
• Smouldering Lindsay Lohan accidentally flashes her assets and cheekily writhes around on a bed in No Tofu's behind-the-scenes video
• Ophir signs heads of agreements for Fortuna LNG offtake
• Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering US is PRAISED by Neo-nazis and Ku Klux Klan supporters demanding, 'Make America white again'
• Young man raped girl, 16, in her bedroom and took pictures of her genitals after watching 'sleeping girls' pornography and googling 'how to not wake someone up' 
• Supreme Court torn over Texas affirmative action program
• PRESS DIGEST - Russia - Dec 9
• Miranda Kerr bares her breasts in very skimpy lingerie as she swims in her stockings for LOVE magazine's festive advent calendar
• Lady Colin Campbell 'calls police after claiming camp rival Duncan Bannatyne physically assaulted her during I'm A Celebrity spin-off show'
• Sky Sports blunder by showing live footage of Manchester United's Champions League exit despite losing £900m rights to BT Sport
• Computer Sciences Corp to buy Xchanging for $721 mln
• FTSE CLOSE: Footsie enjoys calmer trading as oil prices bounce back and under-pressure mining stocks stage late recovery
• China weighs in with criticism of Trump's Muslim ban comments
• European shares rebound as commodity stocks recover
• China's export tax cuts could worsen global steel, chemical gluts
• Hong Kong shares close down, many investors stay on sidelines
• 'I'd love to see the back of that word': Kylie Minogue, 47, hits out at 'derogatory' toyboy title given to beau Joshua Sasse, 27
• Cumbrian estate agent accused of cashing in on Storm Desmond victims after trebling 'admin charges' for rental homes in the affected areas
• At home with Emma Willis: Pregnant star takes fans inside her beauty and fashion regime and shares grooming tips for working mothers 
• UAE's Landmark Group dumps Trump products over Muslim ban call
• Thousands of inmates 'could have jail terms cut to ease overcrowding'
• Nursing homes closure warning over social care funding 'crisis'
• William and Kate amused by City brokers in heels and hotpants at charity event
• Polish court verdict appears to undermine 5 new judges
• Over 35,000 Britons petition to ban Trump from UK after 'Muslim ban' comments
• Dozens killed in ongoing Taliban attack on Afghan airport
• Afghan president arrives in Islamabad to revive Taliban talks
• Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Dec 9
• Charlotte Crosby passionately kisses newly single Gaz Beadle as they leave London club holding hands... and her boyfriend Max isn't too happy about it
• ‘If I had known... I would have killed him': Father of third Batalcan terrorist asks 'what kind of human could do what he did' after discovering his son was one of the Paris attackers
• The Latest: France rejects responsibility for teenage travel
• Republicans call Interior's mine spill report 'whitewashed'
• SPOlLER ALERT: Linda Carter enchants in beautiful wedding gown as she prepares to tie the knot to Mick during EastEnders' New Year's Day special
• Colorado's fracking battle goes before state Supreme Court
• Battle of the bust! Pia Miller and Megan Gale go head to head in cleavage baring gowns at the AACTA Awards... but who wore it best?
• Pensioner goes for a swim in his KITCHEN after his house was flooded - as Britain is hit by another 24 hours of rain and 70mph winds
• When Harry snubbed Jack! Prince refuses to shake comedian Whitehall's hand after being the butt of his jokes during the Royal Variety show - but the pair soon laugh it off
• Suspect in high-profile German neo-Nazi trial denies murder
• 'I am proud of it': Risqué Rita Ora admits to losing count of the number of times she's exposed her breasts after suffering two nip slips in one week
• Dozens killed, wounded in Taliban attack on Afghan airport
• Stagecoach cuts profit view as customers reduce city trips
• 'Chronic illness changed our dynamic': Yolanda Foster addresses why marriage to David crumbled in a call to Andy Cohen's show... and gets sweet tweet of support from Lady Gaga
• Coughing and unwell, Beijing patients lament smog
• Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson has skin cancer removed from his face... but still manages to make a joke 
• Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Dec 9
• Bonnie Lou, pioneering country and rock singer dies at 91
• PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Dec 9
• Chicago protesters block roads and confront police demanding the Mayor Rahm Emanuel resigns over the 2014 cop shooting of Laquan McDonald
• Afghan, Pakistan leaders maintain unyielding positions at summit
• He ended up an Adonis! Michael B Jordan 'felt muscles he never knew he had' as he put body through hell training for Creed
• Pennon appoints Loughlin as first group CEO
• Regional conference backs resumption of Afghan peace talks
• Roger Federer and coach Stefan Edberg end partnership
• Ophir signs heads of agreements for Fortuna LNG offtake
• Greece starts removing stranded migrants at Macedonia border
• The Latest: State lawmaker files Chicago mayor recall bill
• White hot! Pia Miller stuns in figure-hugging gown with plunging neckline as she joins Home And Away co-stars at AACTA Awards
• Indian batsman Dhawan hauled up for suspect bowling action
• Tyson Fury stripped of IBF belt
• Planned Parenthood attack: Most officers shot since 2013
• Van Gaal has no defence against critics after United flop
• Syrian rebel group says Saudi meeting must rule out concessions
• US visas get new scrutiny after California, Paris attacks
• Third Paris Bataclan attacker was in Syria in 2013 -judicial source
• Judge rejects Texas' latest attempt to block Syrian refugees
• Stagecoach issues "modest" downgrade to FY earnings forecast 
• A furry friend! Amanda Seyfried gives some Christmas hugs to fluffy bunny rabbit as she attends event in LA
• China stocks inch up as property shares rise on policy hopes
• A delight in white! Kerri-Anne Kennerley,62, shows off trim figure in floor-length gown at the 5th AACTA Awards
• Whales entangled at alarming rate along California coast
• The Latest: UN: nearly 770,000 people enter Greece in 2015
• Australia police raid home of man said to be bitcoin founder
• 'What about sex?' As RHOBH star Yolanda Foster endures painful Lyme disease treatment husband David Foster asks about impact on love life...just months before split
• Crikey! Bindi Irwin cuts a glamorous figure in lace embellished dress as she takes to the red carpet at 5th annual AACTA Awards
• The Latest: Judge rejects Texas' new effort to halt refugees
• Australian police raid Sydney home of reported bitcoin creator
• Poland - Factors to Watch Dec 9
• Latest: Oklahoma jury suspends 3rd day of deliberations
• US ambassador to Thailand being investigated for royal defamation
• Manchester United arrive back in England dejected after late-night flight following shock Champions League exit against Wolfsburg
• Holiday hero! Adam Sandler does a good deed carrying bag of woman with broken foot while wearing Superman T-shirt
• Change takes root in India's remote northeast
• New Zealand v Sri Lanka first test
• 'We're living inside a sealed casket': Thousands of civilians being held as human shields by ISIS as Iraqi forces close in on Ramadi 
• Doping, Cairns questions shroud test buildup
• Beijing authorities use technology in pollution battle
• PSV enjoy 'extraordinary night' of European success
• East Asia Pacific ageing faster than anywhere else in history: World Bank
• India opener Dhawan reported for suspect bowling action
• She's got some front! Sam Frost commands attention in daring see-through dress that shows off her bra at the AACTA awards
• Biggest 2016 risk may be the one just behind us: oil
• S.Korea man arrested in connection with Japan shrine blast
• The year of the sleeve! The AACTA Awards best dressed ladies dazzle in glittering gowns with dramatic long sleeves and capes
• MLB hopeful Oh Seung-Hwan questioned over gambling
• Syrians leave rebel-held Homs area in truce deal
• Syria's divided opposition in unity talks in Saudi
• Hungary, Factors to watch, Dec 9
• She's an Uptown girl! Hilary Duff wows in a sheer lace dress and stylish trench on the set of Younger
• All-American girls! Selena Gomez puts on patriotic display with newly crowned VS Angel Taylor Hill... as she hits back after being accused of lip-syncing
• Energy firms ask Oklahoma judge to toss earthquake lawsuit
• A look at Detroit's improvements since exit from bankruptcy
• They'll be needing thermal underwear! Victoria's Secret angels brave snowy Rome wearing just bras and knickers as holiday commercial debuts
• He's a bloody mess! Ben Affleck sports facial cuts and bandaged nose while filming Live By Night in Los Angeles
• Detroit shows improvement, promise 1 year out of bankruptcy
• Georgia executes man for 1992 killing of his mother's friend
• People exit rebel-held area in Syrian peace deal - monitor
• Police storm packed train after commuters mistake a passenger's umbrella for a SAMURAI sword
• World Bank says Asia aging faster than anywhere else
• Forever young! Julianne Moore, 55, exudes sexy elegance in plunging black frock at the premiere of short film Ferragamo Signature
• Pacific tuna conservation meeting ends in deadlock
• Syria rebels begin leaving Homs under truce deal
• Australia v West Indies - first test
• Holder backs West Indies bowlers to fire in cool Hobart
• Myanmar inaugurates new stock exchange
• Romania - Factors to watch on Dec 9
• Toyota starts sales of 4th generation Prius hybrid
• Fur goodness sake! Fast & Furious beauty Michelle Rodriguez posts picture of her 'yum' armpit hair on Instagram
• Shooting brings troubled San Bernardino an unwelcome new distinction
• Friends turn to foes as activists challenge private equity
• El Nino investment options range from pest control to ski resorts
• Scams, ignorance burn foreign buyers of Detroit properties
• The best workout for your body in just 17 minutes: $1 million gym full of machines that are better than personal trainers 
• Thailand to extradite Canadian arrested as 'adviser' to Silk Road website
• The road to Rio: Hockeyroo Anna Flanagan, 23, on her fight for a second chance at the podium in 2016 after missing out on a medal at the London Olympics
• Women's world squash championships abandoned amid controversy
• 'Trumbo' leads SAG noms in murky awards season
• Jordan disputes UN report of 12,000 Syrians stuck at border
• NBA standings
• 37 killed in Taliban siege at Afghan airport
• Two Afghan trainees reported missing from Georgia Air Force base
• Paging owners of abandoned jets: Malaysia wants them out
• Meet the 'Unstoppables', family chasing cage-fighting dream
• The Northeast is historically low on snow as West Coast is pounded with blizzards ahead of El Nino
• Short and sweet! Samantha Jade puts her endless legs on display in tiny denim cut offs as she stocks up on groceries  
• Police: Suspect fatally shot after police chase in Yonkers
• Police arrest S. Korean suspect in blast at Tokyo war shrine
• Rwanda to hold December 18 vote on Kagame third term
• Hot mumma! Lara Bingle shows off her very slender figure as she poses in a tiny black swimsuit 
• NBA-Efficient Westbrook leads Thunder past Grizzlies
• Trump's Muslim proposal makes for electric TV moments
• The secrets behind Uber's surge pricing revealed - as customers are told to brace for extra price hikes over the Christmas season
• South America hacker team targets dissidents, journalists
• Radwimps offer meaty cure for Japan's sugary music scene
• PICTURED: Sports selections from Latin America for 2015
• Woman, 31, who pulled a man's shirt off him during a brawl at children's birthday party is given a suspended sentence
• PICTURED: Editor selections from Latin America for 2015
• TV broadcasters aim to protect their political ad windfall
• Four men in court on terror charges over 'encouraging support for IS'
• David Cameron to miss PMQs as he continues to seek support for new EU deal
• Climate summit: 'Crucial choices' needed to reach deal
• US life expectancy flat for third straight year at almost 79
• Wal-Mart's China imports cost 400,000 US jobs during 2001-2013 - report
• Two decades on, China says its Panchen Lama has won wide praise
• Mother's fury after CBBC cartoon OOglies shows toast soldier staging an ISIS-style beheading of a boiled egg
• Reuters Sports News Summary
• River face Barcelona deluge at Club World Cup
• China stocks rise, led by property, resources shares; HK down
• Hunt for a THIRD terrorist linked to San Bernardino attackers: Syed Farook planned attack in 2012 with someone else - and his wife could have been a terror 'operative'
• Australia, SE Asia need to "re-double" efforts to avoid Paris-style attacks
• Man admits stealing Chinese TV star's jewels in Copenhagen
• 'I don't do advice, I give information': Dolly Parton offers words of wisdom to singers on The Voice as field narrows to final four
• Caitlyn Jenner wells up with pride as daughter Kendall Jenner makes her dazzling debut on the Victoria's Secret show catwalk
• Japan's SMEs too weak to carry Abe's 'trickle-up' wage plan
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• Three generations of the Kennedy family gather for RFK Human Rights gala as Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards gets a spontaneous standing ovation
• Afghan forces fighting Taliban morning after Kandahar airport raid
• Japan police arrest S. Korean man after war shrine explosion
• Hundreds of full coffee cans wash up on Florida beach
• Cyclist, 25, who died after being hit by a car on an early morning group ride was engaged to his high school sweetheart
• The emotional meeting between a convicted killer and the woman who helped put him prison - but now believes he is innocent
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• NHL-Highlights of Tuesday's NHL games
• NBA-Warriors up to 23-0 and counting after beating Pacers
• Bella Hadid plays up her femme fatale appeal as a gogo dancer in boyfriend The Weeknd's gritty music video In The Night 
• Wiz Khalifa, 4-year-old dancer top popular YouTube videos
• 'That's our job to put ourselves in the line:' Hero San Bernardino detective who was filmed saying he'd take a bullet speaks out 
• Karen Montgomery who starred in Star Trek spin-off episode dies age 66 in Los Angeles after lengthy battle with breast cancer
• S. Korea police set to storm Buddhist temple for wanted activist
• Pictured: Carjacking suspect who led Seattle cops on a high-speed chase in stolen car before being shot dead
• LA firefighters charged with off-duty Halloween attack
• Homeless man sleeping in a dumpster avoids being crushed TWICE by compactor after being accidentally tossed into trash truck
• New Zealand to end Serco's management of Auckland prison
• Revealed, the elusive creator of Bitcoin: Founder of digital currency is named as an Australian academic after police raid his Sydney home
• Double denim diva! LeAnn Rimes sticks to country roots in jean jumpsuit and camel fringe bag
• Beware conveyor belts, bag your fruit and veg and don't touch the packaged raw meat! The dirtiest places in supermarkets revealed
• Australian police raid Sydney home of reported bitcoin creator
• Captain Phasman! Gwendoline Christie's character in The Force Awakens was originally male... and she didn't know
• Man who threatened to post nude photos of his 'occasional girlfriend' online unless she had sex with him is jailed for rape
• Kevin and Perry star Kathy Burke fights off 'small fry' mugger who tried to steal her money as she withdrew it from an ATM
• Dow Chemical, DuPont in talks on mega-merger: banking sources
• Watching those pennies! Courtney Love dons glasses to check her receipt after going makeup free on shopping spree
• Sheer sibling style! Tina Fey and Amy Poehler both don revealing see-through looks for the premiere of their film Sisters
• Nevada judge denies counties' bid for sage grouse injunction
• Indonesians vote in nationwide regional polls
• Belize rejects plan to allow Cuban migrants to pass though its territory
• Wife of accused killer Robert Xie says his release is the 'greatest Christmas present' - but his bail is being held up by 'paperwork'
• Unbeaten Golden State Warriors march on as Indiana Pacers subdued
• The North Face founder, Douglas Tompkins, dies in Chile kayak accident
• Gulf monarchs seek united front at annual summit
• Air Force: 2 Afghan trainees missing from Georgia air base
• New Zealand cricket captain McCullum stands by Cairns evidence
• McCullum 'comfortable' with Cairns trial evidence
• Late North Face founder made enemies on eco crusade
• Foreign prisoners to be allowed early release if they agree to go home in major drive to free up jail space
• Trump faces global scorn over call for Muslim ban
• Revenge Of The Nerds star Robert Carradine files for divorce from wife Edith after 25 years of marriage 
• Magda Szubanski wears a baggy t-shirt and shorts for morning workout after revealing her weight loss struggle 
• Quite a catch: Stunning close-up photos show hungry brown bear use paws to swipe red salmon he wants for dinner from the water
• Singer Shannon Noll shows off bulging biceps and tattoos in fitted tank top while enjoying a stroll with wife Rochelle
• Chris Kyle would be so proud: American Sniper widow Taya beats champion NRA marksman with perfect score at charity sharpshooting competition
• US brings fugitive from Cuba after stolen boat journey
• Ex-Australia PM Abbott says West should 'proclaim superiority over Islam'
• Bikie who shot dead a fellow gang member in broad daylight before 'turning gun on himself' was a 'soldier who served in Afghanistan and Iraq before being discharged with PTSD'
• Jill Meagher's depraved killer sues legal aid service for refusing to fund his appeal
• E-cigarettes contain dangerous 'popcorn lung' chemicals
• Rihanna set to show her new clothing range at New York Fashion Week... and she leaks the news herself on an online auction site
• Former senior Chinese provincial official jailed for graft
• Alaska predicts sharp oil tax decline amid low prices
• Vandal hits Sikh temple in Orange County
• 'It hurts my feelings': Justin Theroux responds to boycott campaign of Zoolander 2 due to portrayal of androgynous model
• Red carpet here I come! Bindi Irwin cuts a casual figure in double denim ahead of AACTA Awards
• Another police officer busted with drugs at Stereosonic as policewoman, 26, is forced to quit after partying at Brisbane festival - days after three cops tested positive in Perth
• SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Jemma Kidd's mother offers Christmas lunch at her Caribbean home for £150 a head
• Judge: Release file on shooting of black man by white cop
• New York probes sale of 'speculative' Bruce Springsteen tickets on StubHub
• Arsenal to return to Sydney after 39 years
• California detective who said he'd take bullet speaks out
• Pill that may wash away the cause of Alzheimer's: Treatment dissolves toxic plaques on the brain that are warning sign of the disease
• SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Socialite Alexandra Tolstoy claims police raids on her Oxfordshire cottage are 'harassment'
• Celtic games are never meaningless insists Mark Wilson ahead of club's final Europa League fixture against Fenerbahce 
• 'We probably should've done it years ago': Danny Dyer eyes September 2016 wedding to long-term partner Joanne Mas
• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Rescue Christmas for these stoical victims 
• Walk-out over pay at China-owned US auto plant
• Australia backs Pattinson to deliver 'X-factor' at Test against W.Indies
• Manchester United crash out of Champions League: Twitter users mock Louis van Gaal and Co as they drop into the Europa League
• Decision to downgrade Gerard Baden-Clay's murder conviction may go to High Court as questions arise over whether the killer can claim on his wife's $800,000 life insurance payout
• SARAH VINE: Why won't the sisters speak out over Sharia courts?
• 'Empire,' 'Creed' lead Image Awards nominations
• Arsenal to join Premier League trail Down Under
• Veteran Jeonbuk striker Lee inks new deal
• Keep your snouts out! MPs see off the Lords: QUENTIN LETTS on yesterday in Parliament
• Clinton releases proposal to boost manufacturing jobs
• Scott Allan is ready to come of age as Celtic's miserable European campaign comes to an end in Turkey
• Going hell for leather! Former Hi-5 star Casey Burgess dons tight pencil skirt and teal blouse as she attends bar launch 
• MAX HASTINGS: Our politicians lie and treat us like idiots. No wonder Trump, Le Pen and the ugly Right are on the rise
• 'Awkward family photo': Renee Bargh jokes as she poses with new couple Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton and their Voice judges Pharrell Williams and Adam Levine 
• Bank that pays its savers an interest rate of... nothing! Victory for Mail as watchdog names worst offenders
• 'The sexiest night on television is finally here': Shanina Shaik can barely contain her excitement as fans countdown the minutes until Victoria's Secret show
• Feeling nippy? Home and Away star Pia Miller goes braless in a thin T-shirt as she poses with fans at the beach
• Why being handsome is bad for a man's career: Good-looking gents seen as a threat by bosses meaning they are less likely to get top jobs
• She's not shy! Miranda Kerr goes completely nude on the cover of Harper's Bazaar Australia posing in just a pair of pink stilettos on a hotel penthouse balcony
• Boxing-World heavyweight champion Fury stripped of IBF title
• Matt Damon scores Golden Globe nod for The Martian... but says wife Luciana 'deserves a medal' for their 10th wedding anniversary
• San Bernardino shooter may have been plotting an earlier attack -CNN
• Roger Federer brings in Ivan Ljubicic as a coach as Stefan Edberg will no longer travel with the world No 3 next season 
• Millionaire founder of The North Face dies in kayak accident: Doug Tompkins, 72, succumbs to hypothermia as waves flip his boat on lake deep in Patagonian wilderness 
• 'We might have married already': Martin Freeman hints that he's tied the knot with long-term girlfriend Amanda Abbington 
• Girl who lost family in fire wants lots of Christmas cards
• EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Royal visit to flood-hit Cumbria may have 'hindered rescue and relief operations'
• Japan's Hanyu, Asada bid to make history at figure skating GP Final
• Andre Schurrle: Wolfsburg deserved Champions League victory but Manchester United are still a big club with star players
• The Latest: Detective who said he'd 'take a bullet' speaks
• Healing music for the soul? Kim Kardashian boasts Lamar Odom 'loved' Kanye's new album SWISH during hospital listening session
• Clinton relayed son-in-law's meeting request at State Department -AP
• Coronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley is the belle of the ball in stunning red lace gown as she sings for charity at Manchester Cathedral carol concert
• ABC apologises after 'unfortunate mistake' sees it accidentally link to hardcore pornography on its Twitter account
• IAN BIRRELL: Try telling this 79-year-old pensioner why Britain is spending millions on flood aid abroad
• 'Glee' star Matthew Morrison to leave Broadway show
• Asian stocks slip as commodity rout feeds demand fears
• China military paying "close attention" to U.S. plane deployment
• The Scorpion Queen! Stomach-churning moment Chinese waitress eats wriggling eight-legged creepy crawly
• 'She doesn't know me': Louis Walsh reveals his heartache over mother Maureen's Alzheimer's 
• Belize rejects Costa Rican proposal to move Cubans
• Why happy pills could be replaced by therapy: Patients with severe depression benefit as much from treatment as they do from taking tablets
• A million more people will be employed in Britain by 2020 but most will be workers from abroad 
• Corbyn has made Labour a fringe party, moans Blair: Former PM says the rise of the current leader is a tragedy
• Liam Ridgewell and Portland Timbers celebrate MLS win with victory parade through the city as fans brave the rain to celebrate
• Arsenal set for Australia pre-season tour in 2017 as club announce new tourism deal 
• Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Nick Powell were thrown on to save Manchester United in Champions League but who are the rookies trusted by Louis van Gaal?
• Georgia woman gets 190 YEARS in prison after she confined her adopted daughter in a chicken coop, tied her by the neck to a tree and shocked her with an electronic collar
• Fashionably festive Myleene Klass flaunts her figure in form-fitting red lace gown and fur jacket as she hosts charity carol concert
• James Pattinson returns to Australia Test side to face West Indies in place of injured Mitchell Starc 
• FBI to expand data on violent police encounters -Washington Post
• Almost there! Michelle Bridges proudly flaunts her baby bump as she relaxes at home ahead of birth of her first child  
• Hot wings! Behati Prinsloo and fellow Victoria's Secret Angels chow down on spicy buffalo chicken with Stephen Colbert
• Rupert Murdoch says 'complete refugee pause to fix vetting makes sense' but stops short of backing Trump's call for 'complete shutdown of Muslims entering U.S.'
• 'Dear body... it's taken a while to get here': Imogen Anthony praises her physique as she poses naked in latest racy Instagram post... after revealing body insecurities
• Council tax break for 5,000 flood victims: Ministers agree reprieve for thousands as residents and business owners begin to count the cost of Storm Desmond
• Federer parts ways with Edberg, brings Ljubicic on board
• National Football League roundup
• 'ISIS-supporting Ohio hospital worker who called for US soldiers to be beheaded in their homes' is arrested
• Och aye the noo! Kelly Clarkson dons medieval dress while husband Brandon Blackstock wears kilt for Game Of Thrones-themed 'clan' Christmas card
• Watch and learn, girls! Candice Swanepoel , Alessandra Ambrosio and Behati Prinsloo cheer on Lily Aldridge in the Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bra... as rookies Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid look on 
• Now town hall fat cats launch assault on your right to know: Councils demand fees are introduced for handling data about their salaries and perks
• FIFA medical chief backs Carneiro in Chelsea case-report
• Wealthy environmentalist Tompkins dies in Chile accident
• Party hopper Mollie King suits up as she joins Lottie Moss at stylish cocktail bash...after enjoying a dinner date with boyfriend David Gandy
• Russia tells UN Turkey was acting 'recklessly' in Iraq
• Mac on... The Archers doing Calendar Girls on radio for the very first time
• Argentine president to skip swearing in of successor
• We're better at childcare than jobs, say one in three young women: Study also finds third of under-30s think it is irresponsible to work while caring for young children 
• Russia casts doubt on possible Dec. 18 Syria meeting in New York
• Scottish football chiefs hit back in row over radical revamp of the League Cup
• Off duty beauty! Alessandra Ambrosio spends the day running errands and getting her nails done ahead of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show airing
• Cutting migrant benefits won't halt flow, PM told: Advisers say four year wait would have little influence on reducing numbers coming to the UK
• VIP child sex charity loses its NHS funds over concerns that controversial therapy they use may cause 'false memories'
• Canada's Trudeau to get red carpet treatment during White House visit
• Sport would have a 'very bright future' if the IOC was held up as gold standard model, claims president Thomas Bach
• Trump denies AP report he will visit Jordan this month
• Mergers and acquisitions still below pre-crisis levels with deals between UK firms at their lowest since records began in 1969
• UFC Fight Night 80: Paige VanZant, Rose Namajunas and Sage Northcutt strut their stuff during open workouts in Las Vegas
• Ronda Rousey vows to avenge UFC 193 loss to Holly Holm: 'I need to beat this chick... I have to f****** do it'
• Iraq at UN plays down dispute with Turkey over troop deployment
• Like daughter, like mother! Make-up free Jessica Hart looks chic as she sips on soup whilst shopping with stylish mother Rae
• Former England goalkeeper Alan Hodgkinson, mentor of Peter Schmeichel and Andy Goram, dies aged 79
• LePage stresses income tax, welfare at feisty Portland event
• Cristiano Ronaldo breaks records with four as Real Madrid star finishes Champions League group stage with 11 goals
• Who said animals are stupid? Thirsty camel uses its mouth to turn on tap and gulps down water in searing desert heat  
• The good-time generation: How pensioners splash out more on fun activities than anything else 
• Charges dropped against man arrested in playground shooting
• Women's brains sharper than men's in old age: Elderly now spend less time with memory problems even though life expectancy has increased
• 'Just hanging out': Victoria Beckham jokes around in Instagram snap as she continues to tease her new fashion collection 
• Australia bring in Pattinson for West Indies opener
• NHL-Family of deceased player Montador sues the league
• California shooter took out $28,500 loan: source
• 'He's punching him!' The moment a Sydney bus driver snapped and 'bashed a taxi driver' for parking in a bus zone
• Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One sees shares rally 11% after plummeting by nearly a third on pricey £285m debt deal 
• Mother Hustler! Christina Milian shares her work ethic in slogan T-shirt on lunch date with momager Carmen
• American Indian activist, poet John Trudell dies at 69
• In pattern, gun maker shares surge after California shooting
• 2 suspects charged in slaying of San Quentin 6 inmate
• 'I just love the thrill of catching big sharks!' Keen fisherman recounts heart pumping moment he reeled in an EIGHT FOOT bronze whaler shark off the beach
• Will shots be BANNED on New Year's Eve? Drastic plans could see bars and pubs stop serving straight alcohol to curb violence
• California shooters borrowed $28,000 before attack -source
• Have Holmes and Watson had a tiff? ' Martin Freeman appears to have a dig at Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch with 'pompous actor' jibe
• Eddie Redmayne shies away from awards speculation at The Danish Girl premiere
• Co-operative has most customer complaints recorded for an energy firm
• Jeremy Corbyn has reduced Labour to a fringe protest movement, says Tony Blair
• Online grooming alert for parents buying children gadgets at Christmas
• Lord Feldman 'given dossier on Tory youth wing bullying claims in 2010'
• Ebooks boost boys' reading abilities, research finds
• Men less likely to be affected by disabilty in old age, research finds
• Glenridding river bursts banks again after more heavy rain
• Man who bought assault-style rifles for San Bernardino shooters was related by marriage and told friends before the attack there's 'Muslims in our own backyard just ready to go haywire' 
• Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini describes Champions League win as 'one of the best European nights in club's history'
• 'I was like this is the best!' Sophie Monk reveals the perks of being mistaken for actress Charlize Theron
• Don't bother asking her out today! Second Wednesday in December is the worst day of the year for romance because of the cold and the hassle of Christmas shopping 
• Bridget Jones' boys! Renee's new leading men Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey party at screening of ethical fashion documentary
• Trinny's style sins: As she reveals her rules for Christmas party dressing, how the fashion guru has broken them ALL
• Moments before the massacre: First pictures inside the San Bernardino Christmas party - just a few minutes before husband-and-wife terrorists opened fire 
• U.S. and Cuba exchange multibillion-dollar claims on property, embargo
• Pennsylvania high court justice hit with ethics charges
• 'The show has saved Kim': Kyle Richards believes that being on the Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills is helping troubled sister
• Anglo American shares now down 75% since start of 2015 after 8% plunge to fresh record lows
• Champions League round-up: Atletico Madrid secure Group C top spot while Galatasaray qualify for the Europa League
• Andy Garcia's daughter Alessandra smolders in sultry lingerie shoot for plus-size magazine
• British Chambers of Commerce downgrades UK growth forecasts
• Poorest women use anti-poverty programmes to boost land ownership-report
• Ballers Caroline Wozniacki and Eugenie Bouchard hang out with The Rock on the set of HBO sitcom
• The dark side and the light! Lupita Nyong'o switches from sky blue to steely grey for Star Wars photoshoots in her birthplace of Mexico City