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10 of the biggest news stories we broke in 2016

Poke Staff. Updated December 23rd, 2016

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2016 has been a momentous year for news events – and thanks to our hard work and incredibly high journalistic standards we brought you many exclusive stories over the past year. Here are ten of the biggest and most important from the last 12 months.

1. HMRC launch ‘honesty box’ to let multinational corporations pay what they think is fair
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2. UKIP in turmoil as the Babadook becomes surprise new favourite in leadership race
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3. “I have had enough” says festering bucket of shit that ghostwrites for Katie Hopkins
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4. Company launches range of scented candles to help angry men on the internet relax a bit
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5. One bedroom south London sinkhole sells for £980,000 within hours of opening
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6. Idris Elba in talks to be the next Prime Minister
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7. London venue infamous for excessive drink and drug use to be closed permanently
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8. Introducing the limited edition Rupert Murdoch & Jerry Hall commemorative sick bucket
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9. Leak from the UK Government: their “Are You A Foreigner?” form
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10. Fisher Price unveil “My First Bunker” for children deeply concerned about 2017
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  1. Jacob Rees-Mogg had Michael Heseltine on GB News and was owned so brutally it was like an especially gruesome kill on a David Attenborough documentary
  2. Nigel Farage was magnificently fact checked to his face and it had people cheering – 13 favourite responses
  3. Kirstie Allsopp suggested young people ditch festivals to save money for their first home and this A++ comeback hit all of the right notes
  4. Everyone needs to watch this nurse absolutely torch a ‘Christian’ Maga troll with a bible reading
  5. ‘What’s a minor etiquette rule that foreigners often miss but Brits immediately notice?’ – 21 unwritten laws that are baffling to people from abroad

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  1. This weatherman’s takedown of Trump’s ‘sledgehammer attack on science’ just went wildly viral and it’s a devastating, essential watch
  2. This is almost certainly not the most slick magic trick you’ll see this week, but it certainly made people laugh
  3. Donald Trump shared his latest phone chat with Vladimir Putin and it’s a proper jaw-dropper – 17 stunned and totally on-point responses
  4. ‘What’s something that hasn’t gone up much in price in the last 20 years?’ – 22 inflation busters that your pocket will love
  5. Everyone needs to watch this nurse absolutely torch a ‘Christian’ Maga troll with a bible reading
  6. ‘What’s a minor etiquette rule that foreigners often miss but Brits immediately notice?’ – 21 unwritten laws that are baffling to people from abroad
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