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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. Pete Hegseth used his D-Day anniversary speech to score some lame political points and Simon Schama’s A++ response spoke for right-minded Brits everywhere
  2. A Texas Maga blamed the reporter for Trump’s humiliating hissy fit and of all the clap backs, Stephen King surely said it best
  3. The US house majority leader shared their voter fraud theory and it took a reporter just five words to totally debunk it
  4. JD Vance said the Second World War ended with “a negotiation” and was schooled (and mocked) all the way to 1945 and back
  5. Gary Lineker explained to American TV what’s so wrong with Trump’s World Cup and he totally hit the back of the net

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  1. JD Vance said the Second World War ended with “a negotiation” and was schooled (and mocked) all the way to 1945 and back
  2. This crazy viral clip of a Knicks fan tossing a traffic cone straight onto a guy’s head says it all as New York goes wild over its first NBA title win in 53 years
  3. Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon happily accepted an endorsement from his “hero” Ant Middleton – 14 absolutely scathing reactions
  4. BBC presenter Naga Munchetty’s priceless face said it all as Labour’s Peter Kyle rabbited on about the greatness of a defence spending plan he hasn’t fully seen
  5. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he’s “the only person” with enough “public rapport and courage” to be prime minister – 15 reactions that see right through his guff
  6. This US World Cup pundit calling James Corden a very NSFW insult on live TV was already hilarious, but Thierry Henry’s reaction made it all the better
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