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Piers returns to the Mirror - for one day only

Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan. Photograph: Justin Williams/Rex Features

Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan returned to his old stomping ground today to help guest edit the tabloid after winning a charity auction in May last year. According to insiders, Morgan mimicked Jonathan Ross on his return to his BBC1 chatshow with the former editor strolling on to the editorial floor and saying: "Now, where were we?" Morgan - who is now a judge on Britain's Got Talent and has an exclusive ITV deal - was of course sacked as editor of the Mirror five years ago after running fake pictures of British troops abusing Iraqi prisoners. He paid £12,000 for the chance to return to the Mirror at an auction for the Leukaemia Research, beating current editor Richard Wallace in the process. No word yet on what Morgan will actually do with his afternoon at the tabloid, although Monkey guesses Wallace will veto any attempt by his predecessor to have a go with tomorrow's front page after the ITV signing previously told friends he planned a splash saying: "I'm not sorry."

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