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• This is a French presidential election like no other | Sonia Delesalle-Stolper

  23-04-2017 23:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the first round is a huge relief, because Le Pen’s chances of beating him are slim. But politics in France will never be the sameEmmanuel Macron will be almost certainly be the next French president. And the relief is immense. The much anticipated domino effect following the Brexit vote and Donald Trump’s election has not, so far, materialised. And the European project has won – at least for now. At Macron’s headquarters in Paris, a euph
  
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• "There's always help": Devastated mum of "happy and loving" teenager who killed himself speak out

  23-04-2017 23:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
  George Newall, 19, died a year ago today at home in Chellaston, leaving his parents, Elaine and Blane, and brother, Jack, 24, devastated
  
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• Choo choo-se your favourite: Train spotters' delight as four iconic trains travel side by side

  23-04-2017 23:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Flying Scotsman the Virgin Trains' new Azuma and the Intercity 225 and HST travelled 25 miles together in a celebration of railway heritage
  
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• Voice of the Mirror: Scared Theresa May is on the run and hiding from the public

  23-04-2017 23:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  She has chickened out of TV debates and now the PM is maybe realising this election might not be as in her handbag as she thought
  
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• US citizen detained by North Korea as Japanese ships join war games

  23-04-2017 23:41 via theguardian.com
  
  University teacher Tony Kim held at airport while trying to leave countryTrump calls Chinese and Japanese leaders, White House briefing plannedAmid rising tensions between North Korea and the US, Pyongyang has detained a US citizen, officials said on Sunday, bringing to three the number of Americans now being held in the country. Related: Julie Bishop hits back at North Korea as Labor backs 'harder-edged' US stanceContinue reading...
  
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• Wladimir Klitschko says he and Joshua have sent out ‘great message’ for boxing

  23-04-2017 23:34 via theguardian.com
  
  • Ukrainian heavyweight praises well-mannered buildup
  • Contrasts with behaviour of Tyson Fury and David Haye Wladimir Klitschko believes the manner in which he and Anthony Joshua have conducted themselves in the build-up to their heavyweight fight at Wembley on Saturday has presented a “great message” about boxing and is in contrast to the way Tyson Fury and David Haye, two of his former opponents, have behaved when promoting fights.It is a little over four months since Kl
  
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• Witness who saw Rhys Jones killed says 'lessons have not been learnt' as gun crime is on the rise

  23-04-2017 23:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Football coach Steve Geoghagen says that ten years on from the schoolboy's fatal shooting it could happen again any day
  
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• Madeleine McCann 'was snatched for rich family' says ex-cop as tourist tells of seeing 'identical' girl in Morocco

  23-04-2017 23:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The sad-looking girl seen in a petrol station in Marrakech said: “Can we see Mummy soon?” according to the woman who is still haunted by the sighting
  
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• French election: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen into second round, official estimates show – live

  23-04-2017 23:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Independent Macron projected to have taken around 24% of vote with Front National leader Le Pen on roughly 22%; conservative François Fillon concedes French election: first round results trackerIf you voted in the French election, share your thoughts with us 10.14pm BSTHere are the opening paragraphs of Angelique Chrisafis’s news story on the night’s events: The independent centrist Emmanuel Macron has topped the first round of the French presidential election and according to
  
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• "Messi is TWICE the player that Ronaldo is" - Twitter goes nuts as Barcelona win thrilling El Clasico contest

  23-04-2017 23:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  It was the Argentinean's night at the Bernabeu after his two goals stole a quite remarkable Clasico success for Barcelona, who inflicted pain on Cristiano Ronaldo as they blew open La Liga's title race
  
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• Mother who endured 16 miscarriages finally gives birth

  23-04-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kayleigh Wood, 26, from March, Cambridgeshire, first became pregnant at 16. She had excess scarring in her abdomen and had an operation to remove it. Baby Reggie was born in October.
  
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• Voters furious at heartless Tory plans to raid pensions and hike taxes after the election

  23-04-2017 23:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  As Theresa May dodged the press she sent out two ministers to face the music - but NEITHER gave direct answers to difficult questions
  
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• Line of Duty recap: series four, episode five – Roz Huntley, life-ruiner

  23-04-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  What a shocking and superb episode, which left Ted, Kate and Steve with the deck firmly stacked against them. Please go down fighting, AC-12!Spoiler alert: this blog is for people watching series four of Line of Duty (it also contains spoilers from earlier series). Don’t read on unless you have watched episode five. Catch up on the episode one, two and three and four recaps here.
  Ok and breathe. I don’t know about you, but my throat is hoarse from shouting “Don’t believe
  
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• Lionel Messi sinks Real Madrid in thriller to keep Barcelona in race

  23-04-2017 22:57 via theguardian.com
  
  The very last kick of the Clásico could not have been more perfectly executed, nor more significant, Lionel Messi guiding the ball inside the post and carrying his team to the top of the table. Just when it seemed that all was lost, there may be life in the La Liga title race after all; there may be life in Barcelona too. With five games to go, Barcelona are leaders on head-to-head goal difference, and although Real Madrid have a game in hand, nothing feels impossible now.Just 30 seconds
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn can bring Theresa May down to earth - there are a whole six weeks to go

  23-04-2017 22:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Rows over Tory tax rises showed up the PM's vulnerability but Labour has to move on from its damaging civil war
  
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• Brit holidaymaker killed by motorist 'high on drink and drugs' on party island of Magaluf

  23-04-2017 22:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The 40-year-old was mown down in the party strip of Punta Ballena just hours after jetting to the Majorcan resort
  
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• There wasn't much sympathy for Sergio Ramos on Twitter after he was sent off AGAIN against Barcelona

  23-04-2017 22:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Real Madrid defender saw red in El Clasico for a bad challenge on Lionel Messi, and several people found it very, very funny
  
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• Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne to be big Ascot summer attraction

  23-04-2017 22:34 via theguardian.com
  
  • Payne to ride at Royal Ascot and in Shergar Cup competition
  • Churchill fully on course for 2,000 Guineas, says Aidan O’BrienMichelle Payne has been confirmed to take part in Ascot’s Shergar Cup, the international jockeys’ competition for which the participants were named on Sunday. Payne, who in 2015 became the first woman to ride the winner of the Melbourne Cup, had been lined up for last year’s Shergar Cup until sustaining abdominal injuries in a fall that
  
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• Brit killed in Magaluf after being hit by a drink-driver

  23-04-2017 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A British man was killed in the Spanish resort of Magaluf (pictured) when he was hit by a drink-driver. The 40-year-old, who had only been in the resort for a few hours, was killed instantly.
  
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• Teenager and man in his 40s stabbed and killed hours apart on streets of London

  23-04-2017 22:25 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Separate murder investigations have been launched after a 17-year-old and a man in his 40s were stabbed and killed in London this weekend
  
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• Rod Stewart installs seven-a-side pitch in garden

  23-04-2017 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The seven-a-side pitch is the latest in a long schedule of renovations, which also include a 516sq-ft greenhouse, in the Grade II listed Durrington House near Harlow, Essex
  
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• Perrie Edwards dances with joy at Wembley after boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's man of the match performance

  23-04-2017 22:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Little Mix star - who has been dating The Ox since November last year - was in high spirits after seeing Arsenal see off Manchester City to reach the FA Cup final
  
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• Emotional vigil held after ex-naval officer is mown down and killed attempting to stop car thieves in middle of night

  23-04-2017 22:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Michael Samwell, 35, heard a loud bang downstairs - only to go down and be run over by his own car as it was being stolen
  
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• North Korea detains American citizen as Japanese ships join US war games

  23-04-2017 22:07 via theguardian.com
  
  University teacher Tony Kim held at airport while trying to leave countryNorth Korea says its forces are ready to sink US aircraft carrierAmid rising tensions between North Korea and the US, Pyongyang has detained a US citizen, officials said on Sunday, bringing to three the number of Americans now being held in the country. Related: Julie Bishop hits back at North Korea as Labor backs 'harder-edged' US stanceContinue reading...
  
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• Marine Le Pen heads to the rust belt to celebrate French election success

  23-04-2017 22:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Front National leader tells supporters in party’s stronghold of Hénin-Beaumont: I am the candidate of the peopleLive: French election 2017 – reactionMarine Le Pen told supporters the “survival of France” was at stake in the second round of the presidential election in a jubilant speech at her rally in Hénin-Beaumont in France’s northern rust belt.The Front National president said the first step towards the Elysée had been taken and that it was t
  
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• Bailiff dad who reached fame on Channel 5's Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! gets 'death sentence' diagnosis

  23-04-2017 21:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Delroy Anglin, who reached unexpected stardom on the show, has been stricken by an aggressive form of leukaemia which ravages the blood
  
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• Illinois college student killed after being struck during hammer-throw event

  23-04-2017 21:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Ethan Roser was struck by hammer during track meet in suburban ChicagoWheaton College president ‘deeply grieved’ by freak accidentA college student has died after being struck during a hammer-throw event at an event in suburban Chicago.Wheaton College officials say 19-year-old student Ethan Roser of Cincinnati was volunteering at a track and field competition at the school on Saturday when he was accidentally struck by a hammer. The hammer used in such competitions is a metal ball at
  
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• Double hand transplant patient talks of joy at being able to hold his niece's hand

  23-04-2017 21:50 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Chris King, who lost his hands in an accident at work, said the first time his niece Charlotte held his hand after the op he had a lump in his throat
  
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• Two drunk Geordies cause airport chaos as they 'pretend to be suitcases' and crawl along baggage chute

  23-04-2017 21:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The tipsy duo got as far as the departure area beyond passport control before they were stopped by security
  
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• Michael Bloomberg to world leaders: ignore Trump on climate change

  23-04-2017 21:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Former New York mayor defends Paris climate deal in new book
  Bloomberg argues states and markets will ensure US hits emissions goalsThe former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has urged world leaders not to follow Donald Trump’s lead on climate change, and declared his own intention to stave off the “tragedy” that would be the collapse of the Paris climate deal. Related: Trump aides abruptly postpone meeting on whether to stay in Paris climate dealContinue reading...
  
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• Marine Le Pen Emmanuel Macron go head to head in election

  23-04-2017 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Far-right leader Marine Le Pen and independent centrist Emmanuel Macron beat the two main parties to go head to head in the upcoming presidential elections.
  
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• Allow me to womansplain the problem with gendered language | Arwa Mahdawi

  23-04-2017 20:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Words such as ‘girlboss’ and ‘manspreading’ have gone from making an important point to reinforcing the differences between men and womenShe is a #Girlboss. She is a mumtrepreneur. She is a SheEO. He is a manterrupter. A mansplainer. A manspreader. He is always bropropriating women’s ideas. She is a feminazi. He’s got a dadbod and the man flu. What is it with the growing popularity of overtly gendered neologisms? From chick flicks to dick pics, from boss babes
  
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• The Guardian view on generational inequality: a country fit for all ages | Editorial

  23-04-2017 20:56 via theguardian.com
  
  In 2010 David Willetts illuminated the equality divide between young and old. Since then things have only got worseSeven years ago, a new set of contour lines emerged in our understanding of inequality in Britain. The publication of The Pinch by David Willetts has shaped the way we map, measure and articulate inequality: not just in terms of the gap between the rich and the poor, but in terms of the divide between the young and the old.Lord Willetts’ arguments have since become well rehear
  
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• Corbyn hits back at Blair after former PM's call to put party allegiances aside

  23-04-2017 20:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Blair’s call for voters to consider backing Conservatives or Lib Dems to maximise MPs willing to vote against ‘hard Brexit’ seen as unhelpful by party figuresJeremy Corbyn hit back at Tony Blair after the former Labour prime minister advised voters to consider backing Conservative or Liberal Democrat candidates in June’s general election, if they promise to have an open mind about the terms of the final Brexit deal.
  As Labour embarks on a tough election campaign, Blair ur
  
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• Intended target of Rhys Jones shooting blasts TV drama

  23-04-2017 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wayne Brady (right),the intended target of a gang shooting by Sean Mercer (centre bottom) that killed Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones, 11, (centre top), has blasted ITV drama Little Boy Blue (left).
  
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• Tennis must not allow Ilie Nastase to volley away his latest indiscretions | Sean Ingle

  23-04-2017 20:42 via theguardian.com
  
  The Romanian has a long history of behaving badly and the game’s authorities have done it a disservice by not challenging him with sufficient forceTo one eyewitness, Ilie Nastase behaved in a “vile, disgusting and deplorable manner to every member of the British team”. Another talked of “very base and vulgar language” with “gross finger gestures” to the crowd. Some even wondered whether the match between Romania and Great Britain should be called off. So
  
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• County cricket: Middlesex v Essex, Hampshire v Yorkshire and more – as it happened

  23-04-2017 20:31 via theguardian.com
  
  All the action from around the grounds as Yorkshire followed on at Hampshire and Kent beat Derbyshire on another thrilling day of action in the County Championship 7.31pm BSTAnother day done, eh. Essex made it to stumps unscathed after Middlesex’s very conservative declaration, while Yorkshire dealt quite well with the follow-on, even if they are still deep in the mire. An absolutely superb final day awaits at Old Trafford, where all four results are possible. We’ve lost just one gam
  
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• Pope Francis' Nazi comparison draws outrage

  23-04-2017 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pope Francis (pictured) was speaking to a group of migrants in Rome on Saturday when he said that many refugee camps are 'concentration camps because they are crowded with so many people'
  
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• Martin Rowson on Labour's battle for the general election – cartoon

  23-04-2017 20:14 via theguardian.com
  
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• Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's family to appeal Lockerbie conviction

  23-04-2017 20:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawyer for Libyan’s widow and son says files will be handed to Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission within fortnightThe family of the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is to launch a fresh attempt to clear his name.Aamer Anwar, a lawyer representing Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s family, confirmed files would be handed to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) within the next two weeks. Continue reading...
  
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• London Marathon runner collapses and is carried

  23-04-2017 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just 200 metres before the finish line David Wyeth's legs turned to jelly and he stumbled from side to side before crumbling to the floor. Then Matthew Rees of the Swansea Harriers helped him up.
  
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• Clermont reach Champions Cup final as Camille Lopez seals win over Leinster

  23-04-2017 19:54 via theguardian.com
  
  • Semi-final: Clermont Auvergne 27-22 Leinster
  • Irish thwarted late on with try denied by TMO
  Clermont Auvergne will face Saracens in the final of the European Champions Cup after the French side claimed a 27-22 semi-final victory over Leinster at the Matmut Gerland Stadium.Clermont dominated the first period and scored tries from Peceli Yato and the former England wing David Strettle. But in the second half Leinster came roaring back and four penalties from the British and Irish Lion
  
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• We want a great leader to save us. But people are where the power is | Zoe Williams

  23-04-2017 19:53 via theguardian.com
  
  The focus on Jeremy Corbyn’s personal qualities is unrelenting. But this emphasis obscures what’s really broken in our political systemAccustomed to muttering about the darkness of the times, I sometimes forget how bizarre they are: the speed of events under the self-styled “stable” Conservatives gives everything a psychedelic feel. We have a Tory PM standing with a message that best resembles the BNP manifesto circa 2005, and a Labour challenger launching with a line on
  
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• Christian Benteke shocks Liverpool to lift Crystal Palace’s hopes

  23-04-2017 19:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Grudgingly but sportingly the Kop gave Christian Benteke a well-earned round of applause when he exited Crystal Palace’s latest Anfield triumph. The striker had bruised, battered and beaten his former club on his return to Merseyside and may well have done the same to their top-four prospects. “I know people will think: ‘The Champions League slips through our fingers again,’” said Jürgen Klopp. “But only if we let it slip. Our job is to squeeze everything
  
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• Archaic tax may be answer to Church of England’s repair bill prayers

  23-04-2017 19:44 via theguardian.com
  
  However, confusion over chancel repairs liability – which dates back to Henry VIII – ensures only insurers selling cover winThe growing repair bill faced by the Church of England has an answer when its accountants consider how to keep the rain from damaging ancient parish churches.Extra funds can be found from a charge on local residents known as the chancel repairs liability that affects as many as 40% of England’s homes. This archaic rule, which dates back to Henry VIII&rsquo
  
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• British club runner Josh Griffiths bursts on to world stage at London Marathon

  23-04-2017 19:43 via theguardian.com
  
  • 23-year-old Welshman is fastest British finisher in 2hr 14min 49sec
  • Run earns him place at 2017 World Athletics Championships in LondonSomething strange and entirely wondrous began to happen to Josh Griffiths, a 23-year-old club runner from Cross Hands, halfway through his first race over 26.2 miles on Sunday. He started passing athletes in the men’s elite race at the London Marathon. First he found himself galloping past the best of the British crop. Then, improbably, he beg
  
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• Husband of murdered MP Jo Cox calls for "respectful" election campaign, with no bitterness or hatred

  23-04-2017 19:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Brendan Cox said today that he welcomes robust debate but wants to drive haters to 'the margins'
  
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• Suspected US drone strike kills three al-Qaida operatives in Yemen – report

  23-04-2017 19:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Tribal and security officials report attack on southern coastAFP photographer seriously wounded in separate missile strikeTribal and security officials said on Sunday a suspected US airstrike had killed three al-Qaida operatives on Yemen’s southern coast. Related: 'They're going to kill me next': Yemen family fears drone strikes under TrumpContinue reading...
  
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• 5 things that are absolutely guaranteed to happen during El Clasico

  23-04-2017 19:26 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The world will be watching as Real Madrid and Barcelona do battle again at the Bernabeu, but we reckon we know exactly what is going to go down
  
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• Hull FC dig deep to see off Castleford despite early dismissal of Liam Watts

  23-04-2017 19:23 via theguardian.com
  
  • Hull FC 26-24 Castleford
  • Two Mohe Fonua tries help hosts resist fightback from Super League leadersDaryl Powell had made it abundantly clear while his Castleford side were sweeping aside all before them in the embryonic weeks of this season that his side would falter at some stage. It seems he was not wrong. In truth, this was a result which said as much about Hull FC as it did the Super League leaders. Hull were magnificent in forging an 18-0 lead in as many minutes but the sendin
  
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