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• Gareth Bale strikes twice to earn Real Madrid victory over Levante

  15-03-2015 23:46
  
  Gareth Bale struck twice to end a nine-game goal drought and earn Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over struggling Levante at the Bernabéu on Sunday, a result which ended a run of three games without a win for the European champions.The Wales international, who has been whistled by Real fans during their recent poor run, scored both goals in the first half and went close to completing a hat-trick midway through the second. Continue reading...
  
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• Kelvin MacKenzie scorns the Conservatives in favour of a new party

  15-03-2015 23:39
  
  Former Sun editor argues that it’s time for a party to represent southern EnglandYou might have thought that we have a surfeit of political parties to fight the coming general election. But Kelvin MacKenzie would like to see yet another in the field: a party to represent the people of southern England.In a column in today’s issue of the London giveaway title, City AM, he argues that the Conservatives “have come to the end of their useful life” and looks forward to David Cameron losing th
  
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• Low-tech sexism in America’s high-tech heartland sees $16m gender discrimination court case

  15-03-2015 23:36
  
  For all its promises of a bright technological future, Silicon Valley’s corporate culture seems mired in a less progressive past – at least according to a landmark $16m (£11m) gender discrimination lawsuit now playing out at San Francisco’s superior court.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton shows Nico Rosberg who is boss in great start to F1 season

  15-03-2015 23:34
  
  • Lewis Hamilton wins his first Australian Grand Prix since 2008
  • Stroll suggests British driver will win his third championship with ease
  • Hamilton starts title defence with win in Australia
  • In pictures: the best images from the Australian Grand PrixLewis Hamilton’s stroll in Albert Park was an imperious dismissal of his team-mate Nico Rosberg’s Formula One aspirations. Hamilton is attempting to become the first British driver to win back-to-back titles and his 34th GP victory �
  
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• Manuel Pellegrini is a dead man walking after Manchester City loss at Burnley

  15-03-2015 23:30
  
  • Pellegrini: We must find a way to improve results
  • Burnley are in better form than teams around us, says George Boyd
  Only one thing can save Manchester City’s season now and alter the perception of Manuel Pellegrini as a dead man walking. Any hope of the Premier League title is gone, City face a fight to even finish second, but staying alive in the Champions League at Barcelona’s expense would see the confidence return and possibly convince the club’s owners that progress is bei
  
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• Brendan Rodgers says Steven Gerrard not certain of Liverpool return

  15-03-2015 23:30
  
  • Captain Gerrard has missed seven games
  • Manager Rodgers has Lucas Leiva fit again as well
  • Match report: Besiktas 1-0 LiverpoolBrendan Rodgers has said Steven Gerrard does not have an automatic route back into the Liverpool team as the club captain aims to make his comeback at Swansea City .Gerrard has missed his team’s previous seven matches with a hamstring problem but is fit for the trip to the Liberty Stadium where Rodgers’ team will seek to maintain their push for Champion
  
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• Alan Pardew: Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha must stop sulking to succeed

  15-03-2015 23:30
  
  • Winger still damaged by Old Trafford transfer says manager Pardew
  • Chris Ramsey says QPR ‘got a shadow over it’ after defeatAlan Pardew says Wilfried Zaha is still smarting from being flushed out of Manchester United but could reignite his career at Selhurst Park, if he alters his attitude, and eventually earn another transfer to Old Trafford.Sir Alex Ferguson made Zaha his final signing as Manchester United manager when he paid £15m for him in 2013. But the winger was immedia
  
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• Six Key 'Leaks' Ahead Of Wednesday's Budget

  15-03-2015 23:21
  
  Up to five million people will be able to sell their retirement annuities for cash without facing a hefty tax bill, according to an authoritative and reliable briefing reported by Sky News, other broadcast media and the Sunday papers. George Osborne will promise a "truly national recovery", with measures to boost the English regions such as investment in infrastructure, science, energy and housing. Everything we do in this Budget has to be paid for. "We've said on the record
  
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• Man sought over body found in boot of burning car dumped near Sussex golf course

  15-03-2015 23:19
  
  Police want to trace a man in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found in the boot of a burned-out car.
  
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• Ferguson suspect charged over officer shootings named as Jeffrey Williams

  15-03-2015 23:13
  
  St Louis County prosecutor says 20-year-old man has admitted shooting two officers but claims shots were not aimed at police‘A long 11 minutes’: how Ferguson police reacted to shooting of two officers Related: 'A long 11 minutes': how Ferguson police reacted to the shooting of two officers A man has admitted shooting two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, and is facing life in prison after being charged with assaulting them, authorities said on Sunday. Related: Discrimination in Ferguson
  
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• Moscow: fire breaks out at Novodevichy Convent

  15-03-2015 23:10
  
  Reports suggest renovation work on the heritage site, involving wooden scaffolding, was conducted in violation of safety regulationsThe bell tower of Moscow’s historic Novodevichy convent, a Unesco world heritage site and the burial place of many prominent figures, has been threatened by a fire that broke out on Sunday night. Flames from construction scaffolding around the bell tower, which has been under renovation, rose high above the Moscow skyline as firefighters struggled to protect one o
  
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• Indian Summers recap: season one, episode five – it's party time!

  15-03-2015 23:00
  
  An engagement is usually a time to celebrate but Ralph sees it more as an opportunity to divide and conquer by playing the Untouchables card Spoiler warning: this recap discusses events in episode fiveCatch up with Rhik’s episode four blog Continue reading...
  
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• Savile Victims: Clarkson Comparison 'Upsetting'

  15-03-2015 22:37
  
  Victims of Jimmy Savile have described comparisons between the support for Jeremy Clarkson and the widespread protection offered to the dead paedophile as "upsetting" and "totally offensive". According to the paper, the unnamed figure said Clarkson had been allowed to behave however he wished because of his status and his friendship with the likes of David Cameron . It follows Clarkson's suspension for allegedly punching TV producer Oisin Tymon during an argument about a
  
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• Refugees from Isis tell of fears of forced marriages

  15-03-2015 22:14
  
  Fear that their sons will be conscripted and their daughters forced to marry Isis fighters are the main reasons for Iraqi families to flee the self-declared Islamic State, according to interviews by The Independent with recent arrivals in Iraqi Kurdistan.
  
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• Sarah Champion MP claims £17 for poppy wreath

  15-03-2015 22:11
  
  A Labour MP was condemned yesterday for claiming £17 for a poppy wreath to honour the war dead on Remembrance Sunday.
  
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• British Medical Association under fire for offering doctors cheap alcohol

  15-03-2015 22:04
  
  The British Medical Association (BMA) is facing allegations of hypocrisy after the magazine distributed to its 153,000 members contained cut-price drinks deals.
  
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• Over a quarter of board members on new bodies commissioning NHS care have links to the private health sector

  15-03-2015 22:00
  More than a quarter of board members on the new bodies charged with commissioning care for the NHS have links to the private health sector, new analysis shows.
  
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• Blair ‘to step down’ as Middle East peace envoy

  15-03-2015 21:58
  
  Tony Blair has questioned the value of democracy in the Middle East saying “effective government” is more important - amid reports that he is preparing to step down from his high-profile role as peace envoy to the region.
  
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• 'Terror' quiz for Syria-bound trio

  15-03-2015 21:45
  
  Three teenagers detained by officials in Turkey as they tried to travel to Syria have been arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts after returning to the UK, police said.
  
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• Jenny Watson, chair of the Electoral Commission: ‘The idea of marking an X in a box probably seems completely alien’

  15-03-2015 21:41
  The question Jenny Watson gets asked most often is: “When can I vote online?” The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing generation is used to making their choices at the touch of a smartphone button. Yet, come 7 May, it is back to the Dark Ages of pencil and paper.
  
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• Israel elections: Netanyahu claims foreign money is being channelled to help the left-wing Zionist Union beat him

  15-03-2015 21:37
  With less than 48 hours to go until an election that he appears on course to lose, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested today that there was an international conspiracy to topple him, talked up security fears over Iran and played on anti-Arab sentiment in an effort to galvanise wavering supporters.
  
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• Nobel prize-winning teacher will donate $1m cash to US school she funded

  15-03-2015 21:29
  
  The winner of the first-ever million-dollar Nobel-style award for teaching has pledged to donate the prize fund to a school she founded in 1990.
  
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• Police Hunt Man In Body-In-Boot Murder Probe

  15-03-2015 21:12
  
  Detectives want to trace Christopher Jeffrey-Shaw, 26, from Lewisham in southeast London, and have warned the public not to approach him. Police released his name after the discovery of a body in the back of a Volkswagen Jetta, which had sustained extensive fire damage. Fire crews were called to Ifield Golf Club near Horsham, West Sussex, shortly after 2pm on Friday to reports of a vehicle ablaze. Detective Chief Inspector Karen Mizzi, from the Surrey and Sussex major crime team, said: "We
  
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• Life under Isis: The everyday reality of living in the Islamic 'Caliphate' with its 7th Century laws, very modern methods and merciless violence

  15-03-2015 21:08
  It is one of the strangest states ever created. The Islamic State wants to force all humanity to believe in its vision of a religious and social utopia existing in the first days of Islam. Women are to be treated as chattels, forbidden to leave the house unless they are accompanied by a male relative. People deemed to be pagans, like the Yazidis, can be bought and sold as slaves. Punishments such as beheadings, amputations and flogging become the norm. All those not pledging allegiance to the c
  
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• Inside the Islamic State, part one: The everyday reality of living under the Caliphate - 7th Century laws and very modern methods

  15-03-2015 21:08
  It is one of the strangest states ever created. The Islamic State wants to force all humanity to believe in its vision of a religious and social utopia existing in the first days of Islam. Women are to be treated as chattels, forbidden to leave the house unless they are accompanied by a male relative. People deemed to be pagans, like the Yazidis, can be bought and sold as slaves. Punishments such as beheadings, amputations and flogging become the norm. All those not pledging allegiance to the c
  
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• The Media Column: The journalist who believes ‘decency’ is the best weapon in the battle for free speech

  15-03-2015 20:59
  
  Few people understand the price of defending press freedom better than Mariane Pearl, the widow of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter murdered in Pakistan in 2002 by al-Qaeda abductors.
  
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• Robert Durst: New York real estate heir arrested in connection with 2000 murder of Susan Berman

  15-03-2015 20:53
  
  A New York real estate heir who is currently the subject of a television series probing an unsolved murder and the disappearance of his first wife, has been arrested in connection with the murder of a friend.
  
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• Not a single high street chain will commit to the living wage, investigation finds

  15-03-2015 20:47
  
  Retailers have come under fire after investigations by The Independent revealed that not a single high street retail chain has guaranteed staff the living wage.
  
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• Muslim Brotherhood: Government report concludes they should not be classified as a terrorist organisation

  15-03-2015 20:39
  
  David Cameron is braced for a diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia and Egypt tomorrow, when the Government publishes its long-awaited review into the Muslim Brotherhood. The report is set to find that it should not be classified as a terrorist organisation.
  
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• Ferguson police: Jeffrey Williams charged with shooting two officers

  15-03-2015 20:25
  
  A 20-year-old man has been arrested for the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson Missouri last week, according to the police.
  
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• The superpowers are battling to be the biggest hypocrite

  15-03-2015 19:58
  
  Strange, isn’t it, how every time we have a “crisis” in the Middle East, the Russians step in to take advantage of it? Or so it looks. No sooner have we identified Isis/the Islamic Caliphate/Daesh as the most apocalyptic, end-of-the-world antagonist since Hitler/Napoleon/Nero/Genghis Khan, than old Mother Russia stretches out her bear’s claws and tickles a former Soviet Republic, namely Ukraine.
  
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• Man sought over body found in car

  15-03-2015 19:58
  
  Police want to trace a man in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found in the boot of a burned-out car.
  
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• The science of sleep: How to tackle tiredness

  15-03-2015 19:56
  
  In this day and age, many of us can relate to obtaining less sleep than we’d like. This is partly due to the fast-paced environment we live in. Work, school, social, and family obligations tend to keep us busy during the day and may cut into our sleep time at night. A recent survey revealed that 96% of adults reported feeling tired upon awakening and close to 40% reported having fallen asleep during a meeting or at their desk.
  
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• UKIP sets out post-election terms with Conservatives

  15-03-2015 19:52
  
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party has offered to do a deal with Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives if they fail to win a knife-edge May election outright. With opinion polls showing it is likely no single party will win a majority on May 7, UKIP leader Nigel Farage said his party and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party could combine forces to support the Conservatives on an issue-by-issue basis. Cameron h
  
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• Immigration as a vote-winner: The two fastest-growing parties are positive about it

  15-03-2015 19:33
  
  Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh grew up in a Conservative family. Her father was the first Asian councillor elected in Scotland and as a child she used to deliver leaflets for the Tories. She joined the party at the age of 16, ran a branch of its youth wing in Edinburgh and wore a blue rosette when standing as a candidate for the Scottish parliament - defeated by a young solicitor named Nicola Sturgeon.
  
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• Savile-Clarkson comparisons slammed

  15-03-2015 19:28
  
  Victims of Jimmy Savile have denounced comparisons of the support shown embattled Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson to the widespread protection offered to the dead paedophile presenter as "upsetting" and "totally offensive".
  
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• Vladimir Putin missing: Rumours suggest president has flu and is lying low at Valdai outside Moscow

  15-03-2015 19:17
  
  It may not be quite what his admirers wanted to hear, but Russia was last night abuzz with a new explanation for Vladimir Putin’s mysterious 10-day disappearance from public view: Russia’s strongman leader had ‘flu.
  
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• VE Day anniversary events revealed

  15-03-2015 19:17
  
  A chain of beacons will be lit across the country, Spitfire and Lancaster bomber planes will take to the skies and a star-studded concert will be held in London as part of commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.
  
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• Manchester United vs Tottenham match report: Wayne Rooney delivers knockout blow to Tottenham's Champions League hopes

  15-03-2015 19:04
  Tottenham were left on the canvas by a punchy display from Manchester United that may have dealt their Champions League hopes a knockout blow.
  
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• Manchester United vs Tottenham match report: Wayne Rooney delivers knockout blow to Spurs

  15-03-2015 19:04
  
  He was floored by a man in pink boxing gloves in the weekend’s most watched film clip and as he crashed backwards onto the turf in the season’s most watched goal celebration, Wayne Rooney could reflect on the fortune of encountering opposition metaphorically wearing the same designated colour.
  
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• Manchester United vs Tottenham match report: Featherweight Spurs knocked flat by power of Wayne Rooney

  15-03-2015 19:04
  He was floored by a man in pink boxing gloves in the weekend’s most celebrated film clip and as he crashed backwards on to the turf in the season’s most watched goal celebration, Wayne Rooney could reflect on the fortune of encountering opposition who were incapable of immobilising him in any such way.
  
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• $1m of CIA cash siphoned off from secret Afghan fund to pay al-Qaeda ransom demand

  15-03-2015 18:56
  
  It was meant for a secret Afghan government fund to buy the loyalty of warlords, MPs and anyone else whose support President Hamid Karzai needed as he battled to keep control of his nation.
  
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• Vladimir Putin says Russia was preparing to use nuclear weapons 'if necessary' and blames US for Ukraine crisis in Crimea documentary

  15-03-2015 18:52
  Vladimir Putin has said Russia was so fearful of attack at the height of the Ukraine crisis that it was preparing to arm its nuclear weapons, in extraordinary claims aired on state TV on Sunday night.
  
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• Video shows Los Angeles police chasing a man who is shot on live TV

  15-03-2015 18:47
  
  Los Angeles police shot a gun-wielding man after a dramatic car chase which all played out on live television
  
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• Royal Navy sailors spell out Mother's Day message on warship's deck

  15-03-2015 18:27
  
  Royal Navy sailors away from their families have sent a touching message to their mums at home on Mothering Sunday.
  
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• UK citizens are the most likely in Europe to go abroad to find a surrogate mother

  15-03-2015 18:20
  
  Britons are the most likely European citizens to use a foreign surrogate to have a baby, fuelling a global trade where individuals pay up to £85,000 per child, research shows.
  
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• UK citizens are the likeliest in Europe to go abroad to find a surrogate mother

  15-03-2015 18:20
  
  Britons are the most likely European citizens to use a foreign surrogate to have a baby, fuelling a global trade where individuals pay up to £85,000 per child, research shows.
  
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• Video shows dramatic rescue of 18-month-old girl trapped for hours in icy Utah river

  15-03-2015 18:09
  
  Authorities in Utah have released dramatic footage of the rescue of an 18-month-old girl trapped for 14 hours in a crashed car in the Spanish Fork River.
  
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• Watch the dramatic moment two acrobatic planes collide mid-air before the pilots parachute to safety

  15-03-2015 18:05
  
  Two planes from an Indonesian acrobatic air team collided mid-air and crashed in Malaysia on Sunday during a practice session for a show, causing all four pilots to parachute to safety.
  
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• Wayne Rooney knockout celebration: Striker mocks shock Phil Bardsley boxing video with hilarious celebration against Spurs

  15-03-2015 17:42
  Wayne Rooney has mocked the shock boxing video that emerged from him being 'knocked out' by former team-mate Phil Bardsley today in the best possible fashion - throwing a couple of punches and then pretending to be 'K.O'd' as he celebrated his goal against Tottenham at Old Trafford.
  
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