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• Labour Ahead In First Poll Since TV Battle

  28-03-2015 23:29
  
  Labour has taken a four-point lead in the first major poll since the TV battle between Ed Miliband and David Cameron.
  
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• We can be best since 1958 - Coleman

  28-03-2015 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chris Coleman tells his players to prove they are the best Wales team since 1958 by qualifying for Euro 2016.
  
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• Hundreds March In Memory Of Becky Watts

  28-03-2015 21:37
  
  Hundreds of people have taken part in a march across Bristol city centre to raise money in the memory of teenager Becky Watts. Police discovered Becky's body parts at a house in Barton Hill on 2 March and charged her stepbrother, Nathan Matthews, 28, with murder. Speaking after the event, Becky's father Darren Galsworthy said: "It's an amazing turnout, it's amazing the support they've got for my Becky who was so shy and retiring.
  
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• Cameron Gets Personal In Miliband Attack

  28-03-2015 21:26
  
  David Cameron has launched a strongly worded attack on Labour leader, Ed Miliband, accusing him of having the "same old condescending, bossy, interfering, 'we know best' attitude of the Hampstead socialist". Mr Cameron said Labour was no longer the party of previous leaders such as Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson or John Smith. Mr Cameron called Labour a "bunch of hypocritical, holier than thou sneering socialists". A senior figure in the Labour Party hit back, tellin
  
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• Three held over gun attack released

  28-03-2015 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three men arrested by police investigating a shooting in Coleraine, County Londonderry, are released on police bail.
  
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• Aaron Hernandez: Former New England Patriot used to be one of NFL's brightest talents, but now spends his time fighting murder charge

  28-03-2015 20:45
  For nine weeks now in the old Massachusetts mill town of Fall River, TV satellite trucks have been lining Borden Street, next door to the courthouse. The street is named after Lizzie Borden, Fall River’s most famous citizen who back in 1892 was accused of taking an axe to her parents, in one of the most notorious murder cases in US history.
  
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• Israel vs Wales match report: Gareth Bale puts Real Madrid woes behind him to keep Welsh on course for Euro 2016

  28-03-2015 20:29
  Gareth Bale may be out of sorts at Real Madrid, but he was the catalyst for a fantastic performance in Haifa that saw Wales extend their unbeaten run in Group B to five games and keep them on course for Euro 2016 qualification.
  
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• Gordon Brown reignites war or words with SNP

  28-03-2015 20:22
  
  Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned on Saturday that the Scottish National Party was offering one hand of friendship to the United Kingdom, while holding the other hand ready to punch Britain apart.
  
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• Germanwings plane crash: Father of British victim Paul Bramley says pilots should be 'looked after properly'

  28-03-2015 20:00
  
  The father of a British victim of the Germanwings air disaster has made an emotional appeal for the 150 dead not to be forgotten and demanded airlines be more "transparent".
  
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• Graphene light bulb set for shops

  28-03-2015 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A light bulb made with graphene - said by its UK developers to be the first commercially viable consumer product using the super-strong carbon - is to go on sale later this year.
  
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• Farage 'stretched' fighting seat

  28-03-2015 19:43
  
  Nigel Farage has admitted he is spending no time preparing for Thursday's crunch television debate because he is "stretched" fighting a marginal seat while leading a national campaign.
  
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• Rain and winds threaten Easter

  28-03-2015 19:42
  
  Families hoping to enjoy a spot of sunshine this Easter break look set to be disappointed as Britain is hit by wind, rain - and even snow.
  
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• Guns found in dissident search

  28-03-2015 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firearms, ammunition and improvised explosive devices are found by police in the Republic of Ireland investigating dissident republican activity.
  
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• Man charged following slavery raids

  28-03-2015 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is charged with slavery and fraud offences following raids in Oxford.
  
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• Couple marry in supermarket aisle

  28-03-2015 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A couple marry in the Easter egg aisle of the Cambridgeshire supermarket where they shared their first date.
  
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• SNP will make change 'for all UK'

  28-03-2015 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon says her party will reform the "discredited Westminster system" for ordinary people, wherever they are in the UK.
  
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• Racist fraternity chant was taught at national leadership event, says head

  28-03-2015 19:06
  
  The national office of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity seems to have changed its tune regarding a racist song that its University of Oklahoma chapter was filmed singing around two weeks ago.
  
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• Earth Hour: The world turns off the lights in call for climate change action

  28-03-2015 18:33
  
  More than 7,000 cities across 172 countries are expected to turn off the lights this evening in the biggest Earth Hour event ever.
  
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• 'British Nazi' filmed spectacularly failing to burn EU flag in protest against 'forced immigration'

  28-03-2015 18:27
  
  An apparent anti-EU activist has been filmed spectacularly failing to set fire to a European flag after a rant about “forced mass immigration” eroding British identity.
  
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• Schoolchildren standing up for charity are taken out of lessons

  28-03-2015 18:27
  
  In what seems to be a heartening stand against petty bureaucracy, at least 40 pupils have been taken out of lessons at a school in Cheshire for refusing to remove a charity badge from their blazers.
  
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• Schoolchildren standing up for charity are kicked out of lessons

  28-03-2015 18:27
  
  In what seems to be a heartening stand against petty bureaucracy, at least 40 pupils have been taken out of lessons at a school in Cheshire for refusing to remove a charity badge from their blazers.
  
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• The Last Word: Justin Gatlin knows the price of everything, the value of nothing

  28-03-2015 18:17
  
  Nike's corporate social responsibility strategy speaks of inspiration, innovation and "the endless possibilities of human achievement through sport." It proclaims: "We believe if you have a body, you are an athlete."
  
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• Zayn Malik solo material 'will be released through Simon Cowell's label'

  28-03-2015 18:17
  
  Zayn Malik will reportedly release any future solo material through Simon Cowell’s Syco label following an agreement made allowing him to leave his contract with One Direction early.
  
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• Briton's father in plea to airlines

  28-03-2015 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The father of a British man killed in the Alps air crash urges airlines to look after pilots "properly", saying the victims of the disaster should "never be forgotten".
  
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• VIDEO: BMA warning on 'seven-day NHS' plan

  28-03-2015 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Paul Flynn from the British Medical Association welcomes David Cameron's pledge for "a truly seven-day NHS" by 2020 but warns significant extra funding will be needed.
  
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• Emotional appeal after air crash

  28-03-2015 17:49
  
  The father of a British victim of the Germanwings air disaster has made an emotional appeal for the 150 dead not to be forgotten and demanded airlines be more "transparent".
  
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• Hundreds walk to remember Becky Watts

  28-03-2015 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An estimated 300 people take part in a fundraising walk to remember Bristol teenager Becky Watts.
  
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• One in 20 UK parents thinks a packet of crisps counts as one of your five-a-day, says new survey

  28-03-2015 17:42
  There are some British parents who think a packet of crisps counts as one of your recommended five daily portions of fruit and veg.
  
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• SNP 'would shake up Westminster'

  28-03-2015 17:34
  
  Nicola Sturgeon said the SNP would "shake up the Westminster establishment" and make the rest of the UK take notice of Scotland in the upcoming general election.
  
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• Crash Victim's Father: Pilot Motive Irrelevant

  28-03-2015 17:34
  
  Philip Bramley, whose 28-year-old son Paul was among 150 victims of the tragedy in the French Alps, said his focus was on seeing that "this never happens again". French investigators have said the mental health of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz  was a "serious lead" in the inquiry, but not the only one.
  
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• Ukip leader Nigel Farage vows to make St George’s Day a bank holiday

  28-03-2015 17:29
  
  Nigel Farage has vowed to make St George’s Day an extra bank holiday.
  
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• VIDEO: Father: 'He should not be forgotten'

  28-03-2015 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The father of a British man killed in the Alps plane crash that claimed the lives of 150 people, says his son and all the victims should not be forgotten.
  
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• James May starts his own 'unemployment' YouTube channel to fill Top Gear void

  28-03-2015 17:12
  
  James May appears to be struggling to fill the void left by Top Gear after Jeremy Clarkson was dropped from the show.
  
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• Ellen Pao: Discrimination defeat, but venture capital partner hopes case will help women

  28-03-2015 17:08
  
  Following the loss of her $16m gender discrimination lawsuit against the venture capital-firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Bryers, former partner of the firm Ellen Pao took to twitter express her feelings following the case.
  
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• Two murderers become the UK's first gay couple to marry in prison

  28-03-2015 16:54
  
  Two convicted killers have become the first gay couple in the country to be married behind bars.
  
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• US police officer smashes motorists window after driver refuses to exit car

  28-03-2015 16:52
  
  Shocking footage has emerged of the moment a US police officer smashes a driver’s window in after the man requests to know why he has been unexpectedly pulled over.
  
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• Man charged over slavery and fraud

  28-03-2015 16:47
  
  A 44-year-old man has been charged in connection with slavery and fraud offences against 10 alleged victims.
  
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• Family's 'hell' since Becky murder

  28-03-2015 16:47
  
  The heartbroken father of Becky Watts has said every day has been "absolute hell" since she was killed last month.
  
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• David Cameron calls Labour 'hopeless, sneering socialists' while announcing 7-day NHS plans

  28-03-2015 16:46
  
  David Cameron tried to pull no punches against his rival Ed Miliband while announcing plans for NHS services to be in operation seven days a week.
  
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• Thieves steal five tonne sculpture

  28-03-2015 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A five tonne copper and bronze water feature is stolen in a night raid on the grounds of the Watts Gallery in Guildford.
  
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• Married Gay Killers Not Allowed To Share Cell

  28-03-2015 16:36
  
  Two murderers who married in Britain's first gay prison marriage have been banned from sharing a cell. Paedophile Mikhail Gallatinov, 40, and Marc Goodwin, 31, who is serving life for a homophobic murder, wed at the maximum security Full Sutton prison, near York. A Prison Service spokesman said the taxpayer did not pay for the 15-minute service at Full Sutton, where both men are serving their time. Gallatinov’s father told Manchester Evening News that even though his son has violent past,
  
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• Happy couple marry in Morrisons

  28-03-2015 16:34
  
  It may not be everybody's idea of a dream venue but one couple had more reasons to wed at Morrisons than most.
  
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• Germanwings plane crash: Lufthansa could face 'unlimited' compensation claims if found liable

  28-03-2015 16:23
  
  Lufthansa could have to pay “unlimited” compensation claims to families of the Germanwings disaster victims if the airline is found liable.
  
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• PM: Election on a 'knife edge'

  28-03-2015 16:18
  
  David Cameron has admitted the general election is on a "knife edge" as he used his first big speech of the campaign to launch a blistering attack on Ed Miliband.
  
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• Foreign diplomats and UN workers evacuated from Yemen amid bloodshed between Shia Houthis and Sunni fighters

  28-03-2015 16:06
  Dozens of foreign diplomats and United Nations workers were evacuated from Yemen by the Saudi Arabian navy today after Saudi-led air strikes rained down on Iranian-allied Houthi rebels.
  
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• One fan killed and 'several injured' in Nurburgring crash as video shows British driver Jann Mardenborough's Nissan take off

  28-03-2015 15:51
  One spectator has been killed in a crash involving British driver Jann Mardenborough during the VLN Endurance Championship race at the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit.
  
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• Jann Mardenborough crash video: One fan killed and 'several injured' at the Nurburgring as British driver's Nissan GT-R flips into crowd

  28-03-2015 15:51
  One spectator has been killed in a crash involving British driver Jann Mardenborough during the VLN Endurance Championship race at the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit.
  
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• 'New species' of dinosaur found

  28-03-2015 15:51
  
  Scientists claim to have discovered a new species of dinosaur which roamed the world 100 million years ago.
  
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• Syria conflict: Idlib city falls to Jabhat al-Nusra as President Assad's forces flee, jihadists claim

  28-03-2015 15:25
  Jihadists claim to have taken control of the Syrian city of Idlib after days of fierce battles with government forces.
  
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• VIDEO: James Bond Spectre trailer revealed

  28-03-2015 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The trailer for the new Bond movie Spectre has been released.
  
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