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• Hopkins' Rochdale tweets reported

  29-03-2015 23:56
  
  Katie Hopkins has been reported to police over claims she may have incited racial hatred in Rochdale by suggesting Pakistani men in the area were sex abusers.
  
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• Andy halts Redmayne awards run

  29-03-2015 23:45
  
  Oscar-winning The Theory Of Everything star Eddie Redmayne found himself in the unusual position of being pipped to an award tonight.
  
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• General Election 2015: Labour seeks legal advice to stop Cameron 'squatting' in No 10 even if Tories win fewer seats

  29-03-2015 23:36
  Labour is consulting constitutional and legal experts about fears that David Cameron could try to stay on in Downing Street even if the Conservatives have fewer MPs than Ed Miliband’s party after 7 May.
  
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• General Election 2015: Ed Miliband attacks David Cameron on EU to woo business bosses

  29-03-2015 23:34
  
  Ed Miliband will try to rebuild bridges with bosses worried about his anti-business rhetoric today by warning that David Cameron would take Britain to the EU exit door.
  
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• Wrestlemania 31 live: WWE latest including Sting vs Triple H, Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns and The Undertaker vs Bray Wyatt

  29-03-2015 23:00
  Latest news and talking points:Roman Reigns bids to win his first WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Brock Lesnar.Sting makes his WWE in-ring debut against COO Triple H.The Undertaker returns for the first time since his defeat against Brock Lesnar last year to face Bray Wyatt.John Cena gets his rematch against Rusev for the United States Championship.Seven-man ladder match for Bad News Barrett's Intercontinental title.Randy Orton faces former Authority stable-mate Seth Rollins.Second a
  
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• Wrestlemania 31 live: WWE latest as Daniel Bryan wins the Intercontinental Title, plus Sting vs Triple H and Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns

  29-03-2015 23:00
  Latest news and talking points:Roman Reigns bids to win his first WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Brock Lesnar.Sting makes his WWE in-ring debut against COO Triple H.The Undertaker returns for the first time since his defeat against Brock Lesnar last year to face Bray Wyatt.John Cena gets his rematch against Rusev for the United States Championship.Daniel Bryan wins the seven-man ladder match for the Intercontinental title.Randy Orton faces former Authority stable-mate Seth Rollins.S
  
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• Wrestlemania 31 live: Randy Orton beats Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan wins the Intercontinental Title, Sting vs Triple H and Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns

  29-03-2015 23:00
  Latest news and talking points:Roman Reigns bids to win his first WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Brock Lesnar.Sting makes his WWE in-ring debut against COO Triple H.The Undertaker returns for the first time since his defeat against Brock Lesnar last year to face Bray Wyatt.John Cena gets his rematch against Rusev for the United States Championship.Daniel Bryan wins the seven-man ladder match for the Intercontinental title.Randy Orton faces former Authority stable-mate Seth Rollins.S
  
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• Wrestlemania 31 live: NWO and DX return during Sting vs Triple H as Shawn Michaels interferes to save The Game

  29-03-2015 23:00
  Latest news and talking points:Roman Reigns bids to win his first WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Brock Lesnar.Sting makes his WWE in-ring debut against COO Triple H.The Undertaker returns for the first time since his defeat against Brock Lesnar last year to face Bray Wyatt.John Cena gets his rematch against Rusev for the United States Championship.Daniel Bryan wins the seven-man ladder match for the Intercontinental title.Randy Orton faces former Authority stable-mate Seth Rollins.S
  
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• Poldark, TV review: Demelza’s insouciance is almost as impressive as Ross’ pecs

  29-03-2015 23:00
  
  Last week on Poldark, Aidan Turner’s glistening pecs left us in no doubt about his credentials as television’s new romantic hero (Darcy’s wet shirt now looks so prudish by comparison), but what of his romantic heroine?
  
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• Germanwings crash: ‘Lubitz planned to marry pregnant girlfriend’, claims German report

  29-03-2015 22:33
  
  The partner of the Germanwings co-pilot who crashed Flight 9525 into the French Alps was pregnant and the couple were apparently planning to get married, according to reports.
  
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• Nuclear deal with Iran is 'within reach' as obstacles are overcome, US says

  29-03-2015 22:27
  
  A preliminary but historic deal to curtail Iran’s nuclear programme seemed tantalisingly close on Sunday night, as officials from Tehran and the leading world powers held virtually round the clock meetings to try to resolve their outstanding differences.
  
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• Fiennes laughs off 'Legend' title

  29-03-2015 22:24
  
  Ralph Fiennes has said he would "bat away" his newly acquired 'Legend' title, joking it is only for dead people.
  
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• New York City explosion: Body found in wreckage of buildings

  29-03-2015 22:22
  
  A body has been discovered in the rubble three days after an apparent gas explosion that levelled three buildings in lower Manhattan.
  
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• Elgin Marbles: Coalition slammed for not taking part in UN-brokered talks with Greece

  29-03-2015 22:20
  
  Campaigners calling for the return to Greece of the Elgin Marbles have condemned the Coalition for refusing to take part in arbitration brokered by the United Nations.
  
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• Graphic Isis exhibition branded ‘grotesque’ and ‘profiting from misery’

  29-03-2015 22:16
  
  The creator of a museum exhibition that includes photographs and videos of Isis extremists beheading victims in Iraq and Syria has been accused of profiting from their deaths and potentially stirring up trouble for Muslims in Britain.
  
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• Children exposed to junk food and gambling ads on YouTube vloggers’ sites

  29-03-2015 22:07
  
  Their saccharine-sweet video blogs are watched avidly by millions of youngsters on YouTube and the likes of Zoella and her boyfriend Alfie Deyes are said to make a fortune from the adverts that appear before their posts.
  
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• Nicolas Sarkozy on course for a return after centre-right UMP wins crushing victory in French local elections

  29-03-2015 22:06
  
  Nicolas Sarkozy’s centre-right party scored a crushing victory in French local elections tonight, strengthening the former president’s chances of a comeback in 2017.
  
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• Ex-Ukip member's race 'discomfort'

  29-03-2015 21:56
  
  Ousted Ukip councillor Rozanne Duncan says she is unable to describe her "discomfort" around black people.
  
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• General Election 2015: No sign of a clear winner as the race begins

  29-03-2015 21:22
  
  The election campaign kicks off today with the Conservatives and Labour in a virtual dead heat. And while Ed Miliband appears to have the better chance of being the next prime minister, the Tories could still turn the tables.
  
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• The Media Column: Can traditional broadcasters capitalise on the first ‘digital election’?

  29-03-2015 21:09
  
  “It’s going to be the most anarchic election in living memory,” predicts Kev Kharas, editor of Vice UK, the youth-focused digital channel winning awards for its innovative news coverage. “It would be a shame to have to cover it in the same grey, old boring way.”
  
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• Redmayne in line for Empire gong

  29-03-2015 21:05
  
  Eddie Redmayne's continued clean-sweep of honours season could continue at tonight's Empire Awards.
  
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• Floating voters: How living on a houseboat meant I didn't officially 'exist'

  29-03-2015 21:01
  
  Perhaps it was because Russell Brand said I shouldn’t, perhaps it was the guilt-inducing spectre of Emily Pankhurst, or it could simply have been an instinctive reaction to David Cameron over-exposure, but this year, I told myself, I really must register to vote in the general election.
  
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• Tunis museum shooting: Khaled Chaieb, leading suspect in attack, killed in anti-terror operation, says PM

  29-03-2015 20:51
  One of the main suspects in the Tunis museum attack that left 22 dead has been killed in anti-terrorist operations, Tunisia’s Prime Minister said today, as tens of thousands of people marched through the capital to denounce extremist violence.
  
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• Tunis museum shooting: Khaled Chaieb, Algerian militant and leading suspect in attack, killed in anti-terror operation, says PM

  29-03-2015 20:51
  One of the main suspects in the Tunis museum attack that left 22 dead has been killed in anti-terrorist operations, Tunisia’s Prime Minister said today, as tens of thousands of people marched through the capital to denounce extremist violence.
  
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• Operation Skynet: China's anti-corruption campaign goes international as Beijing reaches out to uncover officials fled abroad

  29-03-2015 20:38
  The anti-corruption campaign that President Xi Jinping enacted on coming to power in 2012 has been the most ambitious drive to clean up politics in China’s history. It has swept up party officials, security chiefs and high-ranking generals alike, and spread disquiet among the ranks of the Communist Party across the country.
  
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• Scotland vs Gibraltar match report: Steven Fletcher nets country's first hat-trick for 46 years in bounce-back win

  29-03-2015 20:27
  Steven Fletcher netted Scotland's first hat-trick for 46 years as Gordon Strachan's men bounced back from the shock of conceding Gibraltar's first competitive goal to record a 6-1 European Championship qualifying win at Hampden.
  
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• Every baby to be vaccinated against meningitis B in world first protection programme

  29-03-2015 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EVERY baby is to be vaccinated against meningitis B after the Government struck a landmark price deal with a drug company.
  
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• Business Secretary Vince Cable: 'I was the bookies’ favourite to be first to leave the Cabinet'

  29-03-2015 20:22
  
  Who would have thought that of all the ministers to stay the course of the Coalition, Vince Cable would be one of them? Certainly not him.
  
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• Honoured at last: A tribute to an inventor who saved millions of lives during World War II

  29-03-2015 20:13
  
  He’s the genius inventor who helped save millions of lives during the Second World War, but whose achievements went unheralded following an early death.
  
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• Bournemouth and Barking: The two areas of UK where people are getting younger

  29-03-2015 20:06
  
  The outlook is decidedly grey across Britain, with the population of almost every city, town and village set to get older in the coming years.
  
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• Jess Glynne tops singles chart

  29-03-2015 20:00
  
  No one is holding Jess Glynne's hand as she tops the singles chart as a solo act for the first time tonight.
  
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• Alex Salmond unwittingly steals the show at SNP conference

  29-03-2015 19:56
  
  If someone tried to side-line Alex Salmond and keep him well away from the centre-stage of the largest-ever SNP clan gathering, then the plan back-fired – spectacularly.
  
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• Cameron would have to step down early if re-elected - ally

  29-03-2015 19:55
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron would have to step down early if re-elected on May 7 to allow his Conservative Party to choose a new leader, one of his ministers said on Sunday, reigniting speculation on an issue Cameron wants to close.
  
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• Nigel Farage admits he 'doesn’t listen to music, watch TV or read' – and that he's 'stretched' leading Ukip and running to become an MP

  29-03-2015 19:37
  Nigel Farage has admitted he “doesn’t listen to music, watch TV or read” as he prepared to launch Ukip’s general election campaign on Monday.
  
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• Hundreds of large families rack up £70,000 a year in housing benefits despite cap

  29-03-2015 19:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HUNDREDS of families with large numbers of children are raking in up to £70,000 a year in housing benefit despite a cap.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt promises Tories will boost NHS spending by £8bn over next five years

  29-03-2015 19:32
  
  The Conservatives will boost NHS spending by £8bn over the next five years if they win the general election, the Health Secretary has promised.
  
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• Hapless dog gets trapped in car's engine after cashing a cat

  29-03-2015 19:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HAPLESS terrier Woody found himself in a bit of a jam when he chased a cat under a car... and got his head stuck in the engine.
  
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• Destiny's Child reunion: Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams perform together in Las Vegas

  29-03-2015 19:21
  
  It’s the reunion we’ve all been waiting for…. well kind of.
  
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• Poker – a game of chance or a game of skill?

  29-03-2015 19:12
  
  Any player worth a pair of deuces will tell you that poker is a game of skill. In the words of Lancey Howard, the unbeatable master in classic film The Cincinnati Kid, it’s all about “making the wrong move at the right time” – a snippet of wisdom he delivers after beating the Kid’s full house with a straight flush, a combination of hands with odds that have since been calculated to be in excess of 20-million-to-one.
  
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• Is poker a game of chance or a game of skill?

  29-03-2015 19:12
  
  Any player worth a pair of deuces will tell you that poker is a game of skill. In the words of Lancey Howard, the unbeatable master in classic film The Cincinnati Kid, it’s all about “making the wrong move at the right time” – a snippet of wisdom he delivers after beating the Kid’s full house with a straight flush, a combination of hands with odds that have since been calculated to be in excess of 20-million-to-one.
  
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• More than third of care homes in England 'failing' or 'inadequate'

  29-03-2015 19:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MORE than a third of care homes in England are “failing” or “inadequate”, the health and social care watchdog has ruled.
  
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• Tory MP Enoch Powell investigated as alleged member of Westminster paedophile network

  29-03-2015 19:06
  
  Enoch Powell, the Conservative anti-immigrant firebrand, is being investigated as an alleged member of a claimed Westminster paedophile network after his name was supplied to police by a senior Anglican bishop.
  
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• California is in one of its worst-ever droughts because people are growing too much weed

  29-03-2015 19:00
  
  The current drought in California, one of the most severe on record, could have been exacerbated by marijuana cultivation, scientists say.
  
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• Call the super midwife who delivered record 7,000 babies

  29-03-2015 18:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SUPER midwife Kathleen McSherry has retired after delivering a record 7,000 babies.
  
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• Indiana: The US state that has just signed a new law allowing people to openly discriminate against gay people

  29-03-2015 18:55
  The state of Indiana has just passed a law that is billed as protecting religious freedoms, but which has been seen as a way for businesses and associations to openly discriminate against the LGBT community.
  
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• Priest in Australia says murdered woman would still be alive if she had been more 'faith filled'

  29-03-2015 18:53
  
  The family of a woman who was raped and murdered as she walked home have criticised a priest who said she would still be alive if she had stayed at home and been more “faith filled”.
  
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• Ohio Democrat Teresa Fedor speaks out during abortion debate to reveal she has been raped – and is interrupted by laughter from Republicans

  29-03-2015 18:50
  An Ohio politician was interrupted by laughter from opposing party members during an impassioned speech in which she revealed that she had been raped.
  
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• Rugby player with Britain's biggest feet has size 21 boots specifically made for him

  29-03-2015 18:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A RUGBY player who boasts Britain’s biggest feet is back on the pitch after being sidelined by his team because he couldn’t find size 21 boots.
  
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• Getting to know Dr Strangelove

  29-03-2015 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newly-discovered work sheds light on an iconic film character
  
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• Grandparents of toddler traced

  29-03-2015 18:33
  
  The grandparents of a toddler taken to hospital after she was found wandering alone in a town street have been traced, police said.
  
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