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• No McCoy Joy As Aspell Takes Aintree Showpiece

  11-04-2015 23:46
  
  So fate shut the front door on AP McCoy's golden dream, and thrust a different jockey into the spotlight, and the record books. For most of the 2015 Grand National, McCoy looked on course for the victory which would have brought forward his retirement. But Shutthefrontdoor faded into fifth behind Leighton Aspell on Many Clouds, whose success was a prodigious effort after a draining run in last month’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, in which he came sixth. "I thought he could win the National o
  
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• Conservatives and Labour neck-and-neck ahead of British vote - YouGov poll

  11-04-2015 22:59
  LONDON (Reuters) - Ahead of Britain's May 7 election, Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives are neck-and-neck with the opposition Labour Party, with both on 34 percent, according to a YouGov poll for The Sunday Times.
  
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• Ahead of election, PM Cameron pledges to cut inheritance tax from 2017

  11-04-2015 22:48
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to cut inheritance tax so that parents will be able to pass on a family home worth up to 1 million pounds to their children without paying the tax, The Sunday Times reported.
  
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• No Joy For McCoy As Aspell Wins Grand National

  11-04-2015 22:46
  
  So fate shut the front door on AP McCoy's golden dream, and thrust a different jockey into the spotlight, and the record books. For most of the 2015 Grand National, McCoy looked on course for the victory which would have brought forward his retirement. But Shutthefrontdoor faded into fifth behind Leighton Aspell on Many Clouds, whose success was a prodigious effort after a draining run in last month’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, in which he came sixth. "I thought he could win the National o
  
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• Tory Poll Boost As UKIP Fall To Two-Year Low

  11-04-2015 22:42
  
  The Tories have gained three points to lead Labour in a new poll that puts UKIP on its lowest tally for two years. The Opinium survey for the Observer has the Conservatives up three from a week ago on 36% - an apparent boost after several polls in recent days gave Labour a lead. These gains have largely come from UKIP, who are down three points on 11% - their lowest Opinium tally since 2013. While the two major parties appear to be consolidating their positions, the Liberal Democrats are unchang
  
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• Photographer dies after falling at Andy Murray's wedding rehearsal

  11-04-2015 22:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A PHOTOGRAPHER has died after falling at Andy Murray's wedding rehearsal.
  
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• Richie Benaud may have gone but his values are worth keeping

  11-04-2015 21:39
  
  The eulogies are an anthem for lost youth, a lament for a game which has lost its way. They celebrate an evocative life and a fragile philosophy in a world of roped-off celebrity and instant gratification.
  
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• Hatton Garden jewellery heist: Police release CCTV images of suspects breaking into safe deposit firm over Easter weekend

  11-04-2015 21:29
  Police have released CCTV images from inside the safe deposit box firm where thieves are suspected of stealing up to £200 million's worth of jewellery in a "highly audacious" raid over the Easter weekend.
  
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• Cameron's Conservatives lead Labour as UKIP falls - poll

  11-04-2015 21:08
  
  British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives took a two percentage point lead over the opposition Labour Party while support for the UK Independence Party fell ahead of the May 7 general election, an Opinium survey showed. The poll for the Observer newspaper, put the Conservative Party up three points on 36 percent and the Labour Party up one point on 34 percent. Support for the UK Independence Party fell three points to 11 percent, the lowest level in the poll since 2012, while the
  
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• Lightning Strike Plane Just Seconds From Crash

  11-04-2015 20:35
  
  The island-hopping Saab 2000 was flying from Aberdeen to Sumburgh Airport, Shetland, when it hit a snow storm with 70mph winds, an interim report by the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) said. He and the co-pilot wrongly believed the autopilot system had disengaged and struggled to regain control of the plane as it plunged at high speed.
  
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• 'Lost' boy dies in Alps ski fall

  11-04-2015 20:28
  
  A British seven-year-old boy has died in a skiing accident while on a family holiday in the French Alps.
  
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• US Capitol on lockdown after shooting, reports say

  11-04-2015 20:18
  
  The US Capitol reportedly is on lockdown after a suicide occurred outside the building.
  
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• US Capitol lockdown lifted after shooting, reports say

  11-04-2015 20:18
  
  The US Capitol was on lockdown after a suicide occurred outside the building and continued while police investigated a suspicious package.
  
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• Oxford win women and men Boat Race

  11-04-2015 20:04
  
  Oxford dominated a historic Boat Race today which saw both the women's and men's team celebrate victory for the first time.
  
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• US-Cuba relations: President Obama and President Castro of Cuba expected to meet on Saturday

  11-04-2015 19:49
  
  The US and Cuba could be closer than ever to restoring diplomatic ties as the leaders of the two countries are set to meet on Saturday for the first time in more than 50 years.
  
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• US-Cuba relations: President Obama and President Castro of Cuba expected to meet

  11-04-2015 19:49
  
  The US and Cuba could be closer than ever to restoring diplomatic ties as the leaders of the two countries are set to meet for the first time in more than 50 years.
  
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• Boat Races 2015: Oxford claim victory against Cambridge

  11-04-2015 19:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  OXFORD have claimed victory in a historic annual boat race against Cambridge.
  
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• VIDEO: Alps instructor: 'It is easy to fall'

  11-04-2015 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yann Westercamp, a ski instructor in the French ski resort Flaine, explains how a British child may have died in a skiing accident.
  
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• Boat Race 2015: Oxford do the double as Men follow suit to beat Cambridge by six lengths

  11-04-2015 19:23
  
  Oxford claimed their fourth win in five years in a supreme show of strength in the 161st men's boat race.
  
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• Jaden Smith challenges gender stereotypes by wearing a dress in California

  11-04-2015 19:16
  
  Jaden Smith has challenged conventional gender stereotypes about clothes by sharing images of himself wearing a dress.
  
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• VIDEO: Confetti for Murray and his bride

  11-04-2015 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tennis star Andy Murray has married his long-term girlfriend Kim Sears in a ceremony in his hometown of Dunblane.
  
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• Stephanie Scott: Women in Australia share grief with #putyourdressout social media campaign following murder of teacher killed before wedding

  11-04-2015 18:59
  A woman's body located by Australian police at Cocoparra National Park is believed to be that of a 26-year-old teacher who went missing days before she was due to marry her partner of five years.
  
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• VIDEO: CCTV 'shows Hatton Garden heist'

  11-04-2015 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  CCTV images showing a gang of burglars pulling off the Hatton Garden jewellery robbery have been released.
  
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• Police release 'heist' CCTV images

  11-04-2015 18:55
  
  Police have released CCTV images of a van and three suspects wanted in connection with the Hatton Garden Safety Deposit raid.
  
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• Andy Murray marries Kim Sears

  11-04-2015 18:46
  
  Andy Murray has wed his long-term girlfriend Kim Sears in the tennis star's home town.
  
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• CCTV Pictures Show Gang Raiding Jewel Vault

  11-04-2015 18:44
  
  Police have released CCTV pictures of a van and three suspects wanted in connection with the Hatton Garden jewel heist. Scotland Yard described the men as "highly audacious" and said they entered the building in London's jewellery quarter twice over Easter. The images were released after footage reportedly showing the gang raiding the safety deposit boxes was published by the Daily Mirror. The 17-minute video purportedly shows at least six men arriving at the Hatton Garden Safe De
  
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• Murray And Sears Marry In Star's Home Town

  11-04-2015 18:43
  
  Andy Murray and his long-time girlfriend Kim Sears have married in the tennis star's Scottish home town. The couple, both 27, exchanged vows at Dunblane Cathedral before a reception at Cromlix House, the hotel owned by the top sportsman. Murray donned his kilt as he arrived along with his brother Jamie, one of three best men along with friends Ross Hutchins and Carlos Mier. The ceremony is being conducted by Reverend Colin Renwick, and there had been showers and giant hailstones earlier in
  
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• Eric Holder sends Justice Department memo reminding employees not to solicit prostitutes

  11-04-2015 18:41
  
  US Attorney General Eric Holder recently sent out a friendly memo to all Justice Department employees advising them not to solicit prostitutes, even if they are working in a region that allows prostitution.
  
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• Police release 'heist' CCTV footage

  11-04-2015 18:36
  
  Police have released CCTV images of a van and three suspects wanted in connection with the Hatton Garden Safety Deposit raid.
  
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• Aspell Wins Back-To-Back Grand Nationals

  11-04-2015 18:28
  
  Leighton Aspell has won successive Grand Nationals after riding 25-1 shot Many Clouds to victory at Aintree. He is the first jockey to win back-to-back Nationals since Brian Fletcher on Red Rum in 1973 and 1974 - and the first to do so on different horses since the 1950s. Saint Are was a close second, Monbeg Dude third and Alvarado fourth. Many Clouds was said to have had a "wobble" after the race but recovered quickly.
  
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• General election 2015: The Tories are trying to 'fund the NHS on an IOU', Labour claim

  11-04-2015 18:27
  
  Labour has claimed the Conservatives are attempting to “fund the NHS on an IOU” after Chancellor George Osborne pledge of a further £8 billion by 2020.
  
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• Oxford Win Historic Women's Boat Race

  11-04-2015 18:26
  
  Oxford have beaten Cambridge to win the women's Boat Race, the first to take place on the same course and the same day as the men's race. She told Sky News the changes were a "breakthrough" and "something to celebrate".
  
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• Malala Yousafzai has asteroid named after her by Nasa scientist honouring her activism

  11-04-2015 18:24
  
  An asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter has been named after Malala Yousafzai.
  
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• Murderer jailed for life after stabbing Donna Eastwood and leaving body in burning car

  11-04-2015 18:16
  
  A man was imprisoned for life after he stabbed a woman, tied her up with wires, wrapped her body in tarpaulin and left it in a car that he then set on fire.
  
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• People called Nigel are twice as likely to vote UKIP

  11-04-2015 18:04
  
  Men called Nigel are twice as likely to support Nigel Farage’s UKIP party, compared with the rest of the population, new research suggests.
  
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• Nigels 'twice as likely to vote for Farage's Ukip'

  11-04-2015 18:04
  
  Men called Nigel are twice as likely to support Nigel Farage’s UKIP party, compared with the rest of the population, new research suggests.
  
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• Grand National 2015: How grand can a race be when some horses snap or die before finishing?

  11-04-2015 18:00
  
  We fancy ourselves a civilised nation. But when droves come out to cheer and applaud as horses crash face-first into the ground, break their necks and legs and die on the Grand National track, how is it any different from the barbaric days of the gladiators?
  
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• Leighton Aspell Wins Back-To-Back Nationals

  11-04-2015 17:59
  
  Leighton Aspell has won back-to-back Grand Nationals after riding 25-1 Many Clouds to victory at Aintree. He is the first jockey to win successive Nationals since Brian Fletcher on Red Rum in 1973 and 1974 - and the first to do so on different horses since the 1950s.
  
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• Murray And Sears Tying Knot In Star's Home Town

  11-04-2015 17:53
  
  Andy Murray and his long-time girlfriend Kim Sears are getting married in the tennis star's Scottish home town. The couple, both 27, are to exchange vows at Dunblane Cathedral before a reception at Cromlix House, the hotel owned by the top sportsman. Murray donned his kilt, but the style and design of Sears' bridal gown has remained a secret. The tennis star arrived along with his brother Jamie, one of three best men along with friends Ross Hutchins and Carlos Mier.
  
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• Andy and Kim set to say 'I do'

  11-04-2015 17:51
  
  Andy Murray and Kim Sears have both arrived at Dunblane Cathedral for their wedding ceremony.
  
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• Game of Thrones season 5: What if the show were set in the Middle East?

  11-04-2015 17:46
  
  When he delivered his fiery speech to Congress in March, declaiming the Iranian regime, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deployed a rather memorable phrase. He equated the Islamic republic with the jihadists of Isis, arguing "both want to impose a militant Islamic empire" on the world. He went on to say that both the extremists and Tehran's leadership were waging "a deadly game of thrones."
  
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• Grand National 2015 results: Many Clouds wins in thrilling finish as its Groundhog Day for disbelieving Leighton Aspell

  11-04-2015 17:43
  At the finish, the victorious Many Clouds had to be removed to the shade and hosed down with cold water after his exertions had placed him in danger of overheating. Looking at his jockey Leighton Aspell and trainer Oliver Sherwood, you suspect they could well have benefited from similar treatment after their horse secured the £1million event.
  
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• Grand National 2015 results: Many Clouds wins in a thrilling finish as Leighton Aspell clinches back-to-back victories at Aintree

  11-04-2015 17:43
  Many Clouds won a thrilling 2015 Grand National to give jockey Leighton Aspell his second straight victory as Ascot and trainer Oliver Sherwood he spoils.
  
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• Shocking footage captures 11 US policemen striking an unarmed suspect more than 50 times

  11-04-2015 17:42
  
  Footage has emerged of the moment 11 US police officers brutally kicked an unarmed and seemingly unconscious man after he was tasered onto the ground.
  
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• Kim Sears Arrives For Wedding To Andy Murray

  11-04-2015 17:39
  
  Kim Sears has arrived at a cathedral for her wedding to British tennis star Andy Murray in his Scottish home town. The couple, both 27, will exchange vows at Dunblane Cathedral before a reception at Cromlix House, the hotel owned by the top sportsman. Murray donned his kilt, but the style and design of Sears' bridal gown has remained a secret. The tennis star arrived along with his brother Jamie, one of three best men along with friends Ross Hutchins and Carlos Mier.
  
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• Second National victory for Aspell

  11-04-2015 17:38
  
  Jockey Leighton Aspell has stormed to success in the 168th Grand National for a second year in a row on his horse Many Clouds.
  
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• Mormon Church has asked the US Supreme Court to ban gay marriage

  11-04-2015 17:22
  
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in cahoots with several other religious organisations, has asked the US Supreme Court to prevent gay marriage from becoming legal across the country.
  
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• Andy Murray Arrives For Wedding To Kim Sears

  11-04-2015 17:14
  
  British tennis star Andy Murray has arrived at a cathedral in his Scottish home town for his wedding to long-time girlfriend Kim Sears. The couple, both 27, will exchange vows at Dunblane Cathedral before a reception at Cromlix House, the hotel owned by the top sportsman. Murray donned his kilt, but the style and design of Sears' bridal gown has remained a secret. Crowds of fans gathered outside the wedding ceremony venue, along with hundreds of people from the media, hoping to secure a pri
  
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• Murray arrives to tie the knot

  11-04-2015 17:11
  
  Andy Murray and his brother Jamie have arrived at Dunblane Cathedral for his wedding to Kim Sears.
  
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• Kim Kardashian lays flowers at Armenian memorial on trip to mark 1915 genocide

  11-04-2015 17:06
  
  Kim Kardashian has laid a bouquet of flowers at the memorial complex marking the Armenian genocide that killed 1.5 million people.
  
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