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• Ahead of election, Labour leads Cameron's Conservatives by three points - YouGov poll

  12-04-2015 23:57
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour party have taken a 3 percentage point lead over Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives according to a YouGov opinion poll ahead of the May 7 general election. The poll, published by The Sun newspaper, put Ed Miliband's Labour Party on 36 percent and the Conservatives on 33 percent. The poll showed the anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) on 13 percent and Cameron's current junior coalition partners, the Liberal Democrats on
  
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• Boy Who Died Skiing 'Was Daring Little Boy'

  12-04-2015 23:47
  
  The family of a boy who died on a ski holiday in the Alps have described him as "daring outgoing determined little boy".
  
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• Family tribute to 'daring' ski boy

  12-04-2015 23:41
  
  The family of a seven-year-old boy who died on a family ski holiday in the French Alps have described him as "daring outgoing determined little boy" and a "very competent skier and snowboarder".
  
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• General Election 2015: Ed Miliband puts 'economic credibility' at heart of Labour manifesto with pledge of no extra borrowing

  12-04-2015 23:33
  Ed Miliband is set to promise to put economic credibility at the heart of Labour’s programme for government as tensions rise in the closest general election campaign in a generation.
  
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• General Election 2015: Ed Miliband puts 'economic credibility' at heart of Labour manifesto with guarantee every policy commitment will be fully funded

  12-04-2015 23:33
  Ed Miliband is set to promise to put economic credibility at the heart of Labour’s programme for government as tensions rise in the closest general election campaign in a generation.
  
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• Lansbury laps up Olivier acclaim

  12-04-2015 23:16
  
  Angela Lansbury's West End return was capped with an Olivier Award tonight as the veteran star said her win left her feeling like "a million dollars".
  
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• Germanwings plane from Cologne-Bonn to Milan evacuated after bomb scare

  12-04-2015 23:14
  
  A Germanwings plane in Berlin was evacuated today after the airline received a bomb threat.
  
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• Germanwings plane from Cologne-Bonn to Milan evacuated after airline receives bomb threat

  12-04-2015 23:14
  
  A Germanwings plane headed for Milan was evacuated at Cologne-Bonn airport after a bomb threat against the flight was received, the airline said.
  
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• Theatre Stars Sparkle At Olivier Awards

  12-04-2015 23:11
  
  Theatre's biggest stars turned out in force at the Royal Opera House for the prestigious Olivier theatre awards.
  
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• Poldark review: Ross continues righting Cornwall's wrongs one asthmatic miner at a time

  12-04-2015 23:00
  
  Anyone else starting to root for the Warleggans? Or Francis? Or Jud and Prudie, for that matter? Before Ross Poldark came along, with his carefree attitude to shirts and his scar and his love of sunset walks on the clifftop, everyone was just getting on with their lives.
  
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• Murder She Wrote star Angela Lansbury wins Olivier award at 89

  12-04-2015 22:50
  
  The five-times Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury added an Olivier award to her collection for the play that brought her back to the London stage for the first time in 40 years.
  
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• Home birth pioneer Kitzinger dies

  12-04-2015 22:46
  
  "Pioneering" natural childbirth guru, anthropologist and author Sheila Kitzinger has died aged 86.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon: Labour’s tactics show that it’s the SNP who are the real social democrats

  12-04-2015 22:44
  
  It says something of Labour’s current election campaign that it has felt the need to fall back on the contributions of two former prime ministers.
  
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• 'Syria-bound' Waheed Ahmed to return

  12-04-2015 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of nine Britons held in Turkey on suspicion of trying to enter Syria illegally is expected to return to the UK after being deported.
  
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• General Election 2015: The Whigs reappear on ballot papers after 150 years

  12-04-2015 22:19
  
  The most successful political party of the last 400 years is back: a mere 147 years since its dissolution – and 14 decades after the triumphant repeal of the Corn Laws – a former army officer from south London has revived the Whigs. The modern faction of the party founded in 1678 will field four new candidates in May’s general election.
  
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• General Election 2015: Tax breaks on inherited wealth ‘will mainly benefit well-off Southerners’

  12-04-2015 22:14
  
  David Cameron was forced to defend the Conservatives’ latest proposal to cut tax on inherited wealth, as analysis showed that the only people to benefit will be the comparatively well-off, living mostly in the prosperous South of England.
  
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• General Election 2015: Lib Dems scale back on 'mansion tax' as party details plan to cut deficit in three years

  12-04-2015 22:09
  The Liberal Democrats scaled back their ambitions over the “mansion tax” as they detailed plans to clear the national deficit within three years.
  
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• Otis Ferry fails to pay thousands promised after civil assault of two women... even after bailiffs allegedly visit house

  12-04-2015 21:56
  More than a year after agreeing to pay thousands of pounds in damages for his part in the civil assault of two women, fox hunting advocate Otis Ferry has yet to give his victims a penny – even after bailiffs allegedly visited his house in an attempt to recover the money.
  
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• Hillary Clinton has everything going for her – except presidential promise

  12-04-2015 21:50
  
  It is not exactly surprising, but Hillary Clinton has confirmed what everyone already knew: she wants to be president of the United States. She has been focused on this ambition since she stood by her husband’s side during his time in the White House, her every move since then carefully calculated to propel her to the post. Hence the announcement on Twitter, no doubt to counter fears that she is ill-suited to run her nation in this disruptive digital age.
  
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• Champagne loses fizz as Britons splash out more on prosecco

  12-04-2015 21:50
  
  Sommeliers look away now – because British drinkers spent more on prosecco than champagne in supermarkets for the first time last year, according to figures.
  
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• 'Syria-Bound' Briton To Return Home To UK

  12-04-2015 21:48
  
  One of nine Britons held in Turkey on suspicion of trying to illegally enter Syria is to return home early this week, Sky News understands. Waheed Ahmed - the son of Rochdale councillor Shakil Ahmed - will fly from Dalaman into Birmingham overnight on Monday, according to Sky sources. Mr Ahmed, 21, was with his aunt, two cousins and one of their wives when they were stopped in Turkey, near the Syrian border. Mohammed Shafiq, who is a friend of Shakil Ahmed, said of Waheed: "There were con
  
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• Open-minded shoppers willing to try new products leading to a boom in ethical spending, says report

  12-04-2015 21:43
  
  Shoppers who are happy to be the first to try out new products are driving a boom in ethical spending, from electric cars to DIY energy generation, according to a new report.
  
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• Football pools winner who found fame overnight after promising to 'spend, spend, spend' dies

  12-04-2015 21:27
  
  A football pools winner who found fame overnight after pledging to “spend, spend, spend” her winnings and who inspired a West End musical after her life began to unravel, has died aged 79.
  
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• 350 million people in extreme poverty missed off official global poor estimate, study finds

  12-04-2015 21:22
  
  As many as a quarter of people living in extreme poverty in developing countries are excluded from official figures on the global poor, according to a study exposing the huge data gaps in governmental statistics around the world.
  
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• Hillary Clinton: What does she really stand for, and why does she want to be president?

  12-04-2015 21:14
  
  Hillary Clinton, the former US senator, first lady and Secretary of State, has formally declared her candidacy for the White House and crack what she has called “the highest and hardest glass ceiling” to become the first female to join the pantheon of American commanders-in-chief.
  
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• 7 charts that reveal Hillary Clinton’s biggest strengths in the race for the White House – and why they could also cause her downfall

  12-04-2015 21:14
  After months, if not years, of speculation and anticipation, Hillary Clinton has formally announced she is to make a second attempt to become the US’s first woman president.
  
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• Lansbury savours Olivier accolade

  12-04-2015 21:05
  
  Angela Lansbury's triumphant West End return was capped with an Olivier Award tonight as the veteran star said her win left feeling like "a million dollars".
  
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• Homeless man in coma after savage attack over claim he hit 10 year old boy

  12-04-2015 21:05
  
  A homeless veteran is in a medically induced coma following a savage attack in a Philadelphia petrol station after a 10-year-old boy allegedly claimed he been hit by him.
  
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• Police launch murder probe in West Belfast after body is found in boot of car

  12-04-2015 21:03
  
  Police in Northern Ireland have launched a murder investigation after a man's body was found in a car boot.
  
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• VIDEO: 'Spend, spend, spend' Pools winner dies

  12-04-2015 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Viv Nicholson, who became famous overnight when she said she would "spend, spend, spend" a £152,000 Pools win in 1961, has died aged 79.
  
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• Ukip man's fears over jewel heist

  12-04-2015 20:45
  
  A Ukip candidate who is under investigation for handing out sausage rolls to voters has revealed that he may have lost valuables in the Hatton Garden burglary.
  
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• Stars shine for Olivier Awards

  12-04-2015 20:45
  
  Stars including Nicole Scherzinger, Gemma Arterton and James McAvoy have walked down the red carpet for tonight's Olivier Awards.
  
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• Rescue drama for Boat Race watchers

  12-04-2015 20:45
  
  More than 60 spectators at the Boat Race had to be rescued by lifeboat crews after getting trapped on the edge of the River Thames.
  
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• Jess Glynne holds number one place

  12-04-2015 20:45
  
  Pop sensation Jess Glynne held on to number one in the singles chart after fighting off strong challenges from Nick Jonas and The Voice UK winner Stevie McCrorie.
  
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• Boy, 7, dies in Alps ski plunge

  12-04-2015 20:45
  
  A seven-year-old boy who died in a French skiing accident has been named as Carwyn Scott-Howell from Wales.
  
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• The Media Column: The music business is starting to think the next big thing is just a computer algorithm away

  12-04-2015 20:32
  
  Discovering new music talent like James Bay, this year’s tipped breakthrough act whose debut album duly topped the charts, is an expensive business for record companies.
  
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• Toddler falls into cheetahs' cage after being dangled by parents, say zoo officials

  12-04-2015 20:22
  
  A US zoo is to seek charges against the parents of a toddler who fell into a cheetah pen – after they allegedly dangled him over the enclosure.
  
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• Sheila Kitzinger, the woman who changed childbirth, dies at 86

  12-04-2015 20:08
  
  Sheila Kitzinger, the naturalchildbirth activist, anthropologist and author of more than 25 books, has died her Oxfordshire home aged 86.
  
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• All Time Low top UK album chart

  12-04-2015 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US rockers All Time Low's top the UK album chart for the first time, as Jess Glynne denies Nick Jonas a number one single in her third week at the top.
  
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• Hotter Than Spain! UK Set For Deckchair Weather

  12-04-2015 19:54
  
  The Met Office has confirmed that hotter-than-average temperatures are more than twice as likely than below-average conditions until June. "It will certainly turn much warmer," said Paul Mott, forecaster at MeteoGroup.
  
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• Man's body discovered in car boot

  12-04-2015 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police launch a murder inquiry after a man's body is discovered in the boot of a car in south Belfast.
  
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• Boat Race spectators rescued by RNLI

  12-04-2015 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 50 university Boat Race spectators are rescued by the RNLI after the tide traps them.
  
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• General Election 2015 explained: Who registers the parties, who counts your vote – and how much do they get paid?

  12-04-2015 19:24
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• Manchester United vs Manchester City match report: Marouane Fellaini and Ashley Young star as United thrash City in thrilling Manchester derby

  12-04-2015 19:23
  Louis van Gaal's dream turned into reality as Manchester United put four goals past City in a superb derby win at Old Trafford.
  
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• Manchester United vs Manchester City match report: Marouane Fellaini and Ashley Young star as United thrash City in thriller

  12-04-2015 19:23
  Before his first defeat in a Manchester derby, Manuel Pellegrini admitted that in the space of a month Manchester City had “thrown our season in the garbage”. As the final whistle went it was time to sift through the trash and examine what, if anything, might be salvaged for next season.
  
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• Spring break: 'Gang rape' on Florida beach witnessed by hundreds who did nothing, say police

  12-04-2015 19:21
  
  Police have arrested two students in connection with the alleged gang rape of a young woman on a crowded Florida beach - said to have taken place while hundreds of people looked on
  
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• Olivier Awards 2015: Who wore what on the red carpet

  12-04-2015 19:07
  
  The Olivier Awards takes place tonight at London’s iconic Royal Opera House; it is Britain’s theatre equivalent of the Oscars, attended by an array of home-grown talent in their best attires.
  
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• Blaze reported at building premises

  12-04-2015 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Fire Service is tackling a blaze at premises on the Dromore Road in Hillsborough, County Down.
  
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• Julie Wilson: Broadway star and sultry cabaret singer known for her spine-tingling takes on Porter, Weill and Gershwin

  12-04-2015 18:59
  
  One of the greatest of artistes purveying the art of saloon singing, Julie Wilson was dubbed “The Queen of Cabaret” for her distinctive song stylings and respect for lyrics, focusing on such diverse composers as Kurt Weill and Stephen Sondheim – as well as such masters as Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hart, the Gershwins and, in particular, Cole Porter. She delighted in mixing such Porter standards as “What Is This Thing Called Love?” with lesser known, often cheeky gems like “Most Gentl
  
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• Stephen Hawking sings Monty Python's 'Galaxy Song': Out-of-this-world supergroup release new cover of Eric Idle’s Meaning of Life classic

  12-04-2015 18:57
  Stephen Hawking has renewed his collaboration with Monty Python to produce a cover of the classic Meaning of Life hit “Galaxy Song”.
  
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