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• Atletico Madrid 0-0 Real Madrid

  14-04-2015 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid hold rivals Real Madrid to a goalless draw in the Champions League quarter-final first leg.
  
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• West Indies fightback checks England

  14-04-2015 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Indies fight back with ball and bat to limit England's advantage on the second day of the first Test in Antigua.
  
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• Reading 0-1 Bournemouth

  14-04-2015 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Callum Wilson's 22nd goal of the season edges Bournemouth closer to the Premier League after a tense win at Reading.
  
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• Greens: 'Climate change is a reality'

  14-04-2015 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Wales Green Party leader says climate change is a reality for hundreds of thousands of people living in coastal communities.
  
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• Police recover fire-hit pier CCTV

  14-04-2015 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the fire that destroyed a third of Eastbourne's pier recover useable images from damaged CCTV hard drives.
  
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• VIDEO: Parents of missing student issue appeal

  14-04-2015 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The parents of missing student Karen Buckley have appealed for information as police revealed her handbag had been found in a Glasgow park.
  
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• Mother's plea in search for student

  14-04-2015 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The parents of missing Karen Buckley issue an appeal for information as the student's handbag is found dumped in a Glasgow park.
  
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• Vunipola cleared to face Clermont

  14-04-2015 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saracens' Billy Vunipola can face Clermont Auvergne this weekend after his citing for striking an opponent was dismissed.
  
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• Woman in hospital after stabbing

  14-04-2015 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman is in hospital after a stabbing in Neath Port Talbot.
  
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• Mosque search over preacher murder

  14-04-2015 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A second arrest is made and a mosque is searched over the shooting dead of a Syrian-born preacher in London.
  
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• Preacher's family thanks community

  14-04-2015 21:33
  
  The family of the murdered Syrian-born preacher Abdul Hadi Arwani have thanked the community "for the outpouring of support during this extremely difficult time".
  
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• Conservative's veto plan condemned

  14-04-2015 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Conservative pledge to give MPs in England a veto over Budget-related decisions in the next parliament is a "betrayal", say Scottish politicians.
  
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• VIDEO: Nick Robinson: 'Political cross-dressing'

  14-04-2015 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Nick Robinson gives his assessment of the Conservative Party's manifesto launched on Tuesday.
  
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• Second Arrest Over Syrian Preacher's Murder

  14-04-2015 21:12
  
  A second man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Syrian-born preacher Abdul Hadi Arwani, who was shot dead in northwest London. Police say the 61-year-old man is being held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. Mr Arwani - a critic of the Bashar al Assad regime -  was found shot dead in his Volkswagen Passat in Wembley on 7 April. Police also said officers had been carrying out a number of searches in London, including areas within the An Noor Cultural and Community Centre
  
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• Parking Notice Gives Clue To Kate's Due Date

  14-04-2015 20:55
  
  Parking restrictions are being put in place near the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth to her second child. The restrictions, detailed on yellow signs outside the private Lindo wing of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, come into force tomorrow. There is speculation that the baby, which will be fourth in line to the throne, could arrive on the Queen's birthday on 21 April, or William and Kate's fourth wedding anniversary on 29 April. She and Prince William c
  
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• RAF jets intercept Russian aircraft

  14-04-2015 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  RAF Typhoons were launched to intercept two Russian aircraft near UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence says.
  
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• Jewel Heist Forensics To Take Until Friday

  14-04-2015 20:41
  
  Forensic tests at the site of the jewel heist in London's Hatton Garden could take detectives until next week, Sky sources have revealed. And a former detective who helped solve the 1987 deposit centre robbery in Knightsbridge told Sky News he believes similar methods may have been employed in this crime. Dick Leach, who worked for the Flying Squad, said those behind the 1987 raid had rented a deposit box ahead of the heist. The gang behind the Hatton Garden raid disabled a communal lift sh
  
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• Second man held in preacher murder

  14-04-2015 20:36
  
  A second man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Syrian-born preacher Abdul Hadi Arwani, Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• Evans back with TFI Friday special

  14-04-2015 20:11
  
  Chris Evans is bringing TFI Friday back to Channel 4 to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
  
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• QUB announces jobs and student cuts

  14-04-2015 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Queen's University Belfast cuts 236 jobs and 290 student places after DEL funding reduction
  
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• RAF Sends Jets As Russia Planes Near UK Airspace

  14-04-2015 19:26
  
  RAF Typhoon jets have been scrambled after Russian military planes were identified flying close to UK airspace. The Ministry of Defence revealed the news hours after it emerged warships from Russia's Northern Fleet entered the English Channel ahead of planned anti-aircraft and anti-submarine drills. Interfax news agency reported the vessels were due to carry out the military exercises in the north Atlantic, but HMS Argyll was deployed to monitor the destroyer and Typhoons were sent from RAF
  
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• Drivers caught out by new tax rules

  14-04-2015 19:16
  
  Thousands of motorists have been fined and had their cars clamped by the DVLA after unwittingly falling foul of changes to tax rules, it was reported.
  
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• 288 hours a year 'writing emails'

  14-04-2015 18:54
  
  The average UK worker spends 288 hours a year writing emails and sends more than 4,000 in the process, according to research.
  
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• You swine! Mud flies in poll race

  14-04-2015 18:45
  
  They are feisty opponents who are not adverse to a bit of mud-slinging in the battle to be first past the post.
  
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• Zoella and Alfie getting waxworks

  14-04-2015 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  YouTube stars Zoella and Alfie Deyes are getting their own Madame Tussauds wax doubles, the London attraction announces.
  
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• Kensington Neighbours See Red Over Stripy House

  14-04-2015 18:25
  
  The owners of a London townhouse in an exclusive neighbourhood have infuriated neighbours by painting it in "garish" candy stripes. The multimillion-pound house received its makeover shortly after an application to demolish it and build a new house with a two-storey basement was turned down by Kensington and Chelsea Council. Saskia Moyle, 18, who lives with her father opposite the colourful house, spoke of her shock when she saw the painting in progress.
  
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• Mother guilty of killing newborn baby

  14-04-2015 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mother who hid the body of her newborn daughter in a suitcase is found guilty of her manslaughter.
  
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• Footballer 'urged to throw match'

  14-04-2015 18:20
  
  A former Premier League striker urged a footballer at a struggling non-league club to make some "easy money" by fixing the result of a match, a court has heard.
  
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• Planes monitor Russian bombers

  14-04-2015 18:10
  
  British fighter planes and a warship were scrambled as Russian bombers and vessels passed close to the UK.
  
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• Teacher killed on Mexican holiday

  14-04-2015 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A County Durham teacher is struck by a car and killed while on holiday in Mexico.
  
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• UK inflation steady at record-low zero percent in March

  14-04-2015 17:52
  
  British consumer price inflation held steady at a record-low zero percent in March, official figures showed on Tuesday, boosting households' disposable income before May 7's election. The Office for National Statistics said consumer prices rose 0.2 percent between February and March but compared with a year earlier, prices were unchanged, in line with economists' forecasts. The ONS added that if the price change was calculated to two decimal places, however, prices were 0.01 perce
  
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• Missing Student 'Left Man's Home In Early Hours'

  14-04-2015 17:45
  
  A man has told police a missing Glasgow student left his home in the early hours of Sunday. Karen Buckley, 24, was seen on CCTV leaving the Sanctuary nightclub at around 1am in the city's West End with the man. Officers tracked down the man, who told them Ms Buckley left his home in Dorchester Avenue at around 4am. Detective Superintendent Jim Kerr told a news conference the man has given a full account of what happened and was not currently being regarded as a suspect but is "helping&
  
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• Soul singer Percy Sledge mourned

  14-04-2015 17:35
  
  Soul singer Percy Sledge, who learned his trade singing in the cotton fields of his native Alabama, has died aged 74 almost half a century after the release of his biggest hit W hen A Man Loves A Woman.
  
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• Teaching assistant admits bomb hoax

  14-04-2015 17:28
  
  A teaching assistant who made a bomb threat from a pupil's email account because she could not face going to work is facing jail.
  
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• Tories’ curious message on work

  14-04-2015 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What does the Tory manifesto say about the values of David Cameron and his senior colleagues?
  
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• Cameron: We'll offer good life for all

  14-04-2015 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Cameron wants a "good life" for all as he launches the Conservatives' manifesto with pledges on tax, childcare and housing.
  
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• Nurse Denies Hospital Poisoning Murders

  14-04-2015 17:19
  
  Victorino Chua repeatedly denied contaminating saline products and falsifying medical records in a series of questions put to him by his barrister, Peter Griffiths QC. Mr Griffiths asked him: "You are aware that the underlying and fundamental allegation laid against you by the prosecution ... is that you contaminated medical products with insulin. The defendant told a jury at Manchester Crown Court that although he enjoyed working at Stepping Hill hospital in Stockport, he did not get on wi
  
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• RAF Sends Jets As Russia Planes Near UK Airpsace

  14-04-2015 17:10
  
  RAF Typhoon jets have been scrambled after Russian military planes were identified flying close to UK airspace. The Ministry of Defence revealed the news hours after it emerged warships from Russia's Northern Fleet entered the English Channel ahead of planned anti-aircraft and anti-submarine drills. Interfax news agency reported the vessels were due to carry out the military exercises in the north Atlantic, but HMS Argyll was deployed to monitor the destroyer and Typhoons were sent from RAF
  
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• Pakistan's MQM chief questioned again by UK police over money-laundering

  14-04-2015 17:07
  
  Altaf Hussain, the leader of one of Pakistan's major political parties, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), who lives in exile in London, was questioned again on Tuesday over money-laundering allegations, his party said. Hussain, who effectively controls Pakistan's largest city Karachi from his north London home, was originally arrested by British police last June, leading to protests which led to a lockdown in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital and home to 18 million people.
  
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• Fighters sent to meet Russia planes

  14-04-2015 17:06
  
  British fighter planes were launched today after two Russian military aircraft were spotted flying close to UK airspace.
  
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• Teaching Assistant Admits School Bomb Hoax

  14-04-2015 16:53
  
  A teaching assistant has pleaded guilty to sending a bomb hoax to a school from a pupil's email account. Zoe Gregory, 26, admitted to threatening to blow up Ormiston Victory Academy in Costessey, near Norwich, in February. The married mother-of-two made the threat after gaining unauthorised access to an email account belonging to student Holly Littlefield. Ms Littlefield, 16, and Vicky Francis, 15, were arrested and held in police custody for ten hours after the scare.
  
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• Missing Student Left Man's House In Early Hours

  14-04-2015 16:53
  
  A missing student who vanished in Glasgow two days ago left the home of a man in the early hours, according to the detective in charge of the investigation. Karen Buckley, 24, was seen on CCTV early on Sunday morning leaving the Sanctuary nightclub in the city's West End with the man who she later went home with. Detective Superintendent Jim Kerr said officers had spoken to the man and found out she left his home in Dorchester Avenue at around 4am. Mr Kerr, speaking in a news conference on
  
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• Will Green 'revolution' take off?

  14-04-2015 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the Green Party launches its manifesto with a call for a "peaceful revolution", Ben Geoghegan examines whether its message cutting through.
  
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• Phones 4U collapse costs HMRC £75m

  14-04-2015 16:36
  
  Taxpayers will take a £75 million hit from the collapse of Phones 4U, with just a tiny fraction of the money they are owed set to be paid, administrators said today.
  
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• Teen's death 'linked to legal highs'

  14-04-2015 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The parents of a teenager from County Down who was found dead in a housing estate have called for a ban on "legal high" drugs.
  
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• VIDEO: Rare Titanic deckchair up for auction

  14-04-2015 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of a handful of deckchairs recovered from the Titanic could fetch more than £80,000 when it goes under the hammer in Wiltshire.
  
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• Nurse denies contaminating products

  14-04-2015 15:57
  
  A nurse accused of murdering three hospital patients and poisoning others has told a jury he did not contaminate any medical products with insulin.
  
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• Manifestos and mockery

  14-04-2015 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Social media poke funs at the latest political plans
  
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• No Miliband, No SNP But Red Meat At Last

  14-04-2015 15:41
  
  The Wiltshire sunshine shone on David Cameron as he arrived off the campaign bus at a Swindon technical college built under the Coalition. There was no mention of Ed Miliband in the speech at all. What we clearly got today is more new red meat than at Labour's launch yesterday. And the Conservatives recognised this today by promising to replace every sold home.
  
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• Man in court over preacher's murder

  14-04-2015 15:41
  
  A man has appeared in court accused of murdering Syrian-born preacher Abdul Hadi Arwani.
  
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