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• Conservatives take one point lead ahead of election - YouGov poll

  27-04-2015 23:59
  
  (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives took a one percentage point lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to a YouGov opinion poll for the Sun newspaper published on Monday. The poll showed Conservatives on 35 percent, up two points from Sunday, versus Labour at 34 percent, unchanged from yesterday, polling company YouGov said. The two main parties have been neck-and-neck in most opinion polls since the start of the year, with neither establishing a susta
  
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• Abandoned poodle vets could not identify due to filthy matt of hair finds new home

  27-04-2015 23:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AN ABANDONED poodle whose hair was so matted and filthy vets were unable to work out his breed has been given a new home.
  
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• Nurse filmed himself as he raped unconscious patients - The Times (subscription)

  27-04-2015 23:34 via thetimes.co.uk
  
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  A senior accident and emergency nurse who filmed himself raping unconscious patients while on duty was jailed for 18 years yesterday. Andrew Hutchinson, 29, carried out the attacks on the women, who had drunk too much on nights out, while they were in ...
  UPDATE: Rapist nurse Andrew Hutchinson jailed for 18 years + police reactionThe Oxford Times
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• Nepal: Irish family seek information on missing relatives - Irish Times

  27-04-2015 23:28 via irishtimes.com
  
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  Efforts are continuing to make contact with all Irish citizens known to have been in the region affected by a major 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal. More than a dozen Irish people were listed as missing on Monday morning by the International Committee of ...
  IFRC launches emergency appeal for $35 million for NepalEconomic Times
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• General Election 2015: Prospect of Labour-SNP coalition makes one in four voters less likely to support Ed Miliband, says survey

  27-04-2015 23:11
  The prospect of a post-election deal between Labour and the Scottish National Party makes one in four voters less likely to support Ed Miliband’s party, according to a new survey.
  
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• China overtakes France to become world's second biggest wine-growing area

  27-04-2015 23:08
  
  China has overtaken France to become the second largest wine-growing area in the world, according to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (IOVW).
  
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• Safe House, episode 2, review: Fingernail chewingly tense

  27-04-2015 23:00
  
  It’s not safe is it, that house? It’s not safe at all. In fact, it’s only a matter of time before the hipster beard wearing psychopath Michael (Peter Ferdinando) catches up with the Blackwell family in their Lake District hideaway and it’s doubtful that he just fancies going hiking with them.
  
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• Bournemouth 3-0 Bolton Wanderers

  27-04-2015 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bournemouth all but seal their Premier League place as they go three points and 19 goals clear of Middlesbrough with one game left.
  
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• Rare Spitfire sale could fetch £2.5m

  27-04-2015 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rare RAF Spitfire once flown by a Great Escape veteran and painstakingly restored over five years could fetch millions of pounds for charity.
  
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• One dead after NI motorway crash

  27-04-2015 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One person dies and another is seriously injured in a motorway crash in County Tyrone.
  
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• Bucket collections to Premier League

  27-04-2015 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bournemouth in the Premier League? We chart the remarkable rise of a club who were minutes from liquidation seven years ago.
  
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• Gorse fire close to homes put out

  27-04-2015 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A large gorse fire close to homes in Carmarthenshire which led to a road being closed is put out.
  
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• Confident Miliband: I'm Ready For The Top Job

  27-04-2015 22:24
  
  Ed Miliband has told me that Labour "didn't build enough homes" when in government - and it is an important reflection on the party's record in office. Mr Miliband tried to claim for Labour the mantle of being the "party of home ownership" with policy to slash stamp duty for first-time buyers. Mr Miliband told me: "We didn't do enough, the last Labour government didn't do enough but this government hasn't either.
  
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• Chaos at Waterloo station from cancellations and disrupted service after person hit by train

  27-04-2015 22:19
  
  London's Waterloo station was hit by severe delays and cancellations after a person was hit by a train.
  
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• VIDEO: RAF aid flight prepares for Nepal

  27-04-2015 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Group Captain Simon Edwards, Station Commander at RAF Brize Norton, explains how the cargo and personnel on board a military aircraft flight will help the earthquake aid effort in Nepal.
  
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• Colonel Tim Collins OBE: The inspirational soldier whose pre-Iraq speech is said to hang in the Oval Office

  27-04-2015 22:01
  
  Colonel Tim Collins OBE is a charismatic figure best known for an inspirational speech given to the troops under his command shortly before the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
  
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• Freddie Gray death in custody: Violence erupts following Baltimore funeral as police warn of credible threat from gangs to target officers

  27-04-2015 22:01
  Hundreds of young people faced off with police in Baltimore after the funeral of a black city man who died in police custody, and local law enforcement officials warned of a threat by gangs against officers.
  
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• Freddie Gray death in custody: State of emergency declared in Baltimore as rioting and looting break out following funeral of Freddie Gray

  27-04-2015 22:01
  America is once again watching scenes of chaos in one of its major cities after protests in Baltimore turned violent - hours after the funeral of a black man who died in police custody.
  
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• Freddie Gray death in custody: Baltimore police warn of credible threat from gangs to target officers as protests break out

  27-04-2015 22:01
  Police in Baltimore said they had received what they said was a credible threat that suggested several gangs had united to target officers on the day the city held the funeral service of a black man who died in police custody.
  
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• Sudden sounds 'can cause cat fits'

  27-04-2015 22:00
  
  High-pitched sounds may be hazardous to your moggie, cat lovers have been warned.
  
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• VIDEO: Nate Silver's election forecast

  27-04-2015 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Statistician Nate Silver tells Panorama reporter Richard Bacon about his prediction for the General Election.
  
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• Defence contractor run by Colonel Tim Collins OBE under investigation for fraud in Afghanistan

  27-04-2015 21:58
  
  A defence contractor run by one of Britain’s best-known military figures is under criminal investigation by the US government’s watchdog against fraud and waste in Afghanistan, The Independent can reveal.
  
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• Lib Dems losing social media war

  27-04-2015 21:51
  
  The Liberal Democrats have fewer social media followers than Ukip and are falling behind the other major political parties in terms of outreach and support.
  
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• General Election 2015: The ringing business endorsement of the Tories - organised by Conservative Central Office

  27-04-2015 21:46
  The Conservatives faced embarrassment after a letter signed by 5,000 small businesses endorsing their policies and attacking Labour’s handling of the economy started to unravel.
  
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• Inquest hears of 'most appalling tragedy' of children killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu bungalow

  27-04-2015 21:45
  
  A happy half-term holiday in Corfu became “the most appalling tragedy” when two young children died from carbon monoxide poisoning, a coroner has said.
  
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• Nurse who committed string of 'depraved' sexual assaults including rape of unconscious patients jailed for 18 years

  27-04-2015 21:38
  
  A nurse who filmed himself raping unconscious patients in A&E has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
  
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• Nurse jailed for 18 years after admitting string of 'depraved' sexual assaults including rape of unconscious patients

  27-04-2015 21:38
  
  A nurse who filmed himself raping unconscious patients in A&E has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
  
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• X Factor auditions at the Liverpool Echo Arena: Simon Cowell’s Saturday night staple in crisis as numbers of people auditioning plummets

  27-04-2015 21:29
  The dream of instant stardom and global adoration brought thousands of wannabe pop stars to the X Factor auditions at the Liverpool Echo Arena, where they queued for hours to impress the television juggernaut’s talent scouts.
  
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• Iraq's refugee crisis: 100,000 people displaced by fighting as Isis regains ground from Iraqi army in Anbar province

  27-04-2015 21:27
  It was supposed to be the month when the Iraqi government began a sweeping advance across Anbar province, driving Isis from territory captured last year that stretched from the Syrian border to the western outskirts of Baghdad.
  
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• Ireland eyes more tax cuts as growth forecast to be nudged up

  27-04-2015 21:23
  
  Ireland will have up to 1.5 billion euros (1.07 billion pounds) extra in its budget for next year to divide evenly between tax cuts and additional spending, finance minister Michael Noonan said on Monday ahead of major speech on the economy. Noonan and spending minister Brendan Howlin will deliver the government's "spring economic statement" on Tuesday, less than a year ahead of elections when the coalition parties hope to be rewarded for Ireland's economic recovery. Ireland&
  
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• Nurse jailed for attacks on patients

  27-04-2015 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former nurse is jailed for 18 years for raping and sexually assaulting unconscious women in Oxfordshire.
  
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• General Election 2015: Tories sack candidate who said she would never support 'the Jew' Ed Miliband

  27-04-2015 21:14
  The Conservatives have suspended one of their council candidates after she said she could never support “the Jew” Ed Miliband.
  
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• Martin O'Malley: Ex-Baltimore mayor who inspired The Wire's Tommy Carcetti set to run against Clinton for Democratic nomination

  27-04-2015 21:05
  As Hillary Clinton and her husband know only too well, the history of American presidential politics is filled with examples of outsiders coming from nowhere to unseat establishment candidates.
  
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• Britain's wealthiest private landlords being paid millions in housing benefit despite social housing being cut

  27-04-2015 21:05
  
  Some of Britain’s wealthiest private landlords are being paid millions of pounds each from the taxpayer in housing benefit, at a time when social housing is being cut, new figures show.
  
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• £827,000: What Ukip's housing spokesman was paid in housing benefit as a private landlord

  27-04-2015 21:05
  
  Some of Britain’s wealthiest private landlords are being paid millions of pounds each from the taxpayer in housing benefit, at a time when social housing is being cut, new figures show.
  
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• O'Sullivan through to quarter-finals

  27-04-2015 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches the quarter-finals of the World Championship by beating Matthew Stevens.
  
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• Nepal earthquake: Google employee killed in Everest avalanche received inspiring letter before his expedition

  27-04-2015 21:02
  
  One of the Everest climbers who died in an avalanche triggered by the Nepal earthquake was given an inspiring letter from a friend to encourage him on his expedition.
  
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• Alex Monson: Inquest into aristocrat’s death in Kenyan police custody begins

  27-04-2015 20:58
  
  As Alexander Monson lay dying in a Kenyan police station three years ago after an alleged beating in custody, police officers ignored him, neither bothering to help him nor seek medical assistance, a family friend told a long-awaited inquest.
  
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• General Election 2015: Margaret Thatcher's election guru blasts David Cameron's strategy and says the party underestimated Ed Miliband

  27-04-2015 20:57
  The Conservatives underestimated Ed Miliband and David Cameron should have shown more passion earlier on in the campaign, according to Margaret Thatcher's election strategist.
  
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• Andy McSmith's Election Diary: Natalie Bennett left speechless - literally this time

  27-04-2015 20:55
  
  (Hoping to) Not fade away
  
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• General Election 2015: Jess Asato - the candidate for Norwich North who could give Labour the majority it needs

  27-04-2015 20:50
  It may feel strange to be in a supermarket with no intention of shopping, but for Jess Asato, it has become second nature. In her red coat and with a fresh layer of lipstick, she reports to customer services, who beam when they realise she has come not to complain, but as a guest. A small entourage materialises out of nowhere, and she is ushered through the staff-only doors to the lunch room – but not for lunch.
  
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• Miliband 'bullied' on SNP by Tories

  27-04-2015 20:50
  
  Ed Miliband has been "bullied" by the Conservatives into ruling out a coalition deal between the SNP and Labour in the event of a hung parliament, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has said .
  
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• Nepal earthquake eyewitness: Quake survivors in the tent cities of Kathmandu feel abandoned by the authorities

  27-04-2015 20:24
  
  The queues snake between green tarpaulin on what was once a military parade ground. Tundikhel park has become a  makeshift refugee camp.
  
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• Rocky training pushed Mayweather

  27-04-2015 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Floyd Mayweather says Rocky Balboa-style "throwback training" pushed him to the limit for his fight against Manny Pacquiao.
  
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• General Election 2015: No coalition deals without agreement on increased education spending, says Nick Clegg

  27-04-2015 20:22
  The Liberal Democrats issued their first “red line” post-election demand as they said they would only enter a coalition government which sharply increased education spending.
  
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• Bexhill High School: Multi-million pound investment in 'education pods' ends in failure

  27-04-2015 20:10
  
  It was, parents, pupils and the watching world were told, incredibly exciting stuff.
  
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• Nepal earthquake: First glimpse of devastation wrought on remote Gorkha region at heart of quake - as wood runs low for cremations

  27-04-2015 20:10
  Laprak is normally a place teeming with life. The 2,000 inhabitants of its 460 stone houses farm the surrounding terraces and dry crops on wooden platforms. Now, this village at the epicentre of the Nepalese earthquake more closely resembled matchwood.
  
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• Meet the voiceover stars: From Mind the Gap to the talking clock, the industry is finding its own voice

  27-04-2015 20:10
  
  Rachael Naylor has a cold. And it is bad news indeed. You may not know her name but, as one of the country's most in-demand voiceover artists, you will certainly recognise the 34-year-old's voice. When she bounds into The Independent offices to meet me, her exasperation is clear. After all, a case of the sniffles can cost Naylor big bucks.
  
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• The science of weather forecasting: The pioneer who founded the Met Office

  27-04-2015 20:02
  
  On Tuesday 25 October 1859, the Royal Charter steam clipper skimmed over the Irish Sea on her way home to Liverpool. Sleek and swift, the Royal Charter was a star of her class. Half a century before Titanic, she ran like a graceful floating hotel. The saloon passengers could sip gin and tonics at the dinner table and waltz on deck under the moonlight.
  
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• Sturgeon adamant over referendum

  27-04-2015 19:59
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has insisted that even if the SNP was to win every single seat in Scotland on May 7, it would not be a "green light" for a second referendum on independence.
  
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