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• Police marksmen kill fugitive cow

  17-05-2015 23:39
  
  Armed police have shot dead a cow after cattle were reported loose.
  
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• Bond fans have a view to a thrill

  17-05-2015 23:39
  
  James Bond fans tonight had a licence to kill time as they waited patiently to watch 007 stunts being filmed in London.
  
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• Waco shooting: Nine reported dead in Texas shootout between rival biker gangs

  17-05-2015 23:20
  
  Nine people were shot dead as rival motorcycle gangs clashed in a car park in Waco, Texas.
  
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• Waco shooting: Nine dead in Texas shootout between rival biker gangs in Twin Peaks restaurant car park

  17-05-2015 23:20
  
  Nine people were shot dead as rival motorcycle gangs clashed in a car park in Waco, Texas.
  
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• Texas shooting: Nine dead in Waco shootout between rival biker gangs in Twin Peaks restaurant car park

  17-05-2015 23:20
  
  Nine people were shot dead as rival motorcycle gangs clashed in a car park in Waco, Texas.
  
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• Mark Cavendish takes final stage but Peter Sagan wins Tour of California

  17-05-2015 23:10
  
  • Cavendish beats Wouter Wippert for his fourth stage victory of race
  • Briton’s Etixx-Quickstep team-mate Julian Alaphilippe loses out to SaganMark Cavendish sprinted to victory on the final stage of the Tour of California but his Etixx-QuickStep team-mate Julian Alaphilippe was beaten to the overall race win by Peter Sagan.The Manxman beat Wouter Wippert (Drapac) to the stage win over the 105km route from central Los Angeles to the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, his fourth stage victory
  
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• Harry: I Dread To Think Of Life Without Army

  17-05-2015 23:08
  
  Prince Harry has completed his week-long trip to New Zealand and reflected on an "epic 10 years" serving in the Armed Forces. The 30-year-old claimed he dreads to think where he would be without the Army, and said he would encourage his niece and nephew, Charlotte and George, to join the military one day. Harry also explained what his motivations were for signing up with the Armed Forces. "I dread to think where I'd be without the Army.
  
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• Burnham: Change Candidate Not Union Candidate

  17-05-2015 23:07
  
  Andy Burnham has insisted he is the "change candidate" despite his union backing and links to Labour's past. The shadow health secretary's comments came as the row over the party's links with the trade unions intensified with Unite boss Len McCluskey warning he may reconsider backing the party and hinting he could switch affiliation to the SNP. Mr McCluskey has been attacked by a number of Labour's Blairites for exerting unreasonable influence over the party's
  
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• Nigel Farage rejects calls from Douglas Carswell and Suzanne Evans for Ukip to ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  17-05-2015 23:04 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Nigel Farage has refused calls to move to the centre ground as tensions with his deputy and only MP grow ahead of meeting with MEPs this week. The Ukip leader said he would continue to speak out on controversial topics like immigration, despite pressure ...
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• Briton Killed In Bomb Attack Near Kabul Airport

  17-05-2015 23:04
  
  A British national was among three people killed when a car bomb exploded near the main airport in Afghanistan's capital, the Foreign Office said. The attack, which was claimed by the Taliban, also wounded 18 people. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond condemned the attack and said the British victim was a security contractor. "This is the second attack in a matter of days for which the Taliban have claimed responsibility and I strongly condemn their cowardly actions," he said.
  
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• Shell accused of strategy risking catastrophic climate change - The Guardian

  17-05-2015 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
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  'Shell No' protesters take to the water on Saturday heading near Royal Dutch Shell's Polar Pioneer drilling rig near Seattle. Photograph: David Ryder/Getty Images. Terry Macalister. Sunday 17 May 2015 17.00 EDT Last modified on Sunday 17 May 2015 ...
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• Shell accused of strategy risking catastrophic climate change

  17-05-2015 23:00
  
  Environmentalists says presumption of global temperature rise to 4C undermines multinational’s ability to talk with authority on climate change
  Royal Dutch Shell has been accused of pursuing a strategy that would lead to potentially catastrophic climate change after an internal document acknowledged a global temperature rise of 4C, twice the level considered safe for the planet. Related: The real story behind Shell's climate change rhetoricContinue reading...
  
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• Tim Farron: Nick Clegg should return in a high-profile party role

  17-05-2015 22:31
  
  The Lib Dem leadership frontrunner believes the former leader’s reputation will be positively reappraised by the public in the same way as William HagueTim Farron, the frontrunner in the Liberal Democrat leadership race, has said that Nick Clegg should take on a “very high-profile” role in the parliamentary party and could return to the frontline in the same way as William Hague.Farron said that the former deputy prime minister, who was one of just eight Lib Dem MPs returned on 7 May, coul
  
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• Jessica Ennis-Hill’s return to heptathlon at Gotzis in the balance

  17-05-2015 22:09
  
  • Achilles injuries interrupt Olympic champion’s preparation
  • Ennis-Hill: ‘The aim for the year is to qualify for Rio’
  • Blind pole vaulter wins bronze in Texas high school championships
  Jessica Ennis-Hill’s hopes of returning to the heptathlon next week – in what would be her first multi-event competition since winning gold at London 2012 – are in the balance after the latest stage of her comeback offered more questions than answers.Ennis-Hill was satisfied after leaping 6.16
  
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• Len McCluskey: Labour's union link depends on concerns of next leader

  17-05-2015 22:00
  
  Unite general secretary says ‘correct’ leader will represent ‘ordinary working people’ but frontrunner Andy Burnham voices concerns over party shifting leftThe leader of Britain’s largest trade union has warned that its link with Labour could be put at risk if the party’s next leader fails to act as the “the voice of organised labour”.Len McCluskey, the general secretary of Unite, suggested his union would rethink its relationship with Labour if the party elected the wrong leader
  
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• Home is where the art is: narratives of nationhood

  17-05-2015 21:56
  
  Local and national theatres are asking big questions about devolution and independence, our past and our future – who we are and who we want to beWhat does the nation’s theatre look like in 2015? The question will be debated on 23 May at Manchester’s new £25m arts centre, Home, in a debate organised by the Guardian and BAC, exploring nationhood and devolution. I’m confident that the discussion will throw up many different answers, some of them fiercely contested, but all reflecting
  
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• How distaste of LGBT people in Egypt has turned into state-sponsored persecution

  17-05-2015 21:52
  
  Whenever protests are planned and the Egyptian tanks roll into Cairo’s main squares, Mariam, 25, takes a longer route to work, the one that avoids the police checkpoints. Her ID carries the name she was born with (a boy’s name) and a number that signals her original gender (male). These details are not easily changed, and they could get her arrested.
  
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• Attorney General Dominic Grieve questions what Tories trying to achieve by replacing Human Rights Act with British Bill of Rights

  17-05-2015 21:51
  The former Attorney General Dominic Grieve has questioned what the Conservative Party is trying to achieve through its plan to replace the Human Rights Act with a new British Bill of Rights.
  
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• Labour’s Simon Danczuk 'very concerned' long-delayed inquiry into child sex abuse could last eight years

  17-05-2015 21:45
  
  A campaigning MP is “very concerned” about claims that the long-delayed inquiry into historic child sex abuse could go on for eight years.
  
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• Barcelona clinch title with Lionel Messi magic against Atlético Madrid

  17-05-2015 21:35
  
  A year after Atlético Madrid went to Barcelona and won the league title Barcelona went to Atlético Madrid and won it back. As the final whistle went Barcelona’s players gathered in a circle, substitutes and squad players sprinting to join them, and danced while Gerard Piqué began spraying the Catalan cava. Luis Enrique, the manager who spent much of the season questioned but is now 180 minutes away from leading them to a treble, was not there; he was in the dressing room i
  
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• George Clooney: society must elect politicians who can make things better

  17-05-2015 21:23
  
  Speaking at the premiere of new film Tomorrowland: A World Beyond, the star’s comments could reflect his desire to move into politics in these ‘very bleak’ timesGeorge Clooney has said he believes it is up to society to elect politicians who it believes can give us all a brighter future.The Hollywood heartthrob signed autographs and posed for selfies in Leicester Square on Sunday at the premiere of his new film, Tomorrowland: A World Beyond. Continue reading...
  
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• Morecambe and Wise came come close to starring in sitcom written by creator of Last of the Summer Wine, claims biographer

  17-05-2015 21:17
  At the height of their fame, Morecambe and Wise came close to starring in a sitcom written by the creator of Last of the Summer Wine – only to drop the idea, possibly out of fear that a flop in a new genre could harm their careers.
  
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• Antibiotic-resistant E.coli bugs detected around UK bathing waters pose 'risk of exposure' to holiday-makers, say researchers

  17-05-2015 21:08
  Antibiotic-resistant E.coli bugs have been detected for the first time in bathing waters around the UK and pose “a potential risk of exposure” to holiday-makers, researchers have warned.
  
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• Dermot Weld’s Forgotten Rules red hot for Royal Ascot after Navan win

  17-05-2015 21:08
  
  • Winner now favourite for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot
  • Weld ‘very pleased’ with Forgotten Rules’ Navan victoryForgotten Rules remains unbeaten in four races after landing the Vintage Crop Stakes, a Group Three, at Navan on his seasonal reappearance on Sunday. Dermot Weld’s gelding, sent off at odds of 8-11, was made to work for it but was going away from his challenger Answered at the line and is now no bigger than 5-2 favourite for next month’s Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.“I was v
  
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• Police warn big budget cuts will lead to 'paramilitary' force

  17-05-2015 21:07
  
  Steve White, chair of the Police Federation, says service is ‘on its knees’, and predicts end of policing by consent and move towards more violent style.
  Police will be forced to adopt a “paramilitary” style of enforcement if the government inflicts big budget cuts on them, the head of the police officers’ organisation has warned.Steve White, chair of the Police Federation, said his 123,000 members, from police constables to inspectors, fear a move towards a more violent style of polic
  
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• The ultra-violent world of Mad Max no longer shocks us – it’s too close to reality

  17-05-2015 21:00
  
  Our growing appetite for dystopian movies isn’t hard to fathom. Wars are raging, and real barbarism is all over the internetWhen we go to the movies, there’s nothing we love more than a violent dystopia. In Mad Max: Fury Road, the hero combines with a revolt of female concubines to wage high-speed war in steampunked vehicles, dispensing death and disfigurement. It is one of the most grotesque and, at the same time, most perfect dystopias ever presented on screen.Thirty six years after puttin
  
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• Barcelona win La Liga: Lionel Messi goal sees Barca clinch title at home of reigning champions Atletico Madrid

  17-05-2015 20:54
  Barcelona have clinched the Spanish league title thanks to a 1-0 victory at the home of reigning champions Atletico Madrid.
  
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• Atlético Madrid v Barcelona: La Liga – as it happened

  17-05-2015 20:54
  
  Barcelona were crowned La Liga champions thanks to Lionel Messi’s winner at the Vicente Calderon 7.54pm BST Gerard Pique is spraying the champagne about. Not that Barcelona can celebrate too much. Their season isn’t over yet. They still have the Copa del Rey and Champions League finals to come. Are they going to win the Treble? It certainly looks like it. Thanks for reading and emailing. Night. 7.52pm BST Barcelona’s players are in a huge huddle in the middle of the pitch. Finally they can
  
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• Aberdeen University becomes first UK higher education institution to open a campus in South Korea

  17-05-2015 20:54
  
  Aberdeen University is to become the first British higher education institution to open a campus in South Korea, adding to the growing list of international branches seeking extra money abroad.
  
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• Seattle's 'kayaktavists' protest against plans by Royal Dutch Shell to drill for oil in the Arctic and warn of 'ecological catastrophe'

  17-05-2015 20:54
  The first drilling rig was met by a flotilla. On kayaks and other improvised rafts, hundreds of protesters took to the waters of Elliot Bay to oppose Royal Dutch Shell’s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic.
  
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• Anti-vivisection activists win right to legal challenge over how Home Office investigated the care of animals at leading research institution

  17-05-2015 20:46
  Anti-vivisection activists have won the right to a legal challenge over the way the Home Office investigated the care of animals at a leading research institution.
  
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• Dante a devil of a time for BHA to release Richie McGrath verdict

  17-05-2015 20:44
  
  Minimal coverage given to British Horseracing Authority’s unfounded corruption investigation into jockey and others is only part of a sorry sagaOn a slow news day in the racing world the disciplinary panel’s verdict in the case of Richie McGrath might have made headlines in several newspapers, so disturbing were its conclusions. Conveniently for the British Horseracing Authority and its seemingly hapless investigations department, that 8,000-word verdict was released to the media on Thursday
  
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• Ben Jennings on Prince Harry – cartoon

  17-05-2015 20:44
  
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• Trident whistleblower William McNeilly claims it is easier to enter sensitive nuclear weapons installations than 'most nightclubs'

  17-05-2015 20:37
  The Royal Navy was investigating claims by one of its servicemen that security and safety around Trident nuclear submarines are inadequate and the programme is a “disaster waiting to happen”.
  
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• Russian tycoon Sergei Polonsky deported by Cambodia to face embezzlement charges

  17-05-2015 20:34
  
  By the time Sergei Polonsky was deported, the man once ranked among Russia’s wealthiest tycoons had at least managed to put some clothes on.
  
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• Severe storms touch down across US midsection as states brace for more

  17-05-2015 20:33
  
  No deaths or injuries reported as storm system stretches from Texas to Minnesota leaving significant damage to power lines and homesA powerful storm system stretched from Texas to Minnesota on Sunday, bringing heavy rains, flash flooding and the possibility of more severe weather.Scattered severe storms were expected to develop Sunday afternoon and evening in eastern Minnesota, western Wisconsin and parts of Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas. Continue reading...
  
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• Scientists set to hit over 70 UK pubs in the Pint of Science festival

  17-05-2015 20:27
  
  If everything goes to plan, it will be the perfect opportunity to present the not necessarily sober voice of science.
  
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• Ramadi falls to Isis fighters despite Iraqi PM's call for reinforcements

  17-05-2015 20:26
  
  Local official claims Iraqi military forces have fled following Isis attacks, abandoning their weapons and dozens of army vehiclesIsis fighters have driven Iraqi government forces from the city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, according to a local government spokesman.The fall of the city, which lies to the west of Baghdad, comes only hours after Iraq’s prime minister called for the area’s defence to be reinforced. Continue reading...
  
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• John Bercow confirmed as Speaker of the House of Commons despite unpopularity with Tories

  17-05-2015 20:20
  
  John Bercow will be confirmed in his role as Speaker of the House of Commons, despite his unpopularity among Tory MPs and turmoil in his private life.
  
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• The Guardian view on the UN talks on Syria: a waiting game while the country burns

  17-05-2015 20:19
  
  The UN’s modest aims on Syria: keep channels open while waiting for the regional conflict to be resolvedIt may have escaped notice but peace talks about Syria are once again under way. The United Nations, which is organising and directing them from Geneva, has avoided the title Geneva III. That is understandable, given that the first two big and much heralded attempts to reach an agreement to end Syria’s civil war, now in its fifth year, were such failures. Two of the world’s most distingu
  
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• Nigel Farage under renewed pressure to take break from Ukip leadership

  17-05-2015 20:13
  
  Nigel Farage has come under renewed pressure to take a break from the leadership of Ukip, with the party still looking in danger of tearing itself apart after a disappointing general election.
  
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• PM's ex-aide slams 'ruling class'

  17-05-2015 20:10
  
  David Cameron's former chief strategist has launched a bruising attack on the "insular ruling class" who control Britain.
  
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• March of the Penguins director to close Cannes with climate change film Ice in the Sky

  17-05-2015 20:08
  
  March Of The Penguins enraptured audiences worldwide and won its French director an Oscar. Now, Luc Jacquet is back with another film set in Antarctica – one that promises to have a very different impact on cinema-goers, even if it does still feature some penguins.
  
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• March of the Penguins director to close Cannes with climate change film Ice and the Sky

  17-05-2015 20:08
  
  March Of The Penguins enraptured audiences worldwide and won its French director an Oscar. Now, Luc Jacquet is back with another film set in Antarctica – one that promises to have a very different impact on cinema-goers, even if it does still feature some penguins.
  
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• Ghana's celebrities lead protest marches against ongoing energy crisis

  17-05-2015 20:08
  
  Demonstrators march in Accra dressed in black and carrying torches and lanterns to signal their frustration with the erratic power supplyGhana’s movie stars have joined blue-collar workers in demonstrations against power cuts, marching through the streets of the capital to demand an end to the west African nation’s ongoing energy crisis.A march on Saturday in eastern Accra was spearheaded by Yvonne Nelson, an actress, model and beauty pageant contestant who helped popularize the hashtag #Dum
  
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• French Education Minister Najat Vallaud Belkacem faces strikes from the left and 'prejudice' from the right over plans to reform middle schools

  17-05-2015 20:04
  The most rapid route to unpopularity in France is to become Minister for Education.
  
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• Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to retain Rome Masters title

  17-05-2015 20:01
  
  • Djokovic: ‘It’s always a great challenge to play Federer’
  • Champagne cork caught Djokovic just above his eye
  • Novak Djokovic v Roger Federer: Rome Masters final - as it happenedWhen Roger Federer said on the eve of his 39th match against Novak Djokovic, “He’s not Rafa Nadal”, he must have suspected his hubris would come back to haunt him. afternoon it did.Djokovic in no way resembles the current incarnation of Nadal, although Federer claimed he was referring to the Rafa of
  
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• Syria raid yielded 'treasure trove' of intelligence on Isis, insiders say

  17-05-2015 19:57
  
  Discovery could be more crucial than killing of Isis leader
  Members of Congress say documents reveal structure of groupRelated: Doubt cast on role of Isis leader killed by special forces in Syria The raid by US special forces in Syria that killed an Islamic State official also secured a significant amount of intelligence material, members of Congress who were briefed on the operation claimed on Sunday. Related: How US aid worker Kayla Mueller was taken hostage by Isis - and how attempts to save
  
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• Unite union could sever links with Labour amid war of words over new leader, says Len McCluskey

  17-05-2015 19:57
  
  The controversial leader of the Unite union has raised the spectre that Britain’s biggest trade union could sever its link with Labour if the party does not choose a leader to the unions’ liking.
  
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• Old Trafford erupts after Wayne Rooney's one-year-old son Klay puts the ball in the net - video

  17-05-2015 19:54
  
  The Old Trafford crowd erupted after Rooney scored a late winner today, but it was not from captain Wayne.During the lap of honour after United's final home game of the season, Rooney, who was not playing in the 1-1 draw with Arsenal because of a dead leg, let his young son Klay, who turns two on Thursday, strike small ball into the goal, much to the delight of the Stretford End (watch below).
  
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