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• Staying in 'will be Yes in EU vote'

  26-05-2015 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Voters in the UK's EU referendum will be asked to choose Yes if they want to remain in the union or No to leave, the BBC understands.
  
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• Cleveland announces historic second settlement over chronic police abuse

  26-05-2015 23:54
  
  ‘Today marks a new way of policing in the city of Cleveland,’ says Mayor Frank Jackson after police department agrees to take steps to rein in abusive behaviorFederal prosecutors have announced a settlement with Cleveland in which the city’s police department has agreed to take steps to correct a pattern of abusive behavior by officers.The announcement makes Cleveland the first American city to have cut two such deals to rein in its police force. Continue reading...
  
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• Northern Ireland Assembly votes down Welfare Reform Bill and leaves power-sharing Executive facing total collapse

  26-05-2015 23:54
  
  Northern Ireland's faltering power-sharing Executive has lurched towards another crisis after the Assembly voted down a bid to implement welfare reforms in the region.
  
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• Northern Ireland power sharing in crisis as welfare bill fails

  26-05-2015 23:54
  
  Failure to reach agreement at Stormont raises fears that institutions could collapse and the DUP and Sinn Féin could walk away
  Power sharing in Northern Ireland entered a new crisis on Tuesday when a bill to reform the region’s welfare system was shot down by nationalist parties.The failure to push legislation through the Stormont assembly leaves the Northern Ireland executive with a £600m black hole in its budget. Continue reading...
  
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• NI welfare reform bill fails to pass

  26-05-2015 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's controversial Welfare Reform Bill has failed to pass at Stormont after failing to win the support of nationalist parties.
  
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• Mary Ellen Mark's legendary photographs – in pictures

  26-05-2015 23:47
  
  The award-winning photographer, who has died aged 75, was famed for her documentary work and intimate portraits, always regarding herself as a street photographer. Here are some of her most famous images Continue reading...
  
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• Rocket is fired from Gaza Strip into Israel: Hamas blames 'unknown' militants for launch

  26-05-2015 23:42
  
  A rocket has been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel near the city of Ashdod – the longest-range strike since the truce that ended last year's 50 day war.
  
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• Rocket fired from Gaza Strip into Israel: Hamas blames 'unknown' militants for launch

  26-05-2015 23:42
  
  A rocket has been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel near the city of Ashdod – the longest-range strike since the truce that ended last year's 50 day war.
  
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• Ireland sells Aer Lingus stake to IAG

  26-05-2015 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Irish government agrees to sell its 25% stake in Aer Lingus to IAG, the owner of British Airways.
  
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• Liverpool chase Benteke as two defenders sign new contracts

  26-05-2015 23:37
  
  • Club plan bid for Aston Villa striker after FA Cup final
  • Kolo Touré accepts new one-year deal at Anfield
  • Andrew Wisdom commits his future to club until 2019
  • Brendan Rodgers backed by FSG to walk through Liverpool stormLiverpool are preparing to bid for Aston Villa’s Christian Benteke after the FA Cup final on Saturday while their the defenders Kolo Touré and Andre Wisdom have signed contract extensions despite their peripheral roles under Brendan Rodgers.Liverpool have
  
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• Actor Sam Shepard arrested for drunken driving in Santa Fe

  26-05-2015 23:28
  
  The 71-year-old Pulitzer-winning playwright told police he had two tequila drinks and was planning to drive home but officer ‘could smell alcohol on his breath’Actor and Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard was arrested Monday on suspicion of drunken driving after a Santa Fe restaurant’s security complained about a possibly intoxicated driver.The 71-year-old Shepard told a police officer that he had two tequila drinks and was planning to drive home, Santa Fe police lieutenant Andr
  
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• Usain Bolt comfortably wins 200m at Golden Spike event in Ostrava

  26-05-2015 23:16
  
  • Jamaican legend in control as he finishes in 20.13sec
  • Britain’s James Ellington fourth in impressive 20.81
  • Usain Bolt looks to break 19sec barrier for 200m at Rio Olympic Games Usain Bolt eased to victory on his first race on European soil this year in the 200 metres at the Golden Spike event in Ostrava in the Czech Republic.The Jamaican lived up to his showbiz reputation as he made light of the greasy conditions and waved to the delighted crowd on his way to the blocks. But after
  
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• Napoli press conference points to Rafael Benítez for Real Madrid

  26-05-2015 23:13
  
  • Benítez said to be 99% certain to take over at Real Madrid
  • Napoli to hold press conference three days before Serie A finale
  • Madrid confirm departure of Ancelotti after trophyless seasonNapoli have called an unexpected press conference for Thursday as reports linking Rafael Benítez with Real Madrid continue to gain strength.The Serie A club close out their season with a home game against Lazio on Sunday but the Spaniard looks set to announce his departure for the Bernabé
  
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• Police investigate Alistair Carmichael over memo leak

  26-05-2015 23:12
  
  Inquiries undertaken by Police Scotland to establish whether there was any criminality in actions by Liberal Democrat MPPolice Scotland have confirmed that they are investigating whether a crime was committed by MP Alistair Carmichael when he falsely denied leaking a memo intended to discredit Scottish National party leader Nicola Sturgeon during the general election campaign. Related: The Guardian view on Alistair Carmichael: he should stay – for now | EditorialContinue reading...
  
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• Bernie Sanders formally launches run for president with attack on 'grotesque' level of inequality

  26-05-2015 23:04
  
  The Vermont senator and self-described ‘Democratic socialist’ kicks off long-shot campaign for president focused on income inequality and climate changeVermont senator Bernie Sanders formally launched his long-shot bid to unseat Hillary Clinton from the left on Tuesday in a Burlington, Vermont, park.Sanders, a self-described “Democratic socialist”, will mount a populist campaign focused on income inequality, campaign finance reform and fighting climate change. Related: Bernie Sanders: 'M
  
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• Gun used in IRA man's murder 'rare'

  26-05-2015 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A handgun used in the murder of a senior IRA man in Belfast was from eastern Europe and "extremely rare", police have said.
  
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• Tories putting civil liberties under threat, warns Nick Clegg

  26-05-2015 23:00
  
  Former Lib Dem leader tries to rally bruised party with pledge to defend human rights as Tories go it alone with Queen’s speech for the first time since 1996
  Nick Clegg will on Wednesday emerge from the disaster of the general election to warn MPs that Britain’s civil liberties hang in the balance, promising to fight measures expected in the Queen’s speech that may compromise Britain’s commitment to the European convention on human rights.Clegg has said nothing in public since he resigne
  
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• 'Jock' Davison shot with Soviet-style gun, say Northern Ireland police

  26-05-2015 23:00
  
  Former IRA commander killed with Makarov type gun, officer tells BBC’s Crimewatch An assassin using a Soviet-era Makarov type gun shot IRA commander Gerard “Jock” Davison dead, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said on Tuesday.The PSNI said the weapon and bullets used to shoot the 47-year-old former IRA gunman were of east European origin. Continue reading...
  
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• EU referendum: Kate Hoey gets backing to head no campaign

  26-05-2015 23:00
  
  Labour donor backs woman who served as minister under Tony Blair, fearing that Ukip’s Nigel Farage would be divisive
  Kate Hoey, the former Home Office minister under Tony Blair who is one of the most prominent Eurosceptics in the Labour party, is being lined up as a possible leader of the no campaign in the referendum on Britain’s EU membership.A leading Labour donor who is expected to bankroll the “Brexit” side described Hoey, the MP for Vauxhall, as a “tough fighter” who would appe
  
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• Anthony Joshua goes from prison to punching way to heavyweight greatness

  26-05-2015 22:59
  
  Unbeaten boxer’s troubled past has helped him stay humble and focused on the biggest fight of his fledgling professional career against the strutting American Kevin Johnson at the O2 Arena on SaturdayOn a hazy spring afternoon in a farmyard gym outside Brentwood in Essex, Anthony Joshua’s face lights up as he anticipates the most important contest of his brief but highly impressive boxing career so far. He faces the swaggering American Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson at the O2 Arena in London on
  
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• Vatican says Ireland gay marriage vote is 'defeat for humanity'

  26-05-2015 22:57
  
  Vatican diplomat seen as second only to the Pope insists Saturday’s referendum result shows ‘the church must strengthen its commitment to evangelisation’
  A senior Vatican official has attacked the legalisation of gay marriage in Ireland. The referendum that overwhelmingly backed marriage equality last weekend was a “defeat for humanity”, he claimed.
  “I was deeply saddened by the result,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, said at a conference in Rome on Tu
  
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• Gunfire and explosions rock Kabul suburb as firefight breaks out between Afghan police and insurgents

  26-05-2015 22:57
  
  Heavy gunfire and explosions have rocked an upscale suburb in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul as a firefight broke out between police and insurgents. 
  
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• Explosions and heavy gunfire reported in wealthy district of Kabul

  26-05-2015 22:49
  
  Firefight in Wazir Akbar Khan area, home to embassies and foreign workers, thought to come from guesthouse Heavy gunfire and explosions echoed through an upmarket district of Afghanistan’s capital late on Tuesday night, as police surrounded the area.The firefight in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood, which is home to several embassies, appeared to be focused on a guesthouse. It began just after 11pm (6.30pm GMT), with heavy explosions accompanying sporadic automatic weapon fire. Continue read
  
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• BB King death: Coroner says there is no initial evidence of foul play amid claims music icon was 'poisoned'

  26-05-2015 22:48
  
  The coroner investigating the death of music legend BB King amid claims from two of his daughters that he was poisoned, said there was no initial evidence of foul play but that he would pursue a thorough probe.
  
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• NI Govt 'In Real Trouble' Over Budget Row

  26-05-2015 22:41
  
  Northern Ireland's devolved government is facing suspension or possible collapse amid a row over the budget. The crisis has been sparked by the failure of the assembly to pass a welfare reform bill agreed in Westminster in 2013. The nationalist parties at Stormont introduced a petition of concern, essentially a veto, which requires any bill to have sufficient support from both unionist and nationalist parties to go through.
  
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• Sepp Blatter confident of fifth term as Fifa grandees gather in Zurich

  26-05-2015 22:38
  
  • President looks set to be re-elected after vote on Friday
  • New poll shows football fans oppose extension of his tenure
  • Prince Ali reports ‘criminal approach’ offering 47 Fifa votes and informationIn and around Zurich’s finest hotels they are going through a familiar ritual. The red carpet is being rolled out, the best restaurants block-booked and security detail increased to keep an eye on the “devils” of the media as the 209 Fifa member associations roll into town.Just as L
  
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• Barristers quit criminal cases

  26-05-2015 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barristers in Northern Ireland withdraw from all new criminal cases requiring legal aid in protest against new rules reducing the level of payments.
  
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• Marijuana prices: Map shows average pot prices in each US state

  26-05-2015 22:28
  
  Where can you buy the cheapest marijuana in the US? Not surprisingly, the cheapest pot in the US can be found in the states where it is legal to use it recreationally.
  
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• Surespot 'becoming key tool for IS'

  26-05-2015 22:26
  
  Encrypted messenger apps are becoming a powerful communication tool for Islamic State (IS) militants and their supporters, it has been claimed.
  
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• Green light for Aer Lingus takeover

  26-05-2015 22:26
  
  British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) looks set to take over Aer Lingus after the Irish government gave the green light to a 1.4 billion euro (£1.03 billion) bid.
  
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• BA owner tables bid for Aer Lingus after Irish government agrees to sell stake

  26-05-2015 22:24
  
  British Airways owner  International Consolidated Airlines Group last night  formally tabled a €1.4bn (£1bn) bid for the Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus.
  
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• The 'King of Cable' is back with $55bn deal

  26-05-2015 22:20
  
  John Malone, the veteran US cable mogul, sealed a deal he’s been chasing for two years yesterday as Charter Communications agreed a $55bn (£36bn) takeover of its larger rival Time Warner Cable.
  
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• Murder Probe After Teenager's Body Found

  26-05-2015 22:18
  
  The body of the 19-year-old was found at the address in Sea Road, in the Boscombe area of Bournemouth, at midday on Tuesday. Dorset Police say the circumstances of the man's death are being treated as suspicious, with the probe to be overseen by the force's Major Crime Investigation Team. A 25-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman - both from Bournemouth - were arrested in Weymouth on suspicion of murder and are helping police with their enquiries.
  
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• IAG given clearance by Irish government for Aer Lingus takeover

  26-05-2015 22:17
  
  British Airways owner offers extended guarantees about routes to Ireland from Heathrow in deal that values Dublin-based flag carrier at €1.4bn The owner of British Airways is set to take over Aer Lingus in a deal that values the Dublin-based flag carrier at €1.4bn after the Irish government agreed to sell its stake to International Airlines Group.Paschal Donohue, Ireland’s transport minister, confirmed that the sale of the former Irish state carrier to IAG can now go ahead.Continue reading
  
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• NI Government Faces Suspension Or Collapse

  26-05-2015 22:13
  
  Northern Ireland's devolved government is facing suspension or possible collapse amid a row over the budget.
  
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• Family man dies at Dignitas centre

  26-05-2015 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British father-of-three who feared he would be paralysed by an inoperable tumour dies at the Dignitas centre in Switzerland.
  
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• World first as scientists provide proof that viruses can combat cancer

  26-05-2015 22:02
  
  Scientists have the first proof that a “brand new” way of combating cancer, using genetically modified viruses to attack tumour cells, can benefit patients, paving the way for a “wave” of new potential treatments over the next decade.
  
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• Single drink risk to elderly women

  26-05-2015 22:00
  
  Just one alcoholic tipple a day can damage the hearts of elderly women, research has shown.
  
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• Skin cancer hope from herpes virus

  26-05-2015 22:00
  
  A genetically-modified cold sore virus could be be made available as a game-changing new treatment for deadly skin cancer within a year, scientists claim.
  
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• Tories at risk of Government defeat as they prepare to protect slim majority

  26-05-2015 21:53
  
  A few weeks back, although it seems like an age ago now, a Conservative minister was speculating about possible permutations after the election.
  
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• Cleveland police: Tamir Rice, Tanesha Anderson and other times police used excessive force

  26-05-2015 21:51
  
  The city of Cleveland has reached an agreement with the US Justice Department on police reforms aimed at helping reverse what has been called a pattern of excessive use of force.
  
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• Why Tessa Jowell gets my vote for London Mayor

  26-05-2015 21:45
  
  The Labour Party isn’t a pressure group. It’s a movement that has the simple objectives of greater equality and the eradication of poverty; our mission is to deliver prosperity and social justice for the British people – and the key word there is “deliver”.
  
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• Labour leadership contest: Why Tessa Jowell gets my vote

  26-05-2015 21:45
  
  The Labour Party isn’t a pressure group. It’s a movement that has the simple objectives of greater equality and the eradication of poverty; our mission is to deliver prosperity and social justice for the British people – and the key word there is “deliver”.
  
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• Labour leadership contest: Chuka Umunna throws support behind Liz Kendall

  26-05-2015 21:40
  
  Momentum is growing behind Liz Kendall’s Labour leadership bid after she secured the influential endorsement of the early frontrunner, Chuka Umunna.
  
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• Umunna 'may run for leader one day'

  26-05-2015 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna says he does not rule out one day running to lead the party - but hopes a vacancy does not arise.
  
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• Man admits caravan park murder

  26-05-2015 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man pleads guilty to murdering 18-year-old Conner Marshall in an attack at a caravan park.
  
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• Muslims 'dehumanised' says Qatar royal

  26-05-2015 21:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A senior member of the Qatar royal family has warned that Muslims are being "dehumanised" by the coverage of violent extremism in the Middle East.
  
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• Nobel laureate ‘God particle’ physicist Leon Lederman to sell off Nobel Prize gold medal

  26-05-2015 21:25
  
  The scientist who first coined the phrase the “God particle” to describe the Higgs boson will auction his Nobel Prize gold medal – only the second time the medal of a living Nobel laureate has been offered for sale.
  
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• Ex-MP Bruce: Politicians tell lies

  26-05-2015 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is not unusual for politicians to tell "brazen lies", a senior Lib Dem says as he defends the actions of ex-Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael.
  
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• Victims of ID theft 'up by a third'

  26-05-2015 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of people falling victim to identity theft in the UK rises by almost a third in the first three months of 2015, figures from fraud prevention agency Cifas show.
  
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