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• New Zealand v Australia: day four of the second Test – live!

  22-02-2016 23:50
  
  Live updates from the fourth day of play at Hagley OvalEmail: [email protected] | Tweet: @GeoffLemonSport10.50pm GMT61st over: New Zealand 171-4 (Williamson 76, Anderson 22)Anderson is absolutely doing the job he needs to do for the moment, blocking and leaving and blocking and leaving. Williamson needs his support, and this constant blind wrestle with Anderson’s pysche goes on, as he tries to suppress the urge to wallop someone’s bowling into the sightscreen or into the ha
  
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• VIDEO: Norway: Lessons from a non-EU country

  22-02-2016 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alan Little reports from Norway, which despite not having joined the EU, has found itself "drawn into the orbit of European integration all the same."
  
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• Campaign live: Ted Cruz fires national spokesman over false Rubio story

  22-02-2016 23:42
  
  Cruz spokesman fired after pushing story saying Rubio criticized BibleRepublican establishment flocks to Rubio after Jeb Bush drops outFall of the house of Bush: how Jeb! came undone and a dynasty diedThe New South, Part I: Texas changes its Republican hue 10.42pm GMTThe controversy which led to his firing of campaign spokesman Rick Tyler does not appear to have dampened the enthusiasm of Ted Cruz’s diehard supporters, as this video shot by Maria La Ganga outside his Las Vegas rally this a
  
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• Arsène Wenger: Arsenal will score, but stopping Barcelona is the problem

  22-02-2016 23:30
  
  • Wenger wary of away goals against Champions League holders
  • Arsenal manager fears Alexis Sánchez will be too wound upArsène Wenger says he is convinced Arsenal will score in the first leg of their Champions League tie against Barcelona on Tuesday but has also admitted the priority has to be to keep out the threat of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez, saying an away goal for the reigning champions would represent a “knife in your heart”. Related: A
  
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• Wales considering council tax surcharge on second homes

  22-02-2016 23:10
  
  Pembrokeshire and Gwynedd among councils that could double existing levy in bid to tackle housing shortageLocal authorities in some of the most popular beauty spots in Wales are looking at the possibility of doubling council tax bills for holiday homeowners.Under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, which comes into force in April, councils will be able to charge up to 100% on top of existing council tax payments for second homes as part of an attempt to tackle housing shortages.Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: What do Welsh farmers say on the EU?

  22-02-2016 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK as a whole pays more in contributions to the EU than it gets back, but that's not the case for every part of Britain.
  
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• Kalamazoo shooting spree puts Uber in spotlight over safety concerns

  22-02-2016 23:06
  
  Some are questioning the ride-sharing company’s less stringent safety standards after driver Jason Dalton completed rides between several shootings in MichiganThe spotlight is once again on Uber and its alarmingly light safety requirements after a driver went on a mass shooting spree, killing six people and injuring two in Michigan this weekend, while picking up and dropping off passengers in between.“People who drive for hire passenger transportation, they’re placed in a posit
  
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• England can use hatred, says Jones

  22-02-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England can use the "hatred" from their Six Nations rivals as an extra motivating factor, says head coach Eddie Jones.
  
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• Eddie Jones focuses on pragmatism over patriotism with ‘hated’ England | Robert Kitson

  22-02-2016 23:00
  
  The forthright Australian coach is preparing for the Six Nations visit of Ireland for his first game at Twickenham since taking charge of EnglandAsking a forthright Australian to discuss the popularity level of the English is like inviting Boris Johnson to share his views on the French. Eddie Jones’s position on the European Union remains unknown but, in the week of his first Twickenham international as coach, he has cheerfully stirred the nationalistic pot by claiming the other Six Nation
  
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• Don't Be Offended, Grimsby - It's A 'Homage'

  22-02-2016 22:55
  
  Sacha Baron Cohen has attempted to placate the people of Grimsby by offering to build a cinema there if his new film - named after the northern town - is a success. The comic, who plays football hooligan Nobby in the film, was talking to Sky News in character on the red carpet of its London premiere. Baron Cohen poked fun at Staines as Ali G and Kazakhstan as Borat, and it appears Nobby is not going to hold back on his "home town".
  
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• Manchester United find their swagger at last to blow Shrewsbury away

  22-02-2016 22:50
  
  Shrewsbury Town 0-3 Manchester UnitedIn the end the outcome was thoroughly predictable, as Manchester United strolled into the FA Cup quarter-finals and Louis van Gaal cherished the breathing space and respite that a routine victory provided.Related: Shrewsbury Town 0-3 Manchester United: FA Cup fifth round – as it happenedContinue reading...
  
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• Shrewsbury Town v Manchester United: FA Cup fifth round – live!

  22-02-2016 22:39
  
  FA Cup updates from the 7.45pm GMT game at the Greenhous MeadowDaniel Taylor: United should cut Van Gaal loose while Mourinho is freeShrewsbury’s Sadler: ‘We all thought we were going to be big hitters’Email [email protected] or tweet @michaelbutler18 9.39pm GMTUnited book their place in the quarter-finals. Good performance, job done. Van Gaal applauds the fans and walks down the tunnel shaking a few hands.9.38pm GMT90+2 min: “Isn’t Zak the son of Altri
  
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• Tube line closed after 'hole is drilled in tunnel ceiling'

  22-02-2016 22:36
  A London Underground line has temporarily closed after a hole was reportedly drilled in a tunnel ceiling.
  
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• Rail official apologises over 'punch-ups with train drivers' comment

  22-02-2016 22:36
  A Government rail official has apologised after reportedly saying drivers who resist changes to their working hours can "get the hell out of my industry".
  
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• Sterling slides as big backers boost Brexit campaign

  22-02-2016 22:31
  By Patrick Graham and Jemima Kelly LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling headed for its biggest one-day fall in David Cameron's six-year premiership on Monday, hit by a rise in the odds of a "Brexit" after London's mayor and other senior ruling Conservatives joined the campaign to leave the EU. Mayor Boris Johnson's announcement on Sunday that he would support an exit from the bloc was seen as giving the "leave" campaign a much-needed figurehead. Sterling hit its weakest level in seven years at $1.4057, w
  
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• Barcelona’s Luis Enrique predicts duel to shred the nerves of Arsenal fans | Barney Ronay

  22-02-2016 22:26
  
  A toe-to-toe battle with Barcelona would be a dream but the reality is likely to be a more gruelling affair with the gap between Arsenal and the dazzling European Cup holders as big as it has ever beenLuis Enrique could be excused an air of quiet, or even not-so-quiet, confidence before Tuesday’s Champions League first leg against Arsenal at the Emirates. As Barcelona’s manager batted aside the usual swooning questions about the intangible chemistry of his own front three, exactly ho
  
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• Barcelona worried about Premier League

  22-02-2016 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Premier League is Barcelona's biggest rival and not Real Madrid, says the president of the La Liga champions.
  
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• Raiders of the Lost Ark cinematographer Douglas Slocombe dies aged 103

  22-02-2016 22:15
  
  The three-time Oscar nominee is best known for shooting the first three Indiana Jones films and nearly all the classic Ealing comediesRaiders of the Lost Ark cinematographer Douglas Slocombe has died aged 103 in London.The Oscar-nominated British director of photography is best known for shooting the first three Indiana Jones films in the 1980s, and nearly all the classic comedies produced by London-based Ealing Studios, including Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951).
  
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• Martin Rowson on the reaction to Boris Johnson's EU stance – cartoon

  22-02-2016 22:14
  
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• Indiana Jones cinematographer dies

  22-02-2016 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British cinematographer Douglas Slocombe, whose work included Ealing comedies and the Indiana Jones films, has died at the age of 103.
  
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• David Cameron ridicules Boris Johnson's second EU referendum idea

  22-02-2016 21:54
  
  Prime minister aims jibes at London mayor in Commons as cracks appear in Tory truce over EU referendum David Cameron has vented his frustration at Boris Johnson over Europe, as he ridiculed the mayor of London over his apparent call for a second EU referendum and came close to accusing him of backing a vote to leave to boost his chances of one day leading the Conservative party.In a sign that a Tory truce on Europe is under severe strain before the official campaigning has even begun, the prime
  
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• VIDEO: Top Gear's Evans and LeBlanc talk nerves

  22-02-2016 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Top Gear's new co-hosts Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc talk about their plans for the new format car programme.
  
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• British backpacker stranded in Fiji following cyclone

  22-02-2016 21:45
  
  A British backpacker stranded in Fiji may have to be evacuated by helicopter and abandon his luggage following the catastrophic cyclone that killed 18 people, his father fears.
  
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• Twerking, waltzing and daggering – the dances that caused moral panic

  22-02-2016 21:42
  
  A Mississippi bounce concert was called off over concerns from the authorities about twerking – and it’s not the first dance style that has caused alarm “You can’t wear a thong. You must keep the cleft of your buttocks covered. And you cannot simulate a sex act.” Rusty Hannah of Mississippi’s Alcoholic Beverage Control there, explaining why a concert by bounce artist Big Frieda was cancelled. While also reminding everyone how funny the word “cleft”
  
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• VIDEO: Hunt for trees in memory of WW1 fallen

  22-02-2016 21:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The search is on to find trees planted in Wales in memory of soldiers who died in the longest single battle of World War One.
  
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• What lies beneath The Revenant | Ato Quayson

  22-02-2016 21:32
  
  The Oscar nominated film’s success owes as much to America’s troubled mindset as to the movie itselfAlejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant, nominated in 12 categories at the Oscars, which take place this weekend, is based in part on the novel of the same title by Michael Punke. And yet all the force of the film turns on that “in part”. By transforming the novel’s largely functional descriptions of the natural environment to the fierce
  
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• Hole drilled in tunnel shuts Tube line

  22-02-2016 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the Tube's busiest lines is shut as concrete falls on the track when contractors drill through the roof of a tunnel.
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen dresses down for Grimsby premiere

  22-02-2016 21:28
  Sacha Baron Cohen decided to dress down for the London premiere of his new film Grimsby - braving the cold weather minus his trousers
  
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• Cameron’s deal is a chance to make the EU work. Seize it | Peter Mandelson

  22-02-2016 21:25
  
  The prime minister has given sceptics a bridge back to Europe. His achievement should not be belittledWhatever we may think about how David Cameron got to this point, this is a national fight we face now, not a party one, and for Britain’s sake we need to make sure that the right side wins. For those of us who do not support the prime minister’s policies, we owe it to Britain’s workers not to gamble with the nation’s economy by quitting Europe and taking a leap into the u
  
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• Former Labour defence secretaries fire broadside at Trident review

  22-02-2016 21:09
  
  Party’s defence review ‘sliding into chaos and incoherence’, with ‘spurious’ arguments being raised, say Robertson and HuttonTwo former Labour defence secretaries, Lord Robertson and Lord Hutton, have said the party’s defence review is “sliding into chaos and incoherence” and have rejected claims that new technology could make the Trident nuclear submarine obsolete.In an article published in the Guardian, the two, both staunch defenders of the nucl
  
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• Sniff testers less likely to turn their nose up at fellow students' body odour

  22-02-2016 21:00
  
  People are less likely to be offended by body odour if the person involved is part of their own group, according to new research.
  
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• Smelly T-shirt test shows how humans overcome disgust for others

  22-02-2016 21:00
  
  Evidence that people are more put off by bad smells from outsiders has implications for studying social exclusion and discrimination, researchers sayThe human capacity for cooperation may rest, in part, on a crucial if unusual knack: our ability to overcome the disgust we feel for others.With a pile of sweaty T-shirts and a group of student sniffers, researchers showed that people are less put off by bad smells when the offender is identified as a member of their group.Continue reading...
  
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• Sea levels could rise up to four feet by end of century, research finds

  22-02-2016 21:00
  
  Global sea levels rose faster in the 20th century than at any time in the previous 2,700 years, research has shown.
  
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• Playwright Lynn Nottage: theatre is the last bastion of segregation

  22-02-2016 21:00
  
  Nottage, in London to receive the Susan Smith Blackburn prize for female playwrights, criticised the lack of racially diverse stories seen on stageAmerican playwright Lynn Nottage has criticised the lack of racially diverse stories being produced on major stages and described theatre as the “last bastion of segregation”.Nottage was in London to receive the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn prize for female playwrights at a ceremony at the National Theatre in London, one of three blac
  
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• Gone batty: Israeli woman uses home to open shelter for bats – video

  22-02-2016 20:58
  
  Noura Lifschitz uses her home in Tel Aviv to open Israel’s first shelter for fruit bats. The bats are seen cuddling with teddy bears and being fed by various volunteers who’ve helped Lifschitz set up her home as a sanctuary. Lifschitz says it’s her life mission to save bats and release them back to the wild Continue reading...
  
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• ‘This seems like a solvable problem’: Jude Law on helping Calais’s refugees

  22-02-2016 20:53
  
  As France prepares to dismantle part of the Calais refugee camp – evicting more than 3,000 people – British stars including Jude Law and Tom Stoppard visited to show their support. Can they make a difference?Related: British writers and actors urge David Cameron to rescue refugee children ‘Where are the English celebrities?” three young Afghans laugh as they walk towards me. When I tell them they’ve missed their chance to spot a celeb, they feign mock outrage. &ldqu
  
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• Cameron: EU exit a 'leap in the dark'

  22-02-2016 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Cameron puts the case for staying in the EU to MPs - and takes what is being seen as a swipe at Boris Johnson, who backs a UK exit.
  
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• IAAF suspends Kenya's athletics head

  22-02-2016 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of Athletics Kenya is suspended as country is given until 5 April to comply with Wada code.
  
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• Referrals over radicalisation 'double'

  22-02-2016 20:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 3,800 people in England and Wales were referred to the government's anti-radicalisation programme last year - more than twice the number in 2014, the BBC learns.
  
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• Welsh Tory leader backs EU exit

  22-02-2016 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies says he will be voting for Britain to leave the EU in June.
  
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• Zac Goldsmith publishes details of £10m income since 2010

  22-02-2016 19:57
  
  London Mayor candidate Zac Goldsmith has made some £10 million from trusts, asset sales and salary over the past five years - and paid more than £4.5 million in tax.
  
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• We're the modern day odd couple, says Chris Evans of Top Gear buddy Matt LeBlanc

  22-02-2016 19:57
  
  Chris Evans has dubbed he and fellow Top Gear presenter Matt LeBlanc the "modern style odd couple".
  
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• As Brexit vote looms, UK says European migrants receive 10 percent of in-work welfare spend

  22-02-2016 19:52
  European migrants to Britain receive 10 percent of spending on in-work benefits despite only making up around 6 percent of the workforce, the government said on Monday as it set out why it was backing a deal struck to reform ties with the EU. Immigration is a top voter concern and Prime Minister David Cameron's proposals to reduce EU migrants' access to British welfare payments proved one of the toughest sticking points in his renegotiation of Britain's relationship with the bloc. Cameron has ar
  
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• Murder victim 'begged girls for mercy'

  22-02-2016 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman battered and tortured to death "begged teenage attackers for mercy", a court hears.
  
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• Traffic Officer Killed In 'Terrible' M6 Crash

  22-02-2016 19:45
  
  A traffic officer has been killed and another seriously injured in a crash as they responded to a motorway incident. Adam Gibb, 51, from Penrith, Cumbria, was hit by a car on the M6 near Tebay Services. Another officer, who has not been named, was airlifted to the James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough in a serious condition.
  
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• Cameron tries to sell EU deal after London mayor backs Brexit

  22-02-2016 19:39
  By Michael Holden and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron will try to sell his case for Britain staying in the European Union to parliament on Monday facing hostility from his own lawmakers and a plunging pound after London's mayor threw his support behind the exit campaign. Boris Johnson, one of Britain's most popular politicians, announced on Sunday he supported leaving the bloc, dealing a blow to Cameron who vowed to campaign to stay in after striking a deal to ref
  
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• Nobby lacks style as creator Sacha Baron Cohen dresses down for premiere

  22-02-2016 19:37
  Sacha Baron Cohen has made a special eye-catching appearance on the red carpet for the London premiere of his new film Grimsby.
  
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• Footballer Adam Johnson tells court: 'I enjoyed kissing 15-year-old girl'

  22-02-2016 19:31
  England footballer Adam Johnson enjoyed kissing a 15-year-old girl and wanted to touch her sexually, a court has heard.
  
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• Vettel fastest on first day of testing

  22-02-2016 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is fastest, ahead of world champion Lewis Hamilton, as Formula 1 pre-season testing starts in Barcelona.
  
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• Bacterial wall 'gates' study could lead to new anti-superbug drugs

  22-02-2016 18:58
  
  A British study probing bacterial defence barriers could pave the way for a new generation of superbug-fighting drugs, it is claimed.
  
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