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• Civilians killed after armed men storm Ivory Coast tourist hotspot

  13-03-2016 22:14
  
  More than a dozen people have died after armed men stormed an Ivory Coast beach resort.
  
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• Teenage trumpeter blows away rivals to win Young Musician Jazz Award

  13-03-2016 19:58
  A 17-year-old trumpeter has won the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award 2016, beating her older brother to the title.
  
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• Sturgeon Vows To Battle Brexit Despite Poll

  13-03-2016 18:36
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has insisted the SNP will campaign vigorously for the UK to remain in the European Union in the referendum on 23 June. Despite a new opinion poll suggesting a vote to leave the EU would boost her bid for Scottish independence, she denied that was the outcome she wants to see. In a Sky News interview at the SNP’s spring conference, Scotland's First Minister said her party wanted the whole of the UK to remain in the EU and would be campaigning to make that happen.
  
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• Security forces respond to reports of gunfire at Ivory Coast beach

  13-03-2016 17:51
  Witnesses say gunfire has been heard in a beach resort town in Ivory Coast.
  
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• Parents Speak Of Agony After Twin Boys Drown

  13-03-2016 17:31
  
  The parents of twin boys who drowned when they fell in a pond have said they are devastated by the death of their "miracle babies". Two-year-olds Rhys and Shaun Scott were found in a garden fish pool in Dalgety Bay, Fife, on Saturday morning.
  
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• Hundreds in protest against Housing and Planning Bill

  13-03-2016 17:29
  Hundreds of people have descended on Parliament Square to protest against a Bill which it is claimed could "smash social housing".
  
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• Minister plays down fears of surge in numbers for Daesh in Libya

  13-03-2016 17:26
  
  Foreign fighters are not responding to Islamic State calls to head to Libya rather than Syria or Iraq, the UK Government has claimed.
  
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• Computer says no: consolation win for humanity in Go series

  13-03-2016 16:55
  
  A champion Go player scored his first win over a Go-playing computer programme on Sunday after losing three straight times in the ancient Chinese board game, saying he finally found weaknesses in the software.
  
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• Christian magistrate to sue Michael Gove over sacking for gay adoption stance

  13-03-2016 16:14
  A Christian magistrate who was sacked after opposing adoption by gay parents on national television is planning to sue Michael Gove over the decision.
  
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• Watson Urges Labour Factions To 'Calm Down'

  13-03-2016 16:12
  
  Labour's deputy leader has warned his party to "calm down" amid growing speculation a leadership challenge is brewing. There are fears among Jerermy Corbyn's supporters that moderates could seek to oust him if Labour continues to struggle in the polls. But his deputy Tom Watson told Sky News that is not something voters want to see.
  
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• Star Wars actor John Boyega pays 'priceless' visit to brain tumour boy

  13-03-2016 16:12
  
  The mother of a five-year-old boy living with a brain tumour described their meeting with Star Wars actor John Boyega as "priceless".
  
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• Parents of twin boys who drowned in fish pond reveal devastation

  13-03-2016 16:05
  
  The parents of two-year-old twin boys who drowned after falling into a fish pond have said they are shocked and devastated by the loss of their "miracle babies".
  
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• Michael Gove urged to say whether he is source of Queen Backs Brexit story

  13-03-2016 16:01
  
  Michael Gove must "categorically confirm or deny" whether he revealed details of comments reportedly made by the Queen about the EU, Labour has demanded.
  
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• Chancellor To Unveil £4bn More In Spending Cuts

  13-03-2016 14:58
  
  George Osborne is to announce a further £4bn of spending cuts by 2020 in this Wednesday's Budget. The Chancellor will say the cuts are necessary to keep his fiscal plan on course, and enable him to continue to hit a Budget surplus in the final year of this Parliament. But revisions by the Office for Budget Responsibility to the forecast for earnings, the stock market and for low inflation have eaten into that forecast surplus.
  
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• Blair: It is hell to push through education reform

  13-03-2016 14:58
  
  Education reform is one of the most difficult things to achieve in government, according to Tony Blair.
  
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• Surrey Police agree payout for parents of murder victim Breck Bednar

  13-03-2016 14:55
  A police force has settled a legal claim and "unreservedly apologised" to the parents of a 14-year-old boy who was murdered by another teenager after he was groomed through online gaming.
  
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• Germanwings families back call to report mental health issues affecting air crew

  13-03-2016 14:37
  
  Lawyers for the families of British victims killed in the Germanwings air crash have welcomed calls for new rules on reporting pilot mental health issues.
  
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• George Osborne in austerity plea to Top Gear team during 'noisy' filming

  13-03-2016 14:08
  
  George Osborne has scolded Top Gear's Chris Evans for making a racket near Downing Street and distracting him from writing the Budget.
  
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• Campaigners link tuition fee hikes to surge in counselling for students

  13-03-2016 14:08
  A surge in students at top universities using mental health services is linked to the hike in tuition fees, it has been claimed.
  
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• 'Calm down' plea to Labour over leadership challenge rumours

  13-03-2016 14:08
  Labour's deputy leader has warned his party to "calm down" amid growing speculation that a leadership challenge is brewing.
  
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• Lib Dems 'must go back to their roots to win back support'

  13-03-2016 14:06
  
  The Liberal Democrats must stop trying to emulate the major parties and return to their roots to win back support, their leader has said.
  
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• Gareth Barry: Diego Costa Did Not Bite Me

  13-03-2016 12:49
  
  Everton midfielder Gareth Barry has said he was not bitten by Chelsea striker Diego Costa during Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final. Barry told the Fanzai app: "Seen a lot of talk about the incident involving me and Diego Costa in the game last night. Spain international Costa was sent off after being shown a second yellow card following an altercation with Barry in which he moved his head towards his opponent and appeared to put his mouth on his neck as though he was going to bite him.
  
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• Expert questions 'inch deep' formula for teaching maths in UK schools

  13-03-2016 12:12
  
  UK schoolchildren are falling behind in maths because lessons in the subject are "a mile wide and an inch deep", according to an international education expert.
  
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• Majority of Scots favour independence if UK votes for Brexit

  13-03-2016 12:06
  A majority of Scots would vote for independence if the country was removed from the European Union (EU) against its wishes, a new poll has suggested.
  
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• Germanwings crash investigators urge reporting of crew mental health issues

  13-03-2016 11:54
  
  Investigators probing the Germanwings air crash have called for new world rules requiring medical professionals to warn authorities when a pilot's mental health could threaten public safety.
  
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• Osborne: Spending cuts needed now so we don't pay later

  13-03-2016 11:24
  
  George Osborne has insisted "we need to act now so we don't pay later" as he paved the way for fresh spending cuts in the upcoming Budget.
  
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• Magistrate sacked in gay adoption row to sue Michael Gove

  13-03-2016 10:38
  A Christian magistrate who was sacked after opposing adoption by gay parents on national television is planning to sue Michael Gove over the decision.
  
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• Gongs but no goo for Adele, Justin and Jen at Kids' Choice awards

  13-03-2016 10:38
  Adele, Justin Bieber and Jennifer Lawrence won top prizes, but managed to avoid the green slime at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
  
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• Babar Ahmad: My support for the Taliban was naive

  13-03-2016 10:38
  
  A British man who was imprisoned in the United States for supporting the Taliban online has told young Muslims not to be bullied into joining Islamic State.
  
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• Scientists look to use 'good cholesterol' particles to treat heart disease

  13-03-2016 10:00
  A first step towards treating heart disease with microscopic particles that clear clogged arteries has been taken by scientists.
  
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• Blueberries 'may help prevent Alzheimer's'

  13-03-2016 10:00
  A "superfruit" famed for its health giving properties may protect ageing brains and help prevent Alzheimer's, new research suggests.
  
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• Eating disorders a sign of teenage narcissism - Joan Bakewell

  13-03-2016 09:34
  Growing rates of eating disorders among teenagers is a sign of "narcissism", Joan Bakewell has said.
  
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• Dynasty's Stephanie Beacham tells of rape attack early in career

  13-03-2016 09:34
  Actress Stephanie Beacham has said she was raped at the start of her career and the incident "screwed up" her life.
  
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• March Against 'All-Out Attack On Council Housing'

  13-03-2016 07:53
  
  Thousands of people are expected to attend a protest march in London today, demanding that the Government withdraw legislation which critics say is an attack on council house tenants. The right to stay in a council house indefinitely would also be withdrawn, with tenancies reviewed every few years. Among those who are angry about the proposals is Jenny Densham who lives in London with her daughter Bryony, a 30-year-old teaching assistant.
  
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• Maths teacher up for million-dollar Nobel-style award

  13-03-2016 06:44
  
  A maths teacher who has created more than a thousand videos explaining the subject to children will find out if he has won a million-dollar Nobel-style award.
  
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• Germanwings crash father blames airline for letting co-pilot fly

  13-03-2016 05:00
  
  The father of a British man killed in the Germanwings air crash has blamed the airline for allowing the pilot who caused the tragedy to fly.
  
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• Twin Boys Drown After Falling Into Fish Pond

  13-03-2016 04:39
  
  Two-year-old twin brothers have drowned after falling into a garden fish pond in a tragedy described as "every parent's worst nightmare". Emergency services were called to the address in Dalgety Bay, Fife, at around 8.20am on Saturday after the boys - Rhys and Shaun, whose mother has been named as Sarah Aitken - were discovered. They were taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy but later died, Police Scotland said.
  
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• Public chiefly concerned over pay, pensions and petrol in Budget, says survey

  13-03-2016 04:22
  The "three Ps" of pay, pensions and petrol prices are among people's top concerns for this week's Budget, according to research.
  
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• Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold

  13-03-2016 04:22
  The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold as fears over global growth and the threat of Britain leaving the European Union continue to loom large over the UK economy.
  
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• Osborne Signals More Spending Cuts In Budget

  13-03-2016 03:05
  
  The Chancellor is warning of more austerity in this week's budget as he claims the country is facing a "dangerous cocktails of risks". George Osborne has written an opinion piece in the Sun on Sunday newspaper in which he credits the Government's long-term economic plan for shaving the deficit, shoring up the banking sector and achieving record employment. The Chancellor says his hand has been forced by economic headwinds out of his control: the slowdown in China, the drop in oil prices, instabi
  
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• Chelsea Striker Denies Biting Everton Rival

  13-03-2016 02:28
  
  Chelsea's Diego Costa has insisted that he did not bite Gareth Barry during his team's FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Everton. The Spain international was sent off after being shown a second yellow card following an altercation with the Everton midfielder in which he moved his head towards his opponent and appeared to put his mouth on his neck as though he was going to bite him. "Diego spoke to club officials after the game and expressed regret over his reaction to the challenge from Gareth Barr
  
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• Yoga's my oasis of calm, Annie Lennox reveals

  13-03-2016 01:12
  
  Annie Lennox has said she sometimes feels "despairing" about the world and turns to yoga in a bid to stay calm.
  
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• Two-year-old twins drown in Fife pond tragedy

  13-03-2016 01:12
  
  Two-year-old twin boys have drowned in ''heartbreaking'' circumstances after falling into a fish pond in a garden in Fife.
  
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• Tim Farron: Taxes must be reformed to help small businesses

  13-03-2016 01:12
  
  Business taxes must be reformed to stop global giants like Google and Facebook negotiating sweetheart deals while small firms are left struggling, according to the leader of the Liberal Democrats.
  
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• Medics raise funds in bid to challenge junior doctors' contract

  13-03-2016 01:12
  
  A group of medics are raising funds in the hope they can legally challenge the new contract set to be imposed on junior doctors.
  
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• Kevin Simm 'overwhelmed' by Ricky Wilson backing on The Voice

  13-03-2016 01:12
  
  Liberty X singer Kevin Simm has said he is "overwhelmed" at being chosen for The Voice's live shows by coach Ricky Wilson.
  
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• Ex-spin supremo Alastair Campbell attacks pro-Brexit press

  13-03-2016 01:12
  
  Former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell has attacked newspapers that support Britain quitting the EU for plumbing "fresh depths of dishonesty".
  
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• Dunblane minister offers thanks for prayers on 20th anniversary of killings

  13-03-2016 01:12
  
  The people of Dunblane "appreciate the support and prayers of others throughout the world", a minister has said 20 years on from the shocking school shootings that killed 16 children and their teacher.
  
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• David Cameron 'petrified' of Boris Johnson and called Michael Gove 'a Maoist'

  13-03-2016 01:12
  
  David Cameron is "petrified" of Boris Johnson and branded Michael Gove a "Maoist" who wants to be the darling of the Tory right, according to an insider's account of the Coalition years.
  
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• Budget to close tax loophole which disguises employees as freelancers

  13-03-2016 01:12
  
  A tax loophole widely exploited to disguise employees as freelancers will be reformed in George Osborne's Budget next week.
  
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