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• Brexit referendum forces EU summit delay - sources

  26-03-2016 23:16
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The British referendum on whether to leave the European Union has prompted Brussels officials to plan to postpone an EU summit scheduled on the same day, several EU sources told Reuters.
  
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• British EU exit campaign backed by 250 business leaders

  26-03-2016 23:15
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The campaign for Britain to leave the EU has been backed by 250 business leaders including the former chief executive of HSBC, the Vote Leave group said on Saturday, hoping to counter the view that UK businesses back staying in the bloc.
  
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• Cross-party resistance to academy plan

  26-03-2016 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Local government representatives of the three main parties in England have combined to oppose plans to make all schools become academies.
  
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• Man charged with murder of Clydebank teenager Paige Doherty

  26-03-2016 22:50
  
  A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 15-year-old Paige Doherty.
  
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• Shock departures hit the voice ahead of live show - Daily Mail

  26-03-2016 20:25 via
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  Shock departures hit the voice ahead of live show
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  The Voice has been rocked by the shock departure of two contestants just before Saturday night's first live show. As the BBC One talent series got under way, presenters Emma Willis and Marvin Humes briefly mentioned that 10 contestants would perform ...
  Chloe Castro and Beth Morris pull out of The Voice ahead of the live finalsBBC News
  The Voice rocked by two shock departuresBelfast Telegraph
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• Shock departures hit The Voice ahead of live show

  26-03-2016 20:23
  The Voice has been rocked by the shock departure of two contestants just before Saturday night's first live show.
  
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• Cctv footage released of briton's 'brutal' murder in san francisco - Daily Mail

  26-03-2016 20:01 via
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  Cctv footage released of briton's 'brutal' murder in san francisco
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  Police in San Francisco have released footage of the "brutal" murder of a 44-year-old Briton assaulted in a street robbery. Paul Tam was walking with his niece on the evening of February 18 when he was attacked with a weapon in the Japantown ...
  British tourist dies after being stabbed in head during violent street mugging in San FransiscoMirror.co.uk
  British Man Stabbed On Cathedral Hill Last Month Di
  

• Teachers set for strike ballot over academies proposal

  26-03-2016 20:00
  Teachers will ballot for strike action after outright rejecting the Government's controversial academies plan.
  
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• Kids need less than 5 minutes to snag 14000 Easter eggs - Chicago Tribune

  26-03-2016 19:56 via
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  Kids need less than 5 minutes to snag 14000 Easter eggs
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  Milana Brown, 3, wears bunny ears and sits atop the shoulders of her dad, Alan, as they wait for the start of the Easter egg hunt. Naperville Jaycees held their 33rd annual hunt, featuring 14,000 eggs, on Saturday morning. Milana Brown, 3, wears bunny ...
  10 Easter Basket Ideas For Adults, Because Chocolate Bunnies Aren't Just For KidsBustle
  How Long Do Hard-Boiled Easter Eggs Stay Good?Patch.com
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• CCTV footage released of Briton's 'brutal' murder in San Francisco

  26-03-2016 19:52
  
  Police in San Francisco have released footage of the "brutal" murder of a 44-year-old Briton assaulted in a street robbery.
  
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• Zoo Celebrates Birth Of Endangered Warty Pig

  26-03-2016 19:18
  
  Zookeepers are celebrating the birth of a critically endangered warty piglet in Cornwall. The Visayan warty piglet is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. The new arrival was born at Newquay Zoo in February and has now been put on show.
  
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• President pleads for 'a new Ireland' as country marks 1916 Easter Rising

  26-03-2016 19:00
  
  President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has called for Irish people to take responsibility for building a true Republic.
  
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• Man named as Fayçal C charged over 'core role' in Brussels bomb attacks - The Guardian

  26-03-2016 18:46 via
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  Man named as Fayçal C charged over 'core role' in Brussels bomb attacks
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  Authorities have not said if one of the charged men was this suspect, caught on CCTV at Brussels airport. Photograph: Belgian federal police/EPA. Angelique Chrisafis in Brussels and Emma Graham-Harrison. Saturday 26 March 2016 13.46 EDT Last ...
  3 suspects arrested after Belgium attacks charged with terrorist offensesLos Angeles Times
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• Syrian army, with Russian air support, advances inside Palmyra - Reuters UK

  26-03-2016 18:08 via
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  Syrian army, with Russian air support, advances inside Palmyra
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  BEIRUT Syrian government forces advanced into Palmyra on Saturday with heavy support from Russian air strikes, taking control of several districts in a major assault against Islamic State fighters, Syrian state media and a monitoring group said ...
  Russian airstrikes as Syrian army fights ISIS in PalmyraCTV News
  Battle for Palmyra rages between ISIS and Assad's Syrian army as new drone footage shows bloodstains
  

• Brussels 'march against fear' delayed due to strain on police - Reuters UK

  26-03-2016 17:42 via
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  Brussels 'march against fear' delayed due to strain on police
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  BRUSSELS Organisers called off a march on Sunday in Brussels that was meant to show defiance to last week's bomb attacks, after senior officials urged people to stay away to avoid putting further strain an over-taxed police force. Belgium on Saturday ...
  Organizers postpone Brussels 'March Against Fear' over security concernsMashable
  Organisers cancel Sunday's Brussels attacks 'March Against Fear'Focus News
  

• Second vigil held for Muslim shopkeeper killed in attack

  26-03-2016 17:11
  
  A second vigil has been held for a well-respected Muslim shopkeeper who was killed in what police are treating as a "religiously prejudiced" attack.
  
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• Isis in Europe: the race to identify attack cells - Financial Times

  26-03-2016 16:31 via
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  Isis in Europe: the race to identify attack cells
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  Dozens of attack cells and hundreds of jihadis are probably at large in Europe, as intelligence leads from the Brussels attack point to a sprawling terror network Isis has been shaping for years. European and Middle Eastern intelligence and counter ...
  Terror in Brussels: Why it's become imperative to dismiss the falsities peddled by 'coward' secularistsFirstpost
  Reverse Swing: After the horror in BrusselsThe Indian Expres
  

• Capsule delivers Easter treats to ISS astronauts

  26-03-2016 16:13
  The six astronauts at the International Space Station have received an early Easter treat this weekend with the arrival of a supply ship full of fresh food and experiments.
  
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• Colm Tóibín, Anne Enright, Roddy Doyle ... the Easter Rising 100 years on - The Guardian

  26-03-2016 16:06 via
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  Colm Tóibín, Anne Enright, Roddy Doyle ... the Easter Rising 100 years on
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  In the early hours of the Thursday of Easter week 1916 my grandfather came into the front bedroom of the small house in Enniscorthy. His sons woke and watched as he lifted some of the floorboards and removed a rifle. The Rising in Dublin had begun on ...
  Irish President says 'We have not fully achieved our dreams and ideals' and calls for 'a new Ireland' as nation ...Daily Mail
  

• Germany vs England, live: Four Spurs players start for England - Telegraph.co.uk

  26-03-2016 15:34 via
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  Germany vs England, live: Four Spurs players start for England
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Sky Sports seem to think that England will lineup in a 4-3-3, other places reckon it's more of a 4-2-3-1. You know, that formation that everyone plays. The thing is, all these formations are pretty much interchangeable and can be adjusted in the middle ...
  Germany vs England live score and goal updates as the Three Lions take on the world championsMirror.co.uk
  Hodgson's EURO 2016 England wildcard: Man
  

• Nicky Morgan refutes claims of teaching 'crisis' in speech to union members

  26-03-2016 15:27
  Teachers have been accused of talking up a "crisis" in the profession by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan in a speech to a major teaching union.
  
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• Man appears in court charged with murder of Paige Doherty, 15

  26-03-2016 15:27
  
  A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 15-year-old Paige Doherty.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn and Sadiq Khan unite for mayoral campaign after loyalty list leak

  26-03-2016 15:27
  Jeremy Corbyn and Sadiq Khan sought to show a united front when they joined activists on the London mayoral campaign trail.
  
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• Ireland pauses to remember sacrifices made during 1916 Easter Rising

  26-03-2016 15:27
  
  One of the key commemorations of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising centenary has taken place with President Michael D Higgins honouring all those who fought and died for Irish freedom.
  
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• Man In Court Over Paige Doherty Murder

  26-03-2016 14:41
  
  A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 15-year-old Paige Doherty.
  
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• Teachers Scoff At Defiant Education Secretary

  26-03-2016 14:01
  
  Education secretary Nicky Morgan has insisted to teachers there will be no be "pulling back" from plans to reform schools in England. To shouts of "rubbish" and derisory laughter, Mrs Morgan asked teachers to "do their bit" to represent the profession favourably and work with the Government, who she claimed had a mandate. Addressing the NASUWT union in Birmingham she said: "The education system should extend opportunity to young people and serve to improve the life chances of every single young
  
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• Muslim man held over death of shopkeeper who wished Christians a happy Easter

  26-03-2016 13:10
  
  A well-respected Muslim shopkeeper who wished Christians a happy Easter and appeared to speak out against violence was killed in an attack police are treating as "religiously prejudiced".
  
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• Independent Newspaper Prints Final Edition

  26-03-2016 12:52
  
  The final print edition of The Independent has been published as the newspaper moves to a digital-only format. Owners Alexander and Evgeny Lebedev announced last month that The Independent and The Independent on Sunday would cease to be printed. The Independent was launched in 1986 by a group of journalists led by Andreas Whittam Smith.
  
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• NUT members refuse to rule out strike prospect over 'intolerable' workload

  26-03-2016 12:48
  
  Teachers have refused to rule out the prospect of going on strike over serious concerns about "intolerable" classroom workload.
  
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• Theresa May announces greater scrutiny of stop and search powers on roads

  26-03-2016 12:14
  Rules covering police stop and search powers will extend to people being stopped on the roads as figures show black and minority ethnic people are more likely to be pulled over but not arrested or fined.
  
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• Anthea Turner to fight legal action 'with teeth and claws'

  26-03-2016 12:11
  Anthea Turner will fight a legal action against her with "teeth and claws," as the trustee of her former husband's bankrupt estate sues for £1.6 million, her lawyer said.
  
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• Teachers' union raises concerns about use of high energy drinks

  26-03-2016 11:45
  
  School pupils are using energy drinks to temper the effects of cannabis, a drugs and alcohol charity has said.
  
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• Man in court over murders of two women on same evening

  26-03-2016 11:45
  
  A 34-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering two mothers in separate incidents minutes apart.
  
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• Paul Gascoigne 'determined to get back on track' after 'bad week'

  26-03-2016 10:34
  Former footballer Paul Gascoigne has said he is "determined to get back on track" as he continues his struggle with alcoholism.
  
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• James May brands Top Gear Cenotaph stunt 'ill-judged'

  26-03-2016 09:51
  Former Top Gear presenter James May has said the show's latest episode filmed at the Cenotaph war memorial was "probably a bit ill-judged".
  
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• 250 Business Leaders Back UK Exit From EU

  26-03-2016 09:24
  
  The Vote Leave group has published a list of 250 business leaders who are backing the campaign for Britain to leave the EU. It includes former HSBC chief executive Michael Geoghegan, Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoons and Carphone Warehouse founder David Ross. Vote Leave has also announced its Business Council will be chaired by John Longworth, who resigned as director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) earlier this month.
  
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• Police operations continue as Briton confirmed dead in Brussels blasts

  26-03-2016 08:13
  
  A British man has been confirmed dead following the terror attacks in Brussels.
  
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• Man, 34, charged with women's murders in Redcar

  26-03-2016 06:51
  A 34-year-old man has been charged with the murders of two women in Redcar.
  
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• Last print run for The Independent as paper moves online

  26-03-2016 06:14
  
  The final print edition of The Independent has been sent to press as the title moves to a digital-only format.
  
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• Man Charged Over Double Murder In Redcar

  26-03-2016 06:03
  
  The victims, who died in two separate attacks just minutes apart, were Lynne Freeman, 46, and Jodie Betteridge, who was 30. Cleveland Police said the suspect will appear at Teesside Magistrates Court today. The children of Ms Freeman - Sarah Helm, 28, James Helm, 27, Kimberley Helm, 25, and 18-year-old Lauren Freeman have paid tribute to their mother.
  
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• Mocktail Bars 'Can Stop UK Drinking Too Much'

  26-03-2016 05:54
  
  The Local Government Association, which represents more than 370 councils, is putting pressure on drinks makers to offer UK venues ciders, wine and spirits which are at a lower strength. One study found wines across the world have a higher alcohol percentage today compared to 20 years ago.
  
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• Fans Havana ball as Rolling Stones rock Cuba

  26-03-2016 05:13
  The Rolling Stones and their fans in Cuba finally spent the night together as the band performed a historic free concert in Havana.
  
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• Rolling Stones rock Cuba with historic concert

  26-03-2016 04:36
  Rolling Stones fans in Cuba got some satisfaction as the British rock band took to the stage for their historic free concert.
  
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• Do not show fear after 'tragic' Brussels attacks, urges Archbishop

  26-03-2016 04:36
  The Archbishop of Wales will urge people not to be afraid, in an Easter message calling for strength following the "tragic events" in Brussels.
  
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• PM Holidays In Lanzarote For 'Time To Think'

  26-03-2016 04:22
  
  David Cameron and his wife Samantha have been pictured together enjoying a beer during their Easter holidays in Lanzarote.
  
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• Vigil for shopkeeper killed in 'religiously prejudiced' attack

  26-03-2016 03:58
  
  Hundreds of people have gathered for a silent vigil to honour a respected shopkeeper killed in what police are treating as a "religiously prejudiced" attack.
  
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• UK oil industry 'could lose further 45,000 jobs this year'

  26-03-2016 03:58
  
  Britain's oil industry could lose a further 45,000 jobs this year, a senior figure in the sector has reportedly warned.
  
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• Roy Hodgson condemns Adam Johnson as footballer begins jail term

  26-03-2016 03:58
  
  England manager Roy Hodgson has joined the widespread condemnation of disgraced footballer Adam Johnson after the former England winger was jailed for six years for engaging in sexual activity with a teenage fan.
  
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• Paige Doherty death: Man, 31, in court

  26-03-2016 03:58
  
  A man will appear in court today in connection with the death of 15-year-old Paige Doherty.
  
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• NUT members to vote on strikes against 'intolerable' working conditions

  26-03-2016 03:58
  
  Teachers are due to vote on strike action over claims current working conditions are "intolerable".
  
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