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• Martin Rowson on the fallout from the Panama Papers – cartoon

  08-04-2016 23:18
  
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• Teenagers detained over death of Uber driver in India

  08-04-2016 23:07
  
  Two 17-year-olds detailed by police after ‘heated argument’ allegedly led to the shooting of their taxi driverIndian police have detained two teenagers for allegedly killing a 51-year-old Uber driver in New Delhi earlier this week, after an argument erupted in the car. The two 17-year-olds “got into a heated argument with the driver” soon after entering the vehicle, Delhi police deputy commissioner, Pushpendra Kumar, told Agence France-Presse.Since both of the suspects ar
  
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• SpaceX rocket successfully lands on ocean drone platform for first time

  08-04-2016 23:07
  
  Falcon 9 rocket takes off with a cargo capsule bound for International Space Station before successfully landing on drone barge in fifth attemptSpaceX landed a reusable rocket on a robotic drone on Friday, its fifth attempt and part of a budding space race between billionaires to revolutionize spaceflight.Related: Space mission to test billionaire's plan for astronauts to live in a bubbleContinue reading...
  
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• England fight back to earn draw with Belgium thanks to Jill Scott

  08-04-2016 23:05
  
  • England 1-1 Belgium
  • Scott cancels out Karen Bardsley’s first-half howlerA late equaliser by Jill Scott kept alive England’s long unbeaten run in major championships qualifying and, more importantly, prevented Belgium from moving four points clear at the top of qualifying Group Seven for the 2017 European Championship finals.England have not lost a qualifying encounter in 14 years but they looked like doing so here as full-time approached and Mark Sampson’s te
  
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• Bruce Springsteen cancels North Carolina concert over anti-LGBT law

  08-04-2016 22:29
  
  ‘Some things are more important than a rock show’ Springsteen says as band joins notable businesses in condemning controversial discriminatory lawBruce Springsteen on Friday cancelled an upcoming concert in North Carolina because of a controversial anti-LGBT law that critics say legalizes discrimination. Springsteen was scheduled to perform on Sunday in Greensboro, but said he was cancelling the show because he and the E Street Band “want to show solidarity for those freedom fi
  
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• Italy recalls ambassador from Egypt for talks about death of student

  08-04-2016 22:21
  
  Italian foreign minister made decision as meetings between countries over torture and death of Giulio Regeni continueItaly has recalled its ambassador to Cairo in protest at the lack of progress in the investigation by Egyptian authorities into the torture and murder of Giulio Regeni, an Italian student whose high-profile case has raised diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
  The Italian foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni, ordered Maurizio Massari to return to Italy, following two days of
  
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• Twitter freshens board with new recruits, including Martha Lane Fox

  08-04-2016 22:20
  
  Twitter has been criticized for lacking diversity and innovation on its board, and new appointments comes as Peter Currie and Peter Chernin plan to exitTwitter has announced that Martha Lane Fox, a former digital champion for the UK government and co-founder of travel website lastminute.com, and PepsiCo’s chief financial officer, Hugh Johnston, are to join its board as part of its latest management shakeup. The appointments, which take effect immediately, came as board members Peter Currie
  
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• Lebanese father will not press charges after Beirut 'kidnapping'

  08-04-2016 22:17
  
  Ali al-Amin meets estranged wife in detention, blaming Nine Network TV crew for orchestrating abduction of two childrenA Lebanese man whose children were allegedly abducted by their Australian mother in a suburb of Beirut on Wednesday with the apparent involvement of a network television crew before being arrested, will not press charges against his estranged wife, he told the Guardian in an interview.Ali al-Amin, a surfing instructor living in the southern suburb of St. Therese, said he was sho
  
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• Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund face Uefa charges over fan conduct at first leg

  08-04-2016 21:51
  
  • Dortmund accused over blocked stairways, Liverpool over fireworks
  • Hearing to take place on 19 May, a day after Europa League finalBorussia Dortmund and Liverpool have both been charged by Uefa for offences committed by fans during their Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday night.European football’s governing body has confirmed disciplinary proceedings have been opened against both clubs in relation to the conduct of their fans. Continue reading...
  
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• Brazil: insider claims Rousseff coalition took funds from Belo Monte mega-dam

  08-04-2016 21:51
  
  The controversial Belo Monte hydropower dam was pushed through by President Rousseff despite protests by environmental and social campaignersIndigenous communities and the Amazon rain forest have joined the growing list of potential victims of Brazil’s huge corruption scandal, according to a senior construction executive who testified that the Belo Monte dam was used to generate 150m reais ($41.4m) in donations to the ruling coalition.In a plea bargain that adds to the pressure on Brazil&r
  
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• Mum Guilty Of Murder After Girl's Stamping Death

  08-04-2016 18:37
  
  Mother Kathryn Smith has been found guilty of murdering her 21-month-old daughter Ayeeshia Jane Smith. Ayeeshia, known as AJ, died from a heart laceration and her injuries were said to have been caused by being stamped on at the family home in Burton-upon-Trent in Staffordshire on 1 May, 2014. A post-mortem examination showed a catalogue of other injuries the prosecution claimed were deliberately inflicted but apparently went unnoticed by doctors and social services.
  
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• PM 'Wasn't Straight' Over Shares, Says Labour

  08-04-2016 18:00
  
  David Cameron has suffered a "significant erosion of trust" because he has not been straight from the start over his financial affairs, according to Labour. The Prime Minister's admission he had profited from shares in an offshore fund operated by his late father had to be "dragged out of him", shadow chancellor John McDonnell said. However, despite his criticism, Mr McDonnell said it was not a resignation issue "at the moment".
  
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• Lastminute.com Founder Joins Twitter Board

  08-04-2016 17:31
  
  Martha Lane Fox, who co-founded the popular travel website lastminute.com, has been announced as the newest member of Twitter's board of directors. The entrepreneur will join the company effective immediately following the news that Hollywood executive Peter Chernin and tech investor Peter Currie will both step down. Commenting on her appointment on her personal Twitter account, Ms Lane Fox said it was the "best job ever".
  
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• Why it's getting harder to lose track of time

  08-04-2016 17:30
  
  Why it's getting harder to lose track of time
  
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• Killer mum and partner 'in it together'

  08-04-2016 17:12
  
  Mother and stepfather 'in it together' over toddler's death
  
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• Afghan boy, 7, rescued from lorry after sending text about lack of oxygen

  08-04-2016 17:02
  A seven-year-old Afghan boy was rescued from a lorry after sending a text saying he feared he could suffocate.
  
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• 'Nightmare' Rapist Who Snatched Girl Is Jailed

  08-04-2016 16:49
  
  Paul Ripley, 53, abducted the youngster in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, on a winter's night last year, Chester Crown Court heard. Jailing him, a judge described Ripley as the "living embodiment of every parent's worst nightmare". The court was told how the girl was near her house walking from a friend's home at around 7pm, on 7 November last year, when Ripley struck.
  
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• Grand National boasts 'gorgeous' Liverpool ladies, tweets Coleen Rooney

  08-04-2016 16:23
  
  Coleen Rooney has defended her fellow Liverpudlian ladies as "gorgeous" and "dressed to perfection" as the Grand National festival hosted Ladies Day .
  
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• Fall in manufacturing output fuels fears of economy slowdown

  08-04-2016 16:23
  
  UK factory output slumped in February, fuelling fears the economy is slowing down.
  
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• Rochdale Ring Jailed For Abusing Young Girls

  08-04-2016 16:00
  
  Ten men who committed sexual offences against young girls in Rochdale have been jailed - with a judge sentencing them to more than 125 years behind bars. A tenth man, Mahfuz Rahman, had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to three counts of sexual activity with a child, and was subsequently jailed for five-and-a-half years last September.
  
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• Mother convicted of stamping murder of toddler Ayeeshia Jane Smith

  08-04-2016 15:58
  A mother has been found guilty of murder after stamping to death her "happy and smiley" 21-month-old toddler at the family home.
  
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• EU reschedules summit for five days after UK referendum

  08-04-2016 15:49
  European Union leaders have rescheduled their regular mid-year summit so that they meet five days after Britain's referendum in June on whether to leave the bloc, the EU confirmed on Friday. The European Council will now meet on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 28 and 29, a spokesman for the summit chairman, Council President Donald Tusk, said in a statement. Since Prime Minister David Cameron fixed the referendum for Thursday, June 23, the first scheduled day of the mid-year European Council, offici
  
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• Stepdad guilty of causing toddler's death

  08-04-2016 15:30
  
  A stepfather is found guilty of causing the death of a 21-month-old toddler who died with injuries likened to a car crash victim.
  
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• Scotland moves against wealthy gentry dominating land

  08-04-2016 15:27
  By Chris Arsenault RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Centuries-old traditions that led to 430 people owning half of Scotland's privately held land are soon to become history as local communities seek to double their ownership in the nation known for its rugged landscape, sheep, and fine whisky. While inequality of land ownership is more often associated with developing nations, Scotland embarked on a campaign to ensure land was an asset for the many, not the few, with a landmark bill
  
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• Cameron accused of shares 'hypocrisy'

  08-04-2016 15:27
  
  Labour accuses David Cameron of "hypocrisy" after the PM revealed he once owned shares in an offshore fund set up by his late father.
  
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• Ratan Tata: UK Steel Business Is 'Overmanned'

  08-04-2016 15:17
  
  The Indian tycoon who presided over Tata Group when it bought big in the UK steel industry has described its operations here now as "underinvested" and "overmanned". Ratan Tata, who retired aged 75 in 2012 , was group chairman when its steel business snapped up Corus in 2007 - taking control of plants including the sprawling Port Talbot steelworks now threatened by Tata's decision to exit steel in Britain. Mr Tata told a conference in Washington cuts would be necessary to make Port Tal
  
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• Human remains 'are missing PC'

  08-04-2016 15:15
  
  Human remains found in a flat in Southwark, south-east London, are those of a police officer reported missing a week ago, his family says.
  
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• Champion Martin vows to stop Joshua

  08-04-2016 15:04
  
  IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin says his title fight with British challenger Anthony Joshua will not go the distance.
  
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• Abusers jailed for underage sex abuse

  08-04-2016 15:03
  
  Nine men who abused eight girls and women in Rochdale, including one with a learning disability, are jailed for up to 25 years.
  
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• August date targeted for work as Liberty House takes over steel plants

  08-04-2016 14:53
  
  Work could get under way again at two Scottish steel mills as early as August after metals firm Liberty House formally took ownership of the Dalzell and Clydebridge plants.
  
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• Offshore trust admission deepens British PM's problems

  08-04-2016 14:42
  By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - David Cameron had hoped to focus on campaigning to keep Britain in the EU before a referendum in June, but questions about his wealth, government spending and a steel crisis have blurred the prime minister's message. After four days and four different statements over his late father's inclusion in the "Panama Papers", Cameron said on Thursday he once had a stake in his father's offshore trust and had profited from it, spurring calls for the leader to resign.
  
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• Opera booed over miscarriage scene

  08-04-2016 14:32
  
  The opening night of a production of Lucia di Lammermoor at the Royal Opera House is booed by the audience for its violent bloody scenes.
  
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• Ten men jailed for sex offences against Rochdale girl

  08-04-2016 14:30
  
  Ten men who committed sexual offences against a teenage girl in Rochdale have been given jail sentences of up to 25 years.
  
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• Driver, 16, killed as car crashes into tree

  08-04-2016 14:30
  
  A 16-year-old boy has died after the car he was driving left the road and hit a tree.
  
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• Angelina Jolie Pitt to give speech as part of BBC special on refugee crisis

  08-04-2016 14:30
  Angelina Jolie Pitt will deliver a keynote address on the global refugee crisis as part of a day of special live programming at the BBC.
  
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• Labour dismisses need for Government's £9m pro-EU drive

  08-04-2016 14:06
  
  Labour has dismissed the need for the Government to spend more than £9 million of taxpayers' cash on pro-EU leaflets.
  
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• Cameron urged to be open on finances after father's offshore fund revelation

  08-04-2016 14:06
  
  David Cameron faced calls to be "straight" with voters about all his private financial affairs after disclosing that he had benefited from an offshore fund set up by his late father.
  
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• Why politicians shouldn't do quizzes

  08-04-2016 13:43
  
  Why politicians shouldn't do quizzes
  
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• Weak industrial data raises growth fears

  08-04-2016 13:40
  
  UK industrial output fell 0.5% in February from a year earlier, official figures show, the biggest decline since August 2013.
  
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• Tribute After Police Officer's Remains Found

  08-04-2016 13:20
  
  The brother of a policeman whose remains have been found in a south London flat has paid tribute to the officer.
  
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• Pressure Mounts On PM Over Offshore Shares

  08-04-2016 12:53
  
  David Cameron's admission that he owned, sold and made a profit on shares held in a controversial fund before he became PM has prompted a Labour MP to call for him to resign. Labour MP and Treasury Select Committee member John Mann - who has been a high-profile campaigner for more tax transparency - suggested Mr Cameron "has no choice but to resign" and called him a "hypocrite". And Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson said the PM may need to quit and has more questions to answer.
  
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• Pc Gordon Semple's remains were found after neighbour reported 'smell of death'

  08-04-2016 12:43
  
  The decomposed remains of missing police officer Gordon Semple were discovered after a neighbour alerted Scotland Yard to a "smell of death" coming from a housing estate flat.
  
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• Hammond says bookseller removed from Hong Kong under duress

  08-04-2016 12:31
  By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Friday that a Hong Kong bookseller who disappeared from the Chinese-controlled city under mysterious circumstances last year had been removed under duress, and that the business community was "unnerved". Lee Bo, the bookseller and British passport holder, disappeared in December from the former British colony and surfaced in China almost three months later.
  
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• PM's Five Statements On Offshore Shares Row

  08-04-2016 12:14
  
  David Cameron has faced intense pressure to detail his financial interests since the Panama Papers leaks revealed his late stockbroker father operated an offshore investment fund.
  
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• EU leaflets row petition passes 100,000

  08-04-2016 12:09
  
  A petition against a £9m government campaign to promote EU membership will be considered for debate in Parliament, after getting more than 100,000 signatures.
  
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• Royal fashion display to mark Queen's 90th birthday

  08-04-2016 12:07
  
  The largest display of the Queen's dress and accessories to be shown in Scotland will open to the public later this month as part of events to mark the monarch's 90th birthday.
  
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• Fury & Klitschko set for 9 July rematch

  08-04-2016 11:57
  
  Tyson Fury's rematch against Wladimir Klitschko will take place in Manchester on 9 July, says his trainer.
  
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• Brighton Pier Being Sold To Upmarket Bar Firm

  08-04-2016 11:51
  
  A company behind some of the country's most upmarket bars is to snap up Brighton Pier for £18m. Eclectic Bar Group has entered a conditional agreement to purchase the Grade II-listed seaside attraction, home to a host of rides, arcades, bars and restaurants. The move was a surprise - the site had been placed on the market by the Brighton Marine Palace and Pier Company in 2011, but it was later withdrawn from sale.
  
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• Water fleas to be launched into space

  08-04-2016 11:43
  
  Water fleas will be launched into space as part of an experiment conceived by Welsh school pupils to be carried out by British astronaut Tim Peake.
  
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• Spot gas prices drift lower on oversupply

  08-04-2016 11:28
  
  (Reuters) - British spot gas prices fell slightly on Friday on a slightly oversupplied network, while falling wind power output boosted demand for gas-fired electricity generation.
  
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