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• Jeremy Hunt admits health brief is his 'last big job' as 20,000 doctors strike

  26-04-2016 23:46
  
  More than 20,000 junior doctors are thought to have gone on strike on Tuesday as the Health Secretary admitted this was likely to be his "last big job in politics".
  
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• Mixed results for Twitter in financial report

  26-04-2016 23:40
  
  Twitter missed analyst expectations on revenue but exceeded growth on monthly users as the social media site reported mixed results in its latest financial report.
  
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• Apple's revenues down as iPhone sales dip for first time

  26-04-2016 23:40
  Apple's revenue has fallen for the first time since 2003, as the company reported an iPhone sales drop for the first time in the device's history.
  
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• Peru drugs mule Melissa Reid to return to UK 'very soon'

  26-04-2016 22:46
  
  Drugs mule Melissa Reid is set to return to the UK "very soon" after Peruvian authorities agreed to expel her from the country, according to the British embassy in Peru.
  
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• Apple's March quarter profit fell 23pc as iPhone sales declined - The Australian

  26-04-2016 22:39 via theaustralian.com.au
  
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  Apple's March quarter profit fell 23pc as iPhone sales declined
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  Apple's quarterly profit fell 22.5 per cent as revenue declined for the first time since 2003 and iPhone sales declined for the first time ever. Revenue and profit for the period ended March 26 both fell short of analysts' expectations, as Apple ...
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• This may be South Sudan's best chance to end years of gang rape, looting, and random killing - Los Angeles Times

  26-04-2016 22:30 via latimes.com
  
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  This may be South Sudan's best chance to end years of gang rape, looting, and random killing
  Los Angeles Times
  The return of opposition leader Riek Machar to South Sudan's capital, Juba, offers the troubled nation its best hope of emerging from decades of on-and-off war. But the last-minute foot dragging of Machar and his opponent, President Salva Kiir ...
  South Sudan rebel leader returns to the capitalSTLtoday.com
  What's Next for South Sudan?The Atlantic
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• Islamic State: Up to $800m of funds 'destroyed by strikes' - BBC News

  26-04-2016 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Islamic State: Up to $800m of funds 'destroyed by strikes'
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  Up to $800m (£550m) in cash held by so-called Islamic State (IS) has been destroyed in air strikes, a US military official says. Maj Gen Peter Gersten, who is based in Baghdad, said the US had repeatedly targeted stores of the group's funds. The blow ...
  Pentagon adopts Israeli tactic in bombing ISISCNN
  Flow of Fighters to Iraq, Syria to Join Islamic State Has Slowed, US SaysWall Street Journal
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• Eleven bodies found at Cape Verde barracks - BBC News

  26-04-2016 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Eleven bodies found at Cape Verde barracks
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  Police in the Cape Verde islands off the northwest coast of Africa say they have found the bodies of 11 people, including eight soldiers, at a military barracks. Local media reports say the barracks housed soldiers protecting a hilltop communications ...
  Cape Verde: Disgruntled Soldier Suspected of Killing 11ABC News
  Eleven people shot dead on holiday islandIrish Independent
  Eleven shot dead in Cape Verde including two Spanish citizen
  
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• Spider-Man's 'baggy' suit not so amazing, says Tom Holland

  26-04-2016 21:58
  Spider-Man actor Tom Holland has said he was "disappointed" the first time he tried on the costume as he made his debut as the superhero in Captain America: Civil War.
  
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• 'Excited' Dame Sarah Storey meets fans on Tour de Yorkshire route

  26-04-2016 21:56
  
  Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey has said she is "excited" to start her season with this weekend's Tour de Yorkshire as she met cycling fans along the route.
  
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• Liverpool united in pride and validation at Hillsborough verdict - Telegraph.co.uk

  26-04-2016 21:48 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Liverpool united in pride and validation at Hillsborough verdict
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  The city of Liverpool, bonded in grief and rage in 1989, was united in pride and validation as it received the verdicts of the Hillsborough inquests. Hundreds gathered at the city's St George's Hall, hundreds of thousands across the city painstakingly ...
  After 27 years, police blamed for Hillsborough tragedyReuters UK
  Jury blames police, clears fans in 1989 soccer disasterDaily Mail
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• PM Visits Threatened Port Talbot Plant

  26-04-2016 21:18
  
  The steelworkers' union has said it will hold David Cameron to his word after the PM visited the Port Talbot steelworks where thousands of workers are hoping for a deal to save their jobs after the plant was put up for sale. Community's general secretary Roy Rickhuss made the comments after welcoming Mr Cameron's decision to go to south Wales as potential buyers , including the existing management team, consider taking on the business following the decision last month by Tata Steel to sell
  
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• Vaccination Effectiveness Depends on the Time of Day It's Given - MD Magazine

  26-04-2016 21:14 via hcplive.com
  
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  Vaccination Effectiveness Depends on the Time of Day It's Given
  MD Magazine
  Flu vaccinations appear to be more effective when given in the morning as opposed to the afternoon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone – unless otherwise specified – above the age of 6 months should get the ...
  Vaccine: Taking Your Best ShotOutbreak News Today
  Morning flu jabs do more good, say researchersBelfast Telegraphall 39 news articles &
  
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• Hubble Telescope finds tiny moon orbiting dwarf planet

  26-04-2016 20:52
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope has detected a tiny, dark moon circling a dwarf planet on the frozen fringes of our solar system.
  
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• Almost 80% of junior doctors took part in all-out strike, NHS says - The Guardian

  26-04-2016 20:40 via theguardian.com
  
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  Almost 80% of junior doctors took part in all-out strike, NHS says
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  Junior doctors march across Westminster Bridge during their strike calling for more pay and better working conditions. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA. Denis Campbell Health policy editor. Tuesday 26 April 2016 14.37 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 26 April ...
  Strong turnout as 78% take part in junior doctors' strikeFinancial Times
  Junior doctors' strike: Hospitals 'coped well'BBC News
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• My heart goes out to Liverpool families, says ex-Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie

  26-04-2016 20:33
  
  Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie, who oversaw the newspaper when it published a story blaming Liverpool fans for the Hillsborough disaster, has said his "heart goes out" to the families and friends who have waited for vindication.
  
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• South Sudan Rebel Leader Returns to the Capital - ABC News

  26-04-2016 20:20 via abcnews.go.com
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  South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar returned to the capital Juba on Tuesday afternoon, to become vice president and to try to end the civil war that in two and a half years has killed tens of thousands of people and forced more than 2 million from ...
  South Sudan rebel chief becomes vice-president and urges unityDaily Mail
  Rebel leader Rick Machar returns to South Sudan capitalFinancial Times
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• Ex-Premier League footballer 'pinned woman down and raped her'

  26-04-2016 20:20
  A woman has broken down in tears as she told a court how she was raped by a former Premier League footballer.
  
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• Sir Philip Green urged to appear before MPs over BHS collapse

  26-04-2016 20:10
  
  Sir Philip Green is to be called to appear before MPs to face questions over the collapse of retailer BHS.
  
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• Privatisation could lead to stronger Channel 4: Whittingdale

  26-04-2016 20:10
  
  Privatising Channel 4 by bringing in a company with "deep pockets" could give the broadcaster a "stronger future", the Culture Secretary has said.
  
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• No regrets, says soldier who fired rubber bullet that killed 11-year-old boy

  26-04-2016 20:10
  
  A soldier who fired a rubber bullet that killed a Northern Ireland schoolboy more than 40 years ago has told an inquest he has no regrets.
  
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• Liverpool families attack South Yorkshire Police 'culture of denial'

  26-04-2016 19:54
  
  Families of the 96 Liverpool fans who died as a result of the Hillsborough disaster accused South Yorkshire Police of "a culture of denial" after an inquest jury ruled their loved ones were unlawfully killed.
  
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• British Lawmaker Quits Parliament Role After Proposing Israel 'Relocate to the US' - Haaretz

  26-04-2016 19:31 via haaretz.com
  
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  British Lawmaker Quits Parliament Role After Proposing Israel 'Relocate to the US'
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  Naz Shah steps aside as secretary to Labour's shadow finance minister after her social media posts sparks uproar. Haaretz. Apr 26, 2016 8:30 PM. 0comments Print Zen Subscribe now · Share · Tweet. Labour MP Naz Shah as photographed on her Facebook ...
  Even in crisis, John McDonnell comes out strongerNew Statesman
  Labour's Naz Shah quits as aide to John McDonnell after anti-Semiti
  
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• MPs expect to quiz Philip Green in BHS pensions probe

  26-04-2016 19:30
  British MPs expect to question retail billionaire Philip Green in the course of an inquiry into failed department store chain BHS's pension liabilities after the firm was put into administration on Monday. The cross-party Work and Pensions Committee on Tuesday launched an investigation into the impact of BHS's failure on the industry levy funded Pension Protection Fund (PPF). The committee wants to examine how the receipt of the pension liabilities from BHS, which has a deficit in its scheme of
  
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• Prince 'not thought to have left behind will'

  26-04-2016 19:29
  
  Prince is not thought to have left behind a will following his sudden death, according to court documents filed by the music superstar's sister.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn joins junior doctors on Whitehall protest march

  26-04-2016 19:29
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn joined thousands of junior doctors as they marched through Whitehall following a day of strikes.
  
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• Highest viewing figures notched up by Game of Thrones

  26-04-2016 19:29
  Game of Thrones marked its return to UK TV screens with its highest viewing figures to date.
  
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• Rita Ora denies being 'Becky with good hair' and claims she has the "upmost respect for Beyonce" - Mirror.co.uk

  26-04-2016 19:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  Rita Ora denies being 'Becky with good hair' and claims she has the "upmost respect for Beyonce"
  Mirror.co.uk
  Rita Ora has denied having an affair with Jay Z as it was falsely claimed that she was 'Becky with good hair' in Beyonce's Lemonade. Since the album dropped, Rita has been accused of taunting Beyonce on her social media and now the star has insisted ...and more »
  
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• Junior doctors' strike: Hospitals 'coped well' - BBC News

  26-04-2016 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Junior doctors' strike: Hospitals 'coped well'
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  Hospitals in England have coped well with the all-out strike by junior doctors - the first in the history of the NHS - health bosses are reporting. Junior doctors walked out at 08:00 BST on Tuesday, returning at 17:00 BST. A second day of strike action ...
  Junior doctors' warning to Jeremy Hunt: Start talking, or strikes will get worseThe Independent
  One in five junior doctors defy picket lines on first day of "all out" strikeTele
  
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• UK support for Brexit rises despite Obama's call - opinion polls

  26-04-2016 18:57
  Support for the campaign to get Britain out of the European Union has risen in recent days, two opinion polls showed on Tuesday, suggesting U.S. President Barack Obama's call for the UK to stay in the bloc had not yet had the impact he wanted. Forty-six percent of voters were in favour of a so-called Brexit, more than the 44 percent who believed Britain should stay in the EU, ICM said, citing the intentions of people who planned to take part in the June 23 referendum.
  
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• Schoolgirl, 14, Charged With Attempted Murder - Sky News

  26-04-2016 18:42 via news.sky.com
  
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  Schoolgirl, 14, Charged With Attempted Murder
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  A teenage girl was taken to hospital after the incident on Monday at a school in Petersfield, Hampshire. 17:38, UK, Tuesday 26 April 2016. Petersfield School. The incident happened at Petersfield School. Share on Twitter · Share on Facebook · Share on ...
  Schoolgirl, 14, charged with attempted murder over alleged attack on fellow pupilTelegraph.co.uk
  Portsmouth teenager charged with attempted murder after female
  
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• Schoolgirl, 14, Charged With Attempted Murder

  26-04-2016 18:38
  
  A 14-year-old girl has been charged with attempted murder after an incident at a Hampshire school. A Hampshire Police spokesman said: "Officers were called at 9.35am to the school on Cranford Road. "A 15-year-old girl who was taken to Queen Alexandra Hospital to be treated for a minor injury is now recovering at home.
  
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• David Cameron vows action to support steel industry during visit to Port Talbot

  26-04-2016 18:31
  
  Prime Minister David Cameron visited the Tata Steel works at Port Talbot in south Wales to assure workers, unions and bosses of the Government's commitment to support the future of steel-making at the under-threat plant.
  
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• Cameron urges Tata to sell whole of its steel business

  26-04-2016 18:19
  Prime Minister David Cameron told the management of India's Tata Steel on Tuesday that any sale of its remaining British assets would have to cover the whole of its business and be given sufficient time to take place. Cameron was visiting a steel works in the Welsh town of Port Talbot, the focus of his government's efforts to make sure Tata's sale of loss-making plants does not leave thousands unemployed just before a referendum on EU membership. India's Tata group announced plans to quit its en
  
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• 'Out means out', German lawmakers warn Britain on Brexit

  26-04-2016 18:17
  By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain should not get special treatment from the European Union if it leaves the bloc and should expect tough talks in sealing bilateral deals, lawmakers from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition said on Tuesday. The British people should be aware of the risks if a Brexit went ahead, the lawmakers said, and applauded U.S. President Barack Obama for his comment last week that it would take years for Britain to negotiate a trade deal with the U
  
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• Health 'likely to be my last big job', Jeremy Hunt says as junior doctors strike

  26-04-2016 18:04
  
  More than 20,000 junior doctors are thought to have been on strike on Tuesday as the Health Secretary admitted this was likely to be his "last big job in politics."
  
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• Boris Johnson's hopes for Brexit on the slide, says Orbit artist Kapoor

  26-04-2016 17:59
  Sir Anish Kapoor has said he hopes Boris Johnson's feet land "firmly in Europe" when he tries out the new slide at Kapoor's Orbit sculpture.
  
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• Bedroom 'fireworks' discovery could help boost IVF process

  26-04-2016 17:48
  
  People who say they have experienced "fireworks" in the bedroom may not be completely exaggerating.
  
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• Hillsborough families call for South Yorkshire police chief to quit - The Guardian

  26-04-2016 17:35 via theguardian.com
  
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  Hillsborough families call for South Yorkshire police chief to quit
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  The families of the 96 people who died at Hillsborough have called on the chief constable of South Yorkshire police to resign immediately, and accused the force of seeking to subvert and mislead the inquests into their deaths. After the jury returned a ...
  Hillsborough verdicts: Police to blame for disaster in which 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed, jury concludesTelegraph.co.uk
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• EU Immigration To UK 'Not An Exact Science'

  26-04-2016 17:35
  
  The UK's top statistician has admitted that "we don't know exactly" how many European Union citizens are living in the country. National Statistician John Pullinger has promised "extra real information" on EU immigration in May, as the issue shapes up to be a major battleground in the run-up to the referendum in June. He will draw upon figures from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), HM Revenue and Customs, the Home Office and the international passenger survey.
  
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• National Poll: Trump Hits 50 Percent Support Among Republicans - Voice of America

  26-04-2016 17:21 via voanews.com
  
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  National Poll: Trump Hits 50 Percent Support Among Republicans
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  Last updated on: April 26, 2016 12:08 PM. On the day he is expected to win all five states holding Republican presidential primaries, Donald Trump reached 50 percent support nationally from Republican or Republican-leaning voters, said NBC News/Survey ...
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• After 27 years, police blamed for Hillsborough tragedy

  26-04-2016 17:07
  By Phil Noble WARRINGTON, England (Reuters) - Police were responsible for the deaths of 96 Liverpool football fans in the 1989 Hillsborough stadium crush, a jury concluded on Tuesday after two years of hearings into Britain's worst sporting disaster. The inquest verdicts of "unlawful killing", which could pave the way for prosecutions, were greeted with a mix of cheers and tears by relatives of the victims, who sang the Liverpool fans' anthem "You'll never walk alone" outside the court in Warrin
  
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• London's Big Ben clock chimes to be silenced for urgent repairs

  26-04-2016 16:56
  The famous chimes of Big Ben will fall silent next year as the 160-year-old parliamentary clock tower undergoes essential repairs as part of a 29 million-pound project. The last significant repair work on Big Ben was in 1983-85 and both the clock and its 96-metre (315 ft) tower urgently need attention.
  
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• MPs call for explanation of further delay on Hinkley Point nuclear power station

  26-04-2016 16:31
  
  Officials from energy giant EDF are being called back to Parliament to explain to MPs a further delay in the Hinkley Point nuclear power station.
  
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• Police force blamed for Hillsborough disaster given tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers' cash to 'slur' victims - Telegraph.co.uk

  26-04-2016 16:15 via telegraph.co.uk
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  Police force blamed for Hillsborough disaster given tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers' cash to 'slur' victims
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  The Home Office has also come under fire for signing a £19.4million cheque which helped officers, some of whom now face criminal charges, mount defences at the inquest. In slurs on the victims, officers' evidence was allowed to repeat hugely ...
  Hillsborough disaster: deadly mistakes and lies that lasted decadesThe Guardian
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• Rebel Leader Riek Machar Returns to South Sudan—and Brings Hopes for Peace With Him - TIME

  26-04-2016 16:10 via time.com
  
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  Rebel Leader Riek Machar Returns to South Sudan—and Brings Hopes for Peace With Him
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  After a week's delay, South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar landed in the capital, Juba, on April 26, closing fears that an eight-month-old peace deal might collapse before it had a chance to end a two-and-a-half-year-long civil war marked by gruesome ...
  South Sudan rebel chief returns to JubaNew Vision
  South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar returns to JubaBBC News
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• Junior Doctors Are 'Wrong' To Strike, Says PM

  26-04-2016 16:07
  
  Junior doctors have a "good deal" on the table and are "wrong" to stage the first all-out strike in NHS history, David Cameron has said. Backing his Health Secretary, the Prime Minister said it was "not right" to withdraw emergency care from patients after thousands of junior doctors walked out for the first of two days of strike action. He said three-quarters of doctors would be "better off" under the new contract Jeremy Hunt has said he will impose on medics from August.
  
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• McDonnell's Aide Quits Over Anti-Semitic Post

  26-04-2016 16:05
  
  Labour MP Naz Shah has stepped down as the shadow chancellor's aide over anti-Semitic comments she made on Facebook. Ms Shah "unreservedly" apologised for sharing a graphic on her social media account which suggested all Israelis should be relocated to the US. The Bradford West MP said she deeply regretted the comments she made before she was elected and announced she had stepped down from her role as Parliamentary Private Secretary to John McDonnell.
  
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• Peter Dutton's 'no asylum' vow for Manus Island amid PNG chaos - The Australian

  26-04-2016 16:01 via theaustralian.com.au
  
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  Peter Dutton's 'no asylum' vow for Manus Island amid PNG chaos
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  Minister for Immigration Peter Dutton: 'No one who attempts to travel to Australia illegally by boat will settle in Australia.' Immigration Minister Peter Dutton vowed no Manus Island detainees would come to Australia despite the country's border ...
  Australia's Detention Of Asylum-Seekers On Papua New Guinea Unlawful: CourtNDTV
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• Wimbledon to beef up measures against doping, corruption

  26-04-2016 15:51
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - The Wimbledon championships will protect its squeaky clean image with enhanced anti-doping and anti-corruption measures for this year's 130th tournament, organisers said on Tuesday. Tennis was rocked by allegations of match-fixing on the eve of this year's Australian Open and suffered another blow to its integrity when former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova said in February she had failed a drugs test. At a news conference announcing yet another substantial
  
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