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• Police watchdog considers unredacted Orgreave report

  03-05-2016 22:42
  
  The police watchdog is considering whether an unredacted version of a report into events at the Orgreave coking plant during the 1984 miners' strike can now be made public.
  
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• Two children in the back of Toyota 'stolen during police chase'

  03-05-2016 22:40
  
  Two children were in the back of a Toyota allegedly stolen during a police chase.
  
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• David Cameron warns Londoners against electing a Labour mayor

  03-05-2016 22:29
  
  David Cameron has warned Londoners against electing a Labour mayor, as he stressed it was vital to maintain a close relationship between government and City Hall.
  
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• Premier League Boss: Leicester Give Hope To All

  03-05-2016 22:04
  
  Leicester City have given every team hope of matching their remarkable achievement and becoming English champions, according to Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore. Speaking as Leicester celebrated their triumph, Scudamore said the achievement was the greatest story in football and sporting history, and would change the way the other Premier League clubs approach the game in future. Nobody expected it," Scudamore told Sky News.
  
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• 'Mechanical failure' caused Norway helicopter crash

  03-05-2016 21:54
  
  The Norway helicopter crash, which claimed 13 lives, was caused by technical failure and not human error, according to investigators.
  
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• 'Barbaric' Foster Mum Guilty Of Toddler Murder

  03-05-2016 21:40
  
  Her 34-year-old foster mum, Kandyce Downer, of Beckbury Road, Weoley Castle in Birmingham, denied murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. After almost three hours of deliberations, a jury at Birmingham Crown Court returned a verdict of guilty on both counts.
  
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• Three Held Over Body Found In Reservoir

  03-05-2016 21:20
  
  Three men have been questioned on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in a reservoir at a popular beauty spot. Police discovered the body near a path popular with walkers in the Yarrow reservoir in Hodge Brow near Rivington, Lancashire, in the early hours of Tuesday. Detective Superintendent Jon Chadwick, from Greater Manchester Police, said: "As part of an investigation being carried out by the Major Incident Team, we have this morning recovered the body of a man from a reservoir i
  
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• How well do you know Leicester?

  03-05-2016 21:10
  
  Lesser-known facts about Foxes' home
  
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• 'A priceless leg-up' - Bank of Mum and Dad

  03-05-2016 20:45
  
  How the Bank of Mum and Dad is funded
  
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• Two Children Taken As Man Steals Car On M25

  03-05-2016 20:37
  
  Two young children have endured a terrifying ordeal after the car they were in was stolen by a suspect on the run from police. Officers had tried to stop a car travelling on the M25 southbound at around 10am on Tuesday. The car failed to stop before pulling over on the hard shoulder - when witnesses say a number of people ran from the vehicle.
  
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• Zac Goldsmith the 'right man' for all Londoners, says David Cameron

  03-05-2016 20:26
  
  Zac Goldsmith is the "right man" for all Londoners, David Cameron has said, in a last-minute plea with voters to back the Conservative candidate to be the capital's mayor.
  
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• Leicester City fans mob restaurant to catch glimpse of heroes

  03-05-2016 20:10
  
  Hundreds of Leicester City fans mobbed an Italian restaurant to catch a glimpse of their heroes as celebrations for the side's remarkable Premier League success entered a second day.
  
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• IS Files: From Coventry To Jihadist Fighters

  03-05-2016 20:00
  
  Two years after the disappearance of three Coventry teenagers who went to fight for Islamic State, Sky News has found new information about their recruitment. Rashed Amani and Ali Kalantar, who were both 19, and Mohammed Hadi, then 18, went to Syria in March 2014. Sky News recently obtained the Islamic State recruitment files of thousands of jihadists who signed up to the terror group between 2012 and 2014.
  
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• Foster Mum Found Guilty Of Toddler's Murder

  03-05-2016 19:45
  
  Her 34-year-old foster mum, Kandyce Downer, of Beckbury Road, Weoley Castle in Birmingham, denied murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. After almost three hours of deliberations, a jury at Birmingham Crown Court returned a verdict of guilty on both counts.
  
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• 'Only a fraction' of confiscation orders debt likely to be recovered

  03-05-2016 19:35
  Criminals owe the taxpayer nearly £2 billion - but only a tenth of the sum is ever likely to be recovered, official figures have revealed.
  
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• Group planning buyout of Tata Steel's UK assets registers letter of intent

  03-05-2016 19:35
  
  The group planning a management buyout of Tata Steel's UK assets has confirmed it has registered a letter of intent expressing its formal interest.
  
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• Contract enforcement 'could deepen NHS recruitment crisis'

  03-05-2016 19:21
  
  The new contract for junior doctors could have a "damaging effect" on patient care and deepen the recruitment crisis in the NHS, a leading doctor has warned.
  
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• Britain to fast-track investigation into BHS collapse

  03-05-2016 19:15
  The British government on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding department store retailer BHS's collapse into administration last week. Business Secretary Sajid Javid has instructed the Insolvency Service to fast-track its inquiry, which will also specifically consider the extent to which the conduct of the directors of BHS led to its insolvency. BHS was placed into administration, a form of creditor protection, by owner Retail Acquisitions on April 25, putting the
  
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• Tata Managers Formalise Bid To Save Steel Jobs

  03-05-2016 19:03
  
  A group of Tata management and staff have formally registered its interest in buying the company's steelworks, including the plant in Port Talbot, South Wales. The buyout by Excalibur Steel UK Limited - which submitted its letter of intent on Tuesday - could save thousands of Tata Steel jobs in the UK.
  
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• Radiohead return to the internet with new song and video

  03-05-2016 18:53
  
  Radiohead have posted a new song and accompanying animated video online, days after vanishing from the internet.
  
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• Policeman Faces Jail Over Hoax Terror Alert

  03-05-2016 18:42
  
  A police officer who caused a major terror alert with a hoax 999 call to his own force has been told he will receive a "substantial" jail sentence. PC Amar Tasaddiq Hussain, 29, showed no emotion as he was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice following a bogus claim that a police officer was going to be kidnapped. Two other men from Birmingham - Adil Bashir, 26, and Muhammad Ali Sheikh, 31 - were convicted on the same charges after their actions led West
  
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• UK 'In' camp retains lead ahead of EU referendum - TNS poll

  03-05-2016 18:31
  The campaign for Britain to stay in the European Union retained its lead for a second consecutive week, according to a TNS online poll on Wednesday which put the "In" camp on 39 percent against 36 percent for the "Out" campaign. The previous such TNS poll had "In" on 38 percent and "Out" on 34 percent. It was the first TNS polling completed since U.S. President Barack Obama urged Britain last month to stay inside the 28-member bloc, an appeal which TNS said had not caused a significant shift in
  
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• Concerns over Google access to patient data files

  03-05-2016 18:31
  A Google artificial intelligence programme has been given access to an estimated 1.6 million NHS patient files, it has been claimed.
  
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• Sir Philip Green agrees to Commons grilling over the collapse of BHS

  03-05-2016 18:28
  
  Businessman Sir Philip Green has agreed to appear before two parliamentary committees investigating the collapse of BHS.
  
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• Report backs road tunnel plan at Stonehenge

  03-05-2016 18:28
  Putting a major road past Stonehenge into a tunnel could benefit the World Heritage Site if the scheme is well designed and constructed, an international report has concluded.
  
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• Victims could be denied voice at inquiry into secret police tactics, woman warns

  03-05-2016 18:27
  A woman who unknowingly had a relationship with an undercover police officer has said hundreds of victims could be denied a voice in the public inquiry into secret police tactics.
  
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• Lookalikes Join Jamie Vardy's Title Party

  03-05-2016 17:47
  
  Three Jamie Vardys, there's only three Jamie Vardys! At least that's what some Leicester City fans seemed to think after two ringers for the striker got caught up in the club's celebrations. Ian Haughey, who lives in Derby, was walking around outside King Power stadium on Monday night when rejoicing fans began taking pictures of him. Mr Haughey said workmates often joke that he resembles the 29-year-old, who has scored 22 goals Premier League goals this season.
  
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• Wirral 'fattest' English region in table of doctors noting patient obesity

  03-05-2016 16:38
  The "fattest" and "thinnest" regions of England have been revealed.
  
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• Sats crucial in identifying pupils who are struggling, says schools inspector

  03-05-2016 16:38
  
  The chief inspector of schools has spoken out in support of Sats for six and seven-year-olds as children across England went on "strike" in protest at the controversial exams.
  
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• Policeman warned he faces 'substantial' prison term over hoax 999 terror call

  03-05-2016 16:38
  
  A policeman who sparked a major terror alert by making a hoax 999 call to his own force has been warned to expect a "substantial" prison term.
  
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• Inquiry will have no blanket ban on naming undercover police officers

  03-05-2016 16:38
  There will be no blanket ban on naming undercover officers in a public inquiry into secret police tactics.
  
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• Tim Peake fired up by combustion experiments on International Space Station

  03-05-2016 16:07
  
  Playing with fire in space has been the "coolest" part of Major Tim Peake's scientific mission so far, the British astronaut has revealed.
  
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• Tim Peake shares tales of solitude with leukaemia patient

  03-05-2016 15:45
  Astronaut Major Tim Peake has shared tales of solitude from space with a five-year-old cancer patient who is being kept in isolation during her treatment.
  
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• Smallest Engine In World Is Made Of Gold Balls

  03-05-2016 15:31
  
  Scientists at Cambridge University have created the smallest engine in the world. The engine prototype is made from tiny gold particles stuck together using a temperature-responsive polymer in the form of a gel. Cambridge University's Dr Tao Ding said: "It's like an explosion.
  
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• Sainsbury's to double number of Click & Collect sites

  03-05-2016 15:15
  British supermarket chain Sainsbury's plans to double the number of its Click & Collect sites over the next 12 months in response to the increasing popularity of the service as UK shopping habits change. Online shopping is one of the better-performing parts of Britain's retail sector and has become a key battleground for the big supermarkets as they grapple with the growth of German discounters Aldi [ALDIEI.UL] and Lidl [LIDUK.UL]. Sainsbury's, however, is playing catch-up with rivals Tesco
  
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• How did 'oversight' get two opposite meanings?

  03-05-2016 15:14
  
  How did "oversight" get two opposite meanings?
  
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• 'NHS trust failed' man accused of motorist knife murder

  03-05-2016 15:10
  An NHS trust failed a man with mental health problems before he murdered a retired solicitor on a road following a minor car crash, a court heard.
  
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• Eurovision Song Contest to make live breakthrough in US

  03-05-2016 15:10
  
  The Eurovision Song Contest is set to air live in the US for the first time in its 60-year history.
  
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• '25,000 Daesh fighters killed, 600 in last month,' Michael Fallon tells Cabinet

  03-05-2016 15:10
  Coalition air strikes have helped reduce Islamic State forces in Syria and Iraq to their lowest levels for two years, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has told Cabinet.
  
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• Man accused of mother's murder found laughing and covered in blood, court told

  03-05-2016 15:08
  A former milkman accused of murdering his mother and her friend in a horrific attack was found at the scene laughing and covered in blood, a court has been told.
  
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• Retired Lawyer 'Stabbed To Death' Over Crash

  03-05-2016 14:58
  
  Matthew Daley, 35, is on trial at Lewes Crown Court accused of knifing 79-year-old Donald Lock 39 times as he drove back from a cycling meeting on the A24 in West Sussex, on 16 July last year. Daley allegedly stabbed Mr Lock repeatedly after his Toyota crashed into the back of Daley's Ford Fusion at about 16mph, causing minor damage to both cars. Daley, who was formerly from Worthing but is now being held in a medium-secure unit, looked "expressionless" and like he was "having a passport photo"
  
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• Welsh Government Backs Tata Steel Buyout Bid

  03-05-2016 14:56
  
  A proposed management buyout aimed at saving thousands of Tata Steel jobs is being given financial support by the Welsh Government. The country's First Minister, Carwyn Jones, confirmed the backing for Tata executive Stuart Wilkie's bid hours after rival Liberty House said it would be submitting its interest in buying Tata's remaining UK assets ahead of a deadline of tonight. Mr Jones said he was happy to support "a sustainable worker buy out" and cash had been made available to Excalibur S
  
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• Party goes on for Leicester City fans after 'phenomenal' title success

  03-05-2016 14:27
  
  Leicester City fans are carrying on their celebrations into a second day after what has been described as the most unlikely triumph in team sport.
  
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• Jasper Fforde webchat – live

  03-05-2016 14:06
  
  The author of The Eyre Affair is coming in to chat about everything from Charlotte Brontë to comedy writing and will answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm BST on Tuesday 3 May 1.06pm BSTAnother question of Fforde’s Shades of Grey from Fraser Stephens:I can understand why Shades of Grey took so long to write - it is a work of genius. Although the next ones in the series will probably also take a while, when can we expect them?I like this book, but it has had disappointingly
  
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• Children's laureates condemn primary school Sats

  03-05-2016 14:05
  
  Two children's laureates have hit out at school tests which they warn are leaving six and seven-year-olds stressed and in tears.
  
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• Air pollution has been lost in the murk of the London mayor campaign | Alan Andrews

  03-05-2016 14:02
  
  Boris Johnson has left Londoners with an urgent problem with dirty air. Whoever replaces him needs to act quickly – starting with diesel carsA year ago, ClientEarth obtained a landmark ruling from the supreme court, ordering the government to prepare plans to bring air pollution within legal limits across the country. Last week we were granted permission to take it back to court – because its new plan still isn’t nearly good enough.Air pollution across the UK continues to threa
  
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• These council elections will do nothing to calm local turbulence | Peter Hetherington

  03-05-2016 14:00
  
  Labour won’t capitalise on Tory infighting, while Conservative councillors are in open revolt against their government – and face being reorganised out of existenceConventional political wisdom will be turned on its head in Thursday’s local elections. Normally the official opposition should be confident of making substantial gains, particularly when a governing party is bitterly divided. Labour will not do well.That is only part of a complex undercurrent behind this year’
  
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• Where in the UK can you find an authentic slice of Italy?

  03-05-2016 13:52
  
  We’d like to hear your suggestions for the best places to shop and eat Italian food
  Whether it’s sfogliatelle or saltimbocca share your recommendations for the best Italian delis, coffee shops, pizzerias and restaurants before 10 May. A selection of your favourite spots will appear in Cook’s Italian special on Saturday 14 May.You can share your recommendations by clicking on the ‘Contribute’ button on this article. You can also use the Guardian app and search for &l
  
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• European commission set to approve Turkish citizens' visa-free travel

  03-05-2016 13:49
  
  Approval expected on Wednesday, despite Ankara having not met all the conditions stipulated in deal with EU over refugeesThe European commission is poised to recommend visa-free travel for Turkish citizens in Europe’s borderless Schengen zone, one of the terms of a controversial deal over refugees struck between the EU and Turkey in March.Approval from the commission is expected to come on Wednesday, according to sources in Brussels, even though Ankara will fall short of the 72 political a
  
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• ECB points system has only one drawback: it totally devalues Test cricket | The Spin

  03-05-2016 13:49
  
  Combining results from Test, ODI and T20 matches over a series not only rewrites history but suggests white-ball victories are equal to winning a Test match, and that is simply not the caseThe Ashes wins of 2009 and 2010-11 were among Andrew Strauss’s finest moments as England captain. At the time, anyway. In the future they may be perceived differently. Under the new points system proposed by the ECB for bilateral series, England would have lost on both occasions. In case you’ve bee
  
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