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• Tim Farron’s pledge to voters: Lib Dems won’t make coalition deals

  22-04-2017 22:30
  
  Tim Farron campaigning in Manchester on Friday where the Lib Dems are targeting seats in Gorton and Withington.The Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has ruled out any form of coalition with the Tories or Labour after the general election as he sets out a bold ambition to attract enough Remain voters to form the main opposition party in parliament.In a dramatic shift of strategy for a party that entered coalition with the Conservatives in 2010 in the “national interest”, Farron said
  
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• Watch Jeremy Corbyn manage to put a positive spin on being told to pick up dog poo

  22-04-2017 21:08
  
  He turned a grim chore into a metaphor.
  
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• 'Untreatable' superbug infections on the rise

  22-04-2017 20:24
  The number of cases of an "almost untreatable" superbug are on the rise, according to NHS data.CPE, or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, has proved immune to even the most powerful antibiotics, including the so-called last-line drugs.Since 2009, at least 81 people infected with CPE have died at 66 NHS Trusts in England, Public Health England (PHE) said.
  
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• All IMF members aligned on need for free, fair trade: Carstens

  22-04-2017 20:08
  Members of the International Monetary Fund are aligned on the need to achieve free and fair trade, Agustin Carstens, chairman of the IMF's steering committee, said on Saturday.The use of the word protectionism is very ambiguous," Carstens told a news conference, when asked why the International Monetary and Financial Committee's statement removed a past pledge to resist all forms of protectionism.The final goal is to take advantage of trade ... Everyone is aligned that we need free and fair trad
  
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• Willie Rennie had an interesting looking encounter with a ram and it just about sums up election fever

  22-04-2017 19:58
  
  What a set of photos.
  
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• Check out all the awesome signs from the March for Science

  22-04-2017 18:24
  A serious rally doesn’t have to have serious signs.
  
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• Conservatives on course for landslide victory in election, poll suggests

  22-04-2017 18:17
  
  Jeremy Corbyn beat Theresa May 47% to 46% when voters were asked who sticks to their principles most.The Tories have more than doubled their lead over Labour to 19 points since Theresa May called a snap general election last Tuesday, according to a new poll that suggests the Conservatives are heading for a landslide victory on 8 June.The survey by Opinium for the Observer, conducted on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, puts the Tories on 45% (up seven points compared with the previous week),
  
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• Scientists march against threat they face in post-fact age

  22-04-2017 18:16
  Scientists have taken to the streets to protest over fears that long-standing principles underpinning centuries of progress could be at risk.Several celebrities joined the March for Science in London as it passed a series of the capital's most celebrated research institutions.It follows the mushrooming of fake news stories and others that purport to be based on fact but are proved otherwise by the scientific community.
  
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• Cold snap will send UK temperatures tumbling

  22-04-2017 18:09
  
  Gardeners have been warned to be on the alert for ground frost.Don’t put away that winter coat just yet: Britain is braced for a late taste of winter, with icy showers and arctic winds expected across much of the country early next week.The cold snap is likely to bring snow and sleet in Scotland and parts of England, the Met Office warned.
  
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• Fur coat worn by Titanic stewardess sells for £150,000

  22-04-2017 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The coat was worn on the night the Titanic sank and was originally valued at £80,000.
  
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• Konta wins for GB after Nastase outburst

  22-04-2017 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Romania captain Ilie Nastase is banned from the Fed Cup tie against Great Britain after an incident that left Johanna Konta in tears.
  
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• Portsmouth 'homophobic attack' victims afraid to go out alone

  22-04-2017 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The five women say they were kicked, punched and stamped on by a group of men.
  
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• May refuses to rule out personal tax hikes after election

  22-04-2017 17:30
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May refused on Saturday to rule out an increase in personal taxes if she wins a June election, riling supporters at the start of a campaign designed to strengthen her hand ahead of Brexit talks.Polls put May's Conservatives on course for a landslide victory but the surprise decision to call an election has forced the prime minister to confront a string of hot-button topics for her party such as taxes, pensions and foreign aid.The top-selling Sun newspaper splashed
  
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• Teenage girl and man in court after jury tampering investigation

  22-04-2017 17:06
  A 27-year-old man and a teenage girl have appeared in court following an investigation into jury tampering.Jonaade Hussain and the 15-year-old girl - who cannot be named because of her age - were arrested on Thursday and subsequently charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.West Yorkshire Police's investigation was linked to a "cash for crash" trial in February which saw four men jailed for a total of 37 years for offences including manslaughter and fraud.
  
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• Signing up

  22-04-2017 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Government figures show it is young people dominating registrations ahead of the election on 8 June.
  
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• HS2 is on its way but bid troubles and snap election could still derail project

  22-04-2017 17:00
  
  Honest.” If this announcement has left the public sceptical after seven years of relaunches and debate, there are signs that HS2 is starting to carve its first marks on the landscape.Royal assent in February gave HS2 Ltd the full legal, financial and planning powers to build the first half of a railway that the government claims will transform travel between London, the Midlands and, eventually, the north of England, create 25,000 jobs and help rebalance the UK’s precarious economy.L
  
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• Ilie Nastase aims abuse at Britain's Johanna Konta at Fed Cup

  22-04-2017 16:56
  Former world number one tennis player Ilie Nastase has been barred from Romania's Fed Cup semi-final tie after apparently aiming abuse at the British team.The 70-year-old appeared to call Great Britain's captain Anne Keothavong and player Johanna Konta "f***ing bitches".The International Tennis Federation said Nastase was asked to leave the court for "unsportsmanlike conduct" having already received two official warnings.
  
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• Romania captain Ilie Nastase's behaviour is creating an unwelcome distraction from Britain's Fed Cup match

  22-04-2017 16:39
  
  Nastase has recently attracted controversy with a comment about Serena Williams’ pregnancy as well.
  
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• SNP rules not to endorse two sitting MPs as general election candidates

  22-04-2017 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michelle Thomson and Natalie McGarry have been sitting as independents amid ongoing police investigations.
  
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• Government has failed to act on air pollution, says Labour

  22-04-2017 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour says it would introduce legislation to tackle the "public health emergency" if in power.
  
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• Liverpool 2022 Commonwealth Games bid open to Manchester help

  22-04-2017 15:53
  By Simon EvansMANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Liverpool's bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games could include using existing facilities in Manchester or other cities, a source close to the bid told Reuters on Saturday.The British government has asked its cities to draw up detailed plans to stage the Games, as it prepared a bid to take over the event from dropped host Durban.Australian cities Sydney and Melbourne have also shown interest in taking on the 2022 event.
  
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• May: Look at the Government's record on taxes

  22-04-2017 15:40
  
  Theresa May has refused to confirm whether the Conservatives will increase taxes after the General Election.
  
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• May refuses to rule out tax rises under future Tory government

  22-04-2017 15:37
  
  Theresa May has repeatedly refused to rule out tax rises under a future Conservative government in a campaign speech in Dudley.Pressed by reporters on whether she would commit to her predecessor David Cameron’s tax and pensions pledges, the prime minister stressed the Tories were a party of low taxes and asked voters to “just look at what the Conservatives have done in government”.“Every vote that is cast for me and the Conservatives will strengthen my hand in the negotia
  
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• Theresa May won't rule out tax rises after election

  22-04-2017 15:34
  Theresa May has refused to confirm whether the Conservatives would increase taxes after the General Election.It follows suggestions her party will abandon a manifesto pledge, made in 2015, not to increase income tax, National Insurance or VAT.Taking questions from journalists after a campaign speech in Dudley, Mrs May urged voters to look at the Tories' record on taxation over the past seven years in government.
  
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• MP Michelle Thomson will not contest Edinburgh West seat

  22-04-2017 15:29
  
  Michelle Thomson has sat as an independent MP in the Commons since she resigned the SNP whip in late 2015.Michelle Thomson, a former SNP MP now sitting as an independent, has been barred from standing for the party in the general election due to an unresolved legal case.Thomson announced on Saturday she would not contest her Edinburgh West seat after the SNP’s national executive said she was ineligible.
  
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• General election 2017: PM says Tories are 'party of lower taxes'

  22-04-2017 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May says Labour wants to raise taxes - but does not commit to previous Tory pledges.
  
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• Five-a-side players Goals and Powerleague aim to score with merger

  22-04-2017 15:18
  The UK's two most prominent operators of five-a-side football pitches are examining a surprise merger that would create a major international leisure player.Sky News has learnt that stock market-listed Goals Soccer Centres and privately owned Powerleague have been discussing a combination of the two businesses.A tie-up between Goals and Powerleague, which between them operate roughly 100 sites, would significantly increase their UK presence, as well as bringing under one corporate umbrella their
  
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• Line of Duty star Vicky McClure relives tram misunderstanding

  22-04-2017 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Actress Vicky McClure says she was "mortified" at being told to get off a tram named in her honour.
  
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• Acid attacks 'hidden' by fearful victims, say police

  22-04-2017 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reported crimes have risen by a third, but many victims may be staying silent, police warn.
  
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• Donna Willis: Absconded prisoner believed to be in Northumbria Police area

  22-04-2017 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Donna Willis was serving a five-year jail sentence for grievous bodily harm when she fled.
  
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• Sir Eric Pickles to quit as MP

  22-04-2017 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Conservative Party chairman is standing down as an MP after 25 years.
  
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• Eric Pickles 'will be missed' in Westminster

  22-04-2017 14:10
  
  Eric Pickles 'will be missed' in Westminster
  
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• Sir Eric Pickles to quit as MP before General Election

  22-04-2017 14:03
  Former cabinet minister Sir Eric Pickles has said he will not stand for re-election on 8 June.After holding the Essex seat of Brentwood and Ongar since 1992, the Conservative politician will now be stepping down as an MP.Other prominent Conservative MPs who have said they will not be standing in the forthcoming General Election include George Osborne - who starts his new role as editor of the Evening Standard on 2 May - and Aldershot MP Sir Gerald Howarth.
  
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• Wait...you can actually order salad from Domino's?

  22-04-2017 14:00
  
  Why would you order salad from a pizza place?!
  
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• Government delays its air quality plan days before publication

  22-04-2017 13:21
  A request by the Government to delay a report on air pollution until after the General Election has been described as "far from acceptable".The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was ordered by the courts to publish enhanced measures by Monday after its plans for meeting the EU's air quality requirements were deemed inadequate.The move has provoked anger from campaigners, with environmental lawyers accusing the Government of leaving its deferral to the "very last minute".
  
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• Politicians kissing babies and pretending to do some gardening...it must be election season

  22-04-2017 11:50
  
  Photocalls seem to get weirder and weirder.
  
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• Tories play down talk of tax hikes after General Election

  22-04-2017 11:34
  
  Conservative Party sources have told Sky News there has been "no decision yet" on whether there could be tax increases after the 8 June General Election.Chancellor Philip Hammond suggested at an International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington that the Conservatives may abandon a 2015 election pledge not to raise income tax, National Insurance or VAT.After his debut Budget last month, the Chancellor was forced to make a U-turn on plans to increase National Insurance for millions of self-employe
  
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• The village that made itself hedgehog friendly

  22-04-2017 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hedgehogs, nursed back to health in an animal sanctuary, are released in the village of Burton Fleming, East Yorkshire.
  
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• Manslaughter charge after crash death near Chesterfield

  22-04-2017 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An elderly driver died during an argument about a minor collision.
  
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• Murder arrest after 14-year-old dies in Nottingham

  22-04-2017 11:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenager is in police custody after the boy collapsed and died.
  
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• Huge queues for Record Store Day prove that vinyl is alive and well

  22-04-2017 10:57
  
  Dedicated fans have been up for hours to get their hands on special editions.
  
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• 'Everything's on fire'

  22-04-2017 10:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  News of a snap poll means many late nights and cancelled weekends for some over the coming weeks.
  
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• Repertory theatre for on-demand generation

  22-04-2017 10:10
  
  Repertory theatre for on-demand generation
  
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• War-time film shows secret chemical weapons site

  22-04-2017 08:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tunnels at a former top secret World War Two chemical weapons site in Flintshire are being formally opened to the public on Saturday.
  
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• 'I can never leave them'

  22-04-2017 08:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One FGM survivor explains her struggle to protect her daughters from the practice.
  
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• Chancellor hints Tories may ditch 2015 pledge not to raise taxes

  22-04-2017 07:24
  
  The Chancellor has suggested the Conservatives may abandon a 2015 election pledge not to raise income tax, National Insurance or VAT.Speaking at an International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington, Philip Hammond said the vows made at the time of the last General Election "constrained" the Government's ability to manage the economy effectively and that he needed more "flexibility".Following on from his debut Budget last month, the Chancellor was forced to make a U-turn on plans to increase Nati
  
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• Nightclub acid attack: Two held as police say 'net is closing' on suspects

  22-04-2017 07:04
  A 24-year-old man was arrested at an address in north London on suspicion of grievous bodily harm on Friday evening, following the earlier arrest of a 21-year-old man on the same charges, also in north London.Officers also carried out three arrest warrants at addresses in Hertfordshire and others in Milton Keynes.A 22-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man were both blinded in one eye in the attack at Mangle E8 in Dalston, east London, in the early hours of Monday.
  
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• Britain's first coal-free day since Industrial Revolution

  22-04-2017 07:03
  Britain went coal-free for the whole of Friday, generating all its electricity without using even one lump of the most polluting of all the fossil fuels.
  
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• Car users in Pyongyang are scrambling to fill up their tanks - Telegraph.co.uk

  22-04-2017 06:08 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Car users in Pyongyang are scrambling to fill up their tanks
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  Cars line up at a gas station in Pyongyang, North Korea. Credit: Eric Talmadge/AP. Associated Press. 22 April 2017 • 5:07am. Car users in Pyongyang are scrambling to fill up their tanks as gas stations begin limiting services or even closing amid ...
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• Jose Mourinho says Man United are in trouble after injury to Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Belfast Telegraph

  22-04-2017 05:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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  Jose Mourinho says Man United are in trouble after injury to Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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  Jose Mourinho is concerned at the worsening state of Manchester United's injury crisis amid growing concerns that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not play again this year. Thursday's progress to the Europa League semi-finals came at a cost as both Ibrahimovic ...
  Jose Mourinho says Manchester United are 'in trouble' due to growing injury listSkySports
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