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• Men charged with murder of Dorset businessman Guy Hedger - Daily Mail

  05-05-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Men charged with murder of Dorset businessman Guy Hedger
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  Two men have been charged with murdering a businessman in front of his boyfriend as they burgled his home in the middle of the night. Guy Hedger was shot dead by a masked gang in his £1million house in Ringwood, Dorset. Today Jason Baccus, 41, and ...
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• The local election results summed up in 6 handy graphics

  05-05-2017 23:51
  
  Labour supporters should probably look away now.
  
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• West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur - PLAYER RATINGS - Daily Mail

  05-05-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur - PLAYER RATINGS
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  West Ham United welcomed Tottenham to the London Stadium for a crunch derby in the capital on Friday night. Spurs were looking to close the gap to just one point with Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table but fell short, as they lost courtesy ...
  West Ham get the scalp they needed at their new home as Tottenham succumb to the Wembley effect once againEvening Standard
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• Is this the END of UKIP? Former MP claims 'there is NO POINT in General Election campaign'

  05-05-2017 23:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CAMPAIGNING for Ukip may be a pointless venture in this year’s General Election, former party member Douglas Carswell has claimed.
  
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• Republicans who voted for Trumpcare are already seeing their re-election chances fall, analysis suggests - The Independent

  05-05-2017 23:39 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Republicans who voted for Trumpcare are already seeing their re-election chances fall, analysis suggests
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  President Donald Trump's hard-fought healthcare victory could backfire, as House Republicans that voted to repeal Obamacare are now vulnerable to backlash from their constituents. The Republicans' 217-213 passage of the American Health Care Act ...
  For Trump, the art of the deal meets the dilemma of compromiseLos Angeles Times
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• Mesut Özil, his new driveway and the eternal question of his value to Arsenal - The Guardian

  05-05-2017 23:29 via theguardian.com
  
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  Mesut Özil, his new driveway and the eternal question of his value to Arsenal
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  Mesut Özil in action for Arsenal against Burnley. After an impressive start to the season, the playmaker has again drifted to the periphery in matches. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters. Arsenal ...
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• 'These are BAD people' Nigel Farage fumes at unelected EU 'thugs' in FURIOUS tirade

  05-05-2017 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NIGEL FARAGE blasted European Union leaders in an angry rant as he insisted the Prime Minister needed to be strong when negotiating a Brexit deal.
  
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• Voters send SNP message on second referendum as Tories record historic council wins

  05-05-2017 23:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RAVENSCRAIG, Shettleston, Calton and Ferguslie Park have all returned Conservative councillors as many of the last bastions of Scottish Labour fell to the Tories.
  
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• Zoe Ball's cameraman boyfriend 'killed himself' and had battled depression before - Mirror.co.uk

  05-05-2017 23:20 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  Zoe Ball's cameraman boyfriend 'killed himself' and had battled depression before
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  Zoe Ball 's friends have told how the star had recently got her life back on track after the breakup of her marriage when she was hit with the tragedy of her new boyfriend's death. Police and paramedics found the body of TV cameraman Billy Yates, 40 ...
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• Poll victor Andy Burnham skips Manchester event with Jeremy Corbyn - BT.com

  05-05-2017 23:03 via home.bt.com
  
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  Poll victor Andy Burnham skips Manchester event with Jeremy Corbyn
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  Jeremy Corbyn received an apparent snub from Andy Burnham, one of Labour's few big winners on a day when his party suffered heavy losses. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn en route to Manchester conference centre where Andy Burnham was elected ...
  Jeremy Corbyn went to congratulate Andy Burnham - but where was Manchester's new mayor?Liverpool Echo
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• Days of backroom deals ahead as EVERY mainland Scottish council left with no control

  05-05-2017 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SCOTLAND now face days of backroom deals and political horse trading after every mainland council was left under no overall control.
  
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• West Ham derail Tottenham's title bid with Manuel Lanzini's goal - The Guardian

  05-05-2017 22:58 via theguardian.com
  
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  West Ham derail Tottenham's title bid with Manuel Lanzini's goal
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  Manuel Lanzini turns away in celebration after scoring the game's only goal, as Tottenham players look dejected. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters. Premier League. West Ham derail Tottenham's title bid with Manuel Lanzini's goal. Share on Facebook ...
  Tottenham stunned as bitter rivals West Ham kill off their title challenge at the London StadiumThe Independent
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• Majority of Labour voters want Corbyn to quit immediately if he loses general election, poll reveals - The Independent

  05-05-2017 22:55 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Majority of Labour voters want Corbyn to quit immediately if he loses general election, poll reveals
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  A majority of Labour supporters want Jeremy Corbyn to quit immediately if he loses the general election, an exclusive poll for The Independent has revealed. The survey from ORB sealed a devastating 24 hours for Mr Corbyn after his party was battered in ...
  Historic Tory poll triumph as Ukip is wiped outDaily Mail
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• No bubbly, no banners as Tories play down local election results

  05-05-2017 22:45
  
  The local elections have comprehensively proven that all politics, is, well, not local.Major constitutional convulsions in Scotland and with Europe have been the inescapable backdrop to a set of local results that have more to do with Barnier than bin collection.It is frankly extraordinary that the Conservatives mayoral candidate Andy Street won in the Labour stronghold of the West Midlands, but we had begun to expect it.
  
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• Local election results and General Election projection

  05-05-2017 22:45
  
  What do the local election results tell us about how the General Election might play out?
  
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• May 'taking nothing for granted'

  05-05-2017 22:40
  
  Theresa May insists that local election results will not make her complacent and that she can provide the right leadership to steer the UK through Brexit.
  
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• The Latest: Macron says movement not picked for its initials - Fox News

  05-05-2017 22:36 via foxnews.com
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  PARIS – The Latest on the French presidential runoff on Sunday (all times local):. 10 p.m.. French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has defended himself against the charge that his political movement 'En Marche' is too egocentric and ...
  French election: Security alerts as campaigning endsBBC News
  As bitter French campaign ends, candidates get in last shotsDaily Mail
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• 'Theresa got a bit LAIRY' Comedian RIDICULES Theresa May's tense meeting with Juncker

  05-05-2017 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A COMEDIAN mocked the meeting between the Prime Minister and Jean-Claude Juncker after it was described as tense.
  
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• Sturgeon hails ‘victory’ despite SNP failure to win overall majorities

  05-05-2017 22:14
  
  Nicola Sturgeon called the results ‘a fantastic election victory for the SNP’.Nicola Sturgeon has hailed a “fantastic” series of council election results after the Scottish National party won the most seats in Scotland’s four largest cities, unseating Labour in its former heartland of Glasgow.The first minister said the wins gave her party “a clear, emphatic election victory”, but the results failed to meet pre-election expectations, with the SNP unable
  
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• Dogs of war: Memorial to the unsung canine heroes of World War One

  05-05-2017 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A TRIBUTE to a breed of dog which played a heroic role during World War One has been announced.
  
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• JAILED: Three years for paedophile PC trapped in ‘police sting'

  05-05-2017 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A MARRIED police officer was jailed today after being unmasked as a child sex groomer by his own colleagues.
  
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• Here's everything you need to know about the local election results

  05-05-2017 21:56
  
  It’s been an interesting day, to say the least.
  
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• Benidorm balcony fall Scot 'only in my room for seconds'

  05-05-2017 21:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A SCOT who died in a fall from a Spanish hotel suite was only in the room for 40 seconds, it has been claimed.
  
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• Prince Harry reunited with Wellchild boy Ollie Carroll

  05-05-2017 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ollie Carroll previously met the prince when the pair hugged at an awards ceremony last year.
  
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• Election mutes Treasury milestone as £21bn Lloyds sale completes

  05-05-2017 21:46
  It will be a major milestone in the British economy's efforts to move on from the 2008 financial crisis - but Treasury officials will be barred from publicly acclaiming it.Sky News understands that rules dictating civil servants' conduct during election campaigns mean that the UK finance ministry may be barred from announcing‎ the sale of the Government's remaining stake in Lloyds Banking Group.Sources said on Friday that the completion of Lloyds' re-privatisation could happen as early as th
  
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• Sir David Murray aide 'appalled' by Rangers takeover funding

  05-05-2017 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A KEY adviser to Sir David Murray was “appalled” when it emerged Craig Whyte apparently funded his Rangers takeover with money from future season ticket sales.
  
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• Merkel says wants good partnership with Britain after Brexit

  05-05-2017 21:44
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Friday for fair and constructive negotiations with Britain over its exit from the European Union, with the aim of retaining a good partnership."We will of course need, and want to have Britain as a good partner in the future," Merkel said in a speech in Hamburg, adding that the Brexit negotiations would be "extremely complex and intense"."Britain will in future be less closely connected than until now, including in the economic domain," she said, adding
  
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• Popular farmer is killed by bull in 'horrific accident'

  05-05-2017 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AN elderly farmer has died after what has been described as a “horrific incident” involving a bull.
  
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• Local elections: Tories gain over 550 seats as Labour and Ukip votes plunge

  05-05-2017 21:43
  
  Conservative Dick Madden celebrates after retaining his seat on Essex county council.Theresa May’s Conservatives gained more than 550 council seats and swept to shock victories in mayoralty contests in the West Midlands and Tees Valley in results that placed her party on track to secure a thumping majority in the general election.The prime minister insisted she was not taking “anything for granted” but the Tories enjoyed a stunning day that was matched by a dramatic decline for
  
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• Airbus well behind Boeing in January-April orders

  05-05-2017 21:41
  
  Airbussold 25 passenger jets in April, bringing total orders for the European planemaker so far this year to 51, well behind its U.S. rival Boeing.Airbus typically makes a slow start to the year as it prefers to use the industry's main summer air show, held in Paris in June this year, as a focal point for new business.Airbus said that after adjustments for cancellations and conversions between different models, net orders stood at 23 aircraft for the year so far.
  
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• Mother horrified after discovering cause of her headaches was a SPIDER in her ear

  05-05-2017 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A WOMAN suffering from headaches was horrified to discover the source of her pain was... a spider living in her ear.
  
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• Straws drawn to decide seat after dead heat

  05-05-2017 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liberal Democrats win a crucial county council seat following two recounts and the drawing of straws.
  
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• Confident Tories set sights on Labour heartlands after local elections surge

  05-05-2017 20:34
  
  Supporters of the new mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, celebrate.The Conservatives are making plans to go after seats in Labour’s traditional heartlands after winning mayoral contests in the north-east of England and the West Midlands as well as seizing control of 11 more councils.Theresa May insisted she was “not taking anything for granted” before the 8 June general election but the local and mayoral results showed the Conservatives benefiting from the collapse of Uki
  
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• Brexit minister Davis says EU trying to bully Britain

  05-05-2017 20:30
  
  The European Commission is trying to bully Britain, Brexit minister David Davis said, ratcheting up the rhetoric before a national election in which the ruling Conservatives are asking voters to back them ahead of tough talks to leave the EU.On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May accused European politicians and officials of seeking to affect the outcome of the June 8 election after a German media report published a damning account of her meeting with EU President Jean-Claude Juncker."
  
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• Wales council elections: Labour losses 'not as bad as expected'

  05-05-2017 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour keeps control of Swansea and Cardiff councils as the Tories fail to make the expected gains.
  
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• Reading the runes

  05-05-2017 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What do the local election results mean for the outcome of June's general election?
  
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• Inspiral Carpets drummer Craig Gill's tinnitus 'worsened before death'

  05-05-2017 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inspiral Carpets drummer Craig Gill's wife says he had "unbearable" tinnitus leading up to his death.
  
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• West Ham vs Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League: live score updates - Telegraph.co.uk

  05-05-2017 19:59 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Another tough break for the big man, but no manager ought to hang his hopes on the fitness of Andy Carroll. West Ham lack bits and bobs all over the place, but they're still crying out for a durable no.9 figure. This Spurs defence won't be too worried ...
  West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League – live!The Guardian
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• Two men charged with murder over death of Guy Hedger in Dorset - The Guardian

  05-05-2017 19:58 via theguardian.com
  
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  Two men charged with murder over death of Guy Hedger in Dorset
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  A postmortem examination found Guy Hedger died as a consequence of gunshot wounds, police said. Photograph: Dorset police/PA. UK news. Two men charged with murder over death of Guy Hedger in Dorset. Jason Baccus and Scott Keeping, ...
  Two men charged with shotgun murder of insurance executive, Guy HedgerTelegraph.co.uk
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• Council election results: Sturgeon hails victory despite Tory surge

  05-05-2017 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The SNP finishes as comfortably the biggest party in the Scottish council elections despite big Conservative gains.
  
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• Why the opinion polls were wrong in the 2015 general election | Letters

  05-05-2017 19:57
  
  Disappointed Labour party supporters on 8 May 2015, the day after polling day.Both our research and the polling inquiry suggest that it was a failure to obtain representative samples that led to the 2015 polling miss and not people lying to pollsters or changing their minds at the last minute.In short, pollsters did not contact enough people from hard-to-reach groups that do not vote in elections.
  
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• The future of Northern Ireland after Brexit | Letters

  05-05-2017 19:56
  
  Traffic crosses the border into Northern Ireland from the Irish Republic near Dundalk next to a poster warning against a hard Brexit. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images
  
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• The perfect way to read all about one | Brief letters

  05-05-2017 19:55
  
  Poor Theresa feels she has been misrepresented by the press (Show respect in Brexit talks, Tusk tells May, 5 May).• Media coverage of French election speeches should have provided an excellent opportunity for us to test our school French and go a little way towards lifting the shame of our national monoglottery.Infuriatingly, however, British TV channels permit us two seconds of French before the measured cadences of the orator are obliterated by an interpreter’s neutral drone.
  
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• Local election results 2017 LIVE: Labour suffers in its heartlands as Tories sweep all before them - Mirror.co.uk

  05-05-2017 19:54 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  Local election results 2017 LIVE: Labour suffers in its heartlands as Tories sweep all before them
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  Who won the local elections? When are the results in my area? And what does it all mean? Latest UK council and mayoral vote winners, losers, reaction and analysis. Share. ByMikey SmithDan Bloom. Updated 19:34, 5 MAY 2017. News. Share. Play Video.
  Local and mayoral results: Tories advance amid Labour lossesBBC News
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• Ex-John Lewis boss wins West Midlands mayoral race for Conservatives

  05-05-2017 19:47
  
  Former John Lewis boss Andy Street has won the West Midlands mayoral race for the Tories, putting his win partly down to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.In a tightly fought contest, Mr Street beat Labour's Sion Simon by just under 4,000 votes to become the first West Midlands metropolitan mayor.It was one of the six metro mayoral races being run today - four of which were won by Labour, including by former health secretary Andy Burnham.
  
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• Two men charged with murder of businessman Guy Hedger

  05-05-2017 19:43
  Two men have been charged with the murder of businessman Guy Hedger in Dorset.Mr Hedger, 61, was shot in the early hours of 30 April at his home in Ringwood.Jason Baccus, 41, and Scott Keeping, 44, both of Verney Close in Bournemouth, have been charged with murder and aggravated burglary.
  
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• Amanda Telfer death: Construction boss jailed

  05-05-2017 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lawyer Amanda Telfer died when three frames fell on her as she walked past a building site in London.
  
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• Sturgeon hails 'victory' despite SNP failure to win overall majorities

  05-05-2017 19:36
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has hailed a “fantastic” series of council election results after the Scottish National party won control of Scotland’s four largest cities, unseating Labour in its former heartland of Glasgow.The first minister said the victories gave her party “a clear, emphatic election victory”, but the results failed to meet pre-election expectations, with the SNP unable to win any overall majorities in the face of a surge in support for the Conservatives.After
  
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• Some people are loving that Greater Manchester's first ever mayor is from Liverpool

  05-05-2017 19:33
  
  Andy Burnham won the Greater Manchester Mayoral race with 63% of the vote.
  
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• This week on the election trail

  05-05-2017 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The big moments from the election campaign this week.
  
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