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• Champions League: 170,000 football fans create buzz in city

  03-06-2017 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cardiff streets alive with singing as 170,000 Real Madrid and Juventus fans descend on capital.
  
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• Britain's Got Talent 2017: Tokio Myers crowned winner

  03-06-2017 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Musician takes home £250,000 after beating 10 other finalists in ITV talent show.
  
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• Real Madrid win Champions League Final 4-1 in Cardiff

  03-06-2017 23:18
  Real Madrid have beaten Juventus 4-1 to retain the Champions League Final at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.Cristiano Ronaldo was named man of the match after scoring two goals and becoming the first player to score in three finals.The win was Real's 12th European Cup - five more than any other side.
  
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• Teenager stabbed to death in Peckham

  03-06-2017 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The victim becomes the eighth teenager stabbed to death in London this year.
  
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• May's election gamble in doubt as poll lead falls to one point

  03-06-2017 23:00
  By Guy Faulconbridge and William SchombergLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May's gamble on a June 8 snap election was thrust further into doubt on Saturday after a Survation poll showed her Conservative Party's lead had dropped to a new low of just one percentage point.In a sign of how much her campaign has soured just five days before voting begins, Survation said the Conservatives were on 40 percent and Labour on 39 percent, indicating May's lead has collapsed by 11 percentage points
  
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• Banksy makes election print-for-vote offer

  03-06-2017 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The political graffitist risks breaking laws regarding voter privacy and bribery
  
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• May's lead cut to just one point over Labour - Survation poll

  03-06-2017 22:23
  British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives have a lead of just one percentage point over the opposition Labour Party ahead of the June 8 election, according to a Survation poll conducted for the Mail on Sunday newspaper.The poll showed said May's lead had fallen sharply from a lead of 12 percentage points in the previous Survation/Mail on Sunday poll published on May 21.In the new poll, support for the Conservatives stood at 40 percent, down six percentage points and Labour were on 39per
  
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• May's lead narrows to four points, slender majority seen - YouGov poll

  03-06-2017 22:06
  British Prime Minister Theresa May's lead over the opposition Labour Party has narrowed to four percentage points ahead of the June 8 election, according to a YouGov poll reported by the Sunday Times newspaper.The poll suggested she will win only a slender parliamentary majority of 14 seats, the Sunday Times said.The lead of May's Conservative Party was down from seven percentage points in the last comparable YouGov poll published on May 27.
  
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• Tories are in chaos over tax pledges, says Jeremy Corbyn

  03-06-2017 22:04
  
  Theresa May refused to back Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, yesterday after he had claimed that high earners would not face income tax rises under a new Conservative government.Fallon said in an interview that “the only way” for higher-rate taxpayers to “be sure their taxes won’t rise is to vote Conservative”.
  
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• Man arrested in Paisley murder investigation

  03-06-2017 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police wanted to trace a 54-year-old man after a woman died and a teenager was critically injured in Paisley.
  
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• Lead of UK Conservatives holds, May now seen negatively - ComRes poll

  03-06-2017 19:13
  
  The lead of British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party over the opposition Labour Party was unchanged at 12 points ahead of a June 8 election but May's personal approval ratings turned negative for the first time, according to a ComRes poll published on Saturday.ComRes, which conducted the poll for the Sunday Mirror and Independent newspapers, said support for the Conservatives stood at 47 percent, up one percentage point, and Labour was on 35percent, also up one point.
  
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• Zoe Ball thanks fans for support on return to Radio 2

  03-06-2017 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The DJ and presenter missed four weeks following the death of her cameraman boyfriend Billy Yates.
  
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• Here's what happened on the General Election trail today

  03-06-2017 18:11
  
  Here’s what you need to know.
  
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• Sunderland football mascot Bradley Lowery 'has weeks to live'

  03-06-2017 18:03
  The family of a terminally ill football mascot says their hearts are "broken in two" after finding out he has "just weeks to live".Bradley Lowery's cancer has spread "really fast", a statement on his campaign website said.The six-year-old, who is suffering from neuroblastoma, has been a mascot for Sunderland and England.
  
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• How UK prime minister Theresa May fumbled her own election

  03-06-2017 17:33
  
  A week before a British election that was meant to be a foregone conclusion, Theresa May finds herself where no Conservative prime minister ever wants to be – neck-deep in political hot water in the genteel city of Bath.May’s surprise decision to call another election was intended to raid deep into opposition Labour territory and bolster her narrow majority of MPs in time for forthcoming Brexit negotiations.Instead, the vicar’s daughter who inherited the keys to Number 10 Downi
  
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• Theresa May: Tory tax plans have not changed

  03-06-2017 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May was speaking after a senior Tory minister appeared to signal no tax rises for high earners.
  
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• May seen 18 seats short of majority in June 8 vote - YouGov

  03-06-2017 17:02
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May is on track to win 308 seats in Britain's parliament in an election on Thursday, 18 short of a 326-seat majority, according to a projection by polling company YouGov on Saturday.May's Conservatives had 330 seats when the snap election was called in April.On Friday, YouGov said its model suggested the Conservatives were on course to win 313 seats, 13 seats short of a majority.
  
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• Theresa May approval rating sinks as Tory lead shrinks to six points

  03-06-2017 17:00
  
  Theresa May stressed the Conservative tax record during a visit to West Yorkshire.The Conservative lead over Labour has shrunk to six points in the latest Opinium poll for the Observer, as Theresa May’s personal approval rating sank ahead of the final week of campaigning.The research showed a two-point rise for Labour over the past week, which means the party has narrowed the Tories’ lead in the polls by more than 13 points since the start of the campaign.
  
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• Bradley Lowery: Only weeks to live as cancer spreads

  03-06-2017 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  His family says their "heart is broken in two" as an X-ray reveals the six-year-old's cancer is rapidly spreading.
  
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• Which parties are the UK press backing in the general election?

  03-06-2017 15:36
  
  An Evening Standard poster in a tube station announces May’s calling of a snap general election.The Guardian’s election editorial has come out in strong support of Labour.Labour’s leader has had a good campaign.
  
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• May's Conservatives send new mixed message on tax as election nears

  03-06-2017 14:28
  By William SchombergLONDON (Reuters) - An ally of British Prime Minister Theresa May has said income tax will not rise for higher earners in an apparent new promise to voters less than a week before a national election with opinion polls showing a narrowing of her lead.The comments from Defence Minister Michael Fallon to a newspaper, which May sought to play down, looked like the latest mixed message from the ruling Conservatives who have seen theirpopular support fall ahead of the June 8 electi
  
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• May refuses to rule out income tax rise, despite ministers' pledge

  03-06-2017 14:10
  
  Theresa May has refused to rule out an income tax rise, despite senior ministers pledging there will be "absolutely" no increase for higher earners.The Prime Minister declined to guarantee income tax would not rise despite promises to voters from her Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary.When asked to clarify the commitment from Boris Johnson and Sir Michael Fallon during her visit to Dewsbury on Saturday morning, Mrs May said only that the Conservatives were the "low tax party".
  
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• Prostate cancer trial stuns researchers: 'It's a once in a career feeling'

  03-06-2017 12:30
  
  Combining two existing prostate cancer therapies could extend the life of men with advanced, high-risk prostate cancer by 37%, according to a study presented at the world’s largest cancer conference.The new findings could change how doctors first approach treatment of prostate cancer.“These are the most powerful results I’ve seen from a prostate cancer trial,” said Nicholas James, the lead author of the abstract presented as the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
  
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• May refuses to rule out income tax rise

  03-06-2017 12:30
  
  Despite two of her ministers saying there will be "absolutely" no income tax rise for higher earners, Theresa May refuses to be drawn on the issue.
  
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• Manchester attack: Ariana Grande visits injured fans

  03-06-2017 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ariana Grande surprises injured fans with a visit to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
  
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• Farage says no FBI contact after report of link to Trump inquiry

  03-06-2017 12:09
  
  Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage said he had not been contacted by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and dismissed a report that he was a "person of interest" in an FBI inquiry into possible collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign."No, of course they haven't," Farage, the former leader of Britain's UK Independence Party, told BBC radio on Saturday when he was asked if the FBI had been in touch with him."I mean this is just hysteria."The Guardian, a British new
  
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• NI climbdown: an odd sort of U-turn

  03-06-2017 11:55
  
  Torsten Bell, director of the Resolution Foundation, and Chris Bryce, chief executive of the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed, debate the Chancellor's U-turn on national insurance hikes for the self-employed
  
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• This dad is raising money for his cancer treatment by making furniture

  03-06-2017 11:40
  
  The internet has shown itself to be a force for good.
  
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• Ovarian cancer drug hailed as 'biggest breakthrough in a decade'

  03-06-2017 11:26
  A new drug to treat ovarian cancer could be the most significant breakthrough in fighting the disease for a decade, according to researchers.During its trial, ONX-0801 significantly shrank tumours in seven out of 15 patients and experts say it could extend patients' lives for more than six months.The trial was part of a larger study by the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in London.
  
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• Ariana Grande delights fans with UK hospital visit

  03-06-2017 10:48
  
  U.S. pop singer Ariana Grande has paid a surprise visit to young fans who were injured in a suicide attack on a concert she gave in Manchester last month, posing with them for selfies and signing t-shirts.Grande returned to Britain on Friday to lead an all-star benefit concert on Sunday and quickly headed for a hospital in the northern English city where many of the injured are being treated.The Manchester Evening News newspaper said she brought presents and chatted with young fans, including 10
  
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• Police make new arrest over Manchester attack, 11 in custody

  03-06-2017 10:35
  
  British police said on Saturday that they had made a further arrest in connection with last month's suicide bombing on a concert in Manchester which killed 22 people.The arrest, which was made in Manchester, took to 11 the number of people being held in custody over the attack, all of them men, the police said.
  
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• Voters triumph over May and Corbyn as spending cuts take centre stage

  03-06-2017 10:11
  
  The audience certainly blitzed both Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn at the final stress test of the aspirant leaders of the country from the off.Mrs May had a series of uncomfortable encounters on public service cuts.Mr Corbyn was more comfortable in the format generally but was under acute pressure over Trident and the IRA.
  
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• Highlights of leaders' final TV showdown

  03-06-2017 10:05
  
  Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn fronted up to voters in a BBC Question Time special - just days before the polls open in the General Election.
  
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• Conservatives pledge no tax hike for top earners as vote nears

  03-06-2017 08:38
  
  An ally of British Prime Minister Theresa May has said income tax will not rise for higher earners, making a new promise to voters less than a week before a national election with opinion polls showing a narrowing of May's lead.The comments from Defence Minister Michael Fallon in an interview with the Daily Telegraph suggested that the ruling Conservative Party would not increase the top rate of income tax, striking a contrast with main opposition Labour Party.
  
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• Britain's smallest parties: Meet Something New

  03-06-2017 07:00
  
  Here’s what’s in that manifesto…
  
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• BA urged to 'do more' over compensation for bank holiday flight chaos

  03-06-2017 06:20
  
  British Airways has been urged to automatically compensate passengers affected by the recent disruption and not wait for them to submit claims.The chaos lasting for three days, with some passengers forced to sleep on terminal floors and complaints that staff did not keep passengers properly informed.EU law allows those affected up to €600 (£524) in compensation and they can also claim for things such as hotels, meals and phone calls.
  
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• Champions League final: Huge police operation for Cardiff's big game

  03-06-2017 06:08
  A massive police and security operation is being deployed across Cardiff as the city prepares for the Champions League Final.More than 170,000 people are due to visit the Welsh capital on Saturday as Real Madrid face Juventus at the Principality Stadium.More than 2,000 police officers will be working on the biggest security operation Wales has seen since NATO visited.
  
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• Ariana Grande's surprise visit to Manchester hospital delights injured fans

  03-06-2017 04:37
  Ariana Grande has hugged fans and posed for photos as she made a surprise hospital visit to children recovering from the Manchester terror attack.Among those over the moon to see her was 10-year-old Jaden Farrell-Mann, who suffered fractures to both legs and shrapnel wounds.The teenager was also there when the Queen visited the hospital a few days after the Manchester Arena suicide attack.
  
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• N Korea, social care, nuclear weapons: Leaders under pressure

  03-06-2017 02:20
  
  Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May faced questions from an audience on the BBC's Question Time, and faced concerns over their policies on social care and defence.
  
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• May and Corbyn grilled on social care and defence by voters

  03-06-2017 02:18
  Blistering questions from a studio audience put Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn under pressure on their weak spots of social care and defence.In the final TV event of the campaign featuring the leaders of the two major parties, the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition faced a 45-minute barrage from members of the public.Mr Corbyn, a long-standing advocate of nuclear disarmament, struggled and was accused of "dodging the question" by veteran host David Dimbleby as he refused to say what he w
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn was grilled over nuclear weapons on Question Time and provoked a fierce debate

  03-06-2017 01:48
  
  The Labour leader was harangued repeatedly over whether he’d be willing to push the nuclear button.
  
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• May grilled over 'dementia tax' climbdown

  03-06-2017 01:40
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May faced a barrage of questions from the media after clarifying a controversial commitment on dementia.
  
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• Corbyn challenges Theresa May over 'dementia tax'

  03-06-2017 01:34
  Jeremy Corbyn has challenged Theresa May to reveal the impact of her controversial social care policy in the final days of the election campaign.The Labour leader said it was "staggering" that pensioners had not been told at what level social care costs would be capped or how many elderly people would lose the winter fuel payment, worth up to £300.Labour claims the Conservative plan to means-test winter fuel payments could affect up to 10.8 million pensioners, while people who need social
  
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• Statins could reduce risk of breast cancer death by 38%, research shows

  03-06-2017 01:00
  
  Experts and charities said the evidence presented a ‘high promise avenue of investigation’ for a clinical trial.Statins – drugs that lower cholesterol – could reduce the risk of death from women diagnosed with breast cancer by as much as 38%, a new analysis has found, prompting fresh calls for clinical trials.The new analysis of seven previous observational studies was presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago, by Dr Binliang Liu, of the National C
  
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• School funding soars up election agenda as teachers warn of crisis

  03-06-2017 01:00
  
  A survey of parents found that education ranked alongside health and Brexit as a major election issue.Rising concerns over school funding have seen education emerge as one of the major issues of the election campaign, according to an opinion poll.The survey of 1,000 parents of schoolchildren conducted by YouGov ranked education alongside health and Brexit as the most important election issues – and ahead of perennial concerns such as jobs, the economy or terrorism.
  
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• General election: May falters during challenge over record on public services

  03-06-2017 00:48
  
  Theresa May came under sustained pressure over the Conservative party’s record on public sector pay, mental health services and social care in a combative election edition of BBC1’s Question Time broadcast less than a week before polling day.The prime minister faced a string of awkward questions from members of the public, including a challenge from a nurse, Victoria Davey, who left May faltering after confronting her over the 1% pay increase received by NHS staff.
  
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