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• Hacking 'hero' Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to US malware charges

  19-04-2019 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Marcus Hutchins said he regrets his actions and accepts "full responsibility for my mistakes".
  
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• Series of wildfires burning on the Isle of Bute

  19-04-2019 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The fire service said a large area of moorland and forestry had been affected.
  
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• Report: Raiders send scouts home ahead of draft

  19-04-2019 23:12
  The Oakland Raiders sent their scouts home for the weekend and are not expected to bring them back before the draft begins on Thursday, NFL Network reported Friday.The report adds it is believed head coach Jon Gruden and general manager Mike Mayock "don't know who to trust and wanted to clear the room," presumably to avoid any leaks about their intentions.The Raiders' scouting department has seen significant turnover since Gruden was hired in January 2018 -- including the firings of general mana
  
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• Delivery driver 'may have carried out six sexual assaults'

  19-04-2019 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Six sexual assaults against women and a girl may have been carried out by a delivery driver, police say.
  
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• Stoke Newington attack: Four people released over fatal stabbing

  19-04-2019 22:59
  A woman and three men arrested over a fatal stabbing in east London have all been bailed or released under investigation.A man believed to be in his 30s died on Wednesday after being stabbed in Matthias Road in Stoke Newington.Detective Chief Inspector Paul Considine of the Metropolitan Police said: "This attack took place in the early evening, in a residential street and in broad daylight.
  
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• Bradley Welsh murder: Hunt for 'baseball cap-wearing' killer of Trainspotting star

  19-04-2019 22:35
  Police have released a description of a man suspected of killing Trainspotting 2 actor Bradley Welsh who was shot on his doorstep.The 48-year-old father was killed with a shot to the head as he walked down the stairs to his Edinburgh flat on Wednesday.Police believe Mr Welsh was the victim of a targeted attack by a man who fled the scene on foot.
  
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• Life Sentences For Parents Who Tortured And Abused Their 12 Children

  19-04-2019 22:24
  A Californian couple who inflicted years of torture and abuse on 12 of their13 children have been sentenced to life, with parole possible after 25 years
  
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• Police investigate string of sexual assaults by suspected delivery driver

  19-04-2019 22:23
  Six incidents of sexual assault by a man on a moped have been reported in Haringey in the last two months.
  
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• Crosby Marina Park: Boy, 14, stabbed in leg and stomach

  19-04-2019 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The teenager was treated at the scene and taken to hospital for assessment.
  
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• Boy, six, injured in ‘reckless’ shotgun attack on Wolverhampton house

  19-04-2019 22:22
  Police said the boy sustained non life-threatening injuries and have opened an investigation into the shooting.
  
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• Six-year-old boy injured after shots fired at house in Wolverhampton

  19-04-2019 22:14
  A six-year-old boy has been hurt after shots were fired at a house in Wolverhampton.West Midlands Police is investigating after the child, thought to have been inside the property at the time, sustained injuries to his back and hand.West Midlands Police Detective Inspector Rod Rose said: "This was a shocking incident where someone has opened fire with a shotgun in the middle of the day.
  
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• Irish president tells dissidents to reflect on their ‘appalling’ actions

  19-04-2019 21:49
  Speaking during a visit to Belfast, Michael D Higgins said the killer or killers of Lyra McKee did not represent anybody on the island.
  
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• Murder of journalist Lyra McKee: CCTV released of suspected gunman

  19-04-2019 21:32
  Video footage showing the moments before journalist Lyra McKee's death has been released by police in Northern Ireland.Ms McKee, 29, was shot in the head as she covered disturbances in Londonderry on Thursday evening and died later in hospital.Police have now released CCTV footage which shows the street around the time of her murder, including what appears to be a man opening fire.
  
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• Man, 74, critical after being shot with crossbow while trying to fix satellite dish

  19-04-2019 21:25
  A man is fighting for his life after being shot with a crossbow outside his home.The unnamed 74-year-old was trying to fix a faulty satellite dish in the early hours of Friday morning when he was attacked on the outskirts of Holyhead, according to North Wales Police.Detective Chief Inspector Brian Kearney said it was a "highly unusual" incident, highlighting the "extremely remote" location of the victim's house on the outskirts of Holyhead.
  
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• Arrests made during Glasgow park disturbance

  19-04-2019 21:21
  Police officers remain at the scene at Kelvingrove Park.
  
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• Video shows moment gunman fired at murdered journalist Lyra McKee

  19-04-2019 21:06
  Footage released by police showed the gunman point a handgun and fire shots towards police and onlookers.
  
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• Wolverhampton shooting: Boy, 6, hurt as shots fired on house

  19-04-2019 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A group of men opened fire on the house with a shotgun while the child was inside, police said.
  
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• Man Booker winner recalls journalist’s ‘open wee heart’

  19-04-2019 20:37
  Milkman author Anna Burns was among several who paid a tearful tribute to murdered journalist Lyra McKee during a vigil at Belfast City Hall.
  
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• Joshua opponent fails second drug test

  19-04-2019 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Jarrell Miller returns a second "adverse finding" from a drugs test and will now be replaced as Anthony Joshua's next opponent, says Eddie Hearn.
  
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• 'Stolen diggers' used in cash machine raids in Crumlin and Craigavon

  19-04-2019 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say stolen diggers were used in cash machine raids in Crumlin and Craigavon.
  
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• Pink climate boat towed from Oxford Circus after five-day blockade

  19-04-2019 20:04
  The boat was dismantled several hours after Dame Emma Thompson used it as a stage to rally protesters.
  
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• Police Release Footage Of 'Gunman Shooting Journalist Lyra McKee' In Appeal For Information

  19-04-2019 19:55
  Police are investigating footage that could show the moment a gunman fired theshots that killed journalist Lyra McKee, during rioting in Londonderry onThursday night
  
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• Two men taken to hospital after two-car crash

  19-04-2019 19:37
  One of the men was airlifted to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
  
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• Trevor Nunn on Dame Judi Dench's naughty sense of humour

  19-04-2019 19:37
  Dame Judi Dench and Sir Trevor Nunn go way back.The acclaimed director and actress worked together at both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, and are now reunited for the big screen.Dench plays the title role in Nunn's wartime thriller Red Joan, inspired by a novel based on the real-life case of scientist Melita Norwood.
  
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• Journalist Lyra McKee ‘killed for doing her job’

  19-04-2019 19:34
  NUJ members have held a rally outside the Guildhall in Londonderry.
  
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• Journalist shot dead in Londonderry ‘had her dreams snuffed out’

  19-04-2019 19:31
  Lyra McKee, 29, was shot in the head during disturbances in Londonderry on Thursday evening.
  
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• Donald Trump Stopped Tweeting In The Middle Of A Thread And People Want To Know Why

  19-04-2019 19:18
  Donald Trump has been characteristically bombastic on Twitter after therelease of the Mueller report on Thursday, claiming it signifies "GAME OVER"for "the haters and the radical left democrats"
  
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• Extinction Rebellion: Police dismantle protesters' pink ship in Oxford Circus

  19-04-2019 19:13
  Police have begun dismantling the pink ship in the centre of Oxford Circus which has been a focal point for climate change protesters this week.Earlier today, Emma Thompson read a poem to the crowds while stood on the ship.Extinction Rebellion, the group behind the protests, tweeted: "The police have started to make arrests in Oxford Circus after we finished reading out our poems to the crowd.
  
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• Irish president meets soccer stars of future on tour of NI National Stadium

  19-04-2019 19:08
  Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabine also heard about how sectarianism is being tackled by the Irish FA.
  
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• BTS become first Korean artists to top UK chart

  19-04-2019 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The South Korean boyband land their first UK number one album with Map of the Soul.
  
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• Brazil's Souza provisionally suspended again

  19-04-2019 18:52
  Brazilian tennis player Joao Souza has been provisionally suspended for a second time "following consideration of additional evidence" submitted by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) regarding a corruption investigation.Souza, 30, was initially suspended on March 29 but was reinstated April 8 following a successful appeal.The TIU did not provide specifics regarding the suspension, but announced that no more appeals will be accepted.
  
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• Lyra McKee: Murdered journalist's death 'must not be in vain', says partner

  19-04-2019 18:43
  The partner of a journalist murdered in Northern Ireland has described the fatal shooting as a "barbaric act".Lyra McKee, 29, was shot in the head as she covered disturbances in Londonderry on Thursday evening and died later in hospital.Detectives have said the New IRA, a dissident republican group, was most likely behind the reporter's murder.
  
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• Tory councillors refuse to campaign for next month's EU elections

  19-04-2019 18:32
  The polling station at Market Hall in Swadlincote, Derbyshire.Photograph: Rui Vieira/PAA group of Conservative councillors is refusing to campaign for the party in European elections in a protest against the government’s failure to leave the European Union.Tories from Derbyshire county council have written to the party’s headquarters saying they will not deliver leaflets or canvass for the party’s candidates next month.Councillor Barry Lewis, the leader of the council and the g
  
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• Scottish pensioners spray city centre wall with graffiti artwork

  19-04-2019 18:32
  The group of 16 senior citizens, from Aberdeen, took to the streets of the Granite City with spray cans.
  
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• Boy, 16, shot outside Tasty Chicken shop in Tooting

  19-04-2019 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  He is in hospital with serious injuries following the shooting in Tooting, south London, on Thursday night.
  
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• Racist graffiti daubed on Preston mosque

  19-04-2019 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Offensive language was scrawled on the entrance gates to the mosque in Preston overnight.
  
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• Lyra McKee ‘wanted to expose the truth’

  19-04-2019 17:49
  She was an incredible investigative journalist and a defender of press freedom, a GoFundme fundraiser page added.
  
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• Murder inquiry after man attacked in car

  19-04-2019 17:38
  Anthony Ferns, 33, managed to drive home but was found fatally injured in the street.
  
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• Elderly Man Shot With Crossbow While Fixing Satellite Dish Outside His Home

  19-04-2019 17:38
  A 74-year-old man has suffered "horrendous, life-changing injuries" afterbeing shot with a crossbow while he was trying to fix a faulty satellite dishoutside his home
  
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• Country’s first guide horse receives training on Newcastle’s Metro system

  19-04-2019 17:32
  Digby the miniature horse was allowed on to the Tyne and Wear Metro.
  
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• Police release suspect details in Bradley Welsh shooting

  19-04-2019 17:28
  Welsh, who appeared in Trainspotting 2, was killed as he walked down the stairs to his Edinburgh flat.
  
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• Man, 74, shot with crossbow ‘critically ill’

  19-04-2019 17:21
  The incident occurred when he was trying to fix a faulty satellite dish.
  
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• Police reveal details of actor Bradley Welsh's killer

  19-04-2019 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Bradley Welsh, who acted in T2 Trainspotting, was shot dead on the doorstep of his home in Edinburgh.
  
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• Labour deletes 'happy Passover' Twitter post after backlash over image of bread

  19-04-2019 17:14
  Labour is facing a call to apologise for wishing Jews a "happy Passover" with a graphic including a loaf of bread.All traces of it must be removed from the house to commemorate Jews led by Moses out of Egypt who did not have time to let their bread rise.A post from Labour's Twitter account in the run up to Passover, which begins on Friday night, wished everyone "chag sameach" - Hebrew for happy holidays.
  
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• Lyra McKee: Murdered journalist's 'dreams snuffed out'

  19-04-2019 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Lyra McKee, who was shot dead during rioting in Londonderry, was a "tireless activist", says her partner.
  
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• Holyhead crossbow shooting: Man, 74, in critical condition

  19-04-2019 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say the victim has suffered "horrendous, life-changing injuries".
  
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• Temperatures could reach record highs over Easter weekend

  19-04-2019 17:09
  Most of the UK will enjoy clear skies from Good Friday to Easter Monday.
  
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• UK weather: bank holiday weekend could be warmest Easter on record

  19-04-2019 16:36
  Visitors on Portland Heights overlooking Chesil beach. Temperatures by Sunday could challenge the previous record of 25.3C set during the Easter bank holiday in 2011. Photograph: Tom Corban/REX/ShutterstockBritain could be in for its hottest Easter to date, with peak temperatures over the weekend expected to rival Turkey, the Greek island of Corfu and the south of France. TheMet Office expects Sunday to challenge the previous record of 25.3C, set in 2011, as temperature continue to rise this wee
  
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• Northern Ireland journalist killed by gunman during riot

  19-04-2019 16:32
  A 29-year-old Northern Irish journalist was shot dead during rioting in Londonderry overnight, an attack that shocked the region and police said was likely the work of Irish nationalist militants opposed to the 1998 Good Friday peace deal.Rioting hit the Irish nationalist Creggan area of the city in Northern Ireland late on Thursday after a raid by police, who said they were trying to prevent militant attacks this weekend.At least 50 petrol bombs were thrown and two cars set on fire.
  
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• Journalist shot dead in Londonderry during ‘orchestrated plot to kill police’

  19-04-2019 16:31
  Lyra McKee, 29, was shot in the head during disturbances in the city on Thursday evening.
  
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