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• Pensioner, 83, ‘hypnotised’ by 26-year-old lover who ‘planned to murder her with help of magician’, court told - The Independent

  03-05-2019 23:57
  Pensioner, 83, ‘hypnotised’ by 26-year-old lover who ‘planned to murder her with help of magician’, court told  The IndependentMaids Moreton deaths: Plot to 'make woman die during sex'  BBC NewsChurch warden, 28, ‘plotted to give his lover, 83, a fatal heart attack during ‘vigorous sex’ in bid to steal  The Sun'Gaslighting' church warden, 26, 'plotted to kill infatuated lover, 83, by sex'  Mirror.co.ukRetired teach
  
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• German police shut down one of world's biggest dark web sites

  03-05-2019 23:56
  Arrests in Germany, Brazil and US relate to sale of drugs, stolen data and malicious software
  German police have shut down one of the world’s largest illegal online markets in the so-called dark web and arrested the three men allegedly running it, prosecutors said on Friday.The “Wall Street Market” (WSM) site enabled trade in cocaine, heroin, cannabis and amphetamines as well as stolen data, fake documents and malicious software. Continue reading...
  
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• Royal baby: 'Logistical issues' force Prince Harry to cancel trip to Amsterdam

  03-05-2019 23:55
  The Duke of Sussex has postponed his trip to Amsterdam next week as furious speculation around his baby's due date mounts.The trip was only announced on Wednesday - but now, Buckingham Palace has said they are going to rearrange the visit.The palace said: "Due to the logistical planning for the travelling press to cover visits and engagements by the Royal Family, we have taken the decision to postpone the Duke of Sussex's scheduled visit to Amsterdam ‪on Wednesday 8 May 2019.
  
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• DR Congo Ebola deaths pass 1,000 - BBC News

  03-05-2019 23:53
  DR Congo Ebola deaths pass 1,000  BBC News‘Nothing short of terrifying’: Ebola death toll hits 1,000 as lethal virus spreads  The TelegraphEbola death toll in Congo to pass 1,000, World Health Organization warns  The GuardianEbola news: Outbreak spreads amid violence and bandit attacks - Daily Star  Daily StarEbola Outbreak: More than 1500 cases of Ebola reported in DRC  TRT World NowView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Local elections: As Tories lose more than 1,300 councillors, PM faces party anger

  03-05-2019 23:45
  Voters have forced out more than 1,300 Conservative councillors during a bruising round of local elections in England - causing the Tories to lose control of 49 local authorities.Theresa May faced anger from her own party as the results became clear on Friday, with the prime minister admitting the outcome was "very difficult" for the Tories.The election results were also disappointing for Labour after Jeremy Corbyn failed to make the inroads that might have been expected of an opposition leader
  
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• 17-year-old boy held in 'shocking murder' probe after Home Bargains worker found dead in woods - Liverpool Echo

  03-05-2019 23:45
  17-year-old boy held in 'shocking murder' probe after Home Bargains worker found dead in woods  Liverpool EchoPolice probe ‘truly shocking’ murder of teenager found dead in woods  Yahoo NewsPolice name murdered teenager whose body was found in the woods  Daily MailHome Bargains worker, 18, found murdered in woods  Liverpool EchoMissing teen, 18, found murdered in woods days after disappearing in a taxi  Mirror OnlineView full coverage
  
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• Democratic Unionist Party’s first openly gay candidate elected

  03-05-2019 23:43
  The DUP is staunchly opposed to same-sex marriage and has thwarted recent efforts to legalise it.
  
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• Accused operators of illicit 'darknet' market arrested in Germany, Brazil

  03-05-2019 23:33
  Three German nationals accused of running one of the world's largest dark web sites for selling drugs and other contraband have been arrested and charged in two countries following a two-year investigation, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.A fourth man who allegedly acted as a moderator and promoter for the site, Wall Street Market, was taken into custody in Brazil, according to federal prosecutors in California."Darknet" and "dark web" refer to networks and sites hidden from most internet visito
  
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• RPT-UPDATE 1-Accused operators of illicit 'darknet' market arrested in Germany, Brazil

  03-05-2019 23:31
  Three German nationals accused of running one of the world's largest dark web sites for selling drugs and other contraband have been arrested and charged in two countries following a two-year investigation, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.A fourth man who allegedly acted as a moderator and promoter for the site, Wall Street Market, was taken into custody in Brazil, according to federal prosecutors in California."Darknet" and "dark web" refer to networks and sites hidden from most internet visito
  
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• Jürgen Klopp keeps Liverpool upbeat about title and dismisses ‘curse’ talk - The Guardian

  03-05-2019 23:30
  Jürgen Klopp keeps Liverpool upbeat about title and dismisses ‘curse’ talk  The GuardianPremier League news conferences, including Guardiola & Benitez  BBC SportLascelles on the cover for Liverpool clash  Newcastle UnitedBBC pundit claims Barcelona loss could 'help' Liverpool  Football365.comMan City overtake Man Utd as the most valuable Premier League club  BBC SportView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Grounds for hope in customs union talks with Labour, says Hunt

  03-05-2019 23:30
  Foreign secretary says voters will punish both main parties if they cannot deliver BrexitThere are grounds for hope that a customs union arrangement may be negotiable with Labour, Jeremy Hunt has said, as he warned that both main parties would continue to be punished by their core voters for as long as they failed to deliver Brexit.In a Guardian interview, the foreign secretary said: “The ground for hope is that Labour has been clear that they want the benefit of a customs union arrangemen
  
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• Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh is just getting started - Fast Company

  03-05-2019 23:30
  Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh is just getting started  Fast CompanyGoogle Pixel 3a leaks suggest $399 starting price  What Hi-Fi?Google Pixel 3a XL images and specs revealed after Best Buy blunder  TrustedReviewsPixel 3A could be cheapest Google phone ever at £399 – as ‘May 7 launch’ nears  The SunGoogle I/O 2019: 8 things to expect  The VergeView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Semi Kunatani helps boost Harlequins’ play-off hopes in scrap with Leicester

  03-05-2019 23:07
  • Harlequins 23-19 Leicester
  • Danny Care and Kunitani score tries in narrow victorySo Newcastle live to fight another day, or conceivably another fortnight if they can somehow beat Gloucester with a bonus point at Kingsholm on Saturday. There were moments, not least when Leicester led 12-10 at half-time, when it appeared the Falcons were about to be condemned to Premiership relegation in their absence but a hard-fought Harlequins victory has delayed the moment of truth for now.It also
  
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• Blood inquiry: Mother says 'I am not dying quietly' during emotional hearing

  03-05-2019 23:03
  A mother who not diagnosed with hepatitis C for almost 30 years after being given infected blood products has demanded an apology for the "murderous scandal".Jacqueline Britton went through a haemorrhage after the birth of the first daughter in 1983 and was taken to hospital, where she received surgery and underwent a blood transfusion.
  
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• Tories lose over 1,300 seats in local elections as major parties suffer

  03-05-2019 23:00
  Theresa May after casting her vote at a polling station near her home in the Thames Valley. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PATheresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have vowed to press ahead with seeking a cross-party solution to the Brexit deadlock at Westminster, after voters punished both major parties in local elections.The Conservatives’ net loss of more than 1,300 seats on their 2015 figures marked their biggest defeat since John Major was prime minister. Disillusioned voters deserted the party i
  
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• The next PM? Time will come for talk of that, says Jeremy Hunt

  03-05-2019 23:00
  UK foreign secretary refuses to be called on possible leadership bid during marathon African tourJeremy Hunt’s 12,500-mile odyssey through Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya has been a chance for the man who could be the UK’s next prime minister to learn more about Africa – and for us to learn more about him.The visit by the foreign secretary was ambitious in mileage and scale, speckled with meetings with presidents, helicopter rides to Maiduguri – the Boko Haram
  
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• Everton see off Burnley to stay in reckoning for Europa League spot

  03-05-2019 22:56
  While Merseyside will host a Champions League semi-final on Tuesday, it may yet stage Europa League football in July. Everton reclaimed eighth place with a fourth straight home win and while their destiny is out of their hands, Leicester still have to visit Manchester City and Wolves must go to Liverpool. Everton’s neighbours could yet help book them a place in continental competition.“It is not just in our hands,” said Marco Silva after Ben Mee’s own goal and Séam
  
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• Sheridan Smith APOLOGISES for claiming her fiancé's mother killed her pet - Daily Mail

  03-05-2019 22:54
  Sheridan Smith APOLOGISES for claiming her fiancé's mother killed her pet  Daily MailSheridan Smith backtracks after foul-mouthed rant about fiancé - Daily Star  Daily StarSheridan Smith backtracks over bizarre claim her fiance’s mum killed her dog and insists it was an accident  The SunView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Thomas Orchard: Police force fined £234k for safety breach after inmate's death

  03-05-2019 22:53
  A police force has been fined £234,500 for health and safety breaches after a belt was used around the face of a man before he collapsed in custody.Thomas Orchard died in hospital a week after he was arrested in Exeter in October 2012.During his time in custody, Mr Orchard was restrained using an emergency response belt (ERB) over his face for five minutes and two seconds to prevent him biting or spitting.
  
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• Canning Town freezer bodies: Woman identified as Mihrican Mustafa - BBC News

  03-05-2019 22:52
  Canning Town freezer bodies: Woman identified as Mihrican Mustafa  BBC NewsMother-of-three, 38, identified as one of two women found inside freezer in east London flat  Daily MailMihrican Mustafa: One of two women found dead in freezer in Canning Town identified  The IndependentPolice identify woman found in freezer in Canning Town as mother-of-three  Evening StandardFreezer bodies: Missing mother of three identified as one of the victims  Sky Ne
  
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• Royal baby born: The sign the royal baby has already been born - and TWO signs it hasn’t - Express

  03-05-2019 22:49
  Royal baby born: The sign the royal baby has already been born - and TWO signs it hasn’t  ExpressMeghan Markle baby news – Royal fan sends people into a frenzy after over-excitedly filming police escorting c  The SunPrince Harry cancels Amsterdam trip as the world awaits arrival of Baby Sussex  Telegraph.co.ukMeghan Markle baby: Duchess of Sussex's child will be most like this family member  ExpressMeghan Markle received dressing down from the
  
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• Line of Duty’s Martin Compston has lucky escape after truck ploughs into his taxi ‘where he was sitting’ - The Sun

  03-05-2019 22:48
  Line of Duty’s Martin Compston has lucky escape after truck ploughs into his taxi ‘where he was sitting’  The SunLine of Duty's Martin Compston 'shaken' after horror crash destroys his cab  Mirror OnlineLine of Duty actor has lucky escape after truck 'crashes into his taxi'  The TelegraphLine of Duty star Martin Compston involved in taxi smash with huge truck as cabbie reveals actor screamed in  The Scottish SunView full coverage on Googl
  
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• 'Experienced hillwalker' missing in the Scottish Highlands

  03-05-2019 22:39
  Rescuers are searching for an experienced hillwalker who has been missing for two days after failing to return from the Highlands.Martin Rhodes, from West Yorkshire, has not been seen since about 8.30am on Wednesday, and police said it is "out of character" for him to be out of contact for this length of time.It is believed the 46-year-old planned to go walking in Kinlochewe in the Scottish Highlands and was reported missing when he failed to return to his accommodation.
  
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• Caster Semenya wins 800m in Doha and fends off retirement talk

  03-05-2019 22:37
  • South African seals 30th consecutive victory over distance
  • ‘No man can stop me running,’ Semenya saysAfter an extraordinary week came a staggering performance. If this was Caster Semenya’s final race over 800m, it was a perfect reminder of her dominance and her determination. Related: Caster Semenya ruling 'tramples on dignity' of athletes, South Africa saysContinue reading...
  
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• Weatherwatch: Shackleton, in an open boat, faces a Cape Horn roller

  03-05-2019 22:30
  Ernest Shackleton, in a desperate attempt to rescue the stricken crew of Endurance, crossed Drake’s Passage in a lifeboat to seek help in South GeorgiaOn 5 May 1916, explorer Ernest Shackleton and four of his men encountered a wave like no other. The crew of Shackleton’s ship Endurance were stranded on Elephant Island in the Antarctic. Shackleton hoped to get help from South Georgia by sailing a small lifeboat across the infamous Drake Passage, reputedly the roughest stretch of sea i
  
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• Johnny Galecki, 43, announces he is expecting first child with girlfriend Alaina Meyer, 21 - Daily Mail

  03-05-2019 22:30
  Johnny Galecki, 43, announces he is expecting first child with girlfriend Alaina Meyer, 21  Daily MailThe Big Bang Theory's Johnny Galecki "over the moon" to announce his girlfriend Alaina Meyer's pregnancy  DigitalSpy.comThe Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco grilled by husband on red carpet  Metro.co.uk'Big Bang Theory' star Johnny Galecki, girlfriend expecting  CANOEThe Big Bang Theory's Johnny Galecki Is Expecting His First Child With Girlfriend Alaina Meye
  
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• Ben Foakes and Tom Curran rescue England against Ireland in ODI

  03-05-2019 21:59
  • Ireland 198; England 199-6
  • England survive middle-order collapse to claim victoryBen Foakes has a knack of delivering on debut. And so while he may not be part of England’s World Cup plans, the wicketkeeper with the brightest of smiles still ensured this all-important summer did not begin with frowns all round.Given the opprobrium surrounding the Alex Hales affair leading into this one-off ODI against Ireland, Eoin Morgan needed a response on the field; a reminder that, while
  
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• Everton 2-0 Burnley as it happened - Own goal and Seamus Coleman put visitors to the sword in final home game - Liverpool Echo

  03-05-2019 21:24
  Everton 2-0 Burnley as it happened - Own goal and Seamus Coleman put visitors to the sword in final home game  Liverpool EchoLive Commentary - Everton vs Burnley | 03 May 2019  SkySportsEverton 2-0 Burnley: Ben Mee own goal and Seamus Coleman effort see Everton secure victory  Daily MailEverton 2-0 Burnley: Premier League – as it happened  The GuardianMarco Silva praises Gueye for knuckling down after January speculation  The Boot RoomView
  
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• UK police question man over bomb hoax after devices found in Manchester

  03-05-2019 21:21
  MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - British police are questioning a 26-year-old man on suspicion of a bomb hoax offence after disposal experts were called in to examine packages left in the northern English city of Manchester.
  
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• Caster Semenya defiant after Diamond League Doha - BBC Sport

  03-05-2019 21:17
  Caster Semenya defiant after Diamond League Doha  BBC SportIs fair play in running more important than fairness to Caster Semenya as a human?  The GuardianCaster Semenya eases to 800m victory in first race since testosterone ruling  ITV NewsDiamond League: Caster Semenya wins 800m in Doha two days after losing case against IAAF  BBC SportSemenya is casualty of a vicious gender war  The TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tories lose over 1,200 seats in local elections as major parties suffer

  03-05-2019 21:08
  Theresa May after casting her vote at a polling station near her home. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PATheresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have vowed to press ahead with seeking a cross-party solution to the Brexit deadlock at Westminster, after voters punished both major parties in local elections. The Conservatives lost more than 1,200 seats – their biggest defeat since John Major was prime minister. Disillusioned voters deserted the party in droves, including in traditional Tory areas from Chel
  
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• Boy's death after cheese thrown on his neck was 'extraordinarily unusual', inquest told

  03-05-2019 21:08
  The case of a boy who died from an allergic reaction after cheese was thrown on him is "unprecedented", a medical specialist has told an inquest.Karanbir Cheema collapsed at his school after the incident in west London on 28 June 2017.The 13-year-old had multiple allergies, including to dairy, wheat, gluten, egg, milk and tree nuts.
  
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• Local elections: PM faces backlash as Tories lose more than 1,200 councillors

  03-05-2019 21:06
  Voters have forced out more than 1,200 Conservative councillors during a bruising round of local elections in England - causing the Tories to lose control of 47 local authorities.Theresa May faced anger from her own party as the results became clear on Friday, with the prime minister admitting the outcome was "very difficult" for the Tories.The election results were also disappointing for Labour after Jeremy Corbyn failed to make the inroads that might have been expected of an opposition leader
  
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• The Three Musketeers review – sweetly slapdash swashbuckling

  03-05-2019 21:00
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  It’s all for one and one for all in an enthusiastic if haphazard riot of dad jokes, dodgy accents and gleeful gallivantingThe cast of The Three Musketeers tell us they have been friends since primary school, where they used to act out the adventures of Alexandre Dumas’ swashbuckling gang. Writer and director John Nicholson’s production for Le Navet Bete embraces this wide-eyed sense of schooldays adventure. There is a delightful sense of camaraderie but the hum
  
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• Judge lifts reporting restrictions order in Ana Kriegel murder trial

  03-05-2019 21:00
  The trial will continue on Tuesday.
  
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• The plot that failed: how Venezuela's 'uprising' fizzled - The Guardian

  03-05-2019 20:47
  The plot that failed: how Venezuela's 'uprising' fizzled  The GuardianPence: Ilhan Omar 'Doesn't know what she is talking about!' regarding Venezuela clashes  Daily MailVenezuela: how long can Nicolás Maduro last?  Financial TimesJuan Guaidó’s Uprising Failed. What’s Next for Venezuela?  The New York TimesDaniel Davis: US troops should stay out of Venezuela – military intervention would fail  Fox NewsView full cove
  
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• The plot that failed: how Venezuela's 'uprising' fizzled

  03-05-2019 20:47
  When the coup was hurriedly launched a day early, defections from the regime failed to materialise, Maduro remained in power and the US government looked like it had badly miscalculated The video that appeared on Tuesday morning had the appearance of history in the making. In the purple light of dawn, it showed a group of armed men and a military vehicle on a road leading to La Carlota airbase in eastern Caracas.In the foreground, stood Juan Guaidó – the head of the national assembl
  
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• Local elections 2019: full results for English councils

  03-05-2019 20:47
  default What to expectCounting has begun in elections for 248 English councils and for six mayors. Results are expected to start coming in from shortly after midnight and will continue for most of Friday.There are no elections in Scotland, Wales or London. Many of the areas that are electing are district councils in rural or suburban areas, second-tier councils with responsibilities including rubbish collection and housing. But in the north-west many metropolitan councils are up; they have respo
  
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• Pro-remain Tory MP Dominic Grieve spared deselection – for now

  03-05-2019 20:45
  Conservative MPs Dominic Grieve and Sam Gyimah at a People’s Vote rally in London in April. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty ImagesThe pro-remain Conservative MP Dominic Grieve was given a reprieve from deselection by his local party on Friday – but was warned against continuing to campaign against Brexit. Grieve, who chairs parliament’s intelligence and security committee and served as attorney general in David Cameron’s government, lost a vote of confidence held by his loc
  
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• Police search for mother missing with her three children

  03-05-2019 20:44
  Kellyann Crosbie was last seen in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
  
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• Freezer bodies: Missing mother of three identified as one of the victims

  03-05-2019 20:34
  One of the two women whose bodies were found in a freezer in a flat in east London has been formally identified as Mihrican Mustafa.Police said the mother of three, also known as Mary Jane or MJ, had been reported missing last May.Detective Chief Inspector Simon Harding said: "We are now confident that one of the females found is MJ.
  
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• Murdered prison officer’s son elected in Mid Ulster

  03-05-2019 20:29
  Kyle Black ran as a candidate for the DUP in the Carntogher electoral ward.
  
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• SNP’s currency plan is the daftest idea in politics – Gove

  03-05-2019 20:25
  Michael Gove has branded the SNP's proposal for a new currency after independence as 'economic madness'
  
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• Killer kidnapped landlord before cousin sat on him and suffocated him - Metro.co.uk

  03-05-2019 20:06
  Killer kidnapped landlord before cousin sat on him and suffocated him  Metro.co.ukKendel Felix, 32, sobbed as he was sentenced to jail Wednesday for kidnapping and killing Menachem Stark in 2014. Stark suffocated to death as Kendel's ...
  
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• Some opposition within DUP over election of party’s first gay candidate

  03-05-2019 20:03
  Alison Bennington was elected to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.
  
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• Police identify one of women found dead in freezer in London

  03-05-2019 19:54
  Mihrican Mustafa, 38, had been considered a missing person for nearly a yearPolice say one of the two women found dead in a freezer in a squalid flat in east London was a mother of three children who had been missing for a year.
  The Metropolitan police said the force had referred itself to the police watchdog over the case of Mihrican Mustafa, 38, also known as MJ. Continue reading...
  
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• Women photobomb Matteo Salvini with same-sex kiss

  03-05-2019 19:47
  Pair protest over Italian deputy PM’s backing for US Christian right group Two Sicilian women have photobombed Italy’s anti-LGBT and far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, with a same-sex kiss.During an election rally in Caltanissetta, Gaia Parisi and Matilde Rizzo, approached Salvini, leader of the League party and deputy prime minister, for a selfie. But while Salvini was preparing to smile for the photo, the trap was set by the pair, who kissed in front of the camera. Contin
  
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• One of two women found dead in freezer identified as missing mother

  03-05-2019 19:45
  Mihrican Mustafa, 38, who was also known as Mary Jane and MJ, disappeared last May.
  
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• The Guardian view on local elections: national lessons for Brexit | Editorial

  03-05-2019 19:30
  The failure of Britain’s gridlocked politics has found expression in the rise of smaller parties and large swathes of the country where no one party can run local governments. This will further disrupt our broken politicsFor Britain’s major political parties Thursday’s local elections proved that every silver lining has a cloud. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party did not have a good night yet it was the Conservatives who faced the darkest and stormiest skies. The Liberal Democr
  
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• Spain will not remove Venezuelan opposition figure from its embassy

  03-05-2019 19:26
  Leopoldo López sought refuge in diplomatic compound after helping launch abortive coupSpain has said it will not hand over a leading Venezuelan opposition politician who escaped house arrest to help launch an abortive uprising, then sought refuge at a Spanish diplomatic compound and gave a press conference from its gates.Leopoldo López claimed to have spoken to mid-ranking military officers in recent weeks, who told him they were privately committed to ousting the embattled preside
  
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