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VIDEO: UB40 gig 'made fan's ears bleed'

April 17, 2014 - 06:54
UB40 has denied causing a fan's ears to bleed at a gig in Cambridge on Monday.
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India to vote on biggest polling day

April 17, 2014 - 06:03
Indians are due to begin voting in the biggest day of the general election, pitting the ruling Congress party against the main opposition BJP.
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Blakelock family 'must feel angry'

April 17, 2014 - 06:00
Nicholas Jacobs, the man cleared of killing PC Keith Blakelock in 1985, says he would feel "angry and disappointed" if he was a member of the police officer's family.
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VIDEO: NYPD shuts down Muslim 'spying' unit

April 17, 2014 - 05:50
A secret New York Police Department programme designed to eavesdrop on Muslims to identify potential terrorism threats has been disbanded.
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Manchester City 2-2 Sunderland

April 17, 2014 - 05:49
Manchester City drop points in the title race but they recover from a goal down to salvage a late draw with Sunderland.
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Virgin apologises for email glitch

April 17, 2014 - 05:29
Virgin Media has apologised after some of its customers received hundreds of unwanted emails because of a distribution list error.
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First Heartbleed hacker arrested

April 17, 2014 - 05:22
A 19-year-old Canadian is charged with hacking the Canada Revenue Agency's website, becoming the first arrest over the Heartbleed security breach.
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VIDEO: CCTV reveals dog as hunted car vandal

April 17, 2014 - 04:57
A vandal responsible for puncturing more than two dozen vehicle tyres in a quiet Cumbrian village has been unmasked as a dog.
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Brazil troops guard strike-hit Bahia

April 17, 2014 - 04:31
Brazil sends thousands of federal troops to maintain order in the north-eastern state of Bahia after police there went on strike over pay.
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North Dakota abortion ban overturned

April 17, 2014 - 03:50
A US federal judge overthrows a North Dakota law banning abortion after the foetus' heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks in some cases.
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Two killed in M26 five-vehicle crash

April 17, 2014 - 03:35
Two people die in a five-vehicle crash which closed the M26 in both directions.
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Search for S Korea ferry passengers

April 17, 2014 - 03:29
Emergency services continue to search overnight for almost 300 people unaccounted for after a ferry carrying 459 people sank off South Korea.
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Iran execution stopped at last minute

April 17, 2014 - 03:07
The public hanging stopped at the last minute
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UN mulls medal for peacekeepers

April 17, 2014 - 02:33
The UN Security Council hears a proposal to create a medal for bravery in UN peacekeeping, to be named after a Senegalese soldier who saved lives during the Rwandan genocide.
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Men 'giving up' books to go online

April 17, 2014 - 01:54
A new study finds men prefer to watch film adaptations than read the original book, with 30% admitting they have not read a book since school.
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Birth of 'new Saturn moon' witnessed

April 17, 2014 - 01:44
Scientists say they have discovered what could be the birth of a new moon in the rings of Saturn.
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Court clears ex-Anglo bank boss

April 17, 2014 - 01:17
The former chairman of Anglo Irish bank has been found not guilty of illegally supporting the bank's share price, the jury continues to deliberate in the case against two others.
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'Last' Chadian soldier leaves CAR

April 17, 2014 - 01:12
Chad has withdrawn all its peacekeepers from the Central African Republic, an official confirms, after accusations they sided with Muslim rebels.
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Pakistan Taliban end ceasefire

April 17, 2014 - 01:02
The Pakistani Taliban say they will not extend a ceasefire with the government announced last month, but will remain committed to peace talks.
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Kroos 'won't join Man Utd this year'

April 17, 2014 - 00:57
Manchester United target Toni Kroos will remain with Bayern Munich "until at least 2015", according to his agent.
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