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SNP moves over consultation row

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
Anonymous responses to its independence referendum consultation will not be counted, the Scottish government says.
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Hirst: Criticism 'to be expected'

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
Controversial British artist Damien Hirst tells the BBC that he expects his work to be criticised, ahead of his first UK retrospective.
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Burma's opposition sweeps polls

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
The party of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi takes 40 out of 45 seats in a historic poll, local election officials confirm.
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VIDEO: Damien Hirst hits out at critics

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
Damien Hirst has hit out at his critics ahead of a major retrospective of his work at The Tate Modern in London.
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Combine harvester hangs on bridge

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
A combine harvester hangs from the carriageway of one of Oxfordshire's busiest roads after colliding with a lorry.
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US releases 1940 pre-WWII census

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
The US National Archives releases millions of records from the 1940 census, providing a snapshot of American lives on the eve of major social change.
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'Flu risk increase' during Games

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
The Olympics will increase the already "extreme" risk of a flu pandemic spreading in the UK, a report has said.
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Henson sacked over plane antics

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
Wales rugby international Gavin Henson is sacked by the Cardiff Blues and banned by an airline after his drunken antics on a plane.
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NoW's Wallis plays down contacts

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
The former deputy editor of the News of the World, Neil Wallis, has told the Leveson Inquiry he did not put any of his contacts "in an armlock" to provide favours.
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Analysis: Will web 'snoop' plans work?

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
Will government plans to monitor internet use work?
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VIDEO: Paxman challenges Hirst on money over art

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman challenges Damien Hirst, whose art is reported to have earned him a fortune of over £200m, about whether he cares more about money than art.
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Murdered gangster 'was a nutcase'

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
The trial of a man accused of shooting dead Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll in Glasgow hears the deceased described as a "nutcase".
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Senegal swears in new president

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
The new president of Senegal, Macky Sall, is sworn in to become the country's first new leader in 12 years.
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VIDEO: Antiques Roadshow unearths Diana photos

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
Some rare photographs of Diana Princess of Wales taken by Lord Snowdon have made their public debut on the Antiques Roadshow.
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VIDEO: Violence mars US basketball game

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
Violence broke out as fans in the US celebrated the University of Kentucky's win over arch rivals Louisville in their NCAA Final Four men's basketball match-up.
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Iraq demands Qatar hand over VP

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
Iraq has demanded Qatar hand over fugitive Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi after he began what the emirate described as an "official visit".
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'Elvis' robber gets life sentence

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
An armed robber who raided a string of bookmakers in fancy dress disguises, including an Elvis Presley outfit, is jailed for life.
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Teen murdered mother with hammer

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
A 15-year-old boy who murdered his mother with a hammer after writing a murder plot based on a soap opera is detained for a minimum of 16 years.
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Firm fined over pensioner's death

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
A Fermanagh joinery company has been fined £2,000 after a 76-year-old man died when a caged platform fell on him.
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Pupil, six, dies choking on food

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-04-29 08:39
A six-year-old girl dies after choking on a piece of food while eating her lunch at a primary school on Teesside.
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