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Staff shortage forces hospital to shut down A&E; as cuts leave NHS in critical condition
'We simply cannot staff the rotas, and it is an unacceptable risk to patient safety to attempt to provide an emergency department service with no doctors available to see people,' senior doctor says
Man accidentally 'deletes his entire company' with a line of bad code
‘I feel sorry to say that your company is now essentially dead,’ one person on a coding forum advised Marco Marsala
Scientists create magnet the size of an atom in computing breakthrough
The tiny magnet is the most stable ever created
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China rules it is no longer a crime to play golf
The game had been declared 'bourgeois' by Chairman Mao
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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/30 13 April 2016
A man throws a tear gas shell at the Macedonian police, as refugees try to break down the border fence near their makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border in Idomeni
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2/30 13 April 2016
A soldier from Indonesia's Rapid Reaction Strike Force (PPRC) jumps out from the back of an Air Force transport plane during a parachute training exercise in Tarakan, North Kalimantan province
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3/30 13 April 2016
Kashmiri relatives of Raja Bejum, 70, and who was killed in clashes with security forces, mourn during a funeral procession in Langate near Handwara. Angry residents clashed with police in Indian Kashmir, one day after three civilians were killed when soldiers fired on protesters incensed by the alleged molestation of a girl. Soldiers fired at the protesters as they stormed an army bunker and set it on fire in the northern town of Handwara, near the border dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan
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4/30 13 April 2016
Two farmers working in terraced rice fields near the village of Tiantou in Longsheng county, in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
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5/30 13 April 2016
A Buddhist nun walks in line with novice nuns to receive food from people during the Songkran Festival at the Sathira-Dhammasathan Buddhist meditation centre in Bangkok, Thailand
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6/30 13 April 2016
Pepe the clown poses with a white Bengal tiger from Renato's Circus during a presentation in a radio station in Managua, Nicaragua
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7/30 13 April 2016
An Indian artist puts the final touches to statues of the Hindu God Lord Ram ahead of the Sri Rama Navami Festival at a workshop in Hyderabad. Sri Rama Navami will be held on April 15 and celebrates both the birth of Rama and his wedding to Sita
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8/30 13 April 2016
Senegalese fisherman Babacar Diouf arranges cuts of shark meat on the beach of Mballing, South West of Dakar. Shark meat is sold and eaten locally as well as exported to Ghana
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9/30 13 April 2016
A monk looks for his friends during a break in studies at Changangkha Lhakhang temple in Thimphu, Bhutan
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10/30 12 April 2016
Flames and smoke rise after a fight between Kurds and Arab Syrians at their makeshift camp in the northern border village of Idomeni. Tensions are high in the makeshift encampment at Idomeni, after 250 refugees hurt at the flashpoint Idomeni crossing as they tried to force their way into Macedonia
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11/30 12 April 2016
An Afghan man prays at a shrine on the ruins of the ancient city of Balkh, located outside the northern Afghan town of Mazar-i-Sharif. Once known as the "mother of cities," the ancient city of Balkh was a popular destination along the ancient Silk Route. Balkh was destroyed by Mongol conquerer Genghis Khan during his rule, with the city's ruins remaining as a tourist attraction today
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12/30 12 April 2016
Boys play water as they celebrate Myanmar New Year Water Festival in Yangon
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13/30 12 April 2016
Flower fields at seen from an aerial view in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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14/30 12 April 2016
People release balloons with an image of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, during a gathering to mark "Cosmonautics Day" near the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow, Russia
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15/30 12 April 2016
A boy sits on his ball next to a border fence on the Greek side of the border, as Macedonian police stand guard on the Macedonian side, close to a makeshift camp for refugees near the Greek village of Idomeni
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16/30 12 April 2016
A view of the Olympic Aquatics Stadium at the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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17/30 11 April 2016
A boy and an elephant splash each other with water during the celebration of the Songkran water festival in Thailand's Ayutthaya province, north of Bangkok
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18/30 11 April 2016
Members of Malaysia's Civil Defence Force pose with a python, that they estimated to be 7.5m (24.6 ft) long and 250kg (551 pounds) in weight, caught near a construction site in Paya Terubong, Penang
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19/30 11 April 2016
A man sleeps on a girder between the two pillars of a bridge on the Sabarmati river during a hot day in Ahmedabad, India
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20/30 10 April 2016
An Indian survivor is treated at a hospital following a fire at the Puttingal Devi Temple in Paravur. A massive fire swept through a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala, killing more than 100 people and injuring at least 280 after thousands gathered to watch a fireworks display
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21/30 10 April 2016
A refugee carries a fellow injured man during clashes with Macedonian police next to a border fence at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece
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22/30 10 April 2016
People jump off a bridge, which has a height of 30 meters, in Hortolandia, Brazil. According to organizers, 149 people were attempting set a new world record for "rope jumping", in which people, tied to a safety cord, jump off a bridge
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23/30 10 April 2016
Thousands of runners are seen during a long exposure crossing the Reichsbrucke bridge over the Danube river, during the Vienna City Marathon in Austria. This year, around 42 thousand participants were estimated to take part at the Vienna Marathon
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24/30 10 April 2016
Two men waiving life jackets next to a large sign "Help" made of palm leaves as a US Navy P-8A maritime surveillance aircraft spotted them on the deserted island of Fanadik in Micronesia. The US military said it has helped rescue three stranded men from a deserted Pacific island, after the shipmen used palm fronds to spell the word "HELP" and held up lifejackets. Navy airplane crew members spotted the survivors and shared their location with relatives as well as with ships in Guam. A small boat then picked the men up and took them to Pulap in Micronesia
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25/30 9 April 2016
Members of the sect of Legio Maria (Latin for Legion of Mary) attend the funeral service for one of the sects founders, Cardenal Wilson Oweno Obimos, in the western Kenya town of Kisumu. Legio Maria also known as Legio Maria of African Church Mission, is an African initiated church or new religious movement popular among particularly the Luo people of western Kenya. It was initiated by repeated appearances of a mystic woman to several Roman Catholic members delivering messages on the incarnation of the son of God as a black man
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26/30 9 April 2016
Ethnic Yao minority women brush their long hair as part of a performance during the local Long Hair Festival, to celebrate the third day of the third lunar month which is regarded as a traditional festival for many ethnic minorities in Huangluo village of Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. More than 80 women in the village have hair longer than 1.4 metres, with the longest reaching 2.3 metres, according to local media
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27/30 9 April 2016
A woman carries a flags and fork as she walks with her children in the center of eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, after marking the second anniversary of the proclamation of the so called People's Republic of Donetsk. Some 10 000 of the people took part in the march and in the the rally in the center of the city
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28/30 9 April 2016
Syrian children run with balloons past heavily damaged buildings in the neighborhood of Jobar, on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus
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29/30 9 April 2016
French high school students attend a demonstration against the French labour law proposal in Marseille
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30/30 9 April 2016
A paramilitary policeman looks on as a performer waits before a memorial ceremony for the Yellow Emperor, or Huangdi, in Xinzheng, in China's Henan province. The Yellow Emperor, said to have lived around 5000 years ago, is considered the founder of the nation and the ancestor of all Chinese people, according to myth and some historical accounts
West Ham to pay £2.5m a year to rent 60,000-seater Olympic Stadium
The £700m stadium was built using public funds for the London 2012 Olympics
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VIDEO: Liverpool and Dortmund fans sing You'll Never Walk Alone
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Planned closures - Man Utd and Everton fans face being stuck in London
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The 9 highest paid footballers in the world
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Higginbotham: Atletico are favourites to win the Champions League
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Dortmund train at non-league ground ahead of Liverpool clash
England pair Itoje and Kruis sign new Saracens deals
Deals will keep the pair at Allianz Park until at least 2019
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Tuilagi sparks Leicester rout of Stade with English poised to dominate
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Gopperth stays cool at the death to send Wasps through to semi-finals
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Haskell’s return prepares buzzing Wasps for revenge
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Marler suspended for two games and fined £20,000 for 'gyspy boy' slur
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Cipriani's interception plunges Exiles closer to the drop
Letters The problems with EU democracy are echoed at home
Send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk
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Editorial BP rejection of top salary not enough to spark reform over high pay
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Jeremy Corbyn passed his first important test on Europe
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Mark Steel It's obvious that Jeremy Corbyn is the real tax dodger
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Nicholas Stern British steel is not a casualty of climate change policies
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Ben Chu The era of fat cat salaries could finally be over
Stephen unveils powerful video for 'Crossfire' - premiere
The video tackles serious issues - from gun violence to homelessness
When love and art collide
Every artist has a muse, but what happens when two creative geniuses get together? This fascinating new 10-part series from Sky Arts, Artists In Love, reveals all
Man Booker International Prize shortlist announced
The globe-spanning award whisks readers from war-torn Angola to the burgeoning urban centre of Istanbul
Balmainia is not for the faint-hearted
The spring/ summer collection is flashy, which in many eyes equals trashy
Starbucks baristas reveal the drinks they hate to make
'I'll make you diabetes in a goddamn cup if you just tell me what you want in there'
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Seaweed is rich in nutrients - so why do we ignore it in Britain?
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Global vanilla shortage may cause ice cream prices to soar this summer
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Foods that were once considered bad for you, but are actually healthy
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Five 'unhealthy' foods that are actually good for you
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38 nutrition experts tell us what they eat for breakfast
The man who built Sydney
From fraudster to darling of Governor Macquarie, Francis Greenway left a lasting mark on the city
Millionaires' Mansions: inside the quirky homes of the super-rich
With not a gold tap in sight, this super-luxe interior of a Knightsbridge townhouse features bespoke items that include a chandelier made from leaves and furniture from guinea fowl feathers.
Isis Twitter activity declines by 40% after crackdown
According to research, 95 per cent of Twitter users linked to Isis simply set up new accounts after getting banned
- Review
- Tech culture
iPhone SE review: gently-refined handset is the best small phone ever
The most affordable iPhone yet is a subtle but important upgrade, writes David Phelan
Two new playable characters confirmed for Star Wars: Battlefront
For players who were initially disappointed by the lack of content available in Star Wars: Battlefront, the recent splurge of downloadable content has been much appreciated.
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Fallout wins big Bafta prize as Rocket League also picks up awards
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Doom open beta set to launch on 15 April
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PlayStation 4 remote play introduced with latest software update
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Miitomo, Nintendo's first-ever mobile game, is now available worldwide
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Final Fantasy 'Platinum Demo' now available on PlayStation and Xbox
8 best solar chargers
Power up your device away from the socket with an eco-friendly gadget