general ELECTION 2017 LATEST
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Corbyn urges voters to shun 'fake, insecure and manipulative' PM
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Vince Cable: Hard Brexit could trigger financial crash worse than 2008
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Ukip leader to stand in Boston and Skegness in General Election
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Lib Dem Tim Farron calls Jeremy Corbyn 'the worst leader in history'
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Anti-racism protesters storm Ukip's election campaign launch
Highlights
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Meet the Londoners who built a 'Toblerone castle' in Lewisham
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The 'national scandal which dwarfs PPI' facing home buyers
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Before and after: the upcycling bank holiday challenge
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This diverse north-west London area will be one of the best connected
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Will your backyard barbecue land you in trouble with the law?
Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
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1/30 Could you take over our Brexit negotiations?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) shakes hands with a mascot called 'Little Czar' during an election campaign event of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Sierksdorf, Germany
EPA
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2/30 Finding some fun amongst the ruins of Syria
Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri (right), 19, and Muhannad al-Kadiri, 18, demonstrate their Parkour skills amid damaged buildings in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria
Reuters
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3/30 Protest rages on
A Palestinian protester walks past a fire during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus
Reuters
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4/30 Usually it's a crying baby
Jeremy Corbyn the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party holds one-year-old Angelo during a campaign event in Harlow, Essex. This picture appears turn on its head the usual cliche of MPs on the campaign trail end up holding a crying baby
Neil Hall/Reuters
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5/30 Huddled mass
Amnesty International hold a protest with 100 Statues of Liberty, to mark US President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, outside the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, London
Yui Mok/PA
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6/30 Incognito
A male model painted by 31-year-old Israeli artist Avi Ram, from Airbrush Hero, poses for a picture at the Tower of David in Jerusalem's Old City
AFP/Getty Images
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7/30 Scratch just under the chin
Zoo Keeper Jess Stockton scratches Brazilian Tapir Arturo at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia
Julian Smith/EPA
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8/30 Fighting the cold snap
Waitrose partner Paul Hewitt tends to one of hundreds of candles which were lit in the vineyard of Waitrose's Leckford Estate farm in Hampshire to protect the grape vines from the late spring frost, as the cold snap continues. The candles are used to create air movement and stop the frost from taking hold around the vines
Andrew Matthews/PA
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9/30 Hanging around
One of The Flying Frenchies, stars of the new film The Free Man, rehearses at BBC Broadcasting House
Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images
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10/30 Stroke
A stand-up-board rider paddles on the Emmarencia Dam as mist rises off the water in Johannesburg, South Africa
Kim Ludbrook/EPA
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11/30 You'd have to be a bit La La
Dancers from Bandaloop aerial dance troupe perform to a medley of songs and dances from the movie La La Land off the side of Los Angeles City Hall, during La La Land Day festivities
Reed Saxon/AP
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12/30 London remembers the ANZACs
The shadow of a soldier falls on the Australian War Memorial during an Anzac Day dawn service at the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner
Dominic Lipinski/PA
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13/30 Haring around London on the morning commute
Three white rabbits posed for selfies with commuters at London Waterloo and on the Underground to promote Alice's Adventures Underground. The Olivier nominated show opens tonight at The Vaults and runs until 23 September 2017
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14/30 Golden heroes
Olympians Jason and Laura Kenny after they received their CBEs for services to cycling from Princess Anne during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace
John Stillwell/PA
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15/30 Protest the penguins
On World Penguin Day, scientists demanded more protection for the Antarctic wilderness to help halt species decline
AFP/Getty Images
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16/30 A face only a mother could love
Clyde waits to be judged during the 38th annual Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog Contest in Des Moines, Iowa. The pageant kicks off the Drake Relays festivities at Drake University where a bulldog is the mascot
Charlie Neibergall/AP
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17/30 Charles in charge
The Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of Rothesay while in Scotland, drives the steam train "Salmon" during his visit to the Royal Deeside Railway in Banchory
Andrew Milligan/PA
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18/30 You're kidding me
Sgt Daniel Fitzpatrick of the Belfast Police Department in Belfast, Maine drives around with two lost goats in his police car looking for their owner
Sgt. Daniel P. Fitzpatrick II/Belfast Police Department via AP
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19/30 Gleaming spire
The sun reflects off St George Wharf Tower, also known as the Vauxhall Tower in London. The capital is set to be gripped by a cold snap as temperatures plunge towards freezing, the Met Office has warned
Jeremy Selwyn
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20/30 Protest
A demonstrator returns a canister of tear gas towards security forces during anti-government protests in Caracas, Venezuela
Fernando Llano/AP
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21/30 Just Bazaar
US model Stephanie Seymour's photograph is projected onto the Empire State Building's north facade to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Harper's Bazaar Magazine in New York
Jason Szenes/EPA
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22/30 Mirror balls
Two visitors walk between three spheres of the art installation '24 Hours in Singapore' by Baet Yeok Kuan, an interactive audio sculpture near the city's Asian Civilisations Museum. The arrangement of a total five spheres made of stainless steel is not only offering unique views when looking at them from various angles, they also play audio recordings of the daily life in Singapore
EPA / Wallace Woon
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23/30 I think we're going to need a bigger boat
Residents view the first iceberg of the season as it passes the South Shore, also known as "Iceberg Alley", near Ferryland Newfoundland, Canada
Jody Martin/Reuters
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24/30 Colourful life
A woman poses for a photographer in a buttercup flower field near Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak in southern Israel
Amir Cohen/Reuters
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25/30 Stepping into history
Prime Minister Theresa May as she stepped out of 10 Downing Street to declare she wanted a snap General Election to be held on June 8
Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images
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26/30 'Anyone seen my husband?'
First lady Melania Trump, accompanied by the Easter Bunny, speaks from the Truman Balcony during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the Presidential abode
Carolyn Kaster/AP
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27/30 Horse of the Rising Sun
The sun is caught just above a horse statue at Newmarket Racecourse ahead of day one of the bet365 Craven Meeting
John Walton/PA
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28/30 Maunday Thursday
The Queen and Prince Philip at the Royal Maundy Service at Leicester Cathedral. The Maundy Service happens each year on Thursday before Easter Sunday where the queen distributes Maundy coins according to the number of years she has lived
Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA
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29/30 Easter treat. Simples
Meerkats are given an Easter treat at London Zoo
Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images
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30/30 This is not going to end well
A gaucho is thrown of a wild horse during the Criolla del Prado rodeo in Montevideo, Uruguay
Matilde CampodonicoAP
news
Prince Harry joins fans at Twickenham Stadium for Army v Navy clash
Prince Harry joined thousands of rugby fans to watch the Army take on their Royal Navy rivals at Twickenham Stadium.
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Standard’s Anthony Hilton wins London Press Club award
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'Mail Rail' hidden beneath London's streets to open to public
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Baby delivered at London Bridge after passenger goes into labour
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Landlord rented out 'deathtrap' bedsits in exclusive London street
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London to host new Half Marathon race in bid to change face of race
Natwest customers see money 'disappear into thin air' amid app glitch
Natwest customers reported seeing their money "disappear into thin air" on Friday as the bank struggled with issues on its app.
going out or staying in...
What is Breakin' Convention?
International festival of hip hop dance theatre returns to London this Bank Holiday weekend
- Review
- Staying In
Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society - Simultonality review
Tracks stretching to up to 12 minutes keep the trance factor at a premium
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Gorillaz - Humanz review: �A technicolour epic with a darker sound’
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Kasabian - For Crying Out Loud: �Right up there with their best work’
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Feist - Pleasure: �rewards are apparent after a couple of listens’
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Play Mario Kart on Nintendo Switch on a date, in the pub and at a desk
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John Boyega: I was dumped when a girl found out I was in Star Wars
Adele 'buys entire stock' of cards with her face on from London store
Adele reportedly bought up an entire stock of greeting cards with her face on the front from a London department store.
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Joseph Fiennes defends Michael Jackson role as �light-hearted’
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Luke Goss: I would only move back to London if I felt welcome
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Rosie H-W reveals she takes 100 selfies at a time to get perfect shot
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Katy Perry fans slam 'dreadful' new single Bon Appetit featuring Migos
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Kim Kardashian faces backlash over un-airbrushed paparazzi pictures
Most controversial Met Gala dresses over the years
Take a look back over the biggest Met Gala style risks ahead of Monday's event
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6 questions we have about Topshop's 'clear plastic jeans'
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Margot Robbie leads best dressed guests at the TIME 100 Gala dinner
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30 best wedding dresses at Bridal Fashion Week
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How to master the top fashion trends for spring and summer 2017
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Robe trip: why Kimonos are the jacket to covet right now
- Homes & Property
Grand mansion home listed for sale - for the price of a Stepney flat
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£1m off new homes and 15% price dip in evolving central London pocket
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Investor buys whole Yorkshire village for price of a prime London flat
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Famous Notting Hill movie house sold for £13.5m
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Forget lofts and parking, this is what London buyers want most...
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Prize fund for manor house being raffled at £2 a ticket hits £626k
A women’s fitness festival returns to London for its fourth year
The three-day event promotes female wellbeing
Stephen Alford: Lessons for our time from the first Brexit
As we depart from the EU, there are things we can learn from the merchants who transformed London’s fortunes
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Ed West: At least we can always count on our hooliganism
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Peter Mandelson: �Look before you leap’ the best approach to Brexit
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Matthew d'Ancona: Divided Labour is still showing the cracks
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The Tories’ lead over Labour means they can be realistic
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Richard Godwin: Now everyone is trying to get our close attention
May Bank Holiday opening times for supermarkets in London
Here’s a guide to when most major stores in the UK will be open on Bank Holiday Monday (May 1)