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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 41 minutes ago
  
  School fraudster formed new collegehttp://bbc.in/26IYpRt
  
  6:35 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 2 hours ago
  
  The web boss who went from rugs to richeshttp://bbc.in/1TouaWg
  
  5:17 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 2 hours ago
  
  Lost ships recorded in sea off Scotlandhttp://bbc.in/26IOcV8
  
  5:17 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 2 hours ago
  
  Five reasons why we love department storeshttp://bbc.in/1TotHDi
  
  5:12 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 2 hours ago
  
  The pioneering women of the BBC's early yearshttp://bbc.in/26INgQH
  
  5:10 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 2 hours ago
  
  How has marriage changed life for gay people?http://bbc.in/26ILe36
  
  4:54 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 3 hours ago
  
  Somalia peacekeeping role for UK troopshttp://bbc.in/26IJQxa
  
  4:43 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 3 hours ago
  
  New plans to tackle tipping practiceshttp://bbc.in/1TopIH0
  
  4:31 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 3 hours ago
  
  New prostate cancer drugs 'promising'http://bbc.in/26IGlqG
  
  4:16 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 3 hours ago
  
  'Kids' strike' planned and Corbyn woeshttp://bbc.in/1ToliQy
  
  3:51 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 4 hours ago
  
  Body washed up near nature reservehttp://bbc.in/26Iw6CL
  
  3:08 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 5 hours ago
  
  Now we find out if Spurs can respond - Shearerhttp://bbc.in/1To8edS
  
  1:58 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 6 hours ago
  
  Woman 'critical' after alleged stabbinghttp://bbc.in/26IgPlq
  
  1:31 p.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 8 hours ago
  
  Party leaders face final election debatehttp://bbc.in/1TnQFe1
  
  11:32 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 8 hours ago
  
  Australia 'would welcome EU In vote'http://bbc.in/26HWQTS
  
  11:28 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 8 hours ago
  
  Girl, 7, found in swimming pool dieshttp://bbc.in/1TnO17V
  
  11:12 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 8 hours ago
  
  Southampton 4-2 Manchester Cityhttp://bbc.in/26HS9tg
  
  10:59 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 9 hours ago
  
  Boy, 14, dead after 'firearms' incidenthttp://bbc.in/1TnGFS3
  
  10:07 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 9 hours ago
  
  VIDEO: Helicopter rescues boy at Combe Martinhttp://bbc.in/1TnFXUO
  
  10:00 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 9 hours ago
  
  Selby dominates Ding in finalhttp://bbc.in/1TnEXjp
  
  9:51 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC Scotland News ‏@BBCScotlandNews 10 hours ago

Family of Aberdeenshire oilworker Iain Stuart "devastated" after Norway helicopter crash http://bbc.in/1X1BJHP pic.twitter.com/uWWsCPNaD9

9:29 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld 10 hours ago

US president's daughter Malia Obama will go to Harvard University after gap year http://bbc.in/1TdJ4OL pic.twitter.com/z6M86pAKVg

9:35 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport 10 hours ago

GOAL! Southampton 2-0 Man City Sadio Mane breaks free & finishes past Hart at the near post Double blow for #MCFC! http://bbc.in/1W0YcWK
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  Rory Cellan-Jones ‏@BBCRoryCJ 10 hours ago
  
  On @bbcradio4 at 5pm repeat of The Force of Google - learn all about the mysteries of the search algorithmhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07875zc …
  
  8:54 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport 10 hours ago

GOAL! Southampton 1-0 Man City Shane Long beats Otamendi to the ball to poke #saintsfc ahead! Live http://bbc.in/1W0YcWK
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BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 11 hours ago

Bob Hoskins dies again as Twitter gets confused http://bbc.in/1r98F4G pic.twitter.com/ZL3v3JFSZD

8:01 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport 11 hours ago

The fairy tale remains on hold for Leicester City... FT at Old Trafford: #MUFC 1-1 #LCFC http://bbc.in/1SCYFIg pic.twitter.com/LRGckydpN1

7:55 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld 11 hours ago

Inside Jerusalem's Holy Fire ceremony with @BowenBBC. Check out this 360 @facebook video http://bbc.in/1Tdywiu pic.twitter.com/4e4fwGykZI

7:50 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 12 hours ago

Crash helicopter "showed warning light" http://bbc.in/1Tnpgsp pic.twitter.com/KC13kwqqFX

7:28 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport 12 hours ago

HT: #MUFC 1-1 #LCFC Are Man Utd going to be party poopers at Old Trafford? http://bbc.in/1Td8v2Y #bbcfootballpic.twitter.com/Oz9C706UQQ

6:51 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBCF1 ‏@bbcf1 13 hours ago

So here's how it finished at the #RussianGP Another Rosberg/Hamilton 1-2... http://bbc.in/1r8ustt #F1 pic.twitter.com/wD9S8yGHGF

6:42 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport 13 hours ago

GOAL! Captain Wes Morgan has headed Leicester level at Old Trafford. #MUFC 1-1 #LCFC http://bbc.in/1Td8v2Y
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BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport 13 hours ago

It's time... Follow the action as Leicester take on Man Utd for the #PremierLeague title. http://bbc.in/1Td8v2Y pic.twitter.com/Nyu1fAgPSC

6:00 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 13 hours ago
  
  Man accused of Syria travel attempthttp://bbc.in/26H4qxX
  
  5:55 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 13 hours ago

BBC News (UK) Retweeted Jon Sopel

Go Jon! More on that #WHCD here: http://bbc.in/1UpAKk8 https://twitter.com/BBCJonSopel/status/726755214393524225 …

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Jon Sopel @BBCJonSopel
How could I say no when @KendallJenner insisted on a selfie with me at last night's #WHCD #NerdProm..! pic.twitter.com/ZPYJw2Bnkh
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BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport 13 hours ago

"It will be a tough match because #ManUtd are fighting to achieve #UCL." - Ranieri http://bbc.in/1Td8v2Y #LCFCpic.twitter.com/JYiZKfOI7o

5:51 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport 13 hours ago

FT: #Swansea 3-1 #LFC Swansea guarantee their place in the Premier League next season. http://bbc.in/1YZCG25 pic.twitter.com/P78OZiUYPf

5:50 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 14 hours ago
  
  End primary school 'chaos', heads sayhttp://bbc.in/1Tnem65
  
  5:46 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 14 hours ago

"We stand absolutely against anti-Semitism in any form" - @jeremycorbyn at #MayDay rally http://bbc.in/26GUX9T http://snpy.tv/1r8EUkH

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4:49 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC Sport ‏@BBCSport 15 hours ago

GOAL! Swansea 2-0 Liverpool Jack Cork with a lovely curling effort. The hosts are in control! Updates: http://bbc.in/1YZCG25
83 retweets 126 likes
BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 15 hours ago

Jeremy Corbyn addresses #MayDay rally in London. Get updates here: http://bbc.in/1Ne09f6 http://snpy.tv/1QJGcHS

Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn - BBC News

4:31 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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Match of the Day ‏@BBCMOTD 15 hours ago

Watch #MOTD 2 extra with @markchapman now @BBCTwo and the @BBCSport website. http://bbc.in/1Td8v2Y #LCFCpic.twitter.com/1pxAP4Fqql

4:14 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC Radio 4 ‏@BBCRadio4 16 hours ago

The Reunion: the heartbreaking stories of the Hillsborough families who fought for justice: http://bbc.in/1r8v2ax pic.twitter.com/QIkWEozHLv

3:39 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC Look North (Yks) ‏@BBCLookNorth 16 hours ago

Follow coverage of Stage Three of the Tour de Yorkshire from Middlesbrough to Scarborough: http://bbc.in/1UpmOqu pic.twitter.com/0oI5WrcsXz

3:35 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC Newsbeat ‏@BBCNewsbeat 16 hours ago

Will Leicester City win the Premier League this afternoon? At 5000-1, this guy hopes so. http://bbc.in/1SGayxb pic.twitter.com/XlXjDJLHI8

3:21 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 16 hours ago

BBC News (UK) Retweeted Peter Hunt

More here: http://bbc.in/1SGbWQb https://twitter.com/BBCPeterHunt/status/726714448694657024 …

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Peter Hunt @BBCPeterHunt
Princess Charlotte photographed at home in Norfolk by her Mum. pic.twitter.com/4df6irkOn0
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BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking 16 hours ago

Kensington Palace releases photos of Princess Charlotte ahead of her first birthday http://bbc.in/1pV8bhF pic.twitter.com/5CQLcN7u1g

3:25 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 16 hours ago

The weird ways Leicester's #backingtheblues http://bbc.in/1QJs1T2 pic.twitter.com/nic6wlTSgR

3:15 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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Peter Hunt ‏@BBCPeterHunt 16 hours ago

Princess Charlotte. 1 tomorrow. (Pix by Duchess of Cambridge)pic.twitter.com/ZHyAkaP92n

3:01 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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1. BBC News (UK) ‏@BBCNews 16 hours ago
  
  Two people have died in a house fire in Lincolnshirehttp://bbc.in/26GGydV
  
  2:53 a.m. - 1 May 2016 · Details
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