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Gun used to kill black Florida teenager Trayvon Martin appears to be removed from sale on auction sitehttp://bbc.in/1THP3vm
8:51 a.m. - 12 May 2016 · Details534 retweets 493 likes
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@realDonaldTrump &@SpeakerRyan "totally committed to working together to achieve” Republican party unityhttp://bbc.in/27gO53u8:16 a.m. - 12 May 2016 · Details157 retweets 175 likes
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Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff condemns impeachment as a "coup" and a "farce", insists she is innocenthttp://bbc.in/1THAJDc
7:25 a.m. - 12 May 2016 · Details367 retweets 214 likes
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Everton are to sack Roberto Martinez as manager http://bit.ly/1T7p8l0 pic.twitter.com/0dRivZQX95
5:40 a.m. - 12 May 2016 · Details360 retweets 223 likes -
UK interest rates unchanged at 0.5%; Bank of England also warns Brexit may lead to lower growth, higher unemployment http://bbc.in/1UVhhbm
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Breaking: Bank of England warns of "materially" lower economic growth if UK leaves the EU
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We'll close "iPlayer loophole" so those watching online pay licence fee - John Whittingdale http://bbc.in/1WrITqc http://snpy.tv/1TH8zrP
BBC News (UK)Whittingdale reveals BBC White Paper"The BBC is and must always remain at the very heart of British life," Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says - BBC News3:58 a.m. - 12 May 2016 · Details175 retweets 147 likes -
BBC responds to today's Government White Paper on the future of the BBC http://bbc.in/1TcrFck
#yourBBCpic.twitter.com/OYmGNJmQW53:37 a.m. - 12 May 2016 · Details215 retweets 124 likes -
#BBCWhitepaper -@Ofcom external regulator - BBC Trust abolished - Licence fee for 11 years - Stars' pay public http://bbc.in/1rZX6gR -
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Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says "distinctive content" must be at heart of BBC, as he unveils White Paperhttp://bbc.in/1TH4T9J
3:27 a.m. - 12 May 2016 · Details152 retweets 115 likes
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Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff to face impeachment trial and suspension from office after senate votehttp://bbc.in/1Tcn5e8
2:36 a.m. - 12 May 2016 · Details781 retweets 362 likes
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PM David Cameron apologises for "any misunderstanding" after describing a former imam as an Islamic State supporterhttp://bbc.in/1qekp5k
12:30 p.m. - 11 May 2016 · Details462 retweets 277 likes
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Brazil's Supreme Court rejects President Dilma Rousseff's bid to block impeachment proceedingshttp://bbc.in/24OkEqL
9:06 a.m. - 11 May 2016 · Details342 retweets 257 likes
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Two more car bombs in Baghdad kill at least 22 people, after earlier attack left dozens dead http://bbc.in/1Xle7y1 pic.twitter.com/dQSXw8nXAs
7:23 a.m. - 11 May 2016 · Details416 retweets 169 likes -
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Italian parliament backs same-sex civil unions in vote of confidence for Prime Minister Matteo Renzihttp://bbc.in/1USAV7I
6:51 a.m. - 11 May 2016 · Details755 retweets 834 likes
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Threat level from Northern Ireland-related terrorism in Britain raised from moderate to substantial - Home Officehttp://bbc.in/1qdvvHE
5:21 a.m. - 11 May 2016 · Details630 retweets 228 likes
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02's merger with mobile firm 3 blocked by EU regulators, amid concern about less choice and higher prices for usershttp://bbc.in/1TErDah
3:19 a.m. - 11 May 2016 · Details322 retweets 301 likes
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Tie-up between O2 & Three blocked by EU regulators over 'concerns that UK mobile customers would have less choice and pay higher prices'
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Car bomb in Shia district of Sadr City, Baghdad, has killed at least 64 people, wounded 87 http://bbc.in/1T43UnQ pic.twitter.com/4n0tYGhbfV
2:19 a.m. - 11 May 2016 · Details1,079 retweets 439 likes -
President Buhari of Nigeria tells corruption summit he doesn't want an apology from David Cameron, just the return of assets to Nigeria.
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Car bomb near market in Baghdad's Sadr City district kills at least 17 people and wounds 40, Iraqi officials sayhttp://bbc.in/1T43UnQ
12:56 a.m. - 11 May 2016 · Details467 retweets 245 likes
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China FM insists President Xi’s visit to UK was "very successful" and began a "golden era" http://bbc.in/1rU3lTj pic.twitter.com/UcYSxv66QO
12:53 a.m. - 11 May 2016 · Details230 retweets 395 likes -
China censors Queen's comments that officials were "very rude". BBC TV reports blacks out http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36263685 …https://amp.twimg.com/v/5152aecb-4f0c-45ec-b5e3-86c7bda408a5 …
12:48 a.m. - 11 May 2016 · Details1,118 retweets 1,464 likes -
Democrat Bernie Sanders has won the US state of West Virginia http://bbc.in/27chvjc pic.twitter.com/nZoblvnGxB
6:32 p.m. - 10 May 2016 · Details759 retweets 1,617 likes -
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Democrat Bernie Sanders beats Hillary Clinton in the West Virginia presidential primary, US media projecthttp://bbc.in/1TDJ7DL
6:31 p.m. - 10 May 2016 · Details295 retweets 624 likes
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Leading Islamist party chief Motiur Rahman Nizami executed in Bangladesh for crimes during 1971 independence warhttp://bbc.in/1TCZyjE
11:24 a.m. - 10 May 2016 · Details437 retweets 301 likes
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@David_Cameron calls Nigeria & Afghanistan "fantastically corrupt countries" http://bbc.in/1OlJyRF http://snpy.tv/27aHiIDBBC News (UK)PM calls countries 'fantastically corrupt'David Cameron refers to Nigeria & Afghanistan as "fantastically corrupt countries" in conversation with the Queen at Buckingham Palace - BBC News7:35 a.m. - 10 May 2016 · Details1,595 retweets 873 likes -
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David Cameron overheard calling Nigeria & Afghanistan "fantastically corrupt countries" in chat with the Queenhttp://bbc.in/1TCmYWo
7:14 a.m. - 10 May 2016 · Details780 retweets 453 likes
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President Obama to visit Hiroshima - first serving president to go to Japanese city hit by 1945 US nuclear attackhttp://bbc.in/1T1krc9
5:11 a.m. - 10 May 2016 · Details1,799 retweets 1,358 likes
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A "rogue marker" attempted to leak a
#SATs test for children in England - government source http://bbc.in/1UOYy15 pic.twitter.com/jQljKAwCA81:16 a.m. - 10 May 2016 · Details190 retweets 226 likes -
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Kidnapped son of Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Gilani rescued in Afgahnistan in joint Afghan-US operationhttp://bbc.in/1T0MBEi
1:09 a.m. - 10 May 2016 · Details386 retweets 359 likes
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One person killed and 3 wounded by knife attacker with "apparent Islamist motive" in Munich http://bbc.in/279TY2n pic.twitter.com/ueFnDDSbGf
1:06 a.m. - 10 May 2016 · Details573 retweets 291 likes -
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Philippine election: mainstream candidate admits defeat, clearing path to presidency for maverick Rodrigo Dutertehttp://bbc.in/1T0vJh1
11:09 p.m. - 9 May 2016 · Details406 retweets 405 likes
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US Justice Department files lawsuit against North Carolina over controversial anti-LGBT lawhttp://bbc.in/1UNIooH
1:26 p.m. - 9 May 2016 · Details955 retweets 1,139 likes
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Key leader of so-called Islamic State in Iraq's Anbar province killed in coalition air strike, Pentagon sayshttp://bbc.in/1q9zsNy
11:44 a.m. - 9 May 2016 · Details497 retweets 564 likes
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Panama Papers database goes online, giving details to the wider public of 200,000 offshore accountshttp://bbc.in/1T7ptCL
11:11 a.m. - 9 May 2016 · Details1,272 retweets 722 likes
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Sir John Chilcot's long-awaited report into the Iraq War will be published on 6 Julyhttp://bbc.in/277SUMp
8:56 a.m. - 9 May 2016 · Details544 retweets 345 likes
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Process to impeach Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in confusion after lower house annuls 17 April vote - reportshttp://bbc.in/1UMRAty
8:09 a.m. - 9 May 2016 · Details483 retweets 244 likes
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Chief executive of Barnet Council leaves after polling station blunder hit London electionshttp://bbc.in/24GkCkI
6:19 a.m. - 9 May 2016 · Details188 retweets 148 likes
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Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann resigns after losing support of Social Democratic party colleagueshttp://bbc.in/24FXvXt
4:04 a.m. - 9 May 2016 · Details289 retweets 175 likes
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BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes and team arrive safely in Beijing, after expulsion from North Koreahttp://bbc.in/1T6H8ux
3:26 a.m. - 9 May 2016 · Details205 retweets 264 likes
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Michel Platini resigns as Uefa president after failing to have a six-year ban overturned. http://bit.ly/1q8zC7P pic.twitter.com/pzUn5xfV9a
2:13 a.m. - 9 May 2016 · Details392 retweets 288 likes -
Michel Platini's ban from football-related activity has been reduced to four years More here http://bit.ly/276PedY pic.twitter.com/Wl9zZdYzRo
2:02 a.m. - 9 May 2016 · Details207 retweets 176 likes -
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BBC correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes detained in North Korea and to be expelled from country over reportinghttp://bbc.in/276quT0
9:44 p.m. - 8 May 2016 · Details1,095 retweets 576 likes
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Reg Grundy, Australian TV producer behind Neighbours and Prisoner: Cell Block H, dies aged 92http://bbc.in/1UL2TSY
5:27 p.m. - 8 May 2016 · Details247 retweets 225 likes
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Greek parliament passes package of tax and pension reforms required for next tranche of international bailouthttp://bbc.in/1q7OiEb
2:39 p.m. - 8 May 2016 · Details306 retweets 211 likes
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Buses collide with fuel tanker in Afghanistan's Ghazni province killing at least 50 people, officials sayhttp://bbc.in/1SW0kMC
1:37 a.m. - 8 May 2016 · Details487 retweets 314 likes
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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calls national election for 2 Julyhttp://bbc.in/1ZsjGcN
9:35 p.m. - 7 May 2016 · Details200 retweets 183 likes
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The BMA says it will re-enter talks with the government over contracts for junior doctors in Englandhttp://bbc.in/1q6456s
11:26 a.m. - 7 May 2016 · Details219 retweets 343 likes
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DUP remains Northern Ireland Assembly's biggest party, winning 38 of 108 seats http://bbc.in/1SUzd4y pic.twitter.com/gMqIMwsbIc
8:59 a.m. - 7 May 2016 · Details130 retweets 148 likes
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