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• Two more people arrested on suspicion of murder after 14-year-old boy shot dead in London

  Two more people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in southeast London.

• Revealed: The incidents that almost triggered UK emergency alerts

  The Southport riots, a falling Chinese rocket and parasitic water all almost caused the UK government to use its emergency alerts system.

• UK weather: Battered coasts, wobbly planes and closed roads as Storm Dave sweeps through

  Storm Dave has led to road closures and train disruption in the UK.

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Entertainment

• Pepsi and Diageo withdraw sponsorship of Wireless Festival after Kanye West booking

  Pepsi and Diageo have withdrawn their sponsorship of Wireless Festival, which Kanye West is due to headline, after Sir Keir Starmer joined criticism of the event.

• Bryan Cranston on his new role - inspired by the complicated relationship with his father

  Bryan Cranston says there's a lot of his father in his latest stage role, playing Joseph Keller, the patriarch of Arthur Miller's 1947 tragedy All My Sons.

• Judge dismisses Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims in lawsuit against Justin Baldoni

  A US judge has dismissed Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims in her lawsuit against co-star Justin Baldoni.

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Strange

• Jonathan, the giant tortoise, the world's oldest living land animal 'is alive' after getting caught up in alleged crypto scam

  A giant Seychelles tortoise, believed to be the world’s oldest living land animal, is alive and well after claims he had died turned out to be part of an alleged crypto scam.

• Money Problem: Was DWP wrong on reader's state pension claim?

  Our Money blog team helps a reader every week with their consumer issue or financial dispute.

• Barbie event issues refunds after comparison with infamous Glasgow convention

  The organiser of a Barbie event in Florida is issuing refunds after photos from attendees drew mockery on social media – and a very unflattering comparison.

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Technology

• Greek island of Crete is cloaked by Saharan dust storm - turning its blue skies blood red

  The island of Crete, known for its blue skies, is seeing red - thanks to a cloud of Saharan dust.

• Jonathan, the giant tortoise, the world's oldest living land animal 'is alive' after getting caught up in alleged crypto scam

  A giant Seychelles tortoise, believed to be the world’s oldest living land animal, is alive and well after claims he had died turned out to be part of an alleged crypto scam.

• Mother who lost sight after birth has vision restored following plasma donation

  A mother left blind after the birth of her first child has had her sight restored following a plasma donation.

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Business

• Mark Kleinman blog | Rappers Krept & Konan tune into £3m Smacks Burgers & Hot Chicken fundraising

• M&S boss issues stark warning over worsening crime

  Marks and Spencer's retail boss has warned crime is getting "more brazen, more organised and more aggressive" after a week plagued by antisocial behaviour.

• Choc horror: Why 'flavour' bars and small packs are here to stay

  Chocolate-flavour bars and smaller packs appear here to stay despite the fall of cocoa costs to a near three-year low and a 20% drop in the sugar price.

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Sports

• FA Cup semi-final draw: Chelsea face Leeds as Man City drawn with Southampton

  Chelsea have been drawn against Leeds United in the FA Cup semi-finals while Manchester City will play against Championship side Southampton.

• Chantelle Cameron becomes two-weight world champion as she dominates Michaela Kotaskova and calls for Mikaela Mayer next

  Chantelle Cameron became a two-weight world champion as she secured the vacant WBO super-welterweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Michaela Kotaskova.

• Liverpool 'gave up' during 4-0 defeat by Man City in FA Cup quarter-final, says captain Virgil van Dijk

  Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk accused his team of giving up and apologised to fans following their FA Cup humiliation at Manchester City.

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Politics

• Revealed: The incidents that almost triggered UK emergency alerts

  The Southport riots, a falling Chinese rocket and parasitic water all almost caused the UK government to use its emergency alerts system.

• Look to faith this Easter, says Starmer, during period of 'real anxiety'

  This Easter is a time of "real anxiety", Sir Keir Starmer has said in his annual message - as he says faith can offer "reassurance".

• Speculation Miliband will approve drilling new oil and gas field 'unfounded' government says

  Speculation that Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will approve the controversial Jackdaw oil and gas field is "unfounded", the minister's department said.

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World

• Baby and mother among three killed after tree topples during Easter egg hunt in Germany

  A 10-month-old girl has died along with two other people after a tree toppled during an Easter egg hunt in northern Germany, police say.

• Explosives found near pipeline supplying Russian gas to Hungary 'act of sabotage', says Viktor Orban

  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has suggested explosives found near a pipeline supplying Russian gas to Hungary and Serbia was "an act of sabotage".

• German men could require military permission to leave country for more than three months

  German men aged between 17 and 45 could have to get military approval if they want to leave the country for more than three months, according to recent changes to the law.

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