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David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Nick Clegg on Wednesday Leaders make final bid for votes
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg make their final appeal to the public before Thursday's general election.

A still image from the movie Four Lions 7/7 families seek boycott of film
Families who lost relatives in the 2005 London bombings appeal to cinemas not to show a film about four bumbling suicide bombers.


OTHER TOP STORIES

More trials without jury planned
Applications are made for two more Crown Court trials to be heard without a jury, the BBC has learned.

UK publisher faces World Bank ban
British publisher Macmillan faces a six-year ban from taking up any contracts financed by the World Bank.

Magazine sorry for Dyer 'advice'
Zoo magazine has apologised for an agony uncle column by actor Danny Dyer that advised a reader to cut his ex-girlfriend's face.

Boy, 16, dies after park stabbing
A number of youths are arrested after a 16-year-old boy dies after being stabbed at a London recreation ground.

Hotel fire victim still unknown
A body is discovered in staff quarters after a fire rips through Harrogate's 170-bedroom Majestic Hotel, police confirm.

Soldier died in Afghan ambush
A British soldier was killed and three others injured during an ambush in Afghanistan, an inquest hears.


ALSO IN THE NEWS

Bidders 'do their best' to secure Baden Powell's hat
The hat worn by the founder of scouting, Lord Baden Powell, is expected to fetch up to £1,000 when it goes under the hammer.


SPORT HEADLINES

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Spurs beat Man City to secure Champions League spot
Peter Crouch heads a late winner as Tottenham secure a place in next season's Champions League play-offs with victory over Manchester City.

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Motherwell and Hibs share 12 goals
Motherwell snatch a late draw against Hibs in a remarkable 12-goal thriller at Fir Park.

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Fulham ask Uefa for extra tickets
Fulham ask Uefa for more tickets for the Europa League final in Hamburg, after selling out their entire 12,650 allocation in five hours on Friday.

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Martin-Jenkins appointed by MCC
Test Match Special commentator and journalist Christopher Martin-Jenkins has been appointed as the new president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

Political themes
What is the perfect music to accompany election night?


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

Don't walk
Is dawdling on a pelican crossing illegal?

On the edge
Hostage negotiator relives fear of Iran embassy siege


MORE FROM THE UK

Conjoined twins leave care unit
Former conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf leave intensive care after a successful operation in London to separate them.

Inflatable art deaths accidental
A inquest jury rules the deaths of two County Durham women in an inflatable artwork were accidental.

Torture brothers' appeal refused
A court refuses two young brothers permission to appeal against their sentences for a prolonged attack on two boys.

Prosecutors net £6.5m crime cash
A Moscow businessman has £6.5m seized by Scottish prosecutors in the largest ever Proceeds of Crime action.

Murder accused 'fabricated alibi'
A man murdered his married lover and then fabricated an alibi to cover his tracks, a court is told.

Police reform 'must be tackled'
A new government must face up to the need for police reform and change the way forces are structured, an independent think tank says.


MAGAZINE

Blue sky thinking
Could a cloudless day affect the election?

Big shout
Stirring rhetoric first, safety second in this SNP ad

Think different
Two men go into a trendy cafe... Plaid's bid for votes


UK NEWSPAPERS

Papers push their party of choice
With only one more day of election campaigning, the papers make their cases for their party of choice.


ENGLAND

Gang raids top jewellery stores
Robbers smash their way into London's Westfield shopping centre and steal jewellery from two stores.

Death fire youth 'meant no harm'
A 14-year-old boy accused of starting a fire which killed his ex-girlfriend and her sister tells a court that he had "no intention to harm" anybody.


NORTHERN IRELAND

NI 'no-fly zone' extended again
A no-fly zone has been declared over Northern Ireland's airspace until at least 0700 BST on Thursday.

Sean Quinn stands down from board
Sean Quinn and his wife are to stand down from the board of Quinn Group Ltd to concentrate of other family interests.


SCOTLAND

Ash 'expected to clear' overnight
Volcanic ash which has grounded flights across Scotland is expected to clear overnight, experts predict.

Brothers admit killing referee
Two brothers admit killing a local football referee in an attack at his home because they believed he had assaulted their mother.


WALES

Brother quizzed in murder inquiry
Police investigating the murder of Ffion Wyn Roberts are given more time to question a man, thought to be her brother.

Polling booths get ready to open
Voting will begin at 7am on Thursday across Wales in what is widely seen as the closest general election for decades.



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