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- Sri Lanka attacks: 'International network' linked to bombings 22 April, 2019Suicide bomb attacks on churches and hotels on Easter Sunday left 290 dead and hundreds injured.
- Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky wins presidency by landslide 22 April, 2019Political novice Volodymyr Zelensky wins by a landslide as incumbent Petro Poroshenko admits defeat.
- British woman killed by gunmen at Nigerian holiday resort 22 April, 2019Faye Mooney, who was working in Nigeria, was one of two people shot dead by kidnappers.
- Marsden Moor fire 'started by barbecue' 22 April, 2019The fire on Marsden Moor is the second moorland blaze of the bank holiday weekend.
- Theresa May to face grassroots no-confidence challenge 22 April, 2019Conservative local associatons are calling for Theresa May to resign over her handling of Brexit.
- Fire crews tackle fire and explosions in Derby city centre 22 April, 2019Train services through Derby are suspended and residents are advised to stay indoors.
- Extinction Rebellion: Climate change protesters at Natural History Museum 22 April, 2019Extinction Rebellion protesters lay down underneath the blue whale skeleton in the Natural History Museum.
- Older women exploited by IVF clinics, says fertility watchdog 22 April, 2019Clinics are using "selective success rates" to target older women, the fertility watchdog warns.
- Canoeist dies during annual Devizes to Westminster race 22 April, 2019The race from Wiltshire to London is considered to be one of the world's toughest endurance challenges.
- Stephen Lawrence Day: Doreen Lawrence calls for schools to tackle racism 22 April, 2019The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence calls for schools to teach tolerance at an early age.
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