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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Storm Goretti brings 99mph winds and snow as 65,000 properties lose power - A gust of 99mph is recorded in the Isles of Scilly as the storm brings heavy snow and rain to the UK.
  • Minnesota officials say FBI blocked their access to ICE shooting probe - Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Minneapolis to protest the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good.
  • Two starkly opposed Americas laid bare by deadly ICE shooting - The incident is threatening to inflame a deeply contentious debate over immigration enforcement.
  • Jeremy Bowen: Trump risks pushing world back to age of empires - Donald Trump wants and needs quick victories. Taking Maduro is the decisive win he has craved, writes Jeremy Bowen.
  • Pupils left shivering during exams as PFI contract ends with school repairs unfinished - A BBC investigation finds building issues across city schools after a firm contracted to carry out repairs went into liquidation.
  • Abandoned baby Elsa to be adopted and regularly see two siblings - Police say all enquiries to find the parents of the abandoned babies have now been "exhausted".
  • Huge anti-government protests in Tehran and other Iranian cities, videos show - Rallies on major roads in the capital and in Iran's second city were peaceful and not dispersed by security forces.
  • Two wounded in shooting involving federal agents in Portland - The Department of Homeland Security says the incident began with the traffic stop of a Venezuelan gang member.
  • Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs say - Some people are waiting more than a year to have their claims processed, the Public Accounts Committee says.
  • Homeless men refused entry to Manchester hotel in sub-zero temperatures - The men were told they could not stay in pre-booked rooms on a night when temperatures hit -6C (-21.2F).
  • Liverpool stop 'bleeding' but miss their old cutting edge - Liverpool have stopped bleeding but must now find some cutting edge in front of goal, writes Aadam Patel.
  • More businesses call to be included in pub rates backtrack - High street shops, pharmacies and music venues have said that the axing of planned increases to business rates for pubs should apply to them too.
  • Who was Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE? - A mother of three and award-winning poet, Good's sudden death sparks protests across the US.
  • In pictures: Protests held in US cities - Renee Nicole Good was shot dead by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
  • What is ICE and what powers do its agents have to use force? - The immigration agency is under scrutiny following the fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Nicole Good.
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