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British Election 2015: Exit poll puts Tories close to majority –
The Conservatives are set to be the largest party in the Commons but just short of a majority, according to the general election exit poll. The survey taken at polling stations across the UK suggests the Tories will get 316 MPs to Labour’s 239 when all the results have been counted. It suggests the Lib Dems will get 10 MPs, the SNP 58, Plaid Cymru 4, UKIP 2 and the Greens two. The exit poll was conducted by NOP/MORI for the BBC, ITV and Sky. [BBC] See List of the Day for previous election actual results
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Putin’s new tank designed to ‘outclass the West’ breaks down –
A new Russian tank announced with much fanfare as superior to Western machines stalled during a dress rehearsal for Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on Thursday. The T-14 Armata, making only its second public appearance, ground to a halt on Red Square, opposite Vladimir Lenin’s mausoleum.
Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s defence minster, was reportedly forced to approach the tank to find out what had happened; servicemen then tried to hook it up to another military vehicle and tow it away. [Daily Telegraph]
Sam Smith to have surgery on vocal cords –
Singer Sam Smith has told his fans he needs “surgery” on his vocal cords. The 22-year-old singer pulled out of the rest of his Australian tour last week, after doctors discovered a haemorrhage on the vocal cords. Smith has since flown to the United States to see a specialist. In a post on Twitter, he said: “I am very upset to announce I have been battling to get my vocal cords better [over] the last 10 days but unfortunately they haven’t recovered and I’m going to need surgery.” [Daily Telegraph]
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- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Boko Haram
- At least five people are killed in a Boko Haram attack on a village in southwest Niger. (Reuters)
- Arts and culture
- Archaeologists in Madagascar announce the partial discovery of Captain Kidd‘s treasure. A silver ingot was found in a wreck off the coast of Île Sainte-Marie. (BBC)
- Disasters and accidents
- Scores of flights are cancelled after a fire devastates part of terminal three at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. The fire was triggered by an electrical fault.(AFP via News24)
- The wreck of the migrant boat which sank in April 2015 with 700 people on board is located by the Italian Navy 136km off the Libyan coast at a depth of 375m. (AFP via News24)
- The Royal Navy‘s HMS Bulwark rescues 110 migrants from a dinghy off the coast of Libya, the first for a British ship during 2015. (BBC)
- International relations
- The United States Senate passes a bill giving the Congress a voice in any nuclear deal negotiated between Iran and world powers. (New York Times)
- Law and crime
- The United States Court of Appeal rules that the National Security Agency‘s mass surveillance of telephones metadata is illegal under the Patriot Act. (The Guardian)
- Politics and elections
- United Kingdom general election, 2015
- Voters in the United Kingdom go to the polls for a general election with exit polls indicating that the Conservative Party likely to be the largest party in the House of Commons after the election. (The Guardian) (BBC), (The Telegraph)
- The Scottish Nationalist Party wins the bulk of the seats in Scotland with the Scottish Labour Party losing a large number of seats. (AP viaWashington Post)
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