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• Sri Lanka explosions: Emergency powers imposed as police say international network involved

  Emergency powers will come into force in Sri Lanka from midnight on Monday, following a series of bomb attacks on Easter Sunday.

• Dozens of migrants picked up crossing Channel in boats

  Dozens of migrants trying to cross the English Channel in small boats have been picked up by Border Force and RNLI vessels.

• British aid worker Faye Mooney killed by kidnappers in Nigeria

  Kidnappers in Nigeria have shot dead a British woman and a Nigerian man, and abducted three others, officials have said.

• Boy, 14, stabbed in the back in Toxteth area of Liverpool

  A 14-year-old boy is in a stable condition in hospital after suffering serious back injuries during a stabbing in Liverpool.

• Tesla investigating after video shows vehicle exploding in car park

  Tesla is urgently investigating a video that appears to show one of its cars exploding in a Shanghai car park.

• IVF clinics 'exploiting' older women's hopes despite low chances, watchdog says

  Older women are being exploited by IVF clinics and have a limited chance of becoming pregnant after treatment, the industry's watchdog has warned.

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Entertainment

• Boyz N The Hood director John Singleton in ICU after stroke

  Oscar-nominated director John Singleton is in intensive care after suffering a stroke.

• Hayley Tamaddon: Former Coronation Street star pregnant with first baby at 42

  Former Coronation Street and Emmerdale actress Hayley Tamaddon has revealed she is pregnant with her first child.

• Adele splits from husband Simon Konecki after three years of marriage

  Adele has split from her husband Simon Konecki, a representative for the star has said.

• River Monsters to Dark Waters: How Jeremy Wade's extreme fishing got fans hooked

  Biologist Jeremy Wade is back with a new show, Dark Waters, after nine seasons of fan favourite River Monsters.

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Politics

• Labour 'must back second Brexit referendum', says Tom Watson

  The Labour Party must back a second referendum on Brexit in order to defeat Nigel Farage's "backward-looking brand of politics", Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has said. 

• Derbyshire Tories boycott EU elections as Farage's party poses threat

  Conservative councillors in Derbyshire have voted to go on "strike" and not help candidates campaign in the upcoming European elections, in an extraordinary show of local defiance to the national party.

• May and Corbyn highlight persecution of Christians and refugee crisis in Easter messages

  The prime minister has used her Easter message to highlight the "danger" facing Christians, while Jeremy Corbyn focused on the refugee crisis.

• 12,000 pieces of official govt advice added to Alexa and Google Home

  Information on public services - from renewing a passport to the state pension - can now be accessed through voice-activated smart speakers and virtual assistants such as Amazon Alexa and Google Home.

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Technology

• SpaceX explosion: Dragon capsule ends up in flames after launchpad test

  A launchpad test of SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle - intended to one day fly astronauts to the International Space Station - has ended in flames.

• Sri Lankan government blocks social media to 'ease tensions' following attacks

  The Sri Lankan government has blocked social media in the country to "ease tensions" following Easter Sunday's deadly terror attacks.

• Tesla investigating after video shows vehicle exploding in car park

  Tesla is urgently investigating a video that appears to show one of its cars exploding in a Shanghai car park.

• IVF clinics 'exploiting' older women's hopes despite low chances, watchdog says

  Older women are being exploited by IVF clinics and have a limited chance of becoming pregnant after treatment, the industry's watchdog has warned.

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