20 April 2010

Everything in UK news

1. 5.00am General election 2010
   

   Nick Clegg's poll rise casts doubt on David Cameron's change claims

   In Guardian/ICM poll, Conservative leader is seen as much less honest than the Lib Dem leader
2. 1.32am Kenya
   

   European flight paralysis exacts high price on the Kenyan flower trade

   The industry is losing about $2m a day and thousands of casual labourers have been laid off
3. 1.27am Arriva

   Deutsche Bahn close to £1.5bn Arriva takeover

   Transport group confirms 775p a share cash offer by German giant
4. 1.10am UK news
   

   Man charged with Hackney teenager Agnes Sina-Inakoju's murder

   Leon Dunkley to appear in court this morning
5. 12.15am Politics

   Diary

   Hugh Muir: There's always time for beer and sandwiches in politics, especially on the Lib Dem battlebus
6. 12.07am Air transport
   

   Europe travel: Trains, boats but no planes – the long struggle home

   Stranded British holidaymakers wait for 'Dad's Army' rescue
7. 12.05am Iceland volcano

   Measuring risk: As the dust settles

   Editorial: We remain in a state of confusion over the threat posed by volcanic ash
8. 12.05am Music industry

   Our mum, the master

   Letters: It comforts us to know that so many music lovers remember Jean Palmer fondly
9. 12.05am Constitutional reform

   General election 2010: All change for new politics

   Editorial: Labour could come third in share of popular vote yet have the most seats - such a result would plunge British democracy into crisis
10. 12.05am Air transport

    Wake-up call of volcano disruption

    Letters: We should seize the opportunity to start planning for an aviation-free future
11. 12.05am Electoral reform

    Lib Dem swing reveals faults in voting system

    Letters: Cameron is correct in implying that Labour could come first in seats while third in votes. I hope he is forced to explain the perverse logic of his valid claim
12. 12.05am Child protection

    Councils struggling with big rise in child referrals

    Survey shows a 17% increase in number of children taken into care

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