National: Breaking US News from the BBC

Fury suffering ‘more racial abuse’
Tyson Fury says he is suffering more “racial abuse” since he became heavyweight champion of the world.

Palace responds to ‘six counties’ letter
A primary school pupil who wrote to the Queen requesting that she give Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland receives a reply from Buckingham Palace.

Tory MPs criticise compulsory academies
The government’s plan to force all schools in England to become academies has been criticised by Conservative MPs.

VIDEO: Dancing gorilla video goes viral
A dancing gorilla video goes viral with more than one million people viewing the pirouetting primate.

MPs to debate EU leaflet protest petition
A petition opposing the government’s £9m leaflet campaign to promote EU membership will be debated by MPs on 9 May.

Djokovic knocked out in Monte Carlo
Novak Djokovic is knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters by world number 55 Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic.

PM denies parents face axe as governors
David Cameron has rejected claims that the compulsory academy plans for England will mean the removal of parent governors.

Female inmates ‘given tents’ on release
Prisoners at a women’s jail were given tents and sleeping bags on their release because they had nowhere to live, inspectors find.

Lead EU referendum campaigns named
Vote Leave and Britain Stronger in Europe are chosen as official campaigns for June’s EU referendum.

#towerlives: Tony Paris’ freedom fight
The story of Tony Paris – wrongly jailed for murder

VIDEO: Sherlock’s ‘Nessie’ found in Loch Ness
A high tech sonar sweep of Loch Ness locates a Nessie-shaped Sherlock Holmes film prop almost 50 years after it sank.

VIDEO: Ahmadi Muslims fear rise in hate crime
Ahmadis are increasingly worried that they may be attacked by other more extreme Muslims, as Athar Ahmad reports.

VIDEO: Cat starts work at Foreign Office
Former stray cat Palmerston, named after the former prime minister Lord Palmerston, begins work at the Foreign Office as its chief mouse catcher.

‘Panama Papers’ dominate PMQs clashes
The Panama Papers tax revelations dominate Prime Minister’s Questions, with David Cameron defending the action taken from opposition attacks.

Vardy, Mahrez & Kante on PFA shortlist
Leicester’s Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kante are named on the shortlist for the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award.

Meldonium users may escape doping bans
Athletes caught using meldonium could avoid a ban after anti-doping chiefs say it is not clear how long it takes to leave the body.

Villa scrap end-of-season awards
Aston Villa cancel this season’s player of the year awards with the club facing Premier League relegation.

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