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BP pay deal revolt and superbugs fear
Several papers lead on a revolt by BP shareholders over a 20% pay rise for its chief executive, while concerns about superbug deaths and a new diabetes breakthrough also feature.

VIDEO: Mother meets baby 12 days after Caesarean birth
An orangutan meets her baby after they were separated immediately after birth.

VIDEO: Putin answers to public in annual Q&A
Vladimir Putin answers questions from the public during a four hour live phone-in programme.

VIDEO: EU referendum: What is it?
What is the EU referendum? Johnny Dymond explains.

HMRC ‘not doing enough’ to tackle fraud
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is still not doing enough to tackle tax fraud, a group of MPs on the Public Accounts Committee has said.

Kerry: ‘We could have shot down jets’
The US would have been within its rights to shoot down Russian jets that flew close to a warship in the Baltic Sea, Secretary of State John Kerry says.

Starting gun fired on EU vote campaign
Rival camps will go head to head on Friday on the first official day of campaigning ahead of the EU referendum.

Teenagers charged with toddler’s kidnap
Two teenage girls are charged with kidnapping a three-year-old child in central Newcastle, police say.

‘Death risk’ warning over birth options
A senior coroner has warned of a risk of future deaths if the NHS favours vaginal delivery over caesarean sections on the basis of cost.

Butterfly migration mystery solved
Scientists solve the navigation mystery of one of nature’s most famous journeys – the migration of monarch butterflies from Canada to Mexico.

GB’s Tiler wins three European bronzes
Britain’s Rebekah Tiler boosts her Olympic selection hopes with three bronze medals at the European Weightlifting Championships.

My dog could do a better deal – Hearn
Barry Hearn says his dog could have done “a better deal for the taxpayer” than West Ham’s Olympic Stadium arrangement.

Czech Republic poised to change name
The Czech Republic is expected to change its name to “Czechia” to make it easier for companies and sports teams to use it on products and clothing.

VIDEO: Surgery live-streamed in virtual reality
The operation of a patient undergoing surgery for colon cancer is streamed-live using virtual reality video.

HMP Garth prisoner climbs onto roof
A prisoner escapes and climbs onto the roof of HMP Prison Garth in Lancashire.

Officer ‘run over’ by fleeing suspect
A policeman is in hospital after being ‘deliberately run over’ by suspected burglars fleeing police in south London.

Liverpool 4-3 Borussia Dortmund (agg: 5-4)
Liverpool stage a dramatic comeback to reach the Europa League semi-finals.

IPCC to investigate fraud allegations
Allegations of fraudulent activity at the Police Federation of England and Wales are to be investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Army ‘saved me from life of crime’
A top-performing officer cadet at Sandhurst says he would be dead or in prison had he not joined the Army.

EU exit group abandons legal challenge
A legal challenge to the Electoral Commission’s decision to make Vote Leave the official Out campaign has been abandoned by Leave.EU.

Mixing it with snooker’s big boys
BBC Sport profiles some of the World Championship qualifiers, including a debutant, ex-champions and a possible fairytale winner.

Queen’s note on Philip love auctioned
A letter written by the Queen revealing how she and Prince Philip first fell in love, is to go under the hammer.

VIDEO: How Iranian men were rescued from dinghy
Two Iranian men have been rescued after spending eight hours in the English Channel in an inflatable dinghy.

VIDEO: From Tottenham to Sandhurst’s highest prize
A black cadet who has worked his way up through the ranks at Sandhurst is due to be awarded the sword of honour, the highest accolade.

Labour MP denies any financial wrongdoing
Labour’s shadow minister for trade unions has denied allegations of financial irregularity after BBC Newsnight learned he received a heavily subsidised mortgage from a National Union of Mineworkers benevolent fund.

Mass police raid German mega-brothel
Nine hundred police officers take part in a raid on one of Germany’s biggest brothels in Berlin, making six arrests over alleged human trafficking and tax fraud.

New Chibok girls video ‘gives hope’
A new video showing some of the Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped two years ago gives hope they may return, their family and friends say.

Warcraft fans’ fury over server closure
A petition to allow gamers to run their own servers for the original World of Warcraft (WoW) game attracts almost 100,000 signatures online.

Fall in teacher training applicants
The number of applicants for teacher training in England fell by 6.5% last year compared with the previous 12 months, according to a new analysis.

Iraq report checks ‘to take two weeks’
Government security checks on the Iraq War inquiry will take two weeks to complete – but publication is not expected until June or July, a minister says.

US banks’ profits hit by oil price fall
Bank of America and Wells Fargo both report a fall in first-quarter profits after they put aside more cash to cover bad loans to energy firms.

Overseas signings announced for WCSL
Meg Lanning, Suzie Bates and Stafanie Taylor are among the overseas players featuring in the inaugural Women’s Cricket Super League.

Alonso ‘provisionally fit’ for China
Fernando Alonso is given provisional clearance to race in this weekend’s Chinese GP after recovering from a crash.

How many Brits live in the rest of the EU?
Jeremy Corbyn says 750,000 Brits live in Spain and two million in the rest of the EU. Is he right?

VIDEO: Wrong way M6 Toll driver jailed
A lorry driver has been jailed for drunkenly reversing among oncoming traffic on the M6 Toll.

VIDEO: Bricks thrown at police car windscreen
Two men throw bricks at a police vehicle which had been pursuing their car in Merseyside.