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  • Rebel fighters were filmed at an army base in Nairab, north-west Syria  AP

    Hezbollah leader vows to help Assad

  • Police near the cordoned off spot where a French soldier was stabbed in the throat in the busy commercial district of La Defense near Paris  AP

    France probes Woolwich terror link

  • Pakistanis gather by the wreckage of a school minibus, which caught fire killing 17 in Gujrat  AP

    Children killed in school bus fire

  • Runners who were unable to finish the Boston Marathon on April 15 because of the bombings cross the finish line on Boylston Street  AP

    Thousands run final marathon mile

  • Soldiers walk near debris after suicide bombers blew themselves up inside a military barracks, in Agadez, northern Niger  AP

    Niger: Attackers 'came from Libya'

  • Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura, 80, and his son, Gota, atop the summit of Mount Everest  AP Miura Dolphins Co

    Oldest climber taken off Everest

  • The scene where several train carriages derailed on a train near Rockview, Missouri  AP Southeast Missourian, Fred Lynch

    Road collapses after train crash

  • A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River  AP Skagit Valley Herald, Frank Varga

    Bridge collapse 'a wake-up call'

  • Roman Polanski and actress Emmanuelle Seigner at the screening of Venus in Fur in Cannes  Joel Ryan Invision AP

    Polanski: Feminism is a bitter Pill

  • In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes shields her face as she is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance  AP APTN

    Police probe actress Bynes claims

  • A resident examines burnt cars in the Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several different suburbs for a fourth night  AP

    Swedish capital hit by rioting

  • Riot police stop Orthodox protesters who are trying to interupt Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration in Kiev  AP

    Protests at first Ukraine gay rally

  • A vintage 1976 model Apple computer has been sold for a more than 400,000 pounds

    Vintage 1976 Apple computer sold

  • Police near the cordoned off spot where a French soldier was stabbed in the throat in the busy commercial district of La Defense near Paris  AP

    French soldier stabbed in throat

  • A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River  AP Skagit Valley Herald, Frank Varga

    New span sought after bridge breaks

  • The Horace Mann school in the Bronx borough of New York  AP Mark Lennihan

    Elite school in sex abuse apology

  • Former CIA director David Petraeus said he was sorry for the affair

    Biographer 'regrets' Petraeus fling

    Former CIA director David Petraeus said he was sorry for the affair

  • Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reads a statement to the media at City Hall  AP The Canadian Press, Chris Young

    Mayor: I don't smoke crack cocaine

    Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reads a statement to the media at City Hall (AP/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

  • A copy of Action Comics No 1 found by David Gonzales in a house he was renovating  AP Metropolis Collectibles, Inc ComicConnect, Corp

    Rare Superman comic in insulation

    A copy of Action Comics No 1 found by David Gonzales in a house he was renovating (AP/Metropolis Collectibles, Inc/ComicConnect, Corp)

  • Christine Lagarde leaves a special court house in Paris  AP

    IMF chief named key witness in case

    Christine Lagarde leaves a special court house in Paris (AP)

  • Afghan policemen move into position following a suicide attack in Kabul  AP

    Suicide blast rocks centre of Kabul

    Afghan policemen move into position following a suicide attack in Kabul (AP)

  • A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River  AP Skagit Valley Herald, Frank Varga

    Three hurt in US bridge collapse

    A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River (AP/Skagit Valley Herald, Frank Varga)

  • A powerful earthquake in Russia's far east was felt 4,400 miles away in Moscow

    Big quake hits Russia's far east

    A powerful earthquake in Russia's far east was felt 4,400 miles away in Moscow

  • Syrian President Bashar Assad has agreed to his government attending a peace conference in Geneva, Russia says

    Syria 'to take part in peace talks'

    Syrian President Bashar Assad has agreed to his government attending a peace conference in Geneva, Russia says

  • People toast with beer and raki, a traditional Turkish aniseed-based alcoholic drink, at an Istanbul restaurant  AP

    Turkey aims to curb alcohol sales

    People toast with beer and raki, a traditional Turkish aniseed-based alcoholic drink, at an Istanbul restaurant (AP)

  • A protester holds a banner at a rally against Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoro in a row over wartime sex slaves  AP

    Ex-sex slaves condemn Japan mayor

    A protester holds a banner at a rally against Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoro in a row over wartime sex slaves (AP)

  • In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes shields her face as she is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance  AP APTN

    Actress Bynes accused over pot

    In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes shields her face as she is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance (AP/APTN)

  • President Obama said the US must tackle terrorism while 'maintaining the freedoms and ideals that we defend'  AP

    Obama backs 'effective' drone hits

    President Obama said the US must tackle terrorism while 'maintaining the freedoms and ideals that we defend' (AP)

  • A copy of Action Comics No 1 found by David Gonzales in a house he was renovating  AP Metropolis Collectibles, Inc ComicConnect, Corp

    Rare Superman comic found in house

    A copy of Action Comics No 1 found by David Gonzales in a house he was renovating (AP/Metropolis Collectibles, Inc/ComicConnect, Corp)

  • A man in South Korean killed himself and a girl he landed on after jumping from the 11th floor of a building

    Man kills girl after building fall

    A man in South Korean killed himself and a girl he landed on after jumping from the 11th floor of a building

  • Boy Scout Pascal Tessier, who was unable to finish his eagle scout unless the resolution passed  AP The Dallas Morning News, Brad Loper

    Scouts to admit gay youngsters

    Boy Scout Pascal Tessier, who was unable to finish his eagle scout unless the resolution passed (AP/The Dallas Morning News, Brad Loper)

in pictures

  • Floodwater covering all eight lanes of Highway 281 in San Antonio

    Texas flooding: in pictures

    Rescue services have spent the day rescuing residents who have been trapped by rising water in San Antonio.

  • The Queen pats a thoroughbred yearling at Polhampton Stud

    The Queen and her horses

    A BBC documentary, to be shown on Bank Holiday Monday, reveals how the monarch has kept up her love for horses throughout her 60-year reign.

  • A British Airways plane had to return to Heathrow airport to make an emergency landing after black smoke was seen coming from an engine.

    Heathrow emergency - in pictures

    Passengers were evacuated down emergency shoots - click through to see the damaged engine

video
  • World's largest lego model

    World's largest lego model

    ITN

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  • Safari park animals join in with fun run

    Safari park animals join in with fun run

    ITN

    0:36 2 days ago
  • South Korea unveils combat ready Surion helicopters

    South Korea unveils combat ready Surion helicopters

    ITN

    1:35 3 days ago
  • NASA photos show terrifying scale of Oklahoma tornado

    NASA photos show terrifying scale of Oklahoma tornado

    ITN

    0:42 3 days ago
  • Insane mid-flip trampoline trickshot

    Insane mid-flip trampoline trickshot

    Storyful

    0:46 5 days ago
  • Watercress eating competition

    Watercress eating competition

    ITN

    1:11 5 days ago

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Should the second May bank holiday be scrapped?

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  1. Yes: it should move to later in the year
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  2. No: we should keep it where it is
    57%
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