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Orpheus Pledger: Australian police launch manhunt for Home and Away star accused of assault
Police in Australia have launched a manhunt for former soap opera star Orpheus Pledger after he failed to appear in court to face charges of assault.
John Lennon's lost guitar found in loft after 50 years to go up for auction
A guitar used by John Lennon in the recording of The Beatles album and film Help! is going up for auction after being found in a loft.
Battlestar Galactica actor Terry Carter dies
US actor Terry Carter, who starred in 1970s TV shows including Battlestar Galactica and McCloud, has died at the age of 95.

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Four people taken to hospital after military horses bolt through central London
Riderless military horses have charged through central London today after bolting during morning exercises - with at least four people taken to hospital.
Nottingham attack families traumatised by 'barbaric' police WhatsApp message about killings
A police officer described the students stabbed to death in Nottingham last summer as "proper butchered" and said officers "tried to hold their inners in".
Former Labour minister Frank Field who was asked by Tony Blair to 'think the unthinkable' has died
Frank Field, the former Labour MP and minister, has died at the age of 81.

Grat Shapps calls for NATO defence spending target to rise
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said he wants the new NATO target for defence spending to increase from the current 2% of gross domestic product to 2.5%.
Rishi Sunak's defence pledge sets trap for Sir Keir Starmer
On the plane from Warsaw to Berlin, Rishi Sunak was buoyant as he briefly chatted to the travelling pack.
Former Labour minister Frank Field who was asked by Tony Blair to 'think the unthinkable' has died
Frank Field, the former Labour MP and minister, has died at the age of 81.
What are Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer hoping for at the locals, and what might it mean for a general election?
Many Conservative councillors face certain defeat on 2 May. The party will lose control of councils at the same time. The scale of this setback, so close to the general election, is the main consideration.