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Now Baltimore has become the focus of what is looking increasingly like a national struggle over race and policing in the United States. This follows the riots in Ferguson Missouri over the killing of an unarmed black teenager and in New York after a man died as he was held in a stranglehold by an officer. Hundreds are expected to attend the funeral in a few hours’ time of Freddie Gray - a black man who, this time, died shortly after being detained by police. Our North America Correspondent, Aleem Maqbool reports from Baltimore on the tensions and the protests.

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One of the most marginal seats in the country is the Cornish constituency of Camborne, Redruth and Hayle. The Conservative George Eustice has a majority of just 66 votes, so it's a fierce fight. And despite the beauty of Cornwall, It is also one of the most deprived parts of the country. Zoe Conway reports.

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We’ve heard a lot in the past couple of years about 3D printing and the way it could revolutionise our lives – printing new blood vessels, toys, even guns. Now researchers are starting to develop techniques for 4D printing. Professor Marc in het Panhuis leads a team at the University of Wollongong in Australia who have been pioneering the use of 4D printing.

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How are the SNP polling across Scotland? Nicola Mcewen is Professor of Politics at the University of Edinburgh.

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The earthquake in Nepal is thought to have killed around 2,500 people. Many people in the capital city Kathmandu are afraid to return home and hundreds of thousands of people have spent a second night outside. The UN children's agency (Unicef) says the country is running out of water and food, and there are frequent power cuts. The US and British governments have sent additional teams to support the rescue and aid operations, which are being hampered by blocked roads and bad weather. But reports of the damage have largely centred on the capital city Kathmandu and surrounding areas and relatively little is known about the state of less accessible areas closer to the epicentre of the earthquake. Navin Singh Khadka is a 91Èȱ¬ World Service Reporter and is Nepali.

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The founding chairman of the Office of Budgetary Responsibility, Sir Alan Budd says the main political parties should provide more clarity about their tax and spending plans which are too obscure and lack detail. He joins us.

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Overnight temperatures are set to plummet to below freezing this week as a ‘polar plume’ sweeps in from the North Pole. Western Scotland has already been hit by snow on Sunday, with today predicted to be the coldest April 27 on record. Snow, rain and gales are also being predicted for the May Bank Holiday weekend. Nicki Willis is a meteorologist from the Met Office.

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Labour Party announces new housing policies to help first time buyers if they are elected today. Hilary Benn is shadow secretary of state for Communities and Local Government.

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The earthquake in Nepal is thought to have killed around 2,500 people (see 0710). On Mount Everest, at least 18 people have died and many more are still stranded after the quake triggered an avalanche which buried part of base camp. Our reporter Tom Bateman has been speaking to people there.

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How do you put a value on a new piece of music; a new recording? Richard Russell is the boss of XL Recordings - home to Adele - whose last album sold more than 4.7 million copies in the UK. His latest release is on a rather smaller scale. Only 250 copies of Richard Russell's own 12 inch single exist and they can't be bought- people have to barter for them. Our Entertainment Correspondent Colin Paterson met up with him to find out what's he's being offered.

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For 30 years, David Bradford gambled in secret, keeping his growing habit from his wife and family. When online gambling started up, the growing habit spiralled out of control. He borrowed on credit cards, loans, remortgaging the house and finally embezzled money from his employers. The first the family heard of it was when he was jailed for 2 years. He’s now out of prison and trying to repay £520K of debt. His son Adam controls any money he earns – and is now campaigning for tougher controls on the industry. He’s written an open letter to all the main party leaders.

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The earthquake in Nepal is thought to have killed around 2,500 people (see 0710). Sanjoy Majumdar reports from Kathmandu.

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The programme’s series of leader interviews ahead of the election begins with the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon.

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For 30 years, David Bradford gambled in secret, keeping his growing habit from his wife and family (see 0750). Dirk Hansen is chief executive of Gamcare.

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The earthquake in Nepal is thought to have killed around 2,500 people (see 0710).

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How is the SNP’s popularity affecting Scottish society and the way Scots see themselves? Magnus Linklater is a journalist and writer and former editor of the Scotsman/Scottish editor of The Times and Ewan Crawford was private secretary to John Swinney, the former leader of the Scottish National party and is now a lecturer in journalism at the University of the West of Scotland.

All subject to change.