Chile prisoners ‘extorted Spaniards’
Spanish police break up an extortion ring run by Chilean jail inmates who allegedly cold-called Spanish civilians demanding kidnap ransoms. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Turkish TV bans opposition advert
Turkey’s main opposition party accuses state TV of abusing public office for banning its election campaign advert. BBC News – Europe
Tories: We’ll find £8bn more for NHS
The Conservatives pledge an extra £8bn a year for the NHS in England by 2020 but Labour and the Lib Dems question how the “unfunded” promise will be paid for. BBC News – UK
Obama and Castro in historic meeting
US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro hold talks in Panama, the first negotiations between the two countries’ leaders in half a century. BBC News – US & Canada
Kenya tells UN to close Dadaab camp
Kenya’s deputy president tells the UN to close the Dadaab refugee camp for Somalis after 147 students in Garissa were killed by Somali militants. BBC News – Africa
UK industrial output edges higher
UK industrial output rose by just 0.1% in February, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. BBC News – Business