Two dead in Vancouver mill shooting
Two people have died and two are injured after a former employee opened fire at a Vancouver-area lumber mill. BBC News – US & Canada
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Syria blasts kill dozens in Homs
At least 37 people are killed in explosions in the Syrian city of Homs, after at least 14 die in a mortar attack in Damascus, officials say. BBC News – Middle East
UK economy grows by 0.8% in quarter
UK economy grows 0.8% in first quarter of 2014, the fifth consecutive quarter of growth, according to the ONS. BBC News – Business
Severe weather threatens eastern US
Severe weather threatens as many as 73 million Americans, after two days of powerful storms and tornadoes killed up to 28 people. BBC News – US & Canada
Stabbed teacher was due to retire
A teacher stabbed to death in front of her pupils at a Leeds school is described by the head teacher as “inspirational”, as it emerges she was to retire this year. BBC News – UK
Rebels seize regional Ukraine HQ
A large crowd of pro-Russian activists storms the regional administration’s headquarters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk. BBC News – Europe