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2015</strong></h2> </div> <div class="updates"> <h3 class="comp-stream__date"><span><b>Today</b> 03.04.2015</span></h3> <div class="update update--media-asset"> <strong class="update__time">03:50</strong> <div class="update__article__wrap"> <h4 class="update__headline"> <a href="/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32162094" class="right-arrow">Election 2015: Kitchen table controversies</a> </h4> <div class="update__body"> Three families sit down and discuss their thoughts about immigration. </div> <div class="update__media media-placeholder" id="82082870" data-asset-id="32162094" data-media-type="video" data-media-meta="{"duration":"PT9M35S","available":true,"image":{"height":360,"width":640,"href":"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/82083000\/jpg\/_82083473_de30.jpg","altText":"This House family 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Reality TV star said he always wanted to vote, but did not know who to support. </div> <div class="update__media media-placeholder" id="p02ncfyv" data-asset-id="" data-media-type="" data-media-meta="{"vpid":"p02ncfz0","title":"Joey Essex: I did not know who the PM was three months ago","type":"video","image":{"href":"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/640x360\/p02ncdlf.jpg"}}"></div> <figure class="update__image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ncfyv"> <img src="/web/20150403045031im_/http://www.bbc.com/news/election/2015"/> </a> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="update update--programme"> <strong class="update__time">02:34</strong> <div class="update__article__wrap"> <h4 class="update__headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ncf3l" class="right-arrow">Culshaw reviews the night of the leaders' debate</a> </h4> <div class="update__body"> Jon Culshaw reviews the night of the leaders' debate in a two-hour session of TV politics </div> <div class="update__media media-placeholder" id="p02ncf3l" data-asset-id="" data-media-type="" data-media-meta="{"vpid":"p02ncf3q","title":"Culshaw reviews the night of the leaders' debate","type":"video","image":{"href":"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/640x360\/p02ncdlv.jpg"}}"></div> <figure class="update__image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ncf3l"> <img src="/web/20150403045031im_/http://www.bbc.com/news/election/2015"/> </a> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="update update--programme"> <strong class="update__time">02:34</strong> <div class="update__article__wrap"> <h4 class="update__headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ncfd3" class="right-arrow">Reviewing the debates from This Week spin room</a> </h4> <div class="update__body"> Brian Cox, Lembit Opik, Joey Essex and Molly the dog review two hours of political debate </div> <div class="update__media media-placeholder" id="p02ncfd3" data-asset-id="" data-media-type="" data-media-meta="{"vpid":"p02ncfd5","title":"Reviewing the debates from This Week spin room","type":"video","image":{"href":"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/640x360\/p02ncdky.jpg"}}"></div> <figure class="update__image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ncfd3"> <img src="/web/20150403045031im_/http://www.bbc.com/news/election/2015"/> </a> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="update update--article"> <strong class="update__time">02:31</strong> <div class="update__article__wrap"> <figure class="update__image"> <a href="/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-32166785"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150403045031im_/http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/200/media/images/82100000/jpg/_82100587_82100586.jpg"/> </a> </figure> <h4 class="update__headline"> <a href="/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-32166785" class="right-arrow">The Leaders Debate: how they spun it on social</a> </h4> <div class="update__body"> The key social media messages were shared before the Leaders Debate had even finished. </div> </div> </div> <div class="update update--correspondent-story"> <strong class="update__time">01:27</strong> <div class="update__article__wrap"> <div class="contributor"> <a href="/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.com/news/correspondents/anthonyzurcher" class="contributor__image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150403045031im_/http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/200/media/images/81364000/png/_81364544_anthonyzurcher_144x104.png"/> </a> <a href="/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.com/news/correspondents/anthonyzurcher" class="contributor__name">Anthony Zurcher</a> <br/> <a href="/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.com/news/correspondents/anthonyzurcher" class="contributor__description">North America reporter</a> </div> <figure class="update__image"> <a href="/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32166645"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150403045031im_/http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/200/media/images/82100000/jpg/_82100446_82100341.jpg"/> </a> </figure> <h4 class="update__headline"> <a href="/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32166645" class="right-arrow">Could this English town hold the key to No 10?</a> </h4> <div class="update__body"> The struggling Midlands town of Dudley gives a useful snapshot of some of the national forces at play in the UK general election. </div> </div> </div> <div class="update update--media-asset"> <strong class="update__time">00:28</strong> <div class="update__article__wrap"> <h4 class="update__headline"> <a href="/web/20150403045031/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32172445" class="right-arrow">Leaders' debate in two minutes</a> </h4> <div class="update__body"> Highlights of the two hour leader debate in two minutes. </div> <div 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