Links

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History:

Southwark Park 'ghost' station uncovered by Thameslink workers - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32382231

Cycle speedway: The 'skid kids' who raced bicycles on WW2 bomb sites - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31013387

US to exhume remains of Pearl Harbor dead for identification - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32313713

Bergen-Belsen liberation: Tank driver John Darby recalls opening gates - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-32314874

Miscellaneous:

Delays on M74 after dog 'drives' on to carriageway - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-32411621

Politics:

The filter bubble effect is limiting what news users of social media see about the General Election - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-32340384

Abraham Lincoln: The enduring images - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32292217

The political pollsters' report card: the statisticians' verdict - http://www.statslife.org.uk/politics/2122-the-political-pollster-s-report-card-the-statisticians-verdict

The story behind classic election images - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32324666

Taking Stock: Gains in Health Insurance Coverage under the ACA as of March 2015 - http://hrms.urban.org/briefs/Gains-in-Health-Insurance-Coverage-under-the-ACA-as-of-March-2015.html

Science:

Turning Ethiopia's desert green - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32348749

Could a ‘miracle tree’ help end malnutrition in Zambia? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30504720

Better Drinking Through Chemistry - http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2015/04/13/better_drinking_through_chemistry.php

Sports:

Sports Ranked by Length of Game vs. Actual Gameplay - http://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/32q4fk/length_of_game_vs_actual_gameplayfixed_oc/

Rugby Union:

Stephen Donald was New Zealand's accidental hero when kicking the winning points in the rugby World Cup final - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/newzealand/8899568/Stephen-Donald-was-New-Zealands-accidental-hero-when-kicking-the-winning-points-in-the-rugby-World-Cup-final.html

Television:

Father Ted’s legacy, 20 years on: up with this sort of thing - http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/20/father-ted-legacy-20-years-on-up-with-this-sort-of-thing via nwhyte