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Thousands of violent crime suspects released because of bail limits

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Thousands of suspected violent offenders have been released without condition after police bail was limited last year to 28 days.

More than 3,000 people suspected of murder, rape, sexual crimes and other violent offences were release by 12 of the 43 police forces in England and Wales during a three-month period, according to data disclosed to the BBC.

The government made a 28-day limit to police bail from April last year. Extensions are possible but can be authorised only at senior levels, after a string of historical sexual abuse cases in which suspects languished on police bail before eventually being told that they would not be charged.

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Thousands of suspected violent offenders have been released without condition after police bail was limited last year to 28 days.More than 3,000 people suspected of murder, rape, sexual crimes and other violent offences were release by 12 of the 43 police forces in England and Wales during a three-m

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Cambridge Analytica in Colombia: Uribe fuels speculation of election fraud

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Colombia's powerful former president, Alvaro Uribe, fueled suspicion that he has authorized the illegal mining of private data to support his prodigy in ongoing elections.

Revelations that Cambridge Analytica (CA) stole private user data from social media platform Facebook to promote the 2016 election of US President Donald Trump and forced the United Kingdom out of the European Union spurred a scandal in Colombia.

According to the British PR company, it has been active in Colombia.

Are the 'Uribistas' hacking again?

Colombia's industry regulator SIC on Wednesday ordered an investigation and an immediate shut-down of Pig.gi after CA claims it used the popular mobile application in political campaigning.

The makers of the app, which reportedly obtained private information of more than 1 million Colombians, deny this.

Uribe, who allegedly used fraud in all elections since 1995, said on Twitter that the SIC "seeks to construct a conspiracy theory against candidate Ivan Duque, accusing us of fake information."

Duque, an ambitious member of a befriended political dynasty, has gone from virtual obscurity to leading the ongoing presidential race in the polls in a matter of months.

The inexperienced former Senator is mainly racing against the leftist Gustavo Petro, who has successfully denounced corruption, election fraud and human rights violations by the Uribe clan for more than a decade.

Uribe and Duque have been accusing the anti-corruption activist of being a communist who "wants to turn Colombia into a second Venezuela."

Sometimes incited by far-right Uribe allies, Petro and other leftist candidates have been attacked on campaign.

Uribe's biggest scandals

The Supreme Court is investigating claims and evidence that Uribe and his brother formed far-right death squads in the 1990s.

Paramilitary commanders said they sponsored his 2002 and 2006 presidential campaigns.

Two "uribista" ministers are in prison for bribing congress to allow Uribe's 2006 reelection.

Uribe's former chief of staff is in prison for wiretapping the Supreme Court in an unsuccessful attempt to frustrate "parapolitics" investigations against his cousin.

The military executed more than 4,000 civilians when Uribe was president.

More powerful than Pablo

Uribe entered politics in the early 1980s, and has clashed with the country's top courts for more than a decade over his murky ties and often illegal attempts to maintain power.

The former president is from a family with close ties to the Ochoa clan, which founded the Medellin Cartel with drug lord Pablo Escobar around the time Uribe entered politics.

The Supreme Court is investigating the former President's alleged involvement with far-right death squads.

El Espectador columnist Yohir Akerman reported that two sources from Uribe's political party said that the powerful former president had hired Cambridge Analytica to manipulate public opinion.

Duque has come under fire for proposing to revoke the court that is investigating his political patron, and Uribe's ongoing opposition to the peace process and criminal investigations.

Uribe's 2014 candidate, Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, lost the elections after revelations his campaign had been using classified information to discredit peace talks for electoral purposes.

The former president's 2016 campaign manager admitted to illegally using disinformation, or "fake news," to sink the peace process in a referendum.

Colombia wil take to the polls for the first round in the presidential elections on May 27.

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Colombia's powerful former president, Alvaro Uribe, fueled suspicion that he has authorized the illegal mining of private data to support his prodigy in ongoing elections. Revelations that Cambridge Analytica (CA) stole private user data from social media platform Facebook to promote the 2016 election of US President Donald Trump and forced the United Kingdom out of the European Union spurred a scandal in Colombia.

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A top physicist says the construction of a "factory" to produce Higgs boson particles is a priority for the science community.

In an exclusive interview, Nigel Lockyer, head of America's premier particle physics lab, said studying the Higgs could hasten major discoveries.

He said momentum in the physics community was gathering for a machine to be built either in Europe or Asia.

"Our field uniformly agrees that would be a good thing," he told the BBC.

The Fermilab director added: "The Higgs is such an interesting particle - a unique particle."

The Higgs boson - named after British theoretical physicist Peter Higgs - was discovered in 2012 at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle smasher under the Franco-Swiss border.

The detection capped a decades-long effort to detect the particle experimentally, adding the last missing piece to the theory of particle physics known as the Standard Model, or SM.

The SM explains how the building blocks of the Universe behave and interact, but physicists know it's just a stepping stone to a deeper understanding of the cosmos. For example, it doesn't provide an explanation for dark matter, dark energy or gravity.

Physicists had hoped that the LHC would turn up evidence of physics phenomena not explained by the Standard Model. So far, efforts to detect new physics have come away empty-handed, but studying the Higgs in more detail might break the impasse.

A successor to the Large Hadron Collider would be designed in a way that allows scientists to zero in on the Higgs boson.

The LHC works by smashing beams of proton particles together, but the collisions that produce the Higgs also produce many other particles. This makes it complicated to work out which collisions produce the Higgs boson.

A different type of particle smasher, called an electron-positron collider, should produce only a Higgs and another particle called a Z boson.

This makes it more suitable for detailed study of the Higgs' properties. Dr Lockyer said there were currently discussions over a new electron-positron collider in China, and a linear collider that could function as a Higgs factory in Japan. Alternatively, it could be housed at Cern after the Large Hadron Collider comes to the end of its operating lifetime.

The Higgs is interesting because it is the only fundamental "scalar" particle. This means it has a "spin" of zero. Spin is an intrinsic property of particles with applications in everyday life - such as in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

"The Higgs is the first fundamental scalar that has ever been observed. And pretty much all physics beyond the Standard Model contains scalars," said Dr Lockyer.

"So these scalars would mix with the Higgs - the question is how strongly. But what you're looking for is evidence of the Higgs mixing with other scalars. That would be a window into new physics."

One proposed scheme for new physics, which is known as supersymmetry, posits a host of new particles accompanying those we know about from the Standard Model. However, the LHC has now excluded large swathes of "parameter space" where supersymmetric particles could be hiding.

"When we look hard for something and don't find it, the more creative you have to get. Everybody believes there's something there, but what we're now starting to question is the scale of the new physics. At what energy does this new physics show up," said Dr Lockyer.

"From a simple calculation of the Higgs' mass, there has to be new science. We just can't give up on everything we know as an excuse for where we are now."

He said physicists were now looking for less obvious signals of new physics and using tools such as machine-learning algorithms to help them find small deviations in the vast data produced by particle physics experiments.

But he stressed that there was still plenty to come from the LHC, which will undergo a major upgrade in the 2020s.

Fermilab, based in Batavia, Illinois, used to house the Tevatron - the most powerful particle accelerator in the world until the LHC came online in 2009. The Tevatron was switched off in 2011, but Fermilab is currently home to an exciting array of experiments that aim to push the frontiers of physics.

One forthcoming project is Dune (Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment) which aims to unravel some of the mysteries of neutrinos, which are sometimes known as "ghost particles". Neutrinos have an intriguing property: they can switch (oscillate) between different forms, or "flavours".

This so-called flavour-flipping might even hold the key to why the cosmos is dominated by matter, rather than its shadowy counterpart, antimatter.

This remains one of the biggest mysteries in physics, since roughly equal amounts of each are hypothesised to have been produced in the Big Bang.

"The primary science goal is to understand whether neutrinos and anti-neutrinos oscillate differently. That has a potential big impact on our understanding of the early Universe," said Dr Lockyer.

"I am personally interested in observing neutrinos from a supernova that collapses into a neutron star or into a black hole. Those areas are of intense interest for many fields, as neutrinos play a role in producing heavy elements - such as gold - within a star."

The Dune collaboration recently elected a new co-spokesperson, Prof Stefan Söldner-Rembold, who leads the particle physics group at the University of Manchester, UK.

He recently told Symmetry magazine: "This is a formative period for Dune... what we decide now will shape the detectors and the way the collaboration works for the next 10 to 20 years."

He added that it was important to attract young scientists to participate in Dune: "In order to create a vibrant and strong collaboration, we need to encourage the next generation of young physicists to be engaged with the project," he said.

The experiment will involve beaming neutrinos from Fermilab in Illinois some 1,300km (800mi) underground to a massive detector instrument based at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota.

But before the full experiment comes online in the 2020s, test prototypes of the Dune neutrino detectors have been under construction at Cern in Europe. Each will be filled with 800 tonnes of liquid argon, kept at -184C. They are due to begin taking data in the Autumn.

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Colombia’s biggest national park to become 1.5 million hectares bigger

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Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Thursday that the Serrania de Chiribiquete park, the country's biggest national park, will be extended by 1.5 million hectares.

The extension will make the protected nature reserve on the border of the Guaviare and Caqueta departments a total of 4.3 million hectares, the size of Denmark.

The park, located at the frontier of the Amazon rainforest, has one of the largest variety of animal species in the country.

Scientists have not been able to accurately estimate the number of species because of the park's remote location. Armed conflict additionally impeded a close study.

With the little information that exists, the park management believes there are some 300 species of birds, 313 different type of butterflies and more than 260 ant species, to name just a few.

Almost half of Colombia's animal species can be found in the Caqueta province, in which the southern half of the park lies.

Apart from the extention, Santos also vowed to add another $525 million to the country's conservation budget to "protect and defend our environment."

Colombia's Amazon rainforest has been among the hardest hit regions in terms of deforestation. Large-scale farming, mining and coca cultivation, and the three greatest threats.

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Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Thursday that the Serrania de Chiribiquete park, the country's biggest national park, will be extended by 1.5 million hectares. The extension will make the protected nature reserve on the border of the Guaviare and Caqueta departments a total of 4.3 million hectares, the size of Denmark.

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Five lifestyle changes which could help people avoid cancer
Being overweight or obese is a growing cause of cancer in the UK while cases caused by smoking are falling, according to a large study.
Cancer Research UK found more than a third of all cases of cancer were avoidable - some 135,000.

The charity also found that excess weight now caused 6.3% of all cancer cases - up from 5.5% in 2011 - while smoking as a cause had declined.

It said more action was needed to tackle the "health threat" of obesity.

Cancer Research UK found the country with the greatest proportion of preventable causes of cancer was Scotland with 41.5%, followed by Northern Ireland on 38%, Wales on 37.8%, and England on 37.3%.

Across the UK, smoking remained by far the leading cause of preventable cancer, although it dropped from 19.4% in 2011 to 15.1%.

Second was being overweight or obese, and third was exposure to UV radiation from the sun and sunbeds.

A BMI of more than 25 means you're overweight and a BMI of more than 30 means you're classified as obese, although there are some exceptions.

'I felt responsible'

Janet Boak was told being obese contributed to her risk of getting cancer

Janet Boak, from Carlisle, was diagnosed with womb cancer at 51, after she noticed spots of blood four years after her menopause.

She had a full hysterectomy, which successfully removed the cancer.

It was during a subsequent check-up that she was told being obese had contributed to her risk of getting cancer. At the time, she was nearly 20 stone.

"I felt like I was responsible for my own downfall," Janet, 55, said.

"It stuck in my gut a bit, thinking I could maybe not have been in this position had I sorted my lifestyle out."

Janet, a grandmother, has since lost nearly seven stone after she cut down on sugar, started cooking healthier meals from fresh ingredients and became more active.

Cancer Research UK found overexposure to UV radiation caused about 13,600 cases of melanoma skin cancer a year - or 3.8% of all cancer cases.

Other preventable causes of cancer included drinking alcohol and eating too little fibre, it said.

However, overall the analysis found the proportion of preventable cases of cancer had fallen - from 42.7% in 2011 to 37.7%.

Drinking alcohol was estimated to have caused 3.3% of cancers in the UK

Cancer Research UK said the figures showed smoking prevention strategies were working, but more work was needed to tackle the growing problem of obesity.

Prof Linda Bauld, Cancer Research UK's prevention expert, said: "Obesity is a huge health threat right now, and it will only get worse if nothing is done.

"The UK government must build on the successes of smoking prevention to reduce the number of weight-related cancers.

"Banning junk food TV adverts before the 21:00 GMT watershed is an important part of the comprehensive approach needed."

Prof Mel Greaves, a cancer biologist at the Institute of Cancer Research, in London, said the study was an "endorsement" of the idea that many cancers were potentially preventable.

But he said the idea that obesity itself or eating too little fibre "causes" cancer was "somewhat simplistic" and still needed to be explored further.

"If obesity could be avoided, the impact on cancer rates is uncertain - but they would almost certainly decline significantly," Prof Greaves said.

"Given the currently high rates of obesity in young people, this represents (like cigarette smoking) a major societal challenge beyond the bounds of the medical arena."

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Excess weight now causes 6.3% of all cancer cases - up from 5.5% in 2011, a study suggests.

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Forget private school, it’s all in the genes

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The good news is you can save on school fees. A new study finds that selective schools add almost nothing to the exam results of students, because the advantages teenagers come out with are mainly ones they arrived with, and are for the most part genetic. The bad news is that this implies genetic stratification of society is happening, and more than we thought. But then that is bound to happen in a meritocracy. If you make everything else equal, differences will be increasingly determined by genes.

The new study comes with impeccable credentials, from a team led by Robert Plomin, a professor at King's College London and the acknowledged leader in the genetics of intelligence. Co-authors include the researcher Emily Smith-Woolley and the prominent...

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Bogota finds boa constrictor in central park

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Enviromental authorities in Bogotá have found a five- foot Boa constrictor in the Simon Bolivar Park.
The snake was found on May 5th just minutes before it gave birth a baby snake.
The autorities said they believe that the snake was abandoned in the park by a resident or an illegal wildlife trader.
Now, the mother and the baby Boas were taken to an animal care center.

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Environmental authorities in Colombia's capital Bogota have found a five-foot boa constrictor in a park in the center of the city of seven million, they said Sunday.

The snake was found in the Simon Bolivar park on Sunday just minutes before it gave birth to a baby snake.

Because boa constrictors can have as many as 30 babies at once, environmental officials conducted a search to verify if the mother snake had left more offspring in the popular park.

The authorities said they believe that the snake was abandoned in the park by a resident or an illegal wildlife trader.

Wild animals like boa constrictors are not allowed as pets.

The mother and baby boa constrictors were taken to an animal care center for testing and is expected to be returned to nature.

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Environmental authorities in Colombia's capital Bogota have found a five-foot boa constrictor in a park in the center of the city of seven million, they said Sunday. The snake was found in the Simon Bolivar park on Sunday just minutes before it gave birth to a baby snake.

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Dylan Mika dead: Former New Zealand rugby union star dies aged 45 after suffering suspected heart attack

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At the age of 45 died Dylan Mika in Auckland.
He played two tests for Samoa featuring twice in 1994 before standing down for three years to enable him to play for the All Blacks.

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Former Samoa and All Blacks flanker Dylan Mika died in Auckland on Tuesday at the age of 45, his family said in a statement released by New Zealand Rugby.

Local media reported he had died from a suspected heart attack.

Mika played two tests for Samoa and seven for the All Blacks who he represented at the 1999 World Cup.

New Zealand-born Mika first played internationally for Samoa, featuring twice in 1994, before standing down for three years to enable him to play for the All Blacks.

Provincially, he played for Auckland between 1994 and 2000 and for the Blues in 2000.

From the Blues he was drafted to the Chiefs, where he performances helped him earn selection for New Zealand.

He played a total of seven Tests for the All Blacks, the first of which came against Samoa, who were skippered by his cousin Pat Lam.

Mika played in the 1999 World Cup, but started just once against Italy in Huddersfield.

He leaves behind a wife and daughter.

A family statement said: "It is with great sadness that the family of Dylan announce that he passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Auckland.

"Dylan was a very much loved husband to Tracy, father to their daughter Marley, and dearly loved son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend.

"He was a hugely talented athlete, well respected in the Samoan community and abroad but just as importantly to his friends and family a warm wonderful caring man. Gone far too soon at the age of just 45."

New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew added: "Dylan is one of the rare talents that represented both Samoa and New Zealand at a time when rugby had not long turned professional.

"He continued to have an active involvement in rugby both in Auckland and Samoa, and in particular, in his loyalty to the New Zealand Barbarians.

"Our thoughts are with Dylan's family and friends."

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Former Samoa and All Blacks flanker Dylan Mika died in Auckland on Tuesday at the age of 45, his family said in a statement released by New Zealand Rugby. Local media reported he had died from a suspected heart attack. Mika played two tests for Samoa and seven for the All Blacks who he represented at the 1999 World Cup.

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Top five of Colombia's most popular national parks:

1) CORALES DEL ROSARIO:
The white beaches and proximity to the tourist hotspot Cartagena make special this park.

2) TAYRONA PARK:
It lies on the foothills of another nature reserve, the Sierra nevada de Santa Marta.

3) THE NEVADOS:
It is home to some of Colombia's most active volcanues and all three of the country's last- remaining glaciers.

4) CAROTA ISLAND:
It may be Colombia's smallest nature reserve.

5) SIERRA NEVADA:
This park is the only one that goes from the Caribbean sea level to the cpuntry's highest peak, the pico Cristobal Colón.

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Colombia's national parks are natural treasures that - thanks to increased security - have become immensely popular among tourists.

The following parks are the most visited in the country, according to national tourism authorities.

#1 - Corales del Rosario

Annual visits: 1 million

The Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo nature reserve is by far Colombia's most popular national park that attracts thousands of visitors every day.

While much of the park's natural treasures, its coral reefs, is underwater, the park is particularly popular because of its white beaches and proximity to tourist hotspot Cartagena.

In fact, the park has become so popular that authorities are trying to limit the number of visitors in order to protect the most extensive and developed coral reef on Colombia's Caribbean coast.

#2 - Parque Tayrona

Annual visits: 395 thousand

Parque Tayrona is one of Colombia's most iconic parks and home to some of the country's most beautiful beaches.

The park lies on the foothills of another nature reserve, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Its stunning views and vicinity to the city of Santa Marta makes Tayrona the second most visited park in Colombia.

The park is so popular that authorities have decided to close Tayrona for the public one month every year to give the local indigenous population and natural ecosystems a break.

#3 - Los Nevados

Annual visits: 51 thousand

The Los Nevados park is home to some of Colombia's most active volcanoes and all three of the country's last-remaining glaciers.

The area provides the water of the country's iconic coffee region and is particularly loved by hiking enthusiasts.

#4 - Isla de la Corota

Annual visits: 28 thousand

La Corota island may be Colombia's smallest nature reserve, the surrounding La Cocha lake is one of the country's most popular destinations for ecotourists.

The unique architecture around one of Colombia's largest water reserves gave the area the nickname "Little Switzerland."

The island itself is home to an estimated 1,500 plant species.

#5 - Sierra Nevada

Annual visits: 23 thousand

The Sierra Nevada is unique in many ways. The park is the only one in Colombia that goes from the Caribbean sea level to the country's highest peak, the Pico Cristobal Colon at 18.7 thousand feet.

This means that the park is the only one in Colombia that has both tropical beaches and eternal snow.

The park is also home to the Lost City, a site where archaeologists in the 1970s found the remains of a mountain settlement that was built hundreds of years before Machu Picchu in Peru.

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Election 2018: First presidential debate provides sharp contrast between the candidates, if little fireworks

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The first presidential debate run by weekly magazine Semana and television channel Teleantioquia. In this first presidential debate the candidates were able to display sharp contrasts between their respective platforms and visions for Colombia.

The debate focused on nine main topics along with a rapid-fire round that skimmed over a range of issues from gay marriage to negotiation with the last remaining guerilla group in Colombia (the ELN).

The presidential candidates who participated in this debate were the four candidates that participated in the debate were Iván Duque, Gustavo Petro, Sergio Fajardo and Germán Vargas Lleras. Humberto de la Calle did not participate as his flight had been delayed due to severe weather conditions.

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The first presidential debate kicked off last night and, despite little in the way of fireworks, the candidates were able to display sharp contrasts between their respective platforms and visions for Colombia.

Run by weekly magazine Semana and television channel Teleantioquia, the four candidates that participated in the debate were Iván Duque, Gustavo Petro, Sergio Fajardo and Germán Vargas Lleras. Humberto de la Calle did not participate last night as his flight had been delayed due to severe weather conditions.

The debate focused on nine main topics along with a rapid-fire round that skimmed over a range of issues from gay marriage to negotiation with the last remaining guerilla group in Colombia (the ELN).

Given the enormous importance placed on public order and the curbing of violence in the country, Vargas Lleras decried the recidivism rates and hoped that minimum sentences would be introduced as well as incarceration rates as he felt there were many crimes going unpunished.

Petro on the other hand rejected the idea of more prisoners, stating that the dominant trend in Colombia is to have more young prisoners rather than giving them direction through better education. By way of example, Petro alluded to his program as mayor of Bogotá where he claimed to have reduced cellphone theft by 33% in the Colombian capital.

With the exception of Vargas Lleras (who spoke of the ills of deforestation) all the candidates agreed that renewable sources of energy were the way forward though had different priorities on the environment. Speaking on the oil spill disaster in Santander, Duque said the accident was regrettable though it shouldn't deter Colombia from continuing with oil drilling. He believed that Colombia should also push for more ecotourism to help with the growing problems the country has on the environmental from. Petro wanted to move away from state dependence on oil and spoke of the increasingly dire solution in Medellin that should be addressed with more radical solutions.

Following further statements on corruption, the economy, political reform, health and the peace process, the candidates entered a quickfire round where daylight appeared between their respective policies. On gay marriage for example, Duque was against it insisting only on custody or civil rights to be recognised for LGBTQ couples. Petro and Fajardo were for gay marriage and so too was Vargas Lleras though he didn't agree with adoption rights for gay couples.

Similarly, Duque took a hardline on the legalisation of marijuana and, on this occasion was supported by Vargas Lleras, despite the growing acceptance of the drug in Colombia as well as the boom in medicinal cannabis in the country.

When speaking of the Venezuelan crisis, Petro and Fajardo embraced solidarity with those fleeing the Maduro regime and they refused to establish quotas. Both Duque and Vargas Lleras, on the other hand, believed quotas were necessary to safeguard Colombia's borders.

At times resembling a quiz show, the debate had few compelling exchanges between the candidates, particularly between the polar opposites of Duque and Petro. However, those wanting a more spirited debate between the candidates can check out their exchanges on W Radio .

As the debate concluded it was clear that Duque and Petro gave performances that were polished and composed, in equal measure to their comfortable leads over the other 2 candidates. The debate most likely solidified their leads among their bases without having changed the race in any significant way. Petro gave his answers professorially looking off to the side with hands clasped behind his back while Duque directed his answers directly at the camera. Despite having home-court advantage, former Antioquia governor Fajardo seemed less confident, animating his answers with pleading hand gestures and squinted grimaces. Vargas Lleras however was never going to win marks for his delivery, the former Vice President choosing instead to deliver his lines expressionless.

The second debate will be held on April 5 and will be held in Barranquilla.

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The first presidential debate kicked off last night and, despite little in the way of fireworks, the candidates were able to display sharp contrasts between their respective platforms and visions for Colombia. Run by weekly magazine Semana and television channel Teleantioquia, the four candidates that participated in the debate were Iván Duque, Gustavo Petro, Sergio Fajardo ...

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Cristiano Ronaldo bicycle kick: Night Juventus Stadium rose to applaud Real Madrid forward

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The Juventus Stadium rose to applaud Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo flew through the air to score a sensational bicycle kick against Juventus. Ronaldo's second goal for the Spanish giants in their 3-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg victory at Juventus was one of the great strikes - the 33-year-old Portuguese rising almost unnaturally high before acrobatically firing the ball into the corner of the net with an incredible bicycle kick.

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Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane's reaction said it all.

Hand to his head, a look of disbelief on his face at what he had just seen, he turned and bellowed his approval. As a player, the Frenchman scored plenty of stunning goals himself in Turin - but what he had just witnessed from Cristiano Ronaldo was special.

Ronaldo's second goal for the Spanish giants in their 3-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg victory at Juventus was one of the great strikes - the 33-year-old Portuguese rising almost unnaturally high before acrobatically firing the ball into the corner of the net with an incredible bicycle kick.

Seconds after the ball hit the net, the Juve fans followed Zidane's lead, rising to applaud the man who has, in all likelihood, ended their interest in the Champions League for this season.

BBC Radio 5 live's Pat Nevin, who was at the game, was equally stunned. "When the ball comes across to him you think: 'Oh, you're not going to try an overhead kick.' And then, bang! Oh wow! Just see it, watch it," said the former Scotland winger.

"It is unnatural. People are talking about how Ronaldo is getting a bit older now - but there is nothing wrong with that body if he can do that sort of thing. The timing of it is extraordinary, the imagination to do it is extraordinary.

"A lot of the Juventus fans stayed behind to applaud Ronaldo. To turn around this coliseum to his side - wow. Call it genius if you like.

"It is one of the great goals you will see in football."

Football Daily podcast: Ronaldo's best goal?

Ronaldo's goalscoring stats...

Ronaldo has scored 19 goals in his past nine games for Real - 25 in his past 13 for club and country.

He has scored 39 goals in 36 games for Real this season - more goals than anyone else who plays in one of Europe's top five leagues (England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain).

The Portuguese has scored in his past 10 Champions League games - all nine this season and last year's final - netting 16 times in that run.

Ronaldo is the Champions League's all-time top scorer with 119 - 19 clear of Barcelona's Lionel Messi.

He has scored nine of his past 11 shots on target against legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

Ronaldo has scored the first Real Madrid goal of a Champions League game in 10 of the past 14 games.

He has scored 22 goals in Champions League quarter-finals, one more than Juventus. Only five teams, including Real Madrid, have scored more.

Ronaldo has either scored (14) or assisted (three) 68% of Real's 25 Champions League goals this season.

He has scored in each of his six games against Juventus - nine goals in total. No player has more against a single opponent in the Champions League.

Ronaldo on Ronaldo - 'My best ever goal'

"Obviously people are talking about the second goal, it was amazing, probably the best of my career," Ronaldo said after the game.

"It was spectacular. I jumped very high and it's a goal that will live long in the memory.

"I've been looking to do it for a while, but it depends on the circumstances of the game. It just came to me to give it a go, you always have to try it. I tried it today and it came off".

Speaking about receiving a standing ovation, he added: "It was one of the most poignant moments of the night. To receive applause from a stadium like this, which has been graced by great players, is a unique experience.

"When I was a kid, I liked Juventus and the fact that their fans have clapped me will stay with me."

'One of the great goals'

"It is one of those ones where you just say: 'Oh, you're just egging it up a bit, you're exaggerating for pure commentary purposes,'" said Nevin.

"No, absolutely no. That is one of the great goals you will see... I was going to say Champions League football, but, basically, football.

"Talking about how high his foot is, when he goes for the kick there Mattia de Sciglio is jumping up to head the ball and Ronaldo's foot is above his head. It has to be seven and a half feet.

"I would love to be able to tell you how to score a goal like that, but I never have. But if you don't practise that and you try it in a game you can break your back. You need technique to get up and hit it - but you need to be able to land properly as well. He has all this in his mind and computes it in a millisecond. It is special.

"He knows how to time his form, usually when Real are looking to win something, like the Champions League. He also wants to win that Ballon d'Or. Normal humans don't think along those lines on a football pitch, they think about how to win a game. But he is so far ahead."

BBC World Service's John Bennett said: "I don't think he has scored a better goal than that.

"I remember the Porto one [for Manchester United in 2009]. It is how you judge great goals. The technique for that overhead kick makes it the greatest goal Ronaldo has ever scored."

'A Playstation goal' - what they said

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon: "Ronaldo is an extraordinary champion. Together with Lionel Messi, he is the only one that punctuates his team's most important victories, and is to be compared to [Diego] Maradona and Pele."

Juve defender Andrea Barzagli: "Cristiano made up the second goal. It's a Playstation goal. When you come up against one of the best in the world like Ronaldo, you need to be perfect. If you give him any space, he'll punish you. He scored a goal that will go down in history - and unfortunately it was against us."

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri: "I don't know if Cristiano's goal is the best in the history of football, but it's certainly an extraordinary goal. You can only congratulate him for what he's doing at present."

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane: "Cristiano Ronaldo is different. He's a different player to everyone else and he always has this desire to do something extraordinary in the Champions League. He never rests on his laurels.

"His overhead kick was remarkable, yet he missed two much easier chances. That's football."

'What planet did you come from?' - How Europe reacted

'Ronaldo can now leave Earth' - social media reaction

Stoke striker Peter Crouch, who scored a famous bicycle kick of his own for Liverpool against Galatasaray, tweeted: "There is only a few of us who can do that."

BBC Match of the Day presenter and former England captain Gary Lineker, tweeted: "Seen a lot of great goals in my time but that is absolutely breathtaking from Ronaldo."

Former England striker, Michael Owen tweeted: "OMG. Please, if you do one thing tonight make sure you see Ronaldo's second goal. His first was awesome. I've no words to describe his second."

Former Real defender Alvaro Arbeloa tweeted: "Ronaldo can now leave Earth and play with Martians. He has done everything here."

Ex-England and Manchster defender Rio Ferdinand tweeted: "The opposing fans in the stadium applauding the great Cristiano after the bicycle kick and rightly so. Keeps on upping the ante - relentless."

NBA star LeBron James on Instagram: "Are You Not Entertained!?!?! That's just not even fair. Nasty!!"

LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahmovic, who scored a 30-yard overhead kick against England in 2012, said: "It was a nice goal, but he should try it from 40 metres."

What you said on #bbcfootball...

Ed: I've always said Ronaldo's the best ever. He can score any type of goal and he'd arguably be the top scorer in every major league.

Josh: Is there anything Cristiano Ronaldo can't do? Not content with just being a goal machine he's gone and scored arguably the greatest goal in the history of the Champions League too... Wow, I have actually ran out of superlatives to describe this man!!!

Simon: Yeah, Ronaldo is good, but has he ever scored on a rainy night in Sto- oh, he actually has...

Fabian: Dear ladies and gentlemen, if you ever had doubts that Ronaldo wasn't the best player ever; please think again! WHAT A PLAYER!

'My goal was better...'

His manager may have been impressed by Ronaldo's goal, but we will leave the final say to Zidane, who also scored one of the great Champions League goals - a magnificent volley in the 2002 final for Real against Bayer Leverkusen.

Which goal was better he was asked...

"Oh mine! Definitely mine."

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This news is related with the murder of a woman farmer leader, María Magdalena Cruz who was assassinated at home in front of her husband and her son by unidentified hooded hitmen

She worked in defense of the farmer cultivating coca crops and helped the implementation of the government programs meant to substitute the coca crops with alternative ones.

There are already a total of 214 social leaders and human rights defenders have been murdered in Colombia since January 2017 to date.

The organizations demanded President Juan Manuel Santos to guarantee properly the society's participation in the implementation of the peace accords signed with Colombia's former guerrilla group FARC, and to investigate the murder

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A total of 214 social leaders and human rights defenders have been murdered in Colombia since January 2017 to date.