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Although all regions have received well above average rainfall for April, the Environment Agency's latest drought briefing warned groundwater levels remained low and the rain was not yet making a difference to drought conditions. (PA)

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Campaigner David Grimason, whose toddler son was killed by a gunman in 2003, attends an event in Edinburgh to celebrate the successful negotiation of an international arms trade treaty approved by the UN. (PA)

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Following a meeting of the Cobra emergency response committee, Prime Minister David Cameron said: "What happened yesterday in Woolwich has sickened us all. On our televisions last night and in our newspapers this morning, we have all seen images that are deeply shocking." (PA)

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