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The Daily Mirror is among two papers not to feature the debate on the front page. The Mirror instead plumps for the story of a retired turkey farmer who's just won the lottery for the second time.

The Daily Mail also puts the debate on the inside pages - but its front page is one that will interest election watchers.

It reports the leader of a family of nine caught trying to get into Syria is the son of a respected Labour councillor in Rochdale. Shakil Ahmed, who is pictured with Ed Miliband, tells the Mail he thought his relatives were on holiday.

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Steven Woolfe, UKIP MEP and the party's immigration spokesman, is on Radio 4 defending his boss's controversial remarks on the number of foreign nationals with HIV being treated by the NHS. Mr Farage said that figure stood at about 60% of total cases.

"Nigel is not saying those people should not be treated now. What he's saying is the national health service should not be an international health service," says Mr Woolfe.

He also defends Mr Farage's claim these people are "health tourists".

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One bit you might recall from last night's debate was the moment an audience member stood to heckle David Cameron.

The woman - 33-year-old Victoria Prosser, from Salford - later told reporters she couldn't help but challenge Mr Cameron because she wanted people to question "the 1% at the top" who she said were not working in the country's interests.

She's on Radio 5live in about an hour - we'll bring you what she has to say. Will she feel the same in the cold light of day?

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Four of the leaders who took part in the election debate are depicted as characters from the board game Cluedo - only the Daily Star calls them "Clueless!" instead.

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The Sun reckons Mr Miliband has blown his chance of winning the election. The paper says he lost his temper and repeatedly demanded a right to reply to David Cameron's attacks over tax. Inside it says a "fired-up" Mr Cameron "came out fighting".

Back on the thorny issue of who won - and this graphic might give you some idea of why many parts of the media are reluctant to call it.

It's a confusing picture but appears to reflect the view among commentators that we did not see any knock-out blow, nor zinger or gaffe, that might have changed the course of this election.

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The Guardian says the "fractured nature" of Britain's multiparty democracy was laid bare during the debate - and declares this points to yet another coalition government come May 8.

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"Enter the outsiders" states the Times. It says Mr Farage and the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon emerged as the winners.

Who won the debate?

When it comes to the papers it might well depend upon which one you're reading.

You can read a full review here - but over the next few posts we'll run through where each of them stands.

The Daily Telegraph declares Ed Miliband a flop and says the Labour leader failed to break through as the main party leaders were overshadowed by the minority parties.

The paper says UKIP leader Nigel Farage "stood out" as others struggled to make their voices heard.

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Norman Smith
Assistant political editor

I don't think anyone would have been carried from the chamber victorious on the shoulders of their supporters.

But those with most to smile about will be those from the smaller parties - particularly the women, and most particularly, Nicola Sturgeon.

What was striking about her performance was that she didn't pitch herself as a Scottish politician - she pitched herself as a UK-wide politician appealing to a much broader base.

Many Labour supporters will have liked what they saw and would probably be much more comfortable over the prospect of working with the SNP further down the line.

You can judge for yourself who won the debate by reading the full BBC News report here . We'll also run through how the UK's newspapers saw the debate - and how the key commentators reacted.

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Snap polls taken after the debate gave differing verdicts on this...

A YouGov poll of 1,100 people gave a clear victory to the SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, with 28%, followed by UKIP leader Nigel Farage (20%), Mr Cameron (18%), Mr Miliband (15%), Mr Clegg (10%), Green Party leader Natalie Bennett (5%) and Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood (4%)

A ComRes poll for ITV made it a dead-heat between Mr Cameron, Mr Miliband, Mr Farage and Ms Sturgeon - but in this poll, Mr Cameron came out on top on the question of who was most capable of leading the country

Mr Miliband was judged best performer in an ICM poll for the Guardian, taking 25% of support, just ahead of David Cameron on 24%

Nick Robinson
Political editor

There was no game changer. No single "moment", no zinger, no gaffe which looks set to re-shape the course of this election. Save perhaps for one.

That was the presence on the stage of not two or three party leaders but seven - a debate in which the talk of a new sort of politics, multi-party politics, became visible reality.

If that gives a boost for UKIP's Nigel Farage with his laser focus on immigration and his attack on the "Westminster parties" - as the early instant polls suggest - it will worry the Tories.

If it also promotes Natalie Bennett's Greens, Nicola Sturgeon's SNP and Leanne Wood's Plaid Cymru after their assault on austerity - it will frighten Labour. The consequence could be an outcome more unpredictable and more uncertain than any election for years.

Read Nick's full blog here.

Seven of the UK political party leaders faced off over the course of two hours last night, debating a range of issues live in front of a studio audience. See how we covered it live here.

It is the only debate of the campaign to feature David Cameron and Ed Miliband.

It's Good Friday - but if you're awake and reading this you'll also know it's the morning after the first TV election debate. Please do stay with us through the day for a recap of exactly what went on last night - and all the best reaction and analysis.