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Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy is in the hot seat now at the Edinburgh debate and he's asked a tricky question about his party's plans to tax earnings over £150,000 a year at 50%. Mr Murphy says it's right to ask high earners to pay a bit more. But the questioner points out that if he earned that amount he'd demand a pay CUT - to just under £150,000 year...

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From 21.00 BST an audience of around 100 young adults will be firing questions at five politicians in Leeds on the theme of trust.

Joining Newsbeat's Chris Smith and Tina Daheley are Sam Gyimah for the Conservatives, Sadiq Khan of Labour, Sal Brinton of the Liberal Democrats, Mhairi Black of the SNP and Rhun ap Iorwerth for Plaid Cymru.

Tweet your comments using the hashtag #ToWinMyTrust.

Back at the Scottish party leaders' TV debate in Edinburgh, where Ruth Davidson says "the deficit matters" and so there would be a "modest cut" in funding to the Scottish Parliament for the next three years.

When Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg told journalists he would only take questions if they picked up a paint brush and helped him decorate a wall at an arts centre in Romiley near Stockport, BBC North West political editor Arif Ansari didn't hesitate to get stuck in.

You can see how good he, and the deputy PM are at DIY, in this video:

Scotland's party leaders are debating at the Assembly Rooms in the Scottish capital.

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A new format... the Scottish party leaders are now taking questions from the audience. First, it's the turn of Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservatives.

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There's a lot of talk about the possibility of Labour and the SNP working together if the election doesn't deliver a clear winner. Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, says she doesn't think Labour leader Ed Miliband is strong enough to "stand up to" SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon.

There's been speculation that Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon would like to see David Cameron back in Downing Street. She has rejected those claims and now, at the leaders' debates, is emphatic about her position: "I don't want David Cameron to be prime minister...I'm offering to help make Ed Miliband prime minister."

This pre-show picture from the Scottish TV debate in Edinburgh shows the leaders have chosen their clothes and accessories from the red end of the colour spectrum.

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The leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Jim Murphy, describes how a young mother burst into tears in front of him because she couldn't afford new shoes for her eldest daughter. Speaking at the STV Scottish leaders' debate on, he said Labour didn't have all the answers but she needed higher wages and to "get off" her "exploitative" zero hours contract.

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Stephen Bush, of the New Statesman, tells the BBC News Channel an EU referendum is a good subject for Ed Miliband to argue against wider public opinion, as it is "not a big election issue". It is, however, "hugely important" to Conservative activists, he says. Kate Devlin, of the Herald, says Tony Blair's intervention today could help Labour "capitalise" on business backing.

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BBC Scotland has called for users of social media to show restraint after journalists covering the general election campaign were subject to online abuse.

Offensive comments were posted on the internet and sent via email about reporters last weekend. BBC Scotland said while it welcomed public engagement, its journalists should be treated with respect. NUJ Scotland said the abuse received was "unacceptable".

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Parliament may have been dissolved but one restaurant in the House of Lords is very much open for business. The Peers' Dining Room is opening its doors to the public for the first time - serving dishes such as slow cooked ox cheek with Irish champ mash and heritage carrots or, if you fancy something lighter...sweet potato, kale and quinoa cake with poached duck egg. A three-course lunch costs £35 a head. But that hasn't put diners off. A Lords spokesman said tables were being snapped up so... book soon to avoid disappointment, external

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Bit more from Chief Whip Michael Gove's interview on Tuesday's PM programme on Radio 4.

He endorsed a funding promise made earlier today by the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt - that the Conservatives would give the NHS "whatever they need". In an interview with Radio 4's PM programme Mr Gove - a former education secretary - was asked what that would mean for education and other departments. He said the Conservatives would "protect funding per pupil in cash terms" while other departments would "take some reductions". PM's presenter Eddie Mair suggested the health secretary had made a "very open commitment" to give the NHS whatever it needs. Mr Gove replied: "Yes absolutely we will. That's our number one priority in terms of public service."