Before we go - time for a brief look back at main stories of the day:

Labour and the Liberal Democrats have focused on the NHS in their campaigns , while the Conservatives concentrated on tax and the economy.

Senior Labour figures say they are considering the option of forming a minority coalition with the Lib Dems if there's a hung parliament.

In response, the Tories have warned that a vote for the Lib Dems would lead to an "SNP-led Ed Miliband government".

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon questioned the legitimacy of a government which did not include Scottish MPs.

A Lib Dem claimed David Cameron told Nick Clegg he didn't expect to win a clear majority - the Tories dismissed this as "nonsense".

UKIP launched its Scottish manifesto.

Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood says she would vote down a Labour Budget if it contained cuts.

Comedian Russell Brand endorsed Ed Miliband.

Labour leader Ed Miliband will warn of a "financial bombshell" that means most English hospitals face having to cut staff, beds and services this year, when he campaigns on Tuesday.

As the election campaign enters the final 48 hours, Mr Miliband is expected to say a "cash crisis made in Downing Street" is putting severe strain on the NHS and will mean major budget cuts in the coming months.

The Prime Minister told BBC Local Radio:

Fashion and feminist politics, externalneed not be mutually exclusive, writes Harper's Bazaar editor Justine Picardie in the New Statesman.

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A vote for UKIP is like writing a "suicide note" for eurosceptics' hopes of a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, Iain Duncan Smith has said.

The former Tory leader said backing UKIP would allow Labour to take power and deny the people a vote on the UK's relationship with Brussels

"I would simply appeal to them [voters] and say, honestly this is a risk that is no longer a protest, but it's like a suicide note," he told the Daily Telegraph, external .

A poll for the Guardian, external suggests Nick Clegg is on course to keep his seat in the Commons.

There's a suggestion too from pollsters ICM that this is partly due to Conservatives voting tactically to keep Labour out.

The Lib Dem leader has held the seat of Sheffield Hallam since 2005 but some polls had suggested he might lose it.

According to this survey, Mr Clegg is seven points ahead of his Labour rival Oliver Coppard - 42% compared with 35%.

Martin Boon of ICM said: "Some caution is needed because some of the sub-samples involved here are small but this looks like evidence of Tory tactical voting to save Nick Clegg - and on a breathtaking scale."

ICM conducted a phone poll of 501 adults between 1 and 3 May.

A full list of candidates standing in this seat can be found here .

Some high-profile members of the Bow Group have distanced themselves from comments made by its chairman Benjamin Harris-Quinney calling on Conservative supporters to back UKIP in places where such a move is most likely to defeat Labour.

Michael Heseltine, Michael Howard, Norman Lamont and Nirj Deva MEP have put out a statement urging people to vote Conservative "in all situations".

In its latest editorial, external The Independent appears to back another Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition.

It warns against a break up of the UK, saying "only a legitimate government with a proper mandate and a commitment to the Union can prevent the fragmentation of our country".

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Nick Robinson goes on to say that UKIP leader Nigel Farage is calling for a change in the voting system, while only the SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon sounds confident.