By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982
* Labour and the Tories are “neck and neck” in the race to win key marginal seats, a new poll finds.
* This graphic has all the important numbers…
* Retail sales were up in February, according to the British retail consortium.
* Rory-Cellan Jones opens the BBC’s “Digital Election” series.
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