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Harry and Meghan pose for selfies with public during walking tour

April 16, 2026

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex posed for selfies while on an Aboriginal walking tour in their most public engagement yet during their visit to Australia. Harry and Meghan took part in Melbourne’s Scar Tree Walk, which connects traditional and contemporary Aboriginal cultures and the histories of the local Kulin Peoples on Thursday morning. Joggers […]

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Covid inquiry to publish report on vaccines and treatments

April 16, 2026

Campaigners have urged the Government to be better prepared for another pandemic as the inquiry into Covid-19 is set to publish its latest report. A YouGov poll has revealed that seven in 10 (69%) NHS workers believe the health service is poorly prepared for another pandemic. None of the 1,006 NHS workers surveyed said they […]

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Nursery worker, director and company to be sentenced over death of toddler

April 16, 2026

A nursery, its director and a staff member will be sentenced over the death of a 14-month-old boy who suffocated while staff tried to make him fall asleep. Noah Sibanda died after the incident at Fairytales Day Nursery in Bourne Street, Dudley, West Midlands, having been physically restrained face down on a cushion with a […]

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Harry and Meghan join Aboriginal walking tour in Australia

April 16, 2026

Harry and Meghan took part in the Scar Tree Walk, which connects traditional and contemporary Aboriginal cultures and the histories of the local Kulin Peoples on Thursday morning. A scar tree, also known as a canoe tree or shield tree, has had bark removed by Aboriginal Australians for the creation of bark canoes, shelters, weapons, […]

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Alzheimer’s drugs ‘make no meaningful difference to patients’, say researchers

April 16, 2026

Donanemab and lecanemab are targeted antibody drugs that slow down the early stages of Alzheimer’s (Alamy/PA) Drugs that are said to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease “make no meaningful difference to patients” while increasing the risk of swelling and bleeding in the brain, according to a new review. The effects of the medicines on […]

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Londoners urge for cancer hospital not to be expanded because it will ‘block sunlight’

April 15, 2026

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Residents in west London have hit back at claims they’re ‘heartless NIMBYs’ after they objected to plans to expand a cancer hospital near their homes. The Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, a world renowned cancer hospital, has […]

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Waymo’s robotaxis begin driving themselves around London

April 15, 2026

Robotaxi firm Waymo says its vehicles in London are now being driven by artificial intelligence, after previously launching earlier this year. Waymo, which was started as Google’s self-driving division, introduced the cars to the UK but with human drivers in the seat in case anything went wrong. Now, they’ve said they’re taking the next step […]

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Two suspects arrested after attempted ‘petrol bomb’ attack on London synagogue

April 15, 2026

A man and woman have been arrested after a north London synagogue was targeted in what is being treated as an antisemitic arson attack. Two petrol bombs were hurled at Finchley Reform Synagogue in Fallow Court Avenue, Finchley, shortly after midnight on Wednesday. There were no injuries and the building, which houses a nursery, was […]

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Alleged Westminster ‘honey trapper’ pleads not guilty to blackmail plot

April 15, 2026

Craig Munro Published April 15, 2026 11:19am Updated April 15, 2026 11:20am A former Labour councillor has pleaded not guilty to blackmailing ex-Conservative MP William Wragg in an alleged Westminster honeytrap plot. Oliver Steadman, 29, has been charged with one count of blackmail and five allegations of improper use of a public electronic communications network, […]

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Family of boy thrown from Tate Modern say he’s taken a ‘sad step backwards’

April 15, 2026

Brooke Davies Published April 15, 2026 9:12am Updated April 15, 2026 9:28am The boy who was thrown off the balcony of the Tate Modern art gallery in London has made a ‘sad backwards step’ in his recovery. The boy, from France, was six-years-old when he was thrown from the 10th floor by Jonty Bravery in […]

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