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Lib Dems pledge to put defence at heart of industrial and skills strategy

April 29, 2026

Alex Cole-Hamilton has pledged to put defence at the heart of his party’s industrial and skills strategy. Ahead of a visit to Babcock in Rosyth on Thursday, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader said he wanted to keep the UK safe by creating skilled jobs across Scotland. He pledged to create a new strategy that would […]

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Ministers under pressure to act on antisemitism after Golders Green attack

April 29, 2026

Ministers are under pressure to ban pro-Palestine marches in the wake of Wednesday’s suspected terror attack in north London amid claims they contribute to “a tone of antisemitism”. Police across the country have stepped up patrols in response to the attack that saw two Jewish men – 34-year-old Shilome Rand and 76-year-old Moshe Ben Baila, […]

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Heroes drove at Golders Green knifeman and alerted mother with baby to ‘terrorist targeting Jews’

April 29, 2026

John Dunne Published April 29, 2026 4:41pm Updated April 29, 2026 5:20pm Two men helped alert the Jewish community to a suspected terrorist armed with a knife, targeting victims seemingly at random. Isaac Cohen, 41, and Ido Birman, 38, were hailed as ‘heroes’ after raising the alarm and driving at the attacker who was seen […]

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Three major London bridges placed on ‘critical’ list by TfL

April 29, 2026

Noora Mykkanen Published April 29, 2026 3:34pm Updated April 29, 2026 3:34pm The alarm has been raised over three more London bridges after their parts were found to be in ‘very poor’ condition. The decline of London’s bridges has become a permanent bugbear – and something that will require millions of pounds in the not-so-distant […]

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Jealous woman arrested in hospital bed after stabbing own sister to death

April 29, 2026

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A woman who stabbed her own sister to death and stole her diamond-encrusted gold Rolex watch is facing a life sentence. Nancy Pexton, 70, slashed and stabbed sibling Jennifer Abbott 10 times and then left her body […]

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Terror incident declared in London after two Jewish men stabbed in Golders Green

April 29, 2026

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Two men aged 76 and 34 have been stabbed in a confirmed terror attack in Golders Green, north London. A shocking video shows the first victim appearing to put on his skullcap just seconds before a suspect […]

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UK economy set for £35bn hit from Middle East energy crisis, think tank says

April 28, 2026

The Middle East energy shock could wipe around £35 billion from the UK economy over the next two years in a “best-case” scenario, an economic think tank has warned. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said that a more protracted crisis in the Middle East could see the UK enter a recession […]

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Public able to view vets in action at ZSL’s planned wildlife health centre

April 28, 2026

The public will be able to watch penguin health checks and frog X-rays in a new £20 million wildlife health centre, the Zoological Society of London has said as it marks its 200th anniversary. The new facility at ZSL’s UK headquarters in Regent’s Park, London, will deliver care for zoo animals, monitor emerging diseases in the […]

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Study of cellular ‘light switches’ could spark new cancer treatments

April 28, 2026

Scientists are embarking on a new multimillion-pound study they hope will reveal the workings of the cellular “light switches” that are a potential cause of cancer. Researchers from the University of Dundee will examine the signals that drive cell division – an essential process that enables our bodies to develop, and to repair injuries. They […]

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Starmer to face MPs after defeating bid to investigate claim he misled Commons

April 28, 2026

Wednesday’s Prime Minister’s Questions will be the last before Parliament is suspended, or “prorogued”, ahead of the start of a new session on May 13. The weekly grilling is likely to see Sir Keir face further questions from the Conservatives about Lord Peter Mandelson, following a day when Labour MPs were whipped to oppose a […]

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