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Failure of assisted dying Bill ‘bitter disappointment and lets down terminally ill’
April 19, 2026The inevitable fall of the assisted dying Bill this week is “upsetting” and lets down terminally ill people, campaigners said while insisting the fight for a change in the law is not over. But opponents have warned against what they described as an “absurd” attempt to bring the Bill back later this year, branding it “bad […]
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Sir Keir Starmer to update House of Commons on latest Mandelson revelations
April 19, 2026A crunch week for Sir Keir Starmer is set to continue on Monday as he updates the House of Commons on the latest revelations about Lord Mandelson’s appointment. No 10 on Friday night released a readout of a meeting between the Prime Minister and senior civil servants that appeared to corroborate that Sir Keir only […]
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Queen Elizabeth II’s official biographer named
April 18, 2026Historian Anna Keay, whose most celebrated book is about Britain’s republican period, has been confirmed as Queen Elizabeth II’s official biographer. Ms Keay will be able to talk to members of the royal family and the late Queen’s friends and household when researching the book, and she will have access to her personal and official papers […]
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Housing a basic need, not an investment vehicle – Zarah Sultana
April 18, 2026Zarah Sultana has said housing “is not an investment vehicle, it is a basic human need” after tabling a parliamentary motion to “ban MPs from being landlords”. Speaking to National Housing Demonstration protesters demanding better council housing and rent controls, the Your Party MP said: “We know that the housing crisis is not an accident, […]
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Latest north-west London arson attack probed as antisemitic hate crime
April 18, 2026Police are treating the latest arson attack in north-west London as an antisemitic hate crime. Members of the Jewish community have been urged to “remain calm” as counter-terror police investigate it alongside a series of similar incidents. There have been “online claims of responsibility” for the arson and attempted arson attacks, said the Metropolitan Police, […]
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Roberto De Zerbi says struggling Tottenham can go on a winning run and survive
April 18, 2026Roberto De Zerbi issued a rallying cry to his deflated Tottenham players and insisted they can win their last five Premier League games this season to avoid a catastrophic relegation. Spurs will spend another week in the bottom three after they suffered heartbreak in a 2-2 draw at home to Brighton when Georginio Rutter’s stoppage-time […]
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No hazardous items found near Israeli embassy after drone attack claim
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Jewish community urged to ‘remain calm’ after another arson attack in north London
April 18, 2026Members of the Jewish community have been urged to “remain calm” after an arson attack on a business in north London, which police acknowledged had “similarities” with other recent attacks on a nearby synagogue and a Jewish ambulance charity. The Metropolitan Police said that a man was seen to approach a row of shops in […]
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Canadian ‘online poison seller’ to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’
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Museums have a duty to inspire the creatives of the future. At V&A East, I’ve made that my mission | Gus Casely-Hayford
April 18, 2026One of the most affecting of the many artist commissions that have found a home in the circulation spaces of the new V&A East museum is an exquisite indigo, cobalt blue and cyan stained-glass window, Towards a Civic Museum. Part of our series of New Work commissions, it was created by the Cuban artist Tania […]
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