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Tube strikes to go ahead next week with four days of major disruption for London
April 19, 2026London’s Underground network will grind to a halt next week with a Tube strike affecting all lines across four days. The RMT union announced yesterday it had not reached an agreement with Transport for London in a dispute over Tube drivers’ hours. Strikes will go ahead next week from Tuesday until Friday across the capital, […]
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North London synagogue ‘targeted by arsonists’ in latest attack on Jewish site
April 19, 2026Luke Alsford Published April 19, 2026 9:56am Updated April 19, 2026 10:12am A synagogue in north London has become the latest target of an arson attack against the Jewish community. Police and fire crews responded to an attempted ‘firebombing’ at Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow overnight. There was minor smoke damage to an internal room, […]
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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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No hazardous materials found near Israeli embassy after drone attack threat
April 18, 2026Sam Corbishley Published April 18, 2026 9:19pm Updated April 18, 2026 9:19pm Suspicious items found near the Israeli embassy in central London have been assessed as non-hazardous. Counter terror police are investigating whether the items – including two jars containing a powdered substance – are linked to a video posted by an Iran-linked Islamist group […]
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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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