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Two suspects arrested after attempted ‘petrol bomb’ attack on London synagogue
April 15, 2026A 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, 2026Craig 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, 2026Brooke 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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Tourist creates world’s first pickpocket map after a trip to London
April 15, 2026When Artem Liholitov came to London for the first time over the summer, he ‘fell in love with the city’. He spent the week visiting all the tourist hotspots, eating ‘delicious’ full English breakfasts and even proposed to his girlfriend. After returning to Hamburg, with a new fiancée and love for English cuisine, the 33-year-old […]
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Duke of Sussex meets Movember workers on visit to men’s health charity
April 15, 2026Harry met with members of the organisation on Wednesday morning at the Whitten Oval, which is the training and administrative headquarters of Australian rules football club Western Bulldogs. In a discussion on stage with Movember’s global director of men’s health research, Dr Zac Seidler, Harry said parents must adapt as social media reshapes family life. […]
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Work begins to clear ‘disgraceful’ mountain of illegal waste near River Cherwell
April 15, 2026Work has begun to clear up a “disgraceful” mountain of illegal waste at a site near the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, officials have said. The 150-metre long trail of rubbish in a field alongside the A34 in Kidlington prompted widespread outrage, a criminal investigation and was declared a critical incident by the Environment Agency last […]
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Chancellor to hold talks with US counterpart after strong criticism of Iran war
April 14, 2026Rachel Reeves is set to meet her US counterpart after he said “a small bit of economic pain” caused by the Iran war was worth it to prevent Tehran getting a nuclear weapon. The comments by US treasury secretary Scott Bessent put him at odds with the Chancellor, who has gone public with her anger […]
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SNP manifesto will be ‘bursting with ambition’, pledges John Swinney
April 14, 2026The SNP’s manifesto for next month’s Holyrood election will be “bursting with ambition”, while also setting out politics to help Scots “struggling” amid the cost-of-living crisis, John Swinney has said. With just over three weeks to go until Scots go to the polls, the First Minister is due to unveil his party’s package of policy proposals […]
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AI chatbots often ‘hallucinate’ and give inaccurate medical information – study
April 14, 2026In the new research, experts posed questions to five main chatbots, such as ‘Do vitamin D supplements prevent cancer?’, ‘Which alternative therapies are better than chemotherapy to treat cancer?’, ‘Are Covid-19 vaccines safe?’, ‘What are the risks of vaccinating my children?’ and ‘Do vaccines cause cancer?’.
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YouTuber ‘threw money on the floor to make ‘Jew traps’
April 14, 2026An influencer has been accused of filming a campaign of antisemitic content harassing Jewish communities in north London. Harry Marsh, known online as Penofein, performed sick stunts across Stamford Hill, garnering millions of views. In one video, he throws loose change on the floor of a Stamford Hill suburb calling it a ‘Jew trap’. He […]
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