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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Tourist creates world’s first pickpocket map after a trip to London

April 15, 2026

When 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, 2026

Harry 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, 2026

Work 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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SNP manifesto will be ‘bursting with ambition’, pledges John Swinney

April 14, 2026

The 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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Chancellor to hold talks with US counterpart after strong criticism of Iran war

April 14, 2026

Rachel 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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AI chatbots often ‘hallucinate’ and give inaccurate medical information – study

April 14, 2026

In 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, 2026

An 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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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder wants the company to be independent once more

April 14, 2026

As Ben & Jerry’s celebrated its annual Free Cone Day on Tuesday, one of the brand’s co-founders was focused on a different sort of freedom. On the corner where his first ice cream shop opened in 1978 — and where the first Free Cone Day was held a year later — Ben Cohen called on […]

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Stocks rise, oil falls, on fresh Middle East hope

April 14, 2026

European stocks advanced on Tuesday, and the oil price slid, amid cautious optimism for de-escalation in the Middle East. David Morrison, senior market analyst at Trade Nation, said: “Despite the breakdown of peace negotiations between the US and Iran over the weekend, and the US blockade of Iranian ports which began yesterday, there’s a general […]

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