UK - The Independent

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1. Child homelessness hits record high on eve of Labour’s rental reforms

   Latest figures also reveal that the overall number in temporary accommodation saw a quarterly fall for the first time since 2022

2. Trump promised nomination as some 287 on Nobel Peace Prize list for 2026

   Among possible nominees for this year's prize are ‌Lisa Murkowski, the U.S. senator for Alaska, and Aaja ⁠Chemnitz, a member of the Danish parliament elected from Greenland

3. Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing’s canine star Ted dies: ‘He’s gone to the great briefcase emporium in the sky’

   The Patterdale Terrier mix has been a fixture on the BBC show for six years

4. Golders Green stabbing latest: Starmer says suspected terror attack must receive ‘swift and agile’ response

   Sir Keir Starmer said he had met with criminal justice agencies on Thursday

5. Golders Green stabbings: What happened and who is the suspect?

   Man, 45, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after attackson Wednesday

6. Piers Morgan says he was surprised by ‘inappropriately tactile’ Russell Brand during widely mocked interview

   Former comedian appeared on Morgan’s YouTube show to discuss allegations against him

7. Lewis Hamilton’s former F1 teammate ‘starved himself’ at start of his career

8. Gone Fishing star Ted dies as Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse pay tribute

9. Iran mocks Trump over rising oil price as it skyrockets past $125: ‘Next stop $140’

   Trump is slated to receive a briefing on plans for a series of military strikes ​on Iran in hopes it will return to negotiations

10. ‘I wasn’t thinking when I tackled the Golders Green knifeman – I just knew I had to act’

    Attacks against Jewish people in the UK have become the ‘biggest national security emergency’ since 2017, watchdog says