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1. Golders Green stabbing latest: Counter-terror police probe ‘utterly appalling’ attack on two Jewish men in London

   Suspect was Tasered after he allegedly tried to stab police officers, as Sir Keir Starmer condemns ‘utterly appalling’ attack

2. CCTV shows knife attack on Jewish man in Golders Green as two stabbed

   CCTV shows the moment two men were stabbed in Golders Green, a Jewish area of north London, on Wednesday (29 April).

3. BBC Radio 2 postpones huge music festival over fears it would harm other events

   The event, set to take place in Stirling, Scotland, will now be held in September

4. Trump did not listen to the King on Iran because he does not want to hear

   The bauble from a wartime British naval boat does not appear to have had any mitigating effect on Trump’s public antics - or his international diplomacy, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

5. Iran-US war latest: Pete Hegseth faces House hearing as Trump issues new threat with gun-toting AI image

   It is the first time Hegseth has been questioned in Congress since the war began in late February

6. AstraZeneca to inject £300 million into UK in surprise U-turn

   AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot has thanked the Government ‘for their efforts to improve access for patients’

7. Explaining King Charles’ 1814 White House ‘redevelopment’ joke

   British troops burned Capitol building and White House in August 1814

8. Former FBI director Comey’s prosecution over seashells picture is ‘preposterous and vindictive’ legal experts say

   Attempt to prosecute Comey over Instagram post allegedly calling for ‘political violence’ met with ridicule by experts, who say they expect it to be thrown out

9. I’m A Celebrity winner Adam Thomas says victory left him feeling ‘dead inside’

   Adam Thomas has recalled the moment that he won I’m A Celebrityas he described “the colour draining from his face” during the finale.

10. Local elections 2026: What are the polls saying for Labour, Reform and the Greens?

    Labour is forecast between half and three-quarters of its councillors