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King’s blast for Putin and ‘scourge’ of war on Ukraine

Charles condemns ‘unimaginable suffering’ in historic address to German parliament

<p>Nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot at her home in Liverpool last August (family handout/PA)</p>
Crime

Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s mum ‘ecstatic’ as man found guilty of her murder

Jury finds Thomas Cashman guilty of murdering Olivia after chasing convicted drug dealer into her home in Liverpool

Politics

Labour freeze on council tax would include Mayor’s share

Sadiq Khan would be banned from raising City Hall’s share of the council tax this year under a Labour pledge

Crime

Father and son shot dead as police probe custody battle link

Police say the ‘primary line of investigation’ was that the shootings in the villages of Bluntisham and Sutton related to a ‘familial issue’

UK

Charles Bronson loses Parole Board bid to be freed from jail

Bronson insisted he is now a reformed prisoner, has found solace in his art and is a man of ‘peace’.

London

Chris Kaba fatal shooting by police referred to CPS

His family hope the ‘truth will emerge, without delay, through criminal proceedings’

World

Derailed train bursts into flames in Minnesota making residents flee

The train derailed in the town of Raymond, about 100 miles west of Minneapolis, at about 1am on Thursday local time

Politics
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Deadline on Government pledge to hire 20,000 police officers approaches

Home Secretary Suella Braverman previously insisted forces are ‘on track’ to reach the milestone on Friday.
Politics
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Ben Wallace says military culture changing as sex offence cases rise

Defence Secretary says victims more willing to come forward as he backs military justice system

UK
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King Charles tells Ukrainian refugees in Berlin: ‘I’m praying for you’

Charles played table football with new arrivals in Germany who had fled the invasion by Vladimir Putin’s forces

UK

Supermarkets may have sold rotten meat for years, investigation finds

Food Standards Agency probing claims a supplier sold mislabelled and sometimes rotten pork until at least 2020

Politics

MP with cerebral palsy has been mocked and accused of being drunk, Commons hears

Paul Maynard told the Commons: ‘There will be people watching today on their TVs assuming I am drunk.’
UK

Tributes paid to father and son shot dead in villages six miles apart

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
UK

Paperchase to close all remaining stores next week

Paperchase is currently in the midst of closing its stores after falling into administration earlier this year.

Politics

2023 local elections: When and where are they taking place?

The Conservatives have made a net loss of 40 seats in council by-elections since May 2022.

UK

Biden’s five-day visit to island of Ireland to begin north of the border

US President Joe Biden is expected to fly into Northern Ireland on April 11.
Crime

Man told wife if she died in childbirth he ‘would be free’, murder trial told

Kashif Anwar, 29, denies killing Fawziyah Javed, 31, in Edinburgh on September 2, 2021.
UK

What does woke mean? Amanda Holden criticised for Paul O’Grady comment

The term woke has been used in mainstream politics and British culture since 2016

UK

Teacher Enoch Burke ‘had tears in eyes after students briefed on gender’

Mr Burke has not returned to the courtroom since Tuesday afternoon after a judge warned him that he was in contempt of court.
Showbiz

Nick Cannon doesn’t pay child support for any of his 12 children

The TV presenter also revealed the special nickname given to him by the five women he fathered his children with

World

Outrage as Lavrov to chair UN Security Council despite Ukraine war

Lavrov confirmed as chair of UN Security Council meeting set to take place in New York in April - despite Russia’s war on Ukraine

Environment

Mulberry bush that inspired nursery rhyme has new lease of life

Historians believe the rhyme Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush refers to a tree that grew inside Wakefield Prison.
News

The sun is ‘waking up’ — what this means and the possible effects

We could see more stunning auroras, such as the famous Northern Lights, due to heightened solar activity

UK

GAA official killed by loyalists was ‘fair-minded and treated everyone the same’

An inquest has opened into the death of Sean Brown in Co Londonderry in 1997.
UK

Yorkshire town schools locked down after report of ‘man with weapon’

Police stress no risk to public after armed officers swoop on area near primary schools

Health

Three generations of family diagnosed with same brain tumour

Three generations of one family have been diagnosed with deadly brain tumours, in what is thought to be a less than a one in a billion chance.
Politics

Yousaf’s Cabinet appointments approved in vote by MSPs

The new Scottish First Minister chose his ministers on Wednesday.
UK

What are county lines gangs? Children as young as 12 being targeted

Criminals are reportedly recruiting young people from areas including London to deal heroin and crack cocaine in the county

Showbiz

Sarah Beeny reveals her hair is growing back amid cancer battle

The Channel 4 star shaved her head last year after clumps of hair fell out at the beginning of her chemotherapy

Politics

Broken social care system ‘cannot be tweaked’, warns Archbishop of Canterbury

Justin Welby made his comments as the Government is expected to publish an adult social care reform plan.
Politics

Heaton-Harris: We must not take peace for granted in Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Secretary’s remarks came as MPs held a debate ahead of the Good Friday Agreement’s 25th anniversary.
Crime

Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson to stay behind bars after losing parole bid

The decision came after one of the UK’s longest-serving prisoners took part in one of the country’s first public parole hearings.
Crime

Man jailed for 2004 rape in west London after DNA breakthrough

Adrian Satchwell’s ‘incredibly brave’ victim remained ‘stoic over the past 19 years’, police say

World

Pope Francis’s health ‘gradually improving’ after hospital treatment

The pontiff was taken to hospital in Rome after complaining of breathing problems and chest pain

Politics

Commons Leader tells MP to ‘check his behaviour’ over conspiracy claims

Penny Mordaunt accused Andrew Bridgen of promoting ‘outrageous conspiracy theories’.
UK

Is the Royal Family German? Their heritage explained

The House of Windsor was formerly called the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, which succeeded the house of Hanover.

World

How the German media have reacted to King Charles’s visit to Berlin

Media outlets have drawn a historical comparison between the late Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to West Germany in 1965 and her son’s this week

Football

Potential site of new Chelsea stadium ‘categorically’ deny club talks

Developers insist there are no plans to build football ground on west London site

Crime

Police ‘hunting down’ those who enabled Olivia’s murder

Two guns were used in the shooting but neither has been recovered.
Politics

Legal advice on challenging block on gender reforms unlikely to be published

The Scottish Government has until mid-April to contest the UK Government’s used of a Section 35 order.
UK

BBC savings target jumps to £400 million with 1,000 hours of content to be cut

The corporation published its plan for the coming year on Thursday.
UK

In Pictures: King meets refugees, politicians and traders in Berlin

The Queen Consort paid a visit to a light opera company in the couple’s first foray overseas in their new roles.
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Politics

Yousaf defends need for independence minister in Scottish Government

Douglas Ross said the appointment had been made at the expense of ‘key ministerial posts’.
UK

School had concerns about further protests from teacher Enoch Burke, court told

Wilson’s Hospital School deputy principal John Galligan was giving evidence about the board’s decision to place Mr Burke on paid administrative leave.
UK

Paul O’Grady fans share ‘Paws for Paul’ tributes

Fans of the late comedian have been posting pictures of their pets online as a mark of respect to him

UK

Rare vulture chick hatches at London Zoo for first time in 40 years

Egbert was carefully hatched in a specialised vulture incubator

London

Beckham-backed e-sports HQ opens for gaming in London

A new e-sports academy will train the e-sports stars of the future

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