Thursday, April 30, 2026

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Sir Keir Starmer has been told he must tackle the “pandemic” of antisemitic attacks after two Jewish men were stabbed in a terrorist attack in London, Donald Trump has claimed that King Charles “probably would have helped us” in Iran and Nigel Farage has been referred to the Parliamentary standards watchdog after he received a £5m donation from a Thai-based billionaire.

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1 | Starmer told to tackle ‘pandemic’ of antisemitism after two Jewish men stabbed in terror attack

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2 | Trump claims King Charles ‘would probably have helped us with Iran’

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3 | Nigel Farage referred to watchdog over £5m ‘gift’ from Thai-based British crypto billionaire

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4 | PM accused of losing control of his party after failing to suspend sleaze vote rebels

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5 | Trump posts extraordinary picture holding assault rifle in new threat to Iran: ‘No more Mr Nice Guy!’

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‘No-win situation’: Readers split on King’s high-stakes Trump visit

The King would do a great service to the UK and, in the service of democracy here and in the USA, if he points out that nobody is above the law, be he a political grandee and ambassador to the USA or the King’s brother.

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A university has won a High Court challenge against England’s higher education regulator over a finding that it had infringed on lawful free speech.

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"I won't even engage with the level of disparagement that you're putting on the commander in chief"

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth erupted at a Democratic lawmaker who asked whether President Donald Trump was “mentally stable enough” to be president over his actions in Iran

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