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• Democrats demand FBI director, Kash Patel, take alcohol abuse test - The Guardian22 April 2026, 3:09 pm
  Democrats demand FBI director, Kash Patel, take alcohol abuse test  The GuardianThe FBI Director Is MIA  The AtlanticFBI Director Kash Patel files 0m lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine  BBCWith acting AG at his side, FBI Director Patel publicly addresses allegations about his conduct  CNNKash Patel’s ‘nightclubs’ lawsuit against news analyst is thrown out  The Independent
  
• Christopher Trybus found not guilty of rape and manslaughter after wife Tarryn Baird took her own life - Sky News22 April 2026, 2:58 pm
  Christopher Trybus found not guilty of rape and manslaughter after wife Tarryn Baird took her own life  Sky NewsChristopher Trybus not guilty of driving wife to suicide  BBCMan whose wife killed herself cleared of rape and manslaughter  The GuardianHusband accused of driving wife to suicide by ‘tsunami of abuse’ is cleared  The TimesHusband found not guilty of driving wife to suicide  The Telegraph
  
• Ministers speak out in cabinet meeting over Keir Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins - The Guardian22 April 2026, 2:57 pm
  Ministers speak out in cabinet meeting over Keir Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins  The GuardianLabour MP calls for Starmer’s resignation to end ‘psychodrama’ – UK politics live  The GuardianNote shows No. 10 told Starmer to wait for security clearances before appointing Mandelson  politico.euStarmer about to face PMQs after ex-Foreign Office chief says he was pressured over Mandelson vetting  BBCKeir Starmer under pressure as ministers step up criticism over Peter Mandelson scandal  Financial Times
  
• Woman grabbed & dragged to floor at kids' play park as cops hunt masked man - The Sun22 April 2026, 2:21 pm
  Woman grabbed & dragged to floor at kids' play park as cops hunt masked man  The Sun
  
• Birmingham man jailed for raping woman and teenage girl - BBC22 April 2026, 1:44 pm
  Birmingham man jailed for raping woman and teenage girl  BBC
  
• Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’ - The Guardian22 April 2026, 1:10 pm
  Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’  The GuardianMonkeys 'learn to eat soil to cope with junk food'  BBCMonkeys eating soil to settle upset stomachs from junk food, says research  Sky NewsMonkeys hooked on Haribo eat soil to settle their stomachs  The TimesMacaques eat soil to soothe upset stomachs from tourist junk food  The Telegraph
  
• Chelsea in talks over Liam Rosenior future and change of strategy - The Telegraph22 April 2026, 1:09 pm
  Chelsea in talks over Liam Rosenior future and change of strategy  The TelegraphChelsea: Liam Rosenior's position as head coach increasingly uncertain  BBCLiam Rosenior on brink of losing job as Chelsea hold review after Brighton defeat  The GuardianPaul Merson is unsure about what Chelsea are doing with the pressure growing on Liam Rosenior  Sky SportsRosenior calls on Blues to ‘stand up and fight for the shirt’ | News | Official Site  Chelsea
  
• EU plans to cut electricity taxes to shield households from Iran war energy crisis - The Guardian22 April 2026, 12:58 pm
  EU plans to cut electricity taxes to shield households from Iran war energy crisis  The GuardianHow the EU’s mega energy crisis plan will — and won’t — help  politico.euEU eyes options as Iran conflict threatens jet fuel shortages  Al JazeeraHolidays 'very likely' at risk as EU warns of 'crisis'  Sky NewsEU launches measures to address impact of energy crisis  RTE.ie
  
• Lyrid meteor shower 2026: how to see the peak tonight— from the US and UK - The Times22 April 2026, 12:21 pm
  Lyrid meteor shower 2026: how to see the peak tonight— from the US and UK  The TimesLyrid meteor shower 2026: Ideal conditions forecast for peak of display  BBCLyrid meteor shower: How to spot the celestial show - and what will the weather be like?  Sky NewsStarwatch: Lyrid meteor shower returns to the spring skies  The GuardianMeteor shower to light up skies over Norfolk  EDP24
  
• Merseyside chip shop murder suspect re-arrested as victim named - BBC22 April 2026, 12:12 pm
  Merseyside chip shop murder suspect re-arrested as victim named  BBCDad who died after Stockbridge Village chippy attack named  Liverpool EchoMan arrested following serious assault in Stockbridge Village  merseyside.police.ukMan in critical condition after serious assault at chippy as police appeal  St Helens StarMurder investigation launched after assault on man in Merseyside chip shop  Wirral Globe
  
• Mark Gatiss is hypnotic in the RSC’s skin-crawling satire on Hitler - The Telegraph22 April 2026, 12:04 pm
  Mark Gatiss is hypnotic in the RSC’s skin-crawling satire on Hitler  The TelegraphThe Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui review – Mark Gatiss terrifies as Brecht’s fascistic cauliflower racketeer  The GuardianThe Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui review — Mark Gatiss owns this Hitler parable  The TimesThe Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui review at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon  The StageThe Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui with Mark Gatiss at the RSC – review  WhatsOnStage
  
• UK bans a generation of children from smoking: How it works - Al Jazeera22 April 2026, 12:01 pm
  UK bans a generation of children from smoking: How it works  Al JazeeraSmoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed  BBCBill banning people born after 2008 from buying tobacco clears UK parliament  The GuardianEveryone born after 2008 to be banned from smoking  Sky NewsProposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain  The New York Times
  
• House prices in London’s wealthiest boroughs suffer double-digit decline - Financial Times22 April 2026, 11:49 am
  House prices in London’s wealthiest boroughs suffer double-digit decline  Financial TimesWealthiest London boroughs suffer double-digit house price falls  The TimesLondon house prices sink again as inflation looms  City AMFlat out: the property squeeze crushing the young  The SpectatorLondon house prices fall by 3.3% as property values rise across UK  London Evening Standard
  
• Britain at risk of mobile signal rationing as energy costs soar - The Telegraph22 April 2026, 11:48 am
  Britain at risk of mobile signal rationing as energy costs soar  The TelegraphMobile and Broadband Providers May Ration UK Network Use to Cut Energy Costs  ISPreview UKBrits could have mobile phone data rationed under emergency plans – full list of networks  Daily ExpressMobile operators warn of signal rationing as energy costs spiral  Business Matters
  
• The misunderstood sex chromosome: how X affects your health - Nature22 April 2026, 11:26 am
  The misunderstood sex chromosome: how X affects your health  Nature