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• Mortgage rates hit three-year high as Trump vows more strikes – latest updates - The Telegraph2 April 2026, 12:34 pm
  Mortgage rates hit three-year high as Trump vows more strikes – latest updates  The TelegraphWarning Iran war 'shock' could push up mortgages for 1.3m homeowners  BBCUK borrowers coming off five-year fixes face biggest mortgage ‘shock’  Financial TimesHow the war in Iran could threaten Britain’s financial stability  The TimesHSBC, NatWest, Nationwide and Halifax hike mortgage rates as Bank of England warns of Iran war impact  Yahoo Finance UK
  
• BBC sacked Scott Mills 'after discovering alleged victim in police investigation was under 16' - Sky News2 April 2026, 11:50 am
  BBC sacked Scott Mills 'after discovering alleged victim in police investigation was under 16'  Sky NewsScott Mills releases first statement after BBC sacking  Channel 4Tyler West hosts new Race Across the World: The Detour video podcast on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds  BBCBBC confirms it knew about Scott Mills sexual abuse allegations in 2017  The GuardianThe Scott Mills scandal shows exactly why we need more Liza Tarbucks  The Independent
  
• Reform UK to keep pension triple lock - The Telegraph2 April 2026, 11:23 am
  Reform UK to keep pension triple lock  The TelegraphReform UK pledges to cut welfare to keep pensions triple lock  BBCReform to fund pensions triple lock with ‘biggest benefits bill cut in history’, Farage says in major U-turn  The IndependentReform is not radical. It is part of Britain’s suffocating uniparty  The TelegraphPolitics LIVE: Nigel Farage makes bombshell pension pledge at Reform press conference  Daily Express
  
• Israel’s death penalty law marks a new phase in its dehumanisation of Palestinians | Yuli Novak - The Guardian2 April 2026, 11:21 am
  Israel’s death penalty law marks a new phase in its dehumanisation of Palestinians | Yuli Novak  The GuardianEight countries condemn Israel’s one-sided death penalty for Palestinians  Al JazeeraEight ‌Muslim-majority countries 'strongly condemn' Israel's new death penalty law  Sky NewsJoint statement on Israel's Death Penalty Bill: 29 March 2026  GOV.UKEight Muslim-majority countries condemn Israel’s new death penalty law  The Times of Israel
  
• Storm Dave to target UK with wind, rain and snow forecast for Easter weekend - BBC2 April 2026, 10:57 am
  Storm Dave to target UK with wind, rain and snow forecast for Easter weekend  BBCStorm Dave: High winds forecast for Easter weekend  BBCStorm Dave - Met Office names latest storm as it warns of 'damaging winds and disruptive snow' over Easter weekend  Sky NewsUK braces for Storm Dave over Easter with winds up to 90mph  The GuardianWet and windy with warnings for Easter weekend  Met Office
  
• Three in court over death of Chloe Watson Dransfield in Leeds - BBC2 April 2026, 10:52 am
  Three in court over death of Chloe Watson Dransfield in Leeds  BBCThree charged with murder over death of girl, 16  BBCPictured: Teenagers charged with murder of 16-year-old in Leeds  The TelegraphTributes paid to 'innocent' teenager Chloe Watson as four arrested on suspicion of murder remain in custody  Sky NewsThree charged with murder of Chloe Watson Dransfield  West Yorkshire Police
  
• Reform UK housing chief sacked over 'deeply dehumanising' Grenfell comments - Sky News2 April 2026, 10:44 am
  Reform UK housing chief sacked over 'deeply dehumanising' Grenfell comments  Sky NewsReform spokesperson sacked after Grenfell comments  BBCLabour facing ‘cataclysmic’ result in May elections that would lead to Starmer’s replacement, Farage claims – UK politics live  The GuardianFarage sacks housing chief over Grenfell comments  The TelegraphPM urges Farage to sack Reform housing spokesman over ‘shameful’ Grenfell remark  ITVX
  
• King and Queen give away money in ancient Easter tradition - BBC2 April 2026, 10:24 am
  King and Queen give away money in ancient Easter tradition  BBCKing and Queen attend Maundy service in North Wales for first time  The Telegraph‘Not our King’ graffiti on cathedral before royal Maundy Thursday service  The TimesKing presents Maundy gifts as service is held in Wales for only the second time  EDP24King Charles and Queen Camilla Lead Easter Tradition in Special Place for Kate Middleton and Prince William  People.com
  
• Trump’s dig at Macron that his ‘wife treats him badly’ sparks anger in France - France 242 April 2026, 10:23 am
  Trump’s dig at Macron that his ‘wife treats him badly’ sparks anger in France  France 24Macron calls Trump's remarks on his marriage 'inelegant'  BBC‘Not up to standard’: Macron criticises Trump after comments about his marriage  The GuardianMacron hits out at Trump for Brigitte insult  The Telegraph"He Is Still Recovering": Trump Mocks Macron, Says Wife Treats Him "Badly"  NDTV
  
• Man pleads guilty to preventing lawful burial regarding 30 bodies at Hull funeral home - The Guardian2 April 2026, 10:23 am
  Man pleads guilty to preventing lawful burial regarding 30 bodies at Hull funeral home  The GuardianRobert Bush admits offences in Hull Legacy funeral home probe  BBCRobert Bush latest: Hull funeral director changes pleas to admit to preventing 30 burials and stealing from charities  Sky NewsDebts, no oversight and horrified families: the unlawful burial firm  The Times‘Monster’ funeral director left bodies to rot  The Telegraph
  
• Artemis II lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center – in pictures - The Guardian2 April 2026, 10:09 am
  Artemis II lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center – in pictures  The GuardianArtemis II is in orbit - what happens next?  BBCWatch live: Nasa Artemis II takes humanity back to the Moon  The TelegraphLIVE: Artemis II Launch Day Updates  NASA (.gov)Goonhilly team excited to receive first Nasa Artemis II signal  BBC
  
• ‘If he’d stayed on the golf course, we’d be in a better place’: experts on Trump’s tariffs, one year on - The Guardian2 April 2026, 10:00 am
  ‘If he’d stayed on the golf course, we’d be in a better place’: experts on Trump’s tariffs, one year on  The GuardianA year on: Four ways Trump's tariffs have changed the global economy  BBCOpinion | Every President Tries It. It Never Works.  The New York TimesA year later, here's where things stand on Trump's manufacturing revival  Politico“Liberation Day” has reshaped trade—but not as Donald Trump hoped  The Economist
  
• Shopkeepers prepare for further trouble after high street swarmed by teenagers - ITVX2 April 2026, 9:41 am
  Shopkeepers prepare for further trouble after high street swarmed by teenagers  ITVXSix teenage girls arrested after large gatherings in Clapham  BBCParents told to ‘take responsibility’ after two days of TikTok-led London disorder  The GuardianMet Police vow to crack down on online trend as they say more arrests to come over Clapham unrest  The IndependentThree girls arrested after crowds of young people swarm London high street in social media 'flash mob'  Sky News
  
• Oil price jumps and markets slide after Trump warning to Iran - The Guardian2 April 2026, 8:43 am
  Oil price jumps and markets slide after Trump warning to Iran  The GuardianOil prices soar after Trump threatens more Iran strikes  BBCTrump Rattles Markets With Pledges to Stick to Fighting Iran War  Bloomberg.comUS crude oil hits 0 a barrel as Trump dashes Iran de-escalation hopes; ‘Effective closure’ of strait of Hormuz could cause eurozone recession – business live  The GuardianUK to chair global meeting on Strait of Hormuz as Trump speech spikes oil prices  ITVX
  
• 'It's exciting for us' - Arne Slot on the challenge ahead of Liverpool - Liverpool FC2 April 2026, 8:41 am
  'It's exciting for us' - Arne Slot on the challenge ahead of Liverpool  Liverpool FCLiverpool vs. Man City: Arne Slot challenges side to match Galatasaray levels in FA Cup quarterfinal  ESPNArne Slot makes 'vulnerable' Liverpool admission and details injury problem  Liverpool EchoNews | Arne Slot fires up Liverpool for "exciting" season-defining fixtures  Vodacom SoccerSlot says upcoming weeks will define Liverpool’s season  OneFootball