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• Shakhtar Donetsk v Crystal Palace: Europa Conference League semi-final, first leg – live - The Guardian30 April 2026, 6:55 pm
  Shakhtar Donetsk v Crystal Palace: Europa Conference League semi-final, first leg – live  The GuardianNottingham Forest vs Aston Villa LIVE: Europa League latest score, commentary, stats & updates  BBCNottingham Forest vs Aston Villa predictions, team news, betting tips, odds and Bet Builder  Racing PostVilla fans in Dublin jaunt for England-based match  BBCNottingham Forest v Aston Villa: Europa League semi-final, first leg – live  The Guardian
  
• Plymouth WW2 bomb to be blown up as 1,200 homes evacuated - BBC30 April 2026, 6:48 pm
  Plymouth WW2 bomb to be blown up as 1,200 homes evacuated  BBCSecond World War bomb prompts mass evacuation in Plymouth  The TelegraphPlymouth homes evacuated within 400m of suspected WW2 ordnance  BBCHomes evacuated as WW2 bomb found  Sky NewsPlymouth bomb: Second World War device 'will be blown up in situ'  ITVX
  
• Met chief defends officers in Golders Green attack after Greens criticism - BBC30 April 2026, 6:33 pm
  Met chief defends officers in Golders Green attack after Greens criticism  BBCMet Mark Rowley’s letter to Zack Polanksi in full following Golders Green arrest row  The IndependentPolanski criticised for reposting comment suggesting police arresting Golders Greens suspect used excessive force – as it happened  The GuardianZack Polanski’s shameful reaction to the Golders Green arrest  The SpectatorZack Polanski raising tensions over Golders Green attack, says Met  The Times
  
• Farage: Young people are being indoctrinated against the Right - The Telegraph30 April 2026, 6:26 pm
  Farage: Young people are being indoctrinated against the Right  The Telegraph
  
• UK researchers develop tool to identify people most at risk of obesity-related diseases - The Guardian30 April 2026, 6:07 pm
  UK researchers develop tool to identify people most at risk of obesity-related diseases  The GuardianData-driven prioritization of high-risk individuals for weight loss interventions  NatureWeight loss jabs 'should be available to overweight people on NHS for FREE - not just the obese'  The MirrorYour BMI Doesn’t Predict Which Obesity Complications You’ll Get. A New AI Tool Might.  ScienceBlog.comNew obesity tool aims to predict risk of 18 serious complications  statnews.com
  
• Trump’s threat to pull troops out of Germany crashes into reality - politico.eu30 April 2026, 5:37 pm
  Trump’s threat to pull troops out of Germany crashes into reality  politico.euTrump says US studying troop cuts in Germany, as spat with Merz intensifies  BBCIran war: Trump tells ‘broken’ Germany to keep nose out of conflict  The TimesTrump threatens to pull some US troops from Germany amid spat over Iran war  CNNTrump’s call to reduce US troops in Germany shocks Pentagon  Politico
  
• Iran supreme leader issues defiant statement on strait of Hormuz - The Guardian30 April 2026, 5:16 pm
  Iran supreme leader issues defiant statement on strait of Hormuz  The GuardianIran’s supreme leader vows to prevent ‘enemy’s abuses’ of Hormuz strait  Financial TimesIran’s New Leader Pledges to Guard Nuclear and Missile Tech  Bloomberg.comIran’s supreme leader sends ‘evil’ threat to US  The IndependentIran’s supreme leader vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities  AP News
  
• Firefighters tackle huge blaze near synagogue in Stamford Hill - London Evening Standard30 April 2026, 5:10 pm
  Firefighters tackle huge blaze near synagogue in Stamford Hill  London Evening StandardSynagogue and homes evacuated due to property fire  BBCFirefighters tackle huge blaze at property near synagogue in north London  The IndependentFire breaks out beside synagogue in Stamford Hill as emergency crews respond  Jewish NewsNorth London residents watch in horror as fire engulfs building near synagogue  GB News
  
• UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack - The Guardian30 April 2026, 5:00 pm
  UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack  The GuardianIt's a miracle I survived, Golders Green victim tells BBC  BBCPM vows to act against people ‘venerating the murder of Jews’ as terror threat level rises  The Guardian'It's dangerous to be visibly Jewish in the UK'  BBCThreat level increase following antisemitic terror attack  GOV.UK
  
• Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says - BBC30 April 2026, 4:38 pm
  Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Could the UAE’s shock exit from Opec cause an oil price war? - The Guardian30 April 2026, 4:36 pm
  Could the UAE’s shock exit from Opec cause an oil price war?  The GuardianIn five charts - How UAE's exit could affect Opec's influence over the oil price  BBCThe UAE doubles down on Israel and America  The Economist‘Take the money and run’: Johns Hopkins economist Steve Hanke on why the UAE quit OPEC  FortuneThe twilight of Opec  Financial Times
  
• Three teenagers who killed man they believed was a paedophile have been detained for 19 years - Sky News30 April 2026, 4:24 pm
  Three teenagers who killed man they believed was a paedophile have been detained for 19 years  Sky NewsTeens sentenced over Alexander Cashford beach death in Sheppey  BBCTeens who lured man to beach and killed him sentenced to between five and seven years' custody  BBCThree teenagers jailed for killing man they thought was paedophile  The TelegraphTeens locked up for attacking and killing man on Kent beach  Kent Online
  
• Puffy legs, heavy aches, rippled skin: what is lipedema? - The Guardian30 April 2026, 4:15 pm
  Puffy legs, heavy aches, rippled skin: what is lipedema?  The GuardianWhy Doja Cat Is Not the Only One Self-Diagnosing Lipedema  ELLE
  
• Former Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson jailed for 14 years for rape and sexual assault - Sky News30 April 2026, 4:10 pm
  Former Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson jailed for 14 years for rape and sexual assault  Sky NewsEx-Spandau Ballet star Ross Davidson jailed for rape  BBCEx-Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson smirks as he's arrested for raping women  Daily StarEx-Spandau Ballet frontman jailed over series of rapes and sexual assaults  STV NewsMoment ex-Spandau Ballet singer smirks as he's arrested for raping and abusing six women in string of sick sex attacks  The Sun
  
• German artist Georg Baselitz dies aged 88 - The Guardian30 April 2026, 4:10 pm
  German artist Georg Baselitz dies aged 88  The Guardian‘In every drop of paint he slurped, you see the Holocaust’: the genius and torments of Georg Baselitz  The GuardianGeorg Baselitz, the German painter who turned postwar art upside down, dies at 88  ReutersGeorg Baselitz, artist whose ‘upside-down’ paintings explored postwar Germany and the human condition  The TelegraphGeorg Baselitz, German Neo-Expressionist Painter, Dies at 88  The New York Times