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• Israel to hold talks with Lebanon as Beirut attack death toll rises to at least 303 - BBC9 April 2026, 9:20 pm
  Israel to hold talks with Lebanon as Beirut attack death toll rises to at least 303  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Vladimir Putin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine - The Guardian9 April 2026, 8:45 pm
  Vladimir Putin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine  The GuardianPutin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine, Kremlin says  Euronews.comRussia's Putin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire, expects Ukraine to do the same  ReutersPutin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire in Ukraine after Kyiv proposes same  France 24Putin Announces Ceasefire With Ukraine For Orthodox Easter Holidays  NDTV
  
• Masters 2026 leaderboard live: scores and results from round 1 at Augusta - The Times9 April 2026, 8:31 pm
  Masters 2026 leaderboard live: scores and results from round 1 at Augusta  The TimesThe Masters 2026: Rory McIlroy makes flying start to title defence at Augusta – live  The GuardianThe Masters: Rory McIlroy plays down potential major title defence despite 'great' opening round at Augusta National  Sky SportsMasters 2026 leaderboard, live updates: Round 1 latest with Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns leading ahead of Scottie Scheffler  The New York TimesThe Masters LIVE: Latest updates and leaderboard as McIlroy has clubhouse lead  The Independent
  
• Cannes looks beyond Hollywood as US film-makers mostly fail to make the grade - The Guardian9 April 2026, 8:12 pm
  Cannes looks beyond Hollywood as US film-makers mostly fail to make the grade  The GuardianOn-demand: watch the announcement of the Official Selection 2026!  Festival de CannesCannes 2026 Movies: Competition Lineup, Special Screenings  DeadlineDid Cannes Just Confirm Hollywood Studios’ Growing Fear of Film Festivals?  The Hollywood ReporterCannes unveils 2026 Official Selection - updating live  Screen Daily
  
• Child with behavioural problems left in A&E for 70 days - The Telegraph9 April 2026, 8:00 pm
  Child with behavioural problems left in A&E for 70 days  The Telegraph
  
• Handbag thief who stole £2.2m Faberge egg and watch from Irish whiskey chief caught after being arrested in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph9 April 2026, 7:57 pm
  Handbag thief who stole £2.2m Faberge egg and watch from Irish whiskey chief caught after being arrested in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphMan jailed for stealing handbag that contained £2.2m Fabergé egg  BBCLondon pub thief sold £2.2m Fabergé egg and watch set to buy drugs  The GuardianMan jailed for £2m theft of handbag containing Faberge egg and gold watch  Sky NewsA casual get-together, a Fabergé egg and the bag snatcher who landed the luckiest haul of his life  The Telegraph
  
• Child dies in dog attack, police say - BBC9 April 2026, 7:49 pm
  Child dies in dog attack, police say  BBCChild dies after suspected dog attack in North Yorkshire  ITVXChild dies from dog bite at property in North Yorkshire  The IndependentChild dies as 'a result of a dog bite' as emergency services attend Dormanstown street  Teesside LiveTragedy as child is mauled to death by dog with armed cops attending home  The Sun
  
• Israel’s attacks on Lebanon should not be happening, says Keir Starmer - The Guardian9 April 2026, 7:43 pm
  Israel’s attacks on Lebanon should not be happening, says Keir Starmer  The GuardianIsraeli strikes on Lebanon are wrong and should stop, PM says  BBCLebanon must be included in US-Iran ceasefire deal, UK ministers tell Trump  The GuardianUK rejects tolls on Strait of Hormuz  politico.euUK’s Starmer says Israeli strikes on Lebanon ‘wrong’ and ‘should stop’  The Times of Israel
  
• UK's Starmer says Iran conflict shows Britain must take a new path - Reuters9 April 2026, 7:19 pm
  UK's Starmer says Iran conflict shows Britain must take a new path  ReutersThe Iran war is a warning: Britain must build resilience – at home and with our allies in Europe | Keir Starmer  The GuardianKeir Starmer: 'I'm fed up' with Trump and Putin affecting UK energy costs  CNBCStarmer was on holiday in Spain when Trump issued Iran ultimatum  The TimesStarmer leans into his Iran response to resonate with voters  Financial Times
  
• Melania Trump says rumours linking her to Epstein 'need to stop' - BBC9 April 2026, 6:59 pm
  Melania Trump says rumours linking her to Epstein 'need to stop'  BBCWhat Melania Trump said to Ghislaine Maxwell in email included in Epstein files  The IndependentMelania Trump Says She Was Not a Victim of Jeffrey Epstein  The New York TimesUS First Lady Melania Trump denies connection to Epstein in rare speech  Al Jazeera‘Made in USA’ police  Politico
  
• Is space exploration worth the money and effort? | Letters - The Guardian9 April 2026, 6:58 pm
  Is space exploration worth the money and effort? | Letters  The GuardianOur Opinion: Casting light from our mote of dust will always trump costs  Scranton Times-TribuneSpace travel is futile, so let's divert the resources to saving Earth  Region CanberraArtemis II and the value of human space travel  The WeekIt costs billions to go to the moon. Is it worth it? Tell us. | Opinion  USA Today
  
• Amazon upsets ebook lovers by ending support for old Kindle devices - The Guardian9 April 2026, 6:58 pm
  Amazon upsets ebook lovers by ending support for old Kindle devices  The GuardianAmazon to end support for older Kindles, prompting user outcry  BBCBook lovers rage as Amazon announces they will stop supporting old Kindles: ‘This is a nightmare’  The IndependentYour Kindle's not obsolete, it just needs a jailbreak - and I'll show you how it's done  ZDNETAmazon is ending support for older Kindles and Kindle Fires  The Verge
  
• Woman with three deadly diseases has ‘remarkable’ recovery after cell therapy - The Guardian9 April 2026, 6:58 pm
  Woman with three deadly diseases has ‘remarkable’ recovery after cell therapy  The GuardianWoman With 3 Autoimmune Diseases Enters Remission After Immune 'Reset'  ScienceAlertScientists Are Finally Unlocking a Cancer Treatment’s Full Potential  The AtlanticCAR T-cell therapy takes woman from bedridden to 'perfectly fine'  New ScientistIn a first, a CAR-T cell therapy drives 3 autoimmune diseases into remission in a single patient  Fierce Biotech
  
• Barton Snow brings home big hunter chase double for Joe O'Shea - as trainer declares he 'has one even better at home' - Racing Post9 April 2026, 6:33 pm
  Barton Snow brings home big hunter chase double for Joe O'Shea - as trainer declares he 'has one even better at home'  Racing PostTen wins from his last 14 points and hailed by Sir AP McCoy for 'ride of the festival' - meet the farmer bidding for a famous double at Aintree  Racing PostAintree review and free video replays from the Randox Grand National Festival  Sporting LifeBarton Snow completes Cheltenham-Aintree double in Foxhunters Chase  Yahoo Sports UK‘He would beat Artemis II to the Moon’: Barton Snow rockets to Foxhunters’ glory  Horse & Hound
  
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs case back in court - as lawyers appeal conviction - Sky News9 April 2026, 5:55 pm
  Sean 'Diddy' Combs case back in court - as lawyers appeal conviction  Sky NewsSean ‘Diddy’ Combs will be back in federal court on Thursday to appeal conviction, years-long prison sentence  YahooJudges appear skeptical of arguments seeking to reduce Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sentence  ABC NewsAppeals court appears torn over Sean 'Diddy' Combs' bid to overturn sentence  ReutersDiddy makes wild argument for freak-off tapes in desperate plea to be freed from prison  Page Six