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Two Israeli Embassy aides shot and killed outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington as an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee took place inside. Maggie Haberman Glenn Thrush Chris Cameron nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/…

SPECIAL REPORT: The Knife Crime Generation Why are children as young as nine carrying knives into school? We spent time with the gangs, the schoolchildren they exploit and the police trying to catch them. With Connor Hand James Cropper youtu.be/B0xToKVZE8E?si…

So Zia Yusuf leaves Reform and Musk falls out spectacularly (and predictably) with Trump. A tough day to be a populist.

A cautionary tale about AI and journalism. And the ‘hallucination rate’ of advanced models - ie making stuff up - is increasing. As journos we really should avoid it

"You just f---ing shot the reporter!"

This is a brilliant profile of Keir Starmer by Tom McTague. Interesting, challenging, fair & shines a light on the human side of the Prime Minister particularly over the recent loss of his brother. A remarkably “normal” Prime Minister in extraordinary times. Well worth a read.

One to bookmark - Keir Starmer says ‘no doubt in my mind’ that Donald Trump won’t join in with Iran bombing express.co.uk/news/politics/…

Terminally ill adults who want to pass away on their own terms will be celebrating today as MPs back the Assisted Dying Bill. LBC's Benji Hyer followed the story of Sophie Blake, who has incurable stage-four cancer:

.LBC ‘s Benji Hyer followed Maya and I over the last couple of weeks leading up to yesterday’s historic vote. One woman's campaign to die with dignity youtu.be/0VxLdMcAhxo?si… via YouTube

'Tonight I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated' President Trump addresses the nation following US strikes on Iran. Latest: trib.al/Dmu4EuQ

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said:   “Iran’s nuclear programme is a grave threat to international security. Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and the US has taken action to alleviate that threat.   “The situation in the Middle East remains volatile and

Donald Trump regained the presidency with a promise to end America’s “forever wars” and involvement in expensive foreign conflicts. Overnight, he intervened in the Israel-Iran conflict - sending US bombers to strike three Iranian nuclear sites. While Benjamin Netanyahu thanked

President Trump on Israel and Iran: "We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing."

This is the fourth u-turn/climbdown in a matter of weeks: winter fuel, grooming inquiry, welfare reforms and "island of strangers" comments.

Breaking Ofcom says it is "very concerned about the live stream" of the Bob Vylan performance at Glastonbury "The BBC clearly has questions to answer. We have been speaking to the BBC over the weekend and we are obtaining further information as a matter of urgency" LBC

That’s how it’s done

Extraordinary anecdote in Tim Shipman cover: