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Tory researcher charged with spying for China A parliamentary aide for the Conservative Party accused of spying for China has been charged with espionage offences. Christopher Cash, who was employed as a researcher for Tory MP Alicia Kearns, was arrested for being a ‘Chinese spy’ in March. The Metropolitan Police has now charged him under the Official Secrets Act, along with another man, Christopher Berry. Nick Price, head of the Crown Prosecution Service Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said in a statement: ‘The Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division has today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge two men…

‘Openly Jewish’ charity boss says Met boss needs to quit The antisemitism campaigner who was told he was ‘openly Jewish’ at a pro-Palestine protest has said Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley needs to resign. Campaign Against Antisemitism leader Gideon Falter had been wearing a kippah skull cap when he was prevented from crossing the road near the demonstration in the Aldwych area of London earlier this month. A Met officer was filmed telling him: ‘You are quite openly Jewish, this is a pro-Palestinian march. I’m not accusing you of anything but I’m worried about the reaction to your presence.’…

TikTok and Amazon Prime star Eva Evans dies aged 29 TikTok star Eva Evans, who created the Amazon Prime series Club Rat, has died aged 29. Evans’ sister Lila Joy announced she had died on Instagram on Sunday. No cause of death was given. ‘Yesterday my family received news that our sweet, fabulous, creative, caring, hilarious Eva, my beautiful sister, has died,’ she wrote. ‘After 24 hours, I still find myself in a constant cycle of denial and acceptance, so I know how unbelievable and hard to process this news will be.’

Gogglebox star George Gilbey died aged 40 from ‘traumatic injuries’ after horrific 80ft fall George Gilbey died aged 40 from traumatic head and torso injuries after falling 80ft, a coroner heard. The Gogglebox star and electrician was working in Shoeburyness, Essex, on March 27 when he fell while working. He died at the scene. EGL Homecare in Shoebury, Southend-on-Sea, was cordoned off by police at the time. It was said at a short inquest hearing held in Chelmsford that Gilbey fell through a skylight. ‘[Gilbey] was working on a roof when he fell through a plastic skylight and landed on…

Tory hoping to become London mayor ‘has £515,000,000 funding black hole’ The Conservative candidate hoping to unseat Sadiq Khan as London mayor has a £515million black hole in her manifesto plans, Labour claims. Susan Hall is set to unveil her full manifesto imminently as she goes up against the Labour incumbent to become mayor of England’s capital city. It’s been claimed that her plans, accused of coming ‘straight from the Liz Truss playbook – have a huge ‘black hole’ of more than £500million. But the Conservatives say Susan’s plans are fully costed and call Labour’s accusations ‘desperate’. Jonathan Ashworth MP,…

Europe’s ‘coffee capital’ is a hidden gem Italian city with flights for just £48 Aperitifs at sundown, quaint streets, and Italian sunshine. Sound familiar? Nope, we’re not talking about the likes of Florence or Naples. Hop across the Adriatic sea from Venice and you’ll find Trieste, a unique border town that you’ve probably never heard of – but one you’re going to want to add to your city-break hit list. Almost entirely surrounded by Slovenia, Trieste is a melting-pot of different cultures, which Lonely Planet described as being perfectly exampled in the local dialect, ‘a strange melange of Italian, Austrian-German,…

Numerous British holiday flights have fallen victim to suspected Russian jamming, a tactic labeled “extremely dangerous” by aviation insiders and posing a significant threat to air safety.

Front page summary The Guardian – PM faces calls to put Afghan concession in Rwanda bill The Guardian reports the prime minister is under pressure to make last-minute concessions to secure the passage of his Rwanda deportation bill. Conservative MPs are calling for concessions in the Rwanda bill. They want people from Afghanistan who served alongside UK forces in the past to be protected from being sent to Rwanda if they are found among those who arrive on a small boat across the English Channel. The paper says that Rishi Sunak’s “patience is wearing thin” at the multiple hold-ups to his…

Front page summary The Independent – Revealed: Shocking number of care in community deaths The report reveals that, across the country, an average of 127 patients per 10,000 died while under the care of all community mental health teams in 2022-23. The Independent estimates that this equates to more than 15,000 deaths among the 1.2 million patients cared for by those teams. The London marathon winner is pictured on the front page.  The Independent – Starmer: Police must probe MP over party cash for bad people By WTX NewsApril 19, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its…

Front page summary Metro – 12hr school day to stop phone addict kids Metro’s top story is a headteacher’s “radical plan” to stop children becoming addicted to mobile phones. It’s a story originally reported in the Sunday Times about a school in west London that is implementing an optional extended school day. Head teacher Andrew O’Neill says it’s part of a plan to break pupils’ mobile phone addiction.Elsewhere, Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party makes the front page.  Metro – MP: I need £5k to pay off bad people By WTX NewsApril 19, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you…