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• Half of convenience and vape stores in some areas linked to organised crime

  As many as half of convenience stores and vape retailers in some areas are estimated to have links with organised crime, according to a Trading Standards report.

• Government announces 25m for security after Golders Green attack

  A further £25 million will be invested to increase security for Jewish communities after the suspected terror attack in north London, the Government has said.

• Immersive David Attenborough exhibition to be turned into free London show

  The Natural History Museum’s immersive Sir David Attenborough exhibition is to be transformed into a free five-minute show in central London to celebrate his 100th birthday.

• Organs donated by eight year old boy save four lives in bittersweet legacy

  The mother of a little boy who saved four lives by donating his organs has spoken of her son’s “bittersweet” legacy.

• Three million households skipping meals as cost of living hits Which

  Three million UK households are being forced to skip meals and cut family visits amid cost-of-living pressures and collapsing consumer confidence, according to a survey.

• Sister guilty of killing film director sibling for Rolex watch

  A woman has been found guilty of fatally cutting her film director sister in the neck before making off with her diamond-encrusted gold Rolex watch.

• Donald Trumps relationship with wrestling is focus of new documentary

  US President Donald Trump’s relationship with the world of wrestling will be examined in a new Channel 4 documentary.

• Glenn Hoddle I offered to manage Tottenham before Roberto De Zerbi was hired

  Glenn Hoddle has revealed he offered to manage Tottenham for the final part of this season before Roberto De Zerbi was hired.

• Stabbing of two Jewish men declared as terrorist attack

  A stabbing that saw two Jewish men, one aged 76, injured has been declared a terrorist attack, police said.

• Two Jewish men in hospital after being stabbed in apparent antisemitic attack

  Two Jewish men, one aged in his 70s, have been stabbed in an apparent antisemitic attack in north London.

• Taylor Swift says it can get a bit weird when fans overanalyse her songs

  Taylor Swift has said it can get “a little bit weird” when her fans go to “extreme” lengths to try to decipher hidden meanings behind her songs.

• Trump says King agrees with me that Iran should never have nuclear weapon

  US President Donald Trump has insisted the King agrees with him that Iran should never be allowed nuclear weapons.

• Locations where it typically takes longer to sell a home than last year revealed

  The average length of time to sell a home is just a day longer than a year ago despite elevated mortgage rates, although in London homes are taking nearly a week longer to be snapped up typically, according to a property website.

• Sally Dynevor would play cancer storyline differently after her diagnosis

  Coronation street star Sally Dynevor has said she would play her character’s breast cancer storyline “very differently” following her own diagnosis.

• Public able to view vets in action at ZSLs planned wildlife health centre

  The public will be able to watch penguin health checks and frog X-rays in a new £20 million wildlife health centre, the Zoological Society of London has said as it marks its 200th anniversary.

• MPs reject bid to investigate claim PM misled Commons over Mandelson appointment

  Sir Keir Starmer will not face a parliamentary investigation into claims he misled Parliament over the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US.

• Memorial wall in Golders Green targeted in suspected arson attack

  A memorial wall in Golders Green, north London, has been targeted in a suspected arson attack.

• King and Queen officially welcomed to US by Donald Trump

  The King and Queen were officially welcomed to the US with an unprecedented military ceremony on the lawns of the White House.

• Starmers due process claim over Mandelson job not backed by ex official

  Sir Keir Starmer’s assertion that “full due process” was followed in Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US has not been backed by the former top official at the Foreign Office.

• BP has been criticised after revealing larger than expected profits

  They made 3.2 billion dollars in the first quarter

• Beau Greaves first woman to win PDC ranking title

  She beat three former world champions on the way to securing the Players Championship 11

• England have named their squad for this summers T20 World Cup

  Nat Sciver-Brunt will captain the side

• Lloyds reveals another 80500 may have been impacted by IT glitch

  Issues were reported on March 12th

• Post Office handles record breaking number of cash transactions in first quarter

  39.8 million were recorded between January and March

• UK and US have disagreed at times but found ways to come together King to say

  While the UK and US have not always agreed on everything, the nations’ shared traditions mean that “time and again, our two countries have always found ways to come together”, the King is set to tell Congress.