O ator se juntou à novela ITV como Kammy Hadiq no ano passado
Os espectadores elogiaram Shebz Miah como Kammy(Imagem: ITV)
A estrela de Emmerdale, Shebz Miah, declarou amor aos fãs da novela ITV ao emitir uma mensagem de “adoro” em suas redes sociais.
O ator Shebz Miah rapidamente conquistou os espectadores quando fez sua estreia em Emmerdale no ano passado como Kammy Hadiq. Ao chegar em Dales, Kammy emblem se conectou com Sarah Sugden e os dois tiveram um breve caso amoroso.
Desde então, ele trabalha na Barton and Dingle Automotives e, embora ele e Belle Dingle parecessem ter algo promissor, seu romance também foi interrompido.
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Ele se tornou amigo íntimo de Vinny Dingle e até o ajudou a processar sua sexualidade, mas, fora isso, não se sabe muito sobre a origem ou a família de Kammy.
Depois de rapidamente se tornar o favorito dos fãs de Emmerdale, Shebz acessou seu Instagram para responder algumas perguntas. Quando alguém perguntou “o quanto você ama os fãs de Emmerdale”, Shebz respondeu rapidamente.
Ele escreveu: “Adoro cada um de vocês e estou falando sério”, seguido por um emoji de coração vermelho. Ele brincou que haveria mais cenas de Kammy e Belle chegando, além de elogiar o co-estrela Mike Parr.
O ator provocou recentemente: “Nós olhamos para o passado de Kammy e vamos aprender mais sobre a história de sua família. [when I found out].
“Houve muito alívio, houve felicidade, mas também houve um lado trágico. Há alguma tragédia nisso, mas tudo faz sentido. Há uma razão pela qual ele é tão alegre e carismático.”
Shebz acrescentou: “Na primeira parte da minha jornada em Emmerdale, ainda estávamos jogando ideias como uma bola de neve. Eu, os produtores, os escritores, estávamos todos tentando entender o que estava acontecendo.
“No entanto, acabei de voltar de uma conversa com a produtora e o que ela me disse é algo que eu não imaginava. Eu pensei: ‘Okay, isso vai ser interessante!’”
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Os arranha-céus tornaram-se uma espécie de competição silenciosa entre as nações. Nem sempre planejado dessa forma, mas aparece claramente nos horizontes. Cidades subindo, mais rápido do que saindo. A ideia dos “10 principais países com mais arranha-céus” está geralmente ligada ao crescimento urbano, à pressão populacional e à ambição económica. A China domina este espaço por uma larga margem, enquanto os Estados Unidos ainda mantêm uma liderança histórica no desenvolvimento icónico de arranha-céus. Outros países da Ásia e do Médio Oriente estão a recuperar rapidamente. As tendências modernas de construção, os centros de negócios e a procura imobiliária estão a levar as cidades a construir mais do que nunca. Alguns horizontes ainda estão em evolução, enquanto outros já parecem quase totalmente repletos de torres de vidro e gigantes de aço.
Lista dos países com mais arranha-céus em 2026
País
Arranha-céus
China
3.492
Estados Unidos
905
Emirados Árabes Unidos
342
Malásia
319
Japão
283
Coréia do Sul
281
Canadá
178
Austrália
163
Tailândia
144
Indonésia
139
Fonte: Revisão da População Mundial
Os 10 principais países do mundo com o maior número de arranha-céus em 2026
China
A China ocupa o primeiro lugar, mas a uma distância enorme. Cidades como Shenzhen, Xangai e Guangzhou têm arranha-céus em abundância. Os distritos parecem cidades verticais inteiras. Parece que a razão por detrás de um crescimento tão rápido inclui a urbanização, bem como o desenvolvimento das indústrias. A maioria dos arranha-céus do país são edifícios de uso misto, com escritórios, acomodações em hotéis e propriedades residenciais. Aparentemente, a actividade de construção na China nas últimas décadas superou tudo o que tinha acontecido em qualquer outro lugar. Algumas paisagens urbanas parecem quase futuristas, ainda mais durante a noite. No entanto, o ritmo de construção continua, apenas um pouco inferior ao anterior.
Estados Unidos
Os Estados Unidos têm uma longa tradição com arranha-céus e são classificados como o segundo país. Nova York e Chicago estiveram entre as primeiras cidades a compor a identidade dos arranha-céus. Em termos da bandeira arquitectónica do país, o seu domínio no mundo arquitectónico world é bastante óbvio. A contribuição da cidade de Nova Iorque por si só é esmagadora em números. Parece que o objectivo aqui não é a quantidade, mas a qualidade, e os arranha-céus modernos são usados para habitações de luxo ou sedes de empresas.
Emirados Árabes Unidos
O que torna os Emirados Árabes Unidos únicos inclui Dubai e Abu Dhabi. Na verdade, Dubai mudou o seu horizonte de uma forma sem precedentes em poucos anos. A existência de monumentos como o Burj Khalifa significa a sua ambição de se tornar uma potência world. Os arranha-céus de Dubai são conhecidos por enfatizar o luxo, o turismo e a marca corporativa. Por outras palavras, parece que os EAU fazem uso de edifícios altos como forma de criar uma imagem world para si próprios.
Malásia
A Malásia, especialmente Kuala Lumpur, contribui fortemente para a contagem de arranha-céus do país. A cidade apresenta um denso aglomerado de torres modernas, incluindo edifícios residenciais e comerciais. As Torres Petronas continuam sendo uma parte icônica do horizonte. Parece que as políticas de desenvolvimento urbano encorajaram o crescimento vertical para gerir de forma eficiente o uso da terra. Os arranha-céus aqui são frequentemente funcionais e integrados às redes de transporte público. O horizonte world continua a expandir-se de forma constante, embora não tão agressivamente como a China ou os Emirados Árabes Unidos.
Japão
Os arranha-céus do Japão são moldados por rígidos padrões de engenharia devido aos riscos de terremotos. Tóquio lidera o desenvolvimento de arranha-céus do país, com uma mistura de torres comerciais e residenciais. O foco do design geralmente é a segurança e a funcionalidade, em vez da altura extrema. Parece que a escassez de terras nas grandes cidades encorajou a expansão vertical. Os arranha-céus japoneses tendem a ser compactos, mas altamente eficientes. O horizonte continua evoluindo gradualmente com técnicas de construção avançadas.
Coréia do Sul
Muitos edifícios altos foram construídos na Coreia do Sul, especialmente em Seul. O distrito de Songdo, por exemplo, mostra a ênfase no planeamento urbano moderno. Parece que o progresso alcançado pela Coreia do Sul está relacionado com o sector tecnológico e a globalização. Os arranha-céus presentes na Coreia do Sul tendem a ser eficientes e estão alinhados com as exigências do estilo de vida atual.
Canadá
Os arranha-céus no Canadá são dominados por cidades como Toronto e Vancouver. Eles cresceram de forma constante, não abrupta. Em Toronto, os arranha-céus formam uma parte central da cidade altamente povoada, com muitos edifícios residenciais. Parece que a imigração e o crescimento da população urbana contribuíram para o desenvolvimento dos arranha-céus. Os arranha-céus são relativamente novos, mas bem proporcionados, deixando espaço suficiente para futuras expansões.
Austrália
A construção de edifícios altos na Austrália concentra-se principalmente nas cidades de Sydney e Melbourne. Isto está altamente associado ao planejamento e design de cidades costeiras. Os edifícios são caracterizados por uma combinação de funções residenciais e comerciais. A alta demanda por terrenos na cidade pode ter exigido a construção ascendente. Os edifícios altos e modernos na Austrália apresentam designs elegantes e integração com a orla marítima.
Tailândia
A Tailândia, especialmente Bangkok, apresenta um rápido crescimento de arranha-céus. O horizonte da cidade está cada vez mais denso com torres residenciais e hotéis. O turismo desempenha um papel forte nesta expansão. Parece que a migração urbana também está a contribuir para o desenvolvimento vertical. O horizonte de Banguecoque ainda está a mudar, com projetos de construção em curso que moldam a sua identidade futura.
Indonésia
A Indonésia, liderada por Jacarta, está gradualmente a expandir a sua presença em arranha-céus. A cidade enfrenta alta densidade populacional, o que incentiva a construção vertical. Parece que o crescimento económico e a procura urbana estão a impulsionar novos desenvolvimentos. Embora ainda esteja atrás dos líderes regionais, o horizonte está a mudar rapidamente. Novos projetos sugerem expansão contínua nos próximos anos.
Com um novo quadriênio definido para começar, uma das muitas coisas na lista de tarefas do Curling Canada é enfrentar a flagrante desigualdade com suas equipes olímpicas em 2026.
A equipe de Rachel Homan não conseguiu defender o título do Torneio de Copas dos Scotties em Mississauga, Ontário, na temporada passada e também perdeu an opportunity de conquistar títulos mundiais consecutivos. De 23 de janeiro a fevereiro. 1 Os playdowns canadenses foram acirrados contra as Olimpíadas de Milão-Cortina.
O round-robin feminino começou em 12 de fevereiro nos Jogos. O campeonato nacional feminino é tradicionalmente disputado em meados de fevereiro.
O Curling Canada exigiu que Homan, o vencedor das seletivas, estivesse na Itália para um campo de treinamento antes da competição olímpica. Sua equipe conquistou a medalha de bronze em Cortina.
Brad Jacobs e seus companheiros competiram no Montana’s Brier menos de uma semana depois de conquistar o ouro olímpico e, assim, tiveram a oportunidade de conquistar o segundo título nacional masculino consecutivo e uma vaga no campeonato mundial.
Em uma aparição em Os irmãos vassouras podcast em março, a segunda Emma Miskew de Homan disse que “é sempre esse motivo de conflito de agenda, mas ninguém jamais fez qualquer esforço para mudar a programação para que não afete apenas as mulheres”.
Miskew destacou que o prêmio de US$ 300.000 no Hearts é substancial para uma equipe.
Jacobs, que admitiu estar exausto em St. John’s, NL, foi eliminado na semifinal de Brier para o eventual vencedor Matt Dunstone.
O CEO do Curling Canada, Nolan Thiessen, disse que o desequilíbrio será resolvido.
“Não podemos consertar aqui o que aconteceu em 2026, mas já iniciamos a conversa com nosso conselho de atletas e, do ponto de vista do alto rendimento, ambos deveriam ter permissão para disputar os nacionais na mesma temporada ou ambos deveriam se concentrar apenas nas Olimpíadas? ele disse.
Um calendário de curling já lotado com campeonatos provinciais e nacionais, eventos turísticos, Grand Slams, duplas mistas e a nova Rock League, fica ainda mais comprimido em uma temporada olímpica por causa dos Pré-Trials e Trials.
E os Jogos de Inverno de 2030 nos Alpes franceses não farão nenhum favor ao calendário de curling do Canadá, com information de início em 1º de fevereiro.
“O Curling Mundial não está mudando quando seus campeonatos mundiais estão. Não vamos colocar nossos escoceses contra as Olimpíadas, então temos que encontrar um caminho para isso”, disse Thiessen.
“Não é tão fácil quanto dizer ‘mova para cá’. Há muitos efeitos indiretos. O calendário é muito apertado e está se tornando logisticamente impossível para todos jogarem em tudo.”
As equipes que participam de um campeonato nacional com uma equipe de três pessoas em vez de quatro estão no radar do Curling Canada.
Tyler Smith, da Ilha do Príncipe Eduardo, conquistou o título provincial com um time de três jogadores e permaneceu no time de três jogadores pelo Brier.
O segundo common da equipe, Chris Gallant, não pôde competir em nenhum dos eventos devido a compromissos de trabalho. Smith fez 3-5 em St. John’s, NL
Lesão ou doença de um dos membros da equipe Smith exigiria a contratação do técnico Paul Flemming ou a desistência.
As regras do Curling Canada estabelecem que “uma equipe deve incluir no mínimo dois jogadores da equipe unique e um(s) jogador(es) substituto(s).”
O World Curling exige que as equipes iniciem uma competição com quatro jogadores, embora em “circunstâncias atenuantes e com a aprovação de um painel de três pessoas” uma equipe possa começar com três.
Thiessen, que faz parte da comissão de regras de competição da World Curling, disse que as regras nacionais precisam ser repensadas.
“Estamos procurando maneiras de escrever a regra para que você não prejudique o time que está com uma lesão ou doença actual, mas garantindo que sejamos um jogo para quatro pessoas. Somos um jogo para quatro pessoas e precisamos ser um jogo para quatro pessoas”, disse ele.
O CEO do Curling Canada disse que o fim de uma quadrienal olímpica é um bom momento para alinhar as regras nacionais com as internacionais.
“Estamos tentando provavelmente tentar cada vez menos ter um livro de regras do Curling Canada e um livro de regras do World Curling, e usar um livro do World Curling tanto quanto pudermos”, disse Thiessen.
“Nosso último livro de regras foi de 2022 a 2026. Queremos tentar ter cada vez mais alinhamento no próximo quadrante.”
ídolo americano introduziu uma nova maneira de os espectadores votarem em seus concorrentes favoritos – mas o sistema causou extremo mal-entendido e frustração entre os fãs.
A longa série de competição de canto, atualmente em sua 24ª temporada, adicionou recentemente “votação social”, permitindo que os fãs votassem comentando o nome de seu concorrente preferido no posto de votação fixado naquela noite no web site oficial. ídolo americano contas no Fb, TikTok e Instagram.
A votação social substituiu o dedicado ídolo americano aplicativo de votação, que foi descontinuado antes da nova temporada. Os espectadores ainda podem votar por texto e on-line no ídolo americano web site, embora a votação social pareça ser o método preferido, já que muitas vezes é a primeira opção apresentada aos fãs.
Para participar da votação social, os espectadores devem “deixar um comentário abaixo [the pinned voting post] isso inclui o primeiro nome escrito corretamente em quem você está votando.” Cada fã está limitado a ten votos por finalista e poderá enviar apenas um nome por comentário. Um vídeo explicativo compartilhado em ídolo americanoA página oficial do Fb no mês passado também observou que apenas os comentários são contados, não as respostas.
Embora possa parecer bastante simples, deixou muitas pessoas confusas.
‘American Idol’ introduziu uma nova forma de votação nas redes sociais que muitos fãs consideraram frustrante e confusa (Disney)
“Fica um pouco bagunçado”, de longa information ídolo americano fã Alex Rockwell disse Pedra rolandodo voto social. “As regras não eram claras, mas ao mesmo tempo eram muito específicas.
“Um simples erro de digitação ou uma carta further pode fazer com que o voto não conte, e sei que as pessoas teriam dificuldade em encontrar em qual postagem votar”, explicou ela.
Rockwell questionou a necessidade de implementar um novo sistema de votação. “Pelo menos quando você envia uma mensagem para ‘21523’ e envia uma mensagem para o número [of the contestant you’re voting for]você recebe uma mensagem dizendo que votou”, disse ela. “Com as redes sociais, você está enviando isso para o vazio. Pode haver pessoas que pensam que estão votando, mas na verdade não estão fazendo isso direito.”
Outros repetiram reclamações semelhantes no Reddit, incluindo uma pessoa que compartilhou uma captura de tela de um comentário crítico nas redes sociais deixado em uma das postagens de votação. “Makiya parece que está gritando”, dizia o comentário – completo com o nome do competidor digitado incorretamente – ao qual o ídolo americano conta respondeu: “Isso conta como um voto para Makiyah!”
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“Se isso não prova o fracasso absoluto da votação nas redes sociais, não sei o que prova”, argumentou o usuário do Reddit. “90 por cento dessas pessoas não seguem as regras.”
Várias pessoas responderam no tópico do Reddit, chamando a troca de “hilária”.
Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood e Luke Bryan retornaram ao painel de jurados da 24ª temporada (Getty)
“Eu ri tanto disso”, comentou um, com um segundo acrescentando: “Especialmente porque o bot escreveu o nome dela corretamente”.
“ESTE. MÉTODO. DE. VOTAÇÃO. É. UM. S***. SHOW”, um terceiro insistiu, enquanto um quarto concordou: “Uma bagunça completa, por que eles fariam isso?”
O Independente entrou em contato com a controladora da ABC, a Disney, para comentar.
Temporada 24 de ídolo americano viu o retorno de Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie e Luke Bryan ao painel de jurados. No momento, restam cinco concorrentes: Hannah Harper, Jordan McCullough, Keyla Richardson, Braden Rumfelt e Chris Tungseth.
O vencedor será coroado durante o last da temporada, que vai ao ar em 11 de maio às 20h (horário do leste dos EUA) na ABC.
Angela Rayner has said a growing number of young people in Britain have been left feeling hopeless about their futures, in what will be interpreted as a warning to Sir Keir Starmer.
The former deputy prime minister, who is reported to being weighing up a direct challenge to Starmer’s leadership after next week’s local elections, has said in an exclusive interview that “more and more young people are feeling there isn’t an investment in their future now”.
Rayner spoke of the challenges facing Generation Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – taking the rare step of talking about how her own son has been forced to borrow money in order to afford dental treatment.
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Prediction tool spots who needs weight-loss jabs before obesity hits
People who are overweight but not obese could be given GLP-1s if they are identified as at high risk of suffering from obesity-related complications.
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Predicting disease risk
Obscore was created by academics from Queen Mary University of London and the Berlin Institute of Health.
Complements BMI
The model offers a more accurate way to spot people at higher risk of cancer and type 2 diabetes.
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Catch issues in advance
The project identified 20 commonly collected readings which can be used to predict 18 different complications.
Tool could stop at-risk patients falling through the net
Dr Kamil Demircan, from Queen Mary University, said: “We actually observed that a considerable proportion of individuals were living with overweight rather than obesity.
“These constitute a population of individuals who may be overlooked if we only look at BMI and not other risk factors.”
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Stephen Fry sues conference for £100,000
The comedian, actor and presenter has brought a claim against the organisers of an AI conference at which he fell off the stage following his keynote address.
What you need to know
Fry, 68, fell 6ft off the stage on to concrete at London’s O2 Arena in 2023.
He broke his right leg, hip, pelvis and some ribs in the fall.
Fry told BBC Radio Two: “I didn’t realise that I was walking off the part of the stage where there was nothing – just a six-foot drop.”
The comedian is now suing CogX Festival and the event organiser, Blonstein Events, for personal injury damages.
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A closer look at the detail
In court documents, his lawyers allege organisers failed to ensure “the stage and backstage area were safe, adequately lit and properly protected to prevent a fall from height”.
Fry took months off work after the incident, requiring “constant physiotherapy” for his injuries.
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RAF troops shot down 100 Iranian drones
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Troops used video game-like shooters to blast unmanned drones and missiles out of the sky.
The coalition base in Iraq faced 28 air attacks a day before the temporary ceasefire.
What you need to know
RAF aces used counter-drone missile systems to defend the base, reports Sky News.
The unidentified base in Iraq also houses US personnel.
The RAF is looking at making provision for expanding the UK armed forces’ counter-drone capabilities in the long-awaited defence investment plan.
Alistair Carns, the armed forces minister, said on a visit to the base: “I would argue this place would be a smouldering wreck if it wasn’t for you guys.”
Rapid fire
Troops on the base use Rapid Sentry counter-drone systems to intercept drones and missiles headed their way.
The launcher fires four laser-guided missiles against incoming threats.
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Call of Duty pays off
It is a little bit different to the Xbox controller, but the concept is pretty much the same. If you are good at Xbox and PlayStation, then I think this is probably the one for you.
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Bob Mortimer ‘very, very sad’ after death of Gone Fishing dog Ted
Comedian Bob Mortimer has said he is “very, very sad” after the death of Ted, the dog who starred in Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing.
What you need to know
Ted first appeared in the show during its third series in 2020 and quickly became popular with fans, being given a lifetime achievement award during the show’s 2025 Christmas special, as he appeared alongside Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse.
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Mortimer said: “So very, very sad. Lovely Ted, the best companion and the greatest little chum. Going to miss him so much… and away boss.”
The last we’ve seen of him?
Whitehouse added: “Bye bye Ted old friend. He wasn’t a dog, he was a species all of his own. He’s gone to the great briefcase emporium in the sky. We will really miss you mate.”
Ted is set to make his final appearance in the show during its upcoming ninth series.
Caption: Ted, the Patterdale Terrier mix, who found fame on BBC?s Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing alongside Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse has died.
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New Banksy statue pops up in London
A new plinth and statue have appeared in the centre of London, bearing the signature of secretive street artist Banksy.
The work appeared in the early hours of Wednesday, with Banksy taking credit a day later.
What are the details?
The statue depicts a man marching forward off the plinth, brandishing a flag which has blown back to cover his face.
It was first spotted on Waterloo Place yesterday.
Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 29: A new satirical statue attributed to Banksy appears in Waterloo Place on April 29, 2026 in London, England. The sculpture depicts a person in a suit marching forward off a plinth while their face is completely covered by a large, billowing flag. It is located near the Athenaeum Club and the Crimean War Memorial. (Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images) Photographer: Martin Pope Provider: Getty Images Source: Getty Images Europe Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 29: A new statue and plinth in Waterloo Lace, signed by the artist Banksy, on April 29, 2026 in London, England. A new satirical statue attributed to Banksy appeared in Waterloo Place, Central London today. The sculpture depicts a person in a suit marching forward off a plinth while their face is completely smothered by a large, billowing flag. It is located near the Athenaeum Club and the Crimean War Memorial. (Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images) Photographer: Martin Pope Provider: Getty Images Source: Getty Images Europe Copyright: 2026 Martin Pope
The background
Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 29: A new satirical statue attributed to Banksy appears in Waterloo Place on April 29, 2026 in London, England. The sculpture depicts a person in a suit marching forward off a plinth while their face is completely covered by a large, billowing flag. It is located near the Athenaeum Club and the Crimean War Memorial. (Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images) Photographer: Martin Pope Provider: Getty Images Source: Getty Images Europe
Banksy has built an international reputation for his thought-provoking, politically charged art.
This sculpture is his first public work since December.
CULTURE
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New technique could transform endometriosis diagnosis
Waiting times for a diagnosis could be slashed after scientists developed a new imaging tool to spot the condition.
Endometriosis can be a debilitating condition for women which often takes years to diagnose.
The new imaging technique uses a molecular tracer which is injected into the patient and binds to a specific protein.
A scan then reveals inflamed areas or lesions.
HEALTH
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The story in numbers
9 years
Currently, the average time from first seeing a doctor to getting an official endometriosis diagnosis in the UK is about nine years and four months.
84%
Nineteen patients completed the study, which found that the new imaging technique was able to detect the presence or absence of endometriosis in 16 women.
This means it had a hit rate of 84 per cent of participants.
Diagnosis times slashed
If these results are confirmed in larger phase three studies, imaging with maraciclatide could transform clinical research and practice and potentially empower the development of treatments for women across the globe
Professor Krina Zondervan, co-director of the Endometriosis CaRe Centre
Labour said delays to treatment starts were also worsening even before the pandemic. (Photo: Getty Images)
UK news
Everything you need to know about Golders Green terror attack
Caption: Screen grab from body worn camera issued by Metropolitan Police of police officers confronting and arresting a 45-year-old man who remains in custody, they have said, following two people being stabbed in Golders Green, north-west London. Issue date: Wednesday April 29, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire
NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. Photographer: Metropolitan Police Provider: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire Source: PA
The stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green, north London, yesterday was declared a terrorist incident. Police arrested a Somalia-born British national on suspicion of attempted murder.
What you need to know
Iran-linked Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya (HAYI) took credit for the attack on Telegram.
The victims – Shilome Rand, 34, and Moshe Ben Baila, 76 – were taken to hospital after being stabbed shortly after 11am. They are in a stable condition.
Sir Keir Starmer said he would visit the community “as soon as possible”.
Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mervis, called for the “silent majority in the UK to raise their voices” against antisemitism.
Developments since the attack
Caption: Members of the community watch as forensic officers search the area after two people were stabbed in the Golders Green neighbourhood, that has a large Jewish community, in London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Photographer: Kin Cheung Provider: AP Source: AP Copyright: Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
The Home Secretary has condemned the “spate of attacks” on the Jewish community.
Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley and local MP Sarah Sackman were both heckled at the scene.
Caption: Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley speaks to the media at the scene in Golders Green, north-west London, after two men – one aged in his 70s and another in his 30s – were stabbed on Wednesday morning. The Metropolitan Police said a 45-year-old man was arrested and remains in custody. Picture date: Wednesday April 29, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Lucy North/PA Wire Photographer: Lucy North Provider: Lucy North/PA Wire Source: PA
Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 29: Police officers look on as people participate in an ‘Anti-Zionism = Terrorism’ protest, organised by the pressure group Stop the Hate in Golders Green following the stabbing of two people earlier today on April 29, 2026 in the Golders Green area of London, England. According to Shomrim, the Jewish community security organisation, a man with a knife was seen running down the high street attempting to stab Jewish people in the area. Shomrim said they responded immediately and detained a suspect before police arrived and deployed a taser. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Photographer: Carl Court Provider: Getty Images Source: Getty Images Europe
The Government has announced a further £25m for increased security for Jewish communities.
Who is the suspected attacker
The suspect is a 45-year-old British national who was born in Somalia and came to the UK as a child in the 1990s.
Body-worn footage shows the moment he was Tasered and pinned to the ground by police while holding a knife.
Caption: Screen grab from body worn camera issued by Metropolitan Police of police officers confronting and arresting a 45-year-old man who remains in custody, they have said, following two people being stabbed in Golders Green, north-west London. Issue date: Wednesday April 29, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire
NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. Photographer: Metropolitan Police Provider: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire Source: PA
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The drunken monkey theory could explain humans’ drinking habit (Photo: Olga Pankova/Getty)
HEALTH
How even moderate drinking can damage your liver
MetALD is a type of liver disease which arises when there is a combination of moderate levels of drinking along with being overweight or having other “metabolic conditions” that often accompany weight problems.
What you need to know
Caption: 3D Illustration Concept of Human Internal Digestive Organ Liver Anatomy Photographer: magicmine Provider: Getty Images Source: iStockphoto
MetALD is thought to affect up to one in 10 people.
Being overweight can interact with drinking because fat is a key part of how alcohol affects the liver.
Ultrasound scanning of intestines, abdominal cavity, right lobe, liver, bile ducts, gallbladder – stock photo. (Photo: Getty)
(Photo: Brian Lawless/PA).
If excessive drinking continues, the liver develops scarring which can lead to liver failure and liver cancer.
What do experts say?
Even a moderate amount of alcohol can lead to liver scarring if combined with being overweight or other metabolic problems. Most people don’t realise how easy it is to damage your liver
Dr Naina Shah, liver specialist at King’s College London
What are the risk factors?
The condition was only named three years ago and public awareness is low.
MetALD is usually seen in people who are overweight and are drinking more than 17.5 units a week for women, or 26 units for men.
Having high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes also increases the risk.
NEWS
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How to stop liver scarring
In most cases, scarring of the liver can be reversed by stopping alcohol consumption and weight loss. Weight-loss injections such as Mounjaro and Wegovy may also help people lower their alcohol intake.
LIFESTYLE
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LIFESTYLE
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Rayner said: “That whole generation at the moment feels, no matter how much you run on the treadmill, you are not going to make it.”
She said that the psychological impact of feeling that homeownership is out of reach and being in permanent debt makes people feel “that they are pushed down, punched down” and is “holding the nation back”
“They are in this trap of poverty, a system that feels rigged against them and they feel that nothing changes for them,” Rayner added.
“That’s why I’m always trying to fight for them because I believe politics does change people’s lives. It changed my life. It doesn’t happen overnight, but it does make a difference.
“But actually being part of that delivery of change, I think will make a huge difference. It will make a difference to the confidence of the economy. It will make a difference to the psychology of the nation.”
Caption: Rayner is reported to be weighing up a challenge to Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership (Photo: Getty Images)
Her comments will be interpreted as another challenge to the Prime Minister over the direction of his government ahead of what are expected to be devastating local election results when millions vote in England, and for devolved governments in Scotland and Wales, next Thursday.
Labour is braced to lose thousands of seats, and there is speculation that Sir Keir Starmer – if he survives as Prime Minister – will need to launch a cabinet reshuffle in order to shore up his position.
Rayner, who commands strong support among the soft left of the party and its MPs, has publicly backed the Prime Minister at several crucial points since her resignation, and is expected to shortly be free for a return to Cabinet when HMRC concludes its investigation into her tax affairs.
She is understood to be undecided about a return to cabinet, regarding the direction of the government an important factor in her decision. Rayner may also launch a leadership challenge if it becomes clear that Starmer cannot survive.
In March, Rayner ignited leadership speculation by claiming in a speech that the government was “running out of time”.
She said then: “The very survival of the Labour Party is at stake – as a party and a movement we cannot hide, we cannot go through the motions in the face of decline. We are running out of time.”
Rayner’s comments on young people are part of the new Rest Is Politics podcast series about the struggles faced by Gen Z in Britain today.
The former housing secretary was forced to resign over tax affairs relating to stamp duty last September, but it is understood Starmer wants to find a way to bring Rayner back into his Cabinet as speculation grows of a potential leadership challenge.
Rayner said during her time in the Cabinet she been able to push through legislation which, she says, was aimed at supporting young adults: the Renters’ Rights Act, the Employment Rights Act and the forthcoming Leasehold and Commonhold Bill. She also championed giving 16-year-olds the right to vote.
“I want young people to look at the things that I was doing in government and say, she’s fighting for me and she gets it because they know things are difficult,” Rayner added.
In the interview, part of the four-part series called The Gen Z Story, Rayner spoke about the risks of politicians ignoring young adults who are currently locked out of homeownership, repaying hefty student loans and dealing with a job market where there are fewer opportunities for young people.
It comes as the cost of the average home has risen to more than eight times the annual salary, while the average graduate now faces debts of around £50,000 after leaving university.
Rayner, who is the mother of Gen Z children as well as a grandmother, said she had to be a guarantor for her 29-year-old son’s tenancy so he could afford to rent a home for his young family.
She said: “He’s got no opportunity at the moment to buy a property. He works really long hours. He provides for his family. He’s on a very low income. It’s really difficult for him.
“He had a problem with his teeth. He had to ask me to borrow to get his teeth done. He was in a hell of a lot of pain. He’s trying to work. He’s trying to raise his family. He can’t even afford a dentist.”
Rayner has previously tried to avoid sharing private details about her family, but took the unusual step of providing an insight into her life as a mother and grandmother.
She said: “It’s the psychology of my son having to come to me when he’s working, when he’s an absolutely brilliant dad, he’s looking after his family, but the psychology of him having to come to his mum or ask somebody else for help, that’s not a system that we should be enduring at the moment.
“That is not a system that Gen Z should have to accept because I think that [it has] a long drag on the economy, I think [it has] a long drag on our wellbeing as a country.”
Since resigning, Rayner has made relatively few public comments. She said she had chosen to speak about Gen Z because: “They [Gen Z] are our future. I’ve got skin in the game; I’ve got three of them at home. They need to feel that politics is for them. I go round schools and colleges all the time – the frustration for me is, they feel that no matter how hard they try, they can’t change the system.”
The first episode of the four-part series, The Gen Z Story, is introduced by Alastair Campbell and presented by The i Paper’s Housing and Society Correspondent, Vicky Spratt. It will be available on The Rest Is Politics feed on Friday, 1 May. The episode featuring Angela Rayner will be released later in the series.
Bob Olinger voltou no tempo para conquistar o Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle em Punchestown no início closing de sua longa e brilhante carreira.
Foi Teahupoo, de Gordon Elliott, quem foi expulso como favorito em 5/4 – buscando vencer a prova de três milhas pelo terceiro ano consecutivo – e liderou o campo até o voo closing.
No entanto, o forte de Henry de Bromhead estava ganhando terreno a cada segundo e enquanto os dois contendores de propriedade de Robcour saltavam o último em uníssono, foi o segundo favorito de 4/1 que pousou cheio de corrida com Teahupoo começando a murchar.
Jimmy Du Seuil, de Willie Mullins, estava terminando rápido e ultrapassou Teahupoo para o segundo lugar, mas não conseguiu diminuir a diferença de três quartos de distância para Bob Olinger, que aos 11 anos registrava sua 11ª vitória, sem falar que deu ao jóquei Darragh O’Keeffe uma tripla no dia.
É o ato closing de uma carreira que proporcionou conexões com muitos dias memoráveis, vencendo três vezes no Competition de Cheltenham – Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle, Turners Novices’ Chase e finalmente Stayers’ Hurdle, todos em uníssono com Rachael Blackmore.
“Ele leu o roteiro com gratidão; ele foi brilhante e Darragh foi brilhante com ele. Que cavalo para se ter”, disse De Bromhead. “Ele nos deu tantos dias incríveis.
“Ele tem um equipamento e é pura classe, sempre foi.
“Davy Roche, meu assistente, disse que ele é o melhor cavalo que já passou por nossa casa. Essa é uma grande afirmação e ele provavelmente é um pouco tendencioso porque o adora, ele é como seu segundo filho.
“Estou muito feliz por todos em casa, obviamente os Achesons e Darragh, que dia ele teve. Ele é um piloto de classe e deu-lhe uma corrida brilhante.
“É muito especial, é um dos melhores. Ele sair assim é o que ele merece, é típico dele.
“Tivemos anos incríveis com ele. Brian (Acheson) me ligou outro dia para dizer que period isso que ele estava planejando fazer e eu apenas disse ‘acerto, perfeito’.
“Tivemos muita sorte de fazer parte da história dele. Rachael venceu o Stayers ‘Hurdle com ele, no ano da cobiça em que ele venceu o Ballymore, que carona ela deu a ele.
“Aí o perdemos um pouco, mas Ger Kelly (veterinário) em Fethard foi brilhante e encontrou o problema. Ele voltou para Robbie’s (Energy) e voltou com um cavalo diferente, o mesmo de antes.
“Este é um dia que você saboreia, apenas um dia especial. Você sonha que eles podem terminar assim, mas muitas vezes isso não acontece. Vê-lo sair assim é simplesmente fenomenal.”
Cobden e Salvator Mundi aproveitam ao máximo a queda de Kopek Des Bordes
Harry Cobden se preparou para seu novo emprego como jóquei contratado de JP McManus, aproveitando o closing da queda de Kopek Des Bordes a bordo de Salvator Mundi no Barberstown Fortress Novice Chase.
O jogador de 27 anos deve começar sua nova função com o verde e o dourado na sexta-feira, mas como quando marcou a bordo do Kitzbuhel no Competition de Cheltenham, ele usava o amarelo e o preto de Joe e Marie Donnelly a bordo do 13/2 probability, que foi visto pela última vez terminando em segundo lugar na companhia de primeiro grau em Aintree.
Foi Kopek Des Bordes, vice-campeão de Arkle, dirigido por Paul Townend, que foi expulso como favorito em 4/11 para terminar a temporada em alta e parecia ter a corrida à sua mercê, tendo viajado poderosamente para a liderança ao cair dois fora.
No entanto, para crédito de Salvator Mundi, ele sempre manteve o controle da cauda do casaco de seu companheiro de estábulo e, depois de ficar com uma pequena vantagem após a queda de Kopek Des Bordes, ele foi capaz de galopar para uma vitória de 12 distâncias sobre o Irish Panther e fornecer Mullins com uma 11ª vitória consecutiva na competição de duas milhas.
Imagem: Salvator Mundi, montado por Harry Cobden, a caminho da vitória em Punchestown
“Ele é um bom cavalo por si só”, disse Mullins sobre o vencedor.
“Ele estava certo no native; não period como se ele estivesse 20 metros atrás e juntasse os cacos. Ele estaria envolvido na finalização.
“Se Kopek cometeu um erro e saiu impune, ele estava bem atrás dele.
“Ele sempre foi um bom cavalo, mas as coisas simplesmente não deram certo para ele. É bom fazer uma grande corrida como essa com ele. Ele venceu em Aintree no ano passado e não é um número atrasado.
“Ele provavelmente precisa de um bom terreno, ele provavelmente é mais um cavalo de primavera do que um verdadeiro cavalo de inverno.
“Estou muito feliz por Marie e Joe Donnelly. Eles tiveram uma temporada decepcionante, mas agora têm Kitzbuhel e esse cara vencendo.”
Sobre Kopek Des Bordes ele acrescentou: “Ele provavelmente perdeu a concentração indo para a cerca, sem cavalos ao seu redor para mantê-lo concentrado.
“Ele pareceu decolar, mas nunca puxou o trem de pouso e caiu de joelhos. Acho que tanto o cavalo quanto o cavaleiro tiveram muita sorte. Eles parecem estar bem, com os dedos cruzados.”
Os pires abençoados chegaram a parfois quando compareceram aos poucos e aos jogadores do FC Supra du Québec, que foram levados ao tribunal por seu subie pelo defensor Ismaël Yeo.
A organização confirmou mais esta semana que a temporada do jogo homme de 21 anos terminou após apenas três encontros. Você foi vítima de uma ruptura do ligamento cruzado anterior, uma bênção que geralmente requer uma operação, enquanto enfrenta o Wanderers de Halifax.
« Este é meu companheiro de defesa central, mas é um amigo antes de tudo. Para todas as pessoas que je vois subir esta bênção – c’est sans doute la bênção que fait peur à tout joueur de soccer – c’est vraiment triste », a réagi ao telefone Matisse Chrétien, que amei a festa no machado aux côtes de Yeo.
Le Supra foi confrontado com seu primeiro verdadeiro golpe de Estado. Il faudra encontrou soluções para paliar esta ausência. Você deve aproveitar Keesean Ferdinand ou Thomas Lebeuf no terreno.
« O prochain défenseur que vai ser substituído, il sait qu’il devra mettre les bouchées doubles et moi aussi, a réagi Chrétien, qui connaît Yeo depuis qu’ils se sont afrontés à l’université aux États-Unis. On perd Ismaël, mais on va quand même tout donner et ce n’est pasça qui va changer notre manière de jouer. »
Um imenso potencial
Com este aprendizado de vitesse grand V para a organização da criança, esse não é o preço do tempo antes de bater um grupo de tecido serré. Esta equipe de Quebec «representa aquela que escolheu o plus», para representar os termos de Loïc Kwemi.
En voyant Yeo se abençoador, les joueurs ont vraiment perdu l’un des leurs.
« Ça m’a vraiment touché, a avoué Kwemi. É um jogador com boas qualidades. Eu sempre fui meus co-equipadores e eu viajei muito no potencial de desenvolver um dos melhores defensores da liga, malgré son jeune âge. »
« Juste avec les deux matches qu’il a pu jouer, il a su montrer qu’il avait les qualités pour jouer dans esta liga. Em um ódio qu’il revienne et qu’il puisse montrer filho talento », ajouté l’attaquant.
Antes de assinar um contrato com o Supra, Ismaël Yeo trouxe as cores do CS Saint-Laurent e dos Redhawks de Seattle, na NCAA. Na primeira temporada profissional, você pode ser educado, mas parece ter deixado uma excelente impressão.
If you feel exhausted from having to create and keep track of an ever-growing number of passwords, you’re not alone. A 2019 study by Google found that about 65 per cent of people reuse their passwords for some, if not all, of their online accounts and subscriptions.
“Password fatigue” is a growing problem – and leads to people writing down passwords, or reusing the same one (or a slight variation) repeatedly. It can result in data breaches, identity theft, and ultimately financial losses.
Experts say most security breaches are not caused by sophisticated hacking; they result from common password mistakes that quietly weaken multiple accounts at once. The National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, has announced that passkeys, a newer method for logging into online accounts, should now be consumers’ first choice for logging in across all digital services. With passkeys, instead of creating and remembering a password, your device handles the authentication for you, usually using biometrics like a fingerprint or face ID, or a secure device PIN.
We spoke to Jemma Davis, founder of Culture Gem, and a specialist in cyber behaviour and accessible security awareness, to find out how to keep your passwords and data safe.
Stop reusing the same password across multiple sites
If you have one good, strong password, it can be tempting to use it across multiple sites, so you always remember it. But as Davis explains, the issue is that a single breach can trigger a domino effect. “If a password is exposed on one site and the same one is used elsewhere, attackers will try it across email, shopping accounts, social media, and banking. That is what makes reuse so risky. It is not just about one account being affected; it is about the knock-on effect across your whole digital life.”
This tactic, known as credential stuffing, is an incredibly effective type of cyber attack in which attackers use previously leaked usernames and passwords to try to log in to other websites. Because the process is automated, attackers can test thousands of login combinations in minutes. Even strong passwords can fail if they are reused. So, as tempting as it is to keep the same password for multiple sites, the risk is too great.
Some passwords look strong, but are predictable
Passwords that replace a letter with a number, like substituting an I for !, might look secure at a glance, but they follow predictable patterns that password-cracking tools are designed to detect. Davis says password strength is determined far more by length and randomness than by complexity alone. Longer passphrases made of unrelated words are significantly harder to crack than short, complex-looking strings.
Davis says, “A password needs to be unique, and ideally longer than 12 characters, rather than just being visually complicated”.
Better to write logins in a notebook than an app
Davis warns against logging all your passwords in your notes app. “If a device is compromised, synced insecurely, or left unlocked, those credentials may be very easy to access.”
A password book kept at home sounds like a bad idea, but Davis says it’s often a perfectly reasonable coping strategy, especially for people managing lots of accounts, or for those who need a system that works in the real world. “The motivation of someone stealing a notebook is usually not cyber crime. That risk is very different from reusing the same password across multiple online accounts. The bigger issue is whether the method helps the person stay organised without creating wider exposure.”
Always use a password manager
Using a password manager secures your online accounts by generating, storing, and auto-filling complex, unique passwords in an encrypted vault, so you only need to remember one master password. Davis says password managers are a great option because they reduce the pressure to remember everything. “They make it much more realistic than using a different password for every account. They are not the only acceptable solution, but they are one of the most practical ones, particularly for people with lots of online accounts.”
You can download a password manager app on your phone or tablet, or use one on a website in your browser. Whichever type you use, once you’ve logged into it, it will store your passwords for all your online accounts in a safe place. One of the main benefits of a third-party password manager over one in your browser is that it can synchronise passwords even when you have a mix of different browsers and devices.
.. and Two-Factor Authentication
With Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), rather than depending on a single password, access is granted only after a second verification step is completed. This may involve entering a temporary code that is sent to you by text or email, approving a request in an authentication app, or using a hardware security key. Yes, it’s an extra, annoying step, but Davis says 2FA is one of the most common missed opportunities in personal security. “If a password is stolen, guessed, or reused from another breach, 2FA can be the thing that stops that from becoming a full account takeover. It adds friction, but it also adds a very important second barrier.”
If you enable 2FA on your email accounts, banking and finance apps, cloud storage and social media profiles, it will make it much harder for someone to access your accounts.
Try passkeys
Passkeys are a newer way to log in to accounts without a traditional password. Instead of creating and remembering a password, your device handles the authentication using biometrics like a fingerprint or face ID, or a secure device PIN.
Davis explains they are more secure because there is no password to steal, guess, or reuse. “The login is tied to your device, and the underlying technology means the actual credential is not shared with the website in the same way a password is. This makes common attacks like phishing and credential stuffing far less effective. In practical terms, if someone is tricked into entering their details on a fake site, a passkey will not work in the same way a password would. That removes one of the most common routes attackers use to gain access to accounts.”
Passkeys reduce many of the everyday risks associated with passwords and eliminate the need to remember or store multiple logins. “That said, they are not yet available everywhere, and people still need to think about device security and access. If someone loses a device or shares it with others, that becomes part of the risk picture,” says Davis.
A célula cibernética da Polícia J&K abriu um processo contra certos indivíduos na quinta-feira (30 de abril de 2026) sobre a disseminação de propaganda separatista “que visa perturbar a paz pública e a integridade nacional”.
De acordo com a polícia, houve um “crime aparente aparente” punível nos termos das Secções 152, 196(1) e 353(1)(b), (c) e (2) do Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
BBC Sport staff fear more programme cuts and redundancies after the axeing of Football Focus with AI now being trialled to produce reports.
Insiders believe more long-running shows could be dropped with bosses planning to close 2,000 jobs under a new £500m savings drive.
BBC Sport director Alex Kay-Jelski has told staff that resources will be directed towards video content made for YouTube, Instagram and the BBC app, in a bid to reach younger audiences.
Shorts – Quick stories
Armed forces
RAF troops shot down 100 Iranian drones
Caption: Image of the Rapid Sentry air defence system, seen here at the Air Defence Range at Manorbier, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in Wales on the 18/03/2024.
Photographer: AS1 Jessica Eglon Copyright: UK MOD ? Crown copyright 2026
Troops used video game-like shooters to blast unmanned drones and missiles out of the sky.
The coalition base in Iraq faced 28 air attacks a day before the temporary ceasefire.
What you need to know
RAF aces used counter-drone missile systems to defend the base, reports Sky News.
The unidentified base in Iraq also houses US personnel.
The RAF is looking at making provision for expanding the UK armed forces’ counter-drone capabilities in the long-awaited defence investment plan.
Alistair Carns, the armed forces minister, said on a visit to the base: “I would argue this place would be a smouldering wreck if it wasn’t for you guys.”
Rapid fire
Troops on the base use Rapid Sentry counter-drone systems to intercept drones and missiles headed their way.
The launcher fires four laser-guided missiles against incoming threats.
Caption: Image of the Rapid Sentry air defence system, seen here at the Air Defence Range at Manorbier, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in Wales on the 18/03/2024.
Photographer: AS1 Jessica Eglon Copyright: UK MOD ? Crown copyright 2026
NEWS
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Call of Duty pays off
It is a little bit different to the Xbox controller, but the concept is pretty much the same. If you are good at Xbox and PlayStation, then I think this is probably the one for you.
Air Specialist (Class 1) Westworth, RAF Ace
The PlayStation Showcase will be broadcast live this evening (Photo: Getty)
News
Stephen Fry sues conference for £100,000
The comedian, actor and presenter has brought a claim against the organisers of an AI conference at which he fell off the stage following his keynote address.
What you need to know
Fry, 68, fell 6ft off the stage on to concrete at London’s O2 Arena in 2023.
He broke his right leg, hip, pelvis and some ribs in the fall.
Fry told BBC Radio Two: “I didn’t realise that I was walking off the part of the stage where there was nothing – just a six-foot drop.”
The comedian is now suing CogX Festival and the event organiser, Blonstein Events, for personal injury damages.
TELEVISION
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A closer look at the detail
In court documents, his lawyers allege organisers failed to ensure “the stage and backstage area were safe, adequately lit and properly protected to prevent a fall from height”.
Fry took months off work after the incident, requiring “constant physiotherapy” for his injuries.
Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 22: Stephen Fry attends The Standard Theatre Awards 2025 Winners Dinner hosted by the Standard’s proprietor Lord Lebedev on March 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images) Photographer: Dave Benett Provider: Dave Benett/Getty Images Source: Dave Benett Collection Copyright: 2026 Dave Benett
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Prediction tool spots who needs weight-loss jabs before obesity hits
People who are overweight but not obese could be given GLP-1s if they are identified as at high risk of suffering from obesity-related complications.
Caption: TOTNES, DEVON – FEBRUARY 20: A close-up of a woman injecting a Mounjaro weight-loss jab on February 20, 2026, in Totnes, Devon. The popularity of weight-loss jabs to tackle obesity has soared in the UK in the past year with around 4 per cent of households currently using them. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images) Photographer: Matthew Horwood Provider: Getty Images Source: Getty Images Europe
What you need to know
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Predicting disease risk
Obscore was created by academics from Queen Mary University of London and the Berlin Institute of Health.
Complements BMI
The model offers a more accurate way to spot people at higher risk of cancer and type 2 diabetes.
A nurse gives a patient a diabetes test (Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
Diabetologist doctor waiting for result from glucose testing in diabetes clinic. – stock photo. (Photo: Getty)
Catch issues in advance
The project identified 20 commonly collected readings which can be used to predict 18 different complications.
Tool could stop at-risk patients falling through the net
Dr Kamil Demircan, from Queen Mary University, said: “We actually observed that a considerable proportion of individuals were living with overweight rather than obesity.
“These constitute a population of individuals who may be overlooked if we only look at BMI and not other risk factors.”
Caption: A medicine distributor stores Mounjaro (tirzepatide) self-injecting GLP-1 prefilled pens and vials in a fridge at his office in Thane on March 20, 2026. A deluge of weight-loss drugs is set to transform the global fight against obesity as India prepares to unleash low-cost generic versions of injections like Ozempic after a key patent expired on March 20, 2026. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP via Getty Images) Photographer: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE Provider: AFP via Getty Images Source: AFP Copyright: AFP or licensors
SCIENCE
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Bob Mortimer ‘very, very sad’ after death of Gone Fishing dog Ted
Comedian Bob Mortimer has said he is “very, very sad” after the death of Ted, the dog who starred in Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing.
What you need to know
Ted first appeared in the show during its third series in 2020 and quickly became popular with fans, being given a lifetime achievement award during the show’s 2025 Christmas special, as he appeared alongside Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse.
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Mortimer said: “So very, very sad. Lovely Ted, the best companion and the greatest little chum. Going to miss him so much… and away boss.”
The last we’ve seen of him?
Whitehouse added: “Bye bye Ted old friend. He wasn’t a dog, he was a species all of his own. He’s gone to the great briefcase emporium in the sky. We will really miss you mate.”
Ted is set to make his final appearance in the show during its upcoming ninth series.
Caption: Ted, the Patterdale Terrier mix, who found fame on BBC?s Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing alongside Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse has died.
(Images: Lisa Clark/Gone Fishing/Guy Levy)
TELEVISION
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Caption: A statue of a man holding a flag which covers their face, and signed ‘Banksy’, has appeared in Waterloo Place in London. Picture date: Wednesday April 29, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire Photographer: Stefan Rousseau Provider: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire Source: PA Copyright: PA Wire
ART
New Banksy statue pops up in London
A new plinth and statue have appeared in the centre of London, bearing the signature of secretive street artist Banksy.
The work appeared in the early hours of Wednesday, with Banksy taking credit a day later.
What are the details?
The statue depicts a man marching forward off the plinth, brandishing a flag which has blown back to cover his face.
It was first spotted on Waterloo Place yesterday.
Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 29: A new satirical statue attributed to Banksy appears in Waterloo Place on April 29, 2026 in London, England. The sculpture depicts a person in a suit marching forward off a plinth while their face is completely covered by a large, billowing flag. It is located near the Athenaeum Club and the Crimean War Memorial. (Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images) Photographer: Martin Pope Provider: Getty Images Source: Getty Images Europe Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 29: A new statue and plinth in Waterloo Lace, signed by the artist Banksy, on April 29, 2026 in London, England. A new satirical statue attributed to Banksy appeared in Waterloo Place, Central London today. The sculpture depicts a person in a suit marching forward off a plinth while their face is completely smothered by a large, billowing flag. It is located near the Athenaeum Club and the Crimean War Memorial. (Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images) Photographer: Martin Pope Provider: Getty Images Source: Getty Images Europe Copyright: 2026 Martin Pope
The background
Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 29: A new satirical statue attributed to Banksy appears in Waterloo Place on April 29, 2026 in London, England. The sculpture depicts a person in a suit marching forward off a plinth while their face is completely covered by a large, billowing flag. It is located near the Athenaeum Club and the Crimean War Memorial. (Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images) Photographer: Martin Pope Provider: Getty Images Source: Getty Images Europe
Banksy has built an international reputation for his thought-provoking, politically charged art.
This sculpture is his first public work since December.
CULTURE
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The drunken monkey theory could explain humans’ drinking habit (Photo: Olga Pankova/Getty)
HEALTH
How even moderate drinking can damage your liver
MetALD is a type of liver disease which arises when there is a combination of moderate levels of drinking along with being overweight or having other “metabolic conditions” that often accompany weight problems.
What you need to know
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MetALD is thought to affect up to one in 10 people.
Being overweight can interact with drinking because fat is a key part of how alcohol affects the liver.
Ultrasound scanning of intestines, abdominal cavity, right lobe, liver, bile ducts, gallbladder – stock photo. (Photo: Getty)
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If excessive drinking continues, the liver develops scarring which can lead to liver failure and liver cancer.
What do experts say?
Even a moderate amount of alcohol can lead to liver scarring if combined with being overweight or other metabolic problems. Most people don’t realise how easy it is to damage your liver
Dr Naina Shah, liver specialist at King’s College London
What are the risk factors?
The condition was only named three years ago and public awareness is low.
MetALD is usually seen in people who are overweight and are drinking more than 17.5 units a week for women, or 26 units for men.
Having high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes also increases the risk.
NEWS
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How to stop liver scarring
In most cases, scarring of the liver can be reversed by stopping alcohol consumption and weight loss. Weight-loss injections such as Mounjaro and Wegovy may also help people lower their alcohol intake.
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LIFESTYLE
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UK news
Everything you need to know about Golders Green terror attack
Caption: Screen grab from body worn camera issued by Metropolitan Police of police officers confronting and arresting a 45-year-old man who remains in custody, they have said, following two people being stabbed in Golders Green, north-west London. Issue date: Wednesday April 29, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire
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The stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green, north London, yesterday was declared a terrorist incident. Police arrested a Somalia-born British national on suspicion of attempted murder.
What you need to know
Iran-linked Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya (HAYI) took credit for the attack on Telegram.
The victims – Shilome Rand, 34, and Moshe Ben Baila, 76 – were taken to hospital after being stabbed shortly after 11am. They are in a stable condition.
Sir Keir Starmer said he would visit the community “as soon as possible”.
Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mervis, called for the “silent majority in the UK to raise their voices” against antisemitism.
Developments since the attack
Caption: Members of the community watch as forensic officers search the area after two people were stabbed in the Golders Green neighbourhood, that has a large Jewish community, in London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Photographer: Kin Cheung Provider: AP Source: AP Copyright: Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
The Home Secretary has condemned the “spate of attacks” on the Jewish community.
Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley and local MP Sarah Sackman were both heckled at the scene.
Caption: Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley speaks to the media at the scene in Golders Green, north-west London, after two men – one aged in his 70s and another in his 30s – were stabbed on Wednesday morning. The Metropolitan Police said a 45-year-old man was arrested and remains in custody. Picture date: Wednesday April 29, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Lucy North/PA Wire Photographer: Lucy North Provider: Lucy North/PA Wire Source: PA
Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 29: Police officers look on as people participate in an ‘Anti-Zionism = Terrorism’ protest, organised by the pressure group Stop the Hate in Golders Green following the stabbing of two people earlier today on April 29, 2026 in the Golders Green area of London, England. According to Shomrim, the Jewish community security organisation, a man with a knife was seen running down the high street attempting to stab Jewish people in the area. Shomrim said they responded immediately and detained a suspect before police arrived and deployed a taser. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Photographer: Carl Court Provider: Getty Images Source: Getty Images Europe
The Government has announced a further £25m for increased security for Jewish communities.
Who is the suspected attacker
The suspect is a 45-year-old British national who was born in Somalia and came to the UK as a child in the 1990s.
Body-worn footage shows the moment he was Tasered and pinned to the ground by police while holding a knife.
Caption: Screen grab from body worn camera issued by Metropolitan Police of police officers confronting and arresting a 45-year-old man who remains in custody, they have said, following two people being stabbed in Golders Green, north-west London. Issue date: Wednesday April 29, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire
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NEWS
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New technique could transform endometriosis diagnosis
Waiting times for a diagnosis could be slashed after scientists developed a new imaging tool to spot the condition.
Endometriosis can be a debilitating condition for women which often takes years to diagnose.
The new imaging technique uses a molecular tracer which is injected into the patient and binds to a specific protein.
A scan then reveals inflamed areas or lesions.
HEALTH
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The story in numbers
9 years
Currently, the average time from first seeing a doctor to getting an official endometriosis diagnosis in the UK is about nine years and four months.
84%
Nineteen patients completed the study, which found that the new imaging technique was able to detect the presence or absence of endometriosis in 16 women.
This means it had a hit rate of 84 per cent of participants.
Diagnosis times slashed
If these results are confirmed in larger phase three studies, imaging with maraciclatide could transform clinical research and practice and potentially empower the development of treatments for women across the globe
Professor Krina Zondervan, co-director of the Endometriosis CaRe Centre
Labour said delays to treatment starts were also worsening even before the pandemic. (Photo: Getty Images)
Declining ratings and changing viewer habits led Kay-Jelski to pull the plug on Saturday institution Football Focus after 52 years.
He will take an unsentimental approach to wringing value out of every penny of his budget, with more “legacy” shows potentially under threat, The i Paper understands.
Schedule fixtures like Ski Sunday, the BBC Two winter teatime show which has undergone numerous revamps since its 1978 debut, could come under scrutiny.
During its 1980s peak, Ski Sunday attracted 4.5 million viewers. It now hovers around the one million mark, with live alpine skiing covered on dedicated sports channels. Presented by Ed Leigh and Chemmy Alcott, the format has expanded to cover snowboarding and other events which attract younger audiences.
One insider said: “If a programme is a fixture in the TV schedules but isn’t making a big enough impact to justify the cost, then it’s probably going to go the way of Football Focus.”
Alex Scott will present the final Football Focus next month. She will remain ‘at the heart’ of the BBC’s sports output (Photo: Nick Eagle/BBC)
A BBC source said: “We have been clear that we are looking at all options to meet our 10 per cent savings challenge. No decisions have been taken.”
Discussions have yet to take place over any plans for the return of Ski Sunday next winter, The i Paper has learnt. The BBC’s 2026 Winter Olympics coverage recorded 83 million streams, illustrating digital interest in snow sports.
The BBC was outbid for this summer’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow by Warner Bros Discovery and jettisoned the Boat Race after nearly a century of broadcasts, in order to “deliver the best value for audiences with the that money we have”.
Wimbledon deal discussions
The BBC hopes to extend its £60m deal for Wimbledon after 2027 with the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club reportedly seeking new ideas to modernise the coverage.
The daily news segment Sportsday was scrapped last year, in a shake-up which saw 27 jobs go.
“There’s been a lot of change and fear of more redundancies with the latest cuts round,” the insider added. “The drive is to reach younger fans on digital platforms.”
BBC sources said its sports output was “continuously evolving in line with changing audience behaviours, as more people choose to consume content across a mix of television, radio, digital platforms and social media”.
Facing competition for attention from podcasts including Gary Lineker’s The Rest Is Football, Kay-Jelski, a former newspaper executive and editor-in-chief of The Athletic app, has encouraged punchier debates among BBC pundits and more in-depth analysis on the BBC Sport website.
There will be “fresh formats” to replace the axed shows, under “ambitious plans” to put more BBC sport action and analysis on YouTube, sources said – Wayne Rooney’s visualised podcast has racked up 156 million clip views this football season.
AI-generated football news
But there are fears that AI could wipe out sports journalism and production roles, a process already under way in the wider news media.
“They are using generative AI to make a daily football news bulletin with a synthetic voice. But how far will AI go?” the insider asked.
The BBC is trialling My Club Daily, an audio news bulletin for the Sounds app covering 13 English and Welsh clubs, including Liverpool and Newcastle United, produced using Gen AI tools.
The ChatGPT-generated script wrapping up the day’s club news, is voiced by a synthetic AI voice. The BBC said the trial was a success and the Daily will now be scaled up to cover more clubs. Sport staff have been asked to attend AI seminars.
However the BBC said it will only use AI to “organise and reformat existing BBC articles about the clubs to produce a draft audio script”, not to write new stories.
Each script and recording is “checked for accuracy by our editorial team before the completed update is published, and we will clearly highlight our use of AI to listeners in line with the BBC’s AI transparency commitments”.
Impact of ‘hatchet man’
Called a “hatchet man” in reports for his willingness to take tough decisions, such as the removal of Lineker from his BBC duties over an antisemitic post, Kay-Jelski’s forthright approach has disconcerted some at BBC Sport’s Salford base since his arrival two years ago.
An email mentioning redundancies along with training opportunities to produce more video content advised staff: “If the thought of more change is something that concerns you or you feel the direction we’re heading in is not the right fit for you, please have an open conversation with your line manager or HR to discuss all available options, including potential voluntary redundancy.”
BBC sources point to successes during Kay-Jelski’s reign including the decision to replace Lineker with a rotating trio of Match of the Day (MoTD) presenters, with match highlights available on the iPlayer and BBC website hours ahead of its TV broadcast.
Digital viewing of MoTD content is up 36 per cent on last season while the new line-up of Mark Chapman, Gabby Logan and Kelly Cates has been well received by viewers.
While the BBC’s portfolio of exclusive live rights has shrunk, with the broadcaster unable to match high-spending rivals, a deal to secure World Snooker until 2032 has paid off. The sport retains a loyal TV audience with this week’s World Championships from Sheffield delivering bumper ratings for BBC Two.
The BBC said it retained the “one of the strongest and most enduring rights portfolios in the industry”, including Premier League highlights through to 2029, the Fifa World Cup 2026 and Fifa Women’s World Cup 2027 and the London Marathon.
The BBC now shares live rights to Wimbledon and the Olympics with Warner Bros Discovery-owned channels in deals which ensure that the key moments in sport’s “crown jewel” events are broadcast free-to-air.
