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The killing of Brian Thompson follows years of assassination attempts, political riots, intimidating protests and bomb threats, muses Charles Fain Lehman at The Free Press.

Yang Tengbo, who denies wrongdoing, is the latest person to be named as an alleged Chinese agent.

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In the round-up: McLaren showed they have "a lot to learn about consistency" - Verstappen • Duerksen stays at AIX in F2 • Hamilton says farewell to Mercedes

This Arsenal star faced waves of criticism upon signing for the club in June 2023, forcing one of his Gunners team-mates to rally around him

1. Taxi and ambulance drivers less likely to die from Alzheimer’s  The Times
2. Taxi drivers ‘have lower risk of death from Alzheimer’s’  The Telegraph
3. Surprising jobs that protect you from Alzheimer's... and the roles that raise risk of disease  Daily Mail
4. These surprising professions have the lowest rate of Alzheimer’s disease deaths  The Independent
5. Alzheimer’s is significantly less likely to kill people who do two specific jobs, major study reveals...  The Sun

1. Children’s wellbeing bill to enact sweeping academies reform  Schools Week
2. Plan to register children not in school takes shape  BBC
3. Home schooling laws to be tightened up after murder of Sara Sharif  The Guardian
4. Parents of most vulnerable children to lose automatic right to home education  Sky News
5. Legislation breaks down barriers to opportunity for all children  GOV.UK

1. Margaret Hodge to lead review of regional inequality in the arts  The Guardian
2. Labour grandee who suggested the Proms was not inclusive to lead review of Arts Council  The Telegraph
3. Arts Council England review to avoid ‘debate between excellence and access’  Museums Association
4. Independent review to ensure access to high quality arts and culture in every region  GOV.UK
5. Baroness Margaret Hodge to head up independent review of Arts Council England  ArtsProfessional

Blethyn said author Ann Cleeves attended the show’s wrap party where the cast celebrated with a ‘great big cake shaped like Vera’s Landy’.

The show will also feature a performance from former Spice Girl Emma Bunton.

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is being introduced in the Commons on Tuesday.

The figure has increased from 5.5 million in the last Environment Agency assessment in 2018 to 6.3 million.

The Environment Department and regulators have two months to confirm they will take required steps to remedy the situation – or face court.

‘As a scouser I’m not surprised!’ said Alex McCormick, who helped raise £250,000 for a vandalised library.

The British actor plays a chief executive named Benedict Lumberjack whose company is benefitting from deforestation.

Customers who suffer problems like low water pressure could receive payments of up to £250 – compared to the £25 currently available, Defra said.

The Government’s new Industrial Strategy Advisory Council will hold its first meeting on Tuesday.

Authorised push payment scams cost UK consumers £341 million last year, according to figures obtained by the Payment Systems Regulator.

Households struggling with condensation and mould should look to indoor plants to help improve the air quality and create a mould-free home - and here's what to buy.

Water regulator Ofwat will announce how much water companies will be able to raise their bills by for the next five years on Thursday.

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died last year but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes.

MILLIONS of water customers are set to benefit from huge hikes to compensation levels for the first time since 2000.

THE vegetarian diet has a number of health benefits, research shows.

But perhaps one element of it should be avoided, after it was linked to depression.

A study found vegetarians are at risk of depression if they ate meat alternatives, called plant-based meat alternatives (PBMA).

They include products such as fake bacon, chicken, sausages or burgers and are increasingly seen on supermarket shelves. Читать дальше...

TOGETHER with the Spice Girls, Emma Bunton had one of history’s biggest Christmas number ones.

FAKE it Off! Reality star Vicky Pattison is unrecognisable as she becomes Taylor Swift.