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Hackney Council has voted to end a near 60-year twinning agreement with the Israeli city of Haifa, citing concerns over the conflict in Gaza and prompting strong community criticism.The east London authority, which came under Green Party control after local elections in May, approved the move at a full council meeting on Tuesday. The twinning arrangement, established in 1968, has linked the two cities through cultural, civic and community exchanges for almost six decades.Hackney Mayor Zoe Garbett, who assumed the role as the party’s first-ever successful mayoral candidate, said the council’s decision reflected its position after findings by a United…

Watch the moment Wes Streeting dodges a fiery GB News grilling on Iranian terrorists being smuggled across the Channel, refusing to guarantee the protection of Britons.Speaking to GB News, the Defence Secretary was asked three times whether he can “guarantee” to GB News viewers there “haven’t been any terrorists coming across in small boats”.Mr Streeting told host Dawn Neesom: “Firstly, we do have strong measures in place to assess people coming into the country to guard against that threat. Secondly, we’re not not complacent about that risk. “I would also just guard against and repeating Iranian propaganda, and they’re good…

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A man has been arrested after a firearm was discharged outside a mosque in York.North Yorkshire Police said it happened outside York Mosque and Islamic Centre on Bull Lane at about 02:15 BST.The force said the arrested man was a 44-year-old white UK national from the city. This information has been released by the police consistent with their national guidelines, external.The suspect left the area in a silver vehicle before he was held, and remains in custody for questioning. The firearm was believed to have been an air rifle and no-one was hurt, police said.Mohamad Douba, president of the mosque,…

Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has been appointed as England Test coach, with Joe Root returning as captain. Fleming, 53, has never previously worked as head coach of a national team but he led Chennai Super Kings to a record five Indian Premier League titles during his 17-year tenure as head coach. Previous Test coach Brendon McCullum was fired earlier this month following a string of poor results and several off-field incidents, but remains in charge of England’s white-ball sides.Root, 35, whose first spell as Test captain was between 2017 and 2022, captained England to a record 27 Test…

Matthew Stadlen says Andy Burnham’s decision on early release could be a ‘defining moment’ | GB NEWSMore than 70,000 prisoners in England and Wales have been released from jail under the Government’s early release scheme to tackle overcrowding.Some 70,066 inmates had been freed as of the end of March 2026, according to figures published by the Ministry of Justice.The scheme was launched as an emergency measure on September 10 2024, just days after the prison population reached a record high of 88,521.It allows eligible prisoners to be released after serving only 40 per cent of their fixed-term sentence, rather than…

King Charles III has reached his highest-ever approval rating as he approaches the fourth anniversary of his accession, according to the latest YouGov royal family tracker data.68 per cent of the British public now consider the monarch to be performing well in the role, a figure that has risen six points since the spring.The proportion who believe he is doing badly has fallen by four points, to just 16 per cent — roughly one in six adults.The findings suggest a sustained period of public goodwill towards King Charles, whose personal favourability rating has held steady between 59 per cent and…