National News

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• Suspected Golders Green attacker remanded after facing attempted murder charges

  The alleged Golders Green attacker tried to murder his own friend before stabbing two Jewish men in the street, a court has heard.

• Woman charged with death by dangerous driving after Wimbledon school crash

  The driver of a 4×4 that crashed into a south-east London primary school has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after two eight-year-old girls were killed.

• Mans eye rebuilt after eight painstaking operations following car crash

  A man whose eye was left “more like a raisin than an eyeball” following a devastating car accident has had his sight partially restored through eight meticulous operations to rebuild the organ.

• Suspect charged with attempted murder after Golders Green attack

  Police have charged a 45-year-old man with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London on Wednesday.

• New era for private renters as stronger rights and protections come into force

  Eleven million private tenants in England have stronger rights and protections from today, helping to transform their experiences in the sector.

• Tony Blair Institute calls for end to triple lock ahead of pensions overhaul

  The triple lock should be scrapped ahead of replacing the current pensions system to enable people to access funds earlier in life, Sir Tony Blair’s think tank has said.

• Dame Mary Berry says Bafta Fellowship is the icing on the cake

  Dame Mary Berry has said it is “the icing on the cake” to learn she is to be honoured with the Bafta Fellowship for her exceptional contribution to television.

• Charles raising a dram after Trump vows to lift Scottish whisky tariffs

  The King will be toasting Donald Trump with a dram after the US president announced he will remove tariffs from Scottish whisky.

• Terror threat level raised to severe after Golders Green attack

  The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe” in the wake of the Golders Green stabbings, meaning a terror attack is “highly likely”.

• 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.