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At least two people have been killed and three seriously injured in a car-ramming and stabbing outside a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur. The attacker was shot by armed police but has not yet been confirmed dead due to suspicious items found on him. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack “horrific” and ordered extra security at synagogues nationwide. Worshippers were evacuated, hospitals have been locked down, and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has urged the public to avoid the area.

George Wilson, 23, from High Wycombe, was arrested in Bangkok after Thai police found 9.15kg of meth hidden in tea packets inside his suitcase. He claimed he received the drugs from a British runner called ‘Snoopy’ and was paid £460 to smuggle the drugs. Police say he was part of a cross-border network. Wilson faces Category 1 narcotics charges, which can carry the death penalty. His case follows other recent arrests of young Brits abroad.

At a “Protect Our Women” demonstration heavily shaped by anti-immigration talking points, a UK survivor was shouted down and escorted away after disclosing her rapists were “white men” rather than immigrants. Her account disrupted the dominant narrative used by campaigners, and the furious reaction exposed how uncomfortable truths are often denied when they fail to support political prejudice.

New NHS England guidance is drawing fierce criticism for arguing first-cousin marriages may offer “stronger extended family support systems and economic advantages” among other positives, even though medical studies show a measurable rise in risks for genetic disorders, birth defects and developmental challenges in children born to closely related parents.

A nursery worker from west London has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a string of child cruelty offences involving 21 babies. Roksana Lecka, 22, from Hounslow, admitted to seven counts of cruelty to a child under 16 and was convicted of a further 14 offences after a trial. She was cleared of three additional charges. The abuse, described in court as “gratuitous” and “sadistic,” took place at two nurseries between October 2023 and June 2024. Most incidents occurred at Riverside Nursery in Twickenham, which has since closed, while one count related to Little Munchkins in Hounslow.

Three NHS staff have been jailed for a total of 10 years after creating fake Covid-19 vaccination records worth £412,000. One of the employees has been confirmed as UK rapper Chin0. The trio falsified 1,648 records for 847 people, charging £250 each, Southwark Crown Court heard. Judge Sally-Ann Hales said their crimes caused harm to the wider public during a national crisis.

A petition opposing the UK Government’s controversial plan to introduce mandatory digital identity cards has surged past one million signatures, sparking a major political row over civil liberties. The Labour Government’s proposals were first reported on Thursday, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirming on Friday that ministers intend to press ahead with making digital IDs compulsory for all UK adults.

A Christian pastor is recovering in hospital after his iPhone was snatched by an e-bike gang during a live-streamed sermon in east London. Apostle Isaac Anderson, a Ghanaian-born preacher, fell heavily while chasing the thieves and has since urged his supporters to pray for him. “Thieves, burglars, and robbers are everywhere,” he warned. “This is London. You never know who is around you and what they’ll do to you.”

Reform UK has unveiled proposals to abolish Indefinite Leave to Remain after five years of residence for legal migrants replacing it with tougher visa requirements and stricter criteria that will force many to reapply periodically under new rules aimed at limiting welfare access to British citizens only.