Met police chief denies ‘intervening in politics’ after open letter to Zack Polanski – UK politics live 01. May 2026 (12:06) The Green party leader reshared a post on social media criticising officers for kicking the Golders Green attack suspect in the headOn the Golders Green attack, the Press Association has reported that the man charged with attempted murder following the stabbings in north London on Wednesday had been under the care of South London and Maudsley Trust’s mental health services.Essa Suleiman, 45, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a bladed article in a public place over the incident which left two Jewish men in hospital. He is scheduled to appear at Westminster magistrates court today. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump threatens to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain – Europe live 01. May 2026 (12:03) The US president said he would carry out of a review of US military presence in Europe after public criticism of the US-Israeli war on IranIn another “it’s an extended weekend everywhere but not in the UK” development, we have this crazy story about a missing Oscar statutette.The statuette belonging to Pavel Talankin, star and co-director of the Academy award-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin, has disappeared after officials at New York’s John F Kennedy airport confiscated it before he boarded a flight, claiming it could be used as a weapon. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Oak trees use delaying tactics to thwart hungry caterpillars 01. May 2026 (12:00) An infestation of caterpillars can make an oak tree postpone when it opens its leaves next year by three days, wrong-footing the insects when they attack again(New Scientist)
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