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4 April 2018 The Duke of Edinburgh is "comfortable and in good spirits" after a successful hip replacement operation, Buckingham Palace has said. Prince Philip is said to be "progressing satisfactorily at this early stage" after surgery at the King Edward VII's Hospital in London. He is expected to remain in the private hospital for several days. The 96-year-old retired from royal duties last August, after decades spent supporting the Queen. View the full article

Just seen this where a burglary victim murdered a burglar! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43639183

YouTube shooting: Female suspect 'angry over video postings' 4 April 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow the attack on YouTube's HQ in San Bruno unfoldedThe suspect in a gun attack at YouTube's HQ in California had expressed anger over its treatment of her video postings, media reports say. Police have named Nasim Aghdam, 39, as the suspect but say they are still investigating a motive. …

London shootings: Boy, 16, dies after girl killed in another attack 3 April 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption A teenagers was shot and another stabbed in Walthamstow, east London A 16-year-old boy found with gunshot wounds within an hour of another fatal shooting in London has died. The boy was left …

YouTube incident: 'Active shooter' near HQ in northern California 3 April 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionArmed police were seen entering YouTube headquartersPolice in Northern California say they are responding to an incident involving an "active shooter" at YouTube headquarters. Gunshots were reported at the company's campus in San Bruno, south of San Francisco. Ambulances are at the …

France strike: Rail misery as three-month action tests Macron 3 April 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption TGV high-speed services are among those hardest hit France's rail network has been severely disrupted, as a wave of strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's labour reforms gets under way. T…

3 April 2018 Image copyright Sky Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has said it would sell off Sky News to Disney or ring-fence it to try to allay regulatory concerns over its proposed acquisition of Sky. Fox wants to buy the 61% of Sky it does not already own. But it faces regulatory problems after the Competition and Markets Authority found the £11.7bn deal was not in the public interest. Fox had already pledged to ensure the independence of Sky News. The Murdo…

25 March 2018 Jeremy Corbyn has said he is "sincerely sorry" for the pain caused by "pockets of anti-Semitism" in the Labour party. In a statement, the Labour leader said he would be meeting representatives from the Jewish community this week. He said Labour was an "anti-racist party" and he "utterly condemns" anti-Semitism. Mr Corbyn has faced criticism for sending an apparently supportive message to the creator of an allegedly anti-Semitic mural. He later called the mural "deeply disturbing" and backed it…

'One-stop shops' set to speed up cancer diagnosis 3 April 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The aim is for patients to get all the checks they need under one roof "One-stop shops" aimed at speeding up cancer diagnosis are being introduced across England. The aim is to catch the disease earl…

China hits back with tariffs on US imports worth $3bn 1 April 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US wine is among the produce affected by China's retaliatory tariffs China has imposed tariffs of up to 25% on 128 US imports, including pork and wine, after US President Donald Trump raised dutie…

2 April 2018 South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela. The couple - famously pictured hand-in-hand as Mr Mandela walked free from prison after 27 years - were a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle for nearly three decades. However, in later years her reputation became tainted legally and politically. Her family are expected to release a statemen…

Israel scraps African migrant deportation plan 2 April 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The plan for mass deportations sparked protests in Israel Israel has cancelled plans to deport migrants en masse to Africa after reaching a deal with the United Nations refugee agency. More than 16,000 …

Child poverty: Pale and hungry pupils 'fill pockets with school food' By Hannah Richardson BBC News Education Reporter in Brighton 2 April 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Malnourished pupils with grey skin are "filling their pockets" with food from school canteens in poor areas due to poverty, head teachers say. The heads, from various part…

Director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders to stand down 2 April 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption Alison Saunders joined the CPS as a barrister in 1986 The director of public prosecutions is to stand down at the end of her five-year contract, the government has said. Alison Saunders will no lon…