National News

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• Slow Horses actor Christopher Chung to star in next series of Doctor Who

  Slow Horses actor Christopher Chung is to star in the forthcoming series of Doctor Who.

• Government has made UK user data less secure with Apple row experts

  The UK government’s push for data access which led to Apple withdrawing a security tool from the UK has made users “less secure”, experts have said.

• Freed Iran prisoner tells detained Britons not to submit to false confessions

  A former Iranian prisoner has warned a British couple who have been detained in Iran on espionage charges to “not submit to making false confessions”.

• Boyfriend of murder victim jailed for drug offences

  The boyfriend of a woman who was killed in a shooting has been jailed for five years for conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

• Scotland cannot afford to keep SNP in charge warns Murray

  Scotland “cannot afford” to enter a third decade with the SNP in charge at Holyrood, Labour’s Ian Murray has insisted.

• Pro Palestine protest organiser denies breaching police conditions during rally

  The organiser of a pro-Palestine rally in central London has denied breaching protest conditions.

• Funeral to be held of 15 year old boy who was stabbed at school

  The funeral is taking place on Friday of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at his school in Sheffield.

• Starmer facing pressure to be bold with Trump in Washington visit

  Sir Keir Starmer is facing pressure to be bold with Donald Trump when he travels to Washington next week, amid a slew of unproven claims about Ukraine that have shaken Western political relations.

• Campaigner says domestic abuse law in nieces name will save lives

  The aunt of a woman murdered by an ex-partner has welcomed a “fundamental shift in how victims of domestic abuse are supported” as specialists are embedded in 999 control rooms across some police forces.

• Ministers vow boost dentistry access with 700000 appointments rollout

  The Government has vowed to get NHS dentistry “back on its feet” by starting the rollout of 700,000 extra urgent appointments pledged in its manifesto.