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Swedish police snared a suspected Isis fanatic following a high-speed chase and arrested him relation to the Stockholm truck attack that saw at least four people killed and 15 injured. The 39-year-old father-of-four was arrested last night in the northern suburb of Marsta after going on the run following the horrific attack. He was found 'lightly injured' and was wearing a balaclava and with broken glass on his clothes. Pictured: the second man being arrested.

Clooney's offer neighbours compensation for renovations

George and Amal Clooney (left) gave neighbours in their Berkshire village a £45,000 compensation package for the disturbance caused by renovations to their estate (top right). The deal agreed with John Grove, 58, and his wife Clare, 49, (bottom right) included a holiday to Corfu, a six-week stay in a luxury hotel and a £30,000 lump sum. In addition to the package – which curiously also included a replacement vacuum cleaner – the Clooneys paid for the Groves to rent a £780,000 cottage down the road from their home in Sonning. Refurbishment works on the Clooneys’ Grade II-listed Thames-side property began in late 2015, and included the construction of a 12-seater cinema, subterranean irrigation system, 60ft swimming pool and an astroturf tennis court.

Undercover filming claims to show a slaughterman repeatedly sawing at the necks of sheep with a knife at Dunnockshaw Farm, near Burnley, which is owned by the Malik Food Group.

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A man, his attractive wife, a strikingly pretty daughter and a handsome son. All are leaning together and smiling for the camera. It is surely an image to drive any mistress crazy, writes AMANDA PLATELL.

An article on March 21 said that the warship ‘HMS Illustrious’ had served in the Falklands conflict and travelled 100,000 miles during service.

Russia 'one step from war' with U.S. after Syria airstrike

Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev denounced Donald Trump for attacking ‘the legitimate government of Syria’ and for allegedly breaking international law without the approval of the UN. The US President warned he would do it again after unleashing a surprise attack on the Syrian regime with a massive show of firepower. In the first direct American raid on Bashar al Assad’s forces, Mr Trump authorised the firing of 59 cruise missiles at a military airfield. Officials said it was retaliation for Assad’s use of chemical weapons and would ‘deter’ further atrocities. The US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said that her country had taken ‘a very measured step’. She added: ‘We are prepared to do more but we hope that will not be necessary.’

I still cannot believe it. I am watching a UN Security Council meeting where a US Ambassador blames Russia for the presence of chemical weapons in Syria, writes KATIE HOPKINS.

The US fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Al Shayrat Military Airbase in Syria flying through a 'Missile Engagement Zone' covered by Russia's Growler Air Defence system.

Peter Oborne thinks Theresa May is now at risk of copying the poodle-like subservience Tony Blair showed to the then U.S. President George W Bush following Donald Trump's missile strike orders.

Nikki Haley, Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Nations warned there could be 'more' action against Syria on Friday - and called the Tomahawk strikes 'fully justified'.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the US strike on the Bashar al-Assad controlled airbase near Homs, saying it sent a 'strong and clear' message in the wake of a poison gas attack.

This image has haunted me since Tuesday. Seven tiny children dead in a pile in Syria. That image was also seen by President Trump, who felt the same rage and fury.

State dinners are usually delicate, finely-calibrated affairs. But when Donald Trump sat down to a banquet with the Chinese premier Xi Jinping, the US president had more concerns than usual.

Is this proof Assad DID launch chemical weapon attacks

This bomb damage from Shayrat Airbase which was struck by US cruise missiles appears to show containers, left, which are similar to those used by the Russians in the 1990s to store chemical weapons, right.

Was Trump right about Sweden after terror attack

A stolen truck plowed through a crowd of unsuspecting shoppers in Stockholm, killing four and wounding 15 more, on Friday (right). In late February, Trump said at a Florida rally that Sweden was 'having problems' and referenced a terrorist attack that never happened. He was mocked online for his seemingly misinformed comments, including the country's former prime minister. Carl Bildt tweeted: 'Sweden? Terror attack? What has he been smoking? Questions abound’ (inset). People are now wondering if Trump was right about the tensions the country is facing due to immigration.

Shoppers were seen running into the clothes store on Drottninggatan (Queen Street) - one of the city's major pedestrian streets - as the truck hurtled past just before 3pm local time.

Stefan Lofven was visibly emotional as he paid his respects outside the Ahlens department store in Stockholm. This was the site of a horrific attack which saw a truck ram into a crowd of shoppers.

Pundits and politicians have described Sweden as ‘the safest place on Earth’ and it has barely suffered from terrorist attacks.

I love the swagger of Aintree ladies, writes BEL MOONEY 

We’re treated to the pictures each year: hundreds of Aintree ladies doing their best to beat the idea of being a ‘lady’ into the ground. And are they good at it — all year round. On bitter winter nights, when the wind off the Mersey would make a polar bear cry for a pashmina, the girls queue outside clubs semi-naked — buttocks and bosoms (small, medium and very large) defying the elements. And it’s the same at Aintree, rain or shine. Well-meaning folk have tried to suggest a dress code, but they might as well ask the Liver Bird statue to fly.

British actor Tim Pigott-Smith has died at the age of 70.The Bafta-winner was best known for his 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown as well as numerous Broadway and West End roles.

Peaches the Congo Afrian grey parrot (pictured) put on Helen Finch's accent before feeding the dogs the fruit, which can cause acute renal failure in dogs, at the family home in Nutley, East Sussex.

With divorce and remarriages increasing, figures from the UK Government’s probate register saw the number of challenges rise from 11,735 in 2014 to 14,167 the following year.

Instead of chairman and vice-chairman, Labour-run Harlow Council in Essex will use the ‘gender neutral’ terms ‘chairperson’ and ‘vice-chairperson’.

It’s a safe bet that the William Waldorf Astor IV and his wife Lohralee, a former model, are untroubled by the property worries that keep most British thirtysomething parents awake at night.

As speculation mounts over her ever closer relationship with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle has closed her lifestyle blog, The Tig, in a sign the actress may be ready to focus on a royal role.

Rhododendron planted 120 years ago is Britain's biggest

The ‘Old Cornish Red’ (pictured main) - a giant rhododendron - planted 120 years ago by Victorian explorer Frederick Du Cane Godman (inset) is Britain's widest single stemmed and attracts visitors from around the world. At more than 40ft wide and 30ft high, this rhododendron brings a whole new meaning to flower power. The enormous plant dwarfs those who come to marvel at its size and stunning pink flowers.

The A-Z of Pippa Middleton's wedding day

Pippa (centre), 33, and mother Carole Middleton (bottom left), are determined to make her not-quite-royal spring wedding to James Matthews (inset bottom) on Saturday, May 20, a society event to remember — and the last word in good taste. Pictured, Pippa's £200,000, four-carat Asscher cut diamond engagement ring (top left), best man, former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews (top left) and proud parents Jane and David Matthews (bottom left). Also pictured, Prince George and Princess Charlotte (top right), and the Duchess of Cambridge and Meghan Markle (bottom right).

High Court judge may rule on fate of baby Charlie today

Charlie Gard's desperate mother today personally begged a High Court judge to give her brain-damaged son 'one shot' at life. Her plea came after she wept in court this morning when an independent expert recommended that her baby boy should be allowed to die. Chris Gard, right, and Connie Yates, left, will find out on Tuesday if they are allowed to take Charlie, pictured inset, to America for untested treatment against the wishes of doctors who want to turn off his life support.

Leonie Rogers - who is five months pregnant - was last seen at 7.45pm on Wednesday when she was seen leaving Tesco in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. She is from Cossall in Nottinghamshire.

The Prince of Wales has spoken movingly about the role his grandmother played in saving the lives of a Jewish family as he met Holocaust survivors in Austria.

Families hoping to get away for the school holidays face mayhem on the roads and railways this weekend. Strikes on three rail networks today are poised to cause major delays across Britain.

Teen rescues man on brink of death in Plymouth

Izaak Eglington-Watts was out walking with friend Emily Thompson in Plymbridge Woods when they stumbled across a hole, which he shouted into, and found missing man James Thompson. The 51-year-old (pictured inset) who not been seen for nearly a month, had crawled inside with an injured ankle and had remained for a week-and-a-half. He was the subject of a huge police hunt through Plymouth after he was reported missing. Izaak, 19, found the hole in a shelter (pictured right) he had not seen before while wandering in the woods, and shouted down to see if he would get an echo, only to get a reply. Police say Mr Thompson was close to death and may not have survived more than a few days.

In many cases, Brits were assigned to a new doctor after surgeries merged, but others were removed from surgery lists when their practice closed – leaving soaring numbers without a GP.

Many hospitals have been accused of adding to the stress of patients and visitors by forcing them to carry bundles of change to park their car, often paying for longer than they actually need.

NHS Improvement, which regulates hospitals in the UK, said some doctors were collaborating and effectively threatening to strike if they aren’t paid extortionate rates.

The broadcaster (pictured with co-host Hazel Irvine), who has previously been accused of sexism, claimed equality is impossible and risked fury by saying ‘women are more delicate than men’.

Russell Cartwright, 66, who was on the panel that decided not to expel Ken Livingstone over his comments on Hitler, has been described as a hard-Left Corbynite who is 'obsessed with Palestine'.

UK developers are set to be banned from selling new-build houses with leases that can double every decade and end up costing British families a fortune.

Backpacker refused move her 'smelly feet' from headrest

Narong Thaopanya (inset), 21, was travelling on the coach from Bangkok to Sukhothai province in northern Thailand on March 30 when he asked the (right) woman to remove her feet from the headrest. He said he was 'overcome' by the smell and asked her to put them down politely, but she refused and stared at him as she put them up again.

Richard Westgate (pictured) had a number of health issues but grew 'angry, frustrated and disillusioned' when British medical professionals were unable to cure him.

Edna Watters has been banned by officials at Stormont Estate (pictured) from feeding Ginger, Maggie and Furby - three wild cats that have made the grounds their home - as she is a 'security risk'.

Father-of-two Kurt Cochran from Utah, died when he was thrown onto a concrete underpass. His sister paid an emotional tribute to the 54-year-old musician on Good Morning Britain.

Marina Schofield, whose son Anthony Grainger (pictured) was shot dead in Cheshire in 2012, lashed out at the officer known as Q9 during an inquiry, branding the hearing 'a farce'.

Ophelia Rozic, aged 18 months, was rushed to hospital after the animal sank its teeth into her face when she went to give it a kiss outside a garage in Heanor, Derbyshire.

Sadiq Khan said the EU should act with 'confidence' to strike a deal that worked for both sides. He met European Parliament chief negotiator Guy Verhofstadt (pictured) in Brussels today.

Just 17 per cent of the public believe the Labour leader is performing well, the research by GfK found. By contrast 18 per cent think the US president is doing a good job.

Spain ramps up border checks with Gibraltar

Britain and its territories are not part of the Schengen agreement, whose 26 signatories have also scrapped internal border controls. Spanish authorities have recommended that for ease of passage, EU citizens carry biometric documents - which are readable by machines - to cross Schengen's external borders, which include La Linea de la Concepcion bordering Gibraltar. On Wednesday, Gibraltar had accused Spain of causing long traffic jams with tightened border controls, saying it was 'clearly a response' to Brexit friction.

Francois Fillon, who has faced growing protests after being charged over allegations he gave his wife a fake parliamentary job, was in Strasbourg for a rally on Thursday when he was pelted with flour.

Spanish social services chiefs removed 64-year-old Mauricia Ibanez's boy and girl after detecting 'signs they could be at risk.' Just three weeks ago Ms Ibanez had defended her decision to give birth.

Eta, a socialist militant organisation established in 1959 with the aim of creating a sovereign Basque nation, says it plans to fully disarm by Saturday, ending decades of bloodshed.

Paris police have been given powers allowing them to search the bags of Metro passengers without needing to give a reason as the city remains on high alert following the St Petersburg attack.

The Cayman Islands, located in the Caribbean, were first settled in 1658 by a man named either Bawden or Bodden, from Cornwall, who settled there after fighting as a marine in Jamaica.

Syrian children receive treatment in the town of Maaret al-Noman, following a suspected chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhun, a nearby rebel-held town in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, on April 4, 2017

Turkey said the autopsies of three Syrians killed in an attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria confirmed that chemical weapons had been used by President Assad's regime.

Vadim Tyulpanov, 52, died after ‘slipping and falling’ in a fitness centre in the Kirov district of St Petersburg, according to local reports, hours after laying flowers at the scene of the terror attack.

Police found live bombs in the apartment of the suspects, who are from Kyrgyzstan - the same Central Asia region as the 22-year-old bomber Akbarzhon Dzhalilov.

The massive Typhoon-class sub called Dmitry Donskoy is to leave the White Sea and travel around Norway and Denmark into what Putin's officials are calling NATO's swimming pool.

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Syrian father watched 22 relatives die in 'gas attack'

Disturbing footage shows Abdul Hamid al-Yousef weeping over the graves of his wife Dalal and twins, Ahmed and Aya, who were killed in a chemical gas attack blamed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. 'My children. My children. They were beautiful,' the widower screams in distressing footage of his visit to the makeshift burial site where his young family were laid to rest. More than 80 people, including at least 30 children and 20 women, were killed in the chemical attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun early Tuesday morning. Abdul has now revealed in explicit detail how his relatives' homes were flattened by a series of suspected Syrian airstrikes - and the agonising moment he discovered his wife and children had died from chemical poisoning.

Alcohol from other countries landing in North Korea is on the rise, but it appears Kim is hitting the harder stuff with 10 times more rum arriving in 2016 compared to 2015, MailOnline can reveal.

A North Korean envoy to Moscow said Pyongyang had the 'readiness and ability to counter any challenge' and would act after 'even the smallest provocation from the United States'.

Those murdered in the Syrian countryside were aged between 18 and 25 and none were beheaded, which has become a favoured method for the brutal Islamic extremist movement.

Peter Oborne thinks Theresa May is now at risk of copying the poodle-like subservience Tony Blair showed to the then U.S. President George W Bush following Donald Trump's missile strike orders.

The paper that left Manchester in touch with at least some sense of reality, banging the drum for free trade and deregulation, now lives in a la-la land of its own, writes TOM UTLEY.

Taking children out of class is disruptive for teachers and fellow pupils. It undermines the school’s authority and risks sending out a signal that attendance is optional.