Hyper-targeted scheme to help at-risk schools in England tackle knife crime

Home Office will use mapping technology and crime data to identify up to 250 schools in areas of greatest risk

Schools across England are to receive dedicated support to prevent knife crime incidents in a hyper-targeted Home Office programme that uses mapping technology to identify areas of risk down to the level of specific groups of streets.

Under the £1.2m scheme – part of a series of initiatives launched under a government pledge to halve knife crime within a decade – a maximum of 250 schools will receive help.

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California county records sixth person bitten by rattlesnake in under a month

Two fatalities reported in southern California so far, with warmer spring bringing reptiles out on trails earlier

A sixth person has been bitten by a rattlesnake in southern California’s Ventura county in just under a month, two-thirds of the number of people bitten in all of 2025.

Andrew Dowd, a Ventura county fire department spokesperson, said paramedics responded to a call on Sunday for a man who had been bitten by a rattlesnake. The victim said he had been bitten near California State University Channel Islands.

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Hatchings of two California bald eagle chicks delight vast livestream audience

Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets emerged from eggs on Easter weekend in Big Bear Valley as watched by thousands online

Over Easter weekend, thousands of people tuned in to celebrate something spectacular unfolding 145 feet up a pine tree in southern California’s San Bernardino national forest – the hatchings of two bald eagle chicks.

Two eaglets were born to Jackie and Shadow, the southern California pair that have become avian celebrities thanks to the webcam that has livestreamed their activities since 2018.

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Seyed Majid Khademi, Iranian Intelligence Chief, Killed in Overnight Attack – The New York Times

  1. Seyed Majid Khademi, Iranian Intelligence Chief, Killed in Overnight Attack  The New York Times
  2. The Latest Blows to Iran’s Leadership  The New York Times
  3. Iran war: Israel attacks Iran's South Pars gas field again  DW.com
  4. Intelligence head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in strike, media say  Reuters
  5. IDF kills two senior IRGC-QF commanders in separate strikes  The Jerusalem Post
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Ten killed in Israeli strikes and clashes between Hamas and militia in Gaza, local sources say – BBC

  1. Ten killed in Israeli strikes and clashes between Hamas and militia in Gaza, local sources say  BBC
  2. Israeli airstrike kills at least 10 near Gaza school as ceasefire strains  Reuters
  3. Israeli Strike Kills 10 People Near Gaza School  Haaretz
  4. Palestinian media reports three dead, several hurt in Israeli strike on Gaza City  The Times of Israel
  5. Israeli Strikes Kill Four People in Gaza City on Sunday  Democracy Now!
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