National news

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• King hugged by niece Zara Tindall at Royal Windsor Horse Show

  Charles braved the rain to the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

• Labour wins Blackpool South by election

  Chris Webb secured a majority of 7,607 in the Blackpool South by-election

• Take That cancel Co op Live gigs

  Take That say they will be moving their May shows from the Co-op Live to the AO Arena due to ongoing technical issues.

• Gavin and Stacey to return for one final episode

  Gavin and Stacey will return for its last-ever episode on Christmas Day this year.

• Apple working to fix iPhone alarm issue

  Apple has confirmed it is working to fix an issue that is causing some iPhone alarms to not play a sound, after users who overslept raised the glitch on social media.

• Ronnie OSullivan and Judd Trump victims of giant killings at Crucible

  Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump both crashed out of the World Snooker Championship on an extraordinary day of quarter-final action at the Crucible.

• Polls open in local elections

  Voters will head to the polls on Thursday in a series of local elections seen as the final test of public opinion before Rishi Sunak goes to the country later this year.

• Up to 1200 new mothers suffer psychosis each year

  Figures from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, based on births registered in 2022, suggest between 600 and 1,200 women each year may suffer from the condition.

• Man charged with murder after sword attack

  A 36-year-old man is to appear in court charged with murdering a 14-year-old boy in a sword rampage in east London.

• Co op Arena cancels third opening performance

  The Manchester Co-op Arena has cancelled its opening concert with US rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie at the last minute due to a “technical issue”.