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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s baby boy has yet to be publicly named by his parents. (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Arthur still bookies’ favourite for royal baby name

Ikea Eldslaga hob (Ikea)

Ikea recalls gas hob for repair over carbon monoxide emissions problem

Julie Reilly was reported missing on February 15 (Police Scotland/PA)

Man arrested over death of missing Glasgow woman

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City watchdog chief urges EU authorities to back transition deal

Caroline Criado-Perez, PM Theresa May and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan at the unveiling of the statue of suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett, in Parliament Square (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Millicent Fawcett becomes first woman to have statue in Parliament Square

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Chancellor Philip Hammond has beaten his full-year budget deficit target after borrowing fell sharply in March (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Boost for Chancellor as borrowing undershoots target

The owner of Hamleys has taken an interest in House of Fraser (PA)

Hamleys eyes up troubled high street department store House of Fraser

David Davis visited the Northern Ireland border (Ian Forsyth/PA)

Brexit Department sorry after David Davis’ unannounced Irish border visit

London Stock Exchange Group has said a review of former boss Xavier Rolet’s controversial departure found the board “did not act improperly”, but needs to address succession planning and talk more widely with shareholders (Tim Ireland/PA)

LSE probe finds board ‘did not act improperly’ over Xavier Rolet’s departure

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their newborn son – Charles’s grandchild (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Prince of Wales’s delight at new royal baby

Jeremy Corbyn will meet Jewish leaders to discuss anti-Semitism in Labour (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Jeremy Corbyn: I have absolute determination to tackle anti-Semitism

Alfie’s parents Tom Evans and Kate James (Philip Toscano/PA)

Further hearing in Alfie Evans case as ill youngster ‘leaves doctors gobsmacked’

A new report warns of the risk to Asian elephants (Peter Byrne/PA)

Warning of risk to Asian elephants amid Chinese demand for skin

Jeremy Hunt said health and social care must be ‘properly joined up’ (Neil Hall/PA)

Jeremy Hunt asks Tories for help to solve NHS financial woes

Facebook is to allow users to lodge an appeal if a photo, video or post is removed having been judged to violate the site’s community standards (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Facebook to allow appeals over removed content

Smoke rises after Syrian government air strikes and shelling in southern Damascus (AP)

Syrian troops target IS tunnels in Damascus

TSB customers were forced to go to local branches instead of using online banking (Yui Mok/PA)

TSB boss apologises after customers hit by IT glitches

Royal baby souvenirs by the Royal Collection (Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2018/PA)

Official royal baby souvenirs feature unicorn and lion cub

A field of tulips in bloom near the village of East Winch in Norfolk (Joe Giddens/PA)

In Video: Tulip field blooms in explosion of colour

Reza Shah Pahlavi pushed to modernise Iran before being deposed and dying in exile (AP)

Mystery over mummified body discovered in Iran

The selfie was taken by a solo crested macaque, whereas this group posed for a professional photographer (PA)

Monkey selfie copyright claim rejected as court favours humans over animals

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Jacob Garcia tussled with police officers (PA)

In Video: Plane passenger repeatedly Tasered by police

Tony Appleton told the crowd that Kate Middleton and Prince William were having a son (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)

Town crier who rocked up to royal birth becomes loud-mouthed meme

TSB customers are being forced to go to local branches instead of using online banking (PA)

Watchdogs consider TSB probe while IT problems continue to hit online customers

The Golden Temple of Amritsar (Chris Ison/PA)

Foreign Office mandarin apologises for Golden Temple gaffe

The scene of the karaoke bar after the fire (Deng Hua/Xinhua News Agency via AP)

Suspect arrested after China karaoke parlour fire kills 18

Kim Jong-un, left, meets China’s ambassador to North Korea Li Jinjun, (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un visits hospital following tourist bus crash in North Korea

The Trussell Trust said it distributed more than 1.3 million three-day food supplies in the year to March (Danny Lawson/PA)

Food banks handing out record amount of emergency supplies, study finds

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Police on the scene after a van mounted the pavement crashing into pedestrians in Toronto (Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto van attack suspect quizzed by police seeking driver’s motive

Santander revealed a 21% profit slump as it took another hit from failed construction giant Carillion and suffered amid ‘competitive pressures’ (Laura Lean/PA)

Santander profits fall 21% amid competitive pressures and Carillion hit

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan during a visit to AB Fine Art Foundry to see the finishing touches to a statue of suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett (Yui Mok/PA)

Millicent Fawcett statue to be unveiled in Parliament Square

Tom Evans outside Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital where his 23-month-old son, Alfie, has been at the centre of a life-support treatment fight (Peter Byrne/PA)

Look at Alfie now, says father, as boy keeps breathing after life-support stops

Jeremy Corbyn will meet Jewish leaders to discuss anti-Semitism in Labour (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Labour has got an issue with anti-Semitism – Andrew Gwynne

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(Yui Mok/PA)

Google parent firm Alphabet reports strong financial results

Black-tailed godwits are in decline in the UK, with only a small breeding population (WWT/PA)

First hand-reared black-tailed godwit returns to the UK

The Duchess of Cambridge with her newborn son (John Stillwell/PA)

In Video: Which member of the royal family was the cutest baby?

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron arrive for a visit at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate (Susan Walsh/AP)

Business and pleasure on menu for Macron’s second day in US

George W Bush and George H W Bush at the funeral service for former first lady Barbara Bush, (David J Phillip/AP)

George HW Bush taken to hospital with blood infection

Mike Pompeo is Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state (Alex Brandon/AP)

Mike Pompeo nomination for secretary of state narrowly clears panel

The move follows the sacking of rape acquitted stars Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding (Niall Carson/PA)

Ulster Rugby to continue ban of news journalists at pre-match press conferences

Prime Minister Theresa May set out plans for Brexit in her Mansion House speech (Peter Summers/PA)

Ball is in Britain’s court over next steps in Brexit talks – Brussels

Protesters gathered outside Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool where Alfie Evans is being treated (John Stillwell)

Alfie’s parents lose last-ditch court appeal in fight for treatment

What the papers say – April 24

What the papers say – April 24

Emergency services close Yonge Street in Toronto (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Nine dead and 16 injured after van hits pedestrians in Toronto

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their newborn son outside the Lindo Wing (Dominic Lipinksi/PA)

Baby makes five: William and Kate settle into life at home with new son

Academic at centre of Facebook data scandal to appear before MPs

A spike in van mileage has been blamed for contributing to increased congestion (Chris Ison/PA)

Delays to online shopping deliveries would affect quality of life – study

Only 14.7% of eligible women took up the offer of tamoxifen (Rui Vieira/PA)

Women at high risk of breast cancer shun preventative drug

Protesters gathered outside Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool where Alfie Evans is being treated (John Stillwell)

Alfie’s parents lose last-ditch court appeal in fight for treatment

Emergency services in Toronto (Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press via AP)

Nine dead after van hits pedestrians in Toronto

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Prime Minister Theresa May set out plans for Brexit in her Mansion House speech (Peter Summers/PA)

Ball is in Britain’s court over next steps in Brexit talks – Brussels

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The scene in Toronto (Aaron Vincent Elkaim/Canadian Press/AP)

Driver held after van hits pedestrians in Toronto

Police block protesters from the entrance to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital (Peter Byrne/PA)

Alfie Evans gets Italian citizenship as fight for treatment continues

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