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April 9, 2021updated 30 Sep 2022 10:11am

News diary 12-18 April: Parliament recalled for Prince Philip tributes and English shops and gyms reopen

By Foresight News

Foresight News rounds up the key events that need to be in your news diary this week…

Inquests begin in London into the deaths of Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt, who died in the November 2019 London Bridge stabbing attack. The pair were attacked and killed at Fishmongers’ Hall by Usman Khan, who had been released from prison on licence after serving a sentence for terror offences. A hearing in March was told that Khan, who was shot dead by police following the attack, had been identified as a terror threat by MI5 just days earlier.

The UK will be keeping an eager eye on independence day celebrations in Israel, where declining infection rates and the Green Passport COVID certification system mean that public events are permitted over the three days Israelis celebrate Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut. Up to 5,000 people can gather in some large outdoor venues, while up to 50 people can get together outside for private gatherings.

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