Prisoner, 44, at Cambridgeshire jail is arrested over death of John Mansfield, 63, who was serving life sentence

A prisoner has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a convicted killer at a high-security prison.

John Mansfield, who was jailed for life in 2007 for the murder of his 63-year-old neighbour, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor near March, Cambridgeshire, on Sunday.

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While the manager is just one broken cog in the club’s malfunctioning machine, riling supporters never ends well

Enzo Maresca is naive if he thinks he can win a war of words with the people who pay to watch Chelsea.

It is difficult to recall many managers who have come out on top after picking a fight with their own supporters. It is a road that usually leads to disaster, making it hard to understand why Maresca was so eager to veer into dodgy territory by having a pop at the crowd after Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Ipswich on Sunday.

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This week: top tips for buying preloved; the best secateurs, tested; and genuinely great-smelling diffusers

While waiting for a show during London fashion week in February, I and a few fashion writers, stylists and editors were admiring each other’s outfits. Surprise, surprise, we discovered that the pieces we loved most were preowned (and largely from charity shops, I might add).

It’s no secret that industry insiders love secondhand fashion: Kate Moss is known for her love of vintage; British Vogue recently hosted a vintage sale in collaboration with eBay; celebrities such as Zendaya, Kendall Jenner and Miley Cyrus are turning to archive looks for their red carpet appearances; even Selfridges now offers Reselfridges , a range of preloved designer bags and accessories.

The best secateurs to save you time and effort when pruning your garden, tested

The best diffusers for your home: 22 genuinely great-smelling diffusers for every mood and budget

The best power banks and battery packs for reliable charging on the go, tested

‘Very pale and oddly wrinkly’: the best (and worst) supermarket hot cross buns for Easter, tested

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Giving patients statins and ezetimibe after a heart attack can reduce risk of second attack or stroke, say scientists

Thousands of heart attacks or strokes could be prevented and lives saved with a combination of two cheap drugs, a study suggests.

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide, with heart attacks the most common acute event. For those who survive an attack, the risk of another one is highest in the first year because blood vessels are more sensitive, making it easier for blood clots to develop.

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From The Last of Us to Fallout, the days of ropey dramas stemming from consoles is over. Television insiders open up about why high-end shows and gaming now go hand-in-hand

Two teenagers plan how to dispatch their latest undead enemy: a kill-shot to the head, or a knife in the side of the neck? One of them throws a glass bottle, distracting their prey. Then she goes in for the kill with all the breezy confidence of a kid playing a video game on easy.

It’s a rare moment of playfulness in the second-season opener of The Last of Us, a show that generally takes its storytelling deadly seriously. While the wildly lucrative Minecraft movie strip-mines its IP for laughs, this celebrated HBO series, adapted from the PlayStation titles of the same name, is as focused on taut character drama as the thrills and spills of the zombie genre.

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Lin Jian says disagreement between Jingye and British government could deter Chinese investment in the UK

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China has urged the British government not to “politicise” the row over the Scunthorpe steel plant , warning that doing so could deter Chinese companies from investing in the UK.

A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday that Jingye, the Beijing-based owner of British Steel, had acted as a commercial business when it tried to shut down the plant, not as an arm of the Chinese government.

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John Lithgow confirmed in Dumbledore role, with Paapa Essiedu playing Severus Snape and Nick Frost as Hagrid

For a lot of Harry Potter fans, no actors could ever live up to the original cast of the cherished film franchise. For others, a new TV adaptation is an opportunity for greater detail and faithfulness to JK Rowling’s magical seven-book series.

Much of the guessing and speculation can be put to rest now, as HBO has made its first official casting announcement for some of the wizarding world’s most notable characters in its forthcoming Harry Potter series.

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Authorities say suspect told them he would have beaten Josh Shapiro with sledgehammer if he had found him

A man who authorities said scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion – where he set a fire – had planned to beat the governor, Josh Shapiro, with a hammer if he found him because he hates the politician, according to court documents released on Monday.

The fire left significant damage and forced Shapiro, his family and guests to evacuate the building early on Sunday. The man, arrested later in the day, faces charges including attempted homicide, terrorism, aggravated arson and aggravated assault, authorities said.

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‘As a fan it’s beautiful to finish undefeated,’ said retiring Roma head coach after 1-1 draw with city rivals Lazio

Perhaps we ought not to believe Claudio Ranieri when he tells us that this the last time. He announced his retirement from club management last May, delivering what seemed like a perfect storybook ending, saving Cagliari from relegation . The club where he made his name three decades earlier, raising them from Serie C to the top-flight. An island, Sardinia, where the locals think him as one of their own.

Yet Ranieri’s first love has always been the city he grew up in and the team he supported, Roma. He had managed them twice before, but when they called for a third time in November he found himself unable to say no . The club was a mess, having already fired Daniele De Rossi and Ivan Juric 12 games into this Serie A season. They had won only three of those.

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