Trump suspect shooter’s note | Royal go-ahead for US state visit | Israel’s Netanyahu under election threat
Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
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🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
King Charles heads to Washington for a high-stakes state visit just days after a shooting targeting US President Donald Trump, raising fresh questions about security.
It comes as it emerges the suspected gunman at the White House press dinner sent a note to members of his family before the shooting, according to Sky News' US partner network, NBC News. In it, he apologised to his parents, as well as colleagues and bystanders, for what he was about to do.
Also, Sir Keir Starmer sets out plans to crack down on shoplifting, and in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu's rivals join forces in a bid to oust him from power.
Plus, record-breaking runs at the London Marathon.
Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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| 0:43.3 | Thank you. The Full Story First. Bucky and Pallas confirms the King's US state visit will go ahead as planned after the Donald Trump dinner shooting. |
| 0:49.9 | It's the third time President Trump has faced an assassination threat. |
| 0:53.5 | Hello, you're listening to Cheat Sheet your 10-minute podcast on the day's news. |
| 0:57.2 | It is Monday the 27th of April. I'm Sophie Ridge. |
| 1:00.0 | And I'm Wilfrid Frost. Also today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's biggest rivals |
| 1:04.3 | are joining forces to attempt to oust his coalition government. |
| 1:09.0 | So over the weekend, it was in a room packed with journalists, and it was as horrifying and |
| 1:15.2 | shocking, as you'd expect, really. On Saturday evening, the suspected gunman entered and shot |
| 1:19.9 | bullets at the White House Correspondence Dinner in Washington, D.C., which is one of these huge |
| 1:25.8 | moments in the political and journalistic calendar. |
| 1:28.9 | Always one of the huge moments who'd lost its shine a little bit in Trump years because |
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