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WORLD
Senate acts with lightning speed to pass Epstein files release after Trump gives green light
Brian Walshe pleads guilty to two counts related to wife’s death but wants jury to decide if he is a murderer
Epstein files release bill to automatically pass in Senate after near-unanimous House vote: Live updates
Trump rips reporter who asks Saudi prince about 9/11 role and Khashoggi murder: ‘Lot of people didn’t like that gentleman’
Why MAGA’s obsession with Epstein will not break loyalty to Trump
UK
Police launch investigation after girl, 11, dies in ‘unexplained’ circumstances
Police launch fresh appeal over missing teenager one year on from disappearance
Warning over ‘dangerous brain drain’ as number of Britons leaving UK revealed
Starmer warns his cabinet to ‘stop talking about ourselves’ after Labour briefing war
AI tools are making ‘repeated factual errors’, major new research warns
SPORTS
Scotland book place at 2026 World Cup after dramatic Hampden Park finale
When are the World Cup qualifying play-offs and when is the draw?
Who can qualify for the World Cup this week?
Harry Wilson hat-trick earns Wales home advantage for World Cup play-off semi
Tearful Andy Robertson reveals Diogo Jota inspiration after Scotland qualify for World Cup 2026
BUSINESS
Westminster ‘sleepwalking into’ Scottish deindustrialisation – Stephen Flynn
Forbes makes plea to UK Government after closure plans for ‘cornerstone’ plant
European stocks sink amid fears over tech sector overvaluation
Kate issues rallying call to business leaders in first major speech for two years
ExxonMobil plans closure of Fife manufacturing site
TECH
SCI
4,000-year-old silver goblet found bearing ‘origin story of Universe’
‘Vast’ Bronze Age settlement uncovered for first time by archaeologists
Study reveals new benefit of switching to plant-based diet
Alzheimer’s study could help patients remember their loved ones
POLITICS
Warning over ‘dangerous brain drain’ as number of Britons leaving UK revealed
Starmer warns his cabinet to ‘stop talking about ourselves’ after Labour briefing war
MI5 issues new China espionage warning after spies pose as headhunters on LinkedIn to target MPs
Labour peer accuses Shabana Mahmood of ‘using children as a weapon’ in asylum reforms
Britain’s migration crisis: Is Labour’s crackdown targeting the right people?
HEALTH
Disneyland announces huge 50% price cut - but only for one group
Vanity Fair faces backlash for all-men annual Hollywood Issue cover: ‘What happened to the women?’
Miss Universe judge resigns three days before competition after claiming ‘secret committee’ pre-picked finalists
Low-income Americans being priced out of McDonald’s and wider fast-food industry by soaring prices
Dick Van Dyke reveals secret to longevity ahead of 100th birthday
ENTERTAIN
I’m a Celeb 2025 live: Ruby Wax recalls meeting ‘angry and arrogant’ Donald Trump
Real reason for Whitney Leavitt’s return to Secret Lives of Mormon Wives revealed
I’m a Celeb’s Alex Scott ‘never knew happiness’ before relationship with pop star girlfriend
Daniel Radcliffe says he hopes new Harry Potter stars have ‘an even better time than I did’
Bidding begins at $10 million. How much will this solid gold toilet sell for?
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