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WORLD

How daring US raid of Iranian tanker unfolded in six-hour stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz
Wildfire survivors who lost their homes could face another blow from taxes on settlement payouts
Outrage as IDF soldier pictured smashing statue of Jesus with an axe in south Lebanon
Louisiana gunman was going through a divorce and drowning in ‘dark thoughts’ before fatally shooting eight children dead, family says
Louisiana gunman killed seven of his own children and one other child in deadliest US mass shooting in years, police say

UK

Amy Winehouse’s father loses claim against daughter’s friends over sale of singer’s items
Labour’s youth unemployment tsar hits out at ‘exam-obsessed’ British schools
Starmer-Mandelson latest: Minister ‘expects’ PM to survive vetting row as he prepares for Commons judgement day
Stock markets fall again as investors warned over more Iran war volatility
How to register to vote in local elections with deadline just hours away

SPORTS

Dana White gives three-word Conor McGregor return update as target date edges closer
Erling Haaland taunts Arsenal after Man City’s crucial title race win
Injured Jack Draper issues French Open update after pulling out of Madrid and Rome
Noah Caluori is a try-scoring freak – England should take him on summer tour
Indian athletics placed in highest-risk category over doping concerns

BUSINESS

Stock markets fall again as investors warned over more Iran war volatility
M&C Saatchi predicts hit to sports and entertainment arms from Iran conflict
Almost half of British adults worried about paying energy bills
Exercise to test response to offshore energy threat involving vessels and drones
Oil price back up as fragile US-Iran peace process in disarray

TECH






SCI

The daily habit that can protect you from pneumonia in hospital
The underappreciated organ that could be key to longer life



POLITICS

Labour’s youth unemployment tsar hits out at ‘exam-obsessed’ British schools
Starmer-Mandelson latest: Minister ‘expects’ PM to survive vetting row as he prepares for Commons judgement day
How to register to vote in local elections with deadline just hours away
Starmer will survive the Mandelson vetting scandal – but not for long
All the unanswered questions over the Mandelson vetting scandal as Starmer faces grilling from MPs

HEALTH

Your smartwatch is lying to you about your fitness. Here’s how
Chatbots giving dangerous and inaccurate medical advice study finds
Archie and Lilibet surprise Harry and Meghan after Australia trip
Would you have a boob job with ‘zombie filler’ – from a corpse?
Limited-edition Queen Elizabeth bear recreates iconic outfit for late monarch’s 100th birthday

ENTERTAIN

Daniel Radcliffe gives personal ranking of every Harry Potter film
Andrew Lloyd Webber auctions priceless wine collection for children’s music charity
Celebrity Traitors 2026 ‘line-up’: The stars rumoured to be on hit BBC show
Rap group Kneecap reignites spat with Sharon Osbourne as she supports far-right Tommy Robinson rally
Facts of Life star Mindy Cohn reveals diagnosis with second bout of cancer
 
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