Note shows No. 10 told Starmer to wait for security clearances before appointing Mandelson - politico.eu

Middle East crisis live: White House says Trump ‘satisfied’ with blockade after Iran says it seized two ships in strait of Hormuz - The Guardian

Civil service chiefs condemn Starmer over Robbins sacking - The Telegraph

UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal - BBC

Democrats demand FBI director Kash Patel take alcohol abuse test - The Guardian

Starmer admits No 10 asked about job for aide Matthew Doyle - BBC

Girl, 6, has sight restored through gene therapy - BBC

Boy, 17, pleads guilty to arson attack on synagogue in north London - London Evening Standard

British woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest told - The Guardian

City firms relax office-working policies as Tube strikes hit London - Financial Times

EU plans to cut electricity taxes to shield households from Iran war energy crisis - The Guardian

Horror as scaffolders plunge to their death after 13th floor platform collapses - but third worker miraculously survives - The Sun

Parents of boy, 13, who ‘killed tourist with statue’ face manslaughter charges - The Telegraph

Can the Germans fight? - The Economist

U.K. Inflation Jumps as Iran War Pushes Fuel Prices Higher - WSJ

Crypto billionaire Justin Sun sues Trump family’s World Liberty Financial - Financial Times

China weathered Trump's tariffs - but the Iran war is taking a toll - BBC

Ed Miliband’s green energy is going to waste, says EDF boss - The Telegraph

New Amazon Fire TV Sticks rules in full as illegal streaming crackdown begins - ladbible.com

OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.0 is here and it does multilingual text, full infographics, slides, maps, even manga — seemingly flawlessly - VentureBeat

Mythos found 271 Firefox flaws – but none a human couldn’t spot - theregister.com

Compact Oppo Find X9s launches globally with 7,025 mAh battery, triple 50MP camera, IP69 rating - Notebookcheck

Stars line red carpet at London premiere of Devil Wears Prada 2 - BBC

Singer D4vd's alleged murder victim died from penetrating injuries, post-mortem finds - Sky News

Beverley Callard cried watching I'm a Celeb exit which marked cancer diagnosis | ITV News - ITVX

'Beloved' Benidorm star Elsie Kelly dies aged 89 after short illness - metro.co.uk

Haaland steers Manchester City to top of the table and condemns Burnley to drop - The Guardian

Inside Liam Rosenior's Chelsea reign: Respecting the ball and losing the dressing room - BBC

Live: Palace v Man Utd – Premier League Cup Final - Crystal Palace F.C.

Ronnie O'Sullivan's 'rolling the dice' cue gamble pays off at World Snooker Championship - BBC

Lyrid meteor shower 2026: how to see the peak tonight— from the US and UK - The Times

The misunderstood sex chromosome: how X affects your health - Nature

Tourist finds rare chunk of oldest sea crocodile - BBC

Curiosity Finds New Building Blocks of Life on Mars in Landmark Experiment - ScienceAlert

Bird flu vaccine trial against potential pandemic strain begins - BBC

Pollen season in UK and mainland Europe extended by climate breakdown - The Guardian

North East lobular breast cancer patients call for more funding - BBC

‘My polyp surgery was streamed worldwide - but doctors then found cancer’ - Kent Online