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

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

Exclusive: Hermer pursued British troops with war crime lies - The Telegraph

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

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

London Tube strike LIVE: First 24-hour walkout ends but Londoners warned of major disruption - Metro.co.uk

Firefighters tackle blaze inside Belfast hospital’s emergency department - Belfast Telegraph

Four arrested over suspected home insulation scheme fraud - BBC

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

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

Can the Germans fight? - The Economist

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

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

London house prices sink again as inflation looms - City AM

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

OnePlus Watch 4 announced with titanium case, Wear OS 6 - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com

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

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

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

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

Benidorm star Elsie Kelly dies after long career as tributes flood in - Yahoo News UK

Burnley v Manchester City: Premier League – live - The Guardian

Chelsea make Rosenior sack decision ahead of FA Cup semi-final - London Evening Standard

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

Team news: Daniel Farke names XI to face Bournemouth - Leeds United | Official Website

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

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

Your pint could come with a surprising health benefit - BBC