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National

• Huge fire shuts Scotland's busiest train station indefinitely

  A fire at a vape shop has forced the closure of Scotland's busiest railway station "until further notice", Network Rail says.

• Police appeal for help to identify man found dead in a wetsuit

  Who is this man? So far, that question has proved impossible to answer.

• Cancer death rates fall to historic low - as types with biggest drop in fatalities revealed

  Cancer death rates in the UK have fallen to a historic new low, Cancer Research UK has announced.

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Entertainment

• Woman armed with AR-15 rifle fires gunshots into Rihanna's California home

  Several gunshots have been fired into Rihanna's California home - with one round penetrating the mansion's wall.

• BBC 'profoundly regrets' BAFTAs incident, says director general Tim Davie

  The BBC regrets its "serious mistake" during the BAFTAs broadcast, the corporation's outgoing director general Tim Davie has said.

• Britney Spears seen driving 'erratically' before arrest, say police

  Britney Spears was spotted driving "erratically" before her arrest on suspicion of operating her vehicle under the influence, police say.

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Strange

• Elon Gust and Dame Judi Drench among storm names sent to Met Office

  Elon Gust and Dame Judi Drench are among the names that have been submitted to the Met Office for UK storms.

• Police officer sacked and banned from profession for using WFH trick

  A police sergeant has been sacked for using a picture frame to weigh down her laptop keys and give the false impression she was working from home.

• The energy habits that cause the most family arguments

  On a day when energy bills are making headlines, we thought we'd share new research on the energy habits that lead to the most household arguments.

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Technology

• Grok posts about fatal football disasters 'sickening', says government

  Elon Musk's Grok is producing hate-filled, racist posts online after being asked for "vulgar" comments in the latest concerning trend by users on X.

• Indonesia to ban 'high risk' social media for under-16s

  Indonesia has become the latest and most populous country to say it will ban social media for under-16s.

• The water companies using bailiffs to collect customer debt more than 6,000 times a year

  Some water companies are instructing bailiffs as they try to recover customers' debt more than 6,000 times in a single year, new data reveals.

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Business

• Iran war: Oil suffers biggest one-day gain in six years as stocks plunge

  The price of oil has clocked its biggest single-day gain in six years - with Brent crude surging by more than 20% to $114 (£85) a barrel.

• Iran war: Markets are plummeting as the conflict escalates - but not every industry is affected

  The conflict in Iran is inflicting misery on millions - driving up bills and upending energy markets.

• Mark Kleinman blog | Purplebricks founders move back in with online estate agent's owner Dunstone

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Sports

• Old Firm pitch invasion: Police Scotland confirm arrests made after 'despicable' fan behaviour in Celtic win at Rangers

  Police Scotland say arrests have been made following the Old Firm pitch invasion and condemned the "despicable display" which ensued at Ibrox after Celtic beat Rangers on penalties in the Scottish Cup quarter-final.

• T20 World Cup final: India thrash New Zealand to make history with third title and first for any team on home turf

  India became the first men's side to win the T20 World Cup three times and the first to claim back-to-back titles with an emphatic 96-run victory over New Zealand continuing their white-ball dominance.

• UK Open 2026: Luke Littler crowned back-to-back champion with victory over James Wade in final

  Luke Littler pulled off a tough 11-7 win over James Wade to be crowned back-to-back UK Open champion.

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Politics

• Bitter break-up for Trump and Starmer - but polling suggests PM on side of public opinion

  "We will remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!"

• Lib Dem leader calls for King's US state visit to be cancelled after Trump's criticism of Starmer

  The Liberal Democrat leader has called on Sir Keir Starmer to cancel the King's US state visit over the war in Iran.

• Kemi Badenoch accused of insulting armed forces for saying RAF 'hanging around' in the Middle East

  The leader of the Conservative Party is facing calls to apologise after she suggested the UK military are "just hanging around" rather than taking the necessary action in the Middle East.

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World

• Iran's miscalculation has 'destroyed everything', Qatar's PM says

  Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani has described Iran's strikes on Gulf countries as a "dangerous miscalculation" - warning the escalation risks destabilising the region and sending shockwaves through the global economy.

• US v Iran - how did we get here?

  It has been a week of war in the Middle East, sparked by the US and Israel launching strikes on Iran.

• Donald Trump is clearly bruised by an old ally turning its back in his hour of need

  Lest there be any doubt, the special relationship is pending repair.

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