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  1. Starmer warns leadership contest would 'plunge us into chaos' in pleas to ministers and MPs

    Sir Keir battles to save his job, as Health Secretary Wes Streeting is thought to be plotting a leadership challenge potentially as early as Thursday.
  2. Chris Mason: Big moment ahead for Streeting to decide whether to go for it

    There is a big moment coming in the next 24 hours, for Sir Keir Starmer and for would-be challengers to the prime minister.
  3. Watch: What next after the King's Speech?

    BBC Chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffman explains what is next for the government after the King's Speech.
  4. Drug addiction counsellor sentenced in Matthew Perry's overdose death

    The drug counsellor was one of five people accused of supplying ketamine to Perry and exploiting his drug addiction.
  5. Farage faces standards probe into £5m gift from crypto billionaire

    The probe will examine whether the Reform UK leader should have declared the gift from crypto billionaire.
  6. Met Police prepares armoured vehicles and 4,000 officers for dual London protests

    It comes as a Unite the Kingdom rally is taking place in central London on the same day as the annual Nakba march.
  7. Bodies of three young women pulled from sea off Brighton

    Police leave the scene and Brighton beach reopens after the bodies of three women are found.
  8. Israel's Eurovision contestant 'shocked' by protests during semi-final show

    Noam Bettan was met with a mixture of cheering, boos and chants as he performed in Vienna on Tuesday night.
  9. Trade, Iran and Taiwan on the agenda as Trump arrives in China for high-stakes talks with Xi

    The US president says his first request to Xi would be to "open up" China, while Beijing is expected to press Trump on the status of Taiwan.
  10. Netanyahu says he 'secretly visited' UAE during war with Iran

    The UAE denied reports of the "alleged visit" and insisted relations between the two countries were not based on "unofficial arrangements".
  11. Contact with British couple held in Iran cut off, family says

    Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, have been detained in Iran for more than a year.
  12. Reform councillor suspended after posts 'brought party into disrepute'

    Reform UK say Sheffield councillor Nathaniel Menday has been suspended pending an investigation.
  13. Margot Robbie backs Tudor play 1536: 'Women are still having the same conversations'

    The acclaimed Tudor-set play is co-produced by the Barbie actor, and focuses on working-class women in Essex during the downfall of Anne Boleyn.
  14. Egg sandwiches and colouring book: Life in US quarantine after cruise

    Jake Rosmarin tells the BBC what it's like inside the national quarantine unit where he and 14 other passengers are staying in Nebraska.
  15. From tourist tax to digital ID: BBC correspondents on the key bills in the King's Speech

    BBC correspondents look at some of the new bills Sir Keir Starmer's government wants to pass.
  16. Alex's mum abducted him as a boy. Now he's ready to talk to her again

    Alex Batty reveals all about his abduction and life on the run in a new BBC documentary.
  17. Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever

    The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.
  18. Epstein abused me while under house arrest, survivor tells US lawmakers

    Roza was among several victims who gave testimony to Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday.
  19. Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and orders new trial

    The court has ordered a new trial over the June 2021 killings of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh.
  20. Man shot by police in Bedford was 'harmless', say neighbours

    As an investigation into the shooting begins, residents say the incident has left them "numb".
  21. Brother feared Notthingham triple killer would take his own life

    Valdo Calocane's brother, Elias, told a public inquiry he felt "powerless" when it came to his illness.
  22. Princess Eugenie's charity faces further scrutiny from Charity Commission

    The watchdog says it is opening a case into The Anti-Slavery Collective to assess concerns over spending.
  23. Passengers allowed to leave norovirus-hit cruise ship

    Passengers on the ship showing no symptoms are allowed to leave, authorities say, after 49 people fell ill from gastrointestinal sickness.
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  25. Starmer Says He’s Staying

    Starmer vows to fight on despite another day of pressure from his party to quit.
  26. Trump takes his revenge on disloyal Republicans

    The US president targets his political enemies in Kentucky and Indiana
  27. A moving portrait of wartime Britain through children’s eyes

    Some of the last survivors of the Blitz, children who weren't evacuated, tell their story.
  28. An iron fist joining a broken team: Inside Mourinho's Real return

    Jose Mourinho is set to be appointed Real Madrid's new manager. Spanish football expert Guillem Balague explains why.
  29. Durham to Bedford - Gay's 200-mile drive to tell parents of England call-up

    On the day he learned he would be England’s new opener, Emilio Gay drove from Durham to Bedford to tell his parents about his first international call-up.