UK - The Independent

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1. Why Streeting is ‘worried’ about days following NHS strike

2. North Korea warns Japan’s nuclear ambitions must be ‘prevented at any cost’

   The statement comes after an official at Japan’s prime minister’s office said Tokyo should ‘possess nuclear weapons’

3. Thomas Skinner speaks out about Strictly ‘legal claim’ in extraordinary post

   Former ‘Apprentice’ star claims ‘Strictly’ execs rigged his voting figures after his casting proved controversial, but the BBC says his accusations are ‘entirely without foundation’

4. Cruz Beckham addresses reports of family feud

5. Andrew Tate loses comeback fight in Dubai as pressure grows on Starmer to extradite him to UK

   Tate and his brother Tristan are facing a series of 21 charges in the UK

6. Thousands gather for national Day of Reflection at Bondi

7. Strictly judge would like to see a big shake up on next year’s show

   Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has revealed she would like to see a big shake up on next year's show.

8. Kate Winslet reveals ‘horrific’ media intrusion that made her ‘terrified to go to sleep’

   ‘Goodbye June’ director and star said people would search through her household bins ‘to figure out what diet I was or wasn’t on’

9. ‘Bright’ teen dies in hospital after London Underground incident

10. US-Russia peace talks ‘proceeding constructively’