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1. Bridgerton fan-favourite says she ‘won’t be in season five much’

   Nicola Coughlan plays Penelope Featherington in the hit Netflix series

2. One of the world’s least visited countries is slowly opening up

   In Turkmenistan, social media sites such as Instagram and TikTok, still blocked but accessible via VPNs, have gained popularity in recent years

3. Inoue vs Nakatani LIVE: Start time, undercard, fight updates and results today

   Naoya Inoue defends his undisputed super-bantamweight belts against fellow Japanese star Junto Nakatani

4. Inoue vs Nakatani: Start time, undercard and how to watch fight today

   Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani clash in arguably the biggest Japanese boxing match of this generation

5. Meet the rescued bull named in honour of Sir David Attenborough ahead of his 100th birthday

   Watch as a bull named after Sir David Attenborough in honour of his 100th birthday enjoys the sunshine as he roams around a sanctuary.

6. Michael Van Gerwen punched in the face in bar assault

   The darts legend was hit by a stranger on King’s Day, a national holiday in his native Netherlands

7. How many American troops are in Europe and where are they?

   From Spain to Romania

8. Rayner, Streeting or Burnham? The favourites to replace Starmer – plus have your say

   Sir Keir Starmer could face a serious challenge to his authority after next week’s local elections

9. Teenager arrested after ‘bomb hoax’ halts Peter Kay gig in Birmingham

10. Man, 19, arrested on suspicion of bomb hoax after Peter Kay gig evacuated in Birmingham

    The comedian’s show was abandoned at the Utilita Arena on Friday over reports of a ‘suspicious bag’