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1. Leigh Francis says ‘could’ve been worse’ after sustaining facial injury during DJ set

2. Rory McIlroy resumes preparation for US PGA Championship amid toe troubles

   The back-to-back Masters champion appeared to be moving fine, having been limping on Tuesday.

3. Bring Me the Horizon frontman suffers ‘mild concussion’ after being struck by phone mid-show

   Rocker said he ‘should be fine’ to perform Wednesday’s concert

4. Mother and children stuck inside burning building saved in dramatic rescue

   A police officer rushed into a burning building to rescue a mother and her two children in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

5. Ex-Met constable told female colleague ‘I hope you get Wayne Couzened’ in apparent reference to Sarah Everard’s killer

   Michael Needham also allegedly told his colleague he would ‘rape’ and ‘annihilate’ her

6. Roger Daltrey pays tribute to Keith Altham, legendary rock music publicist of The Rolling Stones and the Who

   Renowned publicist is credited with giving Jimi Hendrix the idea to set his guitar on fire in 1967

7. White-tailed eagles to return to Exmoor after more than 200 years

   Project aims to establish populations of UK's largest birds of prey along the coast

8. Ex-Met PC told female colleague ‘I hope you get Wayne Couzened’ and made rape threat

9. Strictly star shares disappointment at missing out on presenting role

10. Sarah Taylor named fielding coach for England’s men’s side in watershed moment

    Taylor, a World Cup winner in 2017, has been part of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s coaching set-up for a couple of years.