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1. Kanye West makes surprise live return following Nazi apology

2. Winter Olympics live: Curling finals updates as Mouat and Dodds heartbroken to miss out on bronze

   Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds experienced another heartbreaking fourth as they lost to Italy in the bronze medal match

3. Marty Supreme movie drives huge surge in table tennis tourism

   The movie sees Marty Mauser, played by Timothée Chalamet, use his ping-pong skills to hustle for money. And it’s seemingly inspiring travelers to play the game and watch table tennis competitions

4. Asylum seeker abducted and raped girl, 12, in ‘targeted’ attack

5. ‘I would pack Starmer’s suitcase for him’: Disdain for Labour unites Gorton and Denton ahead of crucial by-election

   The fate of Keir Starmer’s premiership could be decided in Gorton and Denton this month, where Labour faces a struggle to cling on to a 13,000 majority. Dan Haygarth speak to despondent constituents who are considering switching their allegiance to the Greens or Reform

6. London school stabbings latest: Police hunt suspect after two teenagers attacked in Brent

   Police hunting for teenage suspect after attack in northwest London

7. Asylum seeker guilty of raping 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton

   Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, was found guilty of rape and two counts of sexual assault, having admitted a further rape charge before his trial

8. Kanye West booked for European concert this summer after issuing antisemitism apology

   Controversial rapper will perform at the Vitesse Arnhem’s Gelredome football stadium in the Netherlands

9. Boy sentenced to 13 years for murder of 12-year-old Leo Ross

   Leo Ross died after being stabbed in the stomach in Shire Country Park, Birmingham, on 21 January last year

10. Bulgarians pray for bees and bless honey on St. Haralambos Day

    In Bulgaria, priests blessed jars of honey during a religious festival honoring St. Haralambos, the patron saint of beekeepers