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1. Driver tells police she was chatting friends when she hit and killed RAF veteran who was on her way to Take That concert

   The moment a driver told police she hit a woman on her way to a Take That concert was captured on police bodycam footage.

2. Iran-US war latest: Trump suggests peace talks may be imminent but Tehran demands end of blockade before striking deal

   US president vows to continue blockading Iranian ports as Tehran refuses to send negotiators to Pakistan talks

3. Chelsea sack Liam Rosenior LIVE: Blues confirm approach to finding new manager amid crisis

   Rosenior had led Chelsea to five straight Premier League losses without scoring – their worst run since 1912 – and a hopeless 3-0 defeat to Brighton on Tuesday evening was the final straw

4. ‘Extraordinarily brilliant’ Trump leaves no doubt he will challenge any election GOP losses as ‘rigged’ with latest post

   Trump’s latest rant indicates he intends to view any losses by his party as fraudulent rather than a product of his own unpopularity

5. Georgia Democratic Rep. David Scott dies at 80 while seeking reelection

   The announcement of Scott’s death occurred during the Congressional Black Caucus’ weekly luncheon on Capitol Hill

6. UK puts ‘freeze’ on bringing families from Afghanistan to Britain, court hears

   Afghans found eligible for relocation to the UK as a result of their previous work alongside the British are no longer being helped to flee the Taliban-run country, lawyers say

7. Iran seizes and attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz hours after Trump extends ceasefire

   Despite Pakistan’s suggestion peace talks could takes place as soon as Friday, Iran warns none can take place while US maintains its blockade

8. Players and pundits react as Liam Rosenior sacked after just three months as Chelsea manager

   Rosenior was sacked just three months into a six-year deal after a historic run of poor form that included five losses in a row without scoring

9. Heiress wins court battle to undo £1.2m inheritance tax blunder on historic Cornish estate

   The error had ‘grave and unintended tax consequences’

10. Holidays ‘very likely’ at risk over looming jet fuel crisis, EU energy boss warns

    Energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen says Europe faces a ‘very serious crisis’