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1. Celebrity Traitors 2026 ‘line-up’: All the stars rumoured to be on BBC show

   Claudia Winkleman reveals the line-up has been confirmed for ‘Celebrity Traitors’

2. Tiger Woods released on bail after arrest for Florida car crash

   Woods has been charged with a DUI offence and other misdemeanours after the crash which ‘thankfully’ caused no injuries

3. UK supermarket boss warns fuel supply is tight as petrol prices soar above 150p a litre

   The UK’s second-largest fuel retailer has seen ‘bumper demand’ from drivers reacting to price volatility

4. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Rubio denies Zelensky’s claim that Trump wants Kyiv to give up land to Moscow

   Putin says Russia will continue to fight until it captures remaining areas of Ukraine’s Donbas

5. ‘What happens in Gaza, will happen everywhere’: Palestinian ambassador to the UK warns Israel will not stop

   Palestinian ambassador to the UK, Husam Zomlot, tells Maira Butt that the biggest obstacle to peace in the Middle East is Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians

6. Max Verstappen casts doubt over F1 future by claiming he is ‘beyond frustrated’

   Verstappen was eliminated in Q2 in Japan and out-qualified by his Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar.

7. Iran-US war latest: Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthi rebels claim first attack on Israel since war began

   Rebel group’s involvement risks broadening and prolonging a war that has entered its fifth week

8. Execution of former Florida police officer convicted of raping and murdering 11-year-old girl is halted

   Three teen girls testified at trial that Duckett had previously given rides to each of them and had made sexual advances

9. Ben Stokes will miss first month of season as he continues recovery

   Stokes suffered a broken cheekbone, cuts and bruising last month.

10. Do-it-yourself projects can save money and build confidence, or do the opposite

    Do-it-yourselfers often are regarded as determined and self-sufficient, but the jobs they take on don’t fit into a single category