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1. What to know about Alex Honnold’s Netflix Skyscraper climb

2. Cheers! Stan Wawrinka bids farewell at Australian Open with beers and gratitude

   Stan Wawrinka bids farewell to the Australian Open after losing to Taylor Fritz

3. Storm Ingrid map: Where snow and heavy rain are set to hit this weekend as 60mph winds forecast

   Storm Ingrid brings more weather warnings to the UK as downpours continue

4. Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander warns the US, says his force has its 'finger on the trigger'

   The commander of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, says the force is “more ready than ever, finger on the trigger.”

5. Firefighters battle blaze on top floors of Bronx apartment

   Officials say firefighters are battling a blaze on the top two floors of a high-rise apartment in New York City

6. Starmer to ‘withdraw Chagos Islands bill’ amid Trump backlash

7. ‘We survived HS2 – now a huge pipeline backed by Rachel Reeves could split our farm in two’

   Peter Oakes faces the prospect of a underground pipeline passing through his Cheshire farm following years of uncertainty over plans for a HS2 line across his dairy fields

8. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s ‘barbaric’ Kyiv attack ‘shows he’s not ready for peace’ as Abu Dhabi talks continue

   Zelensky says negotiations will focus on status of eastern Donbas region as search for elusive agreement on territory continues

9. NHS genetic cancer tests to help families detect ‘Jolie’ gene

10. Silenced by shutdown: Iranians abroad wait in fear after protests turn deadly

    Families with loved ones in Iran experience an excruciating wait for news following the regime’s total internet blackout after the brutal crackdown of protests across the country. Caspar Barnes and Moha Tahery report.