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1. Huge explosion in Myanmar kills at least 55 with dozens more injured

2. Mandelson files - latest: Batch of secret WhatsApp messages to be released today as Starmer braced for embarrassment

   Text messages between the Labour peer and Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney are said to be included

3. Union members now as likely to support Reform as Labour, damning new poll finds

   Labour’s support amongst union members has plummeted by 20 points since the general election

4. Rivals star Rupert Everett wore secret bodysuit in films to give him ‘false bottom’ after struggling with body image

   British actor said directors would remain oblivious to the ruse

5. How one major NHS change will ‘cut 20,000 A&E visits every year’

6. Taiwan’s opposition leader eyes historic Trump meeting after president’s Xi Jinping summit

   Taiwan's leading opposition figure, Cheng Li-wun, has declared her "very willing" intention to meet President Donald Trump during her visit to the United States this month.

7. Endangered crested ibises return to Japanese wild decades after extinction

   Known as Toki in Japan, the distinctive birds feature striking orange-pink hues beneath their wings and bright red markings around their eyes

8. Man who quit delivery job after £5.2 million lottery win returns to former workplace

   Gary MacDonald delivered parcels to stores across Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex for more than 30 years

9. Timmy the whale’s carcass dragged onto beach weeks after death

10. UK house prices fall for first time in 2026 creating strongest buyers’ market for years

    Mortgage rates will dictate the pace of the market in the months ahead