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1. Starmer-Mandelson latest: Labour MPs turn on PM over vetting scandal - but Reeves rules out leadership contest

   MPs warned of a ‘a toxic and dismissive culture’ taking hold at No 10

2. The night Chelsea’s failed experiment sunk to breaking point

   It would not be a surprise if Chelsea and Liam Rosenior went their separate ways after five Premier League defeats in a row without scoring – but the blame should lie with those above him

3. ‘Political stunt’: Critics slam Trump’s reading of a Bible passage one week after posting AI image of himself as Jesus

   Supporters praised the Republican president for reminding Americans ‘who we are as a nation’

4. LA mayor Karen Bass offers short-term cuts to film production fees across Hollywood as election nears

   Bass is up for reelection, with the mayoral ballot set to take place on June 2

5. Trump’s approval rating has never recovered since his Liberation Day tariffs, polls show

   The president’s approval hit a second-term low this week, according to one recent poll

6. Act now on ‘devastating’ temporary accommodation crisis, MPs urge government

   The deaths of over 100 children have been linked to temporary accommodation

7. DOJ indicts Southern Poverty Law Center over alleged informant payments

8. LGBTQ voters hope to knock out vulnerable Republicans and boost Democrats to victory with a pink wave in November

   $15m effort will target key Senate races and eight House districts ‘decided by just 157,000 votes in 2024’

9. No 10 put ‘constant pressure’ on Foreign Office to get Mandelson in post

   Downing Street also accused of trying to find diplomatic job for former Starmer aide Matthew Doyle, later suspended by the party for his links to a convicted paedophile

10. This surprisingly affordable Sri Lanka wellness retreat helped me completely de-stress

    You could spend thousands of pounds detoxing in a European clinic, or you could head to Sri Lanka for a more gentle, deeply authentic and surprisingly great value wellness break, says Fiona McIntosh