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1. Lidl is offering 100,000 shoppers £50 off their shop – here’s how to claim yours

   You don’t need to buy anything to claim a prize

2. Mel Schilling death latest: Tributes pour in after Married At First Sight star dies aged 54

   MAFS star died after being diagnosed with terminal colon cancer

3. Ipswich Town ‘did not invite Farage to club for photo opp’

   The club was not aware of the extent of the event until social media posts emerged, it is understood

4. UK travel firm spends £1m to rescue stranded holidaymakers from Asia

   Exclusive:Lancashire company Distant Journeys chartered an Airbus A350 to ferry 400 passengers home from Sri Lanka

5. Politics latest: Reeves’ energy bill support plan branded ‘unbelievably weak’ and ‘waste of time’

   Chancellor unveiled her strategy to stop companies profiteering from global energy crisis

6. Kenya floods worsen as 2 rivers burst banks, with death toll hitting 88

   The Kenyan government is on high alert following fresh flooding across several parts of the country

7. EU tells Slovakia its plan to price diesel higher for foreign drivers is illegal

   Under Slovakia's new resolution, fuel pumps can limit diesel sales to a full tank and up to 10 additional litres

8. Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies questions Heated Rivalry’s ‘revolutionary’ tag

   TV showrunner bristled at fans comparing the hit Canadian series to his Nineties drama about gay men in Manchester

9. Everton star Idrissa Gueye blasts ‘ridiculous’ decision to overturn Senegal’s Afcon win

   Idrissa Gueye insists Senegal deserved to win the Africa Cup of Nations after his team were stripped of the title last week

10. Australia banned social media for under-16s. Here are the results three months in

    New data offer some insights into the impact of Australia’s world-first legislation to restrict access to social media for children