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1. Met loses High Court battle over officer who accessed confidential Sarah Everard files

   Detective Constable Tyrone Ward was one of seven officers who accessed files related to Wayne Couzens and Sarah Everard

2. Torvill and Dean celebrate retirement with honours from King

   The ice dance duo were among those honoured by the King at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

3. Government commits to 87% cut in UK’s climate emissions by 2040

   The target is in line with official advice but comes as political consensus over climate action is increasingly fractured.

4. 5 new books to pack in your summer holiday suitcase

   Discover contemporary romances and historical fiction

5. Jeffrey Donaldson trial hears interview with complainant about alleged rape

   The 63-year-old former MP has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.

6. Meet the ‘soonicorns’: The London start-ups on the brink of unicorn status

   Amid doom-laden warnings about the state of the City, these rapidly growing tech start-ups are bucking the trend and heading for $1 billion valuations

7. Swinney tells of ‘horror’ at Murrell’s ‘colossal breach of trust’

   The former husband of Nicola Sturgeon stole more than £400,000 from the SNP over 12 years.

8. UK Athletics fined £350,000 for Paralympian’s ‘avoidable’ death in cage collapse

   Father-of-five Abdullah Hayayei, 36, died in the incident at Newham Leisure Centre in east London on July 11, 2017.

9. Starmer urges quick police watchdog probe into Henry Nowak murder

   The treatment of the 18-year-old student, who was handcuffed as he lay dying, has prompted anger.

10. Ex-Met Police officer accused of swindling luxury goods from Dior, Cartier and Currys

    Sunna Harrison-Aziz, 28, is accused of claiming not to have received goods she had ordered on the internet