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1. TV presenter apologises after claiming Mikel Arteta deserved to be 'punched in the face’

   Comments from ESPN FC anchor Dan Thomas faced a backlash online

2. Local elections 2026: All the London results so far

   Some 1,817 London council seats are up for grabs with mayoral races in Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets

3. British Airways’ parent company expects £1.7bn hit from higher fuel bill

   International Airlines Group (IAG) chief executive Luis Gallego said it is ‘managing the uncertainty’ caused by the fuel price increase.

4. Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers local election losses

   Labour lost hundreds of councillors and eight local authorities across England in early results.

5. Intertek rejects higher £8.9bn approach from Swedish suitor

   The laboratory testing firm said the bid proposal from EQT ‘significantly undervalues Intertek and its future prospects’.

6. Local elections 2026: When will results be announced in your London borough?

   Polls have suggested that Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party will suffer big losses in the capital

7. Potential opportunities for first-time buyers as house price growth slows

   The average price paid by first-time buyers has fallen to its lowest level so far this year, Halifax said.

8. Local elections 2026 LIVE: Labour loses Westminster in huge blow for Keir Starmer

   Labour and Tories face election bloodbaths as Reform UK surges outside London

9. Henry Holland's My London: Brat, Bistrotheque, and a love of Lime bikes

   Designer Henry Holland does dinner (and negronis) at Brat and props up the bar at Bistrotheque

10. Jurgen Klopp has already told Liverpool his 'favourite' player to replace Mohamed Salah

    Former Reds manager has been full of praise for West Ham star Jarrod Bowen