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1. Rebecca Adlington announces birth of baby girl

   Two-time Olympic gold medallist announced the birth of baby girl as she says’ our family is complete’

2. Metropolitan Police DNA database still missing nearly half of officers

   The missing data could hamper the force's ability to catch criminals in their own ranks

3. CeCe's: Hospitality group behind the Fat Badger to open glamourous Italian restaurant

   CeCe’s is the latest high-profile launch from growing hospitality enterprise Public House Group

4. Kate Ferdinand's 'scary' night in Dubai as reality stars recount ‘hearing bombs’ amid Iranian missile strikes

   The reality TV star is among the celebrities witnessing the fallout from the US-Israeli attacks on Iran

5. Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon ‘safe’, minister says

   Defence Forces personnel are deployed in the region as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil).

6. US warplanes crash in Kuwait as Iran unleashes new wave of attacks across Middle East

   Photos show US pilot being rescued after apparently ejecting over Kuwait - as smoke seen rising near the US embassy

7. More than 100,000 Britons may need evacuating from Middle East

   Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper indicated that 102,000 British nationals have registered their presence in the region.

8. RAF site hit by drone as Starmer allows US to use British bases to target Iran

   The drone which hit RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus is believed to have been launched before Sir Keir Starmer allowed British bases to be used by the US.

9. F1 season-opener in Australia to go ahead amid Gulf attacks but 'Finalissima' in doubt

   Middle East conflict has affected the world's main aviation hubs

10. FTSE 100 Live 02 March: Oil and gas prices surge, travel stocks retreat

    Oil prices have surged and the FTSE 100 index is 1% lower amid the conflict in the Middle East.