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1. Nottingham Forest submit Jean-Philippe Mateta bid as Crystal Palace star seeks exit

   French striker is keen on a move away from south London

2. Suella Braverman defects to Reform: Ex-home secretary attacks Tory 'betrayal' as she joins Nigel Farage's party

   MP says 'I feel like I’ve come home’ but Labour says it shows Farage ‘willing to accept the very worst of the Conservative Party’

3. Sarwar urges hospitals inquiry to call Swinney and Sturgeon to give evidence

   The inquiry ended its evidence sessions last week.

4. Live facial recognition nationwide rollout amid major policing reforms

   Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out how the policing structures are outdated and called policing the ‘last great unreformed public service’.

5. Separate recalls of baby formula by Nestle and Danone traced to shared supplier

   Both the Nestle SMA and Danone Aptamil recalls originated from a shared third-party ingredient supplier, the Food Standards Agency said.

6. Family of Gordon McQueen in plea to make football safer after his death

   An inquest found that heading the ball was ‘likely’ to have contributed to a brain injury which was a factor in McQueen’s death.

7. Marvel star Dominic Cooper fights plans for housing development in south east London

   Dominic Cooper has called on Lewisham Council to revisit the controversial housing proposals in Blackheath

8. Pound climbs as miners help FTSE 100 nudge higher

   Miners Fresnillo, Antofagasta and Endeavour led blue-chip risers amid strength in metals prices.

9. OPINION - It was never going to be Brooklyn Beckham: Nigella Lawson will be the perfect Great British Bake Off host

   Lawson is to replace Dame Prue Leith on the British reality baking show

10. Storm Chandra to bring ‘very strong winds’ to Ireland

    Storm Chandra is forecast to bring gusts of up to 70 mph (112kmh) to parts of the island of Ireland this week.