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1. Wu-Tang Clan pay tribute as collaborator Oliver ‘Power’ Grant dies aged 52

   The group confirmed the news on social media, writing: ‘Rest in power, Power’

2. LSEG boosts returns for shareholders amid activist investor pressure

   SEG said it would follow £2.1 billion in buybacks made last year with another £3 billion by February next year.

3. Stephen Hawking pictured sipping cocktails with bikini-clad women in Epstein files

   Family of Nobel prize-winning physicist say ‘any insinuation of inappropriate conduct is far-fetched’

4. Euston and Charing Cross train stations to shut during Easter and summer holidays in major blow to passengers

   Euston will close for six days from Good Friday while Charing Cross will be shut for 22 days from the end of July

5. Lord Speaker to meet Met after he was misidentified as source of Mandelson info

   Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was wrongly said in some media reports to have passed information to the police ahead of Lord Mandelson’s arrest.

6. Leeds vs Man City: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

   Man City aiming to put pressure on Arsenal in Premier League title race

7. Sussexes visit World Central Kitchen in Jordan to hear of Gaza aid logistics

   Harry and Meghan chatted with a distribution leader at a field kitchen, where hot meals are produced to feed a million Palestinians.

8. Polling stations open in by-election that could decide PM’s future

   Labour won Gorton and Denton in 2024 with more than half the vote but polling suggests a three-way fight with Reform UK and the Greens.

9. FTSE 100 Live 26 February: Rolls-Royce surges on new targets, index at record

   Upgraded Rolls-Royce targets today helped the engines giant’s shares soar to a new record.

10. Planning reform vital to unlock £50bn of transport infrastructure investment for London

    Government must act to stop key projects getting stuck on the drawing board