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1. What issues will new BBC director-general Matt Brittin have to deal with?

   The 57-year-old joins the corporation at a tumultuous time as it faces a 10 billion dollar lawsuit from US President Donald Trump.

2. Former Google executive Matt Brittin to begin tenure as BBC director-general

   Mr Brittin has said he joins the corporation at “a moment of real risk, yet also real opportunity”.

3. Medic with hantavirus symptoms in UK hospital as nine virus contacts to arrive

   A group of nine Britons from St Helena and Ascension Island are expected to arrive in the UK on Sunday evening.

4. Starmer’s Government returns to Westminster amid leadership rivals’ Brexit row

   Reform UK, which is the second placed party in Makerfield, plans to make hay out of Mr Burnham’s historic support for rejoining the EU.

5. ‘Exceptional’ tartan archive gifted to the nation

   The collection includes tartans created for Queen Victoria.

6. SNP Westminster leader demands urgent review of UK’s ‘anti-business policies’

   Dave Doogan said policies such as the rise in employer national insurance contributions should be ‘scrapped as soon as possible’.

7. UK has highest property tax burden of top economies, says report

   Tax firm Ryan’s report found that the UK ranks first globally for the property taxes as a share of gross domestic product (GDP).

8. UK holidaymakers preparing for European border delays because of EES – poll

   Nearly half of those surveyed said they are worried about missing flights because of border checks.

9. President Connolly to meet Irish communities during visit to English cities

   The Irish president is making her first visit to England since her inauguration in November.

10. UK hotspots where Gen-Zs are getting on housing ladder revealed by lender

    Lloyds looked at the least expensive areas for first-time buyers and the locations where people buying their first home are as young as 27.