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1. Number of years of likely good health in UK falls to new low

   There is a “clear geographical divide” between local areas with the highest and lowest healthy life expectancy.

2. Centrica boss picks up £3.6m in bonuses and share awards despite profits plunge

   British Gas owner Centrica handed chief executive Chris O’Shea a £1.4 million annual bonus and £2.2 million in long-term share awards for 2025.

3. Funeral directors jailed over decomposing body found in mortuary after 36 days

   Richard Elkin, 49, and Hayley Bell, 42, who ran Elkin and Bell Funerals in Gosport, Hampshire.

4. Chelsea XI vs Burnley: Marc Cucurella injury latest, predicted lineup and confirmed team news

   Spanish full-back still dealing with hamstring injury suffered in Leeds draw

5. Driver who killed four-year-old boy in pick-up truck crash cleared of murder

   Peter Maughan died in June last year after the incident in Dartford, Kent.

6. What is the Chagos Islands deal? As Trump slams the UK deal

   Everything you need to know about the Chagos Islands deal

7. Reform wants to restore the two-child benefit cap: What is it and what does this mean for families?

   Labour is aiming to scrap the two-child benefit cap, but Reform would bring it back

8. Man guilty of owning XL bully in fatal attack in first case since ban on breed

   Two dogs, named Beauty and Bear, killed Esther Martin, 68, on February 3, 2024, two days after the start of the ban.

9. Failed asylum seeker left fake dynamite outside MI5 HQ, court hears

   Julian Valente Pereira, 32, is accused of mocking up an explosive device and leaving it at the central London office

10. 'I want to make history here': Bukayo Saka explains huge new Arsenal contract

    Gunners talisman expects to finally win trophies in north London