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1. Arsenal vs Newcastle: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

   Gunners must get back on track in pursuit of title dream

2. Police probe launched as boy, 16, dies at London young offenders' institution

   The boy, 16, was found unresponsive in his cell at Feltham Young Offenders' Institute on Monday

3. Starmer faces increasing backlash from ministers as second senior civil servant grilled over Mandelson scandal

   Cat Little, the most senior Cabinet Office official, appeared before MPs on Thursday morning to be questioned about the scandal

4. Russell Brand announces plan to run for London Mayor - and admits to 'exploitative' sex with 16-year-old when he was 30

   Comedian - who is due to stand trial for rape later this year - discusses why he would like to stand as Mayor of London

5. Starmer says opponents making ‘any allegation they can’ over Mandelson vetting

   Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is reportedly pressing for Sir Keir Starmer’s referral to the Privileges Committee claiming he misled MPs.

6. Knife homicides recorded by police in England and Wales down 21% in 2025

   Levels of police-recorded knife crime are now at their lowest since the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.

7. Nigel Farage puts 'London mums' at heart of May local elections, claiming Reform is party for them

   Rival parties slammed the idea that Reform UK would best represent mothers in the capital

8. Half a million Biobank members had data listed for sale, minister says

   Technology minister Ian Murray said details of all half a million members of the project were found listed for sale on the website Alibaba in China.

9. Full list of London Underground line delays and closures as second 24-hour strike hits

   A rundown of all the Tube line and station disruption ahead of Thursday’s strike

10. Fashion tycoon to lose manor following Jack Whitehall wedding complaints

    After years of battling, the celebrity wedding venue has less than 30 days before it will be forced to close