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1. Latest contestant to be banished in The Traitors revealed

   Friday’s episode also showed viewers the identify of the latest contestant to be murdered.

2. Fury as Lambeth Council spends £200k on legal battle over Brockwell Park festivals

   An FOI request has revealed Lambeth spent £187,724 on legal cases related to the park’s events in 2025

3. Streeting allies call for unity amid reports Cabinet colleagues want him sacked

   Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing calls within the Cabinet to remove Mr Streeting from his post, according to The Times.

4. Kemi Badenoch refuses pact with Reform 'liars' as Jenrick claims defection 'uniting the right'

   The Tory leader compared Jenrick’s defection to a priest switching religion, saying ‘It’s just not serious...it means you never cared’

5. Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal eye Gordon; Guehi deal; Osimhen to Man Utd; new Chelsea target; Liverpool latest

   January window heating up at the halfway stage

6. Ex-councillor who stalked Dame Penny Mordaunt jailed after she ‘feared sexual violence’

   Dame Penny told the court of the defendant’s ‘creepy’ behaviour before he was jailed for 20 weeks

7. Police hunt man who sexually assaulted woman at Tube station

   CCTV image released of man officers want to speak to after attack on station stairs

8. Chelsea ready to spend in January transfer window as three problem positions revealed

   Blues targets could come this month or in summer

9. Latest murder victim revealed in The Traitors

   Viewers had been left hanging as to whether it would be Jessie, Matthew or Faraaz who were murdered.

10. Ex-West Midlands Police chief could still face conduct probe despite retirement

    The Independent Office for Police Conduct signalled it would continue investigating the actions of Craig Guildford and WMP.