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1. Rap star Ghetts facing jail for fatal hit-and-run crash

   The grime artist failed to stop after he hit a 20-year-old with his BMW last October.

2. Stars hit red carpet for premiere of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

   Writer Steven Knight and star Cillian Murphy both said they were immensely proud of the film, which launches in cinemas later this week.

3. Royal Mint gives Spice Girls fans what they really, really want with new coins

   The Royal Mint said it anticipates ‘huge demand’ from fans looking to spice up their coin collection.

4. Widening Middle East war enters fourth day after Starmer rebukes Trump

   Sir Keir Starmer on Monday said his Government ‘does not believe in regime change from the skies’, in an apparent criticism of the US President.

5. Social media star Angryginge ‘over the moon’ to be playing in Soccer Aid 2026

   Angryginge, real name Morgan Burtwistle, will be taking part in this year’s annual charity football match.

6. Claudia Winkleman: ‘Total privilege’ to have Norton slot

   The TV star said she is feeling superstitious about the show launching on Friday 13 and joked it is ‘going to have a freakishly short run’.

7. Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged to scrap fuel duty hike amid oil price fears

   The price of oil jumped to over 80 US dollars a barrel after the US-Israeli attack on Iran.

8. Owen Cooper becomes youngest Soccer Aid participant as players for 2026 revealed

   The award-winning Adolescence star, 16, said being the youngest player to take part is a ‘real honour’.

9. Ministers must ‘get a grip’ on data centre applications, campaigners say

   The Action to Protect Rural Scotland has published an interactive online map showing where data centres are planned.

10. ‘Extraordinary dignity’ of Sarah Everard’s family hailed five years after death

    Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said her senseless and devastating murder was a profound betrayal.