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1. Southampton 'Spygate' appeal decision revealed as teams confirmed for Championship play-off final

   Saints were caught in the act of covertly recording opposition training sessions

2. Freiburg vs Aston Villa LIVE: Europa League final latest score, match stream, and goal updates

   Unai Emery chasing fifth title in UEFA’s second tier

3. Freiburg 0-3 Aston Villa: Youri Tielemans and Emi Buendia hit screamers as Villans clinch Europa League title

   Unai Emery wins competition for record fifth time

4. PM ‘reaffirms’ Ukraine backing in call with Zelensky amid sanctions criticism

   Downing Street said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had ‘reaffirmed the UK’s steadfast support for Ukraine’ in his call with Volodymyr Zelensky.

5. Planned fuel duty rise axed amid high pump prices

   Rates were previously planned to increase from September.

6. Murder investigation launched after bus driver attacked on Battersea Bridge dies

   Sergei Krajev, 64, received first aid at the scene and was taken to hospital but sadly died on Tuesday

7. Britain slams Israeli minister Ben-Gvir over video showing him 'taunting detainees seized from aid flotilla'

   Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the incident ‘violates the most basic standards of respect and dignity in the way people should be treated’

8. Brighton beach deaths: Women who died in sea were sisters from London

   Father of Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, in heartbreaking tribute to his ‘beautiful’ daughters

9. Channel 4 boss ‘deeply sorry’ after MAFS sexual assault and rape allegations

   Senior figures at Channel 4, including chief executive Priya Dogra, spoke at a briefing.

10. Swinney appoints Public Sector Reform Secretary in ‘fiscal sustainability’ push

    The First Minister created the post, to be filled by Ivan McKee, as he appointed his new Cabinet.