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1. Politics latest: Shabana Mahmood warns of Trump-style visa ban and says illegal migration ‘tearing UK apart’

   Calling it her ‘moral mission’ she says, illegal immigration is 'dividing communities' in the country

2. Labour to ramp up deportations by overriding ECHR

   Home secretary will attempt to change way ECHR is interpreted by UK judges – as critics hit out over proposals

3. World Cup 2026 draw: Date, start time, format and who has qualified?

   The tournament in USA, Canada and Mexico will be the first with 48 teams taking part in a 12-group format

4. When are the World Cup qualifying play-offs and when is the draw?

   The 12 group runners-up will be joined by four teams who reached the play-offs thanks to their Nations League performance

5. Now Trump changes stance on Epstein files as he urges vote for release

6. Dozens of schools in Australia and New Zealand shut after play sand recalled over asbestos fear

   Closures follow laboratory results confirming traces of tremolite and chrysotile asbestos in several sand products widely used in early-learning classrooms

7. Vicky Pattison becomes the seventh celebrity to exit Strictly Come Dancing

   Star topped the leaderboard last week but received low marks for Saturday night’s jive

8. Off-duty pilot who tried to cut plane’s engines midair ‘hadn’t slept in over 40 hours’

   Joseph Emerson, of Pleasant Hill, California, was charged in federal court with interfering with a flight crew

9. Trump defends Tucker Carlson after interview with white nationalist splits Republican Party

   Three years ago, Trump hosted Fuentes at a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago resort, along with the rapper Ye

10. Met Office reveals where and when snow could hit in UK after Storm Claudia

    A plunge in temperature could bring icy conditions across Britain in the coming days