UK - The Independent

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1. Almost half of private renters faced rule-breaking letting agents

   Many rogue agents are operating delivering “rock-bottom” service, Citizens Advice warns

2. Japan could force demolition of ‘illegal’ mosque inaugurated by Pakistan’s ambassador

   City mayor says she wants the mosque demolished as soon as possible

3. First ovarian cancer treatment in decades given green light for NHS

   Experts have hailed the ‘landmark’ decision from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to approve the treatment for NHS use

4. Rare albino buffalo that resembles Trump now living the high-life after being spared execution

   A rare albino buffalo fondly named after Donald Trump for its distinctive blond tuft is drawing a huge crowd at the national zoo in Bangladesh’s capital

5. Henry Nowak protests: ‘Rioters smashed cars as our kids slept upstairs – we were terrified’

   After violent disorder broke out in Southampton in response to the murder of Henry Nowak, residents tell Dan Haygarth of the terror and chaos that unfolded around them

6. Birders scale remote Indonesian mountain for first sighting of elusive parrot in a century

   Blue-fronted lorikeet is found on Buru island and nowhere else on the planet

7. Chelsea’s former record goalscorer Bobby Tambling dies aged 84

   Tambling made his debut for the Stamford Bridge club as a 17-year-old in 1959

8. Taylor Swift’s once-close friend reportedly not invited to wedding amid ‘sad time’ in friendship

   The ‘Opalite’ singer and NFL star Travis Kelce are reportedly getting married in New York City next month

9. Tom Holland demanded changes from Spider-Man 4 producers after filming The Odyssey: ‘Why are we making this movie?’

   “We need to know why we are making this movie beyond the fact that it’s “Spider-Man 4” and they make loads of money,” actor said

10. The real reason Farage has seized on the murder of Henry Nowak

    While Keir Starmer expressed his fury at Nigel Farage’s intervention, political editor David Maddox warns that the Reform UK leader is engaging in the most naked of political opportunism