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1. UK to pay France extra cash to stop small boat crossings – but only if it works

   Some of UK funding for French police will be conditional on success in stopping Channel crossings

2. Allies of Olly Robbins make Starmer claim after being sacked over Mandelson vetting row

3. Counter Terrorism Police make two more arrests over planned arson on Jewish site

4. Pep Guardiola adamant Man City have to win all their games to win Premier League

   Erling Haaland scored the only goal as City continued their recent charge to hit the summit with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Burnley.

5. Alarm as thousands of patients in England waited over three days for treatment in A&E last year

   Thousands of patients waited for over three days in A&E in England last year

6. ‘Highly constrained’: New government pension reform plan remains deadlocked over ‘mandation’ rules

   It comes amid aims to increase the amount of investment in the UK, which it is hoped will lead to economic growth

7. Police seek 17-year-old for attempted murder in shooting near University of Iowa, authorities say

   Authorities are seeking a 17-year-old on charges of attempted murder after a weekend shooting near the University of Iowa campus

8. Ashley Roberts speaks out on ‘really tough’ I’m A Celeb experience after being evicted from camp

   The American singer was eliminated from the show after being the slowest to complete a puzzle during a challenge

9. Lamine Yamal forced off after scoring winner for Barcelona to spark World Cup injury fears

   The Barcelona winger appeared to grab his hamstring after scoring the penalty and was then replaced by Roony Bardghji

10. Starmer-Mandelson latest: PM could face Privileges Committee over claims he misled MPs

    The Tories, SNP and Lib Dems have approached the Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, asking him to refer Sir Keir to the Privileges Committee