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1. ‘Big Match Bonanza’ provides glimpse of Prem Rugby’s future – but three key challenges remain

   With the English top flight moving to an expansion model, fixtures at large stadiums could become more regular in the future

2. Saturday racing tips: Best bets and odds for the Doncaster Lincoln meeting

   Horse racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge has picked out his best bets from competitive cards at Doncaster and over the jumps at Uttoxeter.

3. A flesh-eating parasite is threatening to reinvade the US. Here’s what it will take to stop it

   The New World screwworm has been detected just a few hundred miles from the southern border

4. I’m a fussy eating expert. Here are seven ways to prevent children from being picky at mealtime

   Alicia Eaton, author of Mind How Your Kids Eat, explains how calm, predictable eating times can prevent mealtimes turning into a battleground.

5. Patsy Kensit reveals Elton John’s advice amid ‘weight-shaming’ during Liam Gallagher romance

   Actor, 58, made a rare comment about her time married to Liam Gallagher

6. England vs Uruguay LIVE: Three big questions for Tuchel’s experimental team selection in Wembley friendly

   Recall Ben White? Start James Garner? And will Thomas Tuchel go with Cole Palmer or Phil Foden from the start of tonight’s friendly with Uruguay

7. Ministers were stockpiling French wine days before Brexit deadline as ‘no deal’ exit loomed

   Britain came close to leaving the European Union without a trade deal under Boris Johnson’s leadership

8. Trump roasted over Cabinet meeting ‘cognitive test’ boast with embarrassing community note and Grok fact check

   The president has long fixated on results from a dementia screening test given to him during his first term

9. Epstein survivors launch class-action lawsuit against Trump and Google after file release

10. European country ‘confirms foreign influence’ in recent election

    While the statement did not name the agency in question, the allegations have cast a shadow over an election that concluded with no clear winner