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1. Australian Open men’s and women’s seed list and tracker

   Follow the progress of the top-32 players in the men’s and women’s draw at the Australian Open

2. What caused the Spain train crash? Authorities investigate ‘extremely strange’ incident that killed 40

   Hundreds were on board when the train derailed and slammed into another on an adjacent track

3. Is the Australian Open on TV? Channel, live stream and how to watch tennis grand slam

   Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys are the defending champions as the opening grand slam of the year gets underway in Melbourne

4. Joao Fonseca knocked out of Australian Open in first round after physical struggles

   Fonseca was upset by 85th-ranked American Eliot Spizzirri as the Brazilian struggled on his return to Melbourne

5. Analysis: China's birth-rate struggles underscore its millennia-long struggle to manage 'the masses'

   An enormous population has long been a foundational way for China to project its strength

6. Australia closes dozens of beaches after fourth shark attack in 48 hours: ‘Just go to a local pool’

   Surfer, 39, bitten by shark while surfing near a national park campground in New South Wales

7. How to high-low your food shop: Splurge on flavour, save on the rest

   With 70 per cent of Brits prioritising value without compromising on taste, a growing number are adopting ‘high-low’ shopping: spending on the ingredients that matter, saving on the ones that don’t. Here’s how the method works – and three recipes that prove eating well on a budget is entirely doable

8. Two decades ago, High School Musical shook the planet – and 12-year-old girls were never the same again

   Kenny Ortega’s all-singing tween extravaganza was critically sniffed at upon its 2006 release – but the reverberations of ‘High School Musical’ are still being felt in Hollywood today, argues Lydia Spencer-Elliott

9. How locking chats on WhatsApp became a relationship red flag

   Is the lesser known lock chats feature on WhatsApp helping or harming us? Olivia Petter investigates on how this extra security feature is causing havoc in relationships

10. US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search

    Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant