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  1. Sir Keir Starmer has spoken this morning after Labour lost control of eight councils with pressure intensifying on the prime minister

  2. The personal finance expert has made the unexpected crossover to being a Hunsnet-approved oracle, writes Rachel McGrath

  3. While the Fifa president Gianni Infantino boasts about how the US commercialisation of sport is ‘reaching different levels’, fans are left to pay the exorbitant cost of this World Cup. ‘It’s a lesson in how to suck the joy out of it.’ By Miguel Delaney

  4. Four skeletons, known as catacomb saints or Holy Bodies, have been on display for centuries

  5. The row centred on access to a shared garden and ended with a gate being forced and locks changed

  6. The prime minister vowed to fight on, saying: ‘Days like this don’t weaken my resolve to deliver the change that I promised’

  7. Early results saw Labour haemorrhage hundreds of councillors and eight local authorities across England while Reform, the Greens and Liberal Democrats all made gains

  8. David Hinton will leave after former chairman chairman Chris Train resigned last week following a grilling in Parliament.
  9. With the Chester May Festival building to its climax, our horse racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge takes a look at the best bets on Friday’s card.