UK - The Independent

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1. Line of Duty casts Robert Carlyle as new season’s big guest star

   New series of BBC drama ratings smash is slowly taking shape

2. Danika Mason apologises for drinking before Olympics report

3. Game of Thrones prequel to be staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company

   ‘Game of Thrones: The Mad King’ will premiere at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this summer

4. Antonia Romeo is appointed as UK’s top civil servant

   The appointment comes after allegations Dame Antonia was previously spoken to about her management style

5. Who is Yoon Suk Yeol? First South Korean president to be jailed for life

   Former leader threw his country into political turmoil by briefly declaring martial law in late 2024

6. Who is Antonia Romeo? Starmer appoints new cabinet secretary and Civil Service chief

7. At least 16 killed after gas explosion rips through apartment building in Pakistan

   Explosion in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi leaves at least 16 dead after part of the building collapses

8. Former Tottenham star concerned interim boss Igor Tudor ‘knows nothing about the Premier League’

   Igor Tudor will take charge of his first match on Sunday when Tottenham face Arsenal in the north London derby

9. Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom announces new DAZN streaming deal

   Having first signed a deal with DAZN in 2018, Matchroom will continue with the streaming platform

10. Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal only have themselves to blame after Wolves draw

    Tom Edozie climbed off the bench to score the equaliser on his debut.