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1. Couple awarded £3.3m after flood work damages medieval home that once hosted King Henry VIII

   The compensation includes nearly £200k for a new swimming pool

2. Investigation finds rope jumper, 21, died as instructors failed to attach cord

3. Inside the forgotten ‘capital of Brexit’ – where Boris Johnson’s unkept promises have left voters feeling betrayed

   In one of the biggest shocks of election night 2019, Labour lost its Stoke-on-Trent seats as the red wall collapsed amid a Boris Johnson pledge to get Brexit done. Seven years on, Alex Ross discovers a city feeling even further left behind

4. M25 closure as two lorry blazes spark disruption

5. World Cup referee backed by representative body after controversial hand gesture

   Shaun Evans was seen making an upside down ‘OK’ gesture in the VAR hub before Sunday’s match between Germany and Curacao

6. Russian central bank chief who ‘threatened to quit over Ukraine war’ not seen in public for three weeks

   Bank says Elvira Nabiullina is on sick leave but will attend press conference on 19 June

7. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says Moscow deal could be next after talks with Putin and Zelensky

   The US president was speaking immediately after announcing that he had signed a memorandum to bring an end to the Iran war

8. History of the OK hand gesture and why it is sparking controversy at World Cup

9. Jelly Roll files for divorce from wife Bunnie Xo after nearly 10 years of marriage

   News comes after the country star made an emotional speech paying tribute to his wife at this year’s Grammy Awards

10. Bruce Willis’s wife clears up ‘very common misconception’ about Die Hard star’s dementia

    Film star was diagnosed with aphasia in 2022 and frontotemporal dementia a year later