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1. Starmer urged to tackle human rights abuses with Nigerian president on state visit

   Fabian Hamilton, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Rights, warned the prime minister that he had a ‘moral responsibility’ to raise concerns about democracy and human rights with President Tinubu

2. Covid-19 inquiry latest: Harrowing impact of pandemic on NHS and patients to be revealed in new report

   Top medic recalled ‘scenes from hell’ with ‘sick patients raining from the sky’

3. Sadiq Khan calls on Labour to reverse Brexit and rejoin EU at next election

   The intervention comes after Starmer’s chief negotiator on the EU reset said that the UK will never rejoin the block

4. Three major England decisions facing Thomas Tuchel ahead of latest squad announcement

   England will play Uruguay and Japan at Wembley in the last international break before Tuchel names his squad for the World Cup

5. Galatasaray confirm two horror injuries after bruising defeat by Liverpool

6. 4Chan fined £450,000 by Ofcom for not protecting children from pornography

   The regulator said the online forum did not have age checks in place to deter young users.

7. English cricket warned over shortage of balls due to conflict in Middle East

   Dukes have run into issues with the import of balls with the cricketing summer around the corner

8. King ‘still set to visit US’ despite growing tensions between Starmer and Trump over Iran

   Foreign secretary expected to join the royals on April trip amid strained relations between countries

9. Pope Leo endorses Francis' divisive 2016 text on Communion after civil remarriage

   Pope Leo XIV is signaling strong endorsement of one of Pope Francis’ most controversial policies on marriage and divorce

10. 4Chan fined £520k in Ofcom online pornography crackdown

    The site failed to adequately protect children, says regulator