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1. NHS staff who accessed medical records of Nottingham stabbing attack victims sacked

   Students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and grandfather Ian Coates, were killed in a stabbing rampage by Valdo Calocane on 13 June 2023

2. Netanyahu issues rare rebuke to far-right Israeli minister over video taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists

   Itamar Ben-Gvir is facing global backlash after releasing clips making fun of detained activists who tried to breach a blockade of Gaza

3. Queen Elizabeth pushed for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to get trade role - and he wasn’t vetted, bombshell files show

   Royal preferred to go to ‘sophisticated countries’ as UK trade envoy – and refused to attend ‘golf functions’

4. Israel’s most senior diplomat in UK summoned over ‘inflammatory’ video

   A video posted by the country’s security minister taunted detainees from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza

5. Appeals in Congo for more supplies as aid groups warn Ebola outbreak is ‘gaining momentum’

   Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo have appealed for more supplies and staff to respond to the outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, as armed groups continued to threaten safety of the region already grappling with displacement and humanitarian crisis

6. Net migration to UK slashed by nearly half driven by fewer people coming for work

   Fewer people coming to the UK for work has driven big drop in net migration to 171,000 in year ending December 2025

7. Iran take step closer to confirming World Cup participation – despite Trump’s war

8. Documents reveal details of Andrew’s trade envoy appointment – including late Queen’s involvement

9. Iran-US war latest: Tehran rebuilt military strength much faster than expected during ceasefire, US intel says

   ‘The Iranians have exceeded all timelines the IC had for reconstitution,’ a US official said

10. Madeleine McCann’s parents ‘disappointed’ by new Channel 5 drama