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1. Three more Iran football team members change minds over asylum

   Four of seven members of the women's football delegation who originally sought to stay in Australia have now chosen to return home.

2. A finale worthy of the greatest Six Nations ever

   History, records, upsets, high-scoring classics - and a thrilling finale. The 2026 Six Nations is likely to go down as the best edition in the tournament's history.

3. We expect government help in a crisis. Will Reeves intervene on energy bills this time?

   After Covid furlough and Truss’s bailout, can the UK expect another government crisis rescue, asks Laura Kuenssberg.

4. London's Burning actor John Alford dies in prison

   The 54-year-old former star of Grange Hill and London's Burning was found dead at HMP Bure in Norfolk.

5. Officials could gain police-style powers to tackle fly-tippers

   The move would allow officers to search premises without a warrant, seize assets and arrest those suspected of criminality.

6. Oscars 2026: What to expect, how to watch and who will win

   Sinners, One Battle After Another and Hamnet will all be vying for Hollywood's highest honour on Sunday.

7. 'Gruesome' war bets fuel calls for crackdown on prediction markets

   Predictions markets have hosted millions of dollars of bets related to the war in Iran.

8. BBC visits aftermath of Israeli strike on Lebanon that killed family as IDF targets Hezbollah

   A relative tells BBC those killed were civilians and not Hezbollah operatives, but the Israel Defence Forces says it was targeting "terrorist infrastructure".

9. F1 cancels Bahrain & Saudi Arabia Grands Prix

   The Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekends are cancelled because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

10. Iraq taking private plane to Mexico for World Cup play-off

    Iraq will travel to Mexico by private plane for their World Cup play-off despite calls from coach Graham Arnold to postpone the match amid the escalating US-Israeli war with Iran, the country's FA president Adnan Dirjal says.