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1. Analysis: Andy Burnham's route back to Commons is clearer - but can he win in Makerfield?

   The Greater Manchester mayor faces a messy and bitter by-election battle with Reform UK.

2. Watch: The day Labour's potential leadership race began to heat up

   Political turmoil continued in Westminster on Thursday after Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned Starmer's government saying he had "lost confidence" in his leadership.

3. Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group

   The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening "traditional Russian values".

4. 'Don't swim' warnings in place at nearly all of England's official river bathing sites

   Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites

5. Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives

   Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.

6. Anti-immigration AI videos traced to overseas fakers, BBC finds

   "Patriotic" UK anti-immigration social media accounts have been traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

7. Meningitis cases in Reading are pupils at two schools, UKHSA says

   A sixth-form student died following the three meningitis cases in Reading.

8. British Gas pays £20m over prepayment meter force-fitting scandal

   The regulator say the energy supplier breached licence conditions aimed at protecting customers in vulnerable situations.

9. Australia soars into Eurovision final as UK song debuts

   Delta Goodrem is now a favourite to win Eurovision, following a spectacular semi-final performance.

10. Beckham becomes UK's first billionaire sportsman

    Former England captain Sir David Beckham becomes the UK's first billionaire sportsman in the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List.