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1. Starmer rejects calls to resign as he sacks Foreign Office chief after Mandelson vetting scandal explodes

   Security officials initially denied Lord Mandelson clearance - but Foreign Office officials overruled the recommendation

2. Uber ups stake in Delivery Hero in £235 million deal

   Just Eat Takeaway’s owner Prosus is selling its stake in Delivery Hero to appease EU competition concerns.

3. Vogue Williams expecting fourth child with husband Spencer Matthews

   The 40-year-old former Heart presenter posted a picture of herself with Matthews.

4. Epsom gang rape: Everything we know as attack on woman sparks community tension

   Large crowds demanded answers from Surrey Police, which says it does not have sufficient information to release descriptions of the suspects

5. ‘Unacceptable’ to overrule Mandelson vetting recommendation – Darren Jones

   Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones said he had suspended the Foreign Office’s ability to overrule vetting recommendations.

6. Meghan Trainor apologises to fans as she cancels tour

   The singer welcomed her third child earlier this year.

7. Harry dances with Australian girl before sailing around Sydney Harbour on latest leg of tour

   The Duke and Duchess of Sussex delighted the public by posing for photos next to the Opera House’s Man O’War steps

8. Duke and Duchess of Sussex meet Bondi Beach terror attack survivors

   Harry and Meghan also greeted emergency workers who responded to last year’s attack.

9. Tesco switches barcodes for QR codes in UK ‘first’

   The change will see QR codes applied to the packaging of 13 lines of Tesco’s own-brand sausages following a trial.

10. Video shows pro-Palestine activists vandalising Glasgow insurance office

    The activists sprayed slogans and smashed windows at the Sentinel building on the city’s Waterloo Street.