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1. Britain must ‘move away’ from defence reliance on America, MPs and peers warn

   But Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy said the UK should continue to collaborate with the US.

2. Starmer: I’m not going anywhere and Rayner has a lot to offer

   Ms Rayner last week attacked the Government’s immigration reforms as ‘un-British’.

3. Starmer: Trump criticism is to pressure me on Iran but I won’t buckle

   The Prime Minister said he would not waver on his ‘core values and principles’ that were ‘irreducible.’

4. Nigel Farage brands London 'riddled with crime, potholes and struggling schools' ahead of May local elections

   The Reform UK leader also challenged Kemi Badenoch over the running of Croydon Council

5. Energy crisis will define Holyrood election, says Flynn

   He said voters face a choice of “a permanent cost-of-living crisis under Westminster or lower energy bills with independence’.

6. Tesco and Sainsbury’s non-loyalty brand prices more expensive than Waitrose

   Which? compared a list of 245 branded items including Heinz, Nescafe and Mr Kipling in February.

7. Manic Street Preachers cover The Cure at London gig

   The Welsh rockers were playing the Royal Albert Hall in London.

8. Who Italy will face after World Cup play-off semi-final win as next opponents revealed

   Azzurri extend unbeaten run against Northern Ireland to nine games

9. Wales vs Bosnia-Herzegovina LIVE: World Cup play-off result, latest updates and fan reaction

   Huge play-off clash at the Cardiff City Stadium

10. Olivia Dean triumphs with three awards at 30th Mobo awards

    The celebration of black music and culture was held at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena, three decades after the organisation was founded.