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1. Just six inflatable 'small boats' slashed by French police to stop migrant crossings, admits minister as new deal announced

   More riot police will be deployed on French beaches to try to prevent tens of thousands of migrants heading to Britain this year

2. Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Ukraine to ‘remind the world’ about the war

   The Duke of Sussex was filmed arriving at Kyiv railway station, stepping off an overnight train from Poland and greeting people

3. Rufus Wainwright's My London: Brooches, Dim Sum, and bidding farewell to Judy Garland

   Singer Rufus Wainwright gets his bling in Cecil Court and has a grand old time at the Delaunay

4. Chelsea: Liam Rosenior 'stitched up' by two players after sacking

   Rosenior lasted just 106 days as Chelsea head coach

5. Tube strike LIVE: Second 24-hour RMT walkout to bring major disruption across London Underground

   Tube drivers to walk out again at midday on Thursday plunging transport network into fresh chaos

6. Sainsbury’s says Iran war to hit its shoppers and business

   Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts said shoppers have become ‘even more focused on the cost of living’ since the conflict started.

7. Cancer cases reach record level as UK population ages

   Cancer Research UK warned that NHS services are struggling to cope with rising demand

8. Annual Government borrowing drops unexpectedly to lowest in three years

   The ONS said public sector borrowing was estimated to have dropped £19.8 billion to a lower-than-expected £132 billion in the year to March.

9. Ancient tree which inspired Brambly Hedge cottage discovered in Epping Forest

   The crab apple tree inspired Jill Barklem’s illustration of Crabapple Cottage in the beloved children’s series.

10. Michelle O’Neill says Irish unity poll by 2030 is ‘very conceivable’

    The Sinn Fein vice president described unity as the ‘big idea’ of her generation.