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1. Bereaved mothers call for urgent action to fix mental health services

   The families were backed by Melanie Leahy who led a ten-year campaign for a public inquiry into mental health related deaths in Essex.

2. Britain cannot grow without ‘fighting fit’ finance sector, Rachel Reeves says

   Ms Reeves, delivering her annual Mansion House speech to the financial services sector, said changes were needed for the UK to stay competitive.

3. ‘Urgent’ need for digital reform of banking payments, says Bank of England boss

   Governor Andrew Bailey said he remained sceptical over the need for a digital pound, stressing that innovation in payments should be a priority.

4. Queen made honorary freeman and liveryman of Worshipful Company of Stationers

   The Queen was installed in the company in recognition of her service to literacy

5. Schools told to make sex education ‘stage appropriate’ as age limit plans axed

   Primary school teachers can decide to discuss the sharing of naked images or online sexual content if it is affecting their pupils, guidance says.

6. Marti Cifuentes: Leicester appoint QPR manager to replace Manchester United legend

   Cifuentes joined the R’s back in 2023

7. John Torode says he was not informed of MasterChef departure

   BBC director-general Tim Davie had earlier condemned the ‘serious racist term’ the Australian-born presenter was alleged to have used.

8. Fences erected at Oasis’s Manchester gig site as ticketless fans urged not to go

   The band have three more shows to play in Heaton Park as part of their reunion tour.

9. OPINION - Think your estate agent is just bad vibes? Well, they might be breaking the law

   Panorama has revealed the ‘damning’ extent of conditional selling, which has been illegal since 2008

10. Constance Marten: The aristocrat who fell from high society to become a convicted baby killer

    She was born into a life of incredible privilege but gave it all up for a sordid life on the run with a convicted rapist. Now she faces many years in jail