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1. Extreme Bionic off-road protection jacket from Alpinestars aims for the stars

   Careful design and high-tech combine to provide safety and comfort

2. New Zealand would support removal of Andrew from line of succession

   A spokesman said the country’s prime minister would support the move.

3. Prue Leith on why she feels more sympathetic to Nigel Farage and Reform

   The 86-year-old chef’s son Danny Kruger is an MP for Reform UK

4. Mandelson questioned by police after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in office

   The peer was facing questioning by detectives.

5. Baby born after womb transplant from dead donor in historic moment at London hospital

   Hugo Powell was born to Grace Bell, who received a womb transplant from a deceased donor in 2024

6. Violence and abuse against retailers falls by a fifth, but ‘unacceptably high’

   Incidents involving physical violence against retail staff remained largely unchanged from the previous year, at 118 per day, the BRC reported.

7. Womb transplant doctors describe moment of joy as baby Hugo entered the world

   Baby Hugo was born in December after his mother received a womb from a dead donor.

8. Women bosses face more scrutiny than men, says chief of Government-backed review

   The chief executive of the FTSE Women Leaders Review said firms can have a tendency to ‘fish in the same pool’ for top bosses.

9. Zoopla buys online business newhomesforsale.co.uk

   It comes amid a push by Zoopla to expand its new build offering, having recently announced tie-ups with Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon.

10. Meet Hugo, the first baby born in the UK after womb transplant from dead donor

    Hugo’s mother Grace was born with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser, a rare condition resulting in an underdeveloped or missing womb.