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1. Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal open talks; Chelsea defender targets; Man Utd, Liverpool latest; Spurs medical

   January window nearing halfway stage

2. Seventh Traitors contestant to be banished says winning shield led to downfall

   The faithful said he was ‘overwhelmed’ and ‘frustrated’ from Wednesday’s challenge, causing him to appear suspicious.

3. Seventh contestant banished and tensions rise in The Traitors

   The next player to leave the show has been revealed.

4. Serial fare dodger warned he faces jail over 112 unpaid train tickets

   Charles Brohiri - one of the UK’s worst fare evaders - is accused of failing to pay fines worth £48,682

5. M25 crash latest: 'Multiple-vehicle' collision brings traffic to halt as drivers face hour-long delays

   Queues are stretching back to Junction 29 (Romford), and severe delays are expected

6. Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why?

   Robert Jenrick has become the latest Tory MP to defect to Reform UK.

7. The Traitors sees fifth contestant murdered in lucky twist

   The latest murder victim on the hit BBC show has been revealed.

8. Tribunal nurse Sandie Peggie ‘has been through hell’, Kemi Badenoch says

   The Tory leader met nurse Sandie Peggie in Edinburgh on Thursday – and afterwards called on the UK Government to issue updated gender guidance.

9. Robert Jenrick’s political reinvention leads him to Reform

   Mr Jenrick’s supporters say his spell at the Home Office ‘radicalised’ him in favour of a heavy reduction in immigration.

10. Kate celebrated Red Roses World Cup match win ‘by dancing in a cowboy hat’

    The Princess of Wales hailed the women’s Rugby World Cup champions when she hosted a Windsor Castle reception to celebrate their triumph