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1. Resident doctors in England to strike for six days

   It comes after an offer from the Government was rejected by the British Medical Association.

2. Artemis II begins journey home after reaching record distance from Earth

   The four astronauts on the first manned Moon mission in more than 50 years reached 252,756 miles from Earth during a lunar flyby.

3. Local elections 2026: Where are they happening and what is at stake?

   It is the largest set of local elections in England for three years.

4. Wireless tickets to go on sale after promoter defends Kanye West appearance

   The Government has been urged to ban West from entering the UK to perform at Wireless Festival because of antisemitism.

5. UK to host Hormuz planning meeting as Trump deadline looms for Iran

   The US president has given Tehran until 8pm on Tuesday Washington time to end its blockade of the strait or be bombed ‘back to the Stone Ages’.

6. Family raise awareness of 14-month-old daughter’s mystery illness

   Elyza began experiencing symptoms at just two months old.

7. Boy who had collapsed lungs as child wins karate medal at world championships

   Glasgow teenager Ben Cotter took up karate at the age of four.

8. Scottish Tory manifesto to launch with focus on tax and cutting benefits bills

   Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay is set to make a speech in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

9. Applied Nutrition to launch more products for weight-loss drug users

   Boss Thomas Ryder said the company believes it can benefit longer-term from catering for customers using weight loss treatments.

10. Scottish Labour pledge pothole fund to fix ‘sorry state’ of Scotland’s roads

    Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is vowing to fix Scotland’s roads.