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1. Man, 27, charged after A&E doctor stabbed at west London hospital

   Mahdi Abdullahi, 27, of Uxbridge, was remanded to appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court later today

2. Predator who sexually assaulted sleeping women on Tube is finally caught after tip-off

   BTP said investigators had not managed to identify him earlier because of a lack of on-train CCTV footage

3. Radley stores face closure despite rescue from administration

   Around 42 jobs will be lost despite the handbag retailer being purchased by Gordon Brothers

4. SNP leadership ‘doesn’t have clue’ how to win independence – former minister

   Former Scottish cabinet secretary said the SNP must focus on building support for independence rather than a ‘debate about process’ at Holyrood.

5. Tube strikes: London transport chiefs in new bid to avoid next week's 24-hour RMT walkouts

   Transport bosses are giving Tube drivers new assurances that a proposed four-day week would be voluntary

6. NHS website visits surge as people seek tips for heatstroke and sunburn

   Parents looking for advice on sun safety and first aid for babies also jumped by almost 3,500% on Monday.

7. Swinney rejects calls for independent inquiry into Murrell SNP embezzlement

   Former Scottish health secretary Alex Neil has joined those demanding a probe be carried out into the party’s processes.

8. New record low fertility rate for England and Wales, data shows

   More than a third of births last year were to mothers born outside the UK.

9. Minister rejects Blair’s triple lock warning as ex-PM calls for ‘coherent plan’

   Dan Tomlinson said ‘things have moved on’ since the ex-Labour leader was in No 10.

10. Amazon’s annual UK tax bill rises to top £1.3 billion

    The online marketplace is one of the UK’s biggest employers with about 75,000 staff.