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1. TikTok craze drives ‘all-time record demand’ for dairy product

2. Innovative prostate cancer treatment shows ‘remarkable’ results

3. Iran latest: Trump warns US faces ‘big decision’ over strikes as Middle East crisis worsens

   Fears of strikes on Iran have escalated as the UK and US withdraws all its staff from Iran

4. Unions demand raises for school support staff after pay shortfall revealed

5. At least 15 killed after Bolivian cargo plane carrying banknotes crashes near La Paz

   Hercules C-130 plane veers off runway in El Alto, scattering newly printed currency and damaging vehicles

6. School support staff lost more than £2 billion in wages last year: ‘They are being discriminated against’

   Unions are calling for school and council workers to get a pay rise of at least £3,000 or 10% for 2026/27

7. North Korea’s Kim gifts rifles to officials and his daughter takes aim after party congress

   North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gifted top government and military officials new sniper rifles following a weeklong ruling party congress celebrating his leadership

8. Bill Clinton’s Epstein deposition leaves contrasting takeaways for lawmakers

9. Legendary singer-songwriter dies at 86

10. Blaring horn after a power surge delays Pistons and Cavaliers in 3rd quarter

    The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers were delayed for 18 minutes in the third quarter by a blaring horn after a power surge caused the overhead scoreboard to malfunction