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1. Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 81, hospitalized in critical condition

   Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized in critical condition, his team says.

2. Trump closes DC’s busiest golf course for renovations in his latest beautification project

   The renovation follows Trump’s $400 million ballroom, plans for a $40 million National Garden of American Heroes, and the resurfacing of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

3. How Tottenham gave their Premier League survival hopes new life with vital win at Aston Villa

   Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham:Spurs climbed out of the bottom three with a deserved win against a home side with one eye on the Europa League

4. Israel national security minister served golden death penalty noose birthday cake

   Fellow politicians criticised Ben-Gvir for having police officials attend his birthday party

5. Majority of adults who are single ‘could not cope with an unexpected £850 bill’

   People who live alone are typically spending more than £1,200 a month on fixed costs alone, Aviva said.

6. Cybercriminals struggling to adopt AI in their work, research suggests

   Researchers analysed discussions from the CrimeBB database.

7. Wooden platform found hidden under Neolithic artificial island in loch

   The island is situated in a loch on the Isle of Lewis.

8. Food prices set to rise by 50% on start of cost-of-living crisis by November

   The ‘grim milestone’ would mean that the price growth seen in the nearly 20 years prior to the crisis would be achieved in just over five years.

9. Five suggestions to help households stretch their summer holiday budgets further

   Some new financial habits could help households to bolster their budgets for the costly summer months.

10. Heineken to invest £44.5m in hundreds of pubs creating 850 jobs

    The major investment plan comes despite a challenging backdrop for the pub sector.