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1. Suella Braverman latest: Farage welcomes Tory defector he once called ‘absolutely pathetic’ to Reform

   Suella Braverman was unveiled at a Reform rally for veterans in London as the eighth MP for the party

2. Nigella Lawson to replace Prue Leith on Great British Bake Off

   ‘I’m uncharacteristically rather lost for words,’ celebrity chef said of Channel 4 series appointment

3. ‘They lied to me and destroyed my house’: Thousands left in limbo over botched energy scheme

   Victims of the failed energy efficiency scheme tellThe Independent how they have been let down

4. F1 2026 pre-season testing live: New cars revealed for first time in Barcelona

   Follow live F1 action from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with the first glimpse of the 2026 cars on the racetrack

5. Bake Off announces new judge to replace Prue Leith

6. World Cup war games: Counter-drones, cyberattacks and stadium ICE raids top US security concerns as FIFA comes to town

   The U.S. is expecting at least 5 million international visitors, not to mention the millions of soccer fans at home, to be on the move during the six-week tournament

7. Governor calls for Noem to resign saying she ‘forfeited her right to lead’

8. Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform

   Braverman joins her ally Robert Jenrick and other right-wing Tories as the latest senior figure to desert Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Party in favour of Reform

9. Arsenal must beware of anti-football’s perils after succumbing to Man United magic

   Arteta has grown reliant on set plays this season but thanks to two instances of United individual brilliance, Arsenal’s latest goal from a corner couldn’t come to their rescue

10. Bank of Scotland fined for breaching Russia financial sanctions

    The bank processed 24 payments to or from a current account held by a sanctioned individual, a Treasury body found.