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1. Trump calls for ‘total and complete blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers from Venezuela in escalation of tensions

   The Trump administration has placed hundreds of American troops and ships near Venezuela’s coastline

2. Chelsea survive Cardiff scare as substitutes power Blues into Carabao Cup semi-finals

   Cardiff City 1-3 Chelsea: Two late goals from substitutes Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho killed off the Bluebirds’ hopes of an upset

3. Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers from Venezuela

4. Ashes 2025 live: England take early wickets in must-win match after Steve Smith ruled out with illness

   The third Test begins at the Adelaide Oval with England 2-0 down to Australia in the series

5. GOP mounts revolt against Mike Johnson over healthcare - but they aren’t ready to join with Democrats, yet

   Republicans in tough elections want to force a vote on their legislation, but aren’t receiving much help from leaders in either party

6. Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump's crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids

   Senior Border Patrol official Greg Bovino has returned to the Chicago area, about a month after leaving to lead immigration crackdowns in other cities

7. Bronx rapper Kay Flock sentenced to 30 years in prison for shootings

   His music career was just taking off before his 2021 arrest

8. UK ‘set to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme’ as part of Starmer’s Brexit reset

   Ministers could announce the return to Erasmus as soon as Wednesday, according to reports

9. Grassroots football players five times more likely to be problem gamblers, study finds

   New research from the University of Bristol has found that grassroots football players have a much higher chance of developing a gambling problem

10. 2025 ‘another record-breaking year’ for mobile data usage

    Communications giant Virgin Media O2 said usage was up by 18%.