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1. F1 Abu Dhabi GP live: Start time for crucial qualifying session as Norris prepares for title showdown

   Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri all target a vital pole position ahead of the season-decider on Sunday

2. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin yet to show interest in peace, Trump envoy admits ahead of latest talks

   Donald Trump says he does not know what Kremlin is doing after peace talks in Moscow yield very little

3. World Cup 2026 live: England and Scotland to learn full match schedule after shameful draw ceremony

   The time and venue for every match at the first ever 48-nation World Cup in North America next summer will be revealed today after Rio Ferdinand helmed a complicated draw

4. Tony Blair ‘planning major intervention’ over Labour’s future

   The former Labour leader is reported to be ‘looking closely’ at leadership candidates

5. Labour has completely abandoned women’s rights, former ECHR chief claims

   Baroness Falkner said Labour was traditionally the ‘party of feminism’ but that the current generation of Labour MPs has ‘lost it’

6. Ashes 2025 live score: Pope and Crawley fall in quick succession after Australia take huge first-innings lead

   Ben Stokes’s side are in trouble in Brisbane

7. UK Championship snooker results, scores and schedule in full

   Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out in the first round but Judd Trump and Mark Selby are among the players hoping to lift the trophy at the Barbican Centre in York

8. When is the FA Cup draw? Start time, third round ball numbers and how to watch on TV

   Everything you need to know as Premier League and Championship sides enter the FA Cup

9. Penny Lancaster reflects on ‘unbelievable’ Gregg Wallace comment

   Model was previously left ‘humiliated’ by host during celebrity version of BBC series

10. How to watch every Investec Champions Cup match on TV this weekend

    Rugby union’s premier club competition gets underway with Bordeaux Begles as the defending champions after beating Northampton Saints in last year’s final