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1. Airline launches twilight check-in luggage service

2. ‘I will never stop’: Zara Larsson makes public appeal to fans

3. Andy Farrell backs Ireland’s Sam Prendergast to bounce back from being dropped

   Jack Crowley will start at Twickenham.

4. Legendary opera singer and film star mourned after his death at age 85

   He sang at the funerals of Belgium's King Boudewijn and his wife Queen Fabiola

5. All the US warships, fighter jets and tankers now within striking distance of Iran

6. Timeline of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s scandals as royal arrested on his birthday amid Epstein allegations

   Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has seen his reputation damaged over his friendship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

7. My Boo songwriter reveals singer Usher was originally supposed to duet with instead of Alicia Keys

   Usher released the fan-favorite tune in 2004

8. Uber is moving to stricter background checks for drivers after report details hiring of violent criminals

   Uber also weighing stricter rules around other serious offenses, such as harassment, restraining-order violations and weapons charges, according to report

9. Liam Rosenior says anyone found guilty of racism should be kicked out of football

10. Winter Olympics live: Team GB women try to reach curling semi-finals after men scrape through

    Italy lost to Switzerland ensuring Bruce Mouat’s British rink have reached this evening’s semi-finals and Team GB’s women will try to follow suit in the afternoon session