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1. SAG Actor Awards 2026 - winners list (updating live)

   Formerly known as the SAG Awards, The Actor Awards honor performances in film and TV productions

2. MOD confirms suspected Iranian drone strike on RAF base in Cyprus

   ‘Our Armed Forces are responding to a suspected drone strike at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus at midnight local time,’ a spokesperson told The Independent

3. Shane Lowry rues missing out on victory in front of daughter after costly finish

   Colombia’s Nico Echavarria snatched victory after Lowry found water on the 16th and 17th.

4. Dax Shepard posts sweet tribute to wife and Actor Awards host Kristen Bell before skipping red carpet

   Shepard posted to his Instagram hours before the red carpet began

5. Arsenal’s set-piece specialists could force a defining shift of style into the Premier League

   Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: The Gunners scored both their goals against the Blues from corners as they saw off the threat of their London rivals

6. US futures and Asian shares open lower, oil prices soar as US and Israeli attack Iran

   The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have sent a chill through world markets, with U.S. futures falling more than 1%

7. Young homeowners who used bank of mum and dad ‘pressured to live near parents’

   Some under-35s who were helped by the ‘bank of mum and dad’ said their parents had a say in which home they chose or influenced home improvements.

8. Starmer gives Trump permission to use RAF bases for defensive action against Iran

   But just hours after the prime minister made his announcement there were reports of an explosion at one of the UK bases in Cyprus - RAF Akrotiri

9. Almost half of officers’ DNA still missing from Met Police database

   Labour former minister Dawn Butler said it is ‘deeply disappointing’ that progress has been slow

10. Labour parliamentarians urge UK Government to oppose Rosebank oil field

    MPs and MSPs from the party are among more than 60 parliamentarians who have signed a pledge against developing the oil field from campaigners Uplift.