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1. Decisive voter behind NFL’s MVP controversy explains why he didn’t pick Stafford or Maye

   Stafford edged out Maye and Justin Herbert to the prestigious award, in what was the closest vote since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair were co-winners in 2003

2. Senior government figures forced to hand over private messages with Mandelson

   Starmer hopes release of documents will prove he was “misled” by Mandelson before he appointed him as US ambassador

3. Starmer-Mandelson latest: PM looks ‘weak, gullible and naive’ and could be finished, Harriet Harman warns

   PM under ever-increasing pressure from within Labour’s ranks as leadership speculation intensifies amid widespread anger over scandal

4. Leadership shake-up at Mexican chain Tortilla to drive growth strategy

   Shares in the burritos and tacos specialist nudged higher following the announcement, sitting at their highest level for more than a year.

5. US-Iran live: Critical talks begin in Oman after Trump threatens military action

   The US president has repeatedly threatened to bomb Tehran if it does not scale back its nuclear programme

6. What happened to Savannah Guthrie’s mom? Search continues as police confirm blood found belongs to Nancy

   Police have received ‘hundreds of leads’ as they investigate the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie

7. North Korean teenagers ‘executed for watching Squid Game’ as regime wages war on TV and pop music

   ‘They took us to executions and showed us everything,’ said one former student

8. Alabama man faces execution for fatal shooting – despite not pulling the trigger

   Charles ’Sonny’ Burton was sentenced to death for a fatal shooting during a 1991 robbery

9. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to learn fate in national security case

   The pro-democracy former media tycoonwill be sentenced next week following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law

10. Gruffalo family to expand in new Julia Donaldson book 27 years after original

    Best-selling creator of beloved ‘Gruffalo’ series was spurred on to write by a campaign to reverse the decline in children’s reading