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1. George Russell sees off Lewis Hamilton to win Chinese Grand Prix sprint race

   Hamilton had to settle for third as Russell – a winner in Australia six days ago – took the chequered flag 0.6 seconds clear of Charles Leclerc

2. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Europe condemns Trump’s oil sanctions move as Zelensky bemoans Middle East conflict

   Zelensky says Trump’s move could net Moscow as much as $10bn to support Putin’s war on Ukraine

3. Iran-US war latest: Iran vows to hit back at US allies after Trump ‘obliterates’ its military on key island

   Kharg Island is the linchpin of Tehran’s oil industry

4. F1 grid: Starting positions for Chinese GP race

   F1’s new era moves on to the Shanghai International Circuit for the first sprint weekend in 2026

5. F1 Chinese GP LIVE: Kimi Antonelli makes history with pole position after George Russell encounters issue

   Follow live F1 updates from the Shanghai International Circuit as Antonelli becomes youngest-ever pole-sitter

6. Russian strike on the Kyiv region kills 4 and wounds at least 15, with peace talks stalled

   A Russian missile and drone strike hit the Kyiv region and killed at least four people, Ukrainian officials say

7. DOGE lead says inexperienced team didn’t need ‘scholarly background’ to deny millions in DEI grants

   One of the DOGE staffers leading Elon Musk’s DEI purge of US government departments says he believes it was appropriate for inexperienced twenty-somethings to be cancelling millions in government grants.

8. Jack Osbourne pays tribute to late father Ozzy with newborn daughter’s name

   Jack Osbourne has revealed his newly-born daughter's name is a touching tribute to his late father Ozzy.

9. Kimi Antonelli breaks F1 record to claim pole position for Chinese Grand Prix

   George Russell took second on the grid as Mercedes secured a second straight front-row lockout.

10. White House splices Iran strike footage with Wii game in bizarre video

    The Trump administration has released a bizarre video that splices footage from a Nintendo Wii game with real-life drone strike videos from the conflict in Iran.