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1. FDA asks drugmaker Eli Lilly for more safety information on its new GLP-1 weight loss pill

   At the heart of the request is whether taking Foundayo - made with a new active ingredient called orforglipron - could be linked to liver, heart and gastrointestinal problems

2. The struggle to help Mozambique’s poorest villages as aid cuts really bite: ‘I feel our feet are being cut off’

   Harry Johnstone speaks to members of community groups aiming to improve the lives of villages and towns across northern Mozambique - even as aid cuts filter down to them, making the job increasingly difficult

3. Killer smiles and fist-bumps on bus after murdering university student at train station

   A "remorseless" killer smiled and laughed on a night bus less than an hour after he stabbed a university student to death at a train station.

4. Streeting risks reigniting Labour civil war in row over benefits cuts to boost defence

   It comes amid growing alarm at Sir Keir Starmer’s failure to ramp up defence spending as ex-military chiefs warn of the peril facing the UK if it fails to do so

5. Iran-US war latest: Hegseth warns ‘we are locked and loaded’ to attack again if Tehran does not agree to deal

   Defense Secretary said he would ‘rather not do it’ but the US is ready to ramp up attacks

6. Shannon Elizabeth announces new career endeavor to show ‘a more sexy side’

   ‘I really do think this is the future,’ the actor said

7. World Snooker Championship 2026: Schedule and how to watch every match on TV

   Ronnie O’Sullivan, Zhao Xintong, Judd Trump and more are battling to lift the trophy at Sheffield’s iconic Crucible Theatre

8. Precise location of William Shakespeare’s London lodgings revealed for first time

   Bard's Blackfriars home burned down 50 years after his death, but its exact location has remained a mystery until now

9. Thousands suffer nausea, delirium and other health issues from toxins in the Tijuana River

   For decades, billions of gallons of sewage and industrial waste have been dumped into the Tijuana River

10. Kacey Musgraves fires off response to ‘UFO analyst’ who debunked her space sighting

    ‘Space Cowboy’ singer said she saw suspicious orbs on her flight from Texas to Nashville