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1. Former minister Jess Phillips threatened to resign multiple times over Mandelson concerns

   Lord Mandelson was sacked from the role in September last year over his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein

2. All Blacks captain Scott Barrett to miss Nations Championship and Springboks series after back surgery

   Barrett had begun this season on a non-playing sabbatical but has suffered a setback

3. When does Novak Djokovic play at the French Open today?

4. BP removes chair over ‘serious’ conduct, oversight, and governance concerns

5. Molly Russell’s bereaved father demands government makes internet ‘as safe as possible’

   14-year-old daughter Molly took her own life in 2017 after viewing harmful content online

6. Hollyoaks star reacts to being in rumoured Strictly line-up

   A Hollyoaks star has reacted to rumours that she could be joining the celebrity cast of Strictly Come Dancing 2026.

7. Newly-appointed Hamas military leader killed in Gaza strike, Israel says

8. Dracula film from 1950s to be re-released with previously removed gory footage

9. AstraZeneca’s ‘game changer’ cancer pill stuck in limbo as FDA demands more data

   This extension follows an April vote by a majority of the FDA's advisory panel against the drug when used in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor

10. Biden sues DOJ to block release of secret deposition tapes

    In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Washington’s federal court, Biden’s legal team stated that the Justice Department intends to release these files to Congress and the conservative Heritage Foundation