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1. Warning as HMRC tax return deadline approaches

2. Trinity Rodman signs record-breaking new deal with Washington Spirit

3. How wolf in sheep’s clothing Stephen proved to be the apex Traitor

   Even if calculating fellow Traitor Rachel makes it to tonight’s final, the man in impeccable knits has shown that warmth makes the predatory instinct more dangerous, writes Patrick Smith

4. Starmer condemns Trump for ‘diminishing’ UK’s war dead over false claims on Afghanistan

   PM’s spokesperson says the service and sacrifice of all Nato troops in the conflict ‘will never be forgotten’

5. Animal rescue rushes to save over 200 dogs before winter storm hits the US

   By Thursday evening, approximately 60 dogs had been taken in by nine different shelters, while Paws of War dispatched several trucks to transport 45 dogs back to NY

6. Trump’s ‘insulting’ fake claim about Nato troops slammed by mother of severely injured British veteran

   ‘It’s just a childish man trying to deflect from his own actions,’ says Diane Dernie, the mother of Ben Parkinson

7. Cheltenham Tips Saturday: Trials Day Predictions & Best Bets

   It’s Cheltenham Trials Day on Saturday and our horse racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge has run the rule over the best bets on the card.

8. ‘I lost my leg and arm on the front line in Afghanistan – here’s why Trump is wrong about British troops’

   Former Royal Marine commando Ben McBean described Donald Trump’s comments about Nato forces in Afghanistan as ‘insulting’

9. F1 team explains decision to skip 2026 pre-season test

10. America is staying put: Relocations have dropped by half in last five years

    ‘Fewer Americans are packing up each year, yet when they do move, they overwhelmingly stay in their home region,” a Bank of America study noted