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1. Mandelson latest: Second tranche of papers to be released today will include messages between Labour peer and ministers

   Text messages between the Labour peer and Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney are said to be included

2. Man who won £5.2m on lottery makes emotional return to workplace

3. Toxic asbestos found in children’s sand kits sold on Amazon and TikTok

4. Charlie Kirk murder case rocked by bid to keep bombshell evidence from public

   A Utah judge is set to decide whether to restrict access to parts of a July preliminary hearing and seal some exhibits in the case of the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

5. Iran-US war latest: Trump insists Tehran ‘really wants to make a deal’ as sides exchange fresh strikes

   Oil prices rise more than 2 per cent in early trading after Israel ordered troops to move further into Lebanon

6. What’s leaving Netflix in June 2026, including very underrated 1990s thriller

   Catch all of these titles before they disappear from your watchlist

7. Third of parents forced to quit a job due to lack of flexible working

8. Sudden outbreak of wildfires near Canada’s oil sands threatens to disrupt supplies amid global energy crisis

   Canada is the world's fourth-largest oil producer, and the bulk of its production is clustered in northern Alberta's boreal forest

9. How to do a summer music festival on a budget

   Here are some top tips to ensure that your festival costs don’t spiral this summer.

10. At least 55 dead as explosion rocks rebel-held village in Myanmar: ‘Felt like world had come to an end’

    Blast reportedly struck a building used for storing mining explosives