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1. Iran’s key political figures explained after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in US strikes

   The 86-year-old Khamenei was Iran's commander-in-chief and had the final say on all policy and religious matters

2. Brit Awards 2026: Winners in full – updated live as Olivia Dean, Sam Fender and Rosalía take top prizes

   Ceremony is taking place in Manchester for the first time in the award show’s history

3. Government consultation on children’s online safety to look at AI chatbots

   The risks of young people forming ’emotionally dependent relationships’ with AI chatbots is expected to come into focus during the consultation.

4. Piano teacher to Hollywood kids who fled country sentenced to 9 years for sex abuse

   The piano teacher’s defunct website claimed testimonials from the children of the creators of ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ ‘Mad Men,’ and ‘Dexter’s Laboratory,’ but spokespeople for the creators said they never endorsed him

5. When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas canceled this year

   Organizers say this year’s event is postponed to give it ‘the care it deserves’

6. ‘Weird and bizarre’: Jack Whitehall condemned for ‘classist’ jokes at Brit Awards in Manchester

   Comedian also cracked jokes about Alex Warren, Mark Ronson and people from Preston

7. Iran latest: Trump confirms supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes

   The US president announced Khamenei’s death following US-Israeli airstrikes which reportedly killed hundreds of Iranians

8. The Pitt producer reveals how HBO reacted to upcoming ICE storyline

   HBO is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, which is currently in the midst of a high-profile takeover

9. Trump says Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead after US-Israel strikes

10. Trump confirms killing of ‘evil’ Iran leader Khamenei in US-Israeli air strikes

    Trump confirmed the news in a lengthy Truth Social post on Saturday afternoon