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1. Global Running Day: Here’s what running a marathon really does to your body

   A performance physiologist explains how running 26.2 miles places significant physiological stress on the body

2. India should have offered Myanmar’s leader ‘handcuffs, not a red carpet’, critics say

   Analysts say hosting Myanmar junta leader for a major state visit will only hurt India in the long run, while rights groups say it risks legitimising a former general responsible for alleged genocide. Shweta Sharma reports from Delhi

3. Bakersfield bomb threat latest: Chase Bank standoff stretches into second day after two hostages freed

   Many still strapped inside the bank as situation remains active in southern California

4. At least 18 foreign nationals killed in Delhi hotel fire

   TV footage showed people jumping from the building as it was engulfed in flames

5. GOP rep throws staffer under bus for tweet saying ‘homosexuality has no place in America’

   The congressman stopped short of apologizing, blaming the ‘hurtful’ message on one of his communications staffers

6. Airbnb host who offered stay in ‘peaceful white neighborhood’ sued for rejecting Black guest

   Exclusive: ‘We have to call it out when we see it, and the only thing we can do at this moment is file a lawsuit,’ attorney Bataski Bailey told The Independent

7. Halifax, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland apps down as users report issues

8. Ben Stokes insists Jofra Archer is committed to England despite missing Lord’s Test

9. Henry Nowak latest: Starmer hits out at Farage’s ‘unforgivable’ response to murder - ‘It shows exactly who he is’

   Reform UK leader condemned for ‘exploiting tragedy’ and heckled by other MPs

10. World Cup 2026 – Group C guide: Scotland’s return sparks Brazil and Morocco nostalgia, but can they take Haiti opportunity?

    Scotland, Brazil and Morocco are back it the same World Cup group after 28 years, with Haiti joining the fun