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1. Iran-US war latest: Urgent search for missing American pilot as Tehran claims to have downed second plane

   Iran claims to have shot down two U.S military planes Friday in separate attacks with at least one service member still missing

2. Northampton see off Castres in heated Champions Cup thriller

   Northampton 49-41 Castres:Henry Pollock was involved in two altercations in a captivating 13-try encounter

3. Would you book flights for June via the Middle East?

   Simon Calder answers your questions on

4. Lisa Kudrow: ‘They wanted to put me in romantic comedies – but I’m just not adorable!’

   The ‘Friends’ icon is reprising her role of the desperate yet endearing Valerie Cherish in ‘The Comeback’ one last time. Alongside the show’s co-creator Michael Patrick King, she talks to Adam White about existential dread, rejecting movie stardom, and the behind-the-scenes ‘Friends’ rumour that made her agents furious

5. Nearly a century of wondering: The American UFO saga, in reality and in fiction

   UFOs have intrigued people for decades, with sightings and investigations dating back to the first widely reported one in 1947

6. Trump wants $10B to fund construction and beautification projects in and around Washington DC

   The Presidential Capital Stewardship Program would be overseen by the National Park Service and would coordinate renovations of parts of the U.S. capital

7. Hollywood's narrative on UFOs and ETs reaches back many decades

   Hollywood has driven how Americans envision little green men with big eyes and bigger heads

8. Women take pride in Holy Week roles after a Spanish Catholic brotherhood's procession excluded them

   One religious brotherhood’s refusal to include women in its Holy Week procession has made front-page news in Spain

9. As Trump orders UFO data released, a question hangs: If aliens exist, what would they think of us?

   For generations, human beings have wondered: What would alien life from another planet be like

10. UCLA withstands Texas' late charge, reaches first national championship game with grinding 51-44 win

    Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas for a 51-44 win to reach the women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game for the first time