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1. Average UK house price falls by 0.5% in March amid market uncertainty due to Middle East conflict

   Halifax blamed uncertainty in the housing market due to Middle East conflict for the drop

2. World’s ‘oldest’ octopus is not actually an octopus, new scans reveal

   Scientists say the findings solve a decades-long puzzle

3. White Lotus star Aubrey Plaza expecting first child

4. Nasa provides update on Artemis II crew as spacecraft returns to Earth

5. Ann Dowd: ‘I haven’t been hired for my looks, so I’ve never depended upon them’

   The New Yorker played the formidable Aunt Lydia in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ for almost a decade. Now, as she returns in its timely sequel ‘The Testaments’, Dowd talks to Ellie Harrison about how the show reflects modern America, what it’s like turning 70, and why she wants to use her sense of humour more on screen

6. US is no longer a reliable ally and the special relationship is over, former national security adviser warns Starmer

   Sir Keir Starmer’s relationship with Donald Trump has grown increasingly strained since the outbreak of war in the Middle East

7. IndiGo plane hit by unmanned catering vehicle at Indian airport

8. UFC 327: Prochazka vs Ulberg start time, undercard and how to watch fight

   Jiri Prochazka will aim to reclaim the light-heavyweight title, fighting Carlos Ulberg for the vacant belt

9. When is Fury vs Makhmudov? Start time, undercard and how to watch fight

   Tyson Fury ends his fifth retirement from boxing as he takes on Arslanbek Makhmudov

10. Social media ban for under-15s in European country confirmed amid rising anxiety fears