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General:
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Cricket:
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Entertainment:
Claire Foy was infected by a "gross" parasite which stayed in her system for five years following a trip to Morocco 9:01

Entertainment:
Ted Danson is returning for a third season of A Man On The Inside 8:31

Politics:
British PM Sir Keir Starmer pressured to resign amid fallout of Peter Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein 8:26

Health & Safety:
A high-ranking general in Russia's military has been shot and hospitalised following an attack in Moscow 8:16

Politics:
The Met Police say they're searching two properties linked to former British ambassador to the U.S - Lord Mandelson, following his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein 8:06

Entertainment:
Jesy Nelson "never wanted children" because she "was not maternal at all" before welcoming twin daughters 8:01

Golf:
A mixed bag on day two - but golfer Daniel Hillier's kept himself right in the mix at the halfway point of the European Tour's Qatar Masters 7:57

Soccer:
Terrible, unacceptable and disappointing 7:57

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