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• Gorillaz bring multi cultural multi generational music to London

  Gorillaz brought their “multi-cultural, multi-generational music” to north London as the capital baked in a heatwave.

• Steve Clarkes key decisions as Scotland prepare for World Cup clash with Brazil

  Scotland face Brazil in their final World Cup Group C game in Miami on Wednesday night with qualification for the group stages for the first time still in their hands.

• Pay packets of Gen Z outstrip their millennial predecessors report

  The early careers of people born from late 1990 onwards have got off to a better start than their millennial predecessors, new research has suggested.

• Children urged to write letters of support to England and Scotland players

  Royal Mail is encouraging children to send letters of support to the England and Scotland men’s World Cup football teams as part of a new writing campaign.

• JD Vance arrives in Switzerland for Iran negotiations on deal to end war

  US vice president JD Vance landed in Switzerland on Sunday to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme and building the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.

• King to make history and publish his personal tax bill

  The King is to become the first head of state to reveal their personal tax bill to help enhance transparency around royal finances.

• Jeremy Clarkson reveals he has met up with David Cameron to discuss cancer

  TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he has met up with former prime minister Lord David Cameron to discuss their prostate cancer diagnoses with other famous faces.

• Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed again after Israeli attacks in Lebanon

  Iran’s joint military command said on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and US “bad faith” and “its clear breach of its commitments” by failing to end the war.

• King greatly saddened after train driver killed and dozens injured after crash

  The King is “greatly saddened” by a rail crash in which a train driver was killed and dozens of others seriously injured, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said.

• 28 in hospital nine in a critical condition after train collision

  Twenty eight people remain in hospital, nine of them in a critical condition, after two trains collided near Bedford, police have said.

• Man found guilty of sharing and possessing Islamist terrorist material

  A man has been found guilty of sharing terrorist videos and having information about plastic explosives.

• Starmer under pressure to quit after Burnhams by election win

  Sir Keir Starmer faces pressure to set out plans to quit Downing Street over the weekend after Andy Burnham stormed to victory in the Makerfield by-election.

• Two trains have collided in Bedford area police say

  Two trains have collided in the Bedford area, police have said.

• Criminal proxies jailed over arson attacks targeting Prime Minister

  Two “useful idiots” have been jailed for a series of arson attacks targeting Sir Keir Starmer on the orders of a shadowy Russian-speaking taskmaster.

• by police in his apartment in Nashville Tennessee during a welfare check

  Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he will stand in a Labour leadership contest, should one be triggered after Andy Burnham returns to Westminster following his victory in the Makerfield by-election.

• Arrested man released after boy three injured in crocodile enclosure at zoo

  A man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was thrown into a crocodile enclosure has been released because he is not fit to be interviewed, police said.

• Being underdogs against real deal Morocco could suit Scotland Steve Clarke

  Steve Clarke believes Scotland can use their underdog status to their advantage against “real deal” Morocco tonight.

• Consumer confidence plunges among younger adults

  Consumer confidence has plunged among traditionally optimistic younger adults amid fears for their personal finances and the wider economy, figures show.

• Home buyers and sellers set to save time and money under housing market shake up

  Buying and selling a home is set to become faster and less complicated under Government plans to modernise the process.

• Stamps showcase some of UKs most striking waterfalls

  Royal Mail has unveiled images of 10 stamps that showcase some of the UK’s most spectacular waterfalls.

• Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by election to set up challenge to Keir Starmer

  Andy Burnham has secured his return to the House of Commons as his allies called on Sir Keir Starmer to hand over power.

• Polls close in Makerfield by election that could decide Starmers future

  Polls have closed in Makerfield, where voters have taken part in what could be one of the most consequential by-elections in British political history.

• Attempted murder arrest after boy three ends up in crocodile enclosure at zoo

  A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy ended up in a crocodile enclosure at a zoo.

• Church of England sorry for forced adoptions telling survivors shame is ours

  The Church of England has apologised for the “pain, trauma and stigma” caused to those affected by historical forced adoption, as its lead bishop spoke of a deep shame that the practice had happened to people “in the care of Christian communities”.

• Train crash could have been avoided if driver had used emergency system report

  A fatal train crash could have been avoided if a driver had used an emergency system designed to reduce speed, an investigation has found.