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• Starmer to face PMQs amid pressure over Mandelson vetting scandal

  Sir Keir Starmer will face questions in the Commons for a second time this week amid the ongoing fallout over the vetting of Lord Peter Mandelson.

• UK inflation accelerates after Iran war drives sharp rise in fuel prices

  UK inflation lifted to its highest since December after a sharp jump in diesel and petrol prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East, according to official figures.

• Donald Trump extends Iran ceasefire with Tehran regime seriously fractured

  Donald Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran saying the Tehran regime was “seriously fractured”.

• CPI inflation in March rose to 33 per cent

  That's according to the Office for National Statistics

• Regulator to get power to ban energy bosses bonuses under reforms

  That's according to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

• More than 100 child deaths in six years with links to temporary accommodation

  Data has been published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

• McDonalds UK boss says hard to do business but will keep investing in workers

  The company says it will offer five-day placements to 16 to 25-year-olds nationwide

• Liam Rosenior seethes at indefensible Chelsea display

  Brighton won at home 3-nil to go sixth in the Premier League table

• Government to introduce amendment to schools Bill to make phone bans statutory

  The Government will seek to make phone bans in schools statutory by introducing an amendment in the House of Lords to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

• Rapist admits religiously aggravated attack on stranger he targeted on a bus

  A sex attacker who subjected a stranger to racist and anti-Muslim abuse as he raped her at her home has changed his pleas to guilty after being verbally abused in the dock.

• Inquiry under way into Lord Mandelson vetting leak says No 10

  An inquiry into the leak of information relating to Lord Peter Mandelson’s security vetting is under way, the Government has said.

• High Court challenge over Met Polices use of live facial recognition thrown out

  Two people have lost a High Court challenge against the Metropolitan Police over its use of live facial recognition technology in London.

• Tube strike set to hit pubs and restaurants

  Pubs and restaurants in London fear that this week’s strikes by London Underground drivers will have a big impact on their business.

• Robbins defends actions in Mandelson case after being fired by Starmer

  Former Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins said there was a “dismissive approach” to Peter Mandelson’s security vetting from No 10 with an “atmosphere of pressure” to get the appointment through.

• Charles pays tribute to darling Mama in heartfelt video message

  The King has recorded a heartfelt tribute to his “darling Mama” to mark the centenary of her birth but said much of life today would likely have “troubled her deeply”.

• Marco Rose appointed Bournemouth head coach on three year deal from summer

  Bournemouth have announced Marco Rose will succeed Andoni Iraola as the club’s head coach in the summer.

• Desmond Morris remembered for lifetime of curiosity and creativity

  Zoologist and TV presenter Desmond Morris has been remembered for his “lifetime of exploration, curiosity and creativity” after his death at 98.

• Former parliamentary employee arrested under hacking laws

  A former employee in the Houses of Parliament was arrested last week under anti-hacking laws, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has announced.

• Starmer deliberately and repeatedly kept in the dark over Mandelson vetting

  Sir Keir Starmer has blamed former top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins for deliberately keeping him in the dark over Lord Peter Mandelson’s failure to pass security vetting checks before taking the role of ambassador to the US.

• Teenagers arrested in connection with arson attack at Kenton Synagogue

  Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with an arson attack at a synagogue in Harrow, the Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service has said.

• Exercise to test response to offshore energy threat involving vessels and drones

  The offshore energy industry will hold an exercise to test its response to simulated threats involving suspicious vessels, drones and cyber attacks.

• US seizes Iranian flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows to respond

  The United States said it attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first interception since its blockade of Iranian ports began last week.

• Average price tag on a home jumps by nearly 3000 in April Rightmove

  The average price tag on a home increased by nearly £3,000 month-on-month in April, according to a property website.

• Erling Haaland shoots down Arsenal as Manchester City slash lead to three points

  Erling Haaland struck a vital winner as Manchester City slashed Arsenal’s Premier League lead to three points with a 2-1 victory over the Gunners at the Etihad Stadium.

• Counter terror police probe possible Iranian proxy involvement in London arsons

  Counter-terror police are looking into whether the series of arson attacks against Jewish sites in north London have been carried out by Iranian proxies.