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1. Starmer pledges crackdown on 'addictive elements' of social media

   The government's new plans will mean no online platform will get a "free pass" on children's safety on the internet, the prime minister says.

2. UK considering significant increase to defence spending

   The prime minister is considering meeting a 3% defence-spending target five years earlier than planned, the BBC learns.

3. US attorney general criticised after saying all Epstein files have been released

   Lawmakers, including those who wrote the law requiring their publication, argue the release is insufficient.

4. 'It's never too late': Savannah Guthrie's new plea for mother's release as FBI analyses glove

   The FBI says it recovered a DNA sample from the glove, which was found in a field a few miles from Guthrie's home.

5. Ministers want to reform SEND - but they are treading very carefully

   The government is expected to outline its plan to overhaul the complex system of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England soon.

6. Why Team GB's first Olympic gold on snow has been just a matter of time

   An Olympic gold medal on snow has long seemed like the impossible for Team GB. But for those in the know, it has been just a matter of time.

7. Ukraine's ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country

   His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.

8. Cabinet secretary frontrunner previously spoken to about management style

   Dame Antonia Romeo was found to have no case to answer over one complaint nine years ago.

9. Sydney police plead for return of man, 85, kidnapped by mistake

   Police say they're 'a million percent confident' Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target.

10. Ex-church minister who admitted child sexual abuse to BBC still free years later

    Robert Corfield, who admitted abusing a child to the BBC, was a minister in a shadowy church known as The Truth.