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1. UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF says

   The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course".

2. Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?

   Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?

3. Former Nato chief warns UK security 'in peril' as he accuses Starmer of 'corrosive complacency'

   Lord George Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary, will use a speech to accuse "non-military experts in the Treasury" of "vandalism".

4. We will name police and social workers unless action taken, lawyer for Southport families says

   Chris Walker says he will name staff from five agencies unless suitable disciplinary action is taken.

5. Households could get free electricity for doing washing on sunny weekends

   Providers can encourage people to use energy when "weather conditions result in excess supply".

6. Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa to receive honorary doctorate

   Other recipients include Belle and Sebastian singer Stuart Murdoch and BBC journalist Sarah Smith.

7. JD Vance defends backing 'great guy' Orbán's campaign after landslide defeat

   Hungary's leader was a "great guy" who did a "very good job", the US vice-president said, but he was sure he could work with Péter Magyar.

8. Burglars who used Rightmove to target homes and steal £1m of valuables jailed

   The gang gloated about their crimes while two of them referred to themselves as Bonnie and Clyde.

9. Woman asked to leave bar after wheelchair deemed a 'safety risk'

   Maddie Haining, 18, says she was told she was a safety risk and escorted out of a Manchester nightspot.

10. Greek police using masked migrants to forcibly push other migrants back across border

    Mercenaries recruited since at least 2020 for illegal migrant ‘pushbacks’ in Greece, BBC told