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1. Labour drops plan to give workers protection from unfair dismissal from first day in a job

   Employees will instead get the right after six months - the promise was a key pledge in the party's manifesto ahead of last year's general election.

2. Households face 'dismal' rise in spending power, says IFS, as Starmer defends Budget

   Average disposable income is set to grow by "only" 0.5% annually over the next five years, the think tank says.

3. Who are the winners and losers from Rachel Reeves' Budget?

   BBC Verify has examined what we know about how the Budget is likely to financially affect different groups.

4. 'Hang in there': Agonising wait for the missing after Hong Kong blaze

   Families are desperate for news of loved ones, after a huge fire engulfed seven tower blocks.

5. Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow

   The Russian president accuses Kyiv of wanting to fight "to the last Ukrainian" - which he says Russia is also "in principle" ready to do.

6. Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender

   The Palestinian Authority says the killings are a "war crime", while an Israeli minister backed the soldiers.

7. Three arrests after BBC investigation into criminal network on High Street

   Two Iranian men and a British man are held after raids in Birmingham and the West Midlands.

8. Sharp fall in UK net migration with drop in arrivals for work and study

   Provisional figures for net migration to the UK show levels dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.

9. Ex-Brexit Party MEP named in Nathan Gill messages denies taking pro-Russian payments

   A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.

10. Track the latest migration numbers - including asylum, visas and small boats

    Use our interactive tracker to explore the latest migration statistics for the UK