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• Prince Andrew: Government faces growing calls to formally strip Duke of York title

  The government is facing increasing pressure to formally strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom.

• Inside 'data centre alley' - the biggest story in economics right now

  If you ever fly to Washington DC, look out of the window as you land at Dulles Airport - and you might snatch a glimpse of the single biggest story in economics right now.

• Families of domestic abuse victims are at breaking point - today they hope for answers

  What started as a WhatsApp group for dozens of grieving families has ended up gathering enough momentum to reach Westminster.

• Maccabi Tel Aviv FC fans will not be able to buy tickets to Aston Villa match in Birmingham

  The government says it is "deeply saddened" by Maccabi Tel Aviv's decision to not sell tickets to their fans for next month's trip to Aston Villa.

• UK 'ready to spend well over £100m' on possible deployment of British troops to Ukraine

  The UK is ready to spend "well over" £100m on a possible deployment of British forces to Ukraine if Donald Trump secures a peace deal with Russia, the defence secretary has said.

• Nicholas Rossi: US man who fled to Scotland to avoid rape charges jailed

  Nicholas Rossi, an American man who faked his death and fled to Scotland to escape rape charges, has been jailed for at least five years.

• Report reveals failings that led to deadly Lisbon funicular crash

  An official preliminary report into last month's deadly funicular crash in Lisbon has been released, putting the blame on a faulty steel cable and other maintenance flaws.

• Reality of life inside the classroom - as Boris Johnson set to face COVID inquiry

  Face masks, hand sanitisers and windows wide open in the height of winter.

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Sport

• West Ham: Jamie Carragher slams 'shocking' performance vs Brentford as Gary O'Neil says they 'look lost'

  Jamie Carragher believes "shocking" West Ham are one of the slowest ever teams in the Premier League and are at risk of being relegated while former Bournemouth and Wolves boss Gary O'Neil said they looked "lost".

• Arne Slot's Liverpool selection dilemmas: Who to pick at full-back? Can Mo Salah be dropped? When will Florian Wirtz start?

  Liverpool's 2-1 defeat to Man Utd at Anfield on Super Sunday has given head coach Arne Slot plenty to consider, and he now has a number of selection issues to sort out as he seeks a formula to get the champions back to winning ways.

• Mohamed Salah: Liverpool forward should not be guaranteed starter anymore, says Jamie Carragher

  Mohammed Salah should no longer be a guaranteed starter for Liverpool every week, according to Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher.

• Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Wolves and West Ham in crisis, so what's going wrong for them? - Between the Lines

  Liverpool's problems mounted as Manchester United condemned them to a fourth consecutive defeat for the first time since 2014. They are not the only Premier League club in crisis right now.

• Nottingham Forest: The inside story of Ange Postecoglou's 39-day reign at the City Ground under Evangelos Marinakis

  Day 39. The end. Ange Postecoglou applauded a near-empty City Ground at full-time of Nottingham Forest's 3-0 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday. Just a few minutes later, he was telling his squad he had been sacked.

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Entertainment News

• Louvre robbery: 'Matter of time' before thieves struck, expert says - and UK museums could be next

  A prominent expert in recovering stolen works of art has told Sky News it was "a matter of time" before the Louvre was targeted - and UK museums could be next.

• Bob Vylan on 'death, death to the IDF' chant: 'I'd do it again tomorrow, twice on Sundays'

  Bob Vylan's frontman has said he does not regret chanting "death, death to the IDF" at Glastonbury - and would do it again.

• Harper Lee mystery:  Is there a To Kill A Mockingbird prequel and true crime novel 'waiting to be published'?

  One of Harper Lee's surviving relatives says it's possible there could be major unpublished works by the author still to be discovered, following the release of eight of her previously unseen short stories.

• No more investigations into 'non-crime hate incidents' after Linehan case, Met Police says

  Metropolitan Police is to stop investigating "non-crime hate incidents" to "reduce ambiguity" after prosecutors dropped a case against Graham Linehan.

• Gangsters, billionaires and love triangles: Behind the scenes of China's micro-drama boom

  It was a pretty wild morning.

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