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Liz Kendall tries to limit fallout from vetting scandal as PM prepares for Commons showdown

Keir Starmer did not gamble with national security by appointing Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to Washington, a cabinet minister has said, as the government tried to limit fallout from the scandal.

With the prime minister preparing for a high-stakes Commons showdown on Monday, Liz Kendall said Starmer should not lose his job over last week’s revelations because he had “made the right calls” on the big issues facing the country.

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Determined to see their homes, displaced residents use shaky ceasefire to journey to their villages – but the mood turns sombre when they arrive

Mohammed Ashour was on the road at 5am, speeding towards his hometown of Shaqra. The Lebanese army, the Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah had all told residents of south Lebanon not to return, that it was still dangerous despite a ceasefire. But the 60-year-old had been displaced for 44 days – he had counted each day – and he would not wait another hour before seeing his home.

At 3pm, Ashour was still on the road. The normally two-hour drive turned into 10, as the line of cars returning south stretched for miles down the Lebanese coastal highway. The Lebanese army had worked through the night to repair the Qasmiyeh Bridge into Tyre, bombed by Israel hours before the ceasefire, and cars were inching over the ad-hoc crossing one by one.

“They told me my house was destroyed. But I wanted to come and see it for myself,” said Ashour, still in his car. He had left his family in Beirut, wanting to shield them from the destruction that awaited them in their village.

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In de eerste week na zijn klinkende overwinning drukt de (aankomende) Hongaarse premier Péter Magyar duidelijk zijn stempel. Hij is klaar voor de afrekening met Orbáns bewind en wil vaart maken met plannen voor een democratischer Hongarije. Ook de president moet wat hem betreft snel aftreden.

Arvid Lindblad is only three rounds into his F1 career, but the British youngster has already made an impression – reaching Q3, scoring points and mixing it with some of the sport’s biggest names. Midway through the April gap, he sat down with selected media, including F1.com, to review the journey so far…

Aston Martin have had a tricky start to the 2026 season, but with Adrian Newey at the helm, they certainly have the expertise in play to turn things around. A myriad of issues have curtailed plenty of sessions for Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll already this year, but there were signs in Japan last time out that some of those problems are starting to be solved…