National News

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• Son to succeed assassinated Iranian leader

  Mojtaba Khamenei will take over from Ayatolla Ali Khamenei

• Lindsey Vonn stable after Olympic dream ends in heartbreak

  Lindsey Vonn is reported to be in a “stable condition” after her fairytale Olympic comeback ended with her being airlifted to hospital following a crash in the women’s downhill in Cortina.

• FA Cup shock as Port Vale take down Sunderland

  Bottom of League One Staffordshire side knock-out Premier League side with 1-0 home win

• Relieved family reunions at Dublin Airport as chartered flight lands

  There were relieved family reunions at Dublin Airport after the Irish Government’s first chartered flight from the Middle East touched down.

• George Russell emerges from early chaos to win Australian Grand Prix

  George Russell overcame a chaotic start to Formula One’s new era to win the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and lay down a significant maker in his world championship bid.

• US bomber lands in UK as Iran war enters eighth day

  Armed Forces chief rejects that military was unprepared for Iran war

• Soham KIller Ian Huntley has died

  The 52 year old was attacked in the workshop of a maximum security prison.

• One in seven high street businesses have gone cashless in the past year

  One in seven high street businesses in a survey said they have gone cashless in the past year.

• Iran war enters seventh day as first Government flight brings Britons home

  The US-Israeli war with Iran has entered its seventh day as the first Government-chartered plane evacuating British nationals from the region touched down in the UK.

• Dame Prue Leith and Delia Smith call for cooking in primary schools

  Famous names from the world of food, Dame Prue Leith, Delia Smith and Stanley Tucci, are backing a call to get children cooking at primary school.