Bulletin PM briefing: Russell Brand goes on trial and Burnham rules out Greens deal

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1. Five of the allegations heard on first day of Russell Brand rape trial.
2. Labour won’t do deal with ‘antisemitic’ Green Party, says Burnham.
3. King to send well-wishes to the Pope following cancer diagnosis.
4. Man killed by tiger was ‘bright and warm’, his family say.
5. Is Elon Musk ‘playing politics’ over Ukraine’s Starlink access?

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