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1. Christopher Nolan says The Odyssey ‘directly’ influenced modern film genre

2. Wendy’s to close hundreds of locations as it shifts focus to value deals to boost sales

   Many fast food chains are intensifying efforts to attract ‘inflation-weary customers’

3. Aryna Sabalenka: Players could boycott grand slams over prize money dispute

   Sabalenka said the share of prize money is ‘really unfair to the players’ as the group of leading stars continues to push for ‘positive change’

4. Restaurant owners explain why heritage is more important than ever while celebrating Cinco de Mayo

   The economic footprint of Hispanic-owned businesses is significant, accounting for 8.4% of 5.9 million U.S. employers in 2024

5. British crew member to be airlifted from stricken cruise ship amid suspected hantavirus outbreak

   The crew member is set to be evacuated after experiencing acute respiratory symptoms

6. Suspect arrested over Leipzig crash that killed two ‘had recently been released from psychiatric hospital’

   Germany has witnessed a series of car-ramming and stabbing incidents in recent years

7. Cruise ship outbreak latest: British crew member needing ‘urgent’ care to be evacuated after hantavirus outbreak

   WHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship so far

8. The Devil Wears Prada 2’s real villain is Andy’s criminally boring boyfriend

   He’s Australian, he’s tedious, and apparently Anne Hathaway’s dazzlingly chic editor extraordinaire is in love with him? Peter from the long-awaited new sequel is the film’s most egregious plothole, writes Adam White

9. Experts explain likelihood of getting ill on a cruise ship amid hantavirus outbreak

10. Campaigners fight to save original Bramley apple tree cottage from private sale

    The Bramley apple has become one of Britain’s most popular cooking apples