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1. It’s (performative) cocktail hour – and this is why your frozen margarita has been declared embarrassing

   Every year, as the sun starts to shine, one cocktail rises above the rest to become the show-off drink of the season. After the recent success of the paloma, negroni sbagliato and the Hugo spritz, Lydia Spencer-Elliott places this year’s bet on the sgroppino

2. Driver and passenger jailed following fatal 100mph crash after inhaling nitrous oxide

   Uways Hussain and Usmon Mahmood have been jailed following the fatal crash in March

3. Dermatologists rubbish ‘dangerous’ claims that tanned skin protects against sunburn

   Melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer causing about 2,600 deaths a year in the UK – many are linked to sunbed use

4. Putin pushes Nato to the brink with drone attack in Romania

   As Vladimir Putin pushes ever deeper into Nato territory - by accident or design - the international alliance grows ever more vexed about what action to take, much to the Russian president’s delight. World affairs editor Sam Kiley reports

5. French Open LIVE: Djokovic battles Fonseca fightback after Sinner’s shocking collapse

   The stunning exit of tournament favourite Jannik Sinner has blown the French Open wide open, leaving Novak Djokovic without his two biggest rivals as he bids to win a 25th grand slam

6. Novak Djokovic scolds French Open cameraman in heated exchange: ‘Give me some space!’

   Djokovic also called for players to be given more personal space during this year’s Australian Open

7. 11 best mechanical keyboards for gaming and work

   Tap into mechanical keyboards and treat your fingertips to true feedback

8. New Genesis GV60 Magma gets huge price tag

   Luxury Korean brand’s first high-performance model will hit 62mph in 3.4 seconds, charge in 18 minutes and open for UK orders in July

9. Why does it rain every darn weekend?

   The Memorial Day holiday stretch was the wettest Vermont’s city of Burlington had seen in over 100 years as many other areas also experienced a near-total washout. Julia Musto asks experts if this will be the new summer norm

10. Iran-US war latest: Trump says naval blockade in Hormuz will be lifted and pledges ‘final decision’ on peace deal

    Iran still has not lifted its blockade and insists there is no clause requiring Tehran to forego costly tolls, according to Iranian media