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1. Horoscope today: Your daily guide for Saturday, May 9, 2026

   Read what the stars mean for you today, from Taurus to Aries

2. How to watch Liverpool vs Chelsea: TV channel and live stream for Premier League today

   Blues hoping to snap growing winless run as Reds close in on European berth

3. How to watch Wardley vs Dubois: TV channel and live stream for boxing tonight

   British heavyweights collide in gargantuan Manchester bout

4. William tells Southport survivor ‘you’re so brave’ at garden party

   Leanne Lucas told William about her Let’s Be Blunt campaign when she was invited to a garden party at Buckingham Palace on Friday afternoon.

5. Starmer refuses to shift ‘left or right’ amid pressure over electoral mauling

   The Prime Minister said responding to ‘tough’ results would mean ‘being assertive in our values’ and ‘unifying rather than dividing’.

6. Katy Perry and Michael Buble to perform at World Cup opening ceremonies

   The tournament is being held across North America and Canada, Mexico and the United States will all hold an opening ceremony.

7. Swinney fails to win majority but says SNP ‘emphatically’ won Holyrood election

   When all the results were declared – after more than 16 hours of counting – the SNP had 58 MSPs – seven short of a majority.

8. Former Tory leads Nigel Farage’s party to joint second place at Holyrood

   Lord Malcolm Offord joined Reform from the Conservatives in December 2025.

9. John Swinney leads SNP to record fifth Holyrood victory

   This was the fifth election campaign he fought as party leader and despite the lack of an overall majority, it is still his most successful.

10. Anas Sarwar fails in bid to oust John Swinney and SNP from power at Holyrood

    The Scottish Labour leader had been campaigning to end almost 20 years of SNP rule in Scotland.