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1. Rory McIlroy’s home club celebrates back-to-back Masters champion

   McIlroy’s hometown Holywood Golf Club in Co Down erupted in cheers as he tapped in to seal a one-shot victory.

2. Starmer refuses to join Trump’s Hormuz blockade as oil prices expected to rise

   As MPs return to Westminster from the Easter recess, a resolution to the Iran war does not appear imminent.

3. Rory McIlroy relieved to see out Masters title defence after Sunday wobble

   Northern Irishman threatened another collapse with double-bogey at hole four but rallied to retain title

4. Rory McIlroy holds nerve to retain Masters title after edging rivals in epic final round

   Northern Irishman becomes first man to successfully defend title since Tiger Woods in 2002

5. Boy George pays tribute to ‘glorious vocals’ of Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle

   The pair collaborated on the 1991 track Bow Down Mister.

6. Reform UK ‘in it to win it’ at Holyrood election, leader Lord Offord declares

   Lord Malcolm Offord said Reform could win constituency seats at Holyrood as well as return regional list MSPs.

7. Emma Caldwell unlikely to have been her killer’s first victim, says ex-detective

   Stuart Hall said he believes more of Iain Packer’s offending will come to light.

8. First time buyers ‘paid estimated £307m extra in stamp duty since relief ended’

   The ‘nil rate’ stamp duty threshold for first time buyers was reduced from £425,000 to £300,000 from April 2025.

9. Proportion of homes being ‘flipped’ is lowest in more than a decade – report

   Property firm Hamptons said there is ‘a rare pocket of the country’ where flipping can still deliver healthy returns.

10. Domino’s takes on restaurant rivals with new range of thinner pizzas

    The takeaway firm said it was responding to increasing demand for a “restaurant experience at home”.