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1. Bad idea, right? How the babydoll dress became spring’s divisive fashion choice

   Everyone from Olivia Rodrigo to Alexa Chung is reaching for the short style this spring. Lydia Spencer-Elliott charts how the effortless outfit became a symbol of rebellion and left the internet in a pearl-clutching frenzy

2. Al Jardine loved making The Beach Boys’ masterpiece Pet Sounds. He hated making the album cover

   Exclusive: As the album celebrates its 60th anniversary, one of The Beach Boys’ surviving original members recalls the moment Brian Wilson called them to the studio, and how he made an enemy out of his cover art co-star

3. Paul McCartney shares ‘important’ reason he refuses to take photos with fans

   ‘The minute I start thinking I’m something above myself, I won’t like me,’ the Beatles star said

4. Tennis legend Billie Jean King, 82, set to graduate college

   39-time Grand Slam winner attended California State University, Los Angeles from 1961 through 1964, before leaving to pursue a career in tennis

5. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin accused of escalating war after Kyiv apartment block strike kills nine

   Kyiv enters day of mourning for victims killed as Russian attacks batter the country’s capital

6. Trump and Xi begin final round of talks in Beijing after president brands meeting ‘the G2 summit’: Live updates

   The two-day summit in Beijing has also featured discussions about the ongoing war in Iran, according to the White House

7. Taco Bell’s fan-favorite Mexican Pizza is getting a refresh

   The new pizzas will be available at US restaurants starting May 21

8. Davide Ballerini dodges late pile-up to win stage six of Giro d’Italia

   The XDS-Astana rider managed to duck a crash on treacherous wet cobbles which took out many of the favourites in Naples

9. Iran-US war latest: Tehran issues five demands for new Trump talks and stark warning to Strait of Hormuz ships

   Iran’s vice president says Tehran will not give up control over the Strait of Hormuz ‘at any price’

10. Photos of US-born teen Buddhist lama now studying near the Himalayas to become a monk

    Jalue Dorje grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis loving rap music, video games and football. But he’s also spent much of his life training to become a monk, memorizing sacred scriptures, practicing calligraphy and learning the teachings of Buddha.