UK - The Independent

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1. The Masters LIVE: Opening tee times, leaderboard and updates as Rory McIlroy begins title defence

   McIlroy bids to join a select group of players to win The Masters back-to-back after sensationally ending his major drought a year ago

2. Uranium, sanctions and the Strait of Hormuz: The key sticking points between US and Iran ahead of talks in Islamabad

   Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire but it remains unclear what the agreement entails

3. This buzzy trad wife-inspired novel is about to be everywhere – trust me

   Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear is a zeitgeisty exploration of the trad wive life

4. Jack Whitehall says he avoids politics jokes as people think he’s a Tory

   ‘That’s the perception of me,’ comedian said, addressing why he strays from joking about the subject on stage

5. Lidl announces huge UK expansion with 50 new stores and 2000 jobs

   Several new stores will welcome customers this summer – including sites in Abbots Langley, Warrington and Thornbury

6. Emperor penguins and fur seals face extinction in devastating climate update

   Both species have seen a dramatic decline in recent years

7. Two species facing the threat of extinction due to climate change

8. Twenty Twenty Six review – The two Hughs are a delight in this hit and miss W1A spin-off

   Hugh Bonneville and Hugh Skinner are in charge of putting on the next World Cup in John Morton’s latest satire

9. Chess grandmaster takes selfie with opponent then reports her for having phone

   Magnus Carlsen reported 18-year-old opponent Alua Nurman after she had taken a pre-match selfie with him - but the five-time world champion may have saved her from disqualification

10. Major champion Mark Calcavecchia ejected from Masters after breaking strict Augusta rule

    Calcavecchia, who won The Open in 1989, was escorted from the grounds for using his phone on the property