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1. The most dramatic looks on the Met Gala 2026 red carpet, ranked from best to worst

   Katy Perry has delivered one of the most bizarre looks of the night in a fencing hat, while celebrities including Emma Chamberlain and model Ashley Graham have nailed the theme

2. Wu Yize reveals mother’s health struggles and huge sacrifices to become world snooker champion

   Wu beat Shaun Murphy in a Crucible thriller to become the second-youngest world champion in history but it has been a bumpy path to the top

3. Everton v Man City LIVE: Haaland’s two-word response as visitors collapse to hand Arsenal title race advantage

   Everton 3-3 Man City:Pep Guardiola’s side were ahead but conceded three goals in 13 second-half minutes, even if Jeremy Doku rescued a point in the seventh minute of stoppage time

4. Google brushes off employee complaints and says it is ‘proud’ to work with Trump’s Pentagon, report says

   Hundreds of Google employees sent an open letter to the company’s leadership about the Pentagon deal, warning of military AI’s potential for ‘unethical and dangerous uses’

5. Cheap, plentiful energy is more important than climate-first strategy, says Tony Blair

   The former PM says that decarbonisation is ‘essential’, but cannot be ‘pursued in isolation’

6. Growth Kitchen eyes £100m in sales as unique concept taps into delivery boom

   Co-founder Tom Gatz said the model is like the ‘Airbnb of professional kitchens’.

7. Two British pubs closing every day as tax and cost pressures devastate hospitality sector

   The industry is facing a deepening crisis

8. Economic growth forecast for island of Ireland despite fuel supply turbulence

   EY has said events in the Middle East had ‘adversely affected’ Ireland’s inflationary outlook.

9. Around two pubs in Britain closing each day after tax hikes, figures suggest

   The British Beer and Pub Association warned that the closures equate to the loss of around 2,400 jobs.

10. Manchester Airport named UK’s worst for flight delays for fourth year in a row

    The findings have prompted concerns that people cannot travel ‘with any real confidence’ through the hub