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1. Eurovision 2026: Bulgaria crowned winner in spectacular final in Vienna, with Israel second

2. Iran-US war latest: Tehran says it is ready for conflict if peace talks fail as Trump warns of ‘very bad time’

   US president suggests he didn’t read the rest of Tehran’s response after reading the word ‘nuclear’

3. Gemma Correll: the cartoonist who perfectly captures millennial anxiety (with cute pugs)

   For over a decade, Gemma Correll’s cartoons about the awkwardness and anxieties of modern life have given people a new, more accessible way to talk about mental health. In her graphic memoir, ‘Anxietyland’, she confronts her own struggles in more detail than ever

4. Qantas flight diverted after passenger allegedly bites crew member

   Passenger banned from travelling on all Qantas Group flights

5. A medieval book in Rome has been hiding the oldest English poem

   Researchers in Dublin have uncovered the oldest surviving English poem in a Roman library

6. Rousey vs Carano LIVE: Fight updates and results as Ronda Rousey wins in 17 seconds

   Ex-UFC champion Rousey submitted fellow icon Carano with a signature armbar almost immediately

7. Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks

   Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim vacationers’ growing love of cruises

8. How Ronda Rousey’s winning return to MMA played out in 17 frantic seconds

   The ex-UFC champion rolled back the years to submit fellow icon Gina Carano, after Francis Ngannou’s undercard win and Nate Diaz’s defeat

9. ‘Suffering is the prize’: Why I took part in one of the world’s hardest 50km trail races

   Having never run more than 15km before, Harry Bullmore signed up for a mountainous 50km trail race in New Zealand. But could beautiful views and leg-melting tracks improve his tepid relationship with running?

10. Relationship wellness is on the rise – and high-net-worth individuals are spending thousands to achieve it

    Dating app fatigue, a growing wellness market and time-poor lives. We all feel it. But the wealthy are now investing large sums in dating coaches to source the right relationship, writes Megan Lloyd Davies