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1. Fuel crisis uncertainty looms as Croatia gears up for the summer tourism season

   Summer is a few months away, but the streets of Croatia’s old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists

2. Iran-US war latest: Trump ‘not satisfied’ with Tehran offer and now says ‘maybe we’re better off not making a deal’

   President says hostilities with Iran ‘terminated’ in letter to Congress

3. The 10 best music festivals in Europe for 2026

   Grab your passport: The Independent’s culture team has picked out the best music getaways for 2026, whether you’re after a forest rave or a sun-soaked break in southern Italy

4. Kacey Musgraves: ‘I put up with a lot of chaos for a long time’

   With tracks inspired by weed, acid trips and same-sex relationships, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter changed the face of country music. As she releases a characteristically confessional new album, ‘Middle of Nowhere’, she speaks to Hannah Ewens about post-divorce singledom, her shifting view on having children, and burying the hatchet with her fellow country queen Miranda Lambert

5. AI workslop is taking over our offices – here’s how to spot which colleague is using it

   Noticed your inbox filling up with eerily robotic sounding reports and presentations? You’re not the only one. Katie Rosseinsky explores how AI-driven ‘workslop’ infiltrated office life – and how it could be damaging our careers

6. Porsche 911: A true thoroughbred

   Despite its reputation, Sean O’Grady found himself won over by the latest iteration of this longtime classic. Could it be the start of a beautiful friendship?

7. ‘Healthy eating shouldn’t feel overwhelming’: Ella Mills on wellness, her new book and 3 easy recipes

   From wellness overwhelm to weeknight ease, Ella Mills shares why healthy eating should be simple – and the three recipes she turns to when time is short

8. Judgement day arrives for Arne Slot but what will Liverpool’s verdict be?

   The sense is Slot will remain but the Dutchman’s assessment of his own performance this season is revealing

9. Starmer urges ban on some protests in antisemitism crackdown

   The prime minister called on marchers who hear chants of ‘globalise the Intifada’ to stop and ask themselves ‘why am I not calling this out?’

10. Florida traffic stop turns weird as police discover 13 live zip-tied iguanas hidden in truck

    The iguanas were taken to a shelter afterward