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1. Arsenal v Bournemouth LIVE: Alex Scott fires visitors in front against nervy Premier League leaders

   Arsenal return to Premier League action looking to add to their nine-point lead while Man City breathe down their necks

2. Tribal gas stations offer a reprieve from high prices during Iran war

   Gas prices are still rising due to the Iran war but drivers are saving by fueling up at tribally owned gas stations

3. Grand National 2026 LIVE: Tips, odds and runners as I Am Maximus goes for glory but Get On George put down at Aintree

   2024 winner I Am Maixmus will try to become the first horse since Red Rum in the 1970s to regain the Grand National title having lost it but faces competition from the likes of Jagwar, Panic Attack and Grangeclare West

4. Grand National 2026 runners, riders and latest odds

   Horse racing’s biggest event is back at Aintree with 2024 Grand National winner I Am Maximus the favourite to claim another triumph

5. When is the Grand National 2026? Start time and how to watch on TV

   The biggest event in the horse racing calendar is back at Aintree, with I Am Maximus eyeing up redemption after missing out last year against Nick Rockett

6. Public opinion split on horse racing as Polanski calls for ban ahead of Grand National

   Green leader Zack Polanski has doubled down on his calls to ban horse racing in the wake of the tragic death of Gold Dancer ahead of the Grand National

7. ‘I was a world champion athlete as a teenager, but I wasn’t allowed to do GCSE PE’

   Labour is currently consulting on disability and educational needs reforms that will affect millions of children

8. US and Iranian officials meet with mediators in Pakistan as talks kick off despite disagreements

   U.S. and Iranian officials have held separate talks with Pakistan’s prime minister amid a fragile ceasefire and ongoing fighting in Lebanon

9. A Syrian man buries his wife and 4 children killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut

   A Syrian man has buried his wife and four of his five children after Israeli strikes hit Beirut earlier this week

10. Viktor Orbán faces reckoning as Hungary heads to the polls – and Trump’s support may have sealed his fate

    After 16 years in power, the Hungarian prime minister is seeking a mandate to continue his ‘illiberal democracy’ that has clamped down on the press and judiciary while blocking vital support for Ukraine. James C. Reynolds looks at how the vote has become a key battle for the EU at a time of crisis