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1. The Masters LIVE: Rory McIlroy defends title to join golfing greats

   McIlroy joined Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as a back-to-back winner at Augusta

2. Rory McIlroy joins elite club with back-to-back Masters crowns – and could win many more

   McIlroy joined Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as back-to-back winners at Augusta to cement his place in the pantheon of greats

3. The Masters 2026 prize money: How much does Rory McIlroy earn after back-to-back wins?

   The Masters prize pot has increased since McIlroy took the green jacket last year

4. Higher energy prices will leave UK households £480 worse off this year, experts warn

   The damage to household finances ‘is to a large degree already done’, economists say

5. Ex-detective fears Emma Caldwell wasn’t prolific sex offender’s first victim

   Police had questioned Packer in the weeks following Ms Caldwell’s death

6. Older people forced to ‘unretire’ amid financial pressure concerns

   A significant proportion of older people are being forced to ‘unretire’, a new survey has revealed

7. Proportion of homes being ‘flipped’ is lowest in more than a decade – report

   Property firm Hamptons said there is ‘a rare pocket of the country’ where flipping can still deliver healthy returns.

8. Domino’s takes on restaurant rivals with new range of thinner pizzas

   The takeaway firm said it was responding to increasing demand for a “restaurant experience at home”.

9. We cannot be tone deaf, says TGI Fridays boss betting on lower prices

   Ray Blanchette said he wanted to revive the brand among UK consumers after losing its way in recent years.

10. Thousands of NHS staff face job cuts across England amid funding crisis

    Unison claimed multiple NHS trusts are being asked to make cost savings wherever they can