This year, the Met Gala wasn’t about subtle glimpses of nipples through sheer dresses, but about sculpted, moulded, and engineered busts as the unapologetic center of attention.

If Fashion Is Art was the brief, then apparently the body itself became the canvas — or more specifically, one very particular part of it.

Afterall, one thing most great sculptures of the human form have in common? Prominent nipples.

Leading the charge, unsurprisingly, were the Kardashian-Jenner dynasty, who arrived in three entirely different outfits that all somehow landed on the exact same… point.

Kim Kardashian opted for a corseted look that leaned into exaggerated, cone-like structure, courtesy of artists Allen Jones and Whitaker Malem — a duo known for turning the human form into something closer to statue than clothing.

Meanwhile, Kylie Jenner took a more illusion-based route in a painstakingly detailed Schiaparelli Haute Couture gown by Daniel Roseberry.

It featured thousands of pearls, hand-painted scales, and enough embroidery to make your head spin, but the real trick was in the barely-there bodice, engineered to mimic the body beneath.

Then there was Kendall Jenner, who turned a humble white T-shirt into something that would make a museum curator weep.

Designed by Zac Posen for Gap, her look referenced classical sculpture, specifically the Winged Victory of Samothrace, proving that even ancient marble knew the power of a well-placed contour.

And just in case you thought this was a family-only phenomenon, Hailey Bieber arrived in a cobalt Saint Laurent gown complete with a gold moulded bustier that was specifically molded to her body.

At this point, it stopped being a coincidence and started feeling like an exhibit in the Vatican Museum.

One user on X wrote: ‘Okay they all look good but so far 3/3 of the kardashain looks have all included their nipples like did they plan that was there a group chat’

Another posted: ‘The way Jenner sisters are matching the NIPPLES detail.’

A third posted a picture of Kendall’s look, captioning it: ‘best dressed of the Kardashian Jenners, but what’s this trend of fake nipples.’

Of course, this isn’t fashion’s first flirtation with the idea.

Designers have been toying with sculptural busts for decades — from Jean Paul Gaultier’s infamous cone bra to Thierry Mugler’s hyper-moulded silhouettes.

It was clear that the most popular interpretation of the Met Gala’s theme was wearable statues, creating a red carpet full of bodies reimagined, exaggerated, and polished into something just slightly uncanny.

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The tapes were recorded in 1991 during private conversations with her friend James Colthurst and formed the basis of Andrew Morton’s biography, Diana: Her True Story.

In them, the late Princess of Wales reflects on her marriage to Charles, her struggles with bulimia, and her views on what was then his ongoing relationship with Camilla.

They also include personal thoughts on her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, as well as comments about Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The Radio Times reports that in the 30 years since her death, less than an hour of this material has been made public.

The new docuseries, Diana: The Unheard Truth, will air in 2027 to mark 30 years since her death and will include never-before-heard recordings.

Love Monday TV said: “The series will challenge the reductive narrative that has too often framed Diana as a victim of her circumstances.

“Instead, it will show a resilient, perceptive, and relatable young woman, finding herself in the brightest of global spotlights, and navigating the challenges with grace, self-awareness, and determination.”

The three-part series has been created by Love Monday TV, which has secured full access to the archive tapes in partnership with Morton and Colthurst, who also feature in the series.

No broadcaster or streaming platform has yet been confirmed.

The series will also include interviews with those who knew her best.

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Contributors will include school friend Delissa Needham, hairdresser Sam McKnight, and astrologer Penny Thornton.

Other voices featured are dancer Wayne Sleep, former bodyguard Ken Wharfe, royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter, photographer Kent Gavin, and journalist Richard Kay.

The programme follows a recent episode of ITV’s Reporting History, which shared previously unbroadcast footage of Princess Diana’s famed visit to Angola in January 1997.

Will you be interested in watching Diana: The Unheard Truth next year? Let us know in the comments.

Departures from what is the country’s third busiest airport were an average of 19-and-a-half minutes behind schedule in 2025, according to analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data by the Press Association.

That was longer than all other UK airports despite representing a 30-second improvement from the previous year.

Flight delays are often caused by issues outside the control of airports, such as air traffic control (ATC) disruption and bad weather.

UK airports with longest delays for departures in 2025 (Image: PA Wire)

Rory Boland, editor of magazine Which? Travel, said the choice of airport “shouldn’t make or break your trip” but “too many holidays got off to a terrible start last year”.

He went on: “Manchester Airport has ranked last in our airport survey for four consecutive years and these new CAA figures validate why this is a particularly poor place to be stranded during delays.

“For passengers already wary of travel uncertainty, seeing such consistent underperformance makes it difficult to book with any real confidence.”

Birmingham Airport had the second poorest flight punctuality last year, with an average delay of 18 minutes and 42 seconds.

In third place was Bournemouth Airport (17 minutes and 18 seconds).

Liverpool John Lennon Airport – less than 30 miles from Manchester airport – had the most punctual flights, recording an average delay of just nine minutes and 24 seconds.

The analysis took into account scheduled and chartered departures from the 23 commercial UK airports with at least 1,000 outbound flights last year.

Cancellations were not included.

The average delay for departures last year was 14 minutes and 54 seconds, down from 18 minutes and 24 seconds in 2024.

Manchester is the UK’s only two-runway airport other than Heathrow, and was used by 32 million passengers last year.

Its scheme to revamp Terminal 3 is ongoing, while a 10-year £1.3 billion transformation which included modernising and doubling the size of Terminal 2, and closing Terminal 1, was recently completed.

A spokesperson for the airport said: “Punctuality is affected by factors that are outside of an airport’s control.

“The two most significant factors contributing to delays in the last year have been industrial action affecting air traffic control in Europe, and the weather.

“These were exacerbated by airspace restrictions above conflict zones meaning airports with significant long-haul networks, like Manchester, were more significantly affected than others.

“As an industry we are working collectively to achieve the best possible on-time departure rates, while protecting flight schedules and avoiding the need for cancellations.”

A spokesman for Bournemouth Airport said the reason for delays are outside its control “in the majority of cases”, and it is “one of the UK’s top-ranked regional airports for passenger satisfaction”.

Birmingham Airport did not respond to a request for a comment.

Depending on the distance of the route and length of delay, passengers booked on delayed flights from UK airports are entitled to assistance such as a reasonable amount of food and drink, a means to communicate and overnight accommodation if required.

Airlines often fail to provide this during major disruption as they are overwhelmed by requests.

Passengers may also be able to claim compensation of up to £520 from the airline if the reason for the delay is deemed within its control, which could be a fault with the aircraft or pilot sickness.

ATC issues are considered to be an “extraordinary circumstance”, meaning affected passengers are not entitled to payouts.

Anna Bowles, head of consumer at the CAA, urged the aviation industry to be “focused on delivering punctual and reliable journeys for passengers wherever possible” as she warned that delays have a “real impact for people heading off on holidays”.

She added: “When disruption occurs, how the industry responds really matters.

“Passengers should be kept informed and given the care and support they are entitled to.”

A spokesperson for trade body AirportsUK said passengers are “benefitting from improvements in the service they receive”, and delays in 2025 were “down significantly on the previous year”.

The players had traded blows for most of Monday evening, with Wu repeatedly edging in front only to be pegged back by the unshakeable Murphy.

Having resumed at 13-12 up, Wu opened with a break of 88 as echoes of his name reverberated around the auditorium.

He also enjoyed runs of 70, 56 and 91 after rolling in a sensational pot on the yellow with the rest.

But he could never quite get clear of Murphy, who has now endured the heartache of losing his past four finals in snooker’s showpiece match.

Murphy, who had been aiming to fulfil a 21-year dream by setting a new record for the longest gap between a player’s first and second world titles, produced some wonderful breaks of his own with an 82, 65, and a sublime 131.

While another half-century gave him a chance to take it to a one-frame shootout, he once again fell short at the final hurdle.

“I’d like to be the first to congratulate Wu Yize and his family, and everyone around him for being a wonderful world champion,” Murphy said.

“I hate being right – I said sometime earlier in the season when we had a great game out in China somewhere, I won that one but I came out afterwards and said that he would be world champion one day. It’s just a real shame that it was today, but I couldn’t have given it any more, I couldn’t have tried harder.

“I played the best shots I could have played and I didn’t get my chance. I couldn’t do any more than that.”

Flames are ravaging the coastal path this evening with crews trying desperately to put out the fire.

A fire is currently raging on a popular Scots coastal path, sparking an emergency response. The blaze is believed to have started sometime around 9pm on a coastal path in North Queensferry on Monday, May 4.

Mercy crews, including Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, rushed to the scene and it is understood personnel remain on site as firefighters battle to contain the flames.

Photos taken at the scene and shared with the Record show smoke billowing from the site which can be seen from the Forth Bridge coming from Edinburgh.

Fireman in full, florescent safety gear can be seen sprinting across the path as bright, angry, orange flames consume the green and gorse. Massive hoses are believed to be running along the coastal path.

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Multiple blue-lit fire engines and marshal cars can be seen in the vicinity, including some stationed at the bottom of the brae of Ferryhills Road, which is understood to be blocked as a result of the inferno.

It is unclear how the fire started or if anyone was involved.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has yet to release a statement on the incident.

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City have three home games remaining – against Brentford, Palace and Aston Villa, on the final day of the season (24 May).

Their remaining away match is at in-form Bournemouth, who City play just three days after their FA Cup final.

While City are aiming for a domestic treble, Arsenal now have a realistic chance of claiming both the Premier League and Champions League trophies.

Their European semi-final against Atletico Madrid is finely poised before Tuesday’s second leg after a 1-1 draw in the Spanish capital last week.

Arsenal‘s three remaining league games are at relegation-threatened West Ham, then home to already-relegated Burnley before a final-day trip to Palace.

“I am worried for the West Ham game,” added Henry. “Like I was worried for Manchester City‘s match today.”

BBC Sport pundit and former England captain Wayne Rooney, meanwhile, has predicted on his BBC podcast Arsenal will win all of their remaining league games and lift the title.

He said: “We’ve heard a lot about Arsenal cracking under pressure, but Guehi has never been in a position where he’s challenged for the Premier League, [Antoine] Semenyo hasn’t. And I think you’ve seen tonight might be the first sign of that.

“I think it’s Arsenal‘s year. And I hope it is for Arteta’s sake. The work he’s put in over the last five years, and then against his former boss, Guardiola – if he goes and wins that title, that is huge for him.

“Arsenal are very consistent while City can be a little bit up and down. City at their best, you’re the best team in Europe.”

City, though, will be left extremely concerned by their capitulation against Everton, having gone ahead but been unable to see out the game.

January signing Guehi was culpable for the opening goal and City’s defence were sliced open time and time again – Everton should have been out of sight by the time they conceded a 97th-minute equaliser.

City fans who had left the stadium had to scramble back when Haaland scored to give their side hope, before Doku earned a point.

Guardiola looked to the positives by saying: “A really good performance. We played outstanding in the first half. Really, really good.

“In the second half, they made a step up and we maybe weren’t as aggressive and after [that] we gave away the goal.

“They came back and made it a proper English game – so, so aggressive in the duels.

“But in general, we made a really good performance.”

The Met Gala’s 2026 theme, “Fashion is Art,” might be the event’s most ambiguous dress code yet.

Tonight’s annual star-studded fundraiser for the museum’s Costume Institute is inspired by “Costume Art”, the Met’s blockbuster Spring exhibition, which explores depictions of the dressed body through a series of thematic body types: “the naked body,” “classic body,” “pregnant body” and “ageing body.”

Guests have been instructed to “celebrate the countless depictions of the dressed body throughout art history” on the red carpet, and stylists have told us to expect plenty of naked dresses and subversive, sculptural silhouettes. But which celebrities will play it safe, and who will leave us speechless?

Actor Nicole Kidman was one of the first stars to arrive on the blue carpet Monday night in her role as co-chair for this year’s event, wearing a breathtaking sequinned and feathered Chanel gown — gorgeous, but not exactly nailing the dress code (yes, we are the theme police tonight).

Beyoncé, who returned to the Met Gala for the first time in a decade (now as a co-chair), blew us away in a custom diamante skeleton-style bustier dress by Olivier Rousteing, with her daughter Blue Ivy by her side in an all-white ensemble.

On the more bizarre end of the spectrum, Katy Perry was channelling fencing chic in a futuristic headpiece covering her entire face and a matching white gown from Stella McCartney, while Heidi Klum — known for her imaginative fancy dress looks — transformed into a walking statue.

Find our best and worst dressed below…

Beyoncé

Doechii

Madonna

Nicole Kidman

Naomi Osaka

Emma Chamberlain

Connor Storrie

Sabrina Carpenter

Gigi Hadid

Ashley Graham

Heidi Klum

Kylie Jenner

Katy Perry

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