A day of sharply contrasting headlines brought both grief and spectacle. In Australia, rugby league forward Jai Arrow announced his immediate retirement at just 30 after a diagnosis of motor neurone disease, ending a career that had taken him to State of Origin and South Sydney honours. In Britain, Radio Caroline was forced into an awkward apology after a computer error mistakenly triggered its “death of a monarch” protocol and falsely announced King Charles III had died. Another UK story carried far more serious weight, as Carrie Johnson said convicted sex offender John Worboys may have had hundreds more victims than officially known, renewing attention on the scale of harm he may have caused. Meanwhile in New York, a sinkhole at LaGuardia shut a runway and snarled flights, while in Istanbul Prince William watched his beloved Aston Villa cap a long-awaited European triumph in the Europa League final.