Kyren Wilson fell victim to the ‘Crucible Curse’ as he crashed out in the first round of the World Snooker Championship in a dramatic 10-9 defeat to China’s world number 39 Lei Peifan.

The talent show was midway through auditions when a man shouted after star judge, Simon Cowell, asking him for ‘a chance’.

The Energy Secretary said both Reform UK and the Tories were prepared to concoct falsehoods to ‘pursue their ideological agenda.’ ...