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• 'Bendy tree' named UK Tree of the Year

  08-10-2026 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is the first time a tree in Northern Ireland has won the national title since it was launched in 2014.
  
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• Mélenchon declares ‘Bastille retaken’ after major student rally in Paris - Euronews.com

  09-10-2026 10:48 via news.google.com
  Mélenchon declares ‘Bastille retaken’ after major student rally in Paris  Euronews.comFrench ministers scramble to appease students after 10 days of protests  The GuardianFrance's school protests: What lies behind the anger  BBC500 arrested as French police use tear gas during student protests  The TimesThe Global Story | Why French teenagers are fighting for their education  BBC
  
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• Everton up for sale? Friedkin Group considering new investment options including the potential sale of controlling stake - Sky Sports

  09-10-2026 10:48 via news.google.com
  Everton up for sale? Friedkin Group considering new investment options including the potential sale of controlling stake  Sky SportsEverton owners consider selling club two years after takeover  BBCClub Statement  Everton Football ClubEverton owners the Friedkin Group exploring full sale of club  BBCEverton owner The Friedkin Group puts club up for sale  The Times
  
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• Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras byelection; Polanski ‘absolutely’ intends to remain Green party leader – UK politics live - The Guardian

  09-10-2026 10:40 via news.google.com
  Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras byelection; Polanski ‘absolutely’ intends to remain Green party leader – UK politics live  The GuardianSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
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• LIVE: F1 Singapore GP Updates - FP1 | Live text - Autosport

  09-10-2026 10:16 via news.google.com
  LIVE: F1 Singapore GP Updates - FP1 | Live text  AutosportF1 practice LIVE: Singapore Grand Prix 2026 times, results & commentary  BBCSingapore Grand Prix 2026 race time, sprint, UK times, plus weather forecast  BBCF1 Singapore GP LIVE: Sprint Qualifying, Practice updates, results, stream, highlights from Marina Bay race weekend  Sky SportsAll the stories that got the Singapore paddock talking  Formula 1
  
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• Maresca to speak at Man City news conference for first time since charges - BBC

  09-10-2026 10:03 via news.google.com
  
  Maresca to speak at Man City news conference for first time since charges  BBCMan City charges LIVE: Maresca to speak out for first time since guilty verdict along with Liverpool boss Iraola  The IndependentMaresca believes City players ‘don’t care about the noise’ as Haaland calls for unity  The GuardianHaaland and Maresca address Man City's guilty verdicts for first time  Sky NewsMaresca explains the mood inside the Man City camp ahead
  
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• Winner of 2026 Nobel peace prize to be announced - Europe Live - The Guardian

  09-10-2026 09:34 via news.google.com
  Winner of 2026 Nobel peace prize to be announced - Europe Live  The GuardianWinner of Nobel Peace Prize to be announced in Oslo  BBCTrump’s Nobel ambitions fade, but Norway still fears his wrath  The Washington PostNobel or ignoble?  The EconomistNobel Peace Prize 2026 winner will soon be announced  CNN
  
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• NHS at risk of ‘system failures’ as demand for ADHD and autism care soars, inquiry finds - The Guardian

  09-10-2026 09:29 via news.google.com
  NHS at risk of ‘system failures’ as demand for ADHD and autism care soars, inquiry finds  The Guardian'Stark warning' over ADHD and 'Andrew wins legal fight'  BBCADHD and autism at increased risk of overdiagnosis and misdiagnosis, review finds  The IndependentNo ‘snowflakes’: mental health review says today’s youth have it harder and harms are real  The GuardianADHD surge fuelled by benefits, report warns  The Telegr
  
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• At least five killed and 19 injured after schoolbus plunges 650ft down slope after 'losing control' in terrifying crash - The Sun

  09-10-2026 09:16 via news.google.com
  
  At least five killed and 19 injured after schoolbus plunges 650ft down slope after 'losing control' in terrifying crash  The SunHorror as school bus plunges 650ft down hillside in Nepal killing at least five people  AOL.co.ukSchool Bus Carrying Students Falls in Okle Cliff in Pokhara  RatopatiSchool bus plunges 200 meters in Kaski, rescue underway  myRepublica5 Dead in Pokhara School Bus Accident  Hamro Patro
  
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• ‘It gave me a superpower – question everything’: ​as punk turns 50, bands from China to Greenland explain how it fires up their lives - The Guardian

  09-10-2026 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  ‘It gave me a superpower – question everything’: ​as punk turns 50, bands from China to Greenland explain how it fires up their lives  The Guardian50 years of punk - three chords and bad manners changed music forever  Daily MirrorIn 1976, the Sex Pistols made their anarchic TV debut on ‘So It Goes’ and lit their fuse  Far Out MagazineWhy punk is the genre everyone will still love in 100 years  Far Out Magazine
  
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• Adidas accuses Australian label White Fox of ‘trading off its reputation’ with use of four-stripe branding - The Guardian

  09-10-2026 08:46 via news.google.com
  Adidas accuses Australian label White Fox of ‘trading off its reputation’ with use of four-stripe branding  The GuardianAdidas sues Australian label White Fox over four stripes design  BBCAdidas takes White Fox to court over four-stripe clothing designs  News24Adidas sues White Fox over clothing designs 'deceptively similar' to its stripes  The Business StandardAdidas Launches Federal Court Trademark Action Against Australian Retailer White Fox
  
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• What is XFG Covid strain? Symptoms to look out for as UK cases grow - The Independent

  09-10-2026 08:41 via news.google.com
  What is XFG Covid strain? Symptoms to look out for as UK cases grow  The IndependentWhat is the XFG Covid strain? Symptoms and what to know as the variant hits the UK  The Telegraph'American Covid' ravages NHS hospitals – all we know about new brutal strain  Daily StarNorth East 'American Covid' update from health bosses as data shows virus cases rising in region  Chronicle LiveGovernment issues 'mask-up' rule for Brits as horror American Covid sprea
  
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• Daily Stock Market Report (Fri 9th Oct 2026) - Agenda - Stockopedia

  09-10-2026 08:15 via news.google.com
  
  Daily Stock Market Report (Fri 9th Oct 2026) - Agenda  StockopediaAirtel Money to Debut After London’s Biggest IPO in Five Years  Bloomberg.comAirtel Money kicks off £5.3bn IPO in biggest London float for five years  The IndependentAirtel Africa Confirms Final Details of Airtel Money London IPO Ahead of 14 October Admission  Yahoo Finance UKAirtel Money makes muted London trading debut  Euronext Markets: Real-time Stock Market Data |
  
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• Here’s how the new billionaire owners of Boots can save it - The Telegraph

  09-10-2026 08:00 via news.google.com
  Here’s how the new billionaire owners of Boots can save it  The TelegraphBoots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family  BBCCanada’s Weston family buys Boots for $8.9bn  The GuardianBoots buyout proves old age can be an asset on the UK high street  Financial Times£6.7bn deal announced to buy Boots' 1,800 UK and Ireland stores  Sky News
  
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• Margaret Hamilton, scientist who worked on Nasa's Apollo program, dead at 90 - Dawn

  09-10-2026 07:54 via news.google.com
  
  Margaret Hamilton, scientist who worked on Nasa's Apollo program, dead at 90  DawnMargaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90  BBCMargaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies aged 90  The GuardianMargaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo astronauts on the moon, has died  CNNMargaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
  
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• 'My heart attack changed my life - now I want to help others' - BBC

  09-10-2026 07:13 via news.google.com
  
  'My heart attack changed my life - now I want to help others'  BBC
  
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• Midges' role in spreading disease to be investigated - BBC

  09-10-2026 07:07 via news.google.com
  
  Midges' role in spreading disease to be investigated  BBC
  
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• Man City’s guilty verdict has piled pressure on Liverpool, Man Utd and Chelsea - The Telegraph

  09-10-2026 07:00 via news.google.com
  Man City’s guilty verdict has piled pressure on Liverpool, Man Utd and Chelsea  The TelegraphManchester City charges: Premier League clubs fear political interference in appeal after Andy Burnham comments  BBCMan City charges: Erling Haaland encourages club's fans to stay positive after guilty verdict  Sky SportsGlasner urges quick end to Manchester City saga and fears damage to Premier League  The GuardianOliver Glasner: Premier League’s integ
  
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• Hoads Wood illegal waste "supersite" finally cleared at £15m cost - BBC

  09-10-2026 07:00 via news.google.com
  
  Hoads Wood illegal waste "supersite" finally cleared at £15m cost  BBCAncient woodland cleared of 2,500 lorry-loads of illegal waste  The Telegraph‘Dumping ground’ Kent woodland finally cleared as £15.5m clean-up completed  Kent OnlineVast illegal waste dump in ancient woodland in Kent cleared after over a year's work - with taxpayer handed £15m bill  LBCKent ancient woodland cleared from ‘worst waste dump’ ever se
  
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• BT rival accuses bosses of cashing in on TalkTalk rescue - The Telegraph

  09-10-2026 07:00 via news.google.com
  BT rival accuses bosses of cashing in on TalkTalk rescue  The TelegraphOpen letter – Opus Broadband complains to UK Govt over TalkTalk’s sale to BT  ISPreview UKBT rescues rival TalkTalk from administration  ReutersSainsbury’s and Morrisons held talks over potential multi-billion-pound merger, reports say – as it happened  The GuardianBT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk  BBC
  
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• Russian strikes and approaching winter force many in Kyiv to pack bags and flee - BBC

  09-10-2026 06:53 via news.google.com
  
  Russian strikes and approaching winter force many in Kyiv to pack bags and flee  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
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• Drop in fiscal headroom better option than Budget tax rises, says Jim O’Neill - Financial Times

  09-10-2026 06:01 via news.google.com
  
  Drop in fiscal headroom better option than Budget tax rises, says Jim O’Neill  Financial TimesEx-Burnham adviser urges Healey to cut Budget headroom by £10bn  The TelegraphEY says headroom has halved to £11bn and may become £7bn deficit  The TimesThe Iran war has blown a near GBP 12bln hole in UK public finances, according to FT estimates, slashing chancellor Healey’s headroom in half and forcing him to lean on Budget tax rises and spen
  
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• Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport as airlines suspend flights to Saudi capital - The Guardian

  09-10-2026 05:19 via news.google.com
  Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport as airlines suspend flights to Saudi capital  The GuardianThree People Killed in Attacks on Riyadh Airport on Thursday  Bloomberg.comIran war live: 3 Saudi citizens killed in attacks on Riyadh airport  Al JazeeraThree people killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports, officials say  BBCPlane hit, pilot killed: Riyadh airport attacks by Houthi kill three, damages Saudia aircraft  The Times of India
  
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• Christa Pike's health has seen 'profound turnaround' in last three days, lawyers say - BBC

  09-10-2026 04:09 via news.google.com
  
  Christa Pike's health has seen 'profound turnaround' in last three days, lawyers say  BBCChrista Pike is ‘up and walking’ for first time after failed execution, lawyer says  The GuardianChrista Pike ‘up and walking’ after surviving botched execution  The TelegraphChrista Pike 'angry and confused' after botched execution attempt, lawyer says | ITV News  ITVXChrista Pike has woken up ‘angry’ after her botched execution &nd
  
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• ICE agent shoots man in New York City - BBC

  09-10-2026 03:59 via news.google.com
  
  ICE agent shoots man in New York City  BBCMan shot and wounded by ICE agents during operation in New York City while in car with 5-year-old  CNNICE agents shoot man driving with child in New York  The TelegraphICE agent shoots man in New York City with five-year-old reportedly in car  The GuardianICE agent shoots man in New York City with child in car  Sky News
  
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• Firing squad execution of mass killer Nidal Hasan to be livestreamed, Pentagon says - Sky News

  09-10-2026 01:38 via news.google.com
  Firing squad execution of mass killer Nidal Hasan to be livestreamed, Pentagon says  Sky NewsFort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says  BBCUS public executions were once a community spectacle. The country thought they stopped  The IndependentPentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed  The GuardianUS to publicly execute former soldier by firing squad  Financial Times
  
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• Astronomers detect mysterious burst of energy from a galaxy far, far away - The Guardian

  09-10-2026 01:15 via news.google.com
  
  Astronomers detect mysterious burst of energy from a galaxy far, far away  The GuardianJames Webb Space Telescope helps detect the most distant Fast Radio Burst ever seen — and scientists are surprised by its source  SpaceWebb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin  NASA Science (.gov)Astronomers find mysterious signal coming to us from the early universe  The IndependentRadio telescope detects 10 billion-year-old signal fr
  
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• Emotions run high at the round table as Celebrity Traitors banish two players - BBC

  09-10-2026 01:08 via news.google.com
  
  Emotions run high at the round table as Celebrity Traitors banish two players  BBCE Grant: Players avoided eye contact before Traitors vote  RTE.ieCelebrity Traitors UK, recap: Richard E Grant, you are the worst Traitor ever  The TelegraphThe Celebrity Traitors: episode three – live  The GuardianWhen is Celebrity Traitors on BBC One Tonight?  Esquire
  
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• Ted Lasso star confirms there were plans to bring back Anthony Head before his death - Digital Spy

  08-10-2026 23:58 via news.google.com
  
  Ted Lasso star confirms there were plans to bring back Anthony Head before his death  Digital Spy‘Ted Lasso’ Team Hoped To Bring Anthony Head Back In Season 4 Finale  DeadlineApple TV's Ted Lasso pays tribute to Buffy actor Anthony Head  BBCHow Ted Lasso honors beloved actor who died after filming  The Independent'Ted Lasso' co-creator Brendan Hunt reveals that there was an idea for Anthony Head to appear in the Season 4 finale, reprising his r
  
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• Two men arrested after breaking into UK airbase used by US, counterterrorism police say - CNN

  08-10-2026 23:37 via news.google.com
  
  Two men arrested after breaking into UK airbase used by US, counterterrorism police say  CNNTwo Latvian men arrested on suspicion of trespass at RAF base  BBCTwo Latvians arrested inside RAF base  The TelegraphTwo Latvian men arrested for trespass offences at RAF airbase – as it happened  The GuardianMilitary chief insists UK bases are safe and secure after arrests  The Times
  
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