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• Grid operator warns about electricity use during solar eclipse - The Times

  12-08-2026 12:05 via news.google.com
  Grid operator warns about electricity use during solar eclipse  The TimesElectricity grid operator cancels power call ahead of eclipse  Yahoo Finance UKGreat Britain braced to pay millions for backup electricity during solar eclipse  The GuardianEurope’s grid operators plan for dip in solar power during the eclipse  Euronews.comUK power supplies likely to be stretched during solar eclipse  Financial Times
  
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• Arsenal 1-1 Como (4-3 pens): Bruno Guimaraes makes bow and Myles Lewis-Skelly scores amid transfer speculation as Gunners win shoot-out after draw - Sky Sports

  13-08-2026 02:11 via news.google.com
  Arsenal 1-1 Como (4-3 pens): Bruno Guimaraes makes bow and Myles Lewis-Skelly scores amid transfer speculation as Gunners win shoot-out after draw  Sky SportsArsenal 1-1 Como commentary  Sky SportsArsenal 1-1 Como: How did Bruno Guimaraes look on Arsenal debut?  BBCGo Inside Training ahead of final pre-season clash  Arsenal.comMyles Lewis-Skelly helps Arsenal beat Cesc Fabregas' Como  ESPN
  
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• Nick Reiner, son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, denies murdering parents after allegation of lying in wait - Sky News

  13-08-2026 00:54 via news.google.com
  Nick Reiner, son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, denies murdering parents after allegation of lying in wait  Sky NewsNick Reiner indicted for murders of parents Rob and Michele Reiner  The GuardianNew indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner  BBCNick Reiner ‘lay in wait for parents’ before they were killed  The TelegraphNick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty to New Allegation in Murder of Parents R
  
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• Enzo Fernandez transfer news: Chelsea set Man City deadline to bid for midfielder - Sky Sports

  13-08-2026 00:54 via news.google.com
  Enzo Fernandez transfer news: Chelsea set Man City deadline to bid for midfielder  Sky SportsSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
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• Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Aston Villa: Desire Doue scores UEFA Super Cup winner as Brian Madjo strikes on debut - Sky Sports

  12-08-2026 23:38 via news.google.com
  Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Aston Villa: Desire Doue scores UEFA Super Cup winner as Brian Madjo strikes on debut  Sky SportsDoué seals Super Cup glory for PSG after Madjo makes history for Aston Villa  The GuardianAston Villa Football Club - The Official Club Website  Aston VillaParis St-Germain 2-1 Aston Villa: French side win back-to-back Uefa Super Cup titles  BBCWhere to watch the UEFA Super Cup: TV broadcast partners, live streams  UEFA.
  
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• Two dead after military helicopter crashes in Texas - BBC

  12-08-2026 23:21 via news.google.com
  
  Two dead after military helicopter crashes in Texas  BBCTwo dead in Apache crash at US military base  The Telegraph2 dead after military helicopter crashes in Central Texas  CNNBreaking News Live August 13: Two US Army soldiers killed in Texas helicopter crash  The Times of IndiaTwo soldiers dead in Fort Hood military chopper crash  FOX 44
  
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• Wall Street giants bet Nvidia’s AI chips will defy the laws of finance - Financial Times

  12-08-2026 23:11 via news.google.com
  
  Wall Street giants bet Nvidia’s AI chips will defy the laws of finance  Financial TimesNvidia’s great silicon showdown  The EconomistNvidia’s AI push has echoes of Enron, says Big Short investor  The TelegraphWall Street giants hand Nvidia $500bn to fund boom in AI projects  BBCMarket snapshot: huge AI spending rounds raise the bar for future paybacks  Interactive Investor
  
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• New rumor tells us all about Apple's imminent iPhone price hike - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com

  12-08-2026 23:11 via news.google.com
  New rumor tells us all about Apple's imminent iPhone price hike - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comiPhone 18 Pro Release Date: Demand Drives September Launch  ForbesiPhone 18 Pro BOM Cost Expected to Surge Nearly 40%, Leaving Apple to Sacrifice Margins to Sustain Shipments, Says TrendForce  TrendForceiPhone 18 Pro: Three new camera upgrades are coming  9to5MacApple Cutting Back 2026 Hardware Shipments Due to Memory Shortage  MacRumors
  
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• Warning over free blood pressure checks as NHS introduces new rule - Daily Express

  12-08-2026 22:51 via news.google.com
  Warning over free blood pressure checks as NHS introduces new rule  Daily ExpressUpdated HCFS spec published  Community Pharmacy EnglandNPA Calls for Wider Access to Pharmacy Blood Pressure Checks  Pharmacy Business‘Major update’: Hypertension service rules tightened  Chemist+DruggistUpdated hypertension case‑finding service draws calls for impact assessment  The Pharmaceutical Journal
  
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• Newcastle 1-3 Everton: Matthias Jaissle 'aware' of Magpies' issues - BBC

  12-08-2026 22:42 via news.google.com
  
  Newcastle 1-3 Everton: Matthias Jaissle 'aware' of Magpies' issues  BBCHow To Watch: Newcastle v Everton  Everton FCNewcastle 1-3 Everton: Matthias Jaissle's side underwhelm against Premier League rivals  Sky SportsLatest. Confirmed line-up: Joelinton skippers Magpies at Murrayfield  Newcastle UnitedPre-Season Friendly sees Everton win with moments of real football  ToffeeWeb
  
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• Cruise ships, quiet towns and an all-day festival: millions flock to eclipse viewing spots across Europe - The Guardian

  12-08-2026 21:56 via news.google.com
  Cruise ships, quiet towns and an all-day festival: millions flock to eclipse viewing spots across Europe  The GuardianIn pictures: Eclipse turns daylight into darkness in Europe  BBCMillions in UK and Europe left wowed by once-in-a-generation solar eclipse  BBC‘A magical eeriness’: Cornwall comes together for communal moment during solar eclipse  The GuardianSolar eclipse pictures: Britain stops for the sun of the century  The Times
  
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• Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary, Trump says - The Guardian

  12-08-2026 21:54 via news.google.com
  
  Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary, Trump says  The GuardianTrump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave post  BBCKaroline Leavitt: six key takeaways from 20 months as Trump’s press secretary  The GuardianWho will replace Karoline Leavitt as Trump’s attack dog?  The TelegraphDonald Trump announces White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave role  Sky News
  
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• Burnham will send asylum seekers to middle-class areas despite higher costs - The Telegraph

  12-08-2026 21:22 via news.google.com
  Burnham will send asylum seekers to middle-class areas despite higher costs  The TelegraphMinisters push ahead with housing asylum seekers on ex-military sites  BBCThe tiny village of 350 people that’s voted to leave the UK  The Independent‘Six men to every woman’: MPs challenge asylum plans near villages  The TimesPoorest areas should not house all asylum seekers, says Burnham  BBC
  
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• DR Congo Ebola outbreak set to become deadliest on record, WHO warns - Al Jazeera

  12-08-2026 20:26 via news.google.com
  DR Congo Ebola outbreak set to become deadliest on record, WHO warns  Al JazeeraEbola started in DR Congo earlier and officials are playing catch-up, WHO warns  BBCEbola deaths in DR Congo surpass 2,000 in fastest-growing outbreak on record  ITVXDeadly disease outbreak kills 2,000 as experts reveal what Americans should know  Fox NewsEbola outbreak ‘doubling every 20 days’, warns UN chief  The Telegraph
  
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• PM urges shops to stop selling disposable barbecues over wildfires risk - ITVX

  12-08-2026 19:48 via news.google.com
  PM urges shops to stop selling disposable barbecues over wildfires risk  ITVXBurnham urges shops not to sell disposable BBQs over wildfire risks  BBCBurnham to consider ban on disposable barbecues as wildfires rage in UK  The GuardianBurnham urges retailers to stop selling disposable BBQs amid wildfires  Financial TimesUK weather latest: Britons told to avoid the sun for four-hour period today during extreme heat warning  The Independent
  
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• Crackdown on zero-hours contracts could cost UK firms up to £3bn per year - Financial Times

  12-08-2026 19:42 via news.google.com
  
  Crackdown on zero-hours contracts could cost UK firms up to £3bn per year  Financial Times'A hammer blow to young people': Businesses fume at proposed zero hours reforms  Sky NewsZero hours contract ban could cost business up to £3bn a year  The TimesBan on zero-hours contracts to cost companies up to £3bn  The TelegraphBanning zero-hours contracts could cost businesses up to £3bn a year  The Independent
  
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• Politicians among mourners at funeral service for Ann Widdecombe - The Guardian

  12-08-2026 19:21 via news.google.com
  
  Politicians among mourners at funeral service for Ann Widdecombe  The GuardianAnn Widdecombe's loved ones gather for her funeral  BBCWiddecombe turned the other cheek like Christ, abbot tells funeral  The TelegraphAnn Widdecombe: Family, friends and colleagues attend funeral of former MP  ITVXAnn Widdecombe remembered at tightly policed funeral  The Times
  
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• M25 traffic LIVE: All traffic stopped in Essex as huge fire sparks major delays

  12-08-2026 18:54 via express.co.uk
  Traffic has ground to a complete standstill.
  
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• Slough fire LIVE: Huge blaze near station as smoke seen for miles in UK town

  12-08-2026 18:48 via express.co.uk
  The fire has filled the sky with smoke.
  
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• Solar Eclipse sparks 'apocalypse' fears as darkness to descend on Earth

  12-08-2026 18:34 via express.co.uk
  The Solar Eclipse has sparked fears of the world ending.
  
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• MAGA Influencer Coined ‘The Zapper’ By Conspiracists Shuts Down Claims She’s Keeping Trump Awake - Forbes

  12-08-2026 18:33 via news.google.com
  MAGA Influencer Coined ‘The Zapper’ By Conspiracists Shuts Down Claims She’s Keeping Trump Awake  Forbes‘Bobble head’ woman behind Trump in Oval Office explains why she kept holding her stomach  The IndependentTrump 'hires woman to buzz him awake' during meetings 'like rebooting a laptop'  Daily Star"I'm Just Pregnant": Woman Who Went Viral At Trump Event Responds To "Weirdos"  NDTVWoman Accused of Using Zapper to Wake Trump W
  
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• Ukraine hits grain terminals at Russia’s Novorossiysk port, killing three - Al Jazeera

  12-08-2026 18:23 via news.google.com
  Ukraine hits grain terminals at Russia’s Novorossiysk port, killing three  Al JazeeraMajor Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack  BBCUkraine war latest: City declares state of emergency after Ukraine targets Russia's Black Sea fleet  Sky NewsZelenskyy: Ukrainian-made drones and missiles hit Russian naval base in Novorossiysk  Українська пра
  
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• 'I think we will keep it,' Trump says about control of Hormuz strait - Euronews.com

  12-08-2026 18:20 via news.google.com
  'I think we will keep it,' Trump says about control of Hormuz strait  Euronews.comIran war live: US, Tehran exchange opposing claims over Hormuz control  Al JazeeraTrump demands Iran pay compensation for decades of US soldier deaths  The GuardianTrump Reverts to Economic Squeeze of ‘Entrenched’ Iranian Regime  Bloomberg.comWorld in Brief: Trump claims “total control” of Hormuz; American inflation slows  The Economist
  
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• From a Gavin and Stacey star to Dani Dyer’s return: every Strictly Come Dancing 2026 contestant rated - The Guardian

  12-08-2026 18:19 via news.google.com
  From a Gavin and Stacey star to Dani Dyer’s return: every Strictly Come Dancing 2026 contestant rated  The GuardianActress and Gavin & Stacey icon Melanie Walters completes the Strictly Come Dancing 2026 line-up  BBCEmmerdale's Lawrence Robb is the twelfth celebrity announced for Strictly Come Dancing 2026  BBCRuth Jones roasts Strictly judge as she shares good luck message to Gavin and Stacey co-star as Nessa  The IndependentGavin & Stacey&r
  
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• Barking fire: London blaze sparks A13 closure as firefighters swarm area

  12-08-2026 18:19 via express.co.uk
  Dramatic pictures and videos show thick black smoke billowing into the air.
  
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• Thames Water battling 1,000 leaks a week as heatwave bursts pipes - The Telegraph

  12-08-2026 17:58 via news.google.com
  Thames Water battling 1,000 leaks a week as heatwave bursts pipes  The TelegraphOne pipe broken as east London water supply issue hits fifth day  BBCMajor water supply incident  Epping Forest District CouncilRedbridge steps up support for residents and works closely with Thames Water to restore supplies  redbridge.gov.ukFurther water disruption for east London homes  BBC
  
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• I watched Ann Widdecombe's funeral - 1 thing will stay with me

  12-08-2026 17:54 via express.co.uk
  Express reporter Adam Toms was at Buckfast Abbey during the former Conservative MP and Reform UK spokeswoman's send off.
  
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• Eurovision Song Contest changes rules for countries at war - BBC

  12-08-2026 17:49 via news.google.com
  
  Eurovision Song Contest changes rules for countries at war  BBCCountries in ‘armed conflict’ barred from hosting Eurovision  The GuardianEurovision changes rules to prevent winners involved in 'armed conflict' from hosting  Sky NewsIsrael faces ban from hosting Eurovision  The TelegraphEurovision organisers announce 2027 rule change for countries at war  The Independent
  
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• Foetus remains found near Lancashire river as police launch urgent investigation

  12-08-2026 17:20 via express.co.uk
  Police have launched a full investigation to determine how the remains came to be at the location.
  
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• Who Is the Next James Bond? UK TV Host Claims to Know the Choice as Speculation Heats Up - Just Jared

  12-08-2026 17:14 via news.google.com
  Who Is the Next James Bond? UK TV Host Claims to Know the Choice as Speculation Heats Up  Just JaredNext James Bond doesn’t need social media fame  The TimesDid a British TV presenter just leak identity of the new James Bond?  Euronews.comThe actor tipped to become the next James Bond – according to Richard Osman  The IndependentNew James Bond Latest Odds: 12 leading contenders to become the next 007 - Jack Lowden odds slashed  The Sc
  
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