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• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Launches To Mixed Reviews: Controversial Microtransactions Spark Outrage - TechPowerUp

  09-07-2026 23:23 via news.google.com
  Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Launches To Mixed Reviews: Controversial Microtransactions Spark Outrage  TechPowerUpAssassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced review – bootyful high seas adventure, now with 20% more swashbuckling  The GuardianAssassin's Creed actor 'tapped into' Welsh childhood for big role  BBCAssassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review: This is 'the definitive pirate experience'  empireonline.comTwo summer games due to make a
  
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• 'One of Britain's greatest': Tributes pour in after death of Bonnie Tyler | ITV News - ITVX

  09-07-2026 22:09 via news.google.com
  'One of Britain's greatest': Tributes pour in after death of Bonnie Tyler | ITV News  ITVX'A Welsh icon' and 'one of a kind' - tributes as singer Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75  BBCBonnie Tyler recorded new music in Surrey before her death  BBCFrom Swansea clubs to worldwide fame: Bonnie Tyler – a life in pictures  The GuardianBonnie Tyler latest: Legendary rock singer dies 'unexpectedly' in Portugal  Sky News
  
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• Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra said to borrow Galaxy S26 Ultra's camera features - GSMArena.com

  09-07-2026 22:07 via news.google.com
  Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra said to borrow Galaxy S26 Ultra's camera features  GSMArena.com[Invitation] Galaxy Unpacked July 2026: A New Shape Unfolds  Samsung Global NewsroomEverything we know about the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide  MashableExclusive: Official Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 Renders in Three Colors  Android HeadlinesHere’s what to expect at Galaxy Unpacked 2026 — from the Galaxy Z Fold 8 to Samsung’s first smart glasses
  
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• Charlie Kirk murder suspect told roommate 'he wishes he hadn't done it', court hears - BBC

  09-07-2026 22:00 via news.google.com
  Charlie Kirk murder suspect told roommate 'he wishes he hadn't done it', court hears  BBCRoommate tells police Charlie Kirk murder suspect confessed to killing and broke down in tears  BBCTyler Robinson’s former romantic partner recounts alleged confession in court  The IndependentTyler Robinson ‘said I wish I hadn’t done it’ after Charlie Kirk was killed  The TelegraphProsecutors to lay out their case against the man accused of kil
  
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• OpenAI releases latest ChatGPT model after delay over White House cybersecurity concerns - The Guardian

  09-07-2026 21:01 via news.google.com
  OpenAI releases latest ChatGPT model after delay over White House cybersecurity concerns  The GuardianGPT-5.6: Frontier intelligence that scales with your ambition  OpenAIOpenAI's newest AI model is 54% more token efficient on agentic coding, Altman tells CNBC  CNBCOpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna are now available in GitHub Copilot  The GitHub BlogOpenAI unveils long-awaited "super app" as rivalry with Anthropic intensifies  Reuters
  
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• Inside the tense Oval Office meeting where a furious Trump decided his deal with Iran was ‘over’ - The Independent

  09-07-2026 18:32 via news.google.com
  Inside the tense Oval Office meeting where a furious Trump decided his deal with Iran was ‘over’  The IndependentIran war latest: Explosions reported across Iran - but US says no new strikes launched  Sky NewsTrump is bombing Iran again and blundering again. He has no grasp of his enemy | Sina Toossi  The GuardianHow Strait of Hormuz dispute led to latest US-Iran cycle of fighting  Al JazeeraWhat options does Trump have now in Iran? Not many, a
  
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• World faces growing diesel supply crunch as Russia cuts off exports - Financial Times

  09-07-2026 17:30 via news.google.com
  World faces growing diesel supply crunch as Russia cuts off exports  Financial TimesRussian fuel shortages bite – but will Putin change tack in Ukraine war?  BBCDrivers face surging diesel prices after Russia triggers supply crunch  The TelegraphForecourt fights and panic buying as war reaches Russia’s petrol pumps  The TimesRussia bans diesel exports after Ukrainian attacks, straining tense global market  CNN
  
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• Prince Harry gets UK trip back on track with hospital visit

  09-07-2026 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex visits a children's hospital in Birmingham in a trip to the UK that has had a bumpy start.
  
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• Burnham planning for No 10 for at least a year, key ally says

  09-07-2026 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former transport secretary says Burnham's time away from Westminster does not mean he is "unprepared" for government.
  
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• Historic building wrecked in major blaze on Edinburgh's Princes Street

  09-07-2026 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are still on the scene of the blaze which broke out in the early hours at the old Debenhams.
  
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• School suspensions fall in England for the first time since Covid

  09-07-2026 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government says the pandemic left a "pernicious legacy", but that teachers are helping pupils turn a corner.
  
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• No contact from UK about on-the-run murder suspect, say Zimbabwe police

  09-07-2026 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma left the country via Heathrow Airport on a British passport on Saturday.
  
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• UK labs hit by cuts despite record science funding

  09-07-2026 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some of Britian's biggest labs face cuts even though government science spending is at record levels.
  
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• ‘Very North Korean’: hundreds of Labour MPs back Andy Burnham for leader - Financial Times

  09-07-2026 15:10 via news.google.com
  ‘Very North Korean’: hundreds of Labour MPs back Andy Burnham for leader  Financial TimesBurnham set to be next PM as 322 Labour MPs back him in first nomination tally  BBCLabour under Burnham will be faster and bolder, says minister  BBCAndy Burnham can win back Labour voters by supporting migrants | Letter  The GuardianLabour branded a ‘zombie government’ over Burnham delays  The Telegraph
  
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• Farage's by-election in Clacton officially confirmed

  09-07-2026 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reform's Lee Anderson has moved the writ in the Commons, with the by-election likely to happen on 13 August.
  
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• Maddy Cusack inquest adjourned over evidence request

  09-07-2026 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Maddy Cusack died after being found unconscious at her family home in September 2023.
  
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• Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian reportedly moved onto a new Fallout game by Xbox, but at the cost of a sequel to Avowed - Eurogamer.net

  09-07-2026 13:19 via news.google.com
  Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian reportedly moved onto a new Fallout game by Xbox, but at the cost of a sequel to Avowed  Eurogamer.netMicrosoft’s Xbox to Shift Obsidian Studio to New ‘Fallout’ Video Game  Bloomberg.comReport: Obsidian to work on Fallout title as unannounced projects cancelled  GamesIndustry.bizXbox Layoffs Decimate Id Software and Obsidian  TechPowerUpNew ‘Fallout’ Game Reportedly Coming From Obsidian, &lsq
  
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• Replica of mosque on bonfire condemned as 'anti-Muslim hatred'

  09-07-2026 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bonfire in Moygashel has displayed other controversial banners in the past.
  
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• Bonnie Tyler, the gravel-voiced star who sang her way into music history

  09-07-2026 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Welsh star known for songs including Total Eclipse of the Heart has died aged 75.
  
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• Jackdaw boss warns of winter fuel shortage risk if gas field not approved

  09-07-2026 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adura says the UK government must approve North Sea production urgently to avoid domestic supply shortages.
  
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• Restore Britain leader describes Dunblane tragedy as 'one murder'

  09-07-2026 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rupert Lowe criticised the ban of handguns in the UK, saying it was "because there was a murder in Dunblane".
  
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• Most popular baby names for boys and girls in 2025 revealed

  09-07-2026 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Office for National Statistics releases its annual data on baby names, with Olivia remaining most popular for girls and Muhammad for boys.
  
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• Disability benefit not fit for purpose, minister leading review says

  09-07-2026 10:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Stephen Timms says personal independence payments (Pip) in England and Wales need changing.
  
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• How Kane and Haaland compare - who would you pick?

  09-07-2026 07:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two of the world's best strikers - Harry Kane and Erling Haaland - meet in the World Cup quarter-finals - but who would you rather have?
  
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• Drug mules carrying cannabis from Thailand face tougher penalties

  09-07-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The National Crime Agency and Thai authorities have launched a crackdown on drug smugglers.
  
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• HMP Pentonville handed my son a death sentence

  09-07-2026 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gareth Chumber-Kelly died by suicide at HMP Pentonville just four days after arriving. Now, his mother wants the prison closed down.
  
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• MPs seek veto over political ambassadors after Mandelson row

  09-07-2026 04:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Foreign Affairs Committee report said the process taken in the appointment of Lord Mandelson "was being made up as it went along".
  
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• Starmer hints at bank holiday if England win World Cup

  09-07-2026 03:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prime minister says he does not want to "jinx it" but "ask me again if we get to the final".
  
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• Met investigates donation to Jenrick's Tory leadership campaign

  09-07-2026 02:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Conservative, now Reform UK, MP says the allegations are "entirely false".
  
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• Andy Burnham's path to becoming prime minister

  09-07-2026 02:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour MPs are about to start choosing Sir Keir Starmer's replacement after his resignation last month.
  
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• Why heatwaves hit women harder

  09-07-2026 01:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts are calling for better awareness of the heat-related risks to women and more targeted efforts to protect them.
  
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• I run the UK's biggest bank, here are five ways to manage your money

  09-07-2026 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The CEO of Lloyds Bank talks about how to save, budget, avoid scams and manage money in a relationship.
  
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