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• Papers seize on Osborne's sugar tax

  16-03-2016 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chancellor George Osborne's announcement of a new levy on sugary drinks across the UK leads many of Thursday's national newspapers.
  
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• Ukraine war live: Zelensky sparks outrage after sacking popular defence minister - The Independent

  17-07-2026 04:06 via news.google.com
  Ukraine war live: Zelensky sparks outrage after sacking popular defence minister  The IndependentPolitical crisis and protests in Ukraine as Zelenskyy defends sacking defence minister  The GuardianWhy Zelensky has fired the man beating Russia  The TelegraphZelensky’s position is secure, but he’ll worry how this looks to the West  The TimesMykhailo Fedorov: Ousted defence chief's reforms riled Ukrainian army bosses  France 24
  
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• Trump news live: White House slams network ‘cowards’ for not broadcasting president’s election speech - The Independent

  17-07-2026 04:00 via news.google.com
  Trump news live: White House slams network ‘cowards’ for not broadcasting president’s election speech  The IndependentUS networks refuse to air Trump speech about election security  The TelegraphTrump claims ‘plot’ by ‘deep state’ actors to cover up election interference by China  The IndependentTrump to deliver TV address amid speculation over elections announcement  The GuardianWhat Trump’s newly declassifi
  
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• Prostate cancer trial using focal therapy has fewer side effects - BBC

  17-07-2026 01:36 via news.google.com
  Prostate cancer trial using focal therapy has fewer side effects  BBCNew study shows focal therapy effectively treats prostate cancer, keeping patients cancer free ten years after treatment  Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustI was diagnosed with cancer - my wife spotted one red flag symptom I'd been ignoring  Daily Express
  
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• UK heatwave approaches two-week mark - BBC

  17-07-2026 01:28 via news.google.com
  UK heatwave approaches two-week mark  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
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• Offer teenagers a meningitis B vaccine on NHS, advisers tell UK government - The Guardian

  17-07-2026 01:09 via news.google.com
  Offer teenagers a meningitis B vaccine on NHS, advisers tell UK government  The GuardianTeenagers from 15 should be given free MenB vaccine, say UK experts  BBCJCVI publishes new recommendation to Government on adolescent MenB vaccination  GOV.UKAll teenagers should receive meningitis vaccine at 15, health committee says  Sky NewsTeenagers should get routine meningitis B jabs, vaccine experts say  The Times
  
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• Tuchel ‘100%’ invested in leading England at Euro 2028 despite semi-final failure - The Guardian

  17-07-2026 00:55 via news.google.com
  Tuchel ‘100%’ invested in leading England at Euro 2028 despite semi-final failure  The GuardianWorld Cup 2026: England squad debating Tuchel's tactics against Argentina  BBCWorld Cup news latest: Tuchel blames weakness in English football 'DNA' for World Cup semi-final defeat  Sky NewsEngland had Lionel Messi under control … until one decisive and subtle shift  The GuardianWorld Cup 2026: Harry Kane on England future, as Dan Burn and Tho
  
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• Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal done deal, Rogers boost; Man Utd latest - London Evening Standard

  17-07-2026 00:41 via news.google.com
  Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal done deal, Rogers boost; Man Utd latest  London Evening StandardFootball gossip: Gyokeres, Alvarez, Torres, Barcola, Jones, Romero  BBCJulian Alvarez: Arsenal still interested in Atletico Madrid forward despite player's preference to join Barcelona  Sky SportsArsenal pushing to seal quick transfer for Argentina’s World Cup hero  The IndependentArsenal explore Viktor Gyokeres swap in talks over possible Julian Alvarez deal&
  
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• Blasts reported in Iran as US launches new wave of strikes - BBC

  16-07-2026 23:44 via news.google.com
  Blasts reported in Iran as US launches new wave of strikes  BBCIran war latest: US forces board tanker near Strait of Hormuz as Iran hit with more strikes  Sky NewsUS carries out major strikes on civilian infrastructure in southern Iran  Al JazeeraStrait of Hormuz: US fires at oil tanker as new Iran blockade begins  BBCU.S. Targets Iranian Bridges in Bid to Choke Off Regime’s Supply Routes  WSJ
  
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• Burnham to Back North Sea Oil and Take Control of Thames Water - Bloomberg.com

  16-07-2026 23:43 via news.google.com
  Burnham to Back North Sea Oil and Take Control of Thames Water  Bloomberg.comTo drill or not to drill? Andy Burnham faces North Sea oil dilemma  BBCNorth Sea oil industry urges Burnham to approve new drilling in UK waters | Oil and gas companies  The GuardianBurnham must back oil and gas drilling if he has any common sense – Badenoch  The IndependentLabour MPs told backing North Sea is ‘about more than oil and gas’  STV News
  
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• UK hackers jailed for London transport cyberattack which cost nearly $40 million - Reuters

  16-07-2026 23:37 via news.google.com
  UK hackers jailed for London transport cyberattack which cost nearly $40 million  ReutersTeen hackers who live streamed cyber-attack on TfL jailed  BBC‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed  The GuardianTwo sentenced for hacking Transport for London in UK’s biggest ever cyber crime case  National Crime AgencyTransport for London cyber attack sentencing live: Hackers jailed for five and
  
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• Argentinian footballers based in England pay for a third of UK's Falkland's defence

  16-07-2026 23:37 via express.co.uk
  The displaying of the banner provoked fury in the UK, with Argentina now set to face disciplinary action.
  
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• Horror as female pedestrian, 24, killed in hit and run as man arrested

  16-07-2026 23:32 via express.co.uk
  The incident unfolded in the early hours of Thursday morning.
  
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• New York issues air quality alert days before World Cup final - BBC

  16-07-2026 23:29 via news.google.com
  New York issues air quality alert days before World Cup final  BBCHundreds of Canada wildfires prompt US air quality alerts as smoke spreads south  BBCWildfire smoke will drive poor air quality through Saturday as new plumes arrive from Canada  CNNWildfires force thousands to evacuate as skies darken over US and Canadian cities  Sky NewsAir quality plummets in 20 US states as smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads  The Guardian
  
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• Migrant with AK-47 face tattoo who threatened to kill Nigel Farage mocks UK from jail

  16-07-2026 22:59 via express.co.uk
  Fayaz Khan was jailed last year for threats made against the Reform UK party leader
  
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• The Open: Rory McIlroy admits 'too many stupid mistakes' cost him in ragged opening round - BBC

  16-07-2026 22:47 via news.google.com
  The Open: Rory McIlroy admits 'too many stupid mistakes' cost him in ragged opening round  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
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• It’s official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android - Ars Technica

  16-07-2026 22:41 via news.google.com
  It’s official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android  Ars TechnicaBrussels prepares fresh Google fines as Big Tech enforcement increases  Financial TimesEU orders Google to share search data, open Android to AI rivals competitors  EuronewsGoogle is better than Apple at playing the AI regulations game  The VergeEU forces Google to share its toys with the other AI and search kids  The Register
  
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• easyJet flight to Manchester declares mid-air emergency on approach to runway

  16-07-2026 22:31 via express.co.uk
  The plane was forced to circle the airport after declaring an emergency.
  
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• British Steel is taken into public ownership to save UK supply - The Guardian

  16-07-2026 21:56 via news.google.com
  British Steel is taken into public ownership to save UK supply  The GuardianBritish Steel taken into public ownership to protect 'vital' UK supply  BBCGovernment brings British Steel under public ownership; oil price rises to $85 as US-Iran tensions escalate – as it happened  The GuardianScunthorpe reacts to decision to nationalise British Steel  BBCLabour nationalises British Steel  The Telegraph
  
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• Manhunt underway for 'dangerous' prisoner who is 'high risk to women' | ITV News - ITVX

  16-07-2026 21:52 via news.google.com
  Manhunt underway for 'dangerous' prisoner who is 'high risk to women' | ITV News  ITVXManhunt for escaped prisoner deemed 'risk' to others  BBCEscaped prisoner arrested and back in custody  Sky NewsOfficers urge for information as search for wanted man continues  Greater Manchester PoliceManhunt for escaped prisoner who attacked two women  The Telegraph
  
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• Mother of Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner, Mary Jo, dies at 91 - BBC

  16-07-2026 21:36 via news.google.com
  Mother of Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner, Mary Jo, dies at 91  BBCKris Jenner Announces Death of Mom Mary Jo ‘MJ’ Shannon at 91: ‘My Heart Is Broken into a Million Pieces’  People.comKris Jenner announces mom’s death in emotional post: ‘Thank you for giving us everything’  The Independent'MJ' Shannon, née Mary Jo Campbell, dies: Kris Jenner's mom was 91  Los Angeles TimesKardashian family matriarch Mary Jo
  
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• ‘Bizarre choice’: business and Labour puzzle over Shabana Mahmood as future chancellor - The Guardian

  16-07-2026 21:32 via news.google.com
  ‘Bizarre choice’: business and Labour puzzle over Shabana Mahmood as future chancellor  The GuardianBurnham faces crucial choice for chancellor as battle for No 11 continues  BBCInside Ed Miliband’s search for redemption  politico.euShabana Mahmood can be one of the great modern chancellors  The IndependentShabana Mahmood set to be named UK chancellor by Andy Burnham  Financial Times
  
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• Three people fall to their deaths from popular 215ft observation tower - Metro.co.uk

  16-07-2026 21:08 via news.google.com
  Three people fall to their deaths from popular 215ft observation tower  Metro.co.ukThree dead after plunging from Germany's Harz Tower  Irish MirrorTragedy as family-of-three die after falling from popular observation tower in Germany as cops fear deaths are suicide  the-sun.comHorror as three dead after falling from popular observation tower in Germany  Daily ExpressHorror as three plunge to their deaths from 213ft-tall observation tower  Daily
  
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• Andy Burnham to promise to ‘fix the big things’ in first speech as Labour leader - The Guardian

  16-07-2026 20:46 via news.google.com
  Andy Burnham to promise to ‘fix the big things’ in first speech as Labour leader  The GuardianBurnham to promise new path for UK when he becomes new Labour leader  BBCPolitics latest: Burnham to pledge 'unashamedly Labour' government as he takes over party  Sky NewsAndy Burnham secures Labour leadership with landslide support of MPs  The GuardianAndy Burnham promised to change Greater Manchester. Almost ten years on, how did he do?  T
  
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• World Cup 2026: Fifa 'assessing reports' after Argentina players hold Falklands banner - BBC

  16-07-2026 20:44 via news.google.com
  World Cup 2026: Fifa 'assessing reports' after Argentina players hold Falklands banner  BBCUK says Falkland Islands 'definitely ours' after Argentina banner  BBCKeir Starmer wants Fifa investigation into Argentina players who held Falklands banner  The GuardianArgentina’s lies about the Royal Navy’s Magellan transit are pathetic  The TelegraphFalklands guard ship HMS Medway at the centre of a diplomatic storm  Navy Lookout
  
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• ‘Lionel Messi’ walks into a crowd of England fans and is shocked at the reaction

  16-07-2026 20:39 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: There was a strong reaction when a giant-headed Messi dropped by a bar where England fans were drinking.
  
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• Hunt launched for Brit mum on run after she abducted kids from ex-husband

  16-07-2026 20:32 via express.co.uk
  The father, who lives Denver in Colorado, said: 'I can only pray for their safe return.'
  
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• B&M confirms major price change in stores to lure shoppers back

  16-07-2026 20:17 via express.co.uk
  B&M aims to win back customers by slashing prices in its stores. The discount retailer is known for bargains, and hopes that customers will be drawn back.
  
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• Olivia Attwood and Pete Wicks FINALLY go Instagram official with loved up snaps from Ibiza - The Sun

  16-07-2026 20:01 via news.google.com
  Olivia Attwood and Pete Wicks FINALLY go Instagram official with loved up snaps from Ibiza  The SunRyan Thomas cheekily exposes Olivia Attwood's rumoured romance with Pete Wicks  Manchester Evening NewsOlivia Attwood and Pete Wicks hard launch romance after months of secret dating  The Express TribuneOlivia Attwood has 'never felt happier' as she holidays with Pete Wicks in Ibiza  OK! MagazineOlivia Attwood breaks silence on Pete Wicks romance as she admit
  
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• Keir Starmer says Labour can win next election under Andy Burnham in final newspaper interview with The Mirror - Mirror

  16-07-2026 20:00 via news.google.com
  Keir Starmer says Labour can win next election under Andy Burnham in final newspaper interview with The Mirror  MirrorThe Guardian view on Keir Starmer’s farewell: a dignified departure and a necessary one | Editorial  The GuardianWhat did Keir Starmer actually achieve?  Financial TimesSir Keir’s bucket list  The Economist5 nice things Kemi Badenoch said about Keir Starmer at his last PMQs  politico.eu
  
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