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• Travellers complain over Met officer's warning about funeral

  09-02-2020 18:43
  
  Travellers complain over Met officer's warning about funeralCharity accuses force of blatant discrimination after email to firms in Barking and Dagenham
  
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• Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia, killing two - The Guardian

  15-08-2026 04:42 via news.google.com
  
  Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia, killing two  The GuardianTwo people killed after 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia  BBCIndonesia orders evacuations after magnitude 7.7 earthquake with 'tsunami potential'  BBCM 7.7 - 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia  USGS (.gov)Powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, forcing villagers to flee  CNN
  
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• United's travelling squad for AC Milan fixture - manutd.com

  15-08-2026 04:12 via news.google.com
  
  United's travelling squad for AC Milan fixture  manutd.comManchester United vs AC Milan: Club Friendlies stats & head-to-head  BBCManchester United: What Michael Carrick has changed since Ruben Amorim's sacking ahead of AC Milan friendly  skysports.comPossible AC Milan vs. Manchester United Lineups for International Friendly  beIN SPORTSAC Milan vs. Man United: TV channel, how to watch in UK, kick-off time, live stream, team news  espn.co.uk
  
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• US wants Netanyahu to condemn settler violence in Qusra - Al Jazeera

  15-08-2026 02:11 via news.google.com
  US wants Netanyahu to condemn settler violence in Qusra  Al JazeeraActivists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers  BBCIsraeli troops force families from homes amid settler terror campaign in West Bank  The GuardianSiege of Palestinian homes in West Bank a 'horrific act of terror', says US ambassador  Sky News‘This is not our way’: Settler leaders denounce Kusra violence  The Jerusalem Post
  
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• Audrey Werro holds off Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson to win European 800m gold - The Guardian

  15-08-2026 01:36 via news.google.com
  Audrey Werro holds off Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson to win European 800m gold  The GuardianEuropean Athletics Championships 2026: Keely Hodgkinson takes 800m silver behind Swiss rival Audrey Werro  BBCEuropean Athletics Championships 2026: Updates from Birmingham as Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson compete  skysports.comEuropean Athletics Championships 2026: Werro holds off Hodgkinson for gold in 800m, Hughes takes silver in 200m &nd
  
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• 'Aggressive' dolphins spotted at UK seaside beauty spot as holidaymakers warned 'do not approach' - The Sun

  15-08-2026 00:53 via news.google.com
  
  'Aggressive' dolphins spotted at UK seaside beauty spot as holidaymakers warned 'do not approach'  The SunWater Users Urged to Give Dolphins Space in Cardigan Bay  Ceredigion County CouncilPeople warned to leave dolphins alone off Welsh coast after dangerous incident  Wales OnlineWhy are people being told to stay 100 metres away from dolphins and seals?  Tivyside AdvertiserWarning issued to water users after dolphins approached in New Quay harbour &nb
  
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• ‘Not going to be an issue’: Mikel Arteta relaxed about Arsenal contract situation

  14-08-2026 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Manager’s deal expires at end of the new season‘They don’t have to worry … I want to be here’Mikel Arteta has said he is relaxed about his Arsenal contract expiring at the end of the new season and believes his side will need to be better than last year to defend their title successfully.The Premier League champions will face Enzo Maresca’s Manchester City in the Community Shield in Cardiff on Sunday and are heavy favourites to win back-to-back league titles
  
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• Raúl Jiménez’s injury-time penalty salvages point for Wolves against Blackburn

  14-08-2026 23:21 via theguardian.com
  Raúl Jiménez marked his return to Wolves with the stoppage-time equaliser that saved them from an embarrassing start to their return to the Championship.The Mexico striker, who scored against England during the World Cup finals, retained his composure to convert a penalty given for handball by Rayan Alebiosu that would have had VAR questioning whether the defender was in the area when Jackson Tchatchoua’s cross struck his arm. Thankfully for Wolves, the video assistant refere
  
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• Audrey Werro holds off Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson to win European 800m gold

  14-08-2026 23:16 via theguardian.com
  Swiss runner sets 1:54.81sec championship bestFemke Broeders-Bol secures bronze in 1:55.54The 800m European women’s final we all hoped for delivered as Switzerland’s Audrey Werro led from the front to win a classic for the ages. But it was a close run thing as Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson pushed her all the way to take silver.However Werro proved too strong as she came through in a championship record 1:54.81sec. Just behind her was Hodgkinson, who ran 1:55:01 to take silver. Fem
  
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• Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’

  14-08-2026 23:14 via theguardian.com
  Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy ​position, not clearDonald Trump has threatened to declare the strait of Hormuz as “a territory of the United States” as his administration struggles to conclude the war with Iran.During a speech at a police academy on Long Island, New York, on Friday, the US president said he would “pretty soon” designate the waterway – a crucial chokepoint for global trade, through which abo
  
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• Fires prompt national alert as 19 homes destroyed - BBC

  14-08-2026 22:56 via news.google.com
  
  Fires prompt national alert as 19 homes destroyed  BBCMillions sent wildfire emergency phone alert warning against 'any activity that could start a fire'  BBCFires prompt national government alert as 19 Stourbridge homes destroyed  BBCHeatwave latest: Emergency alert over threat of wildfires sparks panic in Wales  Sky NewsEmergency alert warning of wildfire risk sent to phones in England and Wales  The Guardian
  
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• European Athletics Championships 2026: Werro holds off Hodgkinson for gold in 800m, Hughes takes silver in 200m – live

  14-08-2026 22:56 via theguardian.com
  Updates from Friday’s evening session in Birmingham
  Amy Hunt sets sights on four golds | Mail Tanya10,000m: Nadia Battocletti, the defending champion, who already has the 5000m gold under her belt, is the favourite in the 10,000m. Poppy Tank, Megan Keith and Izzy Fry go for GB in this 26-woman race. And they’re off…The heptathlon shot put is up and running. Greek athlete Anastasia Ntragkomirova, whose elaborate face make up is magnificent, currently has the longest throw at 1
  
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• Wolves 2-2 Blackburn: Championship opener – live

  14-08-2026 22:55 via theguardian.com
  ⚽ Updates from Molineux; kick-off 8pm BST
  ⚽ Weekend fixtures | Follow us on Instagram | Mail DominicThe 2025-26 EFL season is five minutes from getting started. We are standing on football’s equivalent of the start line at the London Marathon … a testing 46 games await, many twists and turns to come.Mowbray tells Sky Sports that Blackburn are “going to have to punch above their weight” this season and that his team are looking to make the game “tight&rd
  
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• Men lose right to prostate cancer test - The Telegraph

  14-08-2026 22:53 via news.google.com
  
  Men lose right to prostate cancer test  The TelegraphMen ‘will lose right to prostate cancer tests’  The TimesMiddle-aged men 'to lose right to prostate cancer test without symptoms' under controversial new plans  lbc.co.ukMen to be stripped of prostate cancer tests as expert slams 'shocking betrayal'  Daily Mirror
  
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• Madonna will not be playing Glastonbury in 2027, Emily Eavis says - The Guardian

  14-08-2026 22:29 via news.google.com
  Madonna will not be playing Glastonbury in 2027, Emily Eavis says  The GuardianGlastonbury festival organiser dismisses rumours that Madonna will headline in 2027  BBCEmily Eavis confirms Glastonbury 2027 headliners booked as she responds to Madonna rumours  NMEGlastonbury 2027 Headliner Odds: Sabrina Carpenter Rises As Madonna Drifts  OLBGAll the evidence to suggest Harry Styles is headlining Glastonbury in 2027  RUSSH
  
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• ‘I shot Mr Thompson’: Luigi Mangione describes his planning and the killing of health insurance CEO

  14-08-2026 22:29 via theguardian.com
  It was a dramatic twist to the federal case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s Brian Thompson – but state charges are still pendingWhen Luigi Mangione stepped into a Manhattan federal courtroom shortly after 11am on Friday, his demeanor was less debonair than at other recent court proceedings.The 28-year-old, wearing tan jail scrubs instead of natty menswear, walked with hands behind his back and ankles shackled en route to the defense table. Mangione sat and then studied a piece
  
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• Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead - The Guardian

  14-08-2026 21:56 via news.google.com
  Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead  The GuardianJason Arday, ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row, found dead  BBCJason Arday dead: Former Cambridge University academic don die afta accuse of magomago  BBCJason Arday found dead  The TelegraphExclusive: Jason Arday was offered a second Cambridge professorship  Channel 4
  
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• Jason Arday found dead after resigning from Cambridge over plagiarism claims

  14-08-2026 21:56 via theguardian.com
  Academic was pronounced dead at his home in south London after police called to address after 3pm on FridayJason Arday, the black academic who resigned last week as a professor at the University of Cambridge, has been found dead at his home in south London.The Metropolitan police said officers were called to Arday’s address by the London ambulance service after 3pm on Friday. Continue reading...
  
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• Jason Arday found dead at his home after Cambridge plagiarism scandal

  14-08-2026 21:32 via express.co.uk
  Police confirmed he was found unresponsive.
  
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• Liverpool: FSG sell minority stake to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos-backed consortium led by Amit Bhatia - skysports.com

  14-08-2026 21:28 via news.google.com
  Liverpool: FSG sell minority stake to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos-backed consortium led by Amit Bhatia  skysports.comJeff Bezos: Amazon founder part of consortium that agrees to buy into Liverpool  BBCFSG announces strategic minority investment in Liverpool FC  Liverpool FCArsenal in talks over Quansah; transfer news; Giuliani slams Infantino’s critics: football – as it happened  The GuardianAmit Bhatia to be Liverpool vice-chairman as part of &p
  
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• Liverpool: FSG sell minority stake to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos-backed consortium led by Amit Bhatia - Sky Sports

  14-08-2026 21:28 via news.google.com
  Liverpool: FSG sell minority stake to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos-backed consortium led by Amit Bhatia  Sky SportsJeff Bezos: Amazon founder part of consortium that agrees to buy into Liverpool  BBCFSG announces strategic minority investment in Liverpool FC  Liverpool FCArsenal in talks over Quansah; transfer news; Giuliani slams Infantino’s critics: football – as it happened  The GuardianAmit Bhatia to be Liverpool vice-chairman as part of &poun
  
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• Iga Swiatek takes swing at critics after ending title drought in Canada

  14-08-2026 21:24 via theguardian.com
  Pole beats Rybakina to win her first title in 11 months but is angry about disapproving voices from her own countryIt came as no surprise that almost a year of pent-up emotion exploded from Iga Swiatek the moment she slotted her final backhand winner to clinch the Canadian Open title by defeating Elena Rybakina in two clean sets on Thursday night.As she screamed towards her team members on her corner of the court, pointed to her head and furiously pumped her fist, though, it was the tenor of Swi
  
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• Emotional Alex Jones fights back tears as she shares message with The One Show fans - Daily Mirror

  14-08-2026 21:21 via news.google.com
  Emotional Alex Jones fights back tears as she shares message with The One Show fans  Daily MirrorI tried watching The One Show again — this is why it’s still going strong at 20  The TimesThe One Show host Alex Jones shares ‘guilt’ over presenting BBC series  independent.co.ukWatch the moment The One Show's 20th anniversary ep is interrupted by Gov alert  The SunThe One Show presenters now including Christine Lampard on BBC programme
  
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• Lucy Letby’s doctor 'boyfriend' died after 'he was sacked over texts to killer nurse'

  14-08-2026 21:04 via express.co.uk
  The consultant doctor was reportedly found collapsed in his car the day after he was dismissed from the NHS hospital he worked at.
  
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• Train derails in Essex in second incident in two days | ITV News Anglia - ITVX

  14-08-2026 21:03 via news.google.com
  
  Train derails in Essex in second incident in two days | ITV News Anglia  ITVX'The train swung wildly,' says passenger on board derailed service in Essex  BBCNational Rail says heat poses ‘exceptional challenges’ after two trains derail in 24 hours  The GuardianEssex train derailment: second train derails in less than 24 hours  The TimesDerailed Essex train leads to travel chaos  BBC
  
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• You can now buy the 626bhp Defender Dakar racer – and drive it on the road - Autocar

  14-08-2026 21:02 via news.google.com
  You can now buy the 626bhp Defender Dakar racer – and drive it on the road  AutocarLand Rover’s building a limited-edition, road-legal V8 Defender Dakar  Top GearRoad-legal Defender Dakar is 635hp 'pinnacle'  PistonHeadsMad Land Rover Defender Dakar is a rally hero you can actually drive on the road  Auto ExpressLand Rover Defender Dakar Concept (2026)  NetCarShow.com
  
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• Mum got Alzheimer’s at 57. Now movement is our language - The Times

  14-08-2026 21:00 via news.google.com
  Mum got Alzheimer’s at 57. Now movement is our language  The Times
  
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• Cheryl Hall obituary

  14-08-2026 20:53 via theguardian.com
  Actor who played Shirley Johnson in the sitcom Citizen Smith, and whose dozens of other roles included EastEnders, Doctor Who and The BillCheryl Hall, who has died aged 76, was an actor best known for her roles in 1970s sitcoms. As Shirley Johnson in Citizen Smith, she was the girlfriend of Wolfie, the would-be revolutionary leading the Tooting Popular Front with the battle cry “power to the people”.Wolfie Smith, played by Hall’s then husband, the actor Robert Lindsay, and his
  
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• Burnham criticised for EV and North Sea approach amid climate crisis

  14-08-2026 20:51 via theguardian.com
  Cut in electric vehicle sales targets could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions in UK, say green campaignersAndy Burnham has been criticised for moving to cut electric vehicle (EV) sales targets and accept North Sea drilling at a time of devastating wildfires caused by the climate emergency.The prime minister for the first time acknowledged on Friday that the climate crisis was behind hundreds of wildfires that have ripped across the parts of the UK. Continue reading...
  
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• Madonna will not be playing Glastonbury in 2027, Emily Eavis says

  14-08-2026 20:38 via theguardian.com
  Festival organiser says she has booked next year’s headliners but would not say if Taylor Swift is among themMadonna will not be performing at next year’s Glastonbury, the festival’s organiser, Emily Eavis, has said.The singer, who has the most top 10 singles in UK chart history of any female artist, has never featured at Britain’s biggest music festival. Continue reading...
  
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