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• UK police arrest 21 in relation to suspected people-smuggling ring

  06-02-2018 20:02
  The arrests are part of a significant crackdown on the criminal networks illegally bringing migrants across the Channel into the UK.British police have arrested 21 people during raids targeting a suspected people-smuggling ring, in a significant crackdown on the criminal networks illegally bringing migrants across the Channel into the UK.Further progress was made in a separate operation in France, when police raided a camp known as Vietnam City in a disused coalmine south-east of Calais, where h
  
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• Saka settles gruelling battle with Aston Villa to extend Arsenal’s winning start - The Guardian

  31-08-2026 23:37 via news.google.com
  
  Saka settles gruelling battle with Aston Villa to extend Arsenal’s winning start  The GuardianAston Villa v Arsenal: Premier League – live  The GuardianAston Villa 0-1 Arsenal: Bukayo Saka earns win for the Gunners as they begin title defence with back-to-back victories  Sky SportsPreview: Aston Villa v Arsenal  Arsenal.comArsenal player ratings as Bukayo Saka goal proves enough against resilient Aston Villa  ESPN
  
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• Man dies near Notting Hill Carnival after entering canal - BBC

  31-08-2026 23:33 via news.google.com
  
  Man dies near Notting Hill Carnival after entering canal  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
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• US Open 2026: Carlos Alcaraz impresses on return from injury as Aryna Sabalenka, Harriet Dart also win - Sky Sports

  31-08-2026 23:32 via news.google.com
  US Open 2026: Carlos Alcaraz impresses on return from injury as Aryna Sabalenka, Harriet Dart also win  Sky SportsUS Open 2026 LIVE: Carlos Alcaraz vs Roman Safiullin - scores, radio & live text updates  BBCUS Open 2026: Alcaraz wins in straight sets on return while Fearnley and Sabalenka also progress – as it happened  The GuardianAlcaraz eases past Safiullin on return at US Open  atptour.comWhich former finalist has predicted Carlos Alcaraz wil
  
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• Scientists Discover a Hidden Supervolcano Buried Beneath England - Gizmodo

  31-08-2026 22:40 via news.google.com
  
  Scientists Discover a Hidden Supervolcano Buried Beneath England  GizmodoAncient supervolcano found under English coast  BBCBuried ancient supervolcano in Norfolk unleashed one of history’s greatest eruptions  Edp24Volcano that erupted with strength of a million atomic bombs discovered in England  WIONColossal ancient supervolcano found under eastern England  The Times
  
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• Lionel Richie, 77, rushed to hospital after getting ‘dizzy’ on stage during final song at concert - The Sun

  31-08-2026 21:45 via news.google.com
  Lionel Richie, 77, rushed to hospital after getting ‘dizzy’ on stage during final song at concert  The SunSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival parade lights up west London as thousands party - live updates - London Evening Standard

  31-08-2026 21:05 via news.google.com
  Notting Hill Carnival parade lights up west London as thousands party - live updates  London Evening StandardNotting Hill Carnival: Adults day under way in west London as event marks 60th anniversary  news.sky.comSixty years of Notting Hill Carnival  Financial TimesNotting Hill Carnival's 60th year celebrated on family day  BBCEdmund Burke would have liked Notting Hill Carnival  The Telegraph
  
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• ‘Superhuman’ AI tool spots heart disease in less than 2 seconds - The Guardian

  31-08-2026 21:02 via news.google.com
  
  ‘Superhuman’ AI tool spots heart disease in less than 2 seconds  The GuardianNHS to use AI to catch undetectable heart disease ‘in blink of an eye’  The Telegraph‘Superhuman’ software takes just seconds to spot heart disease  The TimesNHS trials AI to spot heart disease in just two seconds - as 400K on waitlist  The SunAI can detect hypertension and diabetes by looking at your face and eyes  The Brighter Side o
  
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• I’m a top doctor and I’m autistic. I know why diagnoses are up - The Times

  31-08-2026 21:00 via news.google.com
  I’m a top doctor and I’m autistic. I know why diagnoses are up  The Times
  
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• Iliman Ndiaye transfer news: Man City agree £65m deal for Everton winger as Tottenham turn attention to Mykhailo Mudryk - Sky Sports

  31-08-2026 20:43 via news.google.com
  Iliman Ndiaye transfer news: Man City agree £65m deal for Everton winger as Tottenham turn attention to Mykhailo Mudryk  Sky SportsMan City agree £65m deal for Everton's Ndiaye  BBCEverton-linked Richarlison asks Tottenham to show 'respect' over transfer away  ESPNManchester City gazump Spurs over Iliman Ndiaye and eye Enzo Fernández deal  The GuardianMan City hijack Spurs’ Ndiaye move after failure to sign Gakpo  The Tel
  
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• Villagers fight back after suspected travellers bulldoze wildlife haven - The Telegraph

  31-08-2026 20:27 via news.google.com
  Villagers fight back after suspected travellers bulldoze wildlife haven  The TelegraphBuilding work stops at Sawbridgeworth wildlife spot after injunction  BBCVillagers foil illegal building work by ‘travellers’ on water meadow  The TimesHundreds of villagers turn up with camp chairs to stop unauthorised work at wildlife spot  The IndependentUnauthorised work on Sawbridgeworth field halted by injunction  BBC
  
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• Dolly Parton laid to rest in private Nashville funeral - The Guardian

  31-08-2026 20:18 via news.google.com
  
  Dolly Parton laid to rest in private Nashville funeral  The GuardianDolly Parton laid to rest alongside husband in Nashville  BBCDolly Parton Laid to Rest in Private Funeral After Her Death at Age 80  People.comDolly Parton Obituary - Nashville, TN  Dignity MemorialDolly Parton had no kids. Here’s where her fortune is going  The Independent
  
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• Police appeal after unidentified woman’s body found in Liverpool park - The Guardian

  31-08-2026 19:58 via news.google.com
  Police appeal after unidentified woman’s body found in Liverpool park  The GuardianStanley Park body: Police seek help identifying woman  BBCBody of murdered woman could have been inside bin bag ‘for weeks’  The TelegraphStanley Park murder investigation: Updated appeal following press conference  merseyside.police.ukAppeal to help identify murder victim found in 'distinctive' t-shirt  ITVX
  
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• Victoria Beckham's company makes its first profit after 18 years - BBC

  31-08-2026 19:28 via news.google.com
  
  Victoria Beckham's company makes its first profit after 18 years  BBCAfter years of losses, Victoria Beckham marks her brand’s turnaround  Financial TimesVictoria Beckham Posts First Operating Profit on Back of Double-digit Sales Growth  WWDVictoria Beckham Holdings Hits Profitability  VogueNew York Store Set To Open As Victoria Beckham Turns Dream Into Profit  Forbes
  
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• Trump says data centre critics ‘want to end up backwards and poor’ - Financial Times

  31-08-2026 19:19 via news.google.com
  
  Trump says data centre critics ‘want to end up backwards and poor’  Financial TimesTrump attacks datacenter backlash, claiming communities pushing back risk becoming ‘backwards and poor’  The Guardian‘Let Data Reign’: Trump decries opposition to data centres in US  Al JazeeraTrump slams data centre backlash, saying China 'could not be happier'  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting CorporationTrump say
  
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• Putin’s bombs destroy millions of school books before new term - The Telegraph

  31-08-2026 19:01 via news.google.com
  
  Putin’s bombs destroy millions of school books before new term  The TelegraphRussian strikes destroy 12 million books in Ukraine ahead of new school year  BBCUkraine-Russia war latest: Moscow strikes destroy 12 million books before first week back at school  The IndependentRussian strikes destroy 12m textbooks ahead of new school year  euronews.comRussian drone attack hit book warehouses amid losses for Ukraine’s publishing industry surpassing
  
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• AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20 - BBC

  31-08-2026 18:49 via news.google.com
  
  AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20  BBCArtificial intelligence could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England governor warns  news.sky.comAdvanced AI threatens the world’s financial system, watchdog says  CNNFSB Chair’s letter to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors: August 2026  Financial Stability BoardAI could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England governor tells G20  The Gu
  
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• Messi announces retirement from international football - Financial Times

  31-08-2026 18:48 via news.google.com
  
  Messi announces retirement from international football  Financial TimesMourinho bids farewell to Messi: your career will never be forgotten, and your absence will affect the World Cup  LiveScoreLionel Messi’s international retirement serves as a reminder: Watch him while you still can  The GuardianLionel Messi's Argentina career: the stats, records and how he compares to Cristiano Ronaldo  ESPNLionel Messi has announced his retirement from internatio
  
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• Dozens of riders stuck on rollercoaster suspended in the air at theme park | ITV News - ITVX

  31-08-2026 18:44 via news.google.com
  Dozens of riders stuck on rollercoaster suspended in the air at theme park | ITV News  ITVXLowestoft rollercoaster beaks down with 27 people being rescued  BBCDozens rescued after becoming stranded 50ft in air on Pleasurewood Hills rollercoaster  The IndependentRecap as 27 people freed after spending hours on broken down rollercoaster  Edp24Bank holiday hell as 27 stuck 15 metres in the air after rollercoaster malfunctions  lbc.co.uk
  
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• John Galliano exhibition at New York's Met cancelled after backlash - BBC

  31-08-2026 17:30 via news.google.com
  
  John Galliano exhibition at New York's Met cancelled after backlash  BBCMet Gala exhibition honouring John Galliano cancelled after backlash over past antisemitic comments  news.sky.comMet Gala exhibition honoring John Galliano is cancelled after backlash  The GuardianAnnouncement on The Met’s Spring 2027 Costume Institute Exhibition  The Metropolitan Museum of ArtAnna Wintour was intent on rescuing Galliano – but the Met exhibition was an awfu
  
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• Roundup: The First Reviews Have Dropped For Onimusha: Way Of The Sword, And They're Very Good - Pure Xbox

  31-08-2026 17:16 via news.google.com
  Roundup: The First Reviews Have Dropped For Onimusha: Way Of The Sword, And They're Very Good  Pure XboxOnimusha: Way of the Sword Review  IGNOnimusha: Way of the Sword (Switch 2) Review  Nintendo World Report‘Onimusha: Way Of The Sword’ Review: More Inagaki Than Kurosawa  ForbesOnimusha: Way of the Sword is an incredible 12-hour action game stretched into a 25-hour slog  Polygon.com
  
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• Dolly Parton Estate Sets Two-Day DollyFests for Nashville and London in 2027, Says These ‘Parties of a Lifetime’ Will Take the Place of a Public Memorial - Variety

  31-08-2026 16:44 via news.google.com
  
  Dolly Parton Estate Sets Two-Day DollyFests for Nashville and London in 2027, Says These ‘Parties of a Lifetime’ Will Take the Place of a Public Memorial  VarietyFestival honouring Dolly Parton set for Nashville and London  BBCDOLLYFEST: The Celebration of A Lifetime Star-Studded Two-Day Festival Honoring Dolly Parton to Take Place in 2027  Dolly Parton Official WebsiteLondon to host two-day 'Dollyfest' in honour of late singer  London Evening
  
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• ‘Burnham bounce’ is over, pollsters warn - The Independent

  31-08-2026 16:43 via news.google.com
  ‘Burnham bounce’ is over, pollsters warn  The IndependentBurnham’s bumpy ride ahead: PM’s in-tray full of dilemmas as parliament returns  The GuardianBurnham's summer tour is over - now he has to prove himself in Parliament  BBCReality is about to hit Andy Burnham hard  The TelegraphWhat will Andy Burnham do next and how hard will it be?  The Times
  
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• The Blood of Dawnwalker: Benchmarks of Graphics Cards and Processors - GameGPU

  31-08-2026 16:00 via news.google.com
  The Blood of Dawnwalker: Benchmarks of Graphics Cards and Processors  GameGPUThe Blood of Dawnwalker Review: Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds  Game InformerRoundup: Here's What The Critics Are Saying About The Blood Of Dawnwalker  Pure XboxBlood of Dawnwalker release times in your time zone, play early with the New Zealand trick  Video Games ChronicleThe Blood of Dawnwalker Review  Gamereactor UK
  
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• Oil Companies and Banks Face UK Windfall Tax Threat - Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

  31-08-2026 16:00 via news.google.com
  Oil Companies and Banks Face UK Windfall Tax Threat  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.comScottish Labour leadership contenders back North Sea drilling approval  BBCHealey eyes windfall tax on banks and oil companies  The TelegraphChamber demands assurances over reports of fresh North Sea tax raid  Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of CommerceNorth Sea decisions should come ‘as soon as possible’, say leadership contenders  The Independe
  
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• Donald Trump says US will hit Iran ‘hard’ as conflict reignites - Financial Times

  31-08-2026 15:22 via news.google.com
  
  Donald Trump says US will hit Iran ‘hard’ as conflict reignites  Financial TimesTrump threatens further action as US and Iran exchange fire in new flare-up  The GuardianCan Iran use rockets to mine the Strait of Hormuz, as US claims?  Al JazeeraTrump’s fake AI video of Kharg Island ‘attack’ leaves US military scrambling to explain  The IndependentTrump posts AI video of Kharg Island being ‘blown to smithereens’&nbs
  
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• Swiss man arrested after one killed in shooting at rave, police say - euronews.com

  31-08-2026 14:47 via news.google.com
  Swiss man arrested after one killed in shooting at rave, police say  euronews.comMan arrested after Swiss rave shooting that killed woman  BBCPolice in Switzerland make arrest after deadly rave shooting  CNNWoman, 22, killed and five injured in shooting at Swiss rave  The GuardianManhunt under way after deadly shooting at rave in Switzerland  news.sky.com
  
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• Mel Stride and Priti Patel replaced in major Tory reshuffle - BBC

  31-08-2026 14:15 via news.google.com
  
  Mel Stride and Priti Patel replaced in major Tory reshuffle  BBCConservative reshuffle: who’s who in Kemi Badenoch’s top team?  The GuardianKemi Badenoch sacks Mel Stride as shadow chancellor  Financial TimesTugendhat to replace Patel in Tory reshuffle  The TelegraphDaventry MP Stuart Andrew quits Conservative shadow cabinet  BBC
  
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• September’s Miniature of the Month and Collectible Coin revealed - Warhammer Community

  31-08-2026 13:58 via news.google.com
  September’s Miniature of the Month and Collectible Coin revealed  Warhammer Community
  
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• Captain arrested after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus, leaving eight dead - ITVX

  31-08-2026 13:07 via news.google.com
  Captain arrested after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus, leaving eight dead  ITVX'She slipped out of my hand' - children missing after ferry sinks off northern Cyprus  BBCTurkish deep-sea search vessel joins efforts to retrieve 20 still missing after Cyprus ferry disaster  The GuardianCapsized Cyprus ferry disaster kills at least eight, as search for survivors continues  news.sky.com(Upd 31 AUG, CET 08:44) FILO JET death toll rises to eight off Kyrenia;
  
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