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• Israel and Lebanon ceasefire in effect as Trump says 'very close' to deal with Iran - BBC17 April 2026, 4:40 am
  Israel and Lebanon ceasefire in effect as Trump says 'very close' to deal with Iran  BBCIran war latest: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire comes into effect - but Israel accused of 'violations' just hours later  Sky NewsLebanon Casts Doubt on Claim of Upcoming Talks With Israel  BBCTrump announces 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon after ‘excellent conversations’  The GuardianLive updates: Ceasefire in Lebanon goes into effect as Trump voices confidence in Iran deal  CNN
  
• Nottingham Forest 1-0 Porto (Agg: 2-1): Morgan Gibbs-White sends Vitor Pereira's side through to Europa League semi-final vs Aston Villa - Sky Sports17 April 2026, 3:51 am
  Nottingham Forest 1-0 Porto (Agg: 2-1): Morgan Gibbs-White sends Vitor Pereira's side through to Europa League semi-final vs Aston Villa  Sky SportsNottingham Forest 1-0 Porto (2-1 on aggregate): Forest reach first European semi-final in 42 years  BBCNottingham Forest 1-0 Porto (agg 2-1): Europa League quarter-final, second leg – as it happened  The GuardianNottm Forest 1-0 FC Porto (16 Apr, 2026) Game Analysis  ESPNEuropa League: Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa advance  RTE.ie
  
• Finance ministers and top bankers raise serious concerns about Mythos AI model - BBC17 April 2026, 1:34 am
  Finance ministers and top bankers raise serious concerns about Mythos AI model  BBCProject Glasswing: Securing critical software for the AI era  AnthropicWhy Anthropic and OpenAI are locking up their latest models  The EconomistOur evaluation of Claude Mythos Preview’s cyber capabilities  The AI Security Institute (AISI)The Mythos cyber scare signals the economics of AI scarcity  Financial Times
  
• Red hair gene favoured by natural selection over last 10,000 years, study finds - The Guardian17 April 2026, 12:45 am
  Red hair gene favoured by natural selection over last 10,000 years, study finds  The GuardianNatural selection ‘favours gingers’, researchers at Harvard find  The TelegraphMassive Ancient-DNA Study Reveals Natural Selection Has Accelerated in Recent Human Evolution  Harvard Medical SchoolRedheads are genetic winners? Ha, I knew it  The TimesAncient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia  Nature
  
• Aston Villa: How Unai Emery turned spectacular European nights into Villa's new normal - BBC16 April 2026, 11:22 pm
  Aston Villa: How Unai Emery turned spectacular European nights into Villa's new normal  BBCAston Villa 4-0 Bologna (Agg: 7-1): Villa win big to set up Europa League semi-final showdown with Nottingham Forest  Sky SportsWatkins breaks record as Aston Villa cruise past Bologna into all-English semi-final  The GuardianAston Villa 4-0 Bologna (agg: 7-1) highlights: Villans cruise into Europa League semi-finals  UEFA.comTeam news for quarter-final second leg  Aston Villa Football Club
  
• Premium phones can be unlocked with user’s photo - The Times16 April 2026, 11:01 pm
  Premium phones can be unlocked with user’s photo  The TimesThese Android phone brands have a major security flaw  Tech AdvisorBrits warned face unlock can be 'fooled by printed pics' on 133 popular mobiles  The Irish Sun"I believed in your face recognition"…Galaxy Unlocked in One Photo  매일경제Facial recognition security fooled by photo on majority of Android phones  Tech Digest
  
• Foreign Office’s top civil servant Olly Robbins forced out over Mandelson vetting row - The Guardian16 April 2026, 10:51 pm
  Foreign Office’s top civil servant Olly Robbins forced out over Mandelson vetting row  The GuardianRevealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision  The GuardianTop UK civil servant ousted over Mandelson vetting  RTE.ie'Starmer in peril' and 'Gunners hero dead'  BBCStarmer sacks Foreign Office chief over Mandelson vetting scandal  The Telegraph
  
• The Apprentice 2026 winner revealed - "Nothing in my life will ever compare" - BBC16 April 2026, 9:02 pm
  The Apprentice 2026 winner revealed - "Nothing in my life will ever compare"  BBC'All-female Apprentice final great for young girls'  BBCKarishma has saved The Apprentice – by having a brain  The i PaperApprentice winner reveals her plans with Lord Sugar’s £250k investment  The IndependentThe Apprentice Final 2026: When is the last episode of Lord Sugar's reality show  The Scotsman
  
• Saudi cash deadline leaves LIV facing fight for survival - The Telegraph16 April 2026, 9:01 pm
  Saudi cash deadline leaves LIV facing fight for survival  The TelegraphIs this the beginning of the end for LIV Golf?  BBCLIV and let die: golf rebels count cost of Saudi cutbacks and other sports fear worst | Matt Hughes  The GuardianLIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil says season will continue 'full throttle' amid reports of Saudi Arabia cutting financial backing  Sky SportsSaudi Arabia’s PIF on verge of cutting support for LIV Golf  Financial Times
  
• Liverpool receive full encouragement over striker transfer after Hugo Ekitike injury blow - Liverpool Echo16 April 2026, 8:05 pm
  Liverpool receive full encouragement over striker transfer after Hugo Ekitike injury blow  Liverpool EchoHugo Ekitike injury: France striker to miss to miss rest of season and World Cup with ruptured Achilles  BBCHugo Ekitike injury update  Liverpool FCHugo Ekitike injury: Liverpool striker suffers 'serious' ruptured Achilles and will miss rest of season and World Cup  Sky SportsHugo Ekitike injury complicates Liverpool transfer plan as Michael Olise stance and regret emerges  Liverpool Echo
  
• Netflix founder Reed Hastings to step down from board - Financial Times16 April 2026, 8:01 pm
  Netflix founder Reed Hastings to step down from board  Financial TimesCo-founder Reed Hastings to step down from Netflix board  The GuardianNetflix stock sinks after streamer reiterates guidance, says Reed Hastings to exit board  CNBCNetflix cofounder Hastings to step down after it lost Warner Bros deal  Al JazeeraNetflix chairman and co-founder to step down from board in June  CNN
  
• Artemis II crew talk about their Moon mission - live updates - BBC16 April 2026, 7:59 pm
  Artemis II crew talk about their Moon mission - live updates  BBCArtemis II latest: 'It was a very intense 13 minutes' - Moon mission astronauts describe what it was like falling back to Earth  Sky NewsArtemis II Crew Reveal More About Historic Mission  BBCThe Artemis II astronauts are set to take questions about their moon journey  CNNNASA to Host Artemis II Crew Postflight News Conference  NASA (.gov)
  
• Trump says Iran has agreed to hand over enriched uranium supply - Vanguard News16 April 2026, 7:50 pm
  Trump says Iran has agreed to hand over enriched uranium supply  Vanguard NewsTrump says uranium will be ‘taken care of’ – as it happened | US-Israel war on Iran  The GuardianTrump says Iran agrees to hand over ‘nuclear dust’  The Washington Post"Camel Dreams Of Cottonseed": Iran Mocks Trump's Big Peace Deal Claims  NDTVTrump claims Iran agrees to hand over enriched uranium, says deal very close  India Today
  
• Mum accused of murder says she was 'smoking crack as man stabbed to death' - Liverpool Echo16 April 2026, 7:32 pm
  Mum accused of murder says she was 'smoking crack as man stabbed to death'  Liverpool EchoMan stabbed to death as 'tooled up mob burst into Liverpool flat in drugs taxing'  The MirrorMurder suspect 'chased co-defendant into B&M' after claim he stabbed drug dealer  Daily RecordMurder suspects went to Nabzys for takeaway after man stabbed to death  Liverpool EchoMum 'hinted she organised' robbery in which man was stabbed to death, trial hears  Liverpool Echo
  
• Vogue Williams pregnant with fourth child as she shares adorable bump snap - The Mirror16 April 2026, 7:26 pm
  Vogue Williams pregnant with fourth child as she shares adorable bump snap  The MirrorVogue Williams and Spencer Matthews announce 'baby No 4'  RTE.ieVogue Williams reveals she's expecting her fourth child with husband Spencer Matthews in sweet holiday photos  The SunVogue Williams and Spencer Matthews announce surprise pregnancy  Metro.co.ukVogue Williams and Spencer Matthews announce fourth baby on the way  RSVP Live