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• Counter-terror police reopen attempted burglary probe as part of Widdecombe inquiry - BBC7 August 2026, 8:33 pm
  Counter-terror police reopen attempted burglary probe as part of Widdecombe inquiry  BBCCounter terror police investigating Ann Widdecombe murder reopen attempted burglary probe  Sky NewsPolice investigating Ann Widdecombe's death reopen attempted burglary from 2025  ITVXCounter-terror cops reopen probe into attempted burglary at London home of Ann Widdecombe last year  The SunAnn Widdecombe case police reopen attempted burglary investigation  The Times
  
• Strictly stars Ola & James Jordan split after 22 years of marriage as couple tell pals they can 'no longer make it work' - The Sun7 August 2026, 8:12 pm
  Strictly stars Ola & James Jordan split after 22 years of marriage as couple tell pals they can 'no longer make it work'  The SunStrictly couple James and Ola Jordan split after 22 years of marriage  Metro.co.ukOla & James Jordan revealed rows and sex life struggle years before split  The SunOla & James Jordan seen together for last time just before split at wedding  The Irish SunStrictly Come Dancing's James and Ola Jordan split up after almost 23 years of marriage  AOL.co.uk
  
• Teen who tragically drowned just '11 minutes after lifeguards finished up' is pictured as heartbreaking tributes paid - The Sun7 August 2026, 7:25 pm
  Teen who tragically drowned just '11 minutes after lifeguards finished up' is pictured as heartbreaking tributes paid  The SunMajor search for boy, 13, missing at sea  BBCBody recovered in search for boy, 13, who went missing off Yorkshire coast  The IndependentHornsea mourns as body found in sea search for missing boy  BBCBody found in search for boy, 13, missing in North Sea  The Times
  
• Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday - The Guardian7 August 2026, 7:08 pm
  Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday  The GuardianCambridge to review process for hiring senior academics after Jason Arday resignation  BBCPlaybooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor  The GuardianStatement about Professor Arday  University of CambridgeMet Police boss admits mistake over plagiarism row  BBC
  
• Obesity rates have doubled in England since 1993 - what's going on? - BBC7 August 2026, 6:38 pm
  Obesity rates have doubled in England since 1993 - what's going on?  BBC‘Three decades of failure’: 7.2 million more adults now obese despite 14 government strategies  lbc.co.ukWhat Direction for Obesity Policy? Where Innovation, Wicked Issues and Many Actors Collide  The King's FundKing’s Fund finds 14 million obese in England and warns not to rely on GLP1s  Health & Protection
  
• William Orbit, pop producer for Madonna, All Saints and more, dies aged 69 - The Guardian7 August 2026, 5:39 pm
  William Orbit, pop producer for Madonna, All Saints and more, dies aged 69  The GuardianMadonna and Blur producer William Orbit dies aged 69  BBCPrince to Madonna, Blur to Beth Orton: William Orbit’s 12 greatest recordings  The GuardianMusic producer William Orbit, famous for work with Madonna, dies at 69  Sky NewsWilliam Orbit, Grammy-Winning Producer for Madonna, Blur and Britney Spears, Dies at 69  The Hollywood Reporter
  
• ‘Not afraid of controversy’: Edinburgh fringe rejects calls to cancel Amanda Knox comedy - The Guardian7 August 2026, 5:39 pm
  ‘Not afraid of controversy’: Edinburgh fringe rejects calls to cancel Amanda Knox comedy  The GuardianAmanda Knox defends Fringe comedy show after claims it will 'trivialise violence'  BBCThe family of Meredith Kercher isn’t laughing about Amanda Knox’s comedy show  CNNAmanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festival  NBC NewsWhy is Amanda Knox's upcoming Edinburgh Fringe comedy show causing controversy?  BBC
  
• Manchester City reject Barcelona’s opening £38.5m bid for Rodri as talks continue - The Guardian7 August 2026, 5:39 pm
  Manchester City reject Barcelona’s opening £38.5m bid for Rodri as talks continue  The GuardianMan City reject Barcelona's £38.5m bid for Rodri  BBCRodri transfer news: Man City reject initial Barcelona off for Spain midfielder with bid considered far too low  Sky SportsMan City reject Barcelona's opening €50m Rodri offer - sources  ESPNHow 'phenomenal' Rodri could take Barcelona’s elite midfield to a new level  TNT Sports
  
• Manhunt for convicted child rapist who escaped from staff while on leave - Sky News7 August 2026, 5:20 pm
  Manhunt for convicted child rapist who escaped from staff while on leave  Sky NewsPolice search for child rapist who escaped community leave in Perth  BBCAppeal to trace missing man, restricted patient Cliff Lyons Dobbie  Police ScotlandUrgent manhunt launched after violent child rapist escapes psychiatric clinic  lbc.co.ukManhunt under way for escaped child rapist  The Telegraph
  
• Newcastle 'didn't want' Bruno Guimarães to leave, says sporting director - ESPN7 August 2026, 5:20 pm
  Newcastle 'didn't want' Bruno Guimarães to leave, says sporting director  ESPNNewcastle: Bruno Guimaraes wanted to join Arsenal, says sporting director Ross Wilson  BBCTransfer latest: Rodri, Cristian Romero, Bruno Guimaraes, rumours, gossip  BBCTransfer LIVE: Vinicius pens Real Madrid deal to end Arsenal pursuit  The IndependentBruno Guimaraes' £75million Arsenal transfer DELAYED despite already training with new Gunners team-mates  The Sun
  
• Two drinking at bar crushed by man who jumped from apartment on hols island - The Sun7 August 2026, 5:18 pm
  Two drinking at bar crushed by man who jumped from apartment on hols island  The SunSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Andy Burnham’s water nationalisation risks costing taxpayers £140bn - The Telegraph7 August 2026, 4:24 pm
  Andy Burnham’s water nationalisation risks costing taxpayers £140bn  The TelegraphNationalizing Water Would Cost £140 Billion, Burnham Is Warned  Bloomberg.comOver 100 MPs demand for Thames Water to go into special administration  Oxford MailWater rip-off: Burnham’s chance to clean up the sewage scandal  Good Law ProjectThames Water Investors Propose 'Golden Share' to Avert Nationalisation Amid Political Pressure - Book Value Growth  dars.gov.et
  
• Italy vows to maintain border checks despite Spain’s countermeasures threat - Al Jazeera7 August 2026, 4:14 pm
  Italy vows to maintain border checks despite Spain’s countermeasures threat  Al JazeeraSpain to impose border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies  BBCSpain announces new border controls with Italy in migration row  Sky News‘Morocco feels emboldened’: Trump’s influence in spotlight after Ceuta disaster  The GuardianEurope encourages its neighbours to practise migration blackmail  The Economist
  
• AI, boy kibble and parasite cleanses: the 11 biggest wellness trends of 2026 - The Guardian7 August 2026, 4:00 pm
  AI, boy kibble and parasite cleanses: the 11 biggest wellness trends of 2026  The Guardian
  
• 'Evil' serial sex predator Simon Levy guilty of murdering two women and raping third - Sky News7 August 2026, 3:21 pm
  'Evil' serial sex predator Simon Levy guilty of murdering two women and raping third  Sky NewsHow police left a registered sex offender free to murder and attack women  BBCSimon Levy murders: has anything changed in policing since Sarah Everard’s killing?  The GuardianFreed to kill, the sex predator whose threat level was lowered because he had one eye  The TelegraphProlific sex offender guilty of double murder and rape  Channel 4