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• Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal done deal, Vinicius agreed; Man Utd shock bid - London Evening Standard2 August 2026, 2:57 pm
  Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal done deal, Vinicius agreed; Man Utd shock bid  London Evening StandardFootball gossip: Guimaraes, Jones, Romero, Nwaneri, Vinicius Jr, Hornicek, Kone  BBCBruno Guimaraes set for Arsenal medical as club near £80m deal  The TimesTransfer rumors, news: Newcastle accept €90m Arsenal offer for Guimarães  ESPNArsenal target Bruno Guimarães not on Newcastle’s flight to pre-season camp  The Guardian
  
• Man arrested after Scottish woman found dead inside suitcase in Athens - The Guardian2 August 2026, 2:56 pm
  Man arrested after Scottish woman found dead inside suitcase in Athens  The GuardianMan admits killing Scottish woman found in suitcase, Greek police say  BBCMan arrested after death of British woman whose body was found inside suitcase in Athens  Sky NewsHunt for ‘tattooed man’ after British woman’s body found in suitcase  The IndependentGreek police fast-tracking tests to find out how British woman found in suitcase died  BBC
  
• Relentless UK heatwaves turn ‘green and pleasant land’ brown - The Guardian2 August 2026, 1:54 pm
  Relentless UK heatwaves turn ‘green and pleasant land’ brown  The GuardianAreas with 'exceptionally low' reservoir levels announced - as England set for driest July on record  Sky NewsSatellite images show impact of heatwaves and drought on UK landscape  BBCWhen will rain finally return to Suffolk?  East Anglian Daily TimesJuly to be England’s driest on record  The Telegraph
  
• What’s on TV tonight and this week: Van der Valk, and more - The Telegraph2 August 2026, 1:40 pm
  What’s on TV tonight and this week: Van der Valk, and more  The Telegraph“A 5-star detective drama”: 7 “superb” TV shows to watch this week on ITV, Netflix, the BBC and more  Good Housekeeping5 shows not to be missed this week, including an exciting, haunting and star-studded thriller  Digital SpyDavina McCall, Ricky Gervais and the return of Celebrity Hunted - here’s your TV week all sorted  Kent Online“Better than Shetland”: 9 “outstanding” TV shows to watch on ITV, Netflix, the BBC and more this August  Good Housekeeping
  
• At least five dead and dozens missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire - Sky News2 August 2026, 1:29 pm
  At least five dead and dozens missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire  Sky NewsSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Schools finally think they’ve found the answer to keeping students off their phones – and it’s making children happier - The Independent2 August 2026, 1:22 pm
  Schools finally think they’ve found the answer to keeping students off their phones – and it’s making children happier  The IndependentInside the London borough that has banned phones from all schools  The TimesNorth Yorkshire schools introduce lockable phone pouches for pupils  The York PressColleges declare mobile-free school days successful  Tavistock Times Gazette'Innovative solution' developed in Harrogate to enable schools to go smartphone-free  Harrogate Advertiser
  
• Western Europe’s wildfire crisis retreats as Greece evacuates hundreds near Athens - The Guardian2 August 2026, 1:19 pm
  Western Europe’s wildfire crisis retreats as Greece evacuates hundreds near Athens  The GuardianSearch and rescue operation under way after two firefighting helicopters collide in Greece  BBCTwo firefighting helicopters collide while battling wildfire in Greece  Euronews.comGreece’s island fires expose risks of tourism boom  Financial TimesFirefighting helicopters crash in Greece  The Telegraph
  
• Panic as 4.1 earthquake rocks Spanish holiday hotspot popular with Brits - The Mirror2 August 2026, 12:47 pm
  Panic as 4.1 earthquake rocks Spanish holiday hotspot popular with Brits  The MirrorGranada earthquake RECAP: Spain rocked by huge tremor as Malaga in quake zone  express.co.ukA magnitude 3.9 earthquake shakes the Region of Murcia and is felt in Alicante.  DemócrataGranada province registers earthquake with several smaller aftershocks  Sur in EnglishMinor Earthquake Shakes Murcia Province, No Damage Reported  russpain.com
  
• Teenager dies at Kendal Calling festival in Cumbria - BBC2 August 2026, 12:36 pm
  Teenager dies at Kendal Calling festival in Cumbria  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Continued drought could cause shortage of some foods, farmers' union head says - BBC2 August 2026, 12:32 pm
  Continued drought could cause shortage of some foods, farmers' union head says  BBC‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops  The GuardianUK drought: How could it affect your food shop? | ITV News  ITVXReport shows wheat yields below average on 90% of farms  Farmers WeeklyPotato crops suffer as another heatwave rolls in  Farmers Guardian
  
• Three in hospital after fire and crush at festival in Barnet - BBC2 August 2026, 12:31 pm
  Three in hospital after fire and crush at festival in Barnet  BBCLondon festival-goers injured in crowd stampede  The TelegraphSeveral injured as police called to 'major incident' at Ghana Party in the Park festival  My LondonPeople injured at London festival after reports of ‘stampede’  The IndependentEbenezer Donkoh calls for fact-based investigation into Shattafest UK incident  Modern Ghana
  
• Birmingham wildfire live as people warned to 'avoid area' around Perry Hall playing fields - Birmingham Live2 August 2026, 12:17 pm
  Birmingham wildfire live as people warned to 'avoid area' around Perry Hall playing fields  Birmingham Live
  
• Book Review: CTRL: Essays On Video Games - An Affecting Anthology For Anyone Who Grew Up On Games - Nintendo Life2 August 2026, 12:00 pm
  Book Review: CTRL: Essays On Video Games - An Affecting Anthology For Anyone Who Grew Up On Games  Nintendo Life
  
• Jose Mourinho confirms Vinicius Junior will join Real Madrid soon amid Arsenal transfer rumors - Goal.com2 August 2026, 11:42 am
  Jose Mourinho confirms Vinicius Junior will join Real Madrid soon amid Arsenal transfer rumors  Goal.comSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Body of mountaineer Nirmal Purja recovered from Pakistan’s Broad Peak after deadly avalanche wipes out team - The Independent2 August 2026, 11:38 am
  Body of mountaineer Nirmal Purja recovered from Pakistan’s Broad Peak after deadly avalanche wipes out team  The IndependentBody of mountaineer Nirmal Purja recovered after Pakistan avalanche  BBCMountaineer Nirmal Purja's Body Recovered Days After Avalanche Killed Crew  NDTVTop mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead after 11 hit by avalanche in Pakistan  The GuardianRemains of British-Nepali climber found, as all 10 climbers confirmed dead  ITVX