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• Three boys avoid jail after rape of two teenage girls - Sky News21 May 2026, 11:35 pm
  Three boys avoid jail after rape of two teenage girls  Sky NewsTeenage boys sentence for raping lone girls in Fordingbridge 'too lenient'  BBCTeenage rapists who filmed their attacks on lone girls spared jail  The TimesBoys convicted of rape get non-custodial sentences as judge says they should not be criminalised unnecessarily  The GuardianPolice boss criticises ‘lenient’ sentences of three boys who raped two girls  Daily Echo
  
• 'Monitoring the situation': why young men are drawn to prediction markets - BBC21 May 2026, 11:09 pm
  'Monitoring the situation': why young men are drawn to prediction markets  BBC
  
• Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC - The Guardian21 May 2026, 11:08 pm
  Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC  The GuardianToilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirms  BBCPhillipson to ban trans women from female toilets  The TelegraphWhat is in the new guidance?  Sex MattersOrganisations receive clear, accessible guidance on how to implement equality law in updated draft Code of Practice  GOV.UK
  
• Melanoma skin cancer cases in UK hit record level, analysis finds - The Guardian21 May 2026, 11:01 pm
  Melanoma skin cancer cases in UK hit record level, analysis finds  The GuardianRiskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high  BBCCould cigarette-style warnings on sunbeds and cheaper SPFs fight skin cancer? | ITV News  ITVXSun safety warning issued for bank holiday as skin cancer cases hit record high  Slough ObserverParliamentary UV safety report calls for sunscreen VAT cut and tougher sunbed regulation  Professional Beauty
  
• Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started? - Nature21 May 2026, 10:53 pm
  Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started?  NatureEbola outbreak in DR Congo: WHO says Ebola vaccine could take nine months  BBCHow bushmeat, burial rites and disinformation make the DRC an Ebola hotspot  CNNEpidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern  World Health Organization (WHO)Suspected Ebola cases reach 600 and more expected - WHO  Sky News
  
• Sam Fender, Rosalía and Jacob Alon win Ivor Novello Awards - BBC21 May 2026, 10:08 pm
  Sam Fender, Rosalía and Jacob Alon win Ivor Novello Awards  BBCScottish singer-songwriter Jacob Alon wins big at Ivor Novello awards  The GuardianThe Ivors 2026: full winners list  PRS for MusicSam Fender, Lily Allen and CMAT among Ivor Novello songwriting award winners  Sky NewsCMAT calls on artists to stop ‘sitting on the fence’ after winning Ivor Novello Award for best album  The Journal
  
• Phil Foden, Cole Palmer out of England World Cup squad, Ivan Toney and Kobbie Mainoo in - The Athletic - The New York Times21 May 2026, 10:07 pm
  Phil Foden, Cole Palmer out of England World Cup squad, Ivan Toney and Kobbie Mainoo in - The Athletic  The New York TimesEngland World Cup squad: How Cole Palmer and Phil Foden lost Thomas Tuchel's number 10 battle  BBCFoden and Palmer set to miss out on England World Cup squad - while Maguire confirms absence  Sky NewsThe chosen and the forgotten: Tuchel finalises his 26-strong England World Cup squad  The GuardianEngland World Cup squad: Man Utd centre-back Harry Maguire left out by Thomas Tuchel  Sky Sports
  
• Andy Robertson: ‘It was easy to fall in love with Liverpool – I’m fortunate Liverpool fell in love with me’ - The Guardian21 May 2026, 9:30 pm
  Andy Robertson: ‘It was easy to fall in love with Liverpool – I’m fortunate Liverpool fell in love with me’  The GuardianAndy Robertson backs Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz to have ‘unbelievable’ Liverpool careers  The IndependentAndy Robertson Exclusive Interview | TAW Special  The Anfield WrapAndy Robertson backs Liverpool to bounce back next season  ESPNAndy Robertson admits two players helped Liverpool exit and makes Reds signings prediction  Liverpool Echo
  
• Eleven Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel deported to Turkey - The Guardian21 May 2026, 9:05 pm
  Eleven Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel deported to Turkey  The GuardianGaza flotilla activists deported from Israel as backlash over treatment grows  BBCIsrael’s arrogance is becoming the evidence in the case against it  Al JazeeraGaza-bound flotilla movement: All you need to know  Sky NewsIsrael condemned for ‘monstrous’ treatment of Gaza activists  The Telegraph
  
• Sea of claret and blue as fans turn out for Villa victory parade - BBC21 May 2026, 8:45 pm
  Sea of claret and blue as fans turn out for Villa victory parade  BBCThousands welcome triumphant Aston Villa home on victory parade  BBCVictorious Villa party hard in Istanbul after ending 30-year trophy wait  The GuardianUnai Emery wins fifth Europa League: It's time to recognise Aston Villa manager as one of the best in the business  Sky SportsFreiburg 0-3 Aston Villa highlights: Brilliant Villans win Europa League for the first time  UEFA.com
  
• Firefox is working on a rounded redesign with easy-to-find controls for privacy and AI - The Verge21 May 2026, 8:05 pm
  Firefox is working on a rounded redesign with easy-to-find controls for privacy and AI  The VergeDesigning Firefox for the future  The Mozilla BlogMozilla Begins Public Testing of Nova UI for Firefox  Thurrott.comFirefox 153 Nightly Rolls Out New Settings UI  PhoronixMozilla officially confirms Firefox 2026 "Nova" redesign, and you can already enable it  Neowin
  
• Race Across the World series six winners crowned - BBC21 May 2026, 8:03 pm
  Race Across the World series six winners crowned  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Knight Teases New James Bond Film Approach - Dark Horizons21 May 2026, 6:54 pm
  Knight Teases New James Bond Film Approach  Dark HorizonsSteven Knight explains why he believes he has a licence to reinvent James Bond  Screen DailyReimagining 007  MI6 - The Home Of James BondJames Bond Writer Hints Amazon Reboot Could Be a 007 Origin Story After Revealing Several Clues  MovieWebSteven Knight is talking to secret agents every day as he writes his James Bond script  IMDb
  
• Tui ends sponsorship of Married at First Sight after sexual misconduct allegations - The Guardian21 May 2026, 6:45 pm
  Tui ends sponsorship of Married at First Sight after sexual misconduct allegations  The GuardianTui ends sponsorship of Channel 4's Married at First Sight  BBCThe Dark Side of Married at First Sight review – there is enough awful detail here to fuel 1,000 more exposés  The GuardianTui ends sponsorship of Married At First Sight UK and Australia after rape allegations  Sky NewsWas Married at First Sight UK an 'accident waiting to happen'?  BBC
  
• Pair arrested after boys abandoned by road in Portugal - BBC21 May 2026, 6:32 pm
  Pair arrested after boys abandoned by road in Portugal  BBCMother arrested after two French boys found abandoned in Portugal, police say  EuronewsAuthorities piece together days leading up to brothers' abandonment by mother and step-father  Portugal ResidentMother arrested after brothers, 5 and 3, 'blindfolded and abandoned' in woods  Metro.co.ukGhoulish parents blindfolded two young sons for twisted treasure hunt before abandoning them in woods  New York Post