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• Europe wildfires latest: Winds fanning flames of French fires, leaving behind 'apocalyptic' scenes - Sky News29 July 2026, 4:56 am
  Europe wildfires latest: Winds fanning flames of French fires, leaving behind 'apocalyptic' scenes  Sky NewsWildfires in south-west France flare up as region braces for new 40C heatwave  BBC​France and Spain race to control wildfires as fresh heatwave hits, as UN warns ‘the climate alarm is blaring’ – as it happened  The Guardian‘Unpredictable and extremely dangerous’: France hit by rare fire thunderstorms  Financial TimesA 2:47 a.m. alert, a rabbit and 220,000 evacuees as France’s wildfire rages on  The Independent
  
• Naga Munchetty 'bullying claims' in full as she quits BBC Breakfast - including 'wild' sex joke - London Evening Standard29 July 2026, 4:32 am
  Naga Munchetty 'bullying claims' in full as she quits BBC Breakfast - including 'wild' sex joke  London Evening StandardNaga Munchetty swaps BBC One's Breakfast for Radio 5 Live Breakfast  BBCBBC Breakfast is finally free from the tyranny of Naga Munchetty  The TelegraphWhy Naga Munchetty’s move from breakfast TV to radio isn’t a graveyard shift  The TimesNaga Munchetty to leave BBC Breakfast after 17 years for Radio 5 Live  The Guardian
  
• Booker Prize longlist 2026: Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout lead nominees - The Independent29 July 2026, 3:26 am
  Booker Prize longlist 2026: Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout lead nominees  The IndependentBooker Prize longlist 2026: Elizabeth Strout and Douglas Stuart among 13 authors recognised  BBCWhat our judges said about the Booker Prize 2026 longlist  The Booker PrizesThis Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experiment  The GuardianThe 2026 Booker Prize judges need to grow up  The Telegraph
  
• Chelsea ratings vs Western Sydney: Joao Pedro decisive as kids impress - London Evening Standard29 July 2026, 3:00 am
  Chelsea ratings vs Western Sydney: Joao Pedro decisive as kids impress  London Evening StandardXabi Alonso's first Chelsea match was a tale of four strikers  BBCConfirmed Chelsea line up vs Western Sydney Wanderers | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football Club19 minutes are enough: Alonso shows Chelsea's stars an early red eye  Goal.comWhy Dastan Satpayev can play for Chelsea before official transfer  London Evening Standard
  
• Burnham invites Tories and Lib Dems to social care talks - BBC29 July 2026, 1:59 am
  Burnham invites Tories and Lib Dems to social care talks  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Leicester church fire LIVE: Huge clouds of smoke blanket city as historic building alight - Daily Express29 July 2026, 1:24 am
  Leicester church fire LIVE: Huge clouds of smoke blanket city as historic building alight  Daily ExpressSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Polanski says guillotine re-post was mistake but refuses to apologise - BBC29 July 2026, 12:49 am
  Polanski says guillotine re-post was mistake but refuses to apologise  BBCPolice make inquiries after Farage reports Polanski post for ‘inciting murder’  The GuardianReform UK reporting Green leader Zack Polanski to police over Instagram post  BBCReform UK reports Zack Polanski to police over guillotine T-shirt post  The TimesPolanski refuses to apologise for social media post that appears to threaten Farage  The Telegraph
  
• Senate confirms Trump ally Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence - The Guardian28 July 2026, 11:19 pm
  Senate confirms Trump ally Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence  The GuardianJay Clayton confirmed as director of national intelligence  CNNSenate GOP confirms Jay Clayton as spy chief, after 2020 comments spooked Dems  PoliticoSenate tees up final vote on Jay Clayton intel chief nomination  The HillSenate confirms Jay Clayton as Trump’s intelligence director in likely end to spying law stalemate  The Independent
  
• UK warning over dangerous travel adaptors - 3 things to watch out for - BBC28 July 2026, 11:00 pm
  UK warning over dangerous travel adaptors - 3 things to watch out for  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• US says it intercepted ‘surprise’ Iranian missile attack - Financial Times28 July 2026, 10:49 pm
  US says it intercepted ‘surprise’ Iranian missile attack  Financial TimesIran launches 'attempted surprise attack' on American forces in Middle East, US military says  BBCIran-US war latest: Trump’s forces accuse Tehran of ending pause in strikes with ‘surprise’ missile attack  The IndependentIran launches surprise attack on US base  The TelegraphIran Launches Surprise Missile Attack on U.S. Forces in the Middle East  WSJ
  
• Florida becomes first state in nearly a decade to execute two people on same day - The Guardian28 July 2026, 9:39 pm
  Florida becomes first state in nearly a decade to execute two people on same day  The GuardianFlorida carries out first double execution in 60 years  The Washington Post2 men scheduled to be put to death in Florida Tuesday in rare double executions  CNNRecap: Florida puts to death 2 inmates in one day in rare double execution  Tallahassee DemocratFlorida puts ex-police officer to death for girl's murder, first of 2 executions set for single day  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  
• Trump joins Zelensky and Netanyahu at Lindsey Graham's funeral after talks - BBC28 July 2026, 9:35 pm
  Trump joins Zelensky and Netanyahu at Lindsey Graham's funeral after talks  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Football gossip: Barcola, Vinicius Jr, Guimaraes, Diaz, Ndiaye, Zirkzee, Diomande, Tomiyasu, Phillips - BBC28 July 2026, 9:31 pm
  Football gossip: Barcola, Vinicius Jr, Guimaraes, Diaz, Ndiaye, Zirkzee, Diomande, Tomiyasu, Phillips  BBCBradley Barcola 'reaches verbal agreement' with Liverpool as blockbuster transfer advances  Liverpool FCPSG want £145m for Bradley Barcola amid interest from Liverpool and Arsenal  The TimesA heavyweight deal: Barcola agrees to move to a European giant  Goal.comLiverpool transfer news: LIVE updates, rumours and deals  ESPN
  
• Woman found dead was murdered, police say, as man's death still 'unexplained' - BBC28 July 2026, 8:59 pm
  Woman found dead was murdered, police say, as man's death still 'unexplained'  BBCCouple found dead at remote cottage pictured as deaths remain a mystery to cops  Daily StarFirst picture of couple found dead at remote cottage in Renfrewshire  Daily RecordPolice probe 'unexplained' deaths of man, 43, and woman, 36, in Houston  BBCWoman's death treated as murder after couple found dead in Renfrewshire  STV News
  
• Multiple people trapped after shopping centre collapses in Japan earthquake | ITV News - ITVX28 July 2026, 8:51 pm
  Multiple people trapped after shopping centre collapses in Japan earthquake | ITV News  ITVX‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing  The GuardianJapan earthquake live: Number dead in Japan quake rises - as rescuers search for survivors at shopping centre  Sky NewsJapan’s Takaichi warns of ‘race against time’ to rescue earthquake survivors  Financial TimesJapan earthquake latest: At least 13 dead in Kumamoto amid race to reach people trapped in shopping centre  The Independent