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• Ukraine war live: Putin accused of war crime after drone hunts down market vendor - The Independent5 August 2026, 2:40 am
  Ukraine war live: Putin accused of war crime after drone hunts down market vendor  The IndependentVideo shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack  BBCUkraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone attacking vegetable seller in Kherson  ReutersRussian drone targets grocer in ‘human safari’ attack  The TelegraphUkrainian vegetable seller targeted in 'human safari' drone attack  BBC
  
• EU chief criticises Spain’s migrant plan after Ceuta crisis meeting - The Guardian5 August 2026, 1:30 am
  EU chief criticises Spain’s migrant plan after Ceuta crisis meeting  The GuardianEU calls for stronger borders after Ceuta migrant crossings  BBCSpain sweats over its isolated territories in Africa  politico.euCeuta crisis descends into bitter fight between Spain and Morocco  The TelegraphCeuta: EU commends Spain's 'swift response' to migrant crisis  BBC
  
• Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike - The Guardian5 August 2026, 1:30 am
  Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike  The GuardianMass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike  BBCMass funeral held for 112 victims buried under rubble of Gaza flats for nearly three years  Sky NewsGazans bury nearly a whole clan found in rubble in mass funeral for 112  Reuters‘I wanted to hug whatever remained’: Gaza families’ 3-year wait for funeral  Al Jazeera
  
• Calls to ban disposable barbecues in England and Wales over wildfire risk - The Guardian5 August 2026, 1:30 am
  Calls to ban disposable barbecues in England and Wales over wildfire risk  The GuardianMajor supermarkets pull disposable BBQs from shelves amid wildfire risk  The Independent'Don't have a BBQ, go to the pub' says fire service  BBCWildfires: why disposable BBQs are being banned from some parks and beaches  The ConversationBan bonfires and disposable barbecues during droughts, ministers urged  The Times
  
• ‘We fought for a tougher sentence’: victims’ families’ fury over early release scheme - The Guardian5 August 2026, 1:30 am
  ‘We fought for a tougher sentence’: victims’ families’ fury over early release scheme  The GuardianPrison early release scheme comes 'at expense of victims', grieving partner says despite policy changes  BBCSetting free Pc Harper’s killers is not justice, campaigners tell Burnham  The TelegraphJustice secretary apologises to families affected by early release scheme  BBCBurnham intervenes on prisons crisis - and risks mistakes being made  Sky News
  
• New guidance on single-sex spaces comes into force - BBC4 August 2026, 11:47 pm
  New guidance on single-sex spaces comes into force  BBCWomen left to enforce single-sex rights, warns former EHRC chief  The TimesWhat new single-sex space laws mean for schools, hospitals and trans people after Supreme Court ruli  The IndependentMen’s charities ask EHRC to clarify code as implementation nears  civilsociety.co.ukGreen-run London councils to resist new trans guidance on single-sex spaces  standard.co.uk
  
• Armed man arrested near Trump's golf course ahead of president's visit - BBC4 August 2026, 11:36 pm
  Armed man arrested near Trump's golf course ahead of president's visit  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• 'Brutal' harvest could be worst on record - here's what it means for UK's food production - Sky News4 August 2026, 11:34 pm
  'Brutal' harvest could be worst on record - here's what it means for UK's food production  Sky NewsImpact of heatwaves and drought on UK harvest prospects in 2026  Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit | ECIUHarvest 2026: Scots start OSR and Norfolk spring barley poor  Farmers WeeklyFarmer says harvest is 'a kick in the teeth' as arable sector loses £300m  Farmers GuardianDrought-hit Britain heads for worst cereal harvest in four decades  Reuters
  
• Saudi-led group completes bn purchase of gaming giant EA - BBC4 August 2026, 11:09 pm
  Saudi-led group completes bn purchase of gaming giant EA  BBCEA Announces Completion of Acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners  Electronic Arts Home PageElectronic Arts Set to Close Billion Go-Private Deal Next Week  VarietyThe Saudi-Led Billion Takeover Of EA Has Closed  EngadgetEA is now a private company  The Verge
  
• Tearful Jack Draper loses on comeback from injury at Canadian Open - The Guardian4 August 2026, 10:41 pm
  Tearful Jack Draper loses on comeback from injury at Canadian Open  The GuardianSports News, Transfers, Scores | Watch Live Sport  Sky SportsJack Draper reduced to tears as injury problems resurface in Montreal  The TelegraphWhat time is Jack Draper v Terence Atmane? How to watch Briton’s return in Montreal  Yahoo SportsTearful Jack Draper out of Canadian Open as chronic elbow injury appears to cause more pain  The New York Times
  
• Trump orders new White House helipad to be ripped up - The Telegraph4 August 2026, 10:29 pm
  Trump orders new White House helipad to be ripped up  The TelegraphTrump orders changes to new helipad after weeks of around-the-clock work  washingtonpost.comTrump’s White House helipad being partially disassembled, images show  cnn.comTrump demands contractors make changes to his under-construction helipad: Report  The HillWorkers Disassemble Parts of Trump’s White House Helipad, Photos Show  The New York Times
  
• Scotland-wide testing to be offered for Orkney and Shetland genes - BBC4 August 2026, 9:54 pm
  Scotland-wide testing to be offered for Orkney and Shetland genes  BBCWestray gene testing to be rolled out nationwide  The Orcadian OnlineGenetic testing scheme planned for people with Whalsay ancestry  Shetland News‘Viking gene’ cancer risk testing to be rolled out across Scotland  STV NewsThousands to be tested for Viking cancer gene  Mail Plus
  
• CCTV appears to show man charged with murder of Scottish woman in Athens - ITVX4 August 2026, 9:53 pm
  CCTV appears to show man charged with murder of Scottish woman in Athens  ITVXAfghan boxer, 26, arrested in connection with death of Scottish woman in Greece  BBCAthens suitcase death: suspect admits hiding body but denies murder  The GuardianAthens suitcase murder suspect texted wife posing as jihadist  The TimesAfghan migrant arrested over Athens suitcase murder is Christian aid worker  The Telegraph
  
• Mohamed Salah: Turkish club Trabzonspor begin negotiations to sign former Liverpool forward - BBC4 August 2026, 9:39 pm
  Mohamed Salah: Turkish club Trabzonspor begin negotiations to sign former Liverpool forward  BBCTrabzonspor aim to sign Mohamed Salah this week after opening transfer talks  The GuardianMohamed Salah to Trabzonspor? Turkish club deny agreement amid Besiktas talks  ESPNTransfer rumors, news: Man City eye Chelsea winger Pedro Neto  ESPNMohamed Salah in talks to join Turkish side Trabzonspor  The Telegraph
  
• Musk SpaceX rocket on course to crash into Moon - The Telegraph4 August 2026, 9:22 pm
  Musk SpaceX rocket on course to crash into Moon  The TelegraphWhat will happen when a SpaceX rocket collides with the Moon?  BBCAUDIO: Abandoned SpaceX rocket set to collide with the moon  abc.net.auSpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collision  The GuardianSpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon - here's what we know will happen  Sky News