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• Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea set Enzo Fernandez deadline, Arsenal boost, Barcola to Liverpool latest - independent.co.uk13 August 2026, 6:36 am
  Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea set Enzo Fernandez deadline, Arsenal boost, Barcola to Liverpool latest  independent.co.ukChelsea transfer news: Clubs given £120m fee and Friday transfer deadline to sign Enzo Fernandez  BBCEnzo Fernandez transfer news: Chelsea set Man City deadline to bid for midfielder  skysports.comManchester City eye Enzo Fernandez after Barcelona make second Rodri bid  The TimesChelsea set Fernandez deadline for Premier League rival - Paper Round  TNT Sports
  
• Latest UK economic growth figures to be released - BBC13 August 2026, 6:31 am
  Latest UK economic growth figures to be released  BBCUK economy grows by 0.4% in second quarter as some businesses helped by World Cup and hot weather – business live  The GuardianEconomy slows after Iran war hit – latest updates  The TelegraphGDP monthly estimate, UK: June 2026  Office for National StatisticsUK economy grew 0.4% in second quarter  Financial Times
  
• Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Aston Villa: Desire Doue scores UEFA Super Cup winner as Brian Madjo strikes on debut - skysports.com13 August 2026, 5:58 am
  Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Aston Villa: Desire Doue scores UEFA Super Cup winner as Brian Madjo strikes on debut  skysports.comDoué seals Super Cup glory for PSG after Madjo makes history for Aston Villa  The GuardianAston Villa Football Club - The Official Club Website  Avfc.co.ukParis retain Super Cup: Who else has won back-to-back editions?  UEFA.comPSG 2-1 Aston Villa: Is Kvaratskhelia the most talented player in the world? Has a new star been born for Villa?  The New York Times
  
• Clacton voters go to the polls in Westminster by-election - BBC13 August 2026, 5:50 am
  Clacton voters go to the polls in Westminster by-election  BBCClacton byelection polls open with Farage up against slew of fringe candidates  The GuardianNigel Farage will win in Clacton, but has he lost Britain?  The TelegraphWhat to Know About Thursday’s Special Election in Clacton: Farage vs. Binface  The New York TimesHow the Clacton by-election count will take place  BBC
  
• In pictures: Solar eclipse in South West and Channel Islands - BBC13 August 2026, 5:06 am
  In pictures: Solar eclipse in South West and Channel Islands  BBC'The Sun, the Moon' and 'The greatest show on Earth'  BBCPhotos show rare solar eclipse in Yorkshire  BBCThe best pictures as stargazers treated to astral delight with eclipse and meteor shower on same evening  independent.co.uk13 brilliant pictures as historic eclipse wows in Warrington  Warrington Guardian
  
• Saddleworth Moor fire LIVE as firefighters tackle huge blaze with road shut - Manchester Evening News13 August 2026, 4:58 am
  Saddleworth Moor fire LIVE as firefighters tackle huge blaze with road shut  Manchester Evening NewsUpdate on Dovestones and Swineshaw moor fires after major incident stood down  Oldham TimesSeveral crews quell flames in Dockyard  Royal Gazette | BermudaFirefighters are tackling a major blaze this morning  facebook.comVital role gamekeepers played in tackling moorland fire  BBC
  
• Muratov: Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine - BBC13 August 2026, 4:55 am
  Muratov: Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine  BBC
  
• Temperatures to soar to 38C as amber extreme heat warning comes into force - BBC13 August 2026, 2:31 am
  Temperatures to soar to 38C as amber extreme heat warning comes into force  BBCHeatwave live: UK braces for 37C highs - with new August heat record 'not out of the question'  Sky NewsAndy Burnham to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid extreme heat  The Guardian‘An English Summer Is Not the Same Anymore’  The New York TimesUK weather latest: Britons told to avoid the sun for four-hour period today during extreme heat warning  independent.co.uk
  
• Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says - BBC13 August 2026, 1:31 am
  Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says  BBCDR Congo Ebola outbreak set to become deadliest on record, WHO warns  Al JazeeraEbola deaths in DR Congo surpass 2,000 in fastest-growing outbreak on record  ITVXDeadly disease outbreak kills 2,000 as experts reveal what Americans should know  Fox NewsEbola outbreak ‘doubling every 20 days’, warns UN chief  The Telegraph
  
• USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports - The Guardian13 August 2026, 1:30 am
  USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports  The GuardianMultiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say  Military TimesMoldy showers and no soap: Military families are outraged by conditions on USS Lincoln  MS NOWTrump is abandoning his navy. Sailors are paying a brutal price  inews.co.ukMental Health Crisis Brewing Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln Amid Near Record-Breaking Deployment  forbes.com
  
• ‘Always cracking jokes’: questions raised over Jason Arday’s claim he was non-verbal as a child - The Guardian13 August 2026, 1:30 am
  ‘Always cracking jokes’: questions raised over Jason Arday’s claim he was non-verbal as a child  The GuardianI share concerns over Arday appointment, says Cambridge University head  BBCJason Arday is now the stick the right will use to beat back racial equality. Don’t let that happen | Afua Hirsch  The GuardianBlack academics suffer when life stories eclipse scholarship  Times Higher EducationStatement from the Vice-Chancellor 12 August 2026  cam.ac.uk
  
• Lionel Messi has ‘quite a few doubts’ about football future after death of his father - The Guardian13 August 2026, 1:30 am
  Lionel Messi has ‘quite a few doubts’ about football future after death of his father  The GuardianMessi unsure he will play 'much longer' after father's death  BBCLionel Messi: Legendary Argentina forward hints at retirement following death of his father Jorge  skysports.comLionel Messi raises 'serious doubts' over his footballing future in touching tribute to father, Jorge  Sky NewsLionel Messi considering retirement after father’s death  The Telegraph
  
• Donald Trump loses his favourite press secretary as Karoline Leavitt exits - Financial Times13 August 2026, 1:05 am
  Donald Trump loses his favourite press secretary as Karoline Leavitt exits  Financial TimesTrump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave post  BBCWhy Karoline Leavitt might be impossible for Trump to replace  CNNKaroline Leavitt: six key takeaways from 20 months as Trump’s press secretary  The GuardianDonald Trump announces White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave role  Sky News
  
• Made by Google 2026 Launch Live: Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 5, and everything that was announced - Android Central12 August 2026, 11:29 pm
  Made by Google 2026 Launch Live: Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 5, and everything that was announced  Android CentralThe Pixel 11 series: Your most personal Pixel yet  blog.googleGoogle is making the Pixel cameras better by making them worse  The VergeFirst Look: The 120x Zoom on the Google Pixel 11 Is Wild, and Its New Caller ID Feature Is Even More Unexpected  uk.pcmag.comGoogle’s Pixel 11 lineup offers fewer hardware changes, but much more Gemini  TechCrunch
  
• Nurses fainting in ‘inhumane’ conditions due to extreme heat, union warns - The Guardian12 August 2026, 11:07 pm
  Nurses fainting in ‘inhumane’ conditions due to extreme heat, union warns  The GuardianNurses collapse in hospitals ‘not fit for humans’ during heatwave  The TelegraphNottingham hospitals face growing challenges from heatwaves  BBCHeatwaves causing nurses to have seizures as hospital temperatures top 30C  independent.co.ukNurses collapsing on shift in 'unbearably hot' hospitals during heatwave  ITVX