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• Bruno Guimaraes transfer news: Newcastle captain tells club he wants to join Arsenal after World Cup exit with Brazil - Sky Sports8 July 2026, 11:47 pm
  Bruno Guimaraes transfer news: Newcastle captain tells club he wants to join Arsenal after World Cup exit with Brazil  Sky SportsBruno Guimaraes: Arsenal target Newcastle midfielder after he asks to leave  BBCBruno Guimaraes informs Newcastle of wish to join Arsenal - The Athletic  The New York TimesOrnstein: Guimaraes tells Newcastle he wants to join Arsenal  Arseblog NewsArsenal on alert after Bruno Guimarães tells Newcastle he wants to leave  The Guardian
  
• US says conducting new wave of strikes on Iran as ceasefire falters - Al Jazeera8 July 2026, 11:31 pm
  US says conducting new wave of strikes on Iran as ceasefire falters  Al JazeeraUS launches more strikes on Iran with local media reporting explosions along south coast  BBCOil rises more than a dollar per barrel as US launches fresh strikes against Iran  ReutersUS military launches fresh strikes on Iran as Donald Trump threatens ‘much worse’ to come – Middle East crisis live  The GuardianMiddle East war live: Oil prices rise after Washington steps up conflict with Tehran  Financial Times
  
• Disability benefits system ‘not working’ Timms review finds - The Guardian8 July 2026, 11:01 pm
  Disability benefits system ‘not working’ Timms review finds  The GuardianCrude cuts to disability benefits not expected, minister says  BBCFirst comprehensive review into PIP finds it is “not fit for purpose”  GOV.UKPip review is an opportunity – and headache – for Andy Burnham  The GuardianDisability benefits 'not fit for purpose' and assessments 'dehumanising', new report finds  Sky News
  
• Arthur Fery sails past Flavio Cobolli and storms into fairytale Wimbledon semi - The Guardian8 July 2026, 10:57 pm
  Arthur Fery sails past Flavio Cobolli and storms into fairytale Wimbledon semi  The GuardianWimbledon 2026: Arthur Fery illuminates Centre Court as extraordinary run continues  BBCHistory man! British wildcard Arthur Fery beats Italy's Flavio Cobolli to reach Wimbledon semi-finals  Sky NewsFearless Fery sails into landmark semi-final  WimbledonWimbledon 2026: Arthur Fery stuns Flavio Cobolli to set up semi-final against Alexander Zverev  Sky Sports
  
• Sexually transmitted tummy bug ‘spreading rapidly’ in the UK - diarrhoea and 3 other symptoms - The Sun8 July 2026, 10:30 pm
  Sexually transmitted tummy bug ‘spreading rapidly’ in the UK - diarrhoea and 3 other symptoms  The SunSexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among some networks of gay men in the UK, study finds  University of CambridgeExperts warn of sexually transmitted bug posing ‘distinct public health threat’  Bournemouth EchoSexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among gay men in UK  PinkNews
  
• 100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds - Live Science8 July 2026, 9:38 pm
  100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds  Live ScienceAt Site of Oldest Known Human Burials, 145,000-Year-Old Skull Reveals Earliest Documented Stabbing  La Brújula VerdeAncient jaw wound reveals possible violence in Homo sapiens 90,000 years ago  Phys.org100,000-Year-Old Human Fossil Holds Earliest Evidence of Stabbing  GreekReporter.com145,000-Year-Old Skull From The Site Of The World’s Earliest Human Burials Shows Signs Of Being Stabbed In The Face  IFLScience
  
• Andy Burnham's last potential rival Al Carns rules out leadership bid - BBC8 July 2026, 9:31 pm
  Andy Burnham's last potential rival Al Carns rules out leadership bid  BBCBurnham vows billions in defence spending to be targeted at UK firms - latest  The IndependentLabour branded a ‘zombie government’ over Burnham delays  The TelegraphBurnham set for UK Labour Party leadership coronation  RTE.ieAl Carns backs Andy Burnham for PM, paving Makerfield MP's path to Downing Street  lbc.co.uk
  
• Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension - The Guardian8 July 2026, 9:30 pm
  Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension  The GuardianNuclear reactor to run for another 20 years to avoid power shortages  The TelegraphSizewell B power plant given lifetime extension to 2055  GOV.UKSizewell nuclear plant extended as part of UK’s net zero push  Financial TimesSizewell B 2055 lifetime extension - ONR statement  Office for Nuclear Regulation
  
• Elon Musk and the age of the corporate leviathan - The Economist8 July 2026, 9:22 pm
  Elon Musk and the age of the corporate leviathan  The EconomistElon Musk is remaking the world, like Henry Ford before him – but more dangerously  The ConversationThe Trillion-Dollar Babel  Word on FireBefore hating rich people, please read this first  BOE ReportHow much is enough?  Baptist News Global
  
• MenB vaccine offers men no protection from gonorrhoea, claims major study - BBC8 July 2026, 9:06 pm
  MenB vaccine offers men no protection from gonorrhoea, claims major study  BBC
  
• UK heatwave spreads further north and west as temperatures continue to climb - BBC8 July 2026, 8:34 pm
  UK heatwave spreads further north and west as temperatures continue to climb  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Justin Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira and BTS for Fifa World Cup final half-time show - BBC8 July 2026, 8:21 pm
  Justin Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira and BTS for Fifa World Cup final half-time show  BBC2026 World Cup halftime show full list of performers revealed  The Independent‘The game is gone’ – Fans rage as full line-up for World Cup final half-time show is revealed  The SunJustin Bieber added to 11-minute World Cup half-time show  RTE.ieJustin Bieber Added to World Cup Final Halftime Show  Pitchfork
  
• Count Binface on Clacton byelection: ‘I didn’t know old Farage was going to self-detonate’ - The Guardian8 July 2026, 8:19 pm
  Count Binface on Clacton byelection: ‘I didn’t know old Farage was going to self-detonate’  The GuardianChris Mason: Farage called by-election from weak position - and it could backfire on him  BBCNigel Farage ridiculed in parliament as ‘farce’ by-election gets go-ahead  Financial TimesCount Binface: Lifting the lid on former comedy writer playing politics for laughs  The TelegraphSnap poll: Britons tend to oppose Nigel Farage by-election  YouGov
  
• Police investigate £37,500 donation to Jenrick leadership campaign - The Guardian8 July 2026, 8:19 pm
  Police investigate £37,500 donation to Jenrick leadership campaign  The GuardianPolice investigate £37k donation to Jenrick’s Tory leadership campaign  The TelegraphPolice launch probe into donations to Jenrick’s Tory leadership campaign  Financial TimesUK Police Probe Donations to 2024 Campaign of Top Farage Ally  Bloomberg.comPolice launch investigation into £37,500 donation made to Robert Jenrick campaign  The i Paper
  
• Prince Harry tried to settle with Mail before court case - The Telegraph8 July 2026, 7:30 pm
  Prince Harry tried to settle with Mail before court case  The TelegraphAfter losing to the Mail, Prince Harry seems doomed to a sad life in California. And he did it to himself | Stephen Bates  The GuardianHas Harry's war with the press finally run out of road?  BBCHarry’s courtroom humiliation is a victory for accountability over entitlement  The TelegraphHarry's bad news lands at wrong time, but prince sticks to script  BBC