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• Brighton music venue bought with Fatboy Slim investment - BBC23 July 2026, 5:12 am
  Brighton music venue bought with Fatboy Slim investment  BBC
  
• Co-founder of firm hacked by rogue OpenAI models says it is 'a wake up call' - BBC23 July 2026, 5:07 am
  Co-founder of firm hacked by rogue OpenAI models says it is 'a wake up call'  BBCOpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack  BBCOpenAI and Hugging Face partner to address security incident during model evaluation  OpenAIRogue OpenAI bot escapes lab and hacks rival  The TelegraphOpenAI’s rogue agents are a wake-up call to risks posed by artificial intelligence | Shakeel Hashim  The Guardian
  
• Mateus Fernandes lays down Tottenham challenge after debut win: 'Us against the world' - London Evening Standard23 July 2026, 5:07 am
  Mateus Fernandes lays down Tottenham challenge after debut win: 'Us against the world'  London Evening StandardMateus Fernandes scores stunning goal on first Tottenham appearance  BBCTottenham 1-0 MK Dons: Spurs' winning start to pre-season assessed as Mateus Fernandes hits screamer  Sky SportsWatch our pre-season matches live on SPURSPLAY  Tottenham HotspurFans | Tottenham Hotspur Match Streaming  MK Dons
  
• Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe - The Guardian23 July 2026, 4:00 am
  Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe  The GuardianEurope’s flash drought comes as heat causes ‘atmospheric thirst’, scientists say  Financial TimesIncreasingly hot Europe faces more Severe Droughts and Growing Challenges for Water and Land Management  World Weather AttributionChance of drought in Belgium eleven times greater due to climate change  Belga EnglishWhy does drought keep escalating despite the strong case for prevention?  Abdul Latif Jameel
  
• Iran War: Britain withdraws embassy staff from Iran after Donald Trump threatens to bomb Tehran - GB News23 July 2026, 3:42 am
  Iran War: Britain withdraws embassy staff from Iran after Donald Trump threatens to bomb Tehran  GB NewsUK withdraws diplomatic staff from Iran as US airstrikes continue | ITV News  ITVXBritain evacuates diplomats from Iran: unusual series of threats and preparations for escalation  YnetnewsUK Foreign Office withdraws embassy staff from Iran amid US strikes  The Jerusalem PostUK pulls diplomats from Iran as Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants  upday News
  
• What is the US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal and why is it causing concern? - The Guardian23 July 2026, 3:33 am
  What is the US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal and why is it causing concern?  The GuardianUS signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia  BBCHouse Democrat calls for congressional hearings on Trump administration’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia – as it happened  The GuardianSaudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel  The New York TimesTrump Approves Landmark Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia in Big Win for Kingdom  WSJ
  
• Houthis claim attack on Saudi tankers in Red Sea - BBC23 July 2026, 2:33 am
  Houthis claim attack on Saudi tankers in Red Sea  BBCIran war live: US kills 2, wounds 11; Houthis attack 2 Saudi oil tankers  Al JazeeraYemen’s Houthis claim attacks on Red Sea tankers as US launches 12th night of strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live  The GuardianTankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat  BBCIran-backed Houthis attack two Saudi Arabian oil tankers  Financial Times
  
• Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo surges above 1,000 - Al Jazeera23 July 2026, 2:25 am
  Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo surges above 1,000  Al JazeeraI’m an Ebola expert – it is out of control in Congo, and worse is to come  The IndependentEbola deaths in DR Congo rise to 930 amid attacks on health workers  Sky NewsAngry Mobs Are Attacking Health Workers in Congo. It Will Only Make the Ebola Outbreak Worse  Time MagazineEbola death toll rises to 930, as outbreak spreads at record pace  Financial Times
  
• Weight loss drugs linked to increased risk of hair loss, researchers say - Sky News23 July 2026, 12:58 am
  Weight loss drugs linked to increased risk of hair loss, researchers say  Sky NewsFat jabs increase risk of losing your hair  The TelegraphHair loss with GLP-1 drugs is rare, but real, studies find  ReutersWeight-loss jabs ‘may cause hair to fall out’  The TimesWeight loss drugs tied to unexpected side effect, study finds  The Independent
  
• China's Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, Trump tech adviser says - BBC23 July 2026, 12:52 am
  China's Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, Trump tech adviser says  BBCUS threatens China with sanctions over claims of AI theft  The TelegraphUS Official Says Moonshot Accessed Banned Nvidia Chips  Bloomberg.comTop American AI Execs Sound Alarm on Chinese Models  WSJExclusive: Nvidia's Jensen Huang defends Chinese AI amid Kimi panic  Axios
  
• 'Row over early prison release' and 'Gary's back of the net tax' - BBC23 July 2026, 12:33 am
  'Row over early prison release' and 'Gary's back of the net tax'  BBCBurnham stirs up political row with review of release plans for violent criminals  The GuardianPC Harper's widow criticises early prisoner release plan as Burnham to review scheme  BBCPC Andrew Harper's widow Lissie Harper says it's 'deplorable' that his killers may be released early  Sky NewsAndy Burnham pauses prisoner early release scheme  The Times
  
• Multiple sclerosis: First drug to help patients walk now on NHS in England - BBC22 July 2026, 11:38 pm
  Multiple sclerosis: First drug to help patients walk now on NHS in England  BBCDrug that helps MS patients walk now available on NHS  The TelegraphNHS rollout for twice-a-day pill which helps MS patients walk easier  The IndependentNHS approves ‘life-changing’ drug for thousands with multiple sclerosis  The TimesNHS England recommends fampridine  MS Trust
  
• UK weather: When will it rain next? - BBC22 July 2026, 11:32 pm
  UK weather: When will it rain next?  BBCRain to finally hit parts of the UK after dry spell and heatwaves  The IndependentUK heatwave over as 22 areas face a total soaking this weekend - see full list  dailystar.co.ukMet Office names areas of Wales facing heavy rain this weekend – full list  Wales OnlineStaying warm and mostly dry through to Friday but change awaits this weekend  Netweather
  
• Gary Lineker leads British millionaires telling Burnham: ‘We want to pay more tax’ - The Independent22 July 2026, 11:01 pm
  Gary Lineker leads British millionaires telling Burnham: ‘We want to pay more tax’  The IndependentPolitics latest: Burnham slashes hospitality business rates by 20%  Sky NewsLineker begs Burnham: Tax millionaires like me more  The TelegraphWealth tax on UK’s super-rich could raise £10bn a year, Andy Burnham told  The GuardianPotential UK wealth tax 'marvellous' news for the Channel Islands | ITV News  ITVX
  
• Planetary-mass exosatellite detected around the substellar companion of a star - Nature22 July 2026, 10:19 pm
  Planetary-mass exosatellite detected around the substellar companion of a star  NatureAstronomers find the first ‘exomoon’ — but does it really qualify?  The TimesAstronomers Discover the First Known Moon Outside our Solar System—and What a Moon it Is  Time MagazineAstronomers may have discovered the 1st moon outside of our solar system — or is it something weirder?  SpaceJupiter-mass 'exomoon' orbiting brown dwarf challenges cosmic labels  Phys.org