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• Transfer news LIVE - Man Utd and Arsenal duel, triple Liverpool deal, Rodri news - Daily Mirror7 August 2026, 7:30 am
  Transfer news LIVE - Man Utd and Arsenal duel, triple Liverpool deal, Rodri news  Daily MirrorArsenal miss out as Vini Jr. signs new Real contract, Barca lead Rodri race  talkSPORTTransfer Rumors: Vinicius Jr’s Mbappe Blow; Liverpool’s 0 Million Barcola Stance  Sports IllustratedB/R Football Daily Live Updates, Transfer Rumors, News, Highlights and More for Aug. 6, 2026  Bleacher ReportMyles Lewis-Skelly transfer news: Man Utd considering move for Arsenal player - Paper Talk  Sky Sports
  
• Ricky Gervais’s abysmal Netflix cartoon is the worst thing to happen to cats since Cats - The Telegraph7 August 2026, 7:01 am
  Ricky Gervais’s abysmal Netflix cartoon is the worst thing to happen to cats since Cats  The TelegraphAlley Cats review – the genital jokes in Ricky Gervais’s sweary cartoon are just exhausting  The Guardian‘Alley Cats’ Review: Ferally Funny Ricky Gervais on Netflix  WSJAlley Cats: ‘It’s sort of like Derek and Clive with cats’ - Diane Morgan on reuniting with Ricky Gervais for sweary new Netflix series  The Irish NewsAlley Cats  mailplus.co.uk
  
• Thailand shooting: Several dead after Thai teen shoots grandparents and schoolteachers - BBC7 August 2026, 6:57 am
  Thailand shooting: Several dead after Thai teen shoots grandparents and schoolteachers  BBCThailand school shooting: suspect shot grandparents before killing at least eight people, police say – latest updates  The GuardianThailand school shooting latest: Seven dead, including gunman, police say  Sky NewsTeacher and five others killed as pupil opens fire at school in Thailand  The TelegraphThailand shooting: Teacher killed as student opens fire at school near Bangkok  ITVX
  
• Rome airport aims to expand before 2033 anniversary of Christ’s death - Financial Times7 August 2026, 6:56 am
  Rome airport aims to expand before 2033 anniversary of Christ’s death  Financial Times
  
• Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s surface - Physics World7 August 2026, 6:46 am
  Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s surface  Physics WorldUbiquitous Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities driving plasma mixing on the Sun  NatureSharpest-ever pictures reveal the sun’s restless surface  The TimesSee the Sun like never before with most detailed images yet  BBCNSF Inouye Solar Telescope Enables Major Discovery of a Hidden Solar Process - NSO  NSO - National Solar Observatory
  
• Britain cannot afford to gamble on a bank tax raid - The Telegraph7 August 2026, 5:30 am
  Britain cannot afford to gamble on a bank tax raid  The TelegraphMorning Coffee: How Citi CEO Jane Fraser deals with sexism. Leopold Aschenbrenner’s impressive fans  eFinancialCareersBank battle: history suggests Burnham faces fight if he opts for windfall tax  The GuardianCiti boss fires warning at government over banking tax  City AMPressure on UK bank earnings peeks out from behind the hedge  Financial Times
  
• Rail passengers facing major disruption until late on Friday after power outage - BBC7 August 2026, 5:15 am
  Rail passengers facing major disruption until late on Friday after power outage  BBCRail passengers face second day of chaos across north-west England  The GuardianRailway disruption latest: Delays expected throughout morning for Greater Manchester area after power failure  Sky NewsFurther disruption expected after Manchester power failure causes travel chaos  The IndependentTrains running through York station remain affected by network power failure  The York Press
  
• Officer who led PC Harper investigation 'appalled' killers could be released early - BBC7 August 2026, 5:00 am
  Officer who led PC Harper investigation 'appalled' killers could be released early  BBCBurnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators  The GuardianRape, serious child sex and grooming offences barred from sentencing changes  GOV.UKTories attempt to block early release of Pc Harper’s killers  The TelegraphBurnham orders review of grooming gang early releases  BBC
  
• How the FTSE became a ‘departure lounge’ for British companies - The Telegraph7 August 2026, 5:00 am
  How the FTSE became a ‘departure lounge’ for British companies  The Telegraph
  
• 'No surprise' migrants using fake passports to get through Channel Tunnel, Home Office source tells Sky News - Sky News7 August 2026, 3:58 am
  'No surprise' migrants using fake passports to get through Channel Tunnel, Home Office source tells Sky News  Sky NewsSmugglers ‘driving people into UK in front seat of luxury cars’  Kent Online
  
• Jagiellonia Bialystok 2-1 Rangers: Derek McInnes' side miss late chances as Europa League qualifying hopes dealt blow - Sky Sports7 August 2026, 2:56 am
  Jagiellonia Bialystok 2-1 Rangers: Derek McInnes' side miss late chances as Europa League qualifying hopes dealt blow  Sky SportsJagiellonia Białystok 2-1 Rangers: Visitors' defensive lapses punished  BBCI watched Rangers lose to Jagiellonia Białystok and noted difficult debut + new No.6 not up to scratch  The ScotsmanRangers beaten in first leg of Europa League qualifier  Sky SportsEuropean qualifiers: Rangers beaten in Poland, Hearts thrashed by Benfica  TNT Sports
  
• Four men arrested after violent disorder near Pontypool, police say - BBC7 August 2026, 2:18 am
  Four men arrested after violent disorder near Pontypool, police say  BBCFour arrested in connection with report of violent disorder near Pontypool  Gwent PoliceTwo men fighting for their lives and four arrested after violence in South Wales  The IndependentFour arrested as 'violent disorder' leaves two in critical condition in south Wales  Wales OnlineFour arrested and two in critical condition after violent clashes in South Wales  Inbox.lv
  
• NASA’s Just Prolonged Voyager 2’s Science Mission With A Big Bang - Hackaday7 August 2026, 2:00 am
  NASA’s Just Prolonged Voyager 2’s Science Mission With A Big Bang  Hackaday‘Big Bang’ fix boosts Voyager 2’s mission in interstellar space  CNNNASA Engineers Help Prolong Voyager 2’s Science Mission  NASA Science (.gov)Voyager 2 cheats the power budget for another year  The RegisterOne Shot, No Take-Backs: How Engineers Hacked Voyager 2 to Extend Its Lifespan Into the 2030s  Gadget Review
  
• Jason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ by publisher for memoir - The Guardian7 August 2026, 1:30 am
  Jason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ by publisher for memoir  The GuardianSerious questions for Cambridge after professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns  BBCFriday briefing: What the Jason Arday row reveals about equality in modern Britain  The GuardianMet Police boss admits mistake over plagiarism row  BBCStatement about Professor Arday  University of Cambridge
  
• No 10 urges council to 'work with' London pubs amid row over 'vertical drinking' - Sky News7 August 2026, 1:20 am
  No 10 urges council to 'work with' London pubs amid row over 'vertical drinking'  Sky News‘It is British life’: No 10 vows to stop councils trying to limit standing in pubs  The GuardianI stand to defend vertical drinking. Is a pub that doesn’t allow it a real pub at all?  The GuardianWestminster Council, why can’t we just drink standing up?  The TelegraphSoho pubs won’t take plan to ban ‘vertical drinking’ lying down  The Times