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• Stephen Colbert joined by Sir Paul McCartney for The Late Show finale - BBC22 May 2026, 6:19 am
  Stephen Colbert joined by Sir Paul McCartney for The Late Show finale  BBCStephen Colbert says goodbye to The Late Show  RTE.ieJimmy Kimmel on CBS after the end of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show: ‘Don’t ever watch it again’  The Guardian‘We were lucky’: Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ bids farewell in final broadcast on CBS  CNNFans react to Stephen Colbert’s final show  BBC
  
• Parents of Southport survivors say anonymity has erased their girls from the story - BBC22 May 2026, 5:00 am
  Parents of Southport survivors say anonymity has erased their girls from the story  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Police appeal for information in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor investigation - The Guardian22 May 2026, 5:00 am
  Police appeal for information in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor investigation  The GuardianAndrew investigation police renew call for information  BBCAndrew inquiry looks at possible sexual misconduct and corruption  The TimesAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor investigated over potential sex crime allegations at royal residence  Sky NewsAndrew investigation could include sexual offences  The Telegraph
  
• Skin cancer cases at record high, new figures show - as UK braces for bank holiday heatwave - Sky News22 May 2026, 4:47 am
  Skin cancer cases at record high, new figures show - as UK braces for bank holiday heatwave  Sky NewsRiskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high  BBCMelanoma skin cancer cases in UK hit record level, analysis finds  The GuardianHow to stay safe this summer as UK skin cancer cases hit a record high  The i PaperScots mum urges caution in sun after being ‘blindsided’ by cancer diagnosis  STV News
  
• 'Extraordinary' heat health alerts to come into force as record May heat possible - BBC22 May 2026, 4:45 am
  'Extraordinary' heat health alerts to come into force as record May heat possible  BBCYellow heat health alerts issued as UK braces for bank holiday heatwave  The IndependentUK braces for bank holiday heatwave as temperatures set to soar to record-breaking 33C  Sky NewsTemperatures could soar to nearly 40C in London homes as heatwave hits Britain  London Evening StandardHeatwave alert as ‘Thermos flask’ effect descends on Wales - but not everywhere  North Wales Live
  
• TikTok star charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill boyband singer - Sky News22 May 2026, 3:50 am
  TikTok star charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill boyband singer  Sky NewsJack Avery Breaks Silence After Child's Mother, Her Dad Charged in Alleged Plot to Kill Him  People.comTikTok influencer Gabbie Gonzalez arrested for allegedly attempting to hire hit man on dark web to kill Why Don't We singer Jack Avery  NMETikTok Star Arrested For Targeting Boy-Band Singer In Murder-For-Hire Plot: DA  PatchEx-girlfriend of boy band member charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill him  AP News
  
• Alberta to hold vote on referendum to separate from Canada - Financial Times22 May 2026, 3:43 am
  Alberta to hold vote on referendum to separate from Canada  Financial TimesAlberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada  BBCAlberta Will Vote on Staying in Canada in October. Here’s What to Know.  The New York TimesAlberta legislative committee on pro-Canada petition adjourns after prematurely sent news release  CBCUCP needs a question on separation to appease voter base: Lukaszuk  CTV News
  
• Penny Wong condemns Israeli minister over ‘shocking and unacceptable’ treatment of flotilla activists - The Guardian22 May 2026, 3:19 am
  Penny Wong condemns Israeli minister over ‘shocking and unacceptable’ treatment of flotilla activists  The GuardianGaza flotilla activists deported from Israel as backlash over treatment grows  BBCAustralians allege they were abused after IDF intercepted Gaza flotilla and Itamar Ben-Gvir taunted them  The GuardianStatement: Summoning the Israeli Chargé d’Affaires  GOV.UKHow Ben-Gvir’s flotilla video shattered Israel’s multimillion ‘Hasbara’  Al Jazeera
  
• Elon Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms - BBC22 May 2026, 2:26 am
  Elon Musk's SpaceX postpones Starship launch as mega share sale looms  BBCSpaceX scrubs high-stakes test launch of latest Starship spacecraft  Financial TimesSpaceX scrubs first launch attempt of its Starship Version 3 rocket  Spaceflight NowThe US space enterprise is desperately waiting for Starship—will it finally deliver?  Ars TechnicaThe most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work?  CNN
  
• Sam Fender, Lily Allen and CMAT among Ivor Novello songwriting award winners - Sky News22 May 2026, 1:31 am
  Sam Fender, Lily Allen and CMAT among Ivor Novello songwriting award winners  Sky NewsSam Fender, Rosalía and Jacob Alon win Ivor Novello Awards  BBCCMAT: 'It's really nice to finally win an award in England'  RTE.ieScottish singer-songwriter Jacob Alon wins big at Ivor Novello awards  The GuardianThe Ivors 2026: full winners list  PRS for Music
  
• Two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch dies aged 41 - after being taken to hospital with 'severe illness' - Sky News22 May 2026, 1:02 am
  Two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch dies aged 41 - after being taken to hospital with 'severe illness'  Sky NewsNascar champion Kyle Busch dies aged 41  BBCTwo-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after ‘severe illness’  Al JazeeraKyle Busch, two-time Nascar champion, dies aged 41  The GuardianNascar great Kyle Busch dies at 41  The Telegraph
  
• 'Net migration almost halves' and 'Paint the town claret' - BBC22 May 2026, 12:22 am
  'Net migration almost halves' and 'Paint the town claret'  BBCNet migration to UK falls by nearly 50% after Labour’s vow to cut numbers  The GuardianThe impact of falling net migration on Britain and its prime minister  Financial TimesThe exodus of young people only hurts Britain  The TelegraphLabour has a good story to tell on immigration – even if no one wants to hear it  The Independent
  
• Three boys avoid jail after rape of two teenage girls - Sky News21 May 2026, 11:35 pm
  Three boys avoid jail after rape of two teenage girls  Sky NewsTeenage boys sentence for raping lone girls in Fordingbridge 'too lenient'  BBCTeenage rapists who filmed their attacks on lone girls spared jail  The TimesBoys convicted of rape get non-custodial sentences as judge says they should not be criminalised unnecessarily  The GuardianTeenage boys sentenced for raping lone girls  Yahoo News New Zealand
  
• 'Monitoring the situation': why young men are drawn to prediction markets - BBC21 May 2026, 11:09 pm
  'Monitoring the situation': why young men are drawn to prediction markets  BBCGambling addicts are struggling as Kalshi and Polymarket explode in the US: ‘You could be betting your rent away’  The Guardian‘Everything in Life Should Not Be a Gambling Experience’  PoliticoLatham in Focus: Structuring Prediction Markets in the UK and EU  Latham & Watkins LLPPrediction markets are making a 150-year comeback : Throughline  NPR
  
• Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started? - Nature21 May 2026, 10:53 pm
  Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started?  NatureUS is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say  The GuardianUS funding cuts have hampered response to the deadly Ebola crisis, aid workers say  CNNEbola outbreak in DR Congo: WHO says Ebola vaccine could take nine months  BBCEpidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern  World Health Organization (WHO)