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• Donald Trump exempts Russia from further sanctions mandated by new law - Financial Times17 October 2026, 9:56 am
  Donald Trump exempts Russia from further sanctions mandated by new law  Financial TimesTrump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies  BBCZelenskyy urges support for new US sanctions on Russia after Trump puts them on hold  The IndependentTrump pauses new Russia sanctions passed by Congress amid deepening row with Ukraine  The GuardianTrump waives Russia-related sanctions before they even kick in as Ukraine ties worsen  CNN
  
• Man Utd transfer news: Michael Carrick opens door to January signings ahead of planned defensive rebuild - Sky Sports17 October 2026, 9:06 am
  Man Utd transfer news: Michael Carrick opens door to January signings ahead of planned defensive rebuild  Sky Sports'I am telling you the truth' - Carrick on Martinez fallout  BBCPremier League news conferences and team news LIVE: Arteta, Maresca, Alonso, Carrick speaking  BBC'Certain games are different - this is one'  Manchester United‘It’s really not a drama’: Carrick sticks to the script after Martínez storm  The Guardian
  
• Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond - BBC17 October 2026, 8:14 am
  Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond  BBCTwo dead after light aircraft crash  Sky NewsMan, 80, and boy, 16, killed in plane crash  The TelegraphScotland plane crash: boy, 16, and man, 80, killed  The TimesBoy and man die in light air craft crash near Loch Lomond  BBC
  
• Everton vs Chelsea predictions: 4-1 Bet Builder tip, team news and odds - Racing Post17 October 2026, 8:07 am
  Everton vs Chelsea predictions: 4-1 Bet Builder tip, team news and odds  Racing PostEverton vs Chelsea: Premier League preview, team news, stats & head-to-head  BBCConfirmed Chelsea line up vs Everton | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football ClubPredicted line-ups for Premier League teams in Matchweek 7  Premier LeagueTriple Fitness Update As Moyes Reveals Everton Team News For Chelsea Test  Everton FC
  
• Liverpool XI vs Brentford: Predicted lineup and confirmed team news - London Evening Standard17 October 2026, 7:47 am
  Liverpool XI vs Brentford: Predicted lineup and confirmed team news  London Evening StandardBrentford v Liverpool team news: Schade and Schuster injury update  Brentford FCPremier League predictions & Jones Knows' best bets: Brentford vs Liverpool, Leeds vs Manchester United and more  Sky SportsBrentford v Liverpool: Team news  Liverpool FCBrentford vs Liverpool prediction, tips and odds | Premier League  TNT Sports
  
• Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought: Why it matters - Al Jazeera17 October 2026, 7:45 am
  Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought: Why it matters  Al JazeeraScientists knew the Doomsday Glacier was melting. They didn’t realize how ‘aggressively’  CNNSea-level contribution from Thwaites Glacier doubles in an observation-constrained ice-sheet model  NatureAntarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier will keep melting even if oceans cool  New ScientistThe Doomsday Glacier is ‘committed’ to melting. Can we stop it?  Euronews.com
  
• Man jailed for Starmer-linked arson attacks deported, Home Office says - BBC17 October 2026, 7:38 am
  Man jailed for Starmer-linked arson attacks deported, Home Office says  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Oldest man in Wales credits two words and one meal as he reaches 107 - Wales Online17 October 2026, 6:42 am
  Oldest man in Wales credits two words and one meal as he reaches 107  Wales OnlineSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Woman dies & two injured after OAP 'goes on knife rampage' at care home - The Sun17 October 2026, 6:36 am
  Woman dies & two injured after OAP 'goes on knife rampage' at care home  The SunSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Dubois vs Wardley 2 predictions for heavyweight WBO title fight from fighters and pundits - BBC17 October 2026, 6:28 am
  Dubois vs Wardley 2 predictions for heavyweight WBO title fight from fighters and pundits  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• The Audacity: this witty tech-bro takedown from a Succession writer is packed with glorious one-liners - The Guardian17 October 2026, 6:00 am
  The Audacity: this witty tech-bro takedown from a Succession writer is packed with glorious one-liners  The Guardian
  
• Pope's health should not be taken 'for granted', says top Vatican diplomat - BBC17 October 2026, 5:01 am
  Pope's health should not be taken 'for granted', says top Vatican diplomat  BBCPope Leo to leave hospital today after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican says  Sky NewsPope continues 'steady improvement,' celebrates Mass for Gemelli staff  Vatican NewsPope pictured for first time since surgery and cancer diagnosis  BBCPope Leo to be discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery  The Independent
  
• Katie Zacharia: Trump's press secretary responds after leaving job a week into appointment - Sky News17 October 2026, 4:32 am
  Katie Zacharia: Trump's press secretary responds after leaving job a week into appointment  Sky NewsAnalysis: Zacharia was thrown into a whirlwind - and failed at a critical time for Trump  BBCKatie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary  The GuardianExclusive | White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Didn’t Pass Bar Exam  WSJWhy Trump decided to fire Katie Zacharia as press secretary after just five days: ‘Did anyone vet her?’ | CNN Politics  CNN
  
• Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers​ - The Guardian17 October 2026, 4:11 am
  Mexican judge sentences three men to 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers​  The GuardianThree men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico  BBCThree men sentenced to more than 158 years for the killings of Australian, US surfers in Mexico  CNNThree Mexicans jailed for 158 years each for killing Australian, US surfers  Al JazeeraThree men sentenced to more than 158 years in prison for murders of Australian and US surfers​  Sky News
  
• Palestine Action post by Sarah Helms, wife of national security adviser, being assessed by Met Police - Sky News17 October 2026, 4:10 am
  Palestine Action post by Sarah Helms, wife of national security adviser, being assessed by Met Police  Sky NewsUK national security adviser under pressure over wife’s comment on supporting Palestine Action  The GuardianPolice assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser's wife  BBCUK PM adviser’s wife expresses ‘support’ for Palestine Action  Al JazeeraNational security adviser’s wife ‘backs Palestine Action’  The Times