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• Man Utd XI vs PSG: Confirmed team news and predicted lineup - London Evening Standard7 August 2026, 2:01 pm
  Man Utd XI vs PSG: Confirmed team news and predicted lineup  London Evening StandardHow to watch United v Paris Saint-Germain  Manchester United Website'We created a mini Manchester over 1000 miles away from Old Trafford - United mean everything to us'  Manchester Evening NewsMan Utd take on PSG in Gothenburg - live text  BBCPre-match show live from the Campus PSG  Paris Saint-Germain
  
• Serial sex offender guilty of double murder and rape - BBC7 August 2026, 1:55 pm
  Serial sex offender guilty of double murder and rape  BBCPolice and prosecution errors left proven sex offender free to murder two women in London  The GuardianSimon Levy found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third  ITVXPolice lowered sex attacker’s risk level months before double murder  The TelegraphMan guilty of murdering two women and raping a third  London Evening Standard
  
• ‘Not afraid of controversy’: Edinburgh fringe rejects calls to cancel Amanda Knox comedy - The Guardian7 August 2026, 1:37 pm
  ‘Not afraid of controversy’: Edinburgh fringe rejects calls to cancel Amanda Knox comedy  The GuardianMeredith Kercher's sister criticises Amanda Knox comedy show  BBCAmanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festival as honoring her murdered former roommate  CNNAmanda Knox’s comedy show should be axed, say Meredith Kercher family  The TimesAmanda Knox defends Fringe comedy show after claims it will 'trivialise violence'  BBC
  
• William Orbit, pop producer for Madonna, All Saints and more, dies aged 69 - The Guardian7 August 2026, 12:49 pm
  William Orbit, pop producer for Madonna, All Saints and more, dies aged 69  The GuardianWilliam Orbit: Madonna and Blur producer dies aged 69  BBCWilliam Orbit has died aged 69  NMEWilliam Orbit, Grammy-Winning Producer for Madonna and Blur, Dies at 69  VarietyWilliam Orbit, acclaimed producer who worked with Madonna and Blur, dies aged 69  Edp24
  
• Transfer latest: Rodri, Cristian Romero, Bruno Guimaraes, rumours, gossip - BBC7 August 2026, 12:42 pm
  Transfer latest: Rodri, Cristian Romero, Bruno Guimaraes, rumours, gossip  BBCManchester City reject Barca's lowball offer for Rodri  RTE.ieRodri transfer news: Man City reject initial Barcelona off for Spain midfielder with bid considered far too low  Sky SportsMan City reject Barcelona's £38.5m bid for Rodri  BBCBarcelona step up Rodri interest after Real Madrid talks with Manchester City star stall  The Guardian
  
• Private equity is circling budget airlines after Apollo's EasyJet deal — and this carrier could be next - CNBC7 August 2026, 12:35 pm
  Private equity is circling budget airlines after Apollo's EasyJet deal — and this carrier could be next  CNBCApollo’s upmarket plans for easyJet after £5.7bn takeover  Financial TimesCastlelake Walks Away From EasyJet Pursuit After Apollo Offer  Bloomberg.comEasyJet set for £5.7bn US takeover as Stelios backs deal  The TelegraphEasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US firm  BBC
  
• US economy undershoots forecasts to shed 23,000 jobs in July - Financial Times7 August 2026, 12:31 pm
  US economy undershoots forecasts to shed 23,000 jobs in July  Financial TimesUS jobs unexpectedly fall in July as slow summer continues  BBCJobs Report Live Updates: U.S. Job Market Shows Unexpected Loss  The New York TimesUS nonfarm payrolls fall in July; unemployment rate eases to 4.1%  ReutersUS lost 23,000 jobs in July as slump in growth continues amid Middle East conflict  The Guardian
  
• How a 90-second power outage sparked chaos for rail commuters - BBC7 August 2026, 12:30 pm
  How a 90-second power outage sparked chaos for rail commuters  BBCRail passengers face second day of disruption across north-west England  The GuardianNorth West railway disruption recap: Experts shed light on 'surprise' impact of power cut which caused rail 'chaos'  Sky NewsTrain delays latest: Services largely restored but passengers still facing some disruption  BBCFurther disruption expected after Manchester power failure causes travel chaos  The Independent
  
• Why is there a row about vertical drinking in Westminster? - BBC7 August 2026, 12:10 pm
  Why is there a row about vertical drinking in Westminster?  BBCI stand to defend vertical drinking. Is a pub that doesn’t allow it a real pub at all? | Simon Jenkins  The GuardianNo 10 urges council to 'work with' London pubs amid row over 'vertical drinking'  Sky NewsWestminster Council, why can’t we just drink standing up?  The TelegraphPlan to limit ‘vertical drinking’ decried by pub landlords and UK politicians  AP News
  
• Thailand shooting: Teen kills classmates, teachers and grandparents, police say - ITVX7 August 2026, 11:40 am
  Thailand shooting: Teen kills classmates, teachers and grandparents, police say  ITVXThailand shooting: Teen kills at least seven and injures more than 30, PM says  BBCLive updates: Teen gunman dead after killing teachers in Thailand’s worst school shooting in years  CNNThailand school shooting: eight killed including suspected attacker, police say  The GuardianThailand school shooting latest: Boy, 14, kills grandparents before opening fire on teachers  Sky News
  
• New Moon crater revealed in first pictures of Space X crash - The Telegraph7 August 2026, 11:12 am
  New Moon crater revealed in first pictures of Space X crash  The TelegraphSouth Korea space agency shares Moon images after SpaceX rocket debris crash  BBCNASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part’s Lunar Impact  NASA (.gov)SpaceX crash site on moon revealed by South Korean orbiter  New Scientist‘Spectral lines’ and a giant plume: what science saw when the SpaceX rocket hit the moon  The Guardian
  
• Saudi ⁠Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye sign defence deal amid regional turmoil - Al Jazeera7 August 2026, 11:09 am
  Saudi ⁠Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye sign defence deal amid regional turmoil  Al JazeeraSaudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact  BBCIran war live: ‘Mecca Joint Defence Pact’ signed, as Hormuz deal ‘nears’  Al JazeeraLive updates: Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign NATO-style defense pact amid escalating Iran conflict  CNNMideast live: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey sign defence pact stating attack on one is attack on all  France 24
  
• Cambridge to review process for hiring senior academics after Jason Arday resignation - BBC7 August 2026, 11:03 am
  Cambridge to review process for hiring senior academics after Jason Arday resignation  BBCJason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ by publisher for memoir  The GuardianStatement about Professor Arday  University of CambridgeMet Police boss admits mistake over plagiarism row  BBCIcarus in the Faculty Lounge  The Atlantic
  
• NHS Tayside investigates data breach into Minnie Merriman medical records - BBC7 August 2026, 9:59 am
  NHS Tayside investigates data breach into Minnie Merriman medical records  BBCData breach investigation into Minnie Merriman's medical records  BBCNHS staff ‘snooped on murdered schoolgirl’s medical records’  The TelegraphMan in court charged with murder after death of girl, 9, found injured on Arbroath industrial estate  Sky NewsNHS probe claims staff accessed records of girl allegedly murdered by dad | ITV News  ITVX
  
• England footballer Ivan Toney charged over assault at Soho nightclub - Sky News7 August 2026, 9:54 am
  England footballer Ivan Toney charged over assault at Soho nightclub  Sky NewsFootballer Ivan Toney charged with assault at Soho nightclub  BBCEngland striker Ivan Toney charged with assault after Soho nightclub incident  The GuardianIvan Toney: England striker charged with assault causing actual bodily harm  Sky SportsIvan Toney charged with assault over nightclub ‘headbutt’  The Telegraph