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• Gus the m T-rex breaks dinosaur fossil sale record at New York auction - Sky News15 July 2026, 2:05 pm
  Gus the m T-rex breaks dinosaur fossil sale record at New York auction  Sky NewsTyrannosaurus Rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold  BBCSotheby’s Big T. Rex Auction Raises Concerns Hype and Wealth Are Upending Science  WIREDDinosaurs are selling for millions. Do collectors know what they’re buying?  Financial Times‘Gus’ the T rex snapped up for record m  The Times
  
• Richard Dadd: the painter whose fantastical vision was unconfined by his 43 years in an asylum - The Guardian15 July 2026, 1:46 pm
  Richard Dadd: the painter whose fantastical vision was unconfined by his 43 years in an asylum  The Guardian
  
• US attacks Iran as IRGC claims strikes on US military sites in Gulf - Al Jazeera15 July 2026, 1:31 pm
  US attacks Iran as IRGC claims strikes on US military sites in Gulf  Al JazeeraUS launches ‘wave of strikes’ on Iran after Trump tells Iran that power plants, bridges will be targeted if no deal is made – Middle East crisis live  The GuardianTrump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants unless Iran resumes talks  BBCLive updates: US launches new attacks on Iran as battle for control over Hormuz intensifies  CNNUS blockade begins in Strait while strikes on Iran enter fifth day  The Times
  
• Starmer says it's the 'end of my political journey' at his final Prime Minister's Questions - BBC15 July 2026, 1:26 pm
  Starmer says it's the 'end of my political journey' at his final Prime Minister's Questions  BBCStarmer shares tributes and offers ‘full support’ to his successor in his final PMQs before stepping down – UK politics live  The GuardianStarmer tells MPs 'this is the end of my political journey' as he gets applause at final PMQs  BBCStarmer: I’ve left Britain in a better place  The TelegraphTears, jokes and tributes: Starmer's final PMQs  ITVX
  
• UK seaside town overrun by plague of ‘disgusting’ flies leaving locals unable to eat, sleep or open windows - The Sun15 July 2026, 1:16 pm
  UK seaside town overrun by plague of ‘disgusting’ flies leaving locals unable to eat, sleep or open windows  The SunCheshire residents battle fly infestation  BBCLlanelli plagued by flies as people feel 'physically sick' and won't cook or eat  Wales OnlineLLANELLI: Two sites cleared in Seaside fly investigation — but source still not found  Swansea Bay NewsRecycling company's response as Congleton plagued by 'relentless invasion of flies'  Congleton Nub News
  
• Asylum seekers given lengthy prison sentences for rape of woman on Brighton beach - Sky News15 July 2026, 12:48 pm
  Asylum seekers given lengthy prison sentences for rape of woman on Brighton beach  Sky NewsThree men who raped woman on Brighton beach jailed  BBCThree men who raped woman in 'predatory and callous' attack on beach jailed | ITV News  ITVXAsylum seekers jailed for 21 years for raping woman on Brighton beach  The IndependentAsylum seekers who raped woman on Brighton beach while another filmed jailed  Daily Star
  
• Man arrested over threat to shoot Farage - The Telegraph15 July 2026, 12:41 pm
  Man arrested over threat to shoot Farage  The TelegraphMan arrested over threatening to shoot Farage in social media post  BBCMan arrested for threatening to shoot Nigel Farage  The IndependentMan arrested in London over 'threat to shoot and kill Nigel Farage'  AOL.co.ukMan arrested over threat to 'shoot Nigel Farage in the head'  lbc.co.uk
  
• DRC Ebola cases surpass 2,000 as more health workers begin strike - Al Jazeera15 July 2026, 12:18 pm
  DRC Ebola cases surpass 2,000 as more health workers begin strike  Al JazeeraEbola outbreak in Congo passes 2,000 cases and 750 deaths  Sky NewsThe Ebola epidemic is getting out of control  The EconomistEbola outbreak much larger than official figures, WHO says  dw.com‘This is a fire’: DRC Ebola outbreak is fastest-growing ever, warns WHO  UN News
  
• Devastated ITV chef reveals her husband was killed 'in a robbery' six months ago and says 'tragedy' forced her off work - The Sun15 July 2026, 12:05 pm
  Devastated ITV chef reveals her husband was killed 'in a robbery' six months ago and says 'tragedy' forced her off work  The Sun
  
• Ann Widdecombe latest: Reform accuses rival parties of ‘incitement’ following killing - The Independent15 July 2026, 12:00 pm
  Ann Widdecombe latest: Reform accuses rival parties of ‘incitement’ following killing  The IndependentReform UK proposes £100m 'round-the-clock' security plan for MPs  BBCNigel Farage: PM told me Ann Widdecombe killing was botched burglary  The TimesAnn Widdecombe killing: police investigating possible leftwing motivation  The GuardianReview of MP security needed after Widdecombe death, Burnham says  BBC
  
• Family of Brit couple killed in Spain wildfires 'heartbroken' - ITVX15 July 2026, 11:42 am
  Family of Brit couple killed in Spain wildfires 'heartbroken'  ITVXSeven Britons Among Victims Of Deadly Spain Wildfires  YahooSeven Britons among 13 dead after wildfires in Spain  Sky NewsBritish woman becomes 13th to die in deadly Spanish fires  The IndependentSpain wildfire: Firefighters begin to contain deadly blaze  dw.com
  
• MP had 'moment of complete stupidity', trial hears - BBC15 July 2026, 11:19 am
  MP had 'moment of complete stupidity', trial hears  BBCMP accused of sexual assault at London nightclub denies 'fist pumping in celebration' after alleged groping  Sky NewsMP groped two women’s breasts at Groucho Club, court hears  The TimesMP accused of groping women at Soho club described as 'a bit of a pest'  East Anglian Daily TimesMP accused of ‘fist pump in celebration’ after alleged private members club sex assaults  The Independent
  
• Heating oil customers to get up to £350 compensation for cancelled orders - The Guardian15 July 2026, 11:11 am
  Heating oil customers to get up to £350 compensation for cancelled orders  The GuardianHeating oil customers to get compensation after price hikes  BBCWatchdog wants tougher regulation of heating oil market  BBCHeating oil firms told to compensate customers for Iran war cancellations  The TelegraphHeating oil users need more consumer protections, regulator says  Money Saving Expert
  
• One dead and three missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz - BBC15 July 2026, 11:09 am
  One dead and three missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz  BBCRescuers are still searching for 3 people after a boat sank in San Francisco Bay, leaving 1 dead  The IndependentMemorial service tragedy: 1 dead, 3 missing after boat carrying mourning family sinks near Alcatraz  CNNAlcatraz boat rescue: 1 killed, 3 missing after boat carrying mostly family for memorial service sinks in San Francisco Bay  ABC7 Bay AreaMultiple rescued from pontoon boat near Alcatraz as search continues for missing persons  Fox News
  
• Iran threatens to block more trade routes as US launches fresh strikes - BBC15 July 2026, 11:08 am
  Iran threatens to block more trade routes as US launches fresh strikes  BBCWhy Trump’s Hormuz toll wasn’t only unpopular, it was likely unenforceable  NBC NewsWhy it’s so difficult for the US to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz  AP NewsIran threatens to halt all Middle East energy exports amid renewed US blockade  The GuardianBrinkmanship in the Strait of Hormuz  Financial Times