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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin finally speaks out on CIA director’s mysterious visit to Moscow - The Independent26 August 2026, 10:21 pm
  Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin finally speaks out on CIA director’s mysterious visit to Moscow  The IndependentTrump says 'something may come out of' CIA head's unannounced visit to Moscow  BBCTrump downplays Moscow visit by CIA director as ‘semi-routine’  The GuardianKremlin says US spy chief met with Russian counterparts during Moscow visit  ReutersCIA Director John Ratcliffe Makes Surprise Trip to Moscow  WSJ
  
• Boy, 15, arrested for murder after teen, 17, stabbed to death at London council HQ - London Evening Standard26 August 2026, 9:56 pm
  Boy, 15, arrested for murder after teen, 17, stabbed to death at London council HQ  London Evening StandardTeenager, 15, arrested over fatal stabbing at Brent Civic Centre  BBCBoy, 15, arrested after teenager stabbed to death near Wembley Stadium  Sky NewsFatal stabbing in building housing London council headquarters  ITVXMan stabbed to death at Brent Civic Centre in Wembley  BBC
  
• Carabao Cup third-round draw: Liverpool host Tottenham with as many as six all-Premier League ties - Sky Sports26 August 2026, 9:32 pm
  Carabao Cup third-round draw: Liverpool host Tottenham with as many as six all-Premier League ties  Sky SportsCarabao Cup third-round draw: Liverpool face Tottenham, Manchester United v Brighton, Ipswich v Arsenal  BBCEFL Cup LIVE: Build-up, team news, live text & score updates as it happens from across the EFL Cup  BBCIpswich Town drawn in Carabao Cup third round  Arsenal.comChelsea learn potential Carabao Cup third round opponents | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football Club
  
• Preston North End 0-4 Everton: Thierno Barry scores hat-trick as David Moyes' Toffees saunter into Carabao Cup third round - Sky Sports26 August 2026, 9:26 pm
  Preston North End 0-4 Everton: Thierno Barry scores hat-trick as David Moyes' Toffees saunter into Carabao Cup third round  Sky SportsPreston North End 0-4 Everton: Barry scores first Everton hat-trick in Carabao Cup  BBCThierno Barry fires hat-trick as ruthless Everton sweep Preston aside  The GuardianThierno Barry leads confident Everton to reflect David Moyes’ Carabao Cup mission  The IndependentPreston vs Everton predictions, 11-1 Bet Builder tip, team news and odds  Racing Post
  
• Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen King’s It, dies aged 80 - The Guardian26 August 2026, 9:16 pm
  Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen King’s It, dies aged 80  The GuardianRocky Horror star Tim Curry dies at 80  BBCTim Curry  IMDbClowns, corsets and kings: Tim Curry – a life in pictures  The GuardianActor Tim Curry, who starred in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died  Sky News
  
• Flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills more than 150, with hundreds of tourists missing - BBC26 August 2026, 8:59 pm
  Flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills more than 150, with hundreds of tourists missing  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• What’s about to change on Facebook and Instagram: six key takeaways from the end of the Meta trial - The Guardian26 August 2026, 8:14 pm
  What’s about to change on Facebook and Instagram: six key takeaways from the end of the Meta trial  The GuardianHow the Meta settlement may change social media forever  The GuardianBurnham urged to reign in Big Tech on child harms after Meta’s £12bn settlement  The IndependentTech faces its ‘Big Tobacco’ moment as Meta settles addiction case  The TelegraphMeta’s Billion Social Media Settlement by the Numbers  Bloomberg.com
  
• Canal killer who dismembered victims dies in jail - BBC26 August 2026, 8:12 pm
  Canal killer who dismembered victims dies in jail  BBCDouble murderer John Sweeney dies in prison  London Evening StandardDouble killer dies without revealing whether he had more victims  The TelegraphLiverpool-born serial killer John Sweeney dies in prison  Liverpool EchoSerial killer dies without revealing what he did with victims’ heads  The Times
  
• ‘Pack of lies’: Robert Jenrick launches personal attack on Kemi Badenoch - The Guardian26 August 2026, 8:02 pm
  ‘Pack of lies’: Robert Jenrick launches personal attack on Kemi Badenoch  The GuardianMeloni ‘did not warn Badenoch against Reform pact’  The TelegraphI want to revive economy like Giorgia Meloni did, says Kemi Badenoch  The TimesHas Giorgia Meloni abandoned the populist Right?  UnHerdMeloni and Badenoch under pressure after Rome meeting  Brussels Signal
  
• Wrexham hospital trials breath test for pancreatic cancer - BBC26 August 2026, 7:11 pm
  Wrexham hospital trials breath test for pancreatic cancer  BBC
  
• Mitcham fire: 125 firefighters battle huge blaze in south London as smoke billows across sky - London Evening Standard26 August 2026, 7:07 pm
  Mitcham fire: 125 firefighters battle huge blaze in south London as smoke billows across sky  London Evening StandardLondon Fire Brigade tackles Mitcham industrial site fire  BBCMore than 100 firefighters tackle south London blaze  The TelegraphRECAP as HUGE plume of smoke seen as over 100 firefighters tackle major fire  Your Local GuardianMitcham fire: Massive grassfire breaks out next to busy park in London as locals issued urgent warning  GB News
  
• OpenAI says it took a week to detect its AI models had hacked Hugging Face - Financial Times26 August 2026, 7:00 pm
  OpenAI says it took a week to detect its AI models had hacked Hugging Face  Financial TimesOpenAI staff observed warning signs before AI agent hacking crusade caused global alarm  The GuardianUnexpected chat between OpenAI bots led to Hugging Face hack  BBCBrief independent investigation of agents’ behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / Hugging Face hacking incident  METROpenAI’s rogue AI model incident was worse than we thought  The Verge
  
• Nico González signs for Newcastle from Man City for £52 million - ESPN26 August 2026, 6:43 pm
  Nico González signs for Newcastle from Man City for £52 million  ESPNNewcastle transfer news: Nico Gonzalez signs from Man City for £52m  BBCNico Gonzalez completes move to Newcastle United, who replaces him?  LiveScoreNewcastle transfer news: Nico Gonzalez completes £50m move from Man City  Sky SportsLatest. Newcastle United complete Nico González signing  Newcastle United
  
• Spurs 5-1 Charlton, Newcastle 3-2 West Brom, Preston 0-4 Everton, Carabao Cup – as it happened - The Guardian26 August 2026, 5:30 pm
  Spurs 5-1 Charlton, Newcastle 3-2 West Brom, Preston 0-4 Everton, Carabao Cup – as it happened  The GuardianSavio scores on debut as Spurs bounce back to beat Charlton  BBCSávio savours debut goal as Spurs coast to emphatic Carabao Cup win over Charlton  The GuardianTottenham vs Charlton LIVE! Carabao Cup second round score updates, news, prediction, lineups and how to watch or stream  Sky SportsDebut goal for Savio as we progress in Carabao Cup  Tottenham Hotspur
  
• Two men arrested after house fire near Middlesbrough - as child among two who died - Sky News26 August 2026, 4:47 pm
  Two men arrested after house fire near Middlesbrough - as child among two who died  Sky NewsAunt and niece die in Middlesbrough house fire as two arrested  BBCPolice not ruling out links to A66 crash after two killed in Middlesbrough house fire  The GuardianChild dies in Middlesbrough house fire as two arrested for murder  BBCGirl, seven, and aunt died in house fire a mile from A66 crash site  The Independent