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• Votes being counted in Clacton by-election triggered by Nigel Farage - follow live - BBC14 August 2026, 12:56 am
  Votes being counted in Clacton by-election triggered by Nigel Farage - follow live  BBCNigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in Clacton  The GuardianFarage paints himself as local Clacton hero in battle to beat Binface  politico.euVotes being counted in Clacton by-election triggered by Nigel Farage  BBCClacton Unprompted: What effect does the longest ballot ever have on polling?  Survation
  
• Arsenal in talks with Liverpool after reaching agreement to sign forward - London Evening Standard14 August 2026, 12:27 am
  Arsenal in talks with Liverpool after reaching agreement to sign forward  London Evening StandardArsenal reach agreement to sign striker Vincent Joseph, 16, from Liverpool - The Athletic  The New York TimesArsenal and Liverpool set for transfer tribunal after teenager signed for Gunners  The MirrorA refereeing committee: an escalatory step in the Liverpool and Arsenal dispute  Goal.comLiverpool striker agrees Arsenal transfer after rejecting scholarship  This Is Anfield
  
• Chelsea reveal new Enzo Fernandez transfer stance amid talk of £102.5m bid - London Evening Standard13 August 2026, 11:17 pm
  Chelsea reveal new Enzo Fernandez transfer stance amid talk of £102.5m bid  London Evening Standard'It's smoke and mirrors' | Chelsea set Manchester City a Friday deadline to bid £120m for Enzo Fernandez  Sky SportsMan City want £70m for Rodri as Chelsea set Enzo Fernández deadline  The TimesTransfer news LIVE: Chelsea set Enzo Fernandez deadline, Barcola to Liverpool latest, Konsa to Arsenal  The IndependentEnzo Fernandez’s Chelsea-Man City £120m transfer deadline: The key questions answered  The New York Times
  
• You got hold of eclipse glasses just in time - here's what to do with them now - BBC13 August 2026, 11:15 pm
  You got hold of eclipse glasses just in time - here's what to do with them now  BBCWhatsApp ‘drops’, price hikes and queues: scramble for solar eclipse specs  The GuardianSolar eclipse chaos in Bristol as police called to Sea Walls  Bristol LiveHuge crowds head to Downs to watch solar eclipse  Bristol24/7London ran out of eclipse glasses. Then chaos began.  the-londoner.co.uk
  
• Hodgkinson’s key rival Werro reinstated after shock fall to set up dream Euro 800m final - The Guardian13 August 2026, 11:07 pm
  Hodgkinson’s key rival Werro reinstated after shock fall to set up dream Euro 800m final  The GuardianHodgkinson into 800m final and Werro through despite nasty fall  BBCEuropean Athletics Championships 2026, Birmingham  Sky SportsHow Keely Hodgkinson’s ‘freak’ injury, tears and scars add intrigue to thrilling European showdown  The IndependentAudrey Werro through to European Championships 800m final after fall  The New York Times
  
• Rangers' Derek McInnes admits Rangers 'not ready' to compete in Europa League as dismal winless run continues - Sky Sports13 August 2026, 10:35 pm
  Rangers' Derek McInnes admits Rangers 'not ready' to compete in Europa League as dismal winless run continues  Sky SportsRangers booed off as Jagiellonia knock them out of Europa League  Sky SportsRangers crash out of Europa League as Derek McInnes’s winless start goes on  The GuardianDerek McInnes: We Want To Deliver A Big Performance  Rangers Football ClubThursday's Europa & Conference League deciders - radio & text  BBC
  
• Heatwave may have caused East Sussex train derailment - The Telegraph13 August 2026, 10:03 pm
  Heatwave may have caused East Sussex train derailment  The TelegraphTwo seriously injured, with 18 others hurt, after train derails in East Sussex  BBCTwo seriously injured after passenger train derails near Lewes in East Sussex  The GuardianRail industry statement on Lewes derailment incident  Network Rail media centreTwo seriously injured as train derails in south England, police say  Euronews
  
• Tourists flee as Greek wildfire hits resort; Croatia also fights blaze - Reuters13 August 2026, 9:32 pm
  Tourists flee as Greek wildfire hits resort; Croatia also fights blaze  ReutersTourists rescued by boat as forest fire threatens Greek beaches  EuronewsGreece ravaged by wildfires as hundreds of firefighters battle blaze near Athens  The IndependentNo active fire front in Chalkidiki, authorities on alert for flare-ups; damage to homes and sea evacuations underway in Siviri  ProtoThema EnglishAuthorities on guard as regions face maximum wildfire risk  eKathimerini.com
  
• Six homes on fire as 100 firefighters tackle golf course blaze | ITV News - ITVX13 August 2026, 9:02 pm
  Six homes on fire as 100 firefighters tackle golf course blaze | ITV News  ITVXMultiple fires destroy homes and cause devastation in West Midlands  BBCChild among 10 injured in ‘apocalyptic’ Midlands wildfires  The TelegraphHeatwave live: Huge fire spreads to Stourbridge as dramatic footage shows homes go up in flames  Sky NewsChild taken to hospital as ‘apocalyptic’ wildfire tears through homes on hottest day of the year - weather latest  The Independent
  
• Denise Welch announces she's leaving Loose Women after "nearly a quarter of a century" - Digital Spy13 August 2026, 9:02 pm
  Denise Welch announces she's leaving Loose Women after "nearly a quarter of a century"  Digital SpyLoose Women legend quits 24 years after debut - 'end of an era'  Daily StarDenise Welch quits Loose Women with bold statement  Manchester Evening NewsMajor Loose Women star quits show after 25 years  Metro.co.ukDenise Welch has been a regular on the panel for over 20 years  facebook.com
  
• DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province - The Guardian13 August 2026, 8:03 pm
  DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province  The GuardianEbola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says  BBCEbola outbreak caused by new ‘animal transmission’: What that means  Al JazeeraDR Congo's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches sixth province  Sky News'Ebola is spreading at a speed we've never seen before,' co-discoverer of virus says  Le Monde.fr
  
• Why our rail tracks can’t withstand soaring heat - The Telegraph13 August 2026, 8:00 pm
  Why our rail tracks can’t withstand soaring heat  The TelegraphSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Donald Trump empowers US private companies to conduct cyber-attacks - The Guardian13 August 2026, 7:42 pm
  Donald Trump empowers US private companies to conduct cyber-attacks  The GuardianTrump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals  The New York TimesTrump enlists US tech groups for cyber privateering push  Financial TimesTrump signs memo allowing US firms to carry out cyber attacks  The IndependentPrivate security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals  Ars Technica
  
• RSC postpones Othello while leading actor Sharon D Clarke has cancer treatment - The Guardian13 August 2026, 7:40 pm
  RSC postpones Othello while leading actor Sharon D Clarke has cancer treatment  The GuardianSharon D Clarke's Othello postponed due to actor's cancer treatment  The StageDoctor Who star Sharon D Clarke announces she is receiving cancer treatment as new show delayed  Digital SpySharon D Clarke postpones Othello turn to undergo cancer treatment  WhatsOnStage‘Othello’ Royal Shakespeare Company Adaptation Starring Sharon D. Clarke Postponed as She Undergoes Cancer Treatment  Variety
  
• Former child star dies at age 46 after suffering medical emergency - The Independent13 August 2026, 7:04 pm
  Former child star dies at age 46 after suffering medical emergency  The Independent‘All That’ Star Christy Knowings Dies at 46: Report  People.comChristy Knowings, Nickelodeon’s ‘All That’ Cast Member, Dies at 46  VarietyKenan Thompson Remembers ‘All That’ Co-Star Christy Knowings: “This One Hit Hard”  Deadline'All That' Star Christy Knowings Dead at 46  TMZ