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• Kit Harington to replace Nicholas Hoult in HBO’s Harry Potter TV series - The Guardian25 August 2026, 1:35 pm
  Kit Harington to replace Nicholas Hoult in HBO’s Harry Potter TV series  The GuardianKit Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult in HBO's Harry Potter series  BBCKit Harington Officially Reacts to 'Harry Potter' Recast [Exclusive]  ColliderHBO's Harry Potter series has just recast a major role ahead of Season 2 shooting  empireonline.comNicholas Hoult pulls out of Harry Potter series after trans backlash  The Telegraph
  
• Joe Root: Furious England captain 'hacked off' after Brydon Carse incident overshadows Pakistan victory - Sky Sports25 August 2026, 1:17 pm
  Joe Root: Furious England captain 'hacked off' after Brydon Carse incident overshadows Pakistan victory  Sky SportsJoe Root says he is 'hacked off' and 'disappointed' at Brydon Carse's nightclub incident  BBCCarse’s night out shows Fleming must get a grip on this England squad immediately | Mark Ramprakash  The GuardianECB Update - Brydon Carse  England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)New normal dawning for England after Carse night out  Cricinfo
  
• Five more arrests in wrong-way crash investigation - BBC25 August 2026, 12:38 pm
  Five more arrests in wrong-way crash investigation  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Irish actress Evanna Lynch marries fiancé in London - RTE.ie25 August 2026, 12:27 pm
  Irish actress Evanna Lynch marries fiancé in London  RTE.ieSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• One arrest after police stop taxi being driven wrong way down dual carriageway - BBC25 August 2026, 12:20 pm
  One arrest after police stop taxi being driven wrong way down dual carriageway  BBCMan arrested after police stop vehicle going wrong way on A55  North Wales LiveMan arrested after vehicle travels wrong way on A55 on Anglesey  North Wales ChronicleHorrifying dashcam footage shows taxi driving on wrong side of dual carriageway days after tragic A66 crash  The IndependentCyclist injured as driver seen travelling wrong way down A55  Wales Online
  
• Badenoch to reshuffle shadow cabinet - The Telegraph25 August 2026, 12:18 pm
  Badenoch to reshuffle shadow cabinet  The TelegraphKemi Badenoch’s team are just shadows and that’s a big problem  The TimesKemi Badenoch to change frontbench in brutal reshuffle - 'too much dead wood'  Daily ExpressBadenoch to Reshuffle Tory Shadow Cabinet  Guido FawkesKemi Badenoch tipped to reshuffle shadow cabinet in just DAYS in bid to quell restless backbench MPs  GB News
  
• China denounces US threat of sanctions over trade with Iran - The Guardian25 August 2026, 12:15 pm
  China denounces US threat of sanctions over trade with Iran  The GuardianChina hits out at 'illegal' new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners  BBCIran vows retaliation after widened US sanctions  The HillIran war live: US economic campaign ‘tacit admission’ of military failure  Al JazeeraChina Pushes Back After Trump Tightens the Screws on Iran  The New York Times
  
• Graeme Dott removed from snooker Hall of Fame after child abuse conviction - BBC25 August 2026, 11:48 am
  Graeme Dott removed from snooker Hall of Fame after child abuse conviction  BBCSnooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child sex abuse  BBCFormer world snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children  The GuardianGraeme Dott convicted of sexual and violent offences  Police ScotlandShamed ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott removed from hall of fame after child sex abuse conviction  Sky News
  
• Gold price hits three-month high amid fears over Iran war and Trump economy - The Guardian25 August 2026, 11:35 am
  Gold price hits three-month high amid fears over Iran war and Trump economy  The GuardianGold Rallies as New Iran Sanctions Boost Haven Demand  CryptoRankThe Gold-Oil Split Is Telling You What Markets Really Believe About Iran  Modern DiplomacyBessent’s Iran Offensive, Gold’s Three-Month High, and Aussie CPI Ahead: Market Drivers to Watch  Bitcoin WorldGold hits mid-May high as dollar slips after Canada trade talks collapse and Iran sanctions loom  vtmarkets.com
  
• Boy, 3, attacked by crocodile in Huntingdon recovers at home - BBC25 August 2026, 10:48 am
  Boy, 3, attacked by crocodile in Huntingdon recovers at home  BBCBoy injured in crocodile enclosure discharged from hospital  The GuardianThree-year-old boy ‘thrown into crocodile pen’ is back home  The TimesBoy attacked after being thrown into crocodile enclosure out of hospital  EDP24Boy thrown into crocodile pit now uses feet to play  The Telegraph
  
• Rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston dies - Sky News25 August 2026, 10:41 am
  Rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston dies  Sky NewsSir Billy Boston: 'A world-class athlete, whose story deserved to be told'  BBCSir Billy Boston, first rugby league player to receive knighthood, dies aged 92  The GuardianBilly Boston: Legendary Wigan, Wales and GB winger dies aged 92  BBCSir Billy Boston: Trailblazing rugby league player dies aged 92  Sky Sports
  
• Man dies in crash after pursuit involving police car near Stratford, Warwickshire - Sky News25 August 2026, 10:33 am
  Man dies in crash after pursuit involving police car near Stratford, Warwickshire  Sky NewsMan dies in crash after police pursuit  BBCMan dies after car crash during police pursuit in Warwickshire  The GuardianStratford crash: man dies and woman critically injured after police chase  The TimesDriver killed after police chase crash  The Telegraph
  
• Brit soldier dies on holiday in Bali as devastated family face ‘unimaginable pain’ after ‘worst nightmare’ - The Sun25 August 2026, 10:30 am
  Brit soldier dies on holiday in Bali as devastated family face ‘unimaginable pain’ after ‘worst nightmare’  The Sun
  
• Boy, five, died after jumping from ‘compromised’ tower block window | ITV News London - ITVX25 August 2026, 9:47 am
  Boy, five, died after jumping from ‘compromised’ tower block window | ITV News London  ITVXBoy died after leaping from window, inquest finds  BBCCouncil housing chief tells inquest family of boy who fell from tower block experienced ‘unacceptable delay’ in repair response times  Inside HousingAutistic boy, five, died after jumping from ‘compromised’ window in 15th-floor flat, coroner says  The IndependentBoy, 5, ‘who believed he could fly’ died after jumping from open window  The Telegraph
  
• Mapped: The UK regions set for housing fund boost as Andy Burnham unveils £10 billion plan - The Independent25 August 2026, 9:34 am
  Mapped: The UK regions set for housing fund boost as Andy Burnham unveils £10 billion plan  The IndependentMore than 70,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England over 10 years  BBCGovernment lays out housing plans but Burnham backtracks on social renting pledge – UK politics live  The GuardianAndy Burnham compromises on council homes plan  Financial TimesVistry shares jump as it secures £350m in government funding  The Times