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• Police have begun a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death in southeast London. - Sky News21 June 2026, 1:30 pm
  Police have begun a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death in southeast London.  Sky NewsSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Cabinet minister says he had 'frank conversation' with Starmer, as PM considers future - BBC21 June 2026, 1:04 pm
  Cabinet minister says he had 'frank conversation' with Starmer, as PM considers future  BBCStarmer reflecting on 'political realities', minister says, in sign PM is considering resignation  BBCPressure mounts on Starmer to quit after Burnham’s by-election win  Al JazeeraKeir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday  The GuardianSigns grow that Starmer will set out timetable to resign as mood in government shifts  BBC
  
• Russian-occupied Crimea suspends petrol sales amid fuel crisis - Euronews.com21 June 2026, 12:50 pm
  Russian-occupied Crimea suspends petrol sales amid fuel crisis  Euronews.comFuel sales halted in occupied Crimea as Ukraine targets oil facilities  BBCRussia pauses fuel sales as Ukrainian strikes kill several, wound dozens in Crimea  France 24Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales  AP NewsCrimea bans petrol sales to everyone except authorities  Українська правда
  
• France introduces alcohol ban as heatwave grips Europe - The Telegraph21 June 2026, 12:46 pm
  France introduces alcohol ban as heatwave grips Europe  The TelegraphFrance bans alcohol at music festival events under red heatwave alert  BBCFrance cancels events and restricts alcohol consumption amid brutal heatwave  The GuardianEurope swelters as heatwave intensifies - with temperatures of up to 44C forecast  Sky NewsSummer solstice heatwave grips much of Europe as France restricts alcohol sales  Euronews.com
  
• These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 22-26) - Pure Xbox21 June 2026, 12:31 pm
  These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (June 22-26)  Pure XboxNext Week on XBOX: New Games for June 22 to 26  XBOX Wire24 New Releases Are Coming to XBOX Between June 23–26  Windows Report
  
• UK weather: Four-day extreme heat warning issued - as temperatures set to hit 38C - Sky News21 June 2026, 12:29 pm
  UK weather: Four-day extreme heat warning issued - as temperatures set to hit 38C  Sky NewsExtreme heat warning extended to four days as 38C forecast in UK  BBCRecord-breaking heat expected across UK this week, says Met Office  The GuardianHealth warnings in Kent, Sussex and Surrey as heatwave forecast  BBCUK heatwave mapped: Where will get hotter than Ibiza as 37C ‘extreme heat’ warning issued  The Independent
  
• Ben Stokes. Gus Atkinson withdrawn from County Championship matches at ECB request in strongest hint of England Test returns - Sky Sports21 June 2026, 12:06 pm
  Ben Stokes. Gus Atkinson withdrawn from County Championship matches at ECB request in strongest hint of England Test returns  Sky SportsBen Stokes: Brendon McCullum prepared to work with returning England Test captain going forward  BBCBen Stokes and Gus Atkinson withdrawn from county matches ‘at request of ECB’  The GuardianBen Stokes withdrawn from remainder of Durham's County Championship match at ECB request in strong hint of England Test return  Sky SportsBen Stokes and the ECB can never trust each other again  The Telegraph
  
• Sublime Henry bowls New Zealand to second-Test win - as it happened - BBC21 June 2026, 11:54 am
  Sublime Henry bowls New Zealand to second-Test win - as it happened  BBCEngland vs New Zealand: Matt Henry ends hosts' miserable fortnight  BBCEngland vs New Zealand LIVE: Second Test, day five, The Oval - cricket score, radio & video highlights  BBCNew Zealand rout England by 253 runs: second men’s Test, day five – as it happened  The GuardianNew Zealand thrash England by 253 runs as Matt Henry takes 11-wicket haul at The Oval to level three-match series  Sky Sports
  
• Two-thirds of EU citizens back UK rejoining bloc, survey finds - The Guardian21 June 2026, 11:49 am
  Two-thirds of EU citizens back UK rejoining bloc, survey finds  The GuardianWhy the Brexit ‘fruitcakes and loonies’ were right all along  The TelegraphBrexit isn’t working: British voters are ready for a European future  European Council on Foreign RelationsBritain is not ready to rejoin the EU  The EconomistHow Brexit ghosts will stop the UK from quickly rejoining the EU  Financial Times
  
• Brits pile in to sue airline after hols flight plunged 180ft in 4 seconds leaving cabin in chaos & killing grandad - The Sun21 June 2026, 11:33 am
  Brits pile in to sue airline after hols flight plunged 180ft in 4 seconds leaving cabin in chaos & killing grandad  The Sun
  
• Manchester cancer research lab's £6m extra annual cash boost - BBC21 June 2026, 11:32 am
  Manchester cancer research lab's £6m extra annual cash boost  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Disruption to last a week after fatal Bedford train crash - BBC21 June 2026, 11:08 am
  Disruption to last a week after fatal Bedford train crash  BBC‘There was panic’: shock and horror in the Bedfordshire village next to the train crash  The GuardianNine people in critical condition after fatal UK train collision  Financial TimesStatement from Chief Constable Lucy D'Orsi following major incident - Bedfordshire  British Transport PoliceQuestions over signalling systems after Bedford train crash  The Telegraph
  
• Pharmacist warns of 'worst medicine shortage' in his career as supply issues hit three major drugs - GB News21 June 2026, 10:39 am
  Pharmacist warns of 'worst medicine shortage' in his career as supply issues hit three major drugs  GB News‘I can barely walk without my pills’: The reality of the UK’s drug shortage crisis  The TelegraphNHS patients face worst drug shortages on record, say pharmacists and GPs  The Guardian'The drugs that keep me alive are in such low supply I am surviving on a child's dose'  The MirrorNewport pharmacy says aspirin shortage is putting patients and staff under pressure  South Wales Argus
  
• Room shuts door as Curaçao claim historic first World Cup point against Ecuador - The Guardian21 June 2026, 10:37 am
  Room shuts door as Curaçao claim historic first World Cup point against Ecuador  The GuardianWorld Cup 2026: Eloy Room equals saves record as Curacao create history  BBCCuraçao keeper Room ties Howard's World Cup saves record in draw  ESPNWorld Cup 2026 LIVE: Curacao goalkeeper makes history, Egypt coach denies Salah rift, another team crashes out  The IndependentFrustration for Caicedo and Ecuador at the World Cup | News | Official Site  Chelsea
  
• Victoria Beckham offers olive branch to Brooklyn in Father's Day post to David - The Sun21 June 2026, 10:31 am
  Victoria Beckham offers olive branch to Brooklyn in Father's Day post to David  The SunBrand Beckham always delivers with a PR opportunity. But Brooklyn’s turned up late, with the wrong order  The GuardianExclusive | How much Brooklyn Beckham earned for the ‘funny’ DoorDash ad that broke his family’s hearts: sources  Page SixDavid and Victoria Beckham post pictures of Brooklyn in Father’s Day messages  Belfast TelegraphBrooklyn Beckham’s controversial advert reportedly earned him modulem  The Independent