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• US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak island amid strait of Hormuz tensions - The Guardian30 August 2026, 10:31 pm
  US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak island amid strait of Hormuz tensions  The GuardianUS strikes launchers on Iran's Larak Island in first known attack in weeks  BBCUS strikes Iran’s Larak Island  politico.euIran war live: IRGC confirms US bombed Iran’s Larak Island, vows response  Al JazeeraTrump Administration Live Updates: U.S. Hits Iran With First Strikes in a Month  The New York Times
  
• Nepal floods latest: Officials 'intensifying' efforts to free hundreds believed trapped in hydropower tunnels - BBC30 August 2026, 9:58 pm
  Nepal floods latest: Officials 'intensifying' efforts to free hundreds believed trapped in hydropower tunnels  BBC‘The house got carried 100 metres away’: some Nepal flood victims had minutes of notice. Others had ‘seconds’  The GuardianThese men had a hellish escape from Nepal’s flooded hydro tunnels. They were the lucky ones  CNNNepal Turns to Mass Burials, as Thousands Remain Missing from Floods  The New York TimesHunt intensifies for 900 missing at hydel units, one tunnel head located  The Times of India
  
• Man Utd 5-2 Ipswich: Bruno Fernandes scores hat-trick to help United come from behind to win at Old Trafford - Sky Sports30 August 2026, 9:56 pm
  Man Utd 5-2 Ipswich: Bruno Fernandes scores hat-trick to help United come from behind to win at Old Trafford  Sky SportsBruno Fernandes: Captain still setting the standard with Man Utd hat-trick  BBCMichael Carrick hails Manchester United’s grit after rout of Ipswich  The GuardianManchester United player ratings as Fernandes scores hat trick and Rashford returns in Ipswich rout  ESPNBruno Fernandes hat-trick as Man Utd came from behind to beat Ipswich  BBC
  
• Hikers feared missing after flash flooding hits Grand Canyon - BBC30 August 2026, 9:32 pm
  Hikers feared missing after flash flooding hits Grand Canyon  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Prisons ‘one major event from disaster’ after U-turn on early release scheme - The Guardian30 August 2026, 9:22 pm
  Prisons ‘one major event from disaster’ after U-turn on early release scheme  The GuardianBurnham gets the early prison release changes he wanted - but at what cost?  BBCAfter so many U-turns, Labour can’t be trusted to get this right  The TelegraphPrime Minister blocks hundreds more criminals from sentencing changes  GOV.UKEarly release scheme: ‘Weeks of trauma could have been avoided’  The Times
  
• Chelsea hold off Brighton in 4-3 win but remain chaotic under Xabi Alonso - The Guardian30 August 2026, 8:46 pm
  Chelsea hold off Brighton in 4-3 win but remain chaotic under Xabi Alonso  The GuardianEmiliano Martinez: Why Chelsea need more than new keeper to challenge for title  BBCChelsea vs Brighton LIVE! Premier League score updates, news, prediction, lineups and how to watch or stream  Sky SportsMatch report: Chelsea 4-3 Brighton | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football ClubChelsea player ratings as bright start to the season continues for Xabi Alonso's side against Brighton  ESPN
  
• 'I'll be back' - Itauma on world-title defeat - BBC30 August 2026, 8:33 pm
  'I'll be back' - Itauma on world-title defeat  BBCFight results: Hrgovic stops exhausted Itauma, Cameron downs Mayer  ESPNBritish boxer Moses Itauma suffers shock defeat to Filip Hrgovic in heavyweight world title fight  Sky News‘Amazing’ Itauma urged not to give up by Hrgovic after stunning stoppage  The GuardianItauma vs Hrgovic: Briton punches himself out and is stopped in round nine  BBC
  
• Seven arrested on suspicion of murder following death of newborn baby in Sheffield - Sky News30 August 2026, 8:31 pm
  Seven arrested on suspicion of murder following death of newborn baby in Sheffield  Sky NewsSeven arrested after death of newborn baby girl in Sheffield  BBCSeven arrested in murder investigation after newborn baby girl dies in Sheffield | ITV News Calendar  ITVXSeven arrested after newborn baby girl found dead at a house in Sheffield  The IndependentSeven arrested on suspicion of murder over newborn baby’s death  The Telegraph
  
• Google bows to Trump and renames Lake of Ontario ‘Lake of America’ - The Telegraph30 August 2026, 8:13 pm
  Google bows to Trump and renames Lake of Ontario ‘Lake of America’  The TelegraphCanada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US  BBCLake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change  The IndependentCanada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates  The GuardianHow the GNIS Lake Ontario/Lake America name change in the U.S. will appear in Maps  blog.google
  
• Reading Festival: Messy singer Lola Young makes surprise final day appearance - BBC30 August 2026, 7:15 pm
  Reading Festival: Messy singer Lola Young makes surprise final day appearance  BBCFans convinced chart-topper will perform secret Reading Festival set after cryptic clue  Daily MirrorLola Young steps onstage with a surprise Reading festival set  Ipswich StarLola Young appears to tease Reading Festival return after last year’s cancellation  Reading Today OnlineLola Young's surprise set draws a big crowd  Yahoo News UK
  
• Statins can reduce dementia risk by up to 15%, long-term study suggests - The Guardian30 August 2026, 7:03 pm
  Statins can reduce dementia risk by up to 15%, long-term study suggests  The GuardianAtorvastatin reduces major cardiovascular events but misses disability-free survival goal  News-MedicalSTAREE Trial: Atorvastatin Cuts Major CV Events by 30% in Older Adults, Driven Mainly by Nonfatal Events  MedscapeEarly initiation of statins after diagnosis of type 2 diabetes associated with a lower risk of dementia  Medical XpressStatins could cut dementia risk for millions  The Telegraph
  
• Captain in custody after boat capsizes off northern Cyprus, local leader says, as eight reported dead - BBC30 August 2026, 6:27 pm
  Captain in custody after boat capsizes off northern Cyprus, local leader says, as eight reported dead  BBCEight killed and others missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus  BBCCaptain and crew arrested after at least eight die in northern Cyprus ferry disaster – as it happened  The GuardianAt least 7 dead and more missing after ferry carrying hundreds capsizes off Cyprus’ northern coast  CNNEight dead after ferry capsizes off Cyprus coast  The Telegraph
  
• 12 TB Valve Archive Leaks Online, Fans Dig Through Early Portal 2 and Half-Life Clues - TechPowerUp30 August 2026, 6:16 pm
  12 TB Valve Archive Leaks Online, Fans Dig Through Early Portal 2 and Half-Life Clues  TechPowerUpMassive 12TB Steam leak reveals decades of unreleased games — archived files include unseen Half-Life 2: Episode 3 builds and assets  Tom's HardwareMassive 12TB Valve leak just exposed a decade of gaming history and scrapped projects  NotebookcheckTime to look for Half-Life 3 - Valve had a big build leak  ixbt.gamesPortal Fans Are Uh, A Little Obsessed With The Leaked GLaDOS  OpenCritic
  
• Notting Hill Carnival's 60th year celebrated on family day - BBC30 August 2026, 4:36 pm
  Notting Hill Carnival's 60th year celebrated on family day  BBCJ’ouvert celebrations at Notting Hill carnival – in pictures  The GuardianCelebrating 60th Anniversary of Notting Hill Carnival  Google DoodlesIn pictures: Family day at Notting Hill Carnival 2026  BBCNotting Hill Carnival celebrates 60 years of Caribbean culture | ITV News  ITVX
  
• Arrest after cyclist, 16, dies after being struck by car in Birmingham - BBC30 August 2026, 4:34 pm
  Arrest after cyclist, 16, dies after being struck by car in Birmingham  BBCTeenage cyclist killed after crash near football stadium  Metro.co.ukCyclist fighting for life in hit-&-run as cops hunt driver after car abandoned  The SunDriver in hit-and-run on boy, 16, near St Andrew's in Small Heath told 'hand yourself in'  Yahoo News UKBirmingham roads closed following serious crash  BirminghamWorld