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• Maxence Lacroix to Chelsea: Crystal Palace defender is quick, excels when one-on-one and is a leader now too - Sky Sports24 July 2026, 9:31 am
  Maxence Lacroix to Chelsea: Crystal Palace defender is quick, excels when one-on-one and is a leader now too  Sky SportsChelsea transfer news: Maxence Lacroix deal agreed with Crystal Palace  BBCRomano reveals next top Chelsea target as seventh signing heads for Blues ‘medical’ today  Football365Crystal Palace in Axel Disasi talks as Chelsea seek Maxence Lacroix transfer  London Evening StandardChelsea finalising £52m deal for Crystal Palace’s Maxence Lacroix, set to undergo medical - The Athletic  The New York Times
  
• Denise Welch floors fans with her mother of the groom outfit for son's wedding - The Mirror24 July 2026, 9:24 am
  Denise Welch floors fans with her mother of the groom outfit for son's wedding  The Mirror‘Bridal Is Whatever You Want It to Be’: The Story Behind Gabbriette’s Unconventional Matières Fecales Wedding Looks  VogueThe 1975's Matty Healy marries model Gabbriette Bechtel in Los Angeles  BBCDenise Welch shares incredible photos from son Matty's including her stunning gown  AOL.co.ukGabbriette married Matty Healy in a deliberately destroyed wedding dress  Page Six
  
• Southport killer accused of 'manipulating system' after move to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital - Sky News24 July 2026, 9:01 am
  Southport killer accused of 'manipulating system' after move to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital  Sky NewsSouthport killer Axel Rudakubana moved to psychiatric hospital  BBCSouthport killer Axel Rudakubana moved to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital  The GuardianSouthport killer ‘manipulated system to move from prison to hospital’  The TelegraphSouthport killer transferred to psychiatric hospital | ITV News  ITVX
  
• Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal agree Bruno Guimarães personal terms - ESPN24 July 2026, 9:00 am
  Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal agree Bruno Guimarães personal terms  ESPNBruno Guimaraes transfer news: Arsenal set to bid £70m for Newcastle midfielder  BBCGuimares 'will' get his wish to sign for Arsenal as Newcastle signing heads for 'medical'  Football365Arsenal can give Bruno Guimaraes perfect sweetener if £70million transfer goes through  The MirrorNew Guimaraes to Arsenal twist as clear message sent amid £70m bid  London Evening Standard
  
• Angela Rayner rules out rent controls in England - BBC24 July 2026, 8:22 am
  Angela Rayner rules out rent controls in England  BBCProperty experts warn Burnham rent controls will backfire  LandlordZONERent controls set to be ditched from Burnham’s cost of living blitz  The i PaperLondon rental supply slumps as Burnham considers rent controls  The TelegraphTenants back rent controls as Burnham weighs up reform  thenegotiator.co.uk
  
• Andy Burnham to spend first working day at new No 10 North in Manchester – UK politics live - The Guardian24 July 2026, 8:17 am
  Andy Burnham to spend first working day at new No 10 North in Manchester – UK politics live  The GuardianBurnham to spend first day working from northern branch of No 10  BBCNo10 North open for business as the Government’s new situation room for making Britain better  GOV.UKSenior ministers and aides set to work from No 10 North  BBCKey officials appointed to lead No.10 North and OneGov Delivery Agency  Civil Service World
  
• Wise’s US bank licence bid rejected over compliance ‘deficiencies’ - Financial Times24 July 2026, 7:51 am
  Wise’s US bank licence bid rejected over compliance ‘deficiencies’  Financial TimesWise denied US banking licence in blow to expansion plans  City AMWise denied US banking licence after shifting main stock market listing  The IndependentWise issues statement on its US national trust bank charter application  FX News GroupWise Group Says U.S. OCC Denies Co's Application For National Trust Bank Charter  TradingView
  
• Christos Tzolis reacts to £34m transfer with message to Arsenal fans - London Evening Standard24 July 2026, 7:25 am
  Christos Tzolis reacts to £34m transfer with message to Arsenal fans  London Evening StandardArsenal transfer news: Christos Tzolis signs from Club Brugge for £34m  BBCArsenal sign Greece forward Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge for £34m  The GuardianBehind the scenes: Tzolis' first day as a Gunner  Arsenal.comArsenal transfer news: Christos Tzolis signs in £34m deal from Club Brugge as replacement for Leandro Trossard  Sky Sports
  
• France orders evacuation of tourist spot as hundreds flee wildfires by boat - BBC24 July 2026, 7:07 am
  France orders evacuation of tourist spot as hundreds flee wildfires by boat  BBCWildfires force evacuation of Cap Ferret resort on Atlantic coast  Financial TimesFrance evacuates Cap Ferret peninsula and Spain’s Sanchez warns of ‘dramatic situation’ as wildfires spread – Europe live  The Guardian‘Apocalyptic’ wildfires force evacuation of entire French peninsula  The TelegraphFrance orders evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfires advance  The Times
  
• US imposes new tariffs on dozens of trade partners over 'forced labour' imports - Sky News24 July 2026, 6:46 am
  US imposes new tariffs on dozens of trade partners over 'forced labour' imports  Sky NewsUS hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffs  BBCTrump’s latest ‘forced labour tariffs’: Who’s been hit, how badly?  Al Jazeera‘Forced labour’ rationale for Trump tariffs met with bewilderment  The GuardianUS hits 60 countries with new duties as Donald Trump rebuilds tariff wall  Financial Times
  
• FTSE 100 Live: London stocks called lower as Big Tech burns cash and oil hits 0 - Proactive Investors24 July 2026, 6:35 am
  FTSE 100 Live: London stocks called lower as Big Tech burns cash and oil hits 0  Proactive InvestorsFTSE 100 Live: Centrica leads index lower, while rising oil price causes worries for BoE hawks  Proactive InvestorsLondon pre-open: Stocks to fall as Brent breaches 0 a barrel, US announces fresh tariffs  London South EastLondon midday: Stocks pare losses to trade flat; oil keeps rising  Sharecast.comFTSE 100 slips as Middle East tensions intensify ahead of ECB decision  Yahoo Finance UK
  
• ‘A small snippet’: what pubs make of Burnham’s £100m rates giveaway - The Guardian24 July 2026, 6:00 am
  ‘A small snippet’: what pubs make of Burnham’s £100m rates giveaway  The GuardianBurnham cuts rates for pubs, clubs and music venues but Badenoch asks: 'Is that it?'  BBC'More of the same please', hospitality firms tell PM  BBCLeon boss attacks ‘unfair’ tax cut for pubs  The TelegraphDoes Burnham need to watch what he says?  Sky News
  
• Eleven roads closed after serious crash - BBC24 July 2026, 5:36 am
  Eleven roads closed after serious crash  BBCMultiple road closures in place following serous road traffic collision in Huyton  merseyside.police.ukRoads closed in Knowsley after police incident in early hours  St Helens StarHuge police scene after car crashes into lamppost  Liverpool EchoBREAKING: Huge police scene as multiple roads closed following crash - updates  facebook.com
  
• US says it will use frozen Iranian assets to fund damage to ships as strikes continue - BBC24 July 2026, 5:17 am
  US says it will use frozen Iranian assets to fund damage to ships as strikes continue  BBCTrump considering a ‘massive attack’ on Iran as Tehran labels UK ‘accomplice’ to America  CNBCIran war updates: Trump warns of unprecedented ‘massive attack’ on Iran  Al JazeeraDonald Trump says decision on ‘massive attack’ against Iran is close  The GuardianU.S. Surges Forces Toward Middle East, Giving Trump Options to Expand Iran War  WSJ
  
• Hero swimmer helped two children during beach tragedy - BBC24 July 2026, 4:49 am
  Hero swimmer helped two children during beach tragedy  BBCTeacher and daughter die after trying to help boy, seven, on Essex beach  The GuardianPolitician’s wife and daughter drown trying to save boy, 7, off Essex beach  The TelegraphWest Mersea beach tragedy victims were trying to help boy  BBCTeenage girl and woman in her 40s die off Essex coast after tide came in 'very quickly'  Sky News