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• Topical steroid cream withdrawal left man with eczema 'bedridden' - BBC25 July 2026, 8:48 pm
  Topical steroid cream withdrawal left man with eczema 'bedridden'  BBC
  
• World Matchplay Darts 2026 LIVE RESULTS: Luke Littler features in semi-finals - The Sun25 July 2026, 8:39 pm
  World Matchplay Darts 2026 LIVE RESULTS: Luke Littler features in semi-finals  The SunWorld Matchplay darts 2026 LIVE: Gerwyn Price vs Gian van Veen in semi-finals - updates, scores & results  BBCWorld Matchplay Darts semi-finals LIVE! Latest updates, highlights, scores as Luke Littler, Gerwyn Price, Gian van Veen feature in Blackpool  Sky SportsPDC Darts | Darts Live Scores, Darts Results & Darts Tickets  PDCWorld Matchplay 2026: Dates, schedule & how to watch  FlashScore UK
  
• Wes Streeting launches charm offensive to win back Trump - The Telegraph25 July 2026, 7:54 pm
  Wes Streeting launches charm offensive to win back Trump  The TelegraphWashington and London discuss plan for meeting to resolve Hormuz crisis  Financial TimesScoop: U.S., U.K. planning international conference on Strait of Hormuz  AxiosHegseth Pushes UK Counterpart to Host Hormuz Summit Next Week  Bloomberg.comUS, UK weigh 40-nation naval force to secure Strait of Hormuz  Ynetnews
  
• Police investigate payments to Reform UK first revealed by The Guardian - The Guardian25 July 2026, 7:47 pm
  Police investigate payments to Reform UK first revealed by The Guardian  The GuardianPolice investigate donations by Tice company to Reform UK  BBCPolice investigate Tice company over Reform donations  The TelegraphReform UK’s bank account was frozen after Cottrell donations  The TimesWhat to know as police probe ‘donations by Richard Tice’s company to Reform’  The i Paper
  
• Twenty firefighters taken to hospital after huge explosion in Essex | ITV News - ITVX25 July 2026, 7:34 pm
  Twenty firefighters taken to hospital after huge explosion in Essex | ITV News  ITVXTwenty firefighters taken to hospital after explosion  BBCFirefighters injured and fire engines destroyed after industrial site blaze in Essex  Sky NewsIndustrial unit fire  Essex Fire and Rescue ServiceTwenty firefighters taken to hospital after farm explosion in Essex  The Telegraph
  
• Two park sex attacks may be linked, police say - BBC25 July 2026, 7:21 pm
  Two park sex attacks may be linked, police say  BBCPolice hunting man after 'linked' sex attacks in parks  Manchester Evening NewsCops hunt man 'in suit and carrying briefcase' after two women 'sexually assaulted by stranger' in 'linked park attacks'  The SunMan arrested on suspicion of rape after two attacks on women in Rochdale parks  The Bury TimesMan arrested after two attempted rape investigations in Rochdale  Roch Valley Radio
  
• Anthony Joshua v Kristian Prenga: heavyweight boxing – live - The Guardian25 July 2026, 7:00 pm
  Anthony Joshua v Kristian Prenga: heavyweight boxing – live  The GuardianAnthony Joshua vs. Kristian Prenga LIVE: Latest news, analysis, results  ESPNJoshua vs Prenga prediction: Predictions for heavyweight fight from fighters and pundits  BBCAnthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga LIVE! Updates from Jeddah as AJ prepares for likely showdown with Tyson Fury  Sky SportsAnthony Joshua v Kristian Prenga: Everything we know about the fight - and how it could impact Tyson Fury showdown  Sky News
  
• Ebola deaths in DRC surge past 1,300 as virus ‘spreading like a wildfire’ - Al Jazeera25 July 2026, 6:30 pm
  Ebola deaths in DRC surge past 1,300 as virus ‘spreading like a wildfire’  Al JazeeraI’m an Ebola expert – it is out of control in Congo, and worse is to come  The IndependentEbola: More than 1,000 people killed in DR Congo outbreak  Sky News“No One Knows When It Will End”: A Doctor on the Ebola Emergency  The New YorkerMSF says health workers in DR Congo are struggling to prevent Ebola spread  africanews.com
  
• Hungarian GP Qualifying: Lando Norris snatches pole before Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli receive grid penalties - Sky Sports25 July 2026, 6:24 pm
  Hungarian GP Qualifying: Lando Norris snatches pole before Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli receive grid penalties  Sky SportsHungarian Grand Prix: Lando Norris takes pole as Lewis Hamilton given three-place grid penalty  BBCNorris cautious despite pole as it falls apart for Hamilton  BBCLewis Hamilton: Ferrari driver given penalty and loses second on Hungarian GP grid after blocking Oscar Piastri  Sky SportsHamilton loses P2 after Qualifying incident in Hungary  Formula 1
  
• Tories accuse power grid operator of lying over blackout risk - The Telegraph25 July 2026, 6:01 pm
  Tories accuse power grid operator of lying over blackout risk  The TelegraphNet-zero race ‘risks blackouts and higher bills’  The TimesEnergy operator ‘flying blind’ as net zero push threatens hiked bills and blackouts  City AMOfgem to investigate NESO over heatwave pressures  Energy Live News‘Risking blackouts’? How Great Britain’s grid operator was dragged into a political row  The Guardian
  
• Ousted BP chairman was preparing move against directors - The Telegraph25 July 2026, 5:00 pm
  Ousted BP chairman was preparing move against directors  The TelegraphBP Ousts Chairman After Seven Months in Surprise Board Move - CEO Earnings Statement  dars.gov.etBP’s Ousted Chairman Albert Manifold Denounces ‘Lies’ and Calls for End to Anonymous Attacks - Estimate Uncertainty  dars.gov.etBP Sacks Chairman Albert Manifold, Deepening Boardroom Turmoil at Energy Giant - Weak Earnings Momentum  dars.gov.etBP Chairman’s Abrupt Departure Linked to ‘Bullying’ and ‘Overbearing’ Conduct - getLinesFromResByArray error: size == 0  dars.gov.et
  
• Strictly picks internet stars for new professional dancers - The Telegraph25 July 2026, 4:56 pm
  Strictly picks internet stars for new professional dancers  The TelegraphBournemouth child star joins Strictly as professional dancer  BBCStrictly Come Dancing announces FIVE new professional dancers joining the 2026 line-up  Digital SpyStrictly has the best line-up in years but the BBC is doing it a disservice  Metro.co.ukWho is taking part in Strictly Come Dancing 2026?  Surrey Comet
  
• More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain - BBC25 July 2026, 4:43 pm
  More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain  BBCFleeing a wall of flames: Tourists describe France wildfires escape  BBCMore than 250,000 people flee wildfires in France and Spain  The GuardianEurope wildfires latest: 'We will rebuild,' vows Macron, as 270,000 forced to evacuate  Sky NewsLive updates: Spain and France battle raging wildfires as at least 250,000 people forced to flee  CNN
  
• Cairngorm residents say wildfire response 'too slow' - BBC25 July 2026, 3:56 pm
  Cairngorm residents say wildfire response 'too slow'  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• The UK has its first Catholic PM – but don’t expect a US-style religious culture war to follow - The Guardian25 July 2026, 3:33 pm
  The UK has its first Catholic PM – but don’t expect a US-style religious culture war to follow  The GuardianHow Britain’s new prime minister can revive Labour  The EconomistKeir Starmer had a good story, but it’s Andy Burnham’s to tell  The TimesI grew up near Andy Burnham. This is what shaped the UK’s new PM  The GuardianAndy Burnham's first week pledges - how much do they add up to?  BBC