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• EastEnders' Kellie Bright to leave after 13 years - BBC9 August 2026, 12:53 am
  EastEnders' Kellie Bright to leave after 13 years  BBCEastEnders star Kellie Bright leaves BBC soap after 13 years  Digital SpyEastEnders' Kellie Bright to leave Albert Square after 13 years  BBCEastEnders legend Kellie Bright quits Linda Carter role after 13 years  Metro.co.ukHuge EastEnders star quits soap after 13 years following string of major storylines to 'see what is on the outside'  The Sun
  
• Iran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz as deal still out of reach - The Guardian9 August 2026, 12:19 am
  Iran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz as deal still out of reach  The GuardianHormuz talks positive, Oman says, as Iran warns deal would not open strait  BBCIran war live: Tehran demands end to US blockade to reopen Strait of Hormuz  Al JazeeraIran Issues List of Demands, Dampening Hopes of Reopening Strait of Hormuz  The New York TimesTehran says US must ‘rectify its behaviour’ before Iran reopens strait  Financial Times
  
• Joao Pedro at the double as Chelsea down AC Milan - London Evening Standard8 August 2026, 11:32 pm
  Joao Pedro at the double as Chelsea down AC Milan  London Evening StandardChelsea 3-0 AC Milan: Joao Pedro nets double as much-improved Blues bounce back to beat Ruben Amorim's side  Sky SportsConfirmed Chelsea line up vs Milan | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football ClubMoisés Caicedo volley helps Chelsea past Milan in preseason  espn.co.ukChelsea 3-0 AC Milan, Friendly: Post-match reaction  We Ain't Got No History
  
• Burnham to set out cost-of-living measures as he tours UK - BBC8 August 2026, 11:10 pm
  Burnham to set out cost-of-living measures as he tours UK  BBCBurnham’s UK tour to focus on cutting cost of living and helping high streets  Financial TimesNicola Jennings on Andy Burnham and the cost of living – cartoon  The GuardianLabour members think cost of living should be top priority for Andy Burnham’s government – poll  LabourListBurnham to tour UK asking people how he should tackle cost of living and stop people being ripped off  The Independent
  
• Ireland's Aaron McKenna defeated Etinosa Oliha to become a middleweight world champion. - Sky Sports8 August 2026, 11:05 pm
  Ireland's Aaron McKenna defeated Etinosa Oliha to become a middleweight world champion.  Sky SportsAaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha LIVE!  Sky SportsFight By Fight Preview | Zuffa Boxing 10  UFC.comPaulie Malignaggi: an Etinosa Oliha win over Aaron McKenna could revive Italian boxing  BoxingSceneAaron McKenna vs. Etinosa Oliha Live Updates and Highlights From Today's Boxing Card  Bleacher Report
  
• Fifa launches new attack on media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino - The Guardian8 August 2026, 10:17 pm
  Fifa launches new attack on media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino  The GuardianGianni Infantino denies claims Uefa paid off alleged 'lover'  BBCFIFA condemns 'concerted and ongoing effort' to undermine Infantino amid scandals  Le Monde.frUEFA confirms payout to ex-employee under Infantino, amid denials of an affair  CNNInfantino faces investigation into entire Uefa career after ‘lover’ paid off  The Telegraph
  
• Irish government jet flies to Dubai to extradite alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan - Sky News8 August 2026, 9:58 pm
  Irish government jet flies to Dubai to extradite alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan  Sky NewsIrish government jet travels to UAE for Kinahan extradition  BBCDaniel Kinahan: Irish jet sent to Dubai to extradite crime boss  The TimesGovernment jet leaves Ireland for Daniel Kinahan extradition from Dubai  The Irish TimesPlane sent to Dubai to extradite alleged Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan  ITVX
  
• Burnham could block early release of killers of emergency service workers - The Telegraph8 August 2026, 9:20 pm
  Burnham could block early release of killers of emergency service workers  The TelegraphKilled a month after his wedding - why PC Andrew Harper's death touched so many  BBCPrisoner release row proving to be Burnham's first big test as PM  BBCBurnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators  The GuardianPM ‘to explore every option' to block early release of PC Harper’s killers | ITV News  ITVX
  
• Cambridge professors who hired Arday attacked ‘whiteness’ in education - The Telegraph8 August 2026, 7:49 pm
  Cambridge professors who hired Arday attacked ‘whiteness’ in education  The TelegraphCambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday  The GuardianBelfast university to investigate work co-authored by academic in plagiarism row  BBCMet Police boss admits mistake over plagiarism row  BBCThe Jason Arday ‘memoir’ that now appears to be more fiction than fact  The Telegraph
  
• Man in 70s dies in house fire in Stoke-on-Trent - BBC8 August 2026, 7:31 pm
  Man in 70s dies in house fire in Stoke-on-Trent  BBCPublic warned to 'avoid the area' amid 'serious' fire at residential building in Shelton  Yahoo News UKLive updates as man dies in Stoke-on-Trent blaze as investigation underway  The SentinelMan, 75, dead and four others suffer smoke inhalation after fire | ITV News  ITVXMan, 75, dead & woman rushed to hospital after fire rips through building as at least 3 others left needing treatment  The Sun
  
• Murder investigation launched after man dies following 'violent disorder' in village - BBC8 August 2026, 7:19 pm
  Murder investigation launched after man dies following 'violent disorder' in village  BBCMurder investigation launched after man dies following group fight in Wales  Sky NewsFour arrested in connection with report of violent disorder near Pontypool  Gwent PoliceViolence breaks out in South Wales as four arrested and three men hospitalised  The IndependentMurder investigation launched after man dies following Pontypool fight  Wales Online
  
• Youri Tielemans: Man Utd midfielder impresses on debut against PSG - BBC8 August 2026, 7:15 pm
  Youri Tielemans: Man Utd midfielder impresses on debut against PSG  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Going Platinum: Dreams on PS4 Might Be My Most Bittersweet Plat - Push Square8 August 2026, 7:00 pm
  Going Platinum: Dreams on PS4 Might Be My Most Bittersweet Plat  Push Square
  
• One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’ - The Guardian8 August 2026, 4:02 pm
  One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’  The Guardian
  
• ‘Fearless and quietly astonishing’: the dragonfly that migrates further than any other insect - The Guardian8 August 2026, 3:52 pm
  ‘Fearless and quietly astonishing’: the dragonfly that migrates further than any other insect  The Guardian