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• Heatwave latest: Emergency alerts sent to millions across England and Wales over threat of wildfires - Sky News15 August 2026, 12:27 am
  Heatwave latest: Emergency alerts sent to millions across England and Wales over threat of wildfires  Sky NewsFires prompt national alert as 19 homes destroyed  bbc.co.ukEmergency alert warning of wildfire risk sent to phones in England and Wales  theguardian.comWildfires in Llandovery force people from their homes  BBCEmergency wildfire phone alerts descend into chaos  The Telegraph
  
• Audrey Werro holds off Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson to win European 800m gold - theguardian.com14 August 2026, 11:36 pm
  Audrey Werro holds off Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson to win European 800m gold  theguardian.comEuropean Athletics Championships 2026: Keely Hodgkinson takes 800m silver behind Swiss rival Audrey Werro  bbc.co.ukEuropean Athletics Championships 2026: Updates from Birmingham as Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson compete  Sky SportsEuropean Athletics Championships 2026: Werro holds off Hodgkinson for gold in 800m, Hughes takes silver in 200m – as it happened  theguardian.comCoe: Friday's 800m final could be the "race of the year" – and it'll be won or lost in the "killing zone"  Athletics Weekly
  
• Iran-US war latest: Trump says Strait of Hormuz will soon be ‘called a territory of the United States’ - The Independent14 August 2026, 11:33 pm
  Iran-US war latest: Trump says Strait of Hormuz will soon be ‘called a territory of the United States’  The IndependentTrump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’  theguardian.comIran war live: Trump vows to make Hormuz US territory ‘pretty soon’  Al JazeeraTrump says he’ll hit Iran hard economically, will soon declare Hormuz ‘US territory’  The Times of IsraelTrump: I’ll declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory  The Telegraph
  
• Raul Jimenez’s late penalty seals share of spoils for Wolves against Blackburn - The Telegraph14 August 2026, 9:18 pm
  Raul Jimenez’s late penalty seals share of spoils for Wolves against Blackburn  The TelegraphLive Commentary - Wolves vs Blackburn | 14.08.2026  Sky SportsPeixoto | 'We wanted three, but that point is important for us' | Men's First-Team | Latest News  Wolverhampton Wanderers FCWolves 2-2 Blackburn: Championship opener – as it happened  theguardian.comWolves 2-2 Blackburn: Jimenez penalty denies Blackburn away victory  BBC
  
• Men lose right to prostate cancer test - The Telegraph14 August 2026, 8:53 pm
  Men lose right to prostate cancer test  The Telegraph
  
• X Factor star gives birth to first child – eight years after reaching show final - The Sun14 August 2026, 8:31 pm
  X Factor star gives birth to first child – eight years after reaching show final  The Sun
  
• ‘It’s due to climate’: the people of Stourbridge on the town’s wildfires - theguardian.com14 August 2026, 8:00 pm
  ‘It’s due to climate’: the people of Stourbridge on the town’s wildfires  theguardian.comWhat we know so far about the West Midlands fires  bbc.co.ukBurnham warns of ‘tinderbox’ Britain after week of intense heat  Financial TimesStourbridge Fire Update from Chief Fire Officer – 14 August 2026  West Midlands Fire ServiceStourbridge fire: Child among 10 injured in ‘apocalyptic’ Midlands wildfires  The Telegraph
  
• Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead - theguardian.com14 August 2026, 7:56 pm
  Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead  theguardian.comJason Arday, ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row, found dead  bbc.co.ukJason Arday obituary: youngest ever black Cambridge professor  thetimes.comJason Arday found dead  The TelegraphExclusive: Jason Arday was offered a second Cambridge professorship  Channel 4
  
• Liverpool: FSG sell minority stake to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos-backed consortium led by Amit Bhatia - Sky Sports14 August 2026, 7:28 pm
  Liverpool: FSG sell minority stake to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos-backed consortium led by Amit Bhatia  Sky SportsJeff Bezos: Amazon founder part of consortium that agrees to buy into Liverpool  bbc.co.ukJeff Bezos joins consortium buying minority stake in Liverpool FC  Le Monde.frFSG announces strategic minority investment in Liverpool FC  Liverpool FCArsenal in talks over Quansah; transfer news; Giuliani slams Infantino’s critics: football – as it happened  theguardian.com
  
• Luigi Mangione admits killing healthcare boss as victim's family condemn 'heinous act' - bbc.co.uk14 August 2026, 7:23 pm
  Luigi Mangione admits killing healthcare boss as victim's family condemn 'heinous act'  bbc.co.ukSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Train derails in Essex in second incident in two days | ITV News Anglia - ITVX14 August 2026, 7:03 pm
  Train derails in Essex in second incident in two days | ITV News Anglia  ITVX'The train swung wildly,' says passenger on board derailed service in Essex  bbc.co.ukNational Rail says heat poses ‘exceptional challenges’ after two trains derail in 24 hours  theguardian.comEssex train derailment: second train derails in less than 24 hours  thetimes.comDerailed Essex train leads to travel chaos  BBC
  
• You can now buy the 626bhp Defender Dakar racer – and drive it on the road - Autocar14 August 2026, 7:02 pm
  You can now buy the 626bhp Defender Dakar racer – and drive it on the road  AutocarLand Rover’s building a limited-edition, road-legal V8 Defender Dakar  Top GearRoad-legal Defender Dakar is 635hp 'pinnacle'  PistonHeadsMad Land Rover Defender Dakar is a rally hero you can actually drive on the road  Auto ExpressThe Defender Dakar Is the Most Extreme Land Rover Yet  Car and Driver
  
• Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule - bbc.co.uk14 August 2026, 6:25 pm
  Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule  bbc.co.ukUnder the Taliban, Afghanistan is, for once, peaceful  The EconomistFive years after the Taliban takeover: the normalization of the exclusion of women and girls in Afghanistan  UN WomenSince the Taliban took power, does the West have any influence?  BBCAfghan Women Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule  The New York Times
  
• Another fire breaks out in Birmingham as buses diverted and locals told 'stay away' - Birmingham Live14 August 2026, 6:11 pm
  Another fire breaks out in Birmingham as buses diverted and locals told 'stay away'  Birmingham LiveSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• The new Flachbau RS is a one-off Porsche 911 GT2 RS built to look (a bit) like Moby Dick - Top Gear14 August 2026, 6:00 pm
  The new Flachbau RS is a one-off Porsche 911 GT2 RS built to look (a bit) like Moby Dick  Top GearPorsche Flachbau RS: the Sonderwunsch one-off that brings a legendary motorsport silhouette back to life  PorschePorsche Flachbau RS resurrects slantnose 911  PistonHeadsPorsche's brought the 911 GT2 RS back to life with new one-off Flachbau  evo.co.ukThe iconic Porsche Flatnose is back, and it’s as stunning as you’d expect  Auto Express