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• Home-testing kits now available for women in England who have missed cervical screening - BBC24 August 2026, 11:27 pm
  Home-testing kits now available for women in England who have missed cervical screening  BBCMillions of women to be offered at-home cervical cancer screening  The TimesMillions of women to be invited to order at-home cervical screening kits  ITVXCervical cancer screening kits to be sent to millions of women on NHS  AOL.co.ukMillions of women can order at-home smear tests from TODAY in NHS drive to eliminate cervical cancer  The Irish Sun
  
• ‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says - The Guardian24 August 2026, 11:03 pm
  ‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says  The GuardianYoung people leaving care four times more likely to die aged 18-24, report finds | ITV News  ITVXEvery care leaver to have someone in their corner after review  GOV.UK‘He was left on his own’: the care-leaver lives lost to a system that abandons them at 18  The Guardian
  
• Suspected burglar charged over death of great-grandmother Rose Smith in north London - The Telegraph24 August 2026, 10:37 pm
  Suspected burglar charged over death of great-grandmother Rose Smith in north London  The TelegraphMan charged with manslaughter after suspected burglary death  BBCArrest after woman dies following suspected burglary  BBCMan, 46, arrested after 80-year-old dies after burglary in London  The IndependentFinsbury Park great-grandmother 'killed during break-in' was 'truly wonderful'  My London
  
• US threatens severe sanctions against countries with economic ties to Iran - The Guardian24 August 2026, 10:34 pm
  US threatens severe sanctions against countries with economic ties to Iran  The GuardianIran faces 'greatest financial offensive ever', says US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent  BBCUS imposes new sanctions on Iran, calls on allies to join  Al JazeeraScott Bessent: an economic D-Day is coming for Iran  Financial TimesUS-Iran war latest: Iran’s currency drops to record low against dollar as US set to unveil ‘economic D-Day’  CNN
  
• US Supreme Court allows Trump restrictions on mail-in ballots - Financial Times24 August 2026, 10:04 pm
  US Supreme Court allows Trump restrictions on mail-in ballots  Financial TimesUS supreme court rules Trump can proceed with crackdown on mail-in voting  The GuardianUS Supreme Court hands a win to Trump over mail-in ballot restrictions  ReutersSupreme Court rules blue states sued too early over Trump’s mail voting order  The HillUS Postal Service issues new rule for mail ballots, but its impact on the midterms is uncertain  AP News
  
• Kit Harington joins HBO's Harry Potter series as Gilderoy Lockhart - BBC24 August 2026, 9:58 pm
  Kit Harington joins HBO's Harry Potter series as Gilderoy Lockhart  BBCKit Harington Joins ‘Harry Potter’ Season 2 as Gilderoy Lockhart, Replacing Nicholas Hoult  VarietyKit Harington Cast in ‘Harry Potter’ Season 2 as Gilderoy Lockhart, Replacing Nicholas Hoult  The Hollywood ReporterKit Harington Officially Reacts to 'Harry Potter' Recast [Exclusive]  ColliderKit Harington Joins ‘Harry Potter’ Season 2 As Gilderoy Lockhart In Recasting, Reprising Voice Role  Deadline
  
• Andy Burnham compromises on council homes plan - Financial Times24 August 2026, 9:30 pm
  Andy Burnham compromises on council homes plan  Financial Times70,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England as part of £39bn plan  BBCBurnham backtracks on spending housing fund only on building social homes  The GuardianLondon given more than a third of initial funding in social homes plan  The TimesUK moves ahead with first £10 billion wave of low-rent housing plan  Reuters
  
• Fulham 2-3 Chelsea: Cole Palmer stars as Blues' superb front three edge pulsating contest in Xabi Alonso's first game - Sky Sports24 August 2026, 9:19 pm
  Fulham 2-3 Chelsea: Cole Palmer stars as Blues' superb front three edge pulsating contest in Xabi Alonso's first game  Sky SportsFulham 2-3 Chelsea: Rogers and Palmer star as Sanchez struggles - how the players rated  BBCChelsea's Premier League opener under Xabi Alonso hints at fun season to come  ESPNFulham vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League score, team news, commentary & updates  BBCGlaring weakness in goal remains but early signs Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea should be fun | Jonathan Wilson  The Guardian
  
• Donald Trump tells Canada to 'fall in line' after politician threatens to cut off electricity to the US over tariffs - Sky News24 August 2026, 8:41 pm
  Donald Trump tells Canada to 'fall in line' after politician threatens to cut off electricity to the US over tariffs  Sky NewsTrump wants to 'destroy' Canada's auto industry, Carney says of latest tariff threat  BBCCanada set to announce retaliatory tariffs against US on Tuesday as trade war escalates  The IndependentTrump announces new 50% tariff on Canadian cars, trucks and steel  The Guardian‘Flunky,’ ‘Loser’: Trump Trades Wild Insults With Canada’s Ford  Bloomberg
  
• Andy Burnham shelves Thames Water administration plans over costs - The Times24 August 2026, 8:31 pm
  Andy Burnham shelves Thames Water administration plans over costs  The TimesThames Water creditors accused of ‘shuffling chairs on Titanic’ with plan for new board  The GuardianThames Water creditors plan board shake-up if utility avoids nationalisation  Financial TimesThames Water lenders unveil new board to resist government bailout  The TelegraphThames Water creditors build board for bailout bid  Sky News
  
• ‘Who started the fire?’ Burnham challenges Putin on first trip to Ukraine as UK-Russia tensions grow - The Independent24 August 2026, 7:56 pm
  ‘Who started the fire?’ Burnham challenges Putin on first trip to Ukraine as UK-Russia tensions grow  The IndependentKremlin adviser says UK factories could face attack from ‘unknown sources’  The IndependentBurnham accuses Russia of ‘outrageous threats’ against UK as he visits Kyiv  The GuardianUK missiles offer may help Ukraine - but they are not what Zelensky needs most  BBCUkraine doesn’t need Burnham’s Storm Shadow blueprints. There’s a deeper game afoot  The Telegraph
  
• Race Across the World star Jo Gardiner dies a year after son - The Guardian24 August 2026, 7:28 pm
  Race Across the World star Jo Gardiner dies a year after son  The GuardianManchester Race Across the World star Jo Gardiner dies year after son  BBCRace Across The World star dies year after son killed in car crash  The TelegraphJo Gardiner Dies: ‘Race Across The World’ Star Passes A Year After Son’s Death  Deadline‘One of a Kind’ Race Across the World Star dies year after son | ITV News  ITVX
  
• Cheltenham's new £12m cancer centre reaches 'significant milestone' - BBC24 August 2026, 6:50 pm
  Cheltenham's new £12m cancer centre reaches 'significant milestone'  BBC
  
• Doctors not 'fixated' on weight-loss drug, coroner - BBC24 August 2026, 6:41 pm
  Doctors not 'fixated' on weight-loss drug, coroner  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Ukraine hands UK intelligence ‘goldmine’ to foil Putin’s saboteurs - The Telegraph24 August 2026, 6:39 pm
  Ukraine hands UK intelligence ‘goldmine’ to foil Putin’s saboteurs  The TelegraphUK to use Ukraine battlefield data to train AI to protect sensitive sites  The GuardianUkraine battlefield data to help UK protect bases from spies  The TimesJoint Declaration of Intent between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ukraine on a UK-Ukraine Artificial Intelligence Partnership  GOV.UKBritain gains access to Ukraine battlefield data  Financial Times