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• Bruno Fernandes equals assist record as Manchester United hold off battling Forest - The Guardian18 May 2026, 1:30 am
  Bruno Fernandes equals assist record as Manchester United hold off battling Forest  The GuardianMan Utd vs Nottingham Forest LIVE! Premier League match updates, news and score  Sky SportsWhat does the future look like for Man Utd and Michael Carrick  BBCBruno Fernandes equals Premier League assists record - what do the stats say?  BBCMichael Carrick’s successors in midfield crown triumphant day for Manchester United  The Independent
  
• US Navy fighter jets collide during Idaho air show - BBC18 May 2026, 12:19 am
  US Navy fighter jets collide during Idaho air show  BBCIdaho air force based locked down after midair collision, officials say  The GuardianMidair collision sparks crash at Idaho air show; crews ejected, ‘found safe’  Idaho StatesmanTwo F-18 fighter jets have crashed during an airshow at Mountain Home Air Force Base  KBOIWatch: US navy jets collide mid-air during air show  The Telegraph
  
• Finnish divers arrive in Maldives - as search for bodies of four Italians continues - Sky News18 May 2026, 12:05 am
  Finnish divers arrive in Maldives - as search for bodies of four Italians continues  Sky NewsRescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves  BBCTop divers join perilous mission to recover Italian tourists’ remains from Maldives sea cave  CNNFinnish cave-divers reach Maldives on recovery mission  DivernetMonica Montefalcone, leading seagrass scientist, dies in Maldives diving accident, aged 51  news - Mongabay
  
• National Conversation aims to find out people's hopes for a better UK - BBC17 May 2026, 11:28 pm
  National Conversation aims to find out people's hopes for a better UK  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Andy Burnham faces perilous race to win Makerfield byelection, allies say - The Guardian17 May 2026, 11:05 pm
  Andy Burnham faces perilous race to win Makerfield byelection, allies say  The Guardian'Burnham faces perilous race' and 'WHO declares Ebola emergency'  BBCAngela Rayner rejects No 10’s plan to make her health secretary  The TimesBurnham cleared to run for selection in pivotal by-election  BBCFor the sake of Britain, Burnham must lose in Makerfield  The Telegraph
  
• 'This may be the last time you hear my voice': Political executions surge in Iran since start of war - BBC17 May 2026, 11:02 pm
  'This may be the last time you hear my voice': Political executions surge in Iran since start of war  BBCExecutions Surge in Iran Since Cease-Fire, Rights Groups Say  The New York TimesInside Iran's Crackdown at Home: Women Arrested, Protesters Executed Amid the War  WIONIran’s same-day death sentences show its brutality, again  Dallas NewsPMOI/MEK-Led Resistance Units Intensify Anti-Regime Operations Across Iran (May 12–15, 2026)  National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
  
• Two gloves, one major - England's Rai wins US PGA title - BBC17 May 2026, 10:55 pm
  Two gloves, one major - England's Rai wins US PGA title  BBCAaron Rai becomes first English golfer to win US PGA Championship since 1919  The GuardianAaron Rai becomes first English winner of PGA Championship in over a century  Sky NewsAaron Rai becomes first Englishman to win PGA Championship since 1919 - The Athletic  The New York TimesPGA Championship: England's Aaron Rai storms to maiden major with three-shot win over Jon Rahm at Aronimink Golf Club  Sky Sports
  
• Medic treated in UK as nine Britons exposed to hantavirus arrive - The Telegraph17 May 2026, 10:48 pm
  Medic treated in UK as nine Britons exposed to hantavirus arrive  The Telegraph'Small number' of Welsh residents linked to hantavirus outbreak  BBCUKHSA gives update on hantavirus contacts returning to UK  Sky NewsSmall number of people in Scotland linked to hantavirus outbreak  BBCSix from hantavirus cruise ship leave Arrowe Park hospital to isolate at home  The Guardian
  
• What is Ebola and why is WHO treating outbreak as global health emergency? - The Guardian17 May 2026, 10:28 pm
  What is Ebola and why is WHO treating outbreak as global health emergency?  The GuardianHow worrying is the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo?  BBC'I'm on panic mode', says health official as Ebola outbreak declared public health emergency  Sky NewsEpidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern  World Health Organization (WHO)DRC faces deadly Ebola resurgence amid worsening humanitarian crisis  Al Jazeera
  
• Scotland and Lions rugby great Scott Hastings dies at 61 - London Evening Standard17 May 2026, 9:08 pm
  Scotland and Lions rugby great Scott Hastings dies at 61  London Evening StandardScotland rugby great Scott Hastings dies at 61  BBCScott Hastings, Scotland rugby union great, dies aged 61  The GuardianObituary: Scott Hastings  Scottish RugbyScott Hastings dies on late wife’s birthday after cancer complications  The Telegraph
  
• White House says Trump and Xi agreed on ‘board of trade’ at summit - Financial Times17 May 2026, 9:02 pm
  White House says Trump and Xi agreed on ‘board of trade’ at summit  Financial TimesChina says preliminary agreement reached with US to lower some tariffs  politico.euChina signals tariff cuts, advances in farm market access after Trump-Xi summit  ReutersChina Indicates Tariffs Were Discussed at Trump Summit  The New York TimesChina Says It Has Agreed With U.S. to Set Up Trade and Investment Bodies  WSJ
  
• ‘A quiet belief everything’s going to be all right’: Bulgarians celebrate Dara’s Eurovision win with Bangaranga - The Guardian17 May 2026, 7:30 pm
  ‘A quiet belief everything’s going to be all right’: Bulgarians celebrate Dara’s Eurovision win with Bangaranga  The GuardianBangaranga! Bulgaria wins Eurovision - but UK comes last  BBCBulgaria wins 70th Eurovision contest with Dara and Bangaranga  The GuardianEurovision 2026: Bulgaria beats Israel to win song contest - as UK comes last with one point  Sky NewsEurovision 2026 final review: Bulgaria beats Israel on night of perspiration  The Times
  
• Need for speed derailed HS2, says report on £100bn shambles - The Times17 May 2026, 7:00 pm
  Need for speed derailed HS2, says report on £100bn shambles  The TimesSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Starmer’s public defiance masks fury over betrayal by closest allies - The Telegraph17 May 2026, 6:54 pm
  Starmer’s public defiance masks fury over betrayal by closest allies  The TelegraphThe race to replace Starmer is on - but he still faces a momentous choice  BBCWes Streeting confirms he will stand if Labour leadership race is triggered  The GuardianKeir Starmer is fighting on so his rivals don’t win  The TimesStarmer 'deciding whether to announce departure timetable'  ITVX
  
• Burnham ‘failed to grasp the nettle’ on grooming gang inquiry - The Telegraph17 May 2026, 6:45 pm
  Burnham ‘failed to grasp the nettle’ on grooming gang inquiry  The TelegraphAndy Burnham ‘turned away’ from grooming victims — as it happened  The TimesNigel Farage accuses Andy Burnham of failing to protect grooming gang victims  GB NewsAndy Burnham slammed by whistleblower for 'turning away' from grooming gang victims  Daily ExpressFarage to attack Burnham on grooming gangs ‘failure’  The Telegraph