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• Brazil vs Japan LIVE: World Cup 2026 updates as five-time champions unchanged for round of 32 clash - ESPN29 June 2026, 4:58 pm
  Brazil vs Japan LIVE: World Cup 2026 updates as five-time champions unchanged for round of 32 clash  ESPNWorld Cup 2026: Brazil v Japan among games to come as last 32 continues  BBCHow Japan’s strategy for overcoming 100 schoolkids might help to eliminate Brazil - The Athletic  The New York TimesBrazil vs Japan: FIFA World Cup Round of 16 – Vinicius, prediction, lineups  Al JazeeraBrazil XI vs Japan: Predicted lineup and confirmed team news  London Evening Standard
  
• Wimbledon 2026 live: latest scores, results from Sinner, Sabalenka - The Times29 June 2026, 4:43 pm
  Wimbledon 2026 live: latest scores, results from Sinner, Sabalenka  The TimesWimbledon: Sinner takes Kecmanovic to fifth set, GB's Norrie also in decider  BBCWimbledon 2026 results: Jannik Sinner survives five-set scare against Miomir Kecmanovic  BBCWimbledon: Sinner takes Kecmanovic to fifth set, GB's Norrie in deciding tie-break  BBCWimbledon Day One LIVE! Scores, updates, news, results with Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, Novak Djokovic, Cameron Norrie in action  Sky Sports
  
• Resident doctors in England accept pay deal and end strikes - BBC29 June 2026, 4:42 pm
  Resident doctors in England accept pay deal and end strikes  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Andy Burnham picks Greater Manchester CEO to oversee devolution of power at No 10 North - The Guardian29 June 2026, 4:35 pm
  Andy Burnham picks Greater Manchester CEO to oversee devolution of power at No 10 North  The GuardianNew 'No 10 North' plan will rebalance power in Britain, Burnham promises  BBCBurnham's 'Manchesterism' could change the UK, but is not yet a full economic plan  BBCAt the People’s History Museum, Burnham gives Labour people hope they might just have a future | John Crace  The GuardianThere’s a massive problem with Burnham’s vision for Britain  The Telegraph
  
• WhatsApp to let people chat without swapping phone numbers - BBC29 June 2026, 4:00 pm
  WhatsApp to let people chat without swapping phone numbers  BBCWhatsApp messenger to begin offering usernames  The Times of IsraelUsernames Are Coming to WhatsApp Soon. Here's How to Reserve Yours  WIREDWhatsApp username reservations are now open, here’s how to claim yours  9to5MacWhatsApp is launching usernames: here’s how to reserve yours  The Verge
  
• Frank Gardner: Navy plans reflect sea change in how wars are fought - BBC29 June 2026, 3:48 pm
  Frank Gardner: Navy plans reflect sea change in how wars are fought  BBCNavy to build drone-equipped warships instead of replacing ageing destroyers  BBCHigh-speed boats and new drones for elite Commando Force under Defence Investment Plan  GOV.UKUK to replace fleet of destroyers with 'budget warships'  Sky NewsRoyal Navy rethinks frigate plans to focus on drone warfare  Financial Times
  
• The Big Summer Preview – New Ork miniatures and codex are coming - Warhammer Community29 June 2026, 3:41 pm
  The Big Summer Preview – New Ork miniatures and codex are coming  Warhammer CommunitySunday Preview – Claim the Old World with a new Core Set  Warhammer CommunityGW’s Summer Reveal – The Biggest Warhammer Surprises  Bell of Lost SoulsGW hints a new Ogor Mawtribes army will be revealed on Friday at the Big Summer Warhammer Preview show  wargamer.comGames Workshop Unveils Miniature Game Expansions at Summer Showcase  Akses.co.id
  
• Former Rishi Sunak aide Craig Williams pleads guilty to election betting offence - Sky News29 June 2026, 3:36 pm
  Former Rishi Sunak aide Craig Williams pleads guilty to election betting offence  Sky NewsSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Top Boy actor Micheal Ward 'raped woman in a car after party', court hears - Sky News29 June 2026, 3:19 pm
  Top Boy actor Micheal Ward 'raped woman in a car after party', court hears  Sky NewsTop Boy star raped woman in back of car, court told  The IndependentBafta-winning actor Micheal Ward raped woman in car after nightclub encounter, court hears  The IndependentTop Boy actor Micheal Ward 'raped woman in back of car after party'  Metro.co.uk‘Top Boy’ actor Micheal Ward accused in court of raping women in car as trial begins  Far Out Magazine
  
• US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional - The Guardian29 June 2026, 3:11 pm
  US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional  The GuardianSupreme Court blocks Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook  BBCSupreme Court Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Fire Fed’s Lisa Cook  Mother JonesUS supreme court rules Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies  The GuardianLive Updates: Supreme Court Expands Presidential Power Over Regulators, but Blocks Firing of Fed's Lisa Cook  The New York Times
  
• Shooter kills five adults at youth welfare facility in Stade, Germany - The Guardian29 June 2026, 2:43 pm
  Shooter kills five adults at youth welfare facility in Stade, Germany  The GuardianFour women and man shot dead at youth welfare centre in northern Germany  BBCSix people killed in shooting in northern Germany, two suspects detained  Irish IndependentFive people killed in shooting in northern Germany, police say – Europe live  The GuardianStade shooting latest: Six killed and two detained after attack at German youth centre  Sky News
  
• Trump announces meeting with Iran in Qatar despite military skirmishes - Al Jazeera29 June 2026, 2:15 pm
  Trump announces meeting with Iran in Qatar despite military skirmishes  Al JazeeraUS says it has agreed to 'stand down' after exchange of strikes with Iran  BBCUS and Iran Again Set for Talks in Doha After Halting Latest Round of Attacks  Bloomberg.comIran war live: Trump announces Qatar meeting; Tehran says nothing planned  Al JazeeraIran and US agree to halt attacks  The Telegraph
  
• DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola - BBC29 June 2026, 2:10 pm
  DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola  BBCFast-spreading Ebola outbreak in DRC reflects decades of development failure, says Red Cross  The IndependentCongo says number of confirmed Ebola cases at 1,274, including 360 deaths  ReutersWhereabouts of nearly 300 people with Ebola unknown in DR Congo  The GuardianEbola outbreak in DR Congo spreads to fourth province  The Times of Israel
  
• Where is best to see the Strawberry Moon tonight? - BBC29 June 2026, 1:08 pm
  Where is best to see the Strawberry Moon tonight?  BBCJune 2026 full Moon: How and when to see the Strawberry Moon rise in the UK  BBCStrawberry moon 2026: when and where to see the full moon in UK tonight  The TimesThe Moon is about to do something that it won’t do again for nearly 20 years  The IndependentJune’s strawberry moon is peaking soon. Here’s what to know  CNN
  
• White working-class children failed by England’s school system, inquiry finds - The Guardian29 June 2026, 1:06 pm
  White working-class children failed by England’s school system, inquiry finds  The GuardianWhite working-class children failed by education system, says inquiry  BBCWhite working-class 'disadvantage gap' needs education shake-up to fix, inquiry says  Sky NewsEducation system not set up to serve white working-class children, major report finds  The IndependentTop schools told to admit more white working-class children  The Times