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• Bruno Guimaraes: Arsenal bid rejected by Newcastle with Magpies determined to keep captain and Brazil international midfielder - Sky Sports3 August 2026, 7:07 pm
  Bruno Guimaraes: Arsenal bid rejected by Newcastle with Magpies determined to keep captain and Brazil international midfielder  Sky SportsNewcastle reject first bid from Arsenal for captain Bruno Guimarães  The GuardianTransfer news LIVE: Arsenal’s Guimaraes bid rejected, Vinicius Jr deal close, Man Utd target left-back  The IndependentBruno Guimaraes set for Arsenal medical as club near £80m deal  The TimesArsenal target Bruno Guimaraes set to land at Newcastle pre-season camp to personally hand in transfer request  The Sun
  
• Ariana Grande to step back from public-facing work after 'endless' scrutiny - ITVX3 August 2026, 6:24 pm
  Ariana Grande to step back from public-facing work after 'endless' scrutiny  ITVXAriana Grande to take a break from public life amid 'endless' scrutiny  BBCAriana Grande Speaks Out After Announcing Break, Says She ‘Cannot Wait’ to See Fans on Remaining Tour Dates  BillboardAriana Grande pulls out of London musical amid ‘public scrutiny’  The Times‘Sunday in the Park with George’ Producers Confirm Summer 2027 Show Will Go On ‘As Planned’ After Ariana Grande Exits  Variety
  
• England and Wales see driest ever July, as new heat health alerts issued | ITV News - ITVX3 August 2026, 6:19 pm
  England and Wales see driest ever July, as new heat health alerts issued | ITV News  ITVXUK weather: Driest July on record for England and Wales  BBCThe Guardian view on drought: hot, dry conditions make inequality starker | Editorial  The Guardian'I don't think there'll be any profit', says Nottinghamshire farmer after hot summer  BBCHeatwave forces farmers to abandon crops as harvests fail  The Times
  
• Charity casts doubts on volunteering record of Cambridge professor - The Telegraph3 August 2026, 6:12 pm
  Charity casts doubts on volunteering record of Cambridge professor  The TelegraphPlaybooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor  The Guardian‘Plagiarist’ professor Jason Arday faces scrutiny over pig’s head claim  The TimesStand up to hate and division by adding your name.  Good Law ProjectCambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row defends his work  BBC
  
• Is Reform UK’s plan to use the navy to stop small boat crossings feasible? - The Guardian3 August 2026, 6:01 pm
  Is Reform UK’s plan to use the navy to stop small boat crossings feasible?  The GuardianFrance hits out at Reform UK plan to return migrants using Navy  BBCNavy ‘not the solution’ to stop small boats – ex-Navy commander  Channel 4Royal Navy will return small boats to France under Reform says Farage  Channel 4Reform pledges to use Navy to stop Ceuta-style ‘invasion’  The Telegraph
  
• US Open: Emma Raducanu will not compete as she continues recovery from stress fracture - BBC3 August 2026, 5:45 pm
  US Open: Emma Raducanu will not compete as she continues recovery from stress fracture  BBCEmma Raducanu to miss US Open with leg injury in latest fitness setback  The GuardianEmma Raducanu: Former champion to miss 2026 US Open with stress fracture in right leg as injury woes continue  Sky SportsEmma Raducanu ruled out of US Open  The TelegraphEmma Raducanu out of US Open with stress fracture  The Times
  
• Ceuta leader accuses Morocco over ‘atrocity’ of mass border crossing | Spain - The Guardian3 August 2026, 5:34 pm
  Ceuta leader accuses Morocco over ‘atrocity’ of mass border crossing | Spain  The GuardianSpain said it returned ‘almost everyone’. Ceuta tells a different story  The TelegraphEurope’s weak reaction to Spain’s migrant crisis  Financial TimesThousands of migrants remain in Ceuta after deadly mass rush from Morocco  Sky NewsEU calls emergency meeting to discuss Ceuta migrant crossings  BBC
  
• Church tribute to 'precious' missionary found dead in suitcase in Greece - BBC3 August 2026, 5:16 pm
  Church tribute to 'precious' missionary found dead in suitcase in Greece  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Driver jailed for four years after faking brake failure on motorway - The Guardian3 August 2026, 5:12 pm
  Driver jailed for four years after faking brake failure on motorway  The GuardianLiar who claimed Jaguar could not stop on motorway jailed  BBCFraudster jailed for electric car scam that sparked major police incident  lbc.co.ukMan jailed after claiming electric Jaguar was out of control on motorways  ITVXPrestatyn man faked crash and said his electric vehicle’s ‘brakes failed’  Rhyl Journal
  
• At least 17 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade heavy attacks - Al Jazeera3 August 2026, 4:57 pm
  At least 17 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade heavy attacks  Al JazeeraAt Least 11 Killed in Ukrainian Attacks in Southern Russia and Annexed Crimea  The Moscow TimesUkrainian strikes on holiday resort, Crimea kill 11  RTE.ieUkrainian drone kills seven on beach of Russian Black Sea resort  The TimesRussia says seven killed and 40 injured by Ukrainian drone hitting beach - live updates  BBC
  
• Christopher Phillips kept mum's body in dining room freezer in Porthcawl for years 'couldn't let her go' - BBC3 August 2026, 4:34 pm
  Christopher Phillips kept mum's body in dining room freezer in Porthcawl for years 'couldn't let her go'  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Gianni Infantino: Opponents plan to ‘paralyse Fifa’ to force resignation - The Times3 August 2026, 4:20 pm
  Gianni Infantino: Opponents plan to ‘paralyse Fifa’ to force resignation  The TimesFA set to withdraw support for Fifa president Infantino  BBCFootball has given Europe a rare geopolitical victory  Financial TimesInfantino latest: FIFA boss 'seduced' by Trump and scandal is 'probably fatal', former FA chief says  Sky NewsEnglish FA to drop support for Gianni Infantino after Wales withdraw backing  The Guardian
  
• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Tops ‘Avengers: Endgame’ For Biggest Box Office Debut Ever - Forbes3 August 2026, 4:19 pm
  ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Tops ‘Avengers: Endgame’ For Biggest Box Office Debut Ever  ForbesNew Spider-Man film sees second-biggest ever global opening weekend  BBC5 Reasons ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Crushed Superhero Fatigue  The Hollywood ReporterSpider-Man: Brand New Day: new characters, new flaws, new tech and brain-exploding future consequences – discuss with spoilers  The GuardianThis is the best Spider-Man film since the Tobey Maguire era  The Telegraph
  
• 'Game-changer' jab given twice a year could transform lives for millions of sufferers - Daily Express3 August 2026, 4:00 pm
  'Game-changer' jab given twice a year could transform lives for millions of sufferers  Daily Express
  
• Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor - The Guardian3 August 2026, 3:29 pm
  Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor  The GuardianSouth-eastern Europe faces heatwave energy crunch as Romania detonates Danube rock to increase water flow – as it happened  The GuardianHeatwave forces Romania to blast Danube river to help nuclear plant  Channel 4Hungary braced for power cuts amid extreme drought  Financial TimesEastern and Central Europe on brink of energy emergency amid record-low water and heatwaves  Sky News