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• World Cup 2026: South Africa 0-1 Canada - Stephen Eustaquio scores stoppage-time winner to book co-hosts' place in last 16 - Sky Sports29 June 2026, 2:22 am
  World Cup 2026: South Africa 0-1 Canada - Stephen Eustaquio scores stoppage-time winner to book co-hosts' place in last 16  Sky SportsCanada 1-0 South Africa - Injury time goal breaks Bafana hearts in LA - As it happened  ESPNCanada grabs a late winner to eliminate South Africa in opening game of the World Cup’s Round of 32  CNNSouth Africa 0-1 Canada: World Cup 2026 last 32 – as it happened  The GuardianCanada scores in stoppage time to reach World Cup last 16. How far can the co-hosts go?  The New York Times
  
• Escalating US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreement - The Guardian29 June 2026, 12:35 am
  Escalating US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreement  The GuardianUS and Iran exchange strikes and accuse each other of violating ceasefire  BBCLive updates: US and Iran ramp up threats as strikes escalate, straining fragile truce  CNNIran war updates: IRGC says 8 US military sites destroyed  Al JazeeraUS and Iran exchange strikes as ceasefire falters  Financial Times
  
• White working-class children failed by education system, says inquiry - BBC29 June 2026, 12:21 am
  White working-class children failed by education system, says inquiry  BBC
  
• This PS5 Open World Game Is Adding an Entire Fantasy RPG as an Extra Activity - Push Square28 June 2026, 11:15 pm
  This PS5 Open World Game Is Adding an Entire Fantasy RPG as an Extra Activity  Push Square
  
• ‘Financial pandemic’: £1 in every £11 spent on UK public contractors goes to private equity - The Guardian28 June 2026, 11:12 pm
  ‘Financial pandemic’: £1 in every £11 spent on UK public contractors goes to private equity  The Guardian‘Treating children like cattle’: what happens when private equity takes over a UK care home?  The GuardianNurseries, vets and shops: the sectors where private equity plays a big role  The GuardianThe Silent Takeover of British Public Services  Lavender Hotel
  
• Andy Burnham to pledge ‘good growth in every postcode’ in devolution plan - The Guardian28 June 2026, 11:12 pm
  Andy Burnham to pledge ‘good growth in every postcode’ in devolution plan  The GuardianBurnham to promise devolution in first major speech since launching No 10 bid  BBCElla Baron on Andy Burnham’s big plans for Britain – cartoon  The GuardianSun’s out, sums out  politico.euBurnham planning ‘serious structural changes’ to UK economy to spur growth in regions  The Observer
  
• Man charged with attempted murder after car hits pedestrians in Ealing Broadway - Sky News28 June 2026, 11:02 pm
  Man charged with attempted murder after car hits pedestrians in Ealing Broadway  Sky NewsMan arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after car hits shoppers  BBCMan charged with attempted murder after car hit pedestrians in west London  The GuardianBystanders ‘smashed car windows to get to driver’ who ploughed into pedestrians  The TelegraphMan due in court charged with attempted murder after car hit pedestrians  BBC
  
• Pause HS2 reset until you are confident it can be delivered, NAO tells ministers - The Guardian28 June 2026, 11:01 pm
  Pause HS2 reset until you are confident it can be delivered, NAO tells ministers  The GuardianHS2 reset to cost £153m and slower trains ‘won’t save money’  The TimesHS2 was doomed because of one crucial thing  The i PaperRevealed for the first time: the staggering impact of traffic jams caused by HS2  The TelegraphHS2 running out of time to renegotiate civil contracts, watchdog says  Construction News
  
• About 170,000 people in England expected to die from obesity-linked heart conditions by 2035 - The Guardian28 June 2026, 11:01 pm
  About 170,000 people in England expected to die from obesity-linked heart conditions by 2035  The GuardianObesity cases rising fastest in young adults  BBC170,000 lives at risk over next decade from weight-linked cardiovascular disease  British Heart FoundationObesity on the rise in younger adults of England: Study  Pharmacy BusinessUK's obesity crisis: Alarming surge among young adults — which places are the most obese?  The Times of India
  
• Billionaire behind £5m Farage gift registers to vote in Britain - The Telegraph28 June 2026, 10:42 pm
  Billionaire behind £5m Farage gift registers to vote in Britain  The TelegraphBillionaire Reform UK supporter registers to vote in Britain  The TimesClacton could be up for grabs after investigation into Farage’s £5m ‘unconditional gift’  The ObserverNigel Farage: I can spend £5m gift on Ferraris or betting on horses if I want  The GuardianFarage breaks cover at last but finds the £5m question hasn’t gone away | John Crace  The Guardian
  
• England Test captain Ben Stokes announces international retirement - The Guardian28 June 2026, 10:35 pm
  England Test captain Ben Stokes announces international retirement  The GuardianBen Stokes: England captain says retiring from international cricket is 'the best thing' for him  BBCBen Stokes: England captain reveals 'tough' decisions behind international retirement and why it is 'best thing' for him  Sky SportsBen Stokes: England captain retires from international cricket during ongoing New Zealand Test  BBCBen Stokes was fallible but that is what made him the people’s champion | Mark Ramprakash  The Guardian
  
• Putin says Russia faces fuel shortages as Ukrainian drones strike refineries - Financial Times28 June 2026, 10:28 pm
  Putin says Russia faces fuel shortages as Ukrainian drones strike refineries  Financial TimesPutin admits Ukrainian strikes driving Russian fuel shortages  The GuardianRussia asks Kazakhstan for gasoline to ease shortages, sources say  ReutersPutin acknowledges gas station queues, fuel shortages amid Ukrainian strikes as Russia works to stabilize supply  The Kyiv IndependentRussia's Putin acknowledges fuel shortages, task force set up to ensure supplies  Reuters
  
• Navy to build drone-equipped warships instead of replacing ageing destroyers - BBC28 June 2026, 10:06 pm
  Navy 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 scraps frigate plans to focus on drone warfare  Financial TimesLabour to replace Navy destroyers with smaller, cheaper ships  The Telegraph
  
• Public to decide asylum appeals as Mahmood jettisons judges - The Times28 June 2026, 9:30 pm
  Public to decide asylum appeals as Mahmood jettisons judges  The TimesPublic to decide asylum cases as Mahmood pledges to speed up decisions  ITVXUNHCR warns government that unqualified adjudicators will undermine the new asylum appeals body  Free MovementConsiderations for the design of the new UK Independent Appeals Body  UNHCR - The UN Refugee AgencyAsylum judges to be replaced by the public in bid to fix ‘overwhelmed’ system  Daily Express
  
• Wimbledon 2026: Emma Raducanu pulls out through injury - BBC28 June 2026, 9:12 pm
  Wimbledon 2026: Emma Raducanu pulls out through injury  BBCEmma Raducanu pulls out of Wimbledon after ‘niggle develops into stress fracture’  The GuardianAn orthopaedic boot raises doubts over Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon  claytenis.comEmma Raducanu withdraws from Wimbledon with stress fracture  Sky NewsWimbledon: Emma Raducanu reveals injury concern but plans to play in women's singles first round on Monday  Sky Sports