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• Meningitis outbreak live: Students queue for antibiotics as tribute paid to teenager who died in Kent - BBC16 March 2026, 3:37 pm
  Meningitis outbreak live: Students queue for antibiotics as tribute paid to teenager who died in Kent  BBCMeningitis outbreak live: Students queue for antibiotics after outbreak kills two in Kent  BBCTribute paid to Kent sixth former who died from meningitis  BBCTributes paid to ‘lovely’ sixth-form pupil who died in Kent meningitis outbreak  The GuardianCases of invasive meningococcal disease confirmed in Kent  GOV.UK
  
• 'Abuse happened in plain sight': Families demand answers over 'monster' nursery rapist - BBC16 March 2026, 2:59 pm
  'Abuse happened in plain sight': Families demand answers over 'monster' nursery rapist  BBCNursery worker sentenced to 30 years for raping children  BBCNursery worker who raped and abused toddlers jailed  Sky News‘Evil’ paedophile jailed for 24 years after abuse of five children at Bristol nursery  The GuardianPaedophile nursery worker jailed after sexually abusing young children  The Independent
  
• Mother appears in court charged with murder of 18-day-old baby girl in Westminster - London Evening Standard16 March 2026, 2:37 pm
  Mother appears in court charged with murder of 18-day-old baby girl in Westminster  London Evening StandardMother charged with murder of 18-day-old baby in London  BBCMother appears in court charged with murder after baby falls from building  Sky NewsFloral tributes left after death of baby girl  BBCMother charged with murder of newborn baby who fell from London building  The Independent
  
• Paul Thomas Anderson endured one snub after another. Now the Oscars have finally seen sense | Xan Brooks - The Guardian16 March 2026, 2:26 pm
  Paul Thomas Anderson endured one snub after another. Now the Oscars have finally seen sense | Xan Brooks  The GuardianOne Battle After Another sweeps the Oscars as Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley win big  The GuardianOne Battle After Another, Jessie Buckley and Michael B Jordan win big at Oscars  BBCOscars 2026: Bridesmaids, Baby Yoda and ballet bites back - the bits of the Oscars you might have missed  Sky NewsThe best moments from the 2026 Oscars  The Washington Post
  
• ‘A molten, mushy state’: scientists may have found a new type of liquid planet - The Guardian16 March 2026, 2:19 pm
  ‘A molten, mushy state’: scientists may have found a new type of liquid planet  The GuardianHellish new planet identified beyond solar system  Financial TimesMolten planet consists of ocean of lava  The TelegraphNew Type Of Planet Discovered 35 Light-Years From Earth Is A Molten World Like No Other  IFLScienceVolatile-rich evolution of molten super-Earth L 98-59 d  Nature
  
• Chelsea fined £10.75m and given suspended transfer ban over historical rule-breaking - The Guardian16 March 2026, 2:10 pm
  Chelsea fined £10.75m and given suspended transfer ban over historical rule-breaking  The GuardianChelsea fined £10.75m for breaching Premier League rules  BBCClub statement on Premier League settlement | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football ClubChelsea fined £10.75m and handed suspended transfer ban over secret payments breaching Premier League rules  Sky SportsChelsea FC fined £10mn for secret payments during Abramovich era  Financial Times
  
• UK won't be drawn into 'wider war' and will work with allies on Strait of Hormuz plan, Starmer says - BBC16 March 2026, 2:06 pm
  UK won't be drawn into 'wider war' and will work with allies on Strait of Hormuz plan, Starmer says  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Thames Water lenders float new £10bn rescue plan - The Guardian16 March 2026, 1:55 pm
  Thames Water lenders float new £10bn rescue plan  The GuardianThames Water creditors offer £6.55bn in new debt to take formal control  Financial TimesThames Water announces new £10bn rescue proposal  The TimesThames Water creditors offer ‘best and final’ rescue funding deal  City AMLenders offer over .4 billion equity injection to rescue Thames Water, Sky News reports  Reuters
  
• Apple Announces AirPods Max 2 - MacRumors16 March 2026, 1:12 pm
  Apple Announces AirPods Max 2  MacRumorsApple introduces AirPods Max 2  AppleApple Debuts 9 AirPods Max 2 Headphones With Live Translation, Better Noise Canceling  Bloomberg.comApple unveils AirPods Max 2 with H2 chip, upgraded noise canceling, and more  9to5MacAirPods Max 1 vs. AirPods Max 2 Buyer's Guide: 25+ Differences Compared  MacRumors
  
• Met Office names UK areas to get 19C heat on Wednesday in new weather forecast - Express.co.uk16 March 2026, 12:53 pm
  Met Office names UK areas to get 19C heat on Wednesday in new weather forecast  Express.co.ukA week of warm spring weather with sunny spells  Met OfficeSpring surge: UK temperatures set to soar – but how warm could it get?  ITVXWarm plume and cooler easterlies trade blows in a fortnight of shifting air masses  NetweatherDerek Brockway shares good news as warmer weather arrives from Spain  Wales Online
  
• Richarlison can save Spurs and Atletico ban is blessing in disguise - London Evening Standard16 March 2026, 12:19 pm
  Richarlison can save Spurs and Atletico ban is blessing in disguise  London Evening StandardLiverpool concede late again: 'Wake up... or be happy with Conference League'  BBCTottenham: Igor Tudor earns more time to solve Spurs' problems after draw at Liverpool boosts relegation battle  Sky Sports‘Stick with us’: Dominik Szoboszlai says Liverpool are affected by fans leaving early  The GuardianPress conference: Arne Slot's assessment of Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur  Liverpool FC
  
• Companies House security issue: UK firms urged to check details - BBC16 March 2026, 12:19 pm
  Companies House security issue: UK firms urged to check details  BBCUpdate on Companies House WebFiling security issue  GOV.UKCompanies House flaw exposed five million directors and enabled company hijacking  Tax Policy AssociatesUK's corporate registry fixes data exposing technical error  theregister.comBusinesses fear over data safety after Companies House glitch  The Times
  
• Three arrests after man found dead in wheelie bin in Coventry - BBC16 March 2026, 11:52 am
  Three arrests after man found dead in wheelie bin in Coventry  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Brit tourist drowns after being pulled out to sea by wave on holiday island - The Sun16 March 2026, 11:47 am
  Brit tourist drowns after being pulled out to sea by wave on holiday island  The SunView Full coverage on Google News
  
• Steve Borthwick demands clarity after controversial officiating calls as World Rugby admit to previous error - Planet Rugby16 March 2026, 11:00 am
  Steve Borthwick demands clarity after controversial officiating calls as World Rugby admit to previous error  Planet Rugby'England's worst Six Nations is an unfair reflection'  BBCParis paradox: did Borthwick liberate England or was it down to player power? | Gerard Meagher  The GuardianSteve Borthwick must banish polite culture that’s cowed by criticism  The TimesEngland to launch Six Nations investigation as Wales duo star in cup final mauling  Wales Online