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• Sam Neill, Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders actor, dies aged 78 - BBC13 July 2026, 9:02 am
  Sam Neill, Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders actor, dies aged 78  BBCSam Neill, star of Jurassic Park films, Peaky Blinders and The Piano, dies aged 78  The GuardianSam Neill: His best-known roles in pictures  BBCSam Neill, Jurassic Park actor, dies aged 78  BBCJurassic Park star Sam Neill has died  Sky News
  
• June heatwave killed up to 440 people a day in England and Wales, data suggests - The Guardian13 July 2026, 8:56 am
  June heatwave killed up to 440 people a day in England and Wales, data suggests  The GuardianThousands will have died in UK's unprecedented May and June heatwaves  BBCMore than 2,700 deaths linked to May and June heatwaves, study suggests  Sky News2,700 deaths linked to May and June heatwaves as climate change impacts UK  ITVXMore than 2,700 deaths linked to UK heatwaves  Financial Times
  
• Man killed in Ashton-under-Lyne karaoke bar was 'gentle giant' - BBC13 July 2026, 8:49 am
  Man killed in Ashton-under-Lyne karaoke bar was 'gentle giant'  BBCMan dies after ‘violent and shocking attack’ | ITV News  ITVXMurder investigation after man's 'shocking' death at bar  BBCMan in 30s dies in 'violent and shocking' UK karaoke bar attack as murder probe launched  Daily StarFamily's heartbreaking tribute to dad killed in horror Ashton karaoke bar attack as murder arrest made  Manchester Evening News
  
• US launches new wave of strikes against Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’ - The Guardian13 July 2026, 8:28 am
  US launches new wave of strikes against Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’  The GuardianShips stop crossing Strait of Hormuz as US and Iran exchange overnight strikes  BBCIran war live: Tehran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan after US bombings  Al JazeeraUS launches more strikes on Iran as ceasefire teeters  Financial TimesLive Updates: Iran Insists It Controls Strait of Hormuz as It Launches New Strikes  The New York Times
  
• Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal step up move for Argentina's Álvarez - ESPN13 July 2026, 8:27 am
  Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal step up move for Argentina's Álvarez  ESPNArsenal pushing to seal quick transfer for Argentina’s World Cup hero  The IndependentFootball gossip: Alvarez, Manzambi, Guardiola, Kane, Muharemovic, Wharton, Garnacho  BBCTransfer news LIVE: Arsenal make Alvarez move, Guimaraes agreement; Man Utd deal  London Evening StandardTransfer Rumors: Man Utd Plot Kane Move; Arsenal Step Up Alvarez Chase  Sports Illustrated
  
• UK starts first vaccine trial, eight weeks into Ebola emergency - BBC13 July 2026, 8:00 am
  UK starts first vaccine trial, eight weeks into Ebola emergency  BBCThe Ugandan city where the race for a new Ebola vaccine will be won or lost  The TelegraphOxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine  ReutersOxford races to stop killer Ebola: New vaccine trial begins as deadly outbreak spirals in Africa  lbc.co.ukUK begins trials of Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks  AOL.com
  
• Oil prices leap and stocks fall amid US-Iran strikes over Hormuz - The Guardian13 July 2026, 7:18 am
  Oil prices leap and stocks fall amid US-Iran strikes over Hormuz  The GuardianStock futures slip after U.S., Iran exchange airstrikes again; Kospi plunges 7%: Live updates  CNBCShares skid as Gulf conflict sends oil surging  ReutersDow Jones Futures Fall, Oil Prices Rise Amid New U.S.-Iran Attacks; Nvidia, Micron, Sandisk Near Buy Points  Investor's Business DailyOil Climbs, US Futures Dip on Fresh Iran Strikes: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com
  
• Fire bomber planes battle Fontainebleau forest blaze near Paris | Wildfires - The Guardian13 July 2026, 7:18 am
  Fire bomber planes battle Fontainebleau forest blaze near Paris | Wildfires  The GuardianPlanes sent to tackle wildfires of 'exceptional scale' near Paris  BBCWildfire of 'exceptional scale' breaks out in forest near Paris  Sky NewsFontainebleau forest near Paris hit by 'virulent' wildfire  France 24Heat and fire generate overlapping problems for much of southern Europe  CNN
  
• Xbox gets over 40 new games next week including five Game Pass titles - TrueAchievements13 July 2026, 7:08 am
  Xbox gets over 40 new games next week including five Game Pass titles  TrueAchievementsNext Week on XBOX: New Games for July 13 to 17  XBOX WireOut this week: The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, Denshattack, Wreck Runners, The Crimson Maid, Teeto, D-topia, more  Games AsylumXbox Game Pass Adds 44 Games This Week: Full List  TechgenyzAll Xbox Games Coming Next Week: July 6-10 Full Lineup  games.gg
  
• Gus, the world’s most expensive dinosaur, divides scientists - The Telegraph13 July 2026, 7:00 am
  Gus, the world’s most expensive dinosaur, divides scientists  The TelegraphT. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a ​problem for scientists  BBCThe Jurassic perk of being super-rich: your very own dinosaur  The ObserverTyrannosaurus rex ‘Gus’ to be auctioned at Sotheby’s; could fetch million  tippahnews.comI Can’t Afford This T. Rex up for Auction at Sotheby’s. Starting Bid is Million  Gizmodo
  
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Josh Grisetti dies aged just 44 as devastated co-stars pay tribute to Broadway legend - The Sun13 July 2026, 6:55 am
  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Josh Grisetti dies aged just 44 as devastated co-stars pay tribute to Broadway legend  The SunJosh Grisetti Dead: Broadway Actor Appeared On 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'  DeadlineJosh Grisetti, ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Actor and Broadway Star, Dies by Suicide at 44  People.comJohn Grisetti’s death at 44 leaves Broadway mourning a ‘cataclysmic loss’  The IndependentJosh Grisetti Has Died at 44  Playbill
  
• July 12, 2026 - Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson13 July 2026, 5:09 am
  July 12, 2026  Letters from an American | Heather Cox RichardsonWhat to know about 'explosive diarrhoea' parasite outbreak in US  BBCWhat is cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea?  The GuardianExplosive foodborne outbreak  Your Local EpidemiologistHow to Stay Safe From the Severe Stomach Bug That’s Going Around  The New York Times
  
• 'I went for an eye test and was told I had cancer' - BBC13 July 2026, 5:04 am
  'I went for an eye test and was told I had cancer'  BBC
  
• AI giant’s £2bn data centre hit by grid delays - The Telegraph13 July 2026, 5:00 am
  AI giant’s £2bn data centre hit by grid delays  The TelegraphSchneider Electric highlights grid capacity challenges for AI data centers in the UK  IndiatimesHow tech can solve the UK energy grid’s AI crisis  UKTNThe UK Power Constraint Is About to Reshape Where Every British AI Company Builds  BBN TimesThe 125-Gigawatt Crunch: Can Technology Solve Britain's AI Energy Crisis?  distilledpost.com
  
• Mahmood to set out plan to deport grooming gang leader - BBC13 July 2026, 4:23 am
  Mahmood to set out plan to deport grooming gang leader  BBCMinister suggests Shabana Mahmood will use visa threats to deport Rochdale grooming gang leader to Pakistan – UK politics live  The GuardianHome secretary plans to change law so grooming gang leader can be deported  Channel 4Mahmood to announce law change to deport Rochdale grooming gang leader  The IndependentMajority of Britons want law changed to deport Rochdale rapist  The Telegraph