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• UK bracing for 'unprecedented' fifth heatwave - as 36C temperatures on way - Sky News8 August 2026, 2:48 pm
  UK bracing for 'unprecedented' fifth heatwave - as 36C temperatures on way  Sky NewsFifth heatwave of the year likely next week as temperatures could hit 35C  BBCLondon braces for fifth heatwave as yellow weather warning issued  London Evening StandardHeatwave: Temperatures to soar to 36C in parts of UK with health alerts in force  independent.co.ukTemperatures expected to reach 36C as heatwave conditions return to UK  ITVX
  
• Joao Pedro double and Caicedo stunner give Chelsea win over AC Milan - The Telegraph8 August 2026, 2:15 pm
  Joao Pedro double and Caicedo stunner give Chelsea win over AC Milan  The TelegraphPre-season friendly LIVE: Chelsea vs AC Milan - text commentary, score updates, match stats & head-to-head  BBCMatch report: Chelsea 3-0 Milan | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football ClubMoisés Caicedo volley helps Chelsea past Milan in preseason  ESPNChelsea XI vs AC Milan: Starting lineup and confirmed team news  London Evening Standard
  
• Man Utd XI vs PSG: Starting lineup and confirmed team news - London Evening Standard8 August 2026, 2:13 pm
  Man Utd XI vs PSG: Starting lineup and confirmed team news  London Evening StandardTielemans on bench as Man Utd face PSG in pre-season match  BBCMan United v PSG LIVE: Score and updates from high-profile friendly in Sweden  independent.co.ukManchester United vs. Paris Saint-Germain LIVE: Latest updates as Youri Tielemans makes United matchday debut  ESPNHow to Watch Man Utd vs. PSG on TV, Live Stream  Sports Illustrated
  
• ‘Fearless and quietly astonishing’: the dragonfly that migrates further than any other insect - The Guardian8 August 2026, 1:22 pm
  ‘Fearless and quietly astonishing’: the dragonfly that migrates further than any other insect  The Guardian
  
• Murder arrest after man stabbed in Sutton Coldfield - BBC8 August 2026, 1:07 pm
  Murder arrest after man stabbed in Sutton Coldfield  BBCMan arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal stabbing in Birmingham  Sky NewsMurder investigation launched after man found dead with stab injuries | ITV News  ITVXPolice swarm busy street as murder arrest made after man stabbed to death in Sutton Coldfield  AOL.co.ukMurder investigation in Sutton Coldfield as man dies following stabbing  Yahoo News UK
  
• Russian strikes near Ukrainian capital kill four, including child - Al Jazeera8 August 2026, 1:00 pm
  Russian strikes near Ukrainian capital kill four, including child  Al JazeeraRussia strikes Flamingo missile factory in Ukraine  The TelegraphHow Russian ballistic missiles are exploiting holes in Ukraine’s air defenses  CNNRussian drones kill 3-year-old boy and grandparents near Kyiv, Zelenskiy says  ReutersRussian attacks on Kyiv region kill three, including a child  Euronews.com
  
• Bruno Guimarães completes £75m Arsenal move: ‘I needed a new challenge’ - The Guardian8 August 2026, 12:58 pm
  Bruno Guimarães completes £75m Arsenal move: ‘I needed a new challenge’  The GuardianArsenal sign Guimaraes from Newcastle in £75m deal  BBCWill Bruno Guimaraes be a top FPL pick at Arsenal?  fantasyfootballscout.co.ukData shows Bruno Guimarães deal could be another Arsenal set-piece masterstroke  The GuardianBruno Guimarães at Arsenal: Declan Rice told me 'please no more fights!'  ESPN
  
• NHS trust tells trans staff they can use women’s toilets - The Telegraph8 August 2026, 12:56 pm
  NHS trust tells trans staff they can use women’s toilets  The TelegraphPosturing council can’t see culture war is over  The TimesNew guidance on single-sex spaces comes into force  BBC‘Summer of sex’ MP in row with Labour colleague over transgender ruling  independent.co.ukSingle-sex spaces code comes into force after key ruling  Sky News
  
• Simon Levy victims urged to come forward as police accused of 'litany of failures' - BBC8 August 2026, 11:55 am
  Simon Levy victims urged to come forward as police accused of 'litany of failures'  BBCTwo police officers investigated over handling of sex offender who murdered two women  BBCPolice and CPS let Simon Levy rape and murder, again and again  The TimesSimon Levy murders: has anything changed in policing since Sarah Everard’s killing?  The GuardianFreed to kill, the sex predator whose threat level was lowered because he had one eye  The Telegraph
  
• Clacton locals feel disrespected in ‘Farage-vs-Binface’ race - independent.co.uk8 August 2026, 11:50 am
  Clacton locals feel disrespected in ‘Farage-vs-Binface’ race  independent.co.ukBadenoch pens letter to Clacton ahead of by-election  BBCClacton by-election poll tracker: Who is set to win Nigel Farage’s seat as Count Binface plots upset?  independent.co.ukNigel Farage in Clacton: are the wheels on the bus grinding to a halt?  The Times‘Clacton voters need a serious person’: the independent candidates taking on Nigel Farage – and Count Binface  The Guardian
  
• Migrant arrested after woman finds stranger lying next to her in just his PANTS after 'breaking into her home' - The Sun8 August 2026, 10:52 am
  Migrant arrested after woman finds stranger lying next to her in just his PANTS after 'breaking into her home'  The Sun
  
• What’s on at Belfast Fleadh today? Everything happening on Saturday, August 8 - The Irish News8 August 2026, 10:42 am
  What’s on at Belfast Fleadh today? Everything happening on Saturday, August 8  The Irish NewsThe people using music at the Fleadh to bring people together  BBCFleadh to exceed projected £53m economic boost to Belfast  BBCReared Protestant and unionist, the Fleadh in Belfast has many layers for me... it’s a revelation that shows we can be brought together  Belfast TelegraphNewton Emerson: Belfast Fleadh is not too political for unionists - unlike the Twelfth for nationalists  The Irish Times
  
• How do I lose my beer belly? 20 male midlife questions — answered - The Times8 August 2026, 10:00 am
  How do I lose my beer belly? 20 male midlife questions — answered  The Times
  
• Strictly dancers Ola and James Jordan separate after 23 years of marriage - BBC8 August 2026, 9:39 am
  Strictly dancers Ola and James Jordan separate after 23 years of marriage  BBCFormer Strictly Come Dancing pros James and Ola Jordan announce split  independent.co.ukOla and James Jordan have begun a 'trial separation'  Yahoo News UKJames and Ola Jordan's damning comments about each other and their marriage before split  Daily MirrorStrictly stars Ola and James Jordan split after 22 years of marriage  Digital Spy
  
• Police find child rapist who absconded while on community leave - Sky News8 August 2026, 9:30 am
  Police find child rapist who absconded while on community leave  Sky NewsNHS review ordered after escaped child rapist traced  BBCManhunt for convicted child rapist who escaped from staff while on leave  Sky NewsAppeal to trace missing man, restricted patient Cliff Lyons Dobbie  Police ScotlandPolice search for child rapist who escaped community leave in Perth  BBC