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• Chelsea eye shock Henderson move with England star set for free transfer - London Evening Standard28 July 2026, 11:48 am
  Chelsea eye shock Henderson move with England star set for free transfer  London Evening StandardChelsea transfer news: Henderson, Welbeck, Lacroix - why do Blues want older players now?  BBCDanny Welbeck transfer news: Chelsea hold positives talks with Brighton over signing of striker  Sky SportsChelsea explore surprise moves for Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson  The GuardianTransfer news LIVE: Chelsea line up shock double deal for England veterans, Vinicius Jr to Arsenal latest  The Independent
  
• Child, 5, seriously injured after double-decker bus crashes into house - as man in his 60s arrested - The Sun28 July 2026, 11:16 am
  Child, 5, seriously injured after double-decker bus crashes into house - as man in his 60s arrested  The SunBoy, 5, taken to hospital after bus collides with house in Shaldon  Mid Devon AdvertiserBus crash at Shaldon blocks road - updates  Devon LiveBoy, 5, seriously hurt after double-decker bus smashes into house at Shaldon  Devon Live
  
• Minister leaves door open to 10% tax on all inheritances to tackle social care crisis - London Evening Standard28 July 2026, 10:44 am
  Minister leaves door open to 10% tax on all inheritances to tackle social care crisis  London Evening StandardAndy Burnham tells BBC NHS 'will collapse' without social care reform  BBCBoomers brace for Burnham’s almighty cash grab  The TelegraphAndy Burnham considers ‘death tax’ to fund free social care for elderly  The TimesWhy Is Social Care Such A Thorny Issue For UK Prime Ministers?  Politics Home
  
• Cambridge diversity poster boy ‘must face plagiarism inquiry’ - The Telegraph28 July 2026, 10:39 am
  Cambridge diversity poster boy ‘must face plagiarism inquiry’  The TelegraphExclusive: News outlet killed story on plagiarism allegations after Cambridge prof hired law firm  Retraction WatchCambridge University pioneer Jason Arday in plagiarism row  The TimesCambridge’s diversity poster boy in plagiarism row  The TelegraphWoke privilege still reigns at Cambridge University  spiked-online.com
  
• AI sell-off intensifies as investors ditch chip stocks - The Guardian28 July 2026, 10:34 am
  AI sell-off intensifies as investors ditch chip stocks  The GuardianChip stocks slide in US and Asia as AI jitters rattle investors  BBCStock Market Today: Nasdaq Futures Slip After Chip Selloff Deepens in Asia; Oil Retreats — Live Updates  WSJTech Stocks Tumble on Worries About A.I. Spending and China’s Chip Competition  The New York TimesAI stock sell-off deepens as investors dump chipmakers  Financial Times
  
• People trapped inside Japan shopping centre after earthquake - BBC28 July 2026, 10:29 am
  People trapped inside Japan shopping centre after earthquake  BBCMany people trapped inside Japanese shopping centre after earthquake, fire service says  BBCMultiple people trapped inside shopping centre in Japan after earthquake – live updates  The GuardianTsunami warning issued as 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Japan  The TelegraphSeveral feared trapped in collapsed shopping mall after Japan quake  CNN
  
• Rain brings hope of relief for crews fighting Cairngorms wildfire - BBC28 July 2026, 10:13 am
  Rain brings hope of relief for crews fighting Cairngorms wildfire  BBCSwathes of Cairngorms unrecognisable after 12 days of ‘cataclysmic’ wildfires  The GuardianMinister defends decision to reject UK military help to fight wildfire  BBCJohn Swinney calls in military to fight major Scottish wildfire  The TelegraphSignificant firefighting operation continues as Cairngorms wildfire enters twelfth day  Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
  
• A day in the life of Congo's overstretched Ebola surveillance teams - Reuters28 July 2026, 9:50 am
  A day in the life of Congo's overstretched Ebola surveillance teams  ReutersEbola cases in DR Congo surpass 3,000 - as health workers go on strike  Sky News“No One Knows When It Will End”: A Doctor on the Ebola Emergency  The New YorkerEbola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country's worst outbreak  The IndependentIt’s Not Like We Just Failed to Stop Ebola. We Caused It  ZME Science
  
• Odyssey translator slams Nolan's film adaptation as 'gimmicky' with 'no sex' - BBC28 July 2026, 9:45 am
  Odyssey translator slams Nolan's film adaptation as 'gimmicky' with 'no sex'  BBCEmily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man  London Review of BooksWhy has Christopher Nolan got rid of all the sex in The Odyssey? | Zoe Williams  The GuardianThe Nolan effect: 'The Odyssey' drives book sales and Greek learning  Euronews.comWhat The Odyssey gets right and wrong: the scholar’s verdict  The Times
  
• Netanyahu in the White House: What’s on the agenda and what’s next? - Al Jazeera28 July 2026, 9:32 am
  Netanyahu in the White House: What’s on the agenda and what’s next?  Al JazeeraTrump flouts political risk to host Netanyahu’s seventh White House visit  Al JazeeraTrump says Israel ‘would not survive’ without US  Financial TimesTrump caught between Zelensky’s wish for peace and Netanyahu’s thirst for war  The TelegraphTrump and Netanyahu to meet and powerful earthquake rocks Japan: Morning Rundown  NBC News
  
• Chelsea vs Western Sydney Wanderers LIVE: Goals aplenty in Xabi Alonso's first game - ESPN28 July 2026, 9:17 am
  Chelsea vs Western Sydney Wanderers LIVE: Goals aplenty in Xabi Alonso's first game  ESPNChelsea vs Western Sydney Wanderers: Sydney Super Cup stats & head-to-head  BBCChelsea v Western Sydney Wanderers | Match | Official Site  Chelsea Football ClubWho is Dastan Satpayev? 17-year-old scores first goal of Chelsea's Alonso era  football360.com.auJoao Pedro hat-trick ensures winning start to Alonso's Chelsea tenure  London Evening Standard
  
• Zelenskyy returns to Oval Office as Trump shifts towards Ukraine - Financial Times28 July 2026, 9:13 am
  Zelenskyy returns to Oval Office as Trump shifts towards Ukraine  Financial TimesZelensky to press Trump on air defences while in Washington  BBCBlurred front lines: Trump to meet Zelenskyy as Ukraine, Iran wars collide  CNBCTrump, Zelenskiy and Netanyahu to attend US Senator Graham's funeral  Reuters‘Better Chemistry’: Has the Trump-Zelensky Relationship Thawed?  The New York Times
  
• Zinedine Zidane: Former Real Madrid manager appointed as France head coach - BBC28 July 2026, 9:03 am
  Zinedine Zidane: Former Real Madrid manager appointed as France head coach  BBCZidane: "My style? I'm a number 10, I'm inspired by the game, I've lived 25 years in Spain, you know what that means"  MARCAZinedine Zidane: France manager reveals he turned down every job offer he received in last five years to become national team coach  Sky SportsZinedine Zidane named as France head coach following World Cup 2026  Al JazeeraFrance turn to ‘legend’ Zinedine Zidane as head coach in long-awaited homecoming  The Guardian
  
• ‘I’ve been a builder for 50 years – health and safety has ruined productivity’ - The Telegraph28 July 2026, 9:00 am
  ‘I’ve been a builder for 50 years – health and safety has ruined productivity’  The Telegraph
  
• Education is not to blame for England’s Neet crisis - Financial Times28 July 2026, 8:43 am
  Education is not to blame for England’s Neet crisis  Financial TimesAndy Burnham: We’ll value the hard hat as much as the graduation cap  The TimesOne million youngsters aren’t in work – can Andy Burnham’s plan fix the crisis?  The IndependentSchools to offer technical subjects to pupils from age 14 in England, Burnham says  BBCBadenoch urges Burnham to cancel prisoners’ early release scheme – UK politics live  The Guardian