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• Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden on Sony's years-long debate over scrapping discs, and why this time it's probably "a straight spreadsheet decision" - Eurogamer.net3 July 2026, 9:10 am
  Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden on Sony's years-long debate over scrapping discs, and why this time it's probably "a straight spreadsheet decision"  Eurogamer.netPhysical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles  PlayStation.BlogSony’s PlayStation disc factory is already being repurposed  The VergeSony will kill PlayStation games on discs in 2028 and offer digital downloads only  The Guardian"PS5 Will Be My Last Console": After 45K Votes, 86% of DF Viewers Say Sony Should Reconsider Killing Physical Games  Digital Foundry
  
• Ed Miliband’s favourite net zero think tank funded by foreign cash - The Telegraph3 July 2026, 8:51 am
  Ed Miliband’s favourite net zero think tank funded by foreign cash  The Telegraph
  
• Andy Burnham says Labour manifesto has room for ‘movement on tax’ – UK politics live - The Guardian3 July 2026, 8:12 am
  Andy Burnham says Labour manifesto has room for ‘movement on tax’ – UK politics live  The GuardianBurnham says there is some room for movement on tax  BBCBurnham insists he will be disciplined with UK public finances  Financial TimesBurnham and Miliband want a 50pc tax rate – here’s why it would fail  The TelegraphWill Andy Burnham raise taxes? What we know about his proposals for income, business and wealth tax  The Independent
  
• World Cup 2026: Portugal 2-1 Croatia - Cristiano Ronaldo's dreams survive after late VAR drama forces Luka Modric farewell - Sky Sports3 July 2026, 7:35 am
  World Cup 2026: Portugal 2-1 Croatia - Cristiano Ronaldo's dreams survive after late VAR drama forces Luka Modric farewell  Sky SportsWorld Cup 2026: Huge VAR call prolongs Ronaldo's last dance but ends Modric's  BBCCroatia snicked off late on and Ronaldo finally scores knockout goal | World Cup Daily – video  The GuardianFIFA releases 'proven' statement after VAR rules out 103rd-minute Croatia equaliser  TNT SportsWorld Cup 2026: Portugal set up last-16 tie with Spain as Switzerland progress  BBC
  
• UK service sector shrinks amid Iran war disruption and heatwave – business live - The Guardian3 July 2026, 6:41 am
  UK service sector shrinks amid Iran war disruption and heatwave – business live  The GuardianUK's FTSE 100 clinches over two-month high on cooling Fed rate hike expectations  ReutersFTSE 100 rises as central bank optimism offsets weaker oil prices  Yahoo Finance UKFTSE 100 Live: European stocks and gold rocket after US jobs miss  Proactive InvestorsFTSE 100 looks to extend Wall Street momentum as US markets close  CMC Markets
  
• Axel Rudakubana's taxi driver stripped of licence after waiting 50 minutes to call police as killing spree unfolded - GB News3 July 2026, 6:10 am
  Axel Rudakubana's taxi driver stripped of licence after waiting 50 minutes to call police as killing spree unfolded  GB NewsTaxi driver who fled Southport attack has licence stripped  BBCSouthport killer’s taxi driver has licence revoked after fleeing attack  The TelegraphTaxi driver who took Southport attacker to scene of crime and did not call 999 for 50 minutes stripped of licence  lbc.co.ukSouthport taxi driver who fled after hearing kids' screams during massacre loses licence  Daily Star
  
• Hunt continues for meteorite fragments scattered across Highlands - STV News3 July 2026, 6:00 am
  Hunt continues for meteorite fragments scattered across Highlands  STV News
  
• Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in February - BBC3 July 2026, 5:53 am
  Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in February  BBCIran war latest: Tehran warns US and Israel not to attack during leader's funeral - as general comes out of hiding  Sky NewsIran's slain leader Khamenei laid in state in Tehran for week of mass funeral events  ReutersAli Khamenei’s six-day funeral expected to draw millions in Iran  The GuardianIran prepares for dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war  The Hill
  
• Gannet colonies could take 15 years to recover from bird flu - BBC3 July 2026, 5:36 am
  Gannet colonies could take 15 years to recover from bird flu  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Venezuela earthquake survivor rescued after eight days trapped under rubble - The Telegraph3 July 2026, 5:33 am
  Venezuela earthquake survivor rescued after eight days trapped under rubble  The TelegraphVenezuela quake survivor pulled out alive after eight days on  BBCVenezuelan man saved from collapsed mall eight days after earthquakes  The GuardianEyewitness: Inside Venezuela's disaster zone  Sky NewsVenezuela quake toll climbs to 2,595 as damage estimates mount after strongest tremor in a century  CNBC
  
• Firefighters battle through night to tackle huge blaze in north London - London Evening Standard3 July 2026, 5:28 am
  Firefighters battle through night to tackle huge blaze in north London  London Evening StandardMajor fire breaks out near Drumsheds music venue in London  The TelegraphStratstone JLR centre in Tottenham destroyed by fire  motortrader.comGroßbrand in London: Jaguar-Werkstatt zerstört, 100 Feuerwehrleute im Einsatz  Ad-hoc-news.deTottenham fire LIVE: 100 firefighters rush to blaze near Drumsheds in north London  My London
  
• Woman realised she had ADHD during early menopause - BBC3 July 2026, 5:20 am
  Woman realised she had ADHD during early menopause  BBCGarrison: The curious connection between menopause and ADHD  Star Tribune
  
• Hosepipe ban for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Southern Water customers - BBC3 July 2026, 5:01 am
  Hosepipe ban for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Southern Water customers  BBCNew hosepipe ban imposed as heatwave returns  The TelegraphSouth East Water hosepipe ban for Kent comes into force  BBCSouthern Water announces hosepipe ban for Hampshire and Isle of Wight  BBCHosepipe ban announced by Southern Water despite massive wastage from infrastructure  Isle of Wight County Press
  
• British F1 Grand Prix more than a race, says Silverstone boss - BBC3 July 2026, 4:38 am
  British F1 Grand Prix more than a race, says Silverstone boss  BBCBritish Grand Prix practice, qualifying and race times, plus weather  BBCPLAY: Make Your 2026 British GP Predictions!  Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 TeamWhat is the weather forecast for the British Grand Prix?  Formula 1Nine things we learned on day one of F1's British Grand Prix  The Race
  
• Strait of Hormuz transits increase as US-Iran ceasefire holds - Financial Times3 July 2026, 4:01 am
  Strait of Hormuz transits increase as US-Iran ceasefire holds  Financial TimesStrait of Hormuz: BBC sees seized ships and stranded tankers on visit to Iran  BBCWith Hormuz reopened, has the oil shortage turned into a glut?  Al Jazeera‘Free-for-all’ in Strait of Hormuz warzone as captains run the Iranian gauntlet  The TelegraphShips Cross Hormuz in Convoy Formation as Gulf Oil Keeps Flowing  Bloomberg.com