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• Asif Kapadia to direct 70 Up, last chapter of influential ITV documentary series - The Guardian18 April 2026, 1:30 am
  Asif Kapadia to direct 70 Up, last chapter of influential ITV documentary series  The Guardian‘Greatest’ documentary series ever 7 Up ending after 62 years  The IndependentAsif Kapadia to helm final 7 Up documentary  TelevisualAsif Kapadia Taking Over From Michael Apted to Conclude Landmark Brit Docuseries ‘7 Up’  VarietyBeloved ITV series set to come to an end after 62 years with 'moving' final chapter  Yahoo News UK
  
• Average new UK electric car price is now lower than petrol vehicles - The Guardian18 April 2026, 1:30 am
  Average new UK electric car price is now lower than petrol vehicles  The GuardianElectric cars cheaper than petrol models for the first time  The TelegraphNew EVs are now cheaper on average than their petrol equivalents  ElectricDrivesEVs Now Cheaper Than Gas Cars in UK  AutoweekNew electric cars may look expensive but here's why they are CHEAPER to buy than petrol versions  This is Money
  
• Three meningitis B cases confirmed in Dorset as young people offered vaccines - The Guardian18 April 2026, 1:30 am
  Three meningitis B cases confirmed in Dorset as young people offered vaccines  The GuardianThree young people contract meningitis in Weymouth  BBCAntibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Dorset  GOV.UKMeningitis cases in Dorset: what you need to know  GOV.UK blogsThree meningitis cases discovered among secondary school pupils in Dorset  Sky News
  
• EU officials arrive in Hungary for high-stakes talks with Magyar’s government - The Guardian18 April 2026, 1:30 am
  EU officials arrive in Hungary for high-stakes talks with Magyar’s government  The GuardianOrbán's era was over in a flash and Hungary's next PM is a man in a hurry  BBC‘A political era has ended’: Orbán breaks silence after Hungarian election defeat  politico.euOrban-proofing the EU  The EconomistHungary’s election was a false dawn for Europe  New Statesman
  
• Southport inquiry chair to review Peter Mandelson vetting process - The Guardian18 April 2026, 1:30 am
  Southport inquiry chair to review Peter Mandelson vetting process  The GuardianNewspaper headlines: Starmer faces 'judgement day' and 'Breakthrough in the Strait'  BBCStarmer was left in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants  The GuardianMandelson saga is a messy palaver - and the questions continue to swirl  BBCWhat really happened with Peter Mandelson, and how Olly Robbins did PM two favours  Sky News
  
• Middle East crisis live: Iran warns it will close strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues - The Guardian18 April 2026, 1:27 am
  Middle East crisis live: Iran warns it will close strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues  The GuardianOil prices plunge as Iran says Strait of Hormuz 'open' during ceasefire  BBCIran war latest: Tehran says Strait of Hormuz is 'completely open' - but Trump insists US blockade will remain in place  Sky NewsWhat Trump told ITV News about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz  ITVXIran says strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ but sounds warning on US blockade  The Guardian
  
• Tributes after Hope Street actor Finnian Garbutt dies aged 28: ‘The greatest husband, father, son...’ - Belfast Telegraph17 April 2026, 11:50 pm
  Tributes after Hope Street actor Finnian Garbutt dies aged 28: ‘The greatest husband, father, son...’  Belfast TelegraphHope Street actor Finnian Garbutt dies aged 28  BBCBBC star Finnian Garbutt dies aged 28 after tragic terminal cancer battle  dailystar.co.ukActor Finnian Garbutt, Hope Street star, dies aged 28  RTE.ieActor Finnian Garbutt dies aged 28 after ‘sudden decline’  The Independent
  
• Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80% - BBC17 April 2026, 11:35 pm
  Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80%  BBCThe impact of maternal respiratory syncytial virus vaccination on infant and perinatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials  NatureFDA advisers support approval of RSV vaccine to protect infants  WVIA Public MediaRSV Vaccination in Late Pregnancy Reduces Infant Hospitalizations  Inside Precision MedicineConall Watson, PhD, reports strong infant protection with maternal RSV vaccination program  Contemporary Pediatrics
  
• 'I'm the lucky one' - more than one in three young men now live with their parents - BBC17 April 2026, 11:16 pm
  'I'm the lucky one' - more than one in three young men now live with their parents  BBC
  
• Anthropic CEO met White House chief of staff as US seeks access to Mythos model - Financial Times17 April 2026, 10:10 pm
  Anthropic CEO met White House chief of staff as US seeks access to Mythos model  Financial TimesFinance ministers and top bankers raise serious concerns about Mythos AI model  BBCFinance leaders warn over Mythos as UK banks prepare to use powerful Anthropic AI tool | AI (artificial intelligence)  The GuardianOur evaluation of Claude Mythos Preview’s cyber capabilities  The AI Security Institute (AISI)How Anthropic Learned Mythos Was Too Dangerous for the Wild  Bloomberg.com
  
• Manchester United: Michael Carrick leaves door open for Marcus Rashford return - BBC17 April 2026, 9:30 pm
  Manchester United: Michael Carrick leaves door open for Marcus Rashford return  BBCRashford faces summer in post-loan limbo but Carrick says door at United is not closed  The GuardianBarcelona unwilling to pay Man United asking price for Marcus Rashford  The TimesFootball gossip: Gordon, Rashford, Conceicao, Mac Allister, Gallagher, Colwill,  BBCMarcus Rashford: Man United boss Michael Carrick says no decison has been made over on-loan Barcelona forward's Old Trafford future  Sky Sports
  
• Months-old start-up Recursive Superintelligence raises 0mn for self-teaching AI - Financial Times17 April 2026, 9:10 pm
  Months-old start-up Recursive Superintelligence raises 0mn for self-teaching AI  Financial Times
  
• Frank Lampard delight as nervy draw at Blackburn seals promotion for Coventry - The Guardian17 April 2026, 9:04 pm
  Frank Lampard delight as nervy draw at Blackburn seals promotion for Coventry  The GuardianCoventry City: Sky Blues back in the Premier League after a quarter of a century  BBCBlackburn Rovers 1-1 Coventry City: Sky Blues win promotion to Premier League  BBCWE ARE BACK: LIVE - promotion celebration details confirmed  Coventry City Football ClubFrank Lampard: Emotional Coventry boss says Premier League promotion 'right up there' in his achievements  Sky Sports
  
• 2026 BAFTA Games Awards Winners List - Deadline17 April 2026, 8:33 pm
  2026 BAFTA Games Awards Winners List  DeadlineClair Obscur wins three Bafta Games Awards including best game  BBCClair Obscur and Dispatch share top honours at Bafta games awards  The GuardianClair Obscur and Dispatch lead 2026 BAFTA Games Awards Winners  Video Games ChronicleBafta Games Awards 2026: Clair Obscur wins best game as Dispatch takes three  BBC
  
• Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai over serious organised crime - STV News17 April 2026, 8:09 pm
  Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai over serious organised crime  STV NewsIrish fugitive and suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai  BBCDaniel Kinahan, alleged leader of Irish organised crime group, arrested in UAE  The GuardianEncrypted messages directly link cartel chief Daniel Kinahan to murders in Ireland  The Irish IndependentDaniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai over alleged links to 'international organised crime'  Sky News