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• Ukraine war briefing: Russia bans diesel exports as refinery attacks ⁠trigger gas shortages and price spikes - The Guardian9 July 2026, 3:19 am
  Ukraine war briefing: Russia bans diesel exports as refinery attacks ⁠trigger gas shortages and price spikes  The GuardianRussian fuel shortages bite – but will Putin change tack in Ukraine war?  BBCRussians are growing anxious and angry  The EconomistHow Ukraine’s drone strikes brought war home to 50mn Russians  Financial TimesUS diesel futures post biggest daily gains in four years after Russia bans exports  Reuters
  
• Arthur Fery sails past Flavio Cobolli and storms into fairytale Wimbledon semi - The Guardian9 July 2026, 1:31 am
  Arthur Fery sails past Flavio Cobolli and storms into fairytale Wimbledon semi  The GuardianWimbledon 2026: Arthur Fery illuminates Centre Court as extraordinary run continues  BBCHistory man! British wildcard Arthur Fery beats Italy's Flavio Cobolli to reach Wimbledon semi-finals  Sky NewsFearless Fery sails into landmark semi-final  WimbledonWimbledon 2026: Arthur Fery stuns Flavio Cobolli to set up semi-final against Alexander Zverev  Sky Sports
  
• Disability benefits system ‘not working’ Timms review finds - The Guardian9 July 2026, 1:31 am
  Disability benefits system ‘not working’ Timms review finds  The GuardianCrude cuts to disability benefits not expected, minister says  BBCFirst comprehensive review into PIP finds it is “not fit for purpose”  GOV.UKDisability benefits in England and Wales not fit for purpose, Timms review to find  The GuardianDisability benefits 'not fit for purpose' and assessments 'dehumanising', new report finds  Sky News
  
• Count Binface on Clacton byelection: ‘I didn’t know old Farage was going to self-detonate’ - The Guardian9 July 2026, 1:31 am
  Count Binface on Clacton byelection: ‘I didn’t know old Farage was going to self-detonate’  The GuardianFarage's rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-election  BBCCount Binface: Lifting the lid on former comedy writer playing politics for laughs  The TelegraphNigel Farage ridiculed in parliament as ‘farce’ by-election gets go-ahead  Financial TimesSnap poll: Britons tend to oppose Nigel Farage by-election  YouGov
  
• Sexually transmitted gut infection shigella a 'distinct public health threat' to UK, experts warn - Sky News9 July 2026, 1:27 am
  Sexually transmitted gut infection shigella a 'distinct public health threat' to UK, experts warn  Sky NewsSexually transmitted diarrhoea spreading rapidly among some networks of gay men in the UK, study finds  University of CambridgeExperts warn of gut bug posing ‘distinct public health threat’ - symptoms to look for  Yahoo News UKSexually transmitted tummy bug ‘spreading rapidly’ in the UK - diarrhoea and 3 other symptoms  The SunSexually transmitted gut infection a 'distinct public health threat' to UK  Inbox.eu
  
• Starmer hints at bank holiday if England win World Cup - BBC9 July 2026, 1:25 am
  Starmer hints at bank holiday if England win World Cup  BBCSir Keir Starmer planning bank holiday if England win World Cup final on July 19  The TelegraphEngland to get bank holiday if team win World Cup, Starmer expected to announce  The GuardianStarmer planning bank holiday if England wins World Cup  Financial TimesStarmer hints at bank holiday if England are victorious at World Cup  The Independent
  
• Democrat Graham Platner out of Maine Senate race amid sexual assault allegation - BBC9 July 2026, 12:32 am
  Democrat Graham Platner out of Maine Senate race amid sexual assault allegation  BBCMaine contenders: the Democrats who could replace Graham Platner  The GuardianPerhaps the Nazi Tattoo Was a Clue  The AtlanticEx-girlfriend of Graham Platner says he removed condoms without consent during sex  The Washington PostExclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her  Politico
  
• Bruno Guimaraes transfer news: Newcastle captain tells club he wants to join Arsenal after World Cup exit with Brazil - Sky Sports8 July 2026, 11:47 pm
  Bruno Guimaraes transfer news: Newcastle captain tells club he wants to join Arsenal after World Cup exit with Brazil  Sky SportsBruno Guimaraes: Arsenal target Newcastle midfielder after he asks to leave  BBCBruno Guimaraes informs Newcastle of wish to join Arsenal - The Athletic  The New York TimesOrnstein: Guimaraes tells Newcastle he wants to join Arsenal  Arseblog NewsArsenal on alert after Bruno Guimarães tells Newcastle he wants to leave  The Guardian
  
• Police investigate £37k donation to Jenrick’s Tory leadership campaign - The Telegraph8 July 2026, 11:29 pm
  Police investigate £37k donation to Jenrick’s Tory leadership campaign  The TelegraphMet investigate donation to Jenrick's Tory leadership campaign  BBCPolice investigate £37,500 donation to Jenrick leadership campaign  The GuardianPolice launch probe into donations to Jenrick’s Tory leadership campaign  Financial TimesPolice launch investigation into £37,500 donation made to Robert Jenrick campaign  The i Paper
  
• Why electric cars cost more to insure – and what's being done about it - BBC8 July 2026, 11:09 pm
  Why electric cars cost more to insure – and what's being done about it  BBCCanadian EV insurance costs 36.8% more than gas. The gap is getting wider, not smaller  Insurance BusinessRising Insurance Costs for Electric Vehicles  BBCDo electric cars cost too much to insure?  Insurance BusinessWhy electric cars cost more to insure - and what's being done about it  AOL.com
  
• Children keep dying in a country that made huge progress on measles - BBC8 July 2026, 10:03 pm
  Children keep dying in a country that made huge progress on measles  BBCWhy Bangladesh is still failing to protect children from infectious diseases  The Daily StarMeasles: Death toll reaches 745 as three more die  The Business StandardThree die with measles symptoms, 796 suspected cases recorded in 24hrs  daily-sun.com3 more die of suspected measles; 902 new cases reported in 24 hours  Dainik Amader Barta
  
• Trump Rejects New Russia Sanctions at NATO Summit Filled With Big Spending and Big Emotions - The Moscow Times8 July 2026, 9:51 pm
  Trump Rejects New Russia Sanctions at NATO Summit Filled With Big Spending and Big Emotions  The Moscow TimesSabre-rattling to ‘tremendous love’: erratic Trump dominates final hours of Nato summit  The GuardianUkraine war latest: 'Moscow will fall' vows drone chief - as Kyiv hits back after 'night of horror'  Sky NewsTrump looms large as Nato grapples with challenge of rearming Europe  BBCAfter Insulting Allies at NATO Summit, Trump Says They Love Him  The New York Times
  
• 100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds - Live Science8 July 2026, 9:38 pm
  100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds  Live Science90,000-year-old Homo sapiens jaw wound points to possible violence in early human groups  Archaeology News Online MagazineAt Site of Oldest Known Human Burials, 145,000-Year-Old Skull Reveals Earliest Documented Stabbing  La Brújula Verde100,000-Year-Old Human Fossil Holds Earliest Evidence of Stabbing  GreekReporter.com145,000-Year-Old Skull From The Site Of The World’s Earliest Human Burials Shows Signs Of Being Stabbed In The Face  IFLScience
  
• Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension - The Guardian8 July 2026, 9:30 pm
  Sizewell B nuclear power plant granted a 20-year life extension  The GuardianNuclear reactor to run for another 20 years to avoid power shortages  The TelegraphSizewell B power plant given lifetime extension to 2055  GOV.UKSizewell nuclear plant extended as part of UK’s net zero push  Financial TimesSizewell B 2055 lifetime extension - ONR statement  Office for Nuclear Regulation
  
• Justin Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira and BTS for Fifa World Cup final half-time show - BBC8 July 2026, 8:21 pm
  Justin Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira and BTS for Fifa World Cup final half-time show  BBC2026 World Cup halftime show full list of performers revealed  The IndependentJustin Bieber added to 11-minute World Cup half-time show  RTE.ieJustin Bieber Added to World Cup Final Halftime Show  PitchforkThe 2026 World Cup Halftime Show Is Stacked With A-List Performers, Including BTS and Justin Bieber  Cosmopolitan