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• Threat of France-style wildfires 'on our doorstep,' warns Sadiq Khan as London faces 'exceptional' risk this week - London Evening Standard27 July 2026, 4:54 pm
  Threat of France-style wildfires 'on our doorstep,' warns Sadiq Khan as London faces 'exceptional' risk this week  London Evening StandardFarmer warns of grass fires as dry spell continues  BBCHeat health alerts raised to amber as fourth heatwave of the summer approaches  ITVXUK preparing for wildfires similar to France and Spain, minister says  The IndependentGovernment’s burning ban is fuel for wildfires  Countryside Alliance
  
• What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe? - The Guardian27 July 2026, 4:54 pm
  What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?  The GuardianWildfire has 'life of its own', says French minister, with blaze nine miles from Bordeaux outskirts  BBC‘It felt like being in a disaster movie’: inside the evacuation from France’s Bordeaux wildfires  The GuardianSimon Calder: Your rights when your holiday destination becomes a disaster zone  The TelegraphWildfires rage across Europe as firefighters race against time before next heatwave  The Independent
  
• Cash recovered from ex-Nasa scientist turned scammer - BBC27 July 2026, 4:00 pm
  Cash recovered from ex-Nasa scientist turned scammer  BBCCash recovered from ex-Nasa scientist turned fraudster  BBCFormer Nasa scientist told to pay victims £650k over investing scam  The TelegraphNEWS: Victims of UK fraudster John Burford recover 99% of losses  AML IntelligenceFCA closes in on fraudster’s assets after £1m investment scam  TheBusinessDesk.com
  
• Seattle Center shooting latest: Three dead in mass shooting at popular food festival - The Independent27 July 2026, 3:30 pm
  Seattle Center shooting latest: Three dead in mass shooting at popular food festival  The IndependentThree killed and four injured in shooting at food festival near Seattle's Space Needle  BBCThree people killed and one suspect at large in Bite of Seattle food festival shooting  The GuardianSeattle shooting latest: Manhunt in Seattle after three killed at food festival  Sky NewsLive updates: 3 dead, 4 injured in Seattle Center shooting  KUOW
  
• Father and daughter die after getting into difficulty at Cornwall beach - Sky News27 July 2026, 3:20 pm
  Father and daughter die after getting into difficulty at Cornwall beach  Sky NewsFather and daughter die after being pulled from sea at Cornish beach  The GuardianWoman and father die after being pulled from sea  BBCThree die at holiday beaches over weekend  The TimesFather and daughter die in sea off Cornwall  The Telegraph
  
• Sir Ian Wood, Scottish oil tycoon and philanthropist, dies aged 84 - The Times27 July 2026, 3:15 pm
  Sir Ian Wood, Scottish oil tycoon and philanthropist, dies aged 84  The TimesBusinessman and philanthropist Sir Ian Wood dies aged 84  BBCIn tribute | Sir Ian Wood  Aberdeen FCSir Ian Wood obituary: The Aberdeen businessman who transformed the city he loved all his life  Press and JournalScottish billionaire oil baron Ian Wood dies aged 84  The National Scot
  
• Labour overtakes Reform in voter poll for first time since March 2025 - The Guardian27 July 2026, 3:15 pm
  Labour overtakes Reform in voter poll for first time since March 2025  The Guardian‘Burnham bounce’ draws Labour level with Reform UK in polls  The TimesVoting intention, 22-23 July 2026: Ref 23%, Lab 21%, Con 20%, LD 14%, Grn 13%  YouGovThe swing away from Reform has begun  Funding the FutureLabour leapfrogs Reform to lead in the polls for first time in over a year thanks to ‘Burnham bounce’  The Independent
  
• Danny Welbeck transfer news: Chelsea hold positives talks with Brighton over signing of striker - Sky Sports27 July 2026, 3:05 pm
  Danny Welbeck transfer news: Chelsea hold positives talks with Brighton over signing of striker  Sky SportsDanny Welbeck: Chelsea in talks to sign Brighton forward  BBCChelsea exploring Danny Welbeck move - The Athletic  The New York TimesLiam Delap from Chelsea to Brighton is the only way to accept Danny Welbeck exit  SussexWorldChelsea explore surprise move to sign Danny Welbeck from Brighton  The Guardian
  
• Robert Bush: Legacy funeral boss 'breached trust on industrial scale' - BBC27 July 2026, 3:04 pm
  Robert Bush: Legacy funeral boss 'breached trust on industrial scale'  BBCRobert Bush sentencing latest: Gasps in court as details of 'horror scene' found at funeral home relayed  Sky NewsFamilies share anger at 'callous' funeral director who left people unburied and gave out wrong ashes  BBCFuneral director left stillborn baby in paper bag for nearly two years  The TelegraphBaby in paper bag among bodies found at 'horror scene' funeral home  Daily Star
  
• Andy Burnham rejects northern Labour MPs’ call to abolish council tax - Financial Times27 July 2026, 2:56 pm
  Andy Burnham rejects northern Labour MPs’ call to abolish council tax  Financial TimesSouthern homeowners should pay more tax, suggests Burnham  The TelegraphLondon Playbook PM: Burnham stamps on duty suspicions  politico.euBurnham says 'big decisions' ahead on council tax  ITVXAndy Burnham Rules Out Changes to UK Stamp Duty in Budget  Bloomberg
  
• Social care: Four ways to reform the system - BBC27 July 2026, 2:45 pm
  Social care: Four ways to reform the system  BBCNHS 'will collapse' without social care reform, PM tells BBC  BBCBurnham considers 10pc death tax on all estates  The TelegraphAndy Burnham vows to use his ‘political capital’ to fix social care system  The GuardianWes Streeting hints at ‘National Care Service’ overhaul  Channel 4
  
• Construction firm fined over deaths of 150 bats in Lochmaben - BBC27 July 2026, 2:14 pm
  Construction firm fined over deaths of 150 bats in Lochmaben  BBC
  
• NHS confirms double vaccine for older adults aged 65-80 - Daily Express27 July 2026, 2:12 pm
  NHS confirms double vaccine for older adults aged 65-80  Daily Express
  
• Man bailed after four people, including baby girl, killed in A38 crash - ITVX27 July 2026, 2:09 pm
  Man bailed after four people, including baby girl, killed in A38 crash  ITVXTributes to Leeds Gambian family killed in Derby car crash  BBCFour people including baby die after car crashes into trees in Derby  BBC4 killed and 1 person injured in A38 Derbyshire horror crash  Derbyshire LiveBaby girl among four killed in Derby car crash  The Telegraph
  
• At odds with Trump on Iran, Netanyahu heads to DC to seek agreement where he still can - The Times of Israel27 July 2026, 2:06 pm
  At odds with Trump on Iran, Netanyahu heads to DC to seek agreement where he still can  The Times of IsraelNetanyahu and Zelenskyy to arrive in Washington for Graham funeral – with hopes of winning Trump’s ear  The GuardianNetanyahu says Iran is top agenda in meeting with Trump  ReutersNetanyahu, amid reported Iranian security threat, takes off quietly for Trump meeting  The Times of IsraelAnalysis • Netanyahu's Trump test: Gaza gestures, Iran tensions and a risky bet  Haaretz