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• England vs DR Congo live: Score, build-up and latest World Cup updates - The Telegraph1 July 2026, 3:33 pm
  England vs DR Congo live: Score, build-up and latest World Cup updates  The TelegraphEngland v DR Congo: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live  The GuardianMarcus Rashford starts for England vs. Congo DR at World Cup - sources  ESPNBulletin PM briefing on Wednesday 1 July  The IndependentWorld Cup news latest: England team for knockout tie against DR Congo announced  Sky News
  
• World Cup 2026: Mexico 2-0 Ecuador - Electric hosts storm into last 16 as Piero Hincapie sees red - Sky Sports1 July 2026, 3:00 pm
  World Cup 2026: Mexico 2-0 Ecuador - Electric hosts storm into last 16 as Piero Hincapie sees red  Sky SportsWorld Cup 2026: Mexico rampant at Azteca - could England be next in last 16?  BBCWho will England play next if they beat DR Congo – and when would it be?  The IndependentEngland World Cup match to be played in middle of night as fans set to miss it  Wales OnlineMexico set up potential England World Cup clash as Arsenal's Piero Hincapie sent off  London Evening Standard
  
• Duke of York’s theatre to be renamed after Tom Stoppard - The Guardian1 July 2026, 2:59 pm
  Duke of York’s theatre to be renamed after Tom Stoppard  The GuardianSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• ‘When I turned around, nothing was left’: One father's search for family after Venezuela quakes - BBC1 July 2026, 2:14 pm
  ‘When I turned around, nothing was left’: One father's search for family after Venezuela quakes  BBCToddler rescued from rubble six days after devastating Venezuela earthquakes  The GuardianBodies pile up at Venezuela’s morgues as state services break down  Financial TimesVenezuelan rescue dog saves 13 people from earthquake rubble  The TelegraphCornwall volunteers involved in Venezuela earthquake response  BBC
  
• ‘Beautiful blobs’: synthetic life a step closer as scientists make cells using lab-made DNA - The Guardian1 July 2026, 2:00 pm
  ‘Beautiful blobs’: synthetic life a step closer as scientists make cells using lab-made DNA  The GuardianThis Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade.  The New York TimesFor the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides  Quanta MagazineScientists unveil synthetic cells to power low-carbon factories  Financial TimesWorld’s first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle could revolutionize biological engineering  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
• Detention the 'only appropriate sentence' for boys spared custody over rape, court hears - Sky News1 July 2026, 1:56 pm
  Detention the 'only appropriate sentence' for boys spared custody over rape, court hears  Sky NewsJudge ‘failed to properly consider’ seriousness of Fordingbridge rapes  The TimesJudge failed to take Fordingbridge rapes seriously enough, court hears  The IndependentFordingbridge rape victim doesn't think she 'will ever be the same' ahead of sentence review | ITV News Meridian  ITVXVictim of teenage rapists ‘will never be the same’ ahead of review of sentences  Bournemouth Echo
  
• Liverpool primary school headteacher charged with child indecent image offences - Liverpool Echo1 July 2026, 1:55 pm
  Liverpool primary school headteacher charged with child indecent image offences  Liverpool EchoSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• England's warmest June on record down to record-breaking heatwave - BBC1 July 2026, 1:49 pm
  England's warmest June on record down to record-breaking heatwave  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• At least six people killed in Belgian apartment block fire - Sky News1 July 2026, 1:18 pm
  At least six people killed in Belgian apartment block fire  Sky NewsAt least six dead after blaze breaks out at Antwerp apartment block, police say  EuronewsAt least 5 people killed in fire in Antwerp apartment tower, Belgian police say  ReutersAt least 6 killed in fire at apartment block in Belgium’s Antwerp  Al JazeeraSeveral dead as Antwerp high-rise fire prompts mass rescue  MSN
  
• Crypto and stock stakes: key takeaways from Trump’s financial disclosures - The Guardian1 July 2026, 1:13 pm
  Crypto and stock stakes: key takeaways from Trump’s financial disclosures  The GuardianTrump made more than modulebn from crypto in first year back in office  BBCTrump’s Moneymaking Run: Unrivaled in Presidential History  The New York TimesTrump makes £1bn in cryptocurrency in a year  The TelegraphWorld Cup tickets and crypto sales: five things we learnt from Donald Trump’s financial disclosure  Financial Times
  
• BlueCrest Slams UK as Bad for Business After Top Court Tax Case Loss - Bloomberg.com1 July 2026, 12:57 pm
  BlueCrest Slams UK as Bad for Business After Top Court Tax Case Loss  Bloomberg.comBlueCrest warns UK is bad for business after losing £200mn tax battle  Financial TimesBritain ‘no longer a serious contender’, says hedge fund billionaire Michael Platt  The TelegraphUK 'no longer a serious place' as hedge fund loses £200m battle in LLP tax row  City AMWhat it was like at BlueCrest, according to the UK Supreme Court  eFinancialCareers
  
• David Moyes backed to become Scotland manager as former Everton boss weighs in on speculation - Liverpool Echo1 July 2026, 12:34 pm
  David Moyes backed to become Scotland manager as former Everton boss weighs in on speculation  Liverpool EchoScotland: Why Steve Clarke's successor has tricky task  BBC'More than a manager' - Scotland players pay tribute to Clarke  BBCSteve Clarke departs as Scotland Men’s Head Coach  Scottish Football AssociationFormer Inverness manager Duncan Ferguson open to Scotland manager job talks after Steve Clarke exit  Press and Journal
  
• Who is Vadym Yermolaiev, the Ukrainian tycoon injured in Monaco blast? - Al Jazeera1 July 2026, 12:22 pm
  Who is Vadym Yermolaiev, the Ukrainian tycoon injured in Monaco blast?  Al JazeeraManhunt after bomb injures Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco  BBCWho is the Ukrainian tycoon at the center of mysterious Monaco bombing?  CNNManhunt under way after Ukrainian-born tycoon injured by Monaco bomb  The GuardianMonaco explosion: The Ukrainian-born oligarch's shady business dealings  Le Monde.fr
  
• Serena Williams in race against time to be fit for Wimbledon doubles with sister Venus - The Guardian1 July 2026, 12:20 pm
  Serena Williams in race against time to be fit for Wimbledon doubles with sister Venus  The GuardianWimbledon 2026 results: Serena Williams shows glimmers of form but fades against Maya Joint  BBCSerena Williams tweaked her knee during Wimbledon but still aims to play doubles  NBC NewsJoint holds nerve to end Williams comeback  WimbledonSerena Williams suffers knee injury that could end Wimbledon comeback  The Times
  
• Two people onboard small plane die after it crashes in field in Essex - The Guardian1 July 2026, 12:15 pm
  Two people onboard small plane die after it crashes in field in Essex  The GuardianPlane crash in Ongar field kills two during flight experience  BBCTwo dead after light aircraft crashes in Essex during 'short flight experience'  Sky NewsThe AAIB has deployed a team to Ongar, Essex  GOV.UKTwo people killed in Essex plane crash  The Telegraph