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• Joao Pedro at the double as Chelsea down AC Milan - London Evening Standard9 August 2026, 2:36 am
  Joao Pedro at the double as Chelsea down AC Milan  London Evening StandardChelsea 3-0 AC Milan: Joao Pedro nets double as much-improved Blues bounce back to beat Ruben Amorim's side  Sky SportsConfirmed Chelsea line up vs Milan | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football ClubMoisés Caicedo volley helps Chelsea past Milan in preseason  ESPNChelsea 3-0 AC Milan, Friendly: Post-match reaction  We Ain't Got No History
  
• Kellie Bright to leave EastEnders after 13 years - BBC9 August 2026, 12:53 am
  Kellie Bright to leave EastEnders after 13 years  BBCEastEnders star Kellie Bright leaves BBC soap after 13 years  Digital SpyEastEnders' Kellie Bright to leave Albert Square after 13 years  BBCEastEnders legend Kellie Bright quits Linda Carter role after 13 years  Metro.co.ukHuge EastEnders star quits soap after 13 years following string of major storylines to 'see what is on the outside'  The Sun
  
• Iran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz as deal still out of reach - The Guardian9 August 2026, 12:19 am
  Iran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz as deal still out of reach  The GuardianHormuz talks positive, Oman says, as Iran warns deal would not open strait  BBCIran war live: Tehran demands end to US blockade to reopen Strait of Hormuz  Al JazeeraIran considers banning US and Israeli ships from Strait of Hormuz  The TelegraphTehran says US must ‘rectify its behaviour’ before Iran reopens strait  Financial Times
  
• How weight-loss medication is changing relationships with alcohol - BBC8 August 2026, 11:30 pm
  How weight-loss medication is changing relationships with alcohol  BBCSemaglutide: A New Treatment Option for AUD?  MedscapeOzempic Could Fight Addiction Too – Scientists Finally Know How  SciTechDailyGLP-1 Drugs May Reshape Bar Culture as Appetite Suppression Spreads to Alcohol - Annual Report  dars.gov.etDurham VA joins national trial testing GLP-1 medications for alcohol use disorder  ABC11 News
  
• Burnham to set out cost-of-living measures as he tours UK - BBC8 August 2026, 11:10 pm
  Burnham to set out cost-of-living measures as he tours UK  BBCAndy Burnham to start national tour to hear cost of living concerns  Sky NewsNicola Jennings on Andy Burnham and the cost of living – cartoon  The GuardianLabour members think cost of living should be top priority for Andy Burnham’s government – poll  labourlist.orgBurnham’s UK tour to focus on cutting cost of living and helping high streets  Financial Times
  
• Ireland's Aaron McKenna defeated Etinosa Oliha to become a middleweight world champion. - Sky Sports8 August 2026, 11:05 pm
  Ireland's Aaron McKenna defeated Etinosa Oliha to become a middleweight world champion.  Sky SportsAaron McKenna vs Etinosa Oliha LIVE!  Sky SportsFight By Fight Preview | Zuffa Boxing 10  UFC.comAaron McKenna shines to become world champion on homecoming  RTE.iePaulie Malignaggi: an Etinosa Oliha win over Aaron McKenna could revive Italian boxing  BoxingScene
  
• Fifa launches new attack on media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino - The Guardian8 August 2026, 10:17 pm
  Fifa launches new attack on media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino  The GuardianGianni Infantino denies claims Uefa paid off alleged 'lover'  BBCUEFA confirms payout to ex-employee under Infantino, amid denials of an affair  CNNGianni Infantino: UEFA aware of allegation it paid off an alleged mistress of FIFA president while he worked at European governing body  Sky SportsInfantino faces investigation into entire Uefa career after ‘lover’ paid off  The Telegraph
  
• Burnham could block early release of killers of emergency service workers - The Telegraph8 August 2026, 9:20 pm
  Burnham could block early release of killers of emergency service workers  The TelegraphKilled a month after his wedding - why PC Andrew Harper's death touched so many  BBCPrisoner release row proving to be Burnham's first big test as PM  BBCPC Andrew Harper’s killers and the myth of ‘hard time’  The TimesBurnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators  The Guardian
  
• Man in 70s dies in house fire in Stoke-on-Trent - BBC8 August 2026, 7:31 pm
  Man in 70s dies in house fire in Stoke-on-Trent  BBCPublic warned to 'avoid the area' amid 'serious' fire at residential building in Shelton  Yahoo News UKLive updates as man dies in Stoke-on-Trent blaze as investigation underway  The SentinelMan, 75, dead and four others suffer smoke inhalation after fire | ITV News  ITVXMan, 75, dead & woman rushed to hospital after fire rips through building as at least 3 others left needing treatment  The Sun
  
• Murder investigation launched after man dies following 'violent disorder' in village - BBC8 August 2026, 7:19 pm
  Murder investigation launched after man dies following 'violent disorder' in village  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Youri Tielemans: Man Utd midfielder impresses on debut against PSG - BBC8 August 2026, 7:15 pm
  Youri Tielemans: Man Utd midfielder impresses on debut against PSG  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Going Platinum: Dreams on PS4 Might Be My Most Bittersweet Plat - Push Square8 August 2026, 7:00 pm
  Going Platinum: Dreams on PS4 Might Be My Most Bittersweet Plat  Push Square
  
• ‘Fearless and quietly astonishing’: the dragonfly that migrates further than any other insect - The Guardian8 August 2026, 3:52 pm
  ‘Fearless and quietly astonishing’: the dragonfly that migrates further than any other insect  The Guardian
  
• Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan's Okinawa before bearing down on China - BBC8 August 2026, 3:15 pm
  Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan's Okinawa before bearing down on China  BBCTyphoon Dolphin hits Japan, heads towards China  Al JazeeraJapan orders evacuations as typhoon approaches, cancels 500 flights  Japan TodayTyphoon Dolphin grounds hundreds of flights as it approaches eastern China  South China Morning PostTyphoon Dolphin enters 24-hour warning line, responses upgraded  news.cgtn.com
  
• Hunter Biden talks about how his father’s cancer has spread and is causing him pain - The Guardian8 August 2026, 3:14 pm
  Hunter Biden talks about how his father’s cancer has spread and is causing him pain  The GuardianHunter Biden says pardon was 'not good' for US or his father's legacy  BBCEx-President Joe Biden's cancer has spread, is very painful, son says  ReutersThis symptom concerned Jill Biden before Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis  USA TodayBiden visit to Ireland 'moving experience' - Hunter Biden  RTE.ie