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• Eurovision changes rules to prevent winners involved in 'armed conflict' from hosting - Sky News12 August 2026, 8:01 pm
  Eurovision changes rules to prevent winners involved in 'armed conflict' from hosting  Sky NewsEurovision Song Contest changes rules for countries at war  BBCCountries in ‘armed conflict’ barred from hosting Eurovision  theguardian.comIsrael faces ban from hosting Eurovision  The TelegraphEurovision winner cannot host if in 'armed conflict'  RTE.ie
  
• Trump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave post - BBC12 August 2026, 7:50 pm
  Trump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave post  BBCFrancesca Hong backs David Crowley for Wisconsin governor as Democratic nominee vows to earn support from progressives – live  theguardian.comDonald Trump announces White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave role  Sky NewsWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave administration  washingtonpost.comKaroline Leavitt to step down as Trump’s press secretary  The Telegraph
  
• Students wait for A-level, T-level and BTec results - BBC12 August 2026, 7:26 pm
  Students wait for A-level, T-level and BTec results  BBCA-level students to shun university halls as costs soar  The TelegraphWhat West students need to know before A-level results day  BBCClearing the Way to University  GOV.UKFive things to look out for on results day for A-Levels, T-Levels and other Level 3 qualifications  FFT Education Datalab
  
• Nick Reiner hit with new murder charges & added chance he'll face DEATH - The Sun12 August 2026, 7:02 pm
  Nick Reiner hit with new murder charges & added chance he'll face DEATH  The SunNick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner, indictment alleges  BBCNick Reiner indicted for murders of parents Rob and Michele Reiner  theguardian.comNick Reiner Faces New Charges In Killing Of Rob Reiner & Michelle Reiner; No Death Penalty Decision Yet, D.A. Says  DeadlineNick Reiner Indicted in Parents’ Murders, Facing New Allegation of Lying in Wait  People.com
  
• Pre-Season Friendly: Newcastle Utd 1 - 3 Everton [L] - ToffeeWeb12 August 2026, 6:33 pm
  Pre-Season Friendly: Newcastle Utd 1 - 3 Everton [L]  ToffeeWebNewcastle United vs Everton: Club Friendlies stats & head-to-head  BBCHow To Watch: Newcastle v Everton  evertonfc.comLive Commentary - Newcastle vs Everton | 12.08.2026  Sky SportsLatest. Confirmed line-up: Joelinton skippers Magpies at Murrayfield  newcastleunited.com
  
• In pictures: Sky watchers gather for solar eclipse - BBC12 August 2026, 6:20 pm
  In pictures: Sky watchers gather for solar eclipse  BBCTotal solar eclipse: how to watch live from home  European Space Agency‘A magical eeriness’: Cornwall comes together for communal moment during solar eclipse  theguardian.comSolar eclipse 2026 latest: Once-in-a-generation eclipse  The TelegraphSolar eclipse 2026 live: the best pictures from UK and Europe  The Times
  
• Man United vs. Leeds LIVE: Latest updates from preseason friendly at Croke Park - ESPN12 August 2026, 6:20 pm
  Man United vs. Leeds LIVE: Latest updates from preseason friendly at Croke Park  ESPNLeeds United vs Manchester United: Club Friendlies stats & head-to-head  BBCClub Friendlies LIVE: Arsenal vs Como and Manchester United vs Leeds United - score, text commentary & match stats  BBCMan Utd vs Leeds LIVE! Pre-season friendly commentary, updates, scores and team news  Sky SportsWatch live coverage as United take on Man Utd at Croke Park  Leeds United
  
• Nigel Farage v Count Binface: Reform leader's battle to avoid Clacton by-election humiliation goes global - London Evening Standard12 August 2026, 6:05 pm
  Nigel Farage v Count Binface: Reform leader's battle to avoid Clacton by-election humiliation goes global  London Evening StandardFarage has turned Clacton into a human zoo. Here’s the truth about what’s happening here | Sarah Elizabeth Cox  theguardian.comHow the Clacton by-election count will take place  BBCNigel Farage will win in Clacton, but has he lost Britain?  The TelegraphHow Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton  The New York Times
  
• PM urges shops to stop selling disposable barbecues over wildfires risk - ITVX12 August 2026, 5:48 pm
  PM urges shops to stop selling disposable barbecues over wildfires risk  ITVXBurnham urges shops not to sell disposable BBQs over wildfire risks  BBCAndy Burnham urges retailers to take disposable barbecues off shelves over wildfire risk  The IndependentBurnham to consider ban on disposable barbecues as wildfires rage in UK  theguardian.comBurnham considers ban on disposable barbecues  The Telegraph
  
• Crackdown on zero-hours contracts could cost UK firms up to £3bn per year - Financial Times12 August 2026, 5:42 pm
  Crackdown on zero-hours contracts could cost UK firms up to £3bn per year  Financial TimesBan on zero-hours contracts to cost companies up to £3bn  The Telegraph'Chaotic’ zero-hour crackdown could cost firms £3bn per year  City AM‘Eyewatering’: UKHospitality hits out at £2.9b zero-hours reform costs  The CatererRecord number relying on zero-hours contracts despite crackdown plans | ITV News  ITVX
  
• Victim of fatal Clapham shooting named as Auguste-Marie Bile-aka Amoa - BBC12 August 2026, 5:34 pm
  Victim of fatal Clapham shooting named as Auguste-Marie Bile-aka Amoa  BBCBus driver shot dead outside London pub named by police  Sky NewsMurder arrest over fatal shooting in Clapham  BBCRevealed: London's hotspots for gun crime as police probe Clapham shooting  London Evening StandardBus driver shot dead outside Clapham pub  The Telegraph
  
• European Super Cup: Paris Saint-Germain v Aston Villa – live - theguardian.com12 August 2026, 5:30 pm
  European Super Cup: Paris Saint-Germain v Aston Villa – live  theguardian.comPSG vs Aston Villa LIVE! UEFA Super Cup commentary, updates, scores and team news  Sky SportsAston Villa: Unai Emery chases his first Super Cup  BBCWhere to watch the UEFA Super Cup: TV broadcast partners, live streams | UEFA Super Cup  UEFA.comLIVE: PSG vs Aston Villa – UEFA Super Cup 2026  Al Jazeera
  
• Politicians among mourners at funeral service for Ann Widdecombe - theguardian.com12 August 2026, 5:21 pm
  Politicians among mourners at funeral service for Ann Widdecombe  theguardian.comAnn Widdecombe's loved ones gather for her funeral  BBCWiddecombe turned the other cheek like Christ, abbot tells funeral  The TelegraphAnn Widdecombe: Family, friends and colleagues attend funeral of former MP  ITVXAnn Widdecombe remembered at tightly policed funeral  The Times
  
• Ukraine hits grain terminals at Russia’s Novorossiysk port, killing three - Al Jazeera12 August 2026, 4:23 pm
  Ukraine hits grain terminals at Russia’s Novorossiysk port, killing three  Al JazeeraMajor Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack  BBCUkraine war latest: City declares state of emergency after Ukraine targets Russia's Black Sea fleet  Sky NewsUkraine pounds grain terminals at Russia's Black Sea Novorossiysk port  ReutersZelenskyy: Ukrainian-made drones and missiles hit Russian naval base in Novorossiysk  Українська правда
  
• 'I think we will keep it,' Trump says about control of Hormuz strait - Euronews.com12 August 2026, 4:20 pm
  'I think we will keep it,' Trump says about control of Hormuz strait  Euronews.comAs Strait of Hormuz transit drops, Trump again says US has ‘control’  Al JazeeraTrump demands Iran pay compensation for decades of US soldier deaths  theguardian.comCNBC Daily Open: Trump's Strait of Hormuz claim meets crude reality  CNBCIran war live: Donald Trump again claims ‘total control’ of Strait of Hormuz  The Independent