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• Meta settles social media addiction case for bn - The Times26 August 2026, 4:30 pm
  Meta settles social media addiction case for bn  The TimesMeta agrees to pay up to bn to settle claims its platforms harm children  BBCBig Tech is being sued from all angles in the US. Why not in Ireland?  The JournalMeta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to bn  The GuardianMeta agrees to pay bn to settle child safety lawsuit  The Telegraph
  
• '0% chance' - Atletico hit back at Barca over Alvarez transfer row - BBC26 August 2026, 4:23 pm
  '0% chance' - Atletico hit back at Barca over Alvarez transfer row  BBCJulian Alvarez transfer latest: Atletico standing firm on Barcelona as Arsenal become only get out for Argentine striker  Sky SportsJulián Álvarez misses Atlético Madrid training due to 'illness'  ESPNAtletico Madrid: “We are the victims, there is a 0% chance of selling Julian Alvarez to Barcelona. Dignity is at stake”  Goal.comAtletico Madrid set Julian Alvarez transfer deadline amid Arsenal interest  The Independent
  
• Rocky Horror star Tim Curry dies at 80 - BBC26 August 2026, 3:57 pm
  Rocky Horror star Tim Curry dies at 80  BBCActor Tim Curry, who starred in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died  Sky NewsTim Curry, ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Star, Dies at 80  VarietyTim Curry has died aged 80  WhatsOnStageTim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen King’s It, dies aged 80  The Guardian
  
• Boy, 15, arrested for murder after teenager,17, stabbed to death at London council headquarters - London Evening Standard26 August 2026, 3:56 pm
  Boy, 15, arrested for murder after teenager,17, stabbed to death at London council headquarters  London Evening StandardTeenager, 15, arrested over fatal stabbing at Brent Civic Centre  BBCMurder probe after man stabbed at Brent Council HQ  BBCFatal stabbing in building housing London council headquarters  ITVXWembley stabbing: Young man dies in Brent council office  The Times
  
• CIA chief makes rare visit to Moscow - Financial Times26 August 2026, 3:52 pm
  CIA chief makes rare visit to Moscow  Financial TimesTrump says 'something may come out of' CIA head's unannounced visit to Moscow  BBCTrump claims CIA director’s surprise visit to Russia is ‘semi-routine’ despite mounting speculation – live  The GuardianCIA director flies to Moscow for secret talks  The TelegraphUkraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin finally speaks out on CIA director’s mysterious visit to Moscow  The Independent
  
• Uefa poised to lift boycott threat after Fifa promises no World Cup sale repeat - The Guardian26 August 2026, 3:32 pm
  Uefa poised to lift boycott threat after Fifa promises no World Cup sale repeat  The GuardianGianni Infantino: Uefa set to drop Fifa tournament boycott threat  BBCEuropean nations to go back on threat to boycott FIFA  Sky NewsUefa calls off threatened boycott of Fifa tournaments  The TimesEngland set to PLAY at next World Cup as Uefa calls off Fifa boycott after getting assurances over sales plan  The Sun
  
• Girl, 13, among missing British citizens after flash flood in Nepal - The Guardian26 August 2026, 3:29 pm
  Girl, 13, among missing British citizens after flash flood in Nepal  The GuardianHundreds reported missing after flash flood on Nepal border with China  Financial Times'Like a bomb exploded': How a 2000 feet wide glacier triggered deadly Nepal floods  The Times of IndiaTourist board says 33 UK nationals missing after Nepal-Tibet flash floods  BBCNepal-Tibet flash floods live: British girl, 13, among hundreds missing in Rasuwa  The Telegraph
  
• Trump declares Palestine Action a global terror group - The Telegraph26 August 2026, 3:27 pm
  Trump declares Palestine Action a global terror group  The TelegraphUS designates Palestine Action group as a terrorist organization  The Times of IsraelTrump to declare Palestine Action a global terror group  PoliticoUS sanctions Italian digital platform  Breakingthenews.netEXCLUSIVE: State Dept reveals Portland Antifa connection to Hamas, Iran’s IRGC in sweeping terror action  WFIN
  
• FTSE 100 Live: Blue chips nudge higher as Wall Street heads in the opposite direction - Proactive Investors26 August 2026, 3:04 pm
  FTSE 100 Live: Blue chips nudge higher as Wall Street heads in the opposite direction  Proactive InvestorsMiners support FTSE 100 as investors eye key events  ReutersAs it happened: Antofagasta leads FTSE 100 rally; oil falls as US-Iran deal ‘close’  City AMFTSE 100 drifts lower as eyes turn to Nvidia  Belfast TelegraphLondon pre-open: Stocks to edge up as investors eye US inflation, Nvidia results  London South East
  
• Britons face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from October - The Guardian26 August 2026, 2:59 pm
  Britons face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from October  The GuardianWhy high energy bills look like they are here to stay  BBCNo further energy bills support likely before price cap rise, say No 10 sources  The GuardianOfgem price cap latest: Households warned of ‘worse to come’ as energy bills rise  The TelegraphAndy Burnham signals further support as energy price cap up 4%  The Times
  
• Emiliano Martinez transfer news: Chelsea considering late move for Aston Villa and Argentina goalkeeper - Sky Sports26 August 2026, 2:36 pm
  Emiliano Martinez transfer news: Chelsea considering late move for Aston Villa and Argentina goalkeeper  Sky SportsChelsea in contact over move for Villa goalkeeper Martinez  BBCChelsea in talks with Emiliano Martínez’s camp and braced for Enzo Fernández bid  The GuardianChelsea in talks to sign goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa  The IndependentAston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez offered to Chelsea - The Athletic  The New York Times
  
• Why Arsenal cannot face Man Utd or Liverpool in Carabao Cup third round - London Evening Standard26 August 2026, 2:14 pm
  Why Arsenal cannot face Man Utd or Liverpool in Carabao Cup third round  London Evening StandardCarabao Cup third round draw: How to watch, possible opponents, ball numbers, fixture dates  Chelsea Football ClubCarabao Cup draw LIVE: Latest updates as third round ties revealed  The IndependentCarabao Cup 2026/27: Watch Chelsea vs Luton, Tottenham vs Charlton and more with every game LIVE on Sky Sports  Sky SportsCarabao Cup third-round draw details  Liverpool FC
  
• Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in the UK - ITVX26 August 2026, 2:05 pm
  Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in the UK  ITVXPrince Harry and Meghan Arrive in Britain, BBC Reports  The New York TimesProdigal Prince Harry’s Return to U.K. Poses Dilemma for William  WSJPrince Harry and wife Meghan arrive in the UK as they make a fresh start in Britain  AP NewsPrince Harry and Meghan Markle Might Be Moving to One of England’s Best-Known Celebrity Enclaves  Vanity Fair
  
• Fires in Stourbridge which destroyed 19 homes started accidentally - BBC26 August 2026, 1:54 pm
  Fires in Stourbridge which destroyed 19 homes started accidentally  BBCMajor fires that destroyed 19 Stourbridge homes started ‘accidentally’, fire service says  The IndependentCommunity rallies after homes gutted by huge fire  BBCTwo fires which destroyed 19 homes in Stourbridge were started accidentally  Sky NewsStourbridge fires that destroyed 19 homes started accidentally  The Times
  
• Gloucestershire records first deadly virus case - BBC26 August 2026, 1:40 pm
  Gloucestershire records first deadly virus case  BBCSouth West animal attractions open despite bluetongue outbreak  BBCFarmers on red alert for animal disease as first bluetongue case confirmed in Norfolk  EDP24Bluetongue confirmed in Shropshire as cases rise across UK  Shropshire StarNFU SCOTLAND CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AS BLUETONGUE RESTRICTIONS HIT LIVESTOCK FARMERS  DGWGO