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• UK braces for bank holiday heatwave as temperatures set to soar to record-breaking 33C - Sky News21 May 2026, 2:19 pm
  UK braces for bank holiday heatwave as temperatures set to soar to record-breaking 33C  Sky NewsTemperatures could reach 30C in bank holiday weekend heatwave  BBCHealth warning issued ahead of anticipated Bank Holiday heatwave  ITVX'Greater risk to life' as heat health alert issued for Suffolk  Ipswich StarLondon set for five-day heatwave starting on Friday with 30C high  London Evening Standard
  
• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor preferred to visit 'more sophisticated countries', trade envoy files show - BBC21 May 2026, 2:13 pm
  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor preferred to visit 'more sophisticated countries', trade envoy files show  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Every word of Arteta's pre-Crystal Palace presser - Arsenal.com21 May 2026, 2:04 pm
  Every word of Arteta's pre-Crystal Palace presser  Arsenal.comThe 10 numbers that sum up how Arsenal won the Premier League  The GuardianMikel Arteta: Arsenal manager questioned whether he was good enough to deliver a major trophy - now he's a Premier League champion  Sky SportsWe fought all the way until the very end, says proud Pep  mancity.comArsenal win Premier League: Mikel Arteta says crying son told him of title victory  BBC
  
• The main takeaways from Elon Musk’s plans for module.75tn SpaceX flotation - The Guardian21 May 2026, 1:47 pm
  The main takeaways from Elon Musk’s plans for module.75tn SpaceX flotation  The GuardianInside SpaceX’s audacious IPO plan  Financial TimesSpaceX files for stock market debut that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire  BBCBusiness  The EconomistInside SpaceX's IPO: Goldman Sachs takes prestigious lead spot while Morgan Stanley plays a major role for retail investors  Yahoo Finance
  
• US-bound plane diverts to Canada after person from Ebola-hit region boards 'in error' - BBC21 May 2026, 1:44 pm
  US-bound plane diverts to Canada after person from Ebola-hit region boards 'in error'  BBCPassenger from Congo boards flight ‘in error’, prompting diversion to Canada amid Ebola outbreak  The GuardianDetroit-bound flight diverted to Canada after Congolese passenger boarded ‘in error’ amid Ebola outbreak  NBC NewsU.S.-bound flight from Paris diverts to Montreal over Ebola restrictions  CBCAir France flight bound for Detroit diverted to Canada over passenger from Congo amid Ebola restrictions  CBS News
  
• Iran steps up claim to control Strait of Hormuz - BBC21 May 2026, 1:38 pm
  Iran steps up claim to control Strait of Hormuz  BBCIran in Talks With Oman Over Permanent Toll System For Hormuz  Bloomberg.comIran is consolidating control of Hormuz with island checkpoints, diplomatic deals – and sometimes ‘fees’  ReutersIran says it has created a ‘controlled maritime zone’ in the Strait of Hormuz  The Times of IsraelDigital bottleneck: How Iran wants to use internet access as leverage in the war  France 24
  
• Netflix’s next great sci-fi show is set in a retirement community - The Verge21 May 2026, 1:30 pm
  Netflix’s next great sci-fi show is set in a retirement community  The VergeThe Boroughs review – this witty, star-packed monster show could have been made by Spielberg  The GuardianMeet the Residents and Staff of The Boroughs  NetflixNetflix’s Next Big Hit Is ‘Stranger Things’ for Old People  Yahoo News UKThe Duffer Brothers ‘The Boroughs’ Is a Captivating Sci-Fi Horror For the Ages: TV Review  Variety
  
• Exclusive: Five arrested following Mill investigation - manchestermill.co.uk21 May 2026, 1:14 pm
  Exclusive: Five arrested following Mill investigation  manchestermill.co.ukFive arrested in Tameside over local election fraud  The TelegraphFive arrested over alleged conspiracy to defraud in local elections  The TimesFive arrested on suspicion of fraud offences following local elections  The IndependentFive people arrested over claims of fraud in UK local elections  Financial Times
  
• Airbus, Air France found guilty of corporate manslaughter over 2009 crash in which three Irish doctors died - The Irish Times21 May 2026, 1:00 pm
  Airbus, Air France found guilty of corporate manslaughter over 2009 crash in which three Irish doctors died  The Irish TimesAir France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash  BBCCompanies found guilty of corporate manslaughter over crash that killed 228 including Co Down doctor  Belfast TelegraphAF447 Flight: Airbus to lodge appeal with the Court of Cassation following Paris Court of Appeal decision  AirbusAir France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for 2009 plane crash  The Guardian
  
• Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Foden & the seven biggest selection decisions facing Thomas Tuchel ahead of England World Cup squad announcement - Goal.com21 May 2026, 12:54 pm
  Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Foden & the seven biggest selection decisions facing Thomas Tuchel ahead of England World Cup squad announcement  Goal.com'My eyes were popping out of my head' - the joy and despair of World Cup squad selection  BBCThomas Tuchel making final preparations before naming England World Cup squad  Belfast TelegraphThe World Cup squad dilemmas facing Tuchel  BBCEngland’s World Cup 2026 squad: Who’s on the plane and who will be cut?  The Independent
  
• How Ben-Gvir’s flotilla video shattered Israel’s multimillion ‘Hasbara’ - Al Jazeera21 May 2026, 12:41 pm
  How Ben-Gvir’s flotilla video shattered Israel’s multimillion ‘Hasbara’  Al JazeeraUK summons Israel’s chargé d’affaires over video of minister taunting activists  The GuardianGaza-bound flotilla movement: All you need to know  Sky NewsGaza flotilla activists set for deportation from Israel as backlash grows  BBCIsrael’s arrogance is becoming the evidence in the case against it  Al Jazeera
  
• Tui ends sponsorship of Channel 4's Married at First Sight - BBC21 May 2026, 12:35 pm
  Tui ends sponsorship of Channel 4's Married at First Sight  BBCChannel 4 boss apologises after Married at First Sight sexual misconduct allegations  The GuardianWas Married at First Sight UK an 'accident waiting to happen'?  BBCMarried at First Sight allegations prompt government to warn of 'consequences'  Sky NewsWe were raped while on Married at First Sight UK, two women say  The Times
  
• Birmingham set for Aston Villa victory parade after 'magical' Europa League win - BBC21 May 2026, 12:34 pm
  Birmingham set for Aston Villa victory parade after 'magical' Europa League win  BBCAston Villa win Europa League: Reaction to Unai Emery's side beating Freiburg  BBCAston Villa parade: Europa League champions celebrate first major trophy in decades  Sky NewsVictorious Villa party hard in Istanbul after ending 30-year trophy wait  The GuardianMatty Cash: Prince William 'having a beer with us' after Europa League final win  ESPN
  
• Eleven NHS staff sacked for accessing medical records of Nottingham attack victims - Sky News21 May 2026, 12:29 pm
  Eleven NHS staff sacked for accessing medical records of Nottingham attack victims  Sky NewsNHS trust sacks staff over attacks victims' records  BBCNHS trust fires staff for inappropriate access to Nottingham attack records | ITV News  ITVXNUH sacks 11 staff after Nottingham attacks victims’ records accessed inappropriately  West Bridgford WireNHS trust sacks staff who illegally accessed records of Nottingham attack victims  The Guardian
  
• Reeves cuts VAT on summer days out to 5% as part of cost of living support - The Guardian21 May 2026, 12:15 pm
  Reeves cuts VAT on summer days out to 5% as part of cost of living support  The GuardianCheaper theme park tickets and children's meals as VAT to be cut for some attractions this summer  BBCReeves announces VAT cut on summer attractions in new cost of living package - business live  The GuardianReeves cuts food tariffs and children’s bus fares in cost of living plan  Financial TimesReeves’s desperate gimmicks won’t buy Labour a summer of love  The Telegraph