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• Delivery driver, 32, who strangled woman, 41, to death in back of his work van after night out found guilty of murder - The Sun17 May 2026, 8:18 am
  Delivery driver, 32, who strangled woman, 41, to death in back of his work van after night out found guilty of murder  The SunWest Bromwich delivery driver guilty of murdering Shara Millar in his van  BBCRevealed: Face of man who choked sex worker to death and left her body in Smethwick street  Express and StarMan found guilty of murdering former Boston woman  LincolnshireWorldMan is found guilty of murder after woman is strangled to death in Smethwick  ITVX
  
• Xabi Alonso appointed Chelsea manager | News | Official Site - Chelsea17 May 2026, 8:00 am
  Xabi Alonso appointed Chelsea manager | News | Official Site  ChelseaXabi Alonso: Chelsea agree deal in principle for Spaniard to become next manager  BBCXabi Alonso coup shows Chelsea and BlueCo now see the value of aura  The GuardianXabi Alonso to Chelsea: Former Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen coach confirmed as manager at Stamford Bridge  Sky SportsChelsea Officially Announces Xabi Alonso As Manager  The Liverpool Offside
  
• NI influencer rants at PM after claiming he was banned from entering UK for Tommy Robinson rally - Belfast Telegraph17 May 2026, 7:30 am
  NI influencer rants at PM after claiming he was banned from entering UK for Tommy Robinson rally  Belfast TelegraphHow rival protesters were kept apart by £4.5m police operation  BBCMetropolitan Police probing alleged hate crimes at major London protests  The IndependentTommy Robinson tells tens of thousands at London rally to prepare for ‘battle of Britain’  The GuardianTens of thousands join rival marches in London  BBC
  
• Typhoon jets equipped with cheaper missiles to fend off Iranian attacks - The Telegraph17 May 2026, 7:00 am
  Typhoon jets equipped with cheaper missiles to fend off Iranian attacks  The TelegraphBritish jets to get new anti-drone missile systems  BBCUK deploys new low-cost anti-drone system in the Middle East  GOV.UKRAF deploys anti-drone missile on Typhoon in Middle East  UK Defence JournalUK Typhoons carrying APKWS for C-UAS in Middle East  Janes
  
• Liverpool mums' crucial role in Venezuela Fury's wedding explained - Liverpool Echo17 May 2026, 6:57 am
  Liverpool mums' crucial role in Venezuela Fury's wedding explained  Liverpool EchoVenezuela Fury wedding pictures as bride stuns in lace dress joined by dad Tyson and Molly-Mae  Manchester Evening NewsVenezuela Fury wedding LIVE: Tyson Fury gives emotional speech as he toasts to the newlyweds  The MirrorVenezuela Fury and Noah Price marry in Isle of Man ceremony  Isle of Man TodayMolly-Mae Hague leaves Venezuela Fury's wedding on private jet early as Tommy Fury nowhere to be seen  Wales Online
  
• WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda ‘emergency’ of international concern - The Guardian17 May 2026, 6:29 am
  WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda ‘emergency’ of international concern  The GuardianWHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a global health emergency  BBCEpidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern  World Health Organization (WHO)Ebola outbreak declared health emergency ‘of international concern’ as new strain spreads  The TelegraphDRC health minister warns ‘very high’ Ebola lethality rate as toll hits 80  Al Jazeera
  
• South East rail timetable update - what passengers need to know - BBC17 May 2026, 6:19 am
  South East rail timetable update - what passengers need to know  BBCRail timetable changes this Sunday deliver more seats, new overnight links and the return of a classic service  Network Rail media centreIndustry counts down to summer timetables  RailnewsNorthern train operator implements May timetable changes  RayoWest Midlands rail timetable changes and how they affect you  BBC
  
• Ukraine launches more than 500 drones at Russia in deadly overnight attack, authorities say - France 2417 May 2026, 6:01 am
  Ukraine launches more than 500 drones at Russia in deadly overnight attack, authorities say  France 24Large-scale Ukrainian drone attack kills three in Moscow region, says Russia  BBCUkraine war briefing: more than 500 drones strike at Russia, killing 3; US allows Russian oil sanctions waiver to lapse  The GuardianUkraine attack ‘largest in over a year’ on Moscow, Russian state media reports  CNNMass Ukraine Drone Barrage Kills 3 in Moscow Region  The Moscow Times
  
• Killer counterfeits: the flea treatments that could send you rushing to the vet - The Guardian17 May 2026, 6:01 am
  Killer counterfeits: the flea treatments that could send you rushing to the vet  The Guardian
  
• Fund manager sells off ‘fragile’ UK bonds in warning for Burnham - The Telegraph17 May 2026, 6:00 am
  Fund manager sells off ‘fragile’ UK bonds in warning for Burnham  The TelegraphUK borrowing costs rise and pound falls as leadership drama continues  BBCGilts fall as traders brace for Andy Burnham to challenge Keir Starmer  Financial TimesWhy Britain’s potential next PM is putting investors on edge  CNBCPound heads for worst week in 18 months as Burnham lines up Labour bid  The Guardian
  
• Casemiro: Brazilian prepares to say farewell to Man Utd and Old Trafford - BBC17 May 2026, 5:43 am
  Casemiro: Brazilian prepares to say farewell to Man Utd and Old Trafford  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Dad, 40, dies after getting trapped in escalator as commuters walk past - The Mirror17 May 2026, 5:20 am
  Dad, 40, dies after getting trapped in escalator as commuters walk past  The MirrorHow did a man die after getting caught in an MBTA escalator?  NBC BostonMan, 40, Died After He Became Trapped in Freak Escalator Accident That Others Ignored as They Walked by  People.comFamily of man slowly killed by escalator slam passersby – 'nobody cared'  Daily StarNew footage shows man fatally stuck in a Massachusetts escalator as a dozen people walk by without helping  New York Post
  
• The ungovernable country? Why Britain keeps losing prime ministers - The Guardian17 May 2026, 5:01 am
  The ungovernable country? Why Britain keeps losing prime ministers  The GuardianIs it harder than ever to be prime minister?  BBCThe disintegration of British democracy  Financial TimesSeven PMs in ten years? How British politics got into this mess  The TimesIs Britain ungovernable?  CNN
  
• Passenger banned from Qantas after allegedly biting attendant on flight from Australia to US - The Guardian17 May 2026, 4:44 am
  Passenger banned from Qantas after allegedly biting attendant on flight from Australia to US  The GuardianQantas passenger taken off international flight after allegedly biting flight attendant  smh.com.auVIDEO: Passengers captured disruption that caused Qantas diversion to Tahiti  Australian Broadcasting Corporationdisruptive passenger airline response  Travel And Tour World'Drunk' plane passenger BITES crew member in shocking mid-air outburst  The Sun
  
• Chinese AI groups pull ahead of US rivals in video generation race - Financial Times17 May 2026, 4:01 am
  Chinese AI groups pull ahead of US rivals in video generation race  Financial Times