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• Spider-Man: Brand New Day makes debut to 7m box office to land second biggest opening weekend in history - theguardian.com3 August 2026, 3:19 am
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day makes debut to 7m box office to land second biggest opening weekend in history  theguardian.comNew Spider-Man film sees second-best global opening weekend ever  BBCSpider-Man: Brand New Day review – Zendaya saves Tom Holland’s semi-Cronenberg-style superhero  theguardian.com‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Powers To Amazing Second-Best Global Opening At Box Office With 7M WW; ‘Odyssey’ Nearing moduleB WW  Deadline‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and ‘The Odyssey’ Power Biggest Collective Weekend in Box Office History With 0 Million  Variety
  
• US and Japan jointly intervene to prop up yen in rare move - BBC3 August 2026, 2:02 am
  US and Japan jointly intervene to prop up yen in rare move  BBCBessent ‘to-do’ list shows proposal for US to buy bn-bn of Japanese yen  theguardian.comUS Treasury undertakes historic intervention in yen market  Financial TimesBessent ready to repeat joint yen intervention, urges bigger Fed backstop  ReutersYen Traders Brace for More Intervention With US at Japan’s Side  Bloomberg.com
  
• Rupert Lowe urges Nigel Farage to work with Restore Britain - theguardian.com3 August 2026, 1:30 am
  Rupert Lowe urges Nigel Farage to work with Restore Britain  theguardian.comRupert Lowe offers to find ‘common way forward’ with Reform UK  Financial TimesRupert Lowe offers alliance with Nigel Farage to unite Britain's hard right  EuronewsJoe Rogan’s New British Crush  The AtlanticRupert Lowe offers Nigel Farage a deal to unite the ‘patriotic’ right  The Times
  
• Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July - theguardian.com3 August 2026, 1:30 am
  Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July  theguardian.comUK solar capacity hits 22.8 GW as market prepares for plug-in launch  pv magazine GlobalNew solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar  theguardian.comEON hands £600 boost to households with 2 appliances  Daily ExpressU.K.’s Adoption of Solar Panels Soars  Supply Chain Brain
  
• ‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’ - theguardian.com3 August 2026, 1:30 am
  ‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’  theguardian.com
  
• Pressure on Gianni Infantino increases as Uefa members prepare to oppose re-election - theguardian.com3 August 2026, 1:30 am
  Pressure on Gianni Infantino increases as Uefa members prepare to oppose re-election  theguardian.comA bruising 24 hours - what next for Fifa and under-pressure Infantino?  BBCA red card for the boss of world football  Financial TimesUEFA welcomes FIFA’s withdrawal of plans to sell a stake in the World Cup  UEFA.comGianni Infantino could face leadership challenge as Fifa council members rebel  theguardian.com
  
• Burnham to be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings after Ceuta crisis - theguardian.com3 August 2026, 1:30 am
  Burnham to be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings after Ceuta crisis  theguardian.comBurnham pledges to be 'relentless' in curbing small boat crossings  BBCUK’s Burnham Pledges ‘Relentless’ Focus on Illegal Migration  Bloomberg.comAndy Burnham promises to be ‘relentless’ in stopping small boat crossings  The TimesBurnham vows ‘relentless’ fight to halt small boat crossings  The Independent
  
• Chaos of border crossing gives way to limbo for Moroccans on Ceuta’s streets - theguardian.com3 August 2026, 1:30 am
  Chaos of border crossing gives way to limbo for Moroccans on Ceuta’s streets  theguardian.comHow Spain's migrant crisis created a political storm - whipped up by social media  BBC‘Do You Think if I Had a Job I Would Have Gone?’  The New York TimesMorocco counts its dead and missing after mass swim to Ceuta  Financial TimesI want to go to Spain... then maybe England, says Moroccan teenager  The Telegraph
  
• Artists, writers and scientists urge UK government to save Jodrell Bank Observatory - theguardian.com3 August 2026, 1:30 am
  Artists, writers and scientists urge UK government to save Jodrell Bank Observatory  theguardian.comUK's largest telescope could be shut down after funding cut  Sky NewsOur response to the UKRI/STFC e-MERLIN funding announcement  The University of ManchesterLabour could easily save iconic Jodrell Bank by cutting a few dopey woke projects  The TelegraphJodrell Bank cuts a disappointing gamble, Sky at Night host says  BBC
  
• Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war began - BBC3 August 2026, 1:04 am
  Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war began  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• At least five Al Fayed survivors confirmed as modern slavery victims - BBC3 August 2026, 1:02 am
  At least five Al Fayed survivors confirmed as modern slavery victims  BBCAt least five Mohamed Al Fayed abuse survivors confirmed as human-trafficking victims  theguardian.comMohamed Fayed victims were human trafficked  The TelegraphAt least five Mohamed al-Fayed survivors confirmed as human trafficking victims  The IndependentFour more Al Fayed survivors recognised as victims of human trafficking  RTE.ie
  
• Are the 'luteal uglies' a real thing? - BBC3 August 2026, 12:57 am
  Are the 'luteal uglies' a real thing?  BBC
  
• Trump suggests new talks with Iran to begin on Monday - BBC3 August 2026, 12:11 am
  Trump suggests new talks with Iran to begin on Monday  BBCTrump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to deal being made 'rapidly'  BBCIran war latest: Trump claims 'there's a deal' on Strait of Hormuz, ahead of further 'negotiations' later today  Sky NewsTrump backs down on Iran strikes in expectation of ‘rapidly’ reaching a deal  theguardian.comTrump says Iran talks to resume after US called off major attack  Financial Times
  
• Ariana Grande pulls out of London musical amid ‘public scrutiny’ - The Times2 August 2026, 10:55 pm
  Ariana Grande pulls out of London musical amid ‘public scrutiny’  The TimesAriana Grande Is ‘Taking a Step Back from Visibility’ After Tour as Public Scrutiny Intensifies: Rep (Exclusive)  People.comAriana Grande to step back from public life following scrutiny of her health  NBC NewsAriana Grande officially withdraws from Sunday in the Park with George  WhatsOnStageAriana Grande Exits West End’s ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ Revival Amid “Ongoing Public Scrutiny”  Deadline
  
• Liverpool vs Leeds: Dominic Calvert-Lewin brace seals comeback victory - as it happened - ESPN2 August 2026, 10:28 pm
  Liverpool vs Leeds: Dominic Calvert-Lewin brace seals comeback victory - as it happened  ESPNLiverpool: Andoni Iraola has plenty to ponder after tale of two halves in Leeds friendly  BBCLIVE NOW: Watch Liverpool face Leeds United in Chicago  Liverpool FCPre-Season Report: Liverpool 2-4 Leeds United  Leeds UnitedLiverpool vs Leeds LIVE! Pre-season friendly fixture, score, live updates and team news  Sky Sports