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• Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years - The Guardian24 August 2026, 7:22 am
  Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years  The Guardian
  
• Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine with plans to share UK blueprints for long-range missiles - Europe live - The Guardian24 August 2026, 7:10 am
  Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine with plans to share UK blueprints for long-range missiles - Europe live  The GuardianSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Feral yobs smashed up 25 cars on our quiet street while shouting 'wakey wakey!' in 45-minute early morning rampage - The Sun24 August 2026, 7:05 am
  Feral yobs smashed up 25 cars on our quiet street while shouting 'wakey wakey!' in 45-minute early morning rampage  The Sun
  
• UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade - The Guardian24 August 2026, 6:57 am
  UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade  The GuardianGraduates face worst jobs market on record  The TelegraphYoung Britons face jobs nightmare as graduate roles plunge to record low  GB News'Burnham is sitting on a ticking timebomb - it's about to blow up in his face'  Daily ExpressTop industries hiring workers NOW that you could apply for as job vacancies fall  The Sun
  
• Toddler with sun ‘allergy’ no longer has to play in darkness - The Telegraph24 August 2026, 6:30 am
  Toddler with sun ‘allergy’ no longer has to play in darkness  The TelegraphSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Moscow withdraws UK ambassador as tensions between Britain and Russia mount - The Independent24 August 2026, 6:03 am
  Moscow withdraws UK ambassador as tensions between Britain and Russia mount  The IndependentRussia withdraws ambassador to UK as Kremlin raises pressure over Ukraine support  The GuardianRussia pulls ambassador Andrei Kelin out of Britain  The TimesWhy has Russia threatened the UK and what happens next?  BBCRussia withdraws ambassador from Britain  The Telegraph
  
• Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal medical, Alvarez twist; new Man Utd boost - London Evening Standard24 August 2026, 5:59 am
  Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal medical, Alvarez twist; new Man Utd boost  London Evening StandardTransfer news LIVE: Alvarez gives Arsenal verdict, Man Utd medical, Barcola to Liverpool latest  The IndependentTransfer news LIVE: Julian Alvarez meeting, announcement imminent, Liverpool and Man Utd latest  The MirrorTransfer news LIVE: Man Utd announcement, Arsenal £50m deal, Barcola to Liverpool  Daily ExpressKonsa joins Arsenal, Man United agree Baleba fee, Chelsea reject Mudryk loan bid  talkSPORT
  
• Richard Branson’s plan to make the Eurostar feel like a second-class service - The Telegraph24 August 2026, 5:30 am
  Richard Branson’s plan to make the Eurostar feel like a second-class service  The TelegraphVirgin Trains is officially launching direct routes from London to Europe  Time Out WorldwideEurostar rails against ‘secretive and unfair’ erosion of monopoly  The TimesVirgin takes step towards running Channel Tunnel rail services  BBCEurostar, Virgin Trains, And The Future Of Cross-Channel Train Travel From London  Londonist
  
• Brydon Carse situation a chance for Joe Root to stamp his authority on England - The Telegraph24 August 2026, 5:30 am
  Brydon Carse situation a chance for Joe Root to stamp his authority on England  The TelegraphBrydon Carse: What will it take to prevent England from more hangovers  BBCBrydon Carse handcuffed by police outside nightclub prompting ECB investigation  The GuardianBrydon Carse: ECB investigating after England seamer handcuffed by police outside Derby nightclub  Sky SportsECB investigates Brydon Carse handcuff video  Cricinfo
  
• Cancer patient fights to scrap VAT on sunscreen - BBC24 August 2026, 5:11 am
  Cancer patient fights to scrap VAT on sunscreen  BBC
  
• Reading's Rutherford Cancer Centre to reopen after four years - BBC24 August 2026, 5:10 am
  Reading's Rutherford Cancer Centre to reopen after four years  BBC
  
• Rectal cancer trial offers non-surgical treatment hope - BBC24 August 2026, 5:07 am
  Rectal cancer trial offers non-surgical treatment hope  BBCBowel cancer patients spared surgery under new treatment  The TimesNew treatment helps patients with rectal cancer avoid major surgery and side effects  Cancer Research UK - Cancer News
  
• FPL notes: Iraola on Szoboszlai pen + Wissa back to his best - fantasyfootballscout.co.uk24 August 2026, 5:04 am
  FPL notes: Iraola on Szoboszlai pen + Wissa back to his best  fantasyfootballscout.co.ukRelief for Iraola but Liverpool have work to do  BBCNewcastle and Liverpool crank up the entertainment for emotional send-off | Sam Dalling  The GuardianNewcastle 2-2 Liverpool: Szoboszlai penalty rescues draw after wins for Man City & Brighton  BBCNewcastle 2-2 Liverpool: Dominik Szoboszlai snatches last-minute leveller from penalty spot to rescue Andoni Iraola  Sky Sports
  
• Divorce, smartphones and control - BBC sees how Taliban run Afghanistan - BBC24 August 2026, 5:00 am
  Divorce, smartphones and control - BBC sees how Taliban run Afghanistan  BBCThe Taliban have built a system for enslaving women in Afghanistan | Tala Elissa  The GuardianFive years after the fall of Kabul, 'war on terror' ghosts have come home  Middle East EyeAfter five years of Taliban rule, Afghanistan continues to haemorrhage people  The Irish Times'The Taliban preach purity and morality, but rush to strip women in prison': A land of terror for Afghan women  Le Monde.fr
  
• Starwatch: Lunar eclipse to reward early risers in UK and Europe - The Guardian24 August 2026, 5:00 am
  Starwatch: Lunar eclipse to reward early risers in UK and Europe  The GuardianAnother eclipse over Spain on 28 August: where and how to see it  Euronews.comMissed The Total Solar Eclipse? Now See A ‘Blood Moon’ Across The U.S.  ForbesPartial lunar eclipse to be visible for nearly half the planet. Here’s what to know  The IndependentRare Lunar Eclipse to Cover 96% of Moon This Week—How To Watch  Newsweek