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• Tributes paid to 'brave' police officers among seven killed in wrong-way crash - BBC23 August 2026, 9:50 am
  Tributes paid to 'brave' police officers among seven killed in wrong-way crash  BBC‘These were brave officers’: tributes paid to Cleveland police killed in A66 crash  The GuardianTributes to UK police officers killed in wrong-way crash  RTE.ieMiddlesbrough crash: two police among seven dead after chase  The TimesTwo officers among seven killed in police chase crash  The Telegraph
  
• ‘Pretty shambolic’: new EU border checks cause stress for UK travellers - The Guardian23 August 2026, 9:39 am
  ‘Pretty shambolic’: new EU border checks cause stress for UK travellers  The GuardianA summer of queues and chaos for UK-bound flights  BBCMany Americans are confused about Europe's new entry rules  USA TodayEurope Reportedly Considers Pushing Back Entry-Exit System’s Full Rollout  TravelPulse CanadaThe Challenges Behind the EU Entry/Exit System Rollout  World Border Security Congress
  
• ‘So many people say things about my appearance – it’s not normal’: Jorja Smith on burnout, body-shaming and finding freedom - The Guardian23 August 2026, 9:00 am
  ‘So many people say things about my appearance – it’s not normal’: Jorja Smith on burnout, body-shaming and finding freedom  The Guardian
  
• Nine out of 10 unsolved murders in London linked to minority ethnic victims - The Guardian23 August 2026, 8:59 am
  Nine out of 10 unsolved murders in London linked to minority ethnic victims  The Guardian
  
• CrossCountry cancels UK services after power cut - BBC23 August 2026, 8:18 am
  CrossCountry cancels UK services after power cut  BBCCrossCountry cancels almost all trains after power cut  The TelegraphMajor train company cancels all services to and from York today  The York PressWales, Cornwall, Yorkshire and Scotland trains suspended after power cut  RailAdventMajor South West travel disruption as power cut hits CrossCountry trains  Bristol Live
  
• Alisson can go 4th in Liverpool’s all-time clean sheet list vs. Newcastle - This Is Anfield23 August 2026, 6:03 am
  Alisson can go 4th in Liverpool’s all-time clean sheet list vs. Newcastle  This Is AnfieldLatest. Matthias Jaissle's team news update: Livramento and Joelinton latest ahead of Reds test  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle vs Liverpool: How to watch, TV channel, live stream, NOW TV, team news and score prediction  Sky SportsAlan Shearer: Premier League legend predicts the 1-20 final table in exclusive column  BetfairThe opposition lowdown: Newcastle United  Liverpool FC
  
• ‘Friday afternoon fraud’: warning for UK homebuyers on bank scams - The Guardian23 August 2026, 6:01 am
  ‘Friday afternoon fraud’: warning for UK homebuyers on bank scams  The Guardian
  
• Drill, Burnham, drill? The oil basin that is a totem for Trump - and a headache for Britain’s new PM - The Guardian23 August 2026, 5:42 am
  Drill, Burnham, drill? The oil basin that is a totem for Trump - and a headache for Britain’s new PM  The GuardianThe moment I changed my mind about North Sea drilling  The IndependentConsultation ending on controversial Rosebank oil field  BBCOil and gas industry urges PM to approve controversial North Sea developments  Sky NewsDecision on Rosebank and Jackdaw fields needed as soon as possible – Badenoch  STV News
  
• Mayors to get new powers over planning decisions under Burnham proposals - The Guardian23 August 2026, 5:00 am
  Mayors to get new powers over planning decisions under Burnham proposals  The GuardianMayors to get powers to overrule local councils on planning decisions  BBCBurnham to allow English mayors to ‘call in’ big local planning decisions  Financial TimesAndy Burnham gives mayors power to overrule nimby protests  The TimesBurnham to give mayors power to block Nimby protests  The Telegraph
  
• Well-known director among 17 tributes in Lincolnshire funeral notices this weekend - Lincolnshire Live23 August 2026, 5:00 am
  Well-known director among 17 tributes in Lincolnshire funeral notices this weekend  Lincolnshire Live
  
• Trump is in another unwinnable war – this time with the bond market - The Telegraph23 August 2026, 5:00 am
  Trump is in another unwinnable war – this time with the bond market  The TelegraphEven Scott Bessent can’t beat the markets  The TelegraphBossing the bond market around never works  Financial TimesTreasury Is Buying Its Own Bonds. Where Is The Money Coming From?  ForbesBessent’s Bond Maneuvers Giving Global Debasement Trade New Life  Bloomberg.com
  
• Restriction zone scheme for offenders to start in October - BBC23 August 2026, 2:37 am
  Restriction zone scheme for offenders to start in October  BBCViolent and sexual offenders to be confined to zones of 'a few miles' after release from prison  Sky NewsGPS tag to keep sex offenders in restriction zones after release  The TelegraphViolent offenders to be confined to zones on release | ITV News  ITVXSerious sexual and violent offenders could soon be confined to small areas just a few miles wide on their release from prison. In a new crackdown, ministers will bring in strict curbs to the freedoms of offenders, with victims having a say in setting the boundaries  facebook.com
  
• Swedish sword attack victim was 17-year-old girl, police say - BBC23 August 2026, 1:34 am
  Swedish sword attack victim was 17-year-old girl, police say  BBCSeventeen-year-old girl killed in sword attack at school in Sweden  The GuardianOne dead and two seriously injured in sword attack at Sweden school  ITVX'17-year-old girl killed' in sword attack at Swedish school  Sky NewsSwedish police probe online networks after teenage girl killed in school sword attack  Reuters
  
• Footage shows costly 100 metre corridor of floral tributes left at funeral of M9 crash cousins - Sunday World23 August 2026, 1:30 am
  Footage shows costly 100 metre corridor of floral tributes left at funeral of M9 crash cousins  Sunday WorldVigil held for four people injured in M9 crash  BBCPolice on alert as funeral held for teenagers killed in Ireland wrong-way crash  Sky NewsFive teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of Irish motorway  The GuardianFuneral of teenager killed in wrong-way crash held under police watch  The Telegraph
  
• 7 developers that will save the video games industry - Reader’s Feature - Metro.co.uk23 August 2026, 12:00 am
  7 developers that will save the video games industry - Reader’s Feature  Metro.co.uk