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• Enzo Maresca to Manchester City: Italian's connections with club make this deal sensible - but can Pep Guardiola's replacement bring success? - Sky Sports29 June 2026, 8:16 pm
  Enzo Maresca to Manchester City: Italian's connections with club make this deal sensible - but can Pep Guardiola's replacement bring success?  Sky SportsEnzo Maresca appointed Manchester City head coach: Why the Italian has replaced Pep Guardiola  BBCClub statement | News | Official Site  ChelseaFollow Pep and find scoring options: Maresca’s Manchester City in-tray  The GuardianCity appoint Enzo Maresca as manager  mancity.com
  
• Penelope Keith, star of The Good Life and To the Manor Born, dies aged 86 - The Guardian29 June 2026, 7:23 pm
  Penelope Keith, star of The Good Life and To the Manor Born, dies aged 86  The GuardianDame Penelope Keith: The Good Life and To The Manor Born actress dies aged 86  BBCTo mischief born: Penelope Keith was a class comic act both on and off stage  The GuardianDame Penelope Keith, star of The Good Life, dies aged 86  Sky NewsDame Penelope Keith obituary: actress best known for The Good Life  The Times
  
• Brazil 2-1 Japan: Gabriell Martinelli scores 96th-minute winner - BBC29 June 2026, 7:12 pm
  Brazil 2-1 Japan: Gabriell Martinelli scores 96th-minute winner  BBCBrazil 2-1 Japan: World Cup 2026 last 32 – live reaction  The GuardianMartinelli's injury-time goal sends Brazil through | International | News  Arsenal.comBrazil avoid World Cup shock with late win vs. Japan to reach round of 16  ESPNWorld Cup: Alisson and Brazil advance past Japan into Round of 16  Liverpool FC
  
• Comcast splits off Sky and NBCUniversal into standalone business - The Times29 June 2026, 6:57 pm
  Comcast splits off Sky and NBCUniversal into standalone business  The TimesSky’s US owner to spin off media business ahead of ITV takeover  The TelegraphComcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky  Financial TimesComcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business  The GuardianSky under NBCUniversal umbrella in Comcast spin-off  Sky News
  
• Former WH Smith stores on the brink of insolvency - The Telegraph29 June 2026, 6:55 pm
  Former WH Smith stores on the brink of insolvency  The TelegraphKey TG Jones landlords back restructuring plan; oil price hits four-month low – as it happened  The GuardianLast-chance rescue plan for retailer could close up to 150 shops  Swindon AdvertiserCourt decision imminent on TGJones restructuring  Retail WeekLocks changed and bailiffs called in at at former WHSmith  malverngazette.co.uk
  
• German politicians vow to stop VW’s mass layoff plan - politico.eu29 June 2026, 6:41 pm
  German politicians vow to stop VW’s mass layoff plan  politico.euVolkswagen’s brutal jobs cull sparks prospect of sale of crown jewels  Financial TimesVW plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs and shut plants, report says  The GuardianVolkswagen reportedly planning to axe 100,000 jobs  CNNVolkswagen tells workers current job cuts are not enough, works council says  Reuters
  
• Thai-based crypto investor funding Reform unlikely to avoid cap on overseas donations - The Guardian29 June 2026, 6:30 pm
  Thai-based crypto investor funding Reform unlikely to avoid cap on overseas donations  The GuardianBillionaire behind £5m Farage gift registers to vote in Britain  The TelegraphWe must learn the truth about Nigel Farage’s £5m donation  Prospect MagazineBillionaire Reform UK supporter registers to vote in Britain  The TimesClacton could be up for grabs after investigation into Farage’s £5m ‘unconditional gift’  The Observer
  
• Strong aftershock terrifies Venezuelans days after devastating twin quakes - The Guardian29 June 2026, 6:27 pm
  Strong aftershock terrifies Venezuelans days after devastating twin quakes  The GuardianAftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves  BBCVenezuela’s earthquake exposes the atrocious legacy of Chavismo  The TelegraphIsrael to send official delegation of experts to assist quake-stricken Venezuela tomorrow  The Times of IsraelGrim legacy of ‘Chavismo’ hinders Venezuela’s earthquake response  Financial Times
  
• MacBook Ultra rumors: What to expect including the touchscreen, chips, release date and more - Engadget29 June 2026, 6:23 pm
  MacBook Ultra rumors: What to expect including the touchscreen, chips, release date and more  EngadgetApple to Skip High-End M6 Mac Chips in Favor of AI-Focused M7 Line  BloombergApple working on M7 Ultra Mac Studio for 2028 with potential major upgrade: report  9to5MacApple reportedly cancels M6 Pro and M6 Max to focus on M7 chips  KitGuruApple won't wait for the M7 chips before releasing a MacBook with a touchscreen  Mezha
  
• Andy Burnham picks Greater Manchester CEO to oversee devolution of power at No 10 North - The Guardian29 June 2026, 5:44 pm
  Andy Burnham picks Greater Manchester CEO to oversee devolution of power at No 10 North  The GuardianBurnham sets out vision to transform Britain and fix ‘broken’ system  The GuardianWill Andy Burnham's devolution plan raise economic growth?  BBCBurnham’s plan to ‘rewire’ Britain could short-circuit the economy  The TelegraphFive things we learnt from Andy Burnham’s speech  Financial Times
  
• Liverpool target Diomande would prefer to join PSG - BBC29 June 2026, 5:41 pm
  Liverpool target Diomande would prefer to join PSG  BBCYan Diomande transfer news: PSG in talks to sign Liverpool target and Ivory Coast international  Sky SportsYan Diomande chooses PSG as next destination if he leaves RB Leipzig - The Athletic  The New York TimesLiverpool snubbed by Yan Diomande as elite alternative to Paris Saint-Germain bound star emerges  talkSPORTLiverpool transfers: Six Diomande alternatives after PSG bombshell  Planet Football
  
• Man who created fake Tinder profile to entice strangers to 'rape' ex jailed | ITV News - ITVX29 June 2026, 5:28 pm
  Man who created fake Tinder profile to entice strangers to 'rape' ex jailed | ITV News  ITVXStalker who used Tinder to terrorise ex jailed  BBCStalker who used fake Tinder profile to lure men to ex’s home jailed for eight years  The GuardianStalker impersonated ex-girlfriend on Tinder and invited men to rape her  The TelegraphMan jailed for stalking his ex-girlfriend with fake Tinder profile  Cheshire Constabulary
  
• Top Boy actor Micheal Ward raped woman in car, court told - BBC29 June 2026, 5:16 pm
  Top Boy actor Micheal Ward raped woman in car, court told  BBCTop Boy actor Micheal Ward 'raped woman in a car after party', court hears  Sky NewsTop Boy star raped woman in back of car, court told  The IndependentTop Boy actor raped woman in car, court hears  London Evening StandardTop Boy actor Micheal Ward ‘told rape victim not to waste time’  The Times
  
• Resident doctors in England accept pay deal and end strikes - BBC29 June 2026, 4:42 pm
  Resident doctors in England accept pay deal and end strikes  BBCResident doctors in England accept government offer on pay and jobs  The GuardianResident doctors accept pay offer after three years of strike action  Financial TimesResident doctors accept pay offer  HSJ | Health Service JournalJunior doctors to earn more than £100k in deal to end strikes  The Telegraph
  
• Beckham joins star-studded Royal Box on Day 1 - Wimbledon29 June 2026, 4:32 pm
  Beckham joins star-studded Royal Box on Day 1  WimbledonAll The Best Celebrity Fashion At Wimbledon 2026  British VogueWimbledon 2026: David Beckham, Niall Horan in attendance in London  ESPNAll the celebrities at Wimbledon 2026: David Beckham, Maura Higgins, Romeo Beckham and more  Page SixWimbledon 2026: Mary Berry and David Beckham lead the best-dressed guests  The Telegraph