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• Tottenham vs Charlton: Carabao Cup second round - LIVE - London Evening Standard26 August 2026, 7:40 pm
  Tottenham vs Charlton: Carabao Cup second round - LIVE  London Evening StandardTottenham Hotspur vs Charlton Athletic: League Cup stats & head-to-head  BBCTottenham vs Charlton LIVE! Carabao Cup second round score updates, news, prediction, lineups and how to watch or stream  Sky SportsTEAM NEWS | Debuts for Brooks and Ouma  Charlton Athletic Football ClubTeam news | Porro, van de Ven available, Maddison a doubt for Charlton clash  Tottenham Hotspur
  
• Actor Tim Curry, who starred in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died - Sky News26 August 2026, 7:16 pm
  Actor Tim Curry, who starred in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died  Sky NewsRocky Horror star Tim Curry dies at 80  BBCTributes paid to 'bright fierce flame' Tim Curry  RTE.ieFarewell, Dr Frank-N-Furter: why Tim Curry’s Rocky Horror Show will go on  The GuardianTim Curry  IMDb
  
• Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Latest updates as third round ties revealed - The Independent26 August 2026, 6:22 pm
  Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Latest updates as third round ties revealed  The IndependentEFL Cup LIVE: Build-up, team news, live text & score updates as it happens from across the EFL Cup  BBCCarabao Cup third round draw: How to watch, possible opponents, ball numbers, fixture dates  Chelsea Football ClubCarabao Cup Round Three draw details  The English Football LeagueCarabao Cup highlights: Brentford hit six; Leeds, West Ham & Ipswich win  Sky Sports
  
• Chelsea offered chance to sign Villa's Emiliano Martínez - source - ESPN26 August 2026, 6:19 pm
  Chelsea offered chance to sign Villa's Emiliano Martínez - source  ESPNChelsea in contact over move for Villa goalkeeper Martinez  BBCChelsea in talks with Emiliano Martínez’s camp and braced for Enzo Fernández bid  The GuardianAston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez offered to Chelsea - The Athletic  The New York TimesEmiliano Martinez transfer news: Chelsea considering late move for Aston Villa and Argentina goalkeeper  Sky Sports
  
• Nepal flooding latest: 'At least 33 Britons' among hundreds missing after deadly flash floods hit border - Sky News26 August 2026, 5:41 pm
  Nepal flooding latest: 'At least 33 Britons' among hundreds missing after deadly flash floods hit border  Sky NewsGirl, 13, among missing British citizens after flash flood in Nepal  The GuardianTourist board says 33 UK nationals missing after Nepal-Tibet flash floods  BBCNepal flash floods: ‘There’s simply nowhere to run’ says IFRC  Channel 4Nepali man recalls how he clung to mango tree for survival during deadly flash floods  The Independent
  
• ‘Pack of lies’: Robert Jenrick launches personal attack on Kemi Badenoch - The Guardian26 August 2026, 5:33 pm
  ‘Pack of lies’: Robert Jenrick launches personal attack on Kemi Badenoch  The GuardianMeloni denies warning Badenoch about Reform pact  The TelegraphI want to revive economy like Giorgia Meloni did, says Kemi Badenoch  The TimesHas Giorgia Meloni abandoned the populist Right?  UnHerdMeloni and Badenoch under pressure after Rome meeting  Brussels Signal
  
• US issues sanctions against UK-based direct action group Palestine Action - The Guardian26 August 2026, 5:14 pm
  US issues sanctions against UK-based direct action group Palestine Action  The GuardianUS designates Palestine Action a terrorist group  BBCTrump declares Palestine Action a global terror group  The TelegraphUS imposes sanctions on Palestine Action and other left-wing groups  Al JazeeraUS bans Palestine Action  Financial Times
  
• Murder arrests after child dies in Grangetown house fire | ITV News Tyne Tees - ITVX26 August 2026, 4:40 pm
  Murder arrests after child dies in Grangetown house fire | ITV News Tyne Tees  ITVXSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Fundraiser for A66 crash police officers tops £1m - BBC26 August 2026, 4:26 pm
  Fundraiser for A66 crash police officers tops £1m  BBCFather's house rammed before son died in A66 crash  BBCFive more arrested over crash that killed seven people including two police officers  The Guardian‘Gang rivalry’ led to A66 crash in town terrorised by feuds  The TelegraphTributes Paid to Fallen Cleveland Police Colleagues  Police Federation
  
• '0% chance' - Atletico hit back at Barca over Alvarez transfer row - BBC26 August 2026, 4:23 pm
  '0% chance' - Atletico hit back at Barca over Alvarez transfer row  BBCAtletico Madrid set Julian Alvarez transfer deadline amid Arsenal interest  The IndependentBarcelona hopeful of signing Julián Álvarez from Atlético Madrid - Joan Laporta  ESPNAtleti 'victims' in Alvarez transfer saga as Barca speak out - Euro Transfer News  TNT SportsJulian Alvarez: Atletico Madrid say there's 'zero per cent chance' of him joining Barcelona despite club's plea as Arsenal wait in wings  Sky Sports
  
• LIVE as HUGE plume of smoke seen rising from grass fire in south London - Your Local Guardian26 August 2026, 4:12 pm
  LIVE as HUGE plume of smoke seen rising from grass fire in south London  Your Local GuardianMore than 100 firefighters tackle south London blaze  The TelegraphMitcham fire: 125 firefighters battle huge blaze in south London  London Evening StandardMitcham fire live as smoke seen for miles in second fire in area this week  My LondonAvoid area warning as major grass fire burns south London grassland  London Now
  
• iPhone 18 Pro Launch: Apple Confirms Keynote, Full Schedule Here - Forbes26 August 2026, 4:10 pm
  iPhone 18 Pro Launch: Apple Confirms Keynote, Full Schedule Here  Forbes‘Surprise and shine’: Apple to hold first major iPhone launch under new CEO next month  CNNApple to Hold Sept. 9 Foldable iPhone Launch to Start Ternus Era  Bloomberg.comHere’s When Apple Will Reveal Its iPhone 18 Pro And Foldable Phone Date  ForbesApple sets iPhone launch event for Sept. 9, first under new CEO John Ternus  CNBC
  
• CIA chief makes rare visit to Moscow - Financial Times26 August 2026, 3:52 pm
  CIA chief makes rare visit to Moscow  Financial TimesCIA chief travels to Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports  BBCDemocratic states sue to block postal service from carrying out Trump’s mail-in voting order – US politics live  The GuardianUkraine war latest: Trump says 'something may come of' CIA chief's Moscow visit - as Zelenskyy gives Musk award  Sky NewsKremlin says US spy chief met with Russian counterparts during Moscow visit  Reuters
  
• Boy, 15, arrested over fatal stabbing at council building - The Telegraph26 August 2026, 3:32 pm
  Boy, 15, arrested over fatal stabbing at council building  The TelegraphTeenager, 15, arrested over fatal stabbing at Brent Civic Centre  BBCMurder investigation after young man stabbed at council headquarters near Wembley Stadium  Sky NewsFatal stabbing in building housing London council headquarters  ITVXWembley stabbing: Young man dies in Brent council office  The Times
  
• FTSE 100 Live: Blue chips nudge higher as Wall Street heads in the opposite direction - Proactive Investors26 August 2026, 3:04 pm
  FTSE 100 Live: Blue chips nudge higher as Wall Street heads in the opposite direction  Proactive InvestorsMiners support FTSE 100 as investors eye key events  ReutersLondon pre-open: Stocks to edge up as investors eye US inflation, Nvidia results  London South EastAs it happened: Antofagasta leads FTSE 100 rally; oil falls as US-Iran deal ‘close’  City AMFTSE 100 drifts lower as eyes turn to Nvidia  Belfast Telegraph