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• Flood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469 - The Guardian28 August 2026, 7:26 am
  Flood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469  The GuardianFamilies fly to Nepal in search for 33 missing British nationals  BBCNepal-Tibet flash flood: helicopter rescue operations suspended as lake overflows; death toll rises to 469  The GuardianLive updates: China suspends flood rescue near Nepal border over fears of secondary disaster  CNNChina suspends Nepal rescue efforts as lake overflows  Financial Times
  
• Bradley Barcola 'set for Liverpool medical' as debut date decided - London Evening Standard28 August 2026, 6:55 am
  Bradley Barcola 'set for Liverpool medical' as debut date decided  London Evening StandardTransfer latest: Liverpool closing in on deal for Bradley Barcola, Omar Marmoush joins Tottenham on season-long loan  BBCLiverpool agree £120m deal for Bradley Barcola after breakthrough talks with PSG  The GuardianLiverpool agree £120MILLION deal to sign Bradley Barcola  Liverpool FCBradley Barcola: how Liverpool’s pursuit was four years in the making  The Times
  
• Norway's King Harald dies aged 89 - BBC28 August 2026, 6:40 am
  Norway's King Harald dies aged 89  BBCNorway’s King Harald dies leaving stormy succession over crown princess’s Epstein links  The GuardianKing Harald of Norway dies  Sky NewsNorway's crown prince becomes King Haakon VIII after his father's death  The IndependentKing Harald of Norway dies aged 89  Financial Times
  
• Healey to shelve his own defence spending target of 3% of GDP by 2030 - Financial Times28 August 2026, 6:13 am
  Healey to shelve his own defence spending target of 3% of GDP by 2030  Financial Times
  
• Chelsea 2-0 Luton: Danny Welbeck and Hakeem Odoffin's own goal earns Xabi Alonso a first competitive home win to reach Carabao Cup third round - Sky Sports28 August 2026, 5:58 am
  Chelsea 2-0 Luton: Danny Welbeck and Hakeem Odoffin's own goal earns Xabi Alonso a first competitive home win to reach Carabao Cup third round  Sky SportsChelsea 2-0 Luton Town: Debutant Danny Welbeck downs Hatters in Carabao Cup  BBCWelbeck: 'It's such a privilege to play with these players' | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football ClubCarabao Cup LIVE! Chelsea vs Luton and Fulham vs AFC Wimbledon score updates, news, prediction, lineups and how to watch or stream  Sky SportsCarabao Cup: Chelsea defeat Luton to set up Leeds tie  The English Football League
  
• Mob of balaclava-clad youths torch cars in 'tribute' to dead A66 joyrider - GB News28 August 2026, 5:32 am
  Mob of balaclava-clad youths torch cars in 'tribute' to dead A66 joyrider  GB NewsWho were the seven killed in wrong-way crash?  BBCInquests open into A66 crash deaths near Middlesbrough  BBCCars 'set on fire at vigil for A66 crash dead' as 200 extra police officers sent to Cleveland  lbc.co.ukThe A66 tragedy: breaking a cycle that began long before social media  North East Bylines
  
• Womb cancer found in Suffolk woman during preventative surgery - BBC28 August 2026, 5:25 am
  Womb cancer found in Suffolk woman during preventative surgery  BBC
  
• Serial rapist police officer passed vetting despite warnings - BBC28 August 2026, 5:06 am
  Serial rapist police officer passed vetting despite warnings  BBC
  
• Treasury analysis ‘shows wealth tax would lose money’ - The Telegraph28 August 2026, 5:00 am
  Treasury analysis ‘shows wealth tax would lose money’  The TelegraphHMRC reports record capital gains tax haul after Reeves’ rate rise  Financial TimesTax alert: Treasury rakes in 'meteoric' £24billion from capital gains tax as John Healey preps Budget  GB NewsGovernment collects record capital gains tax as 181,000 more pay up  The IndependentCapital gains tax revenues make the case for the Taxing Wealth Report  Funding the Future
  
• More than 200 extra police officers sent to Cleveland after string of incidents | ITV News Tyne Tees - ITVX28 August 2026, 4:32 am
  More than 200 extra police officers sent to Cleveland after string of incidents | ITV News Tyne Tees  ITVXExtra 200 police aid crash and fire deaths force  BBC200 police officers sent to Middlesbrough after violent crime wave  The IndependentMore than 200 extra police officers sent to Cleveland after Middlesbrough incidents  Sky NewsIntimidation of public after A66 crash is terrorism, MP says  The Times
  
• What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm? - The Guardian28 August 2026, 4:27 am
  What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?  The GuardianMeta's bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety  BBCIf you thought Meta’s child safety scandal was bad, just wait for AI  The TelegraphMeta settles landmark US lawsuit for nearly bn and agrees to change Facebook and Instagram  The ConversationFriday briefing: ​Could Meta’s ​child‑​safety ​settlement ​open the ​door​ to global reform?  The Guardian
  
• ‘Behind every case, a person’: the man leading DRC’s Ebola fight on the human cost hidden behind the numbers - The Guardian28 August 2026, 4:00 am
  ‘Behind every case, a person’: the man leading DRC’s Ebola fight on the human cost hidden behind the numbers  The GuardianDR Congo begins vaccinations to fight fastest-growing Ebola outbreak | ITV News  ITVXDRC begins vaccinating front-line healthcare workers against Ebola  Al JazeeraSecond meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on the epidemic of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Temporary recommendations  World Health Organization (WHO)UN chief condemns “indifference” as Ebola cases mount in DR Congo  UN News
  
• Bible bombshell as ‘true tomb’ of Jesus Christ found by archaeologists after 2,000 years - Daily Express28 August 2026, 2:59 am
  Bible bombshell as ‘true tomb’ of Jesus Christ found by archaeologists after 2,000 years  Daily Express‘True tomb’ of Jesus Christ found after 2,000 years — and it matches the Biblical telling  New York PostArchaeologists Find Ancient Tomb and Garden That Match Biblical Account of Jesus  YahooArchaeologists unearth ancient burial landscape, maybe Jesus', under the Church of the Holy Sepulchre  ProtoThema EnglishArchaeologists May Have Found Jesus Christ’s Tomb  2oceansvibe News
  
• Dolly Parton’s sister reveals singer offered to test experimental cancer drugs before she died - The Guardian28 August 2026, 2:50 am
  Dolly Parton’s sister reveals singer offered to test experimental cancer drugs before she died  The GuardianFoster carers praise Dolly Parton's book scheme  BBCDolly Parton’s Appalachian folk wisdom united the world  The TelegraphDolly Parton death latest: Country legend’s sister breaks her silence with emotional tribute  The IndependentDolly Parton’s 10 Leadership Lessons For Business Executives  Forbes
  
• Jacob Elordi on why The Dog Stars had him asking 'What am I missing' in life? - BBC27 August 2026, 11:44 pm
  Jacob Elordi on why The Dog Stars had him asking 'What am I missing' in life?  BBCThe Dog Stars review – Ridley Scott’s lethargic postapocalyptic drama is a misfire  The Guardian'The Dog Stars' Review: Jacob Elordi in Ridley Scott's Dystopian Drama  The Hollywood ReporterThe Dog Stars review — Jacob Elordi stars in Ridley Scott’s zombie film  The TimesRidley Scott’s vision of a post-apocalyptic world is oddly blissful  The Telegraph