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• More than 37,500 migrants return to Morocco after crossing into Ceuta - Euronews.com31 July 2026, 4:20 pm
  More than 37,500 migrants return to Morocco after crossing into Ceuta  Euronews.comAbout 60,000 migrants arrive in Ceuta in 24 hours, Spanish territory's leader says  BBCOutside Source | Migrant influx into Spain's enclave of Ceuta  BBCCeuta latest: 60,000 migrants breach border and enter Spanish enclave from Morocco in 24 hours  Sky NewsSpain, Morocco halt deadly rush on Spanish enclave after 49,000 cross in a day  CNN
  
• First round result expected soon in vote to replace Burnham as Greater Manchester mayor - BBC31 July 2026, 4:19 pm
  First round result expected soon in vote to replace Burnham as Greater Manchester mayor  BBCPolls open in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection overshadowed by new PM and Farage’s antics  The GuardianGreater Manchester election live: PM faces first test at ballot box  The IndependentBev Craig wants to succeed Andy Burnham, not imitate him  manchestermill.co.ukGreater Manchester mayoral by-election  findoutnow
  
• Mykhailo Mudryk: Chelsea winger cleared to play again with immediate effect after doping ban resolved - Sky Sports31 July 2026, 4:18 pm
  Mykhailo Mudryk: Chelsea winger cleared to play again with immediate effect after doping ban resolved  Sky SportsMykhailo Mudryk: Chelsea winger free to return to football after doping case resolved  BBCMykhailo Mudryk set for Chelsea comeback as doping ban resolved  London Evening StandardMykhailo Mudryk: Chelsea winger free to return to football as Cas partially upholds appeal against doping ban  BBCUpdate on anti-doping disciplinary proceedings  TheFA.com
  
• Hobbies can improve your health – here are four tips for choosing one - The Guardian31 July 2026, 4:01 pm
  Hobbies can improve your health – here are four tips for choosing one  The Guardian
  
• Moment ‘Temu Barbie’ brazenly sobs to cops - as she's jailed over killing - The Sun31 July 2026, 3:10 pm
  Moment ‘Temu Barbie’ brazenly sobs to cops - as she's jailed over killing  The SunEx-wife of man killed in Plymouth acid attack jailed  BBCThe drug dealer set up by his ex-wife in 'barbaric' acid attack | ITV News  ITVX‘Temu Barbie’ jailed for killing ex in acid attack after she teamed up with drug gang to target him in deadly plot  The SunDanny Cahalane's ex-wife jailed for nine years after fatal acid attack  Plymouth Live
  
• Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal double deal close; Man Utd eye Igor Thiago - London Evening Standard31 July 2026, 2:56 pm
  Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal double deal close; Man Utd eye Igor Thiago  London Evening StandardBruno Guimaraes: Arsenal closing in on Newcastle captain  BBCArsenal confident of signing Bruno Guimarães as Eddie Howe leaves Newcastle - sources  espn.co.ukArsenal target Bruno Guimarães not on Newcastle’s flight to pre-season camp  The GuardianBruno Guimaraes asks Newcastle to delay pre-season travel plans to finalise Arsenal move  talkSPORT
  
• Budget to be held in October, Healey announces - BBC31 July 2026, 2:26 pm
  Budget to be held in October, Healey announces  BBCChancellor confirms Autumn budget will be delivered on 28 October – UK politics live  The GuardianBudget to move “power and money out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain”.  GOV.UKHealey will set out first budget of Burnham premiership on October 28  The IndependentHealey to hold pre-Hallowe’en Budget  The Telegraph
  
• FIFA insists 'nobody is selling football' after UEFA threatens to boycott tournaments if plans to sell off stake in World Cup go ahead - Sky Sports31 July 2026, 2:15 pm
  FIFA insists 'nobody is selling football' after UEFA threatens to boycott tournaments if plans to sell off stake in World Cup go ahead  Sky SportsGianni Infantino: Fifa executive joins PM Andy Burnham in questioning Infantino  BBCThe week that shook football  Financial TimesStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 national associations  UEFA.comWill Infantino survive Fifa’s latest scandal? Trump’s involvement changes everything  The Independent
  
• Village hit by 5ft wall of water after quarry blast - The Telegraph31 July 2026, 1:46 pm
  Village hit by 5ft wall of water after quarry blast  The TelegraphResidents hit by flooding call for quarry to shut after blast  BBCGwaelod-y-Garth residents evacuated after flood strikes village  BBCHomes and streets flooded after reports of 'blast' at nearby quarry | ITV News  ITVXAvalanche of rocks and mud engulf sports pitches where hundreds of kids play  Wales Online
  
• Four bodies found during search for 10 missing climbers after Pakistan avalanche - BBC31 July 2026, 1:12 pm
  Four bodies found during search for 10 missing climbers after Pakistan avalanche  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• NatWest Raises Guidance, Brings Forward Buyback Announcement Plans - WSJ31 July 2026, 12:28 pm
  NatWest Raises Guidance, Brings Forward Buyback Announcement Plans  WSJNatWest chief resists calls for tax rises on banks  Financial TimesNatWest (Q2 Results): solid, buybacks pulled forward  Hargreaves LansdownH1 2026 NatWest Group Results  NatWest GroupNatWest shares rewarded for half-year profit surge  Interactive Investor
  
• UK petrol price hits Iran war high, adding to pressure on households - The Guardian31 July 2026, 12:25 pm
  UK petrol price hits Iran war high, adding to pressure on households  The GuardianPetrol prices to top 160p a litre as Middle East strikes resume  The TimesFeel sorry for the rest of the UK, NI motorists told as GB petrol hits three-year high  Belfast TelegraphPetrol prices hit highest level since start of Iran war  The TelegraphPetrol price hits 160p per litre in "very unwelcome news for drivers" – RAC  Business Motoring
  
• 'I heard a crackle': Woman on moment she believes Suffolk wildfire started - ITVX31 July 2026, 12:18 pm
  'I heard a crackle': Woman on moment she believes Suffolk wildfire started  ITVXWildfire near Sizewell nuclear plant causes ‘total devastation’ to Suffolk landscape  The GuardianSuffolk wildfires: Woman says she saw the heather catch fire  The TimesLarge forest fire on Dunwich Heath  Suffolk County CouncilWildfire threatening nuclear power plant started on RSPB reserve  The Telegraph
  
• Disgraced funeral boss who failed to bury bodies jailed for 20 years - BBC31 July 2026, 12:14 pm
  Disgraced funeral boss who failed to bury bodies jailed for 20 years  BBCHull funeral director who left bodies to rot in mortuary jailed for 20 years  The Guardian'No sentence enough' for funeral director who failed to bury bodies  BBCFuneral director jailed over bodies and ashes 'horror' | ITV News  ITVXPolice fear more victims in Hull Legacy funeral case  BBC
  
• FIFA advances plans for 64-team World Cup review despite private investment backlash - espn.co.uk31 July 2026, 11:57 am
  FIFA advances plans for 64-team World Cup review despite private investment backlash  espn.co.ukFifa rapidly accelerates plan to expand World Cup to 64 teams from 2030 tournament  The GuardianWorld Cup: FIFA studying impact of expanding to 64 teams for 2030 edition  Al JazeeraGianni Infantino trying to rush through 64-team World Cup to save sale plot  The SunFifa accelerates plans for 64-team World Cup  The Telegraph