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• Paris drops Mercator projection: France now looks smaller on world maps - Euronews5 September 2026, 7:12 pm
  Paris drops Mercator projection: France now looks smaller on world maps  EuronewsWhat different world maps get right - and what they get wrong  bbc.co.ukUN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale  The GuardianUN tells the world: Stop making Africa look small  UN NewsCountries vote at UN to back world map that shows Africa's true size  news.sky.com
  
• ‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting - The Guardian5 September 2026, 7:02 pm
  ‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting  The GuardianNigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover  bbc.co.ukFarage brushes aside Reform controversies in closing conference speech – UK politics as it happened  The GuardianReform UK winded by donations row as insiders call for shift in approach  BBCNigel Farage’s pile of financing scandals  Financial Times
  
• OpenAI acknowledges 'wiki incident' and need for more transparency around unintended AI behavior - Reuters5 September 2026, 6:59 pm
  OpenAI acknowledges 'wiki incident' and need for more transparency around unintended AI behavior  ReutersEXCLUSIVE: OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring  ReutersOpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure  TechCrunchAI agents conspired to escape their cage. Experts now fear a global ‘takeover’  The TelegraphOpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claims  bbc.co.uk
  
• Rescuers in Nepal find two more people alive after flash flood disaster - The Guardian5 September 2026, 6:42 pm
  Rescuers in Nepal find two more people alive after flash flood disaster  The GuardianTwo survivors miraculously rescued 10 days after devastating flash floods in Nepal  CNNRescuers pull Chinese worker, Nepali woman from flood wreckage alive  aljazeera.comNepal Floods Buried a House. The Woman Inside Was Still Alive.  The New York TimesChinese national rescued from hydropower tunnel - army  RTE.ie
  
• Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner angry with VAR handball call - bbc.co.uk5 September 2026, 6:36 pm
  Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner angry with VAR handball call  bbc.co.ukSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• London Paddington fire causes rail chaos as Heathrow trains cancelled - The Guardian5 September 2026, 6:10 pm
  London Paddington fire causes rail chaos as Heathrow trains cancelled  The GuardianTrains between Paddington and Heathrow Airport blocked by grass fire  The IndependentFire near London station causes 'major disruption' for travellers as key train lines suspended  GB NewsTrains cancelled on major London to Oxford route amid power supply failure  Oxford MailFire near Paddington causing major disruption to Elizabeth line and GWR rail  Murky Depths
  
• Tim Dowling: my twice-daily baths are giving me a sinking feeling - The Guardian5 September 2026, 6:03 pm
  Tim Dowling: my twice-daily baths are giving me a sinking feeling  The Guardian
  
• Probe launched after ‘unexplained’ death of child next to fishing lake in UK woodland - The Sun5 September 2026, 5:41 pm
  Probe launched after ‘unexplained’ death of child next to fishing lake in UK woodland  The SunSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Jaguar Land Rover confirms job cuts as manufacturer looks to save £1.7bn - news.sky.com5 September 2026, 5:38 pm
  Jaguar Land Rover confirms job cuts as manufacturer looks to save £1.7bn  news.sky.comJaguar Land Rover confirms planned job cuts  bbc.co.ukJaguar Land Rover to axe 4,000 jobs as sales fall and tariffs bite  The TimesTata-owned JLR to cut 4,000 jobs in the UK amid sales and tariff pressures  The Economic TimesJaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs as Trump’s tariffs take their toll  The Telegraph
  
• Robert Pattinson Kisses Suki Waterhouse as ‘Primetime’ Rocks Venice With 7-Minute Standing Ovation - Variety5 September 2026, 5:17 pm
  Robert Pattinson Kisses Suki Waterhouse as ‘Primetime’ Rocks Venice With 7-Minute Standing Ovation  VarietyPrimetime review: Robert Pattinson is extraordinary as controversial paedophile-hunter Chris Hansen ★★★★★  bbc.co.uk'Primetime' Reviews: Reaction To New Robert Pattinson A24 Movie  DeadlineRobert Pattinson responds to Chris Hansen’s criticisms of Lance Oppenheim’s ‘Primetime’: “I hope he likes the movie”  Screen DailyPrimetime review: Robert Pattinson is tremendous in this stomach-churning media satire  The Telegraph
  
• High-flying Hull maintain unbeaten start by holding off Aston Villa in stalemate - The Guardian5 September 2026, 4:30 pm
  High-flying Hull maintain unbeaten start by holding off Aston Villa in stalemate  The GuardianHull 0-0 Aston Villa: Tigers remain unbeaten as Unai Emery's 200th game in charge fails to bring much-needed goal  Sky SportsHull City vs Aston Villa: Premier League preview, team news, stats & head-to-head  BBCJake Osgathorpes Premier League tips and predictions: 26/27 Saturday Matchday 3  Sporting LifeTeam News: Aston Villa (H)  wearehullcity.co.uk
  
• F1 Italian GP: Gasly takes stunning maiden pole for Alpine - Autosport5 September 2026, 4:24 pm
  F1 Italian GP: Gasly takes stunning maiden pole for Alpine  AutosportItalian Grand Prix: Pierre Gasly has George Russell covered at Monza in biggest surprise pole in years  bbc.co.ukF1 Italian GP LIVE: Final Practice and Qualifying updates, results, stream, highlights from Formula 1 race weekend at Monza  Sky SportsItalian Grand Prix: Pierre Gasly beats George Russell to stunning Monza pole  BBCPierre Gasly takes shock pole for F1 Italian GP as Alpine stun big guns  The Guardian
  
• Green Party deputy is a landlord, despite vow to abolish landlords - The Times5 September 2026, 4:00 pm
  Green Party deputy is a landlord, despite vow to abolish landlords  The Times
  
• Putin signs off on 72-hour ceasefire with Kyiv as US envoys visit - politico.eu5 September 2026, 3:16 pm
  Putin signs off on 72-hour ceasefire with Kyiv as US envoys visit  politico.euRussia-Ukraine war: US envoys meet Putin in Moscow for Ukraine talks  bbc.co.ukPutin pauses strikes on Kyiv for Witkoff and Kushner talks  The TelegraphTrump envoys arrive in Moscow with Ukraine peace proposal  Financial TimesUS-Russia talks: Putin meets envoys and orders Kyiv strike pause  The Times
  
• US hits three Iranian oil tankers after saying its warships were targeted - bbc.co.uk5 September 2026, 2:35 pm
  US hits three Iranian oil tankers after saying its warships were targeted  bbc.co.ukUS strikes three Iranian oil tankers in response to missile attack on warships  ITVXUS military says it struck three Iranian tankers after American warships came under missile attack  The GuardianU.S. Strikes Three Iranian Ships After Missiles Fired at American Aircraft Carrier  WSJUS destroys Iranian oil tankers after IRGC fires at warships  The Telegraph