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• Iran war latest: Trump claims control of Hormuz as assassination threat revealed - The Independent12 August 2026, 5:03 am
  Iran war latest: Trump claims control of Hormuz as assassination threat revealed  The IndependentGulf States Accept a New Normal in Hormuz: Iran Is in Control  WSJIran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz as deal still out of reach  The GuardianQatar sees 'positive' signs in Iran-Oman talks on reopening Hormuz  Euronews.comIran changed the rules in Hormuz. The Gulf is changing the rules for Iran  Al Jazeera
  
• Europe’s total solar eclipse: the best place to see it and how to view it safely - The Guardian12 August 2026, 4:27 am
  Europe’s total solar eclipse: the best place to see it and how to view it safely  The GuardianWhat you need to know about the solar eclipse in eastern England  bbc.co.ukIn Europe, the Total Solar Eclipse Is Hours Away  The New York TimesWhich parts of the UK will have the best weather for the solar eclipse?  ITVXNo solar eclipse glasses for tomorrow? How to make your own pinhole viewer  House & Garden
  
• JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port - ft.com12 August 2026, 4:00 am
  JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port  ft.comUS Says Ukraine to Avoid Targeting Tankers, Oil Site  Bloomberg.comUkraine agrees safe passage for Kazakh crude tankers  Splash247Drone attacks reduce July CPC oil loadings by a fifth, sources say  reuters.comTanker Market: Can Kazakh Crude Fill the Gaps?  Hellenic Shipping News
  
• Scorched London: Images from space reveal how heatwaves have frazzled the capital - London Evening Standard12 August 2026, 3:20 am
  Scorched London: Images from space reveal how heatwaves have frazzled the capital  London Evening Standard'45m Brits in drought' and a 'Not-so-small boats crisis'  bbc.co.ukMapped: Where drought has been declared in the UK as another heatwave looms  The IndependentCould England and Wales ever run out of water?  The GuardianUK heatwaves: Satellite images show impact of hot, dry summer  BBC
  
• Arsenal and Liverpool handed new Bradley Barcola transfer update after key PSG decision - London Evening Standard12 August 2026, 2:41 am
  Arsenal and Liverpool handed new Bradley Barcola transfer update after key PSG decision  London Evening StandardBradley Barcola transfer news: Arsenal could hijack Liverpool's move for PSG winger - Paper Talk  Sky SportsLiverpool agree five-year deal with Bradley Barcola: report  FourFourTwoTransfer news LIVE: Romero to Arsenal, Liverpool want Barcola, Man Utd target defender  The IndependentLiverpool 'ready to abandon Barcola talks' as Arsenal get clear run  London Evening Standard
  
• EastEnders announces two more new characters for big Denise Fox story - Digital Spy12 August 2026, 1:36 am
  EastEnders announces two more new characters for big Denise Fox story  Digital SpyEastEnders welcomes two new arrivals to the Fox-Trueman family  bbc.co.ukEastEnders set for ‘unexpected reunion’ with new cast members to join Fox-Trueman family  The IndependentEastEnders casts major TV star for tragic Denise cancer story  Metro.co.ukEastEnders Denise Fox’s secret brother revealed and fans will recognise actor  AOL.co.uk
  
• Trump's dramatic plane swap hints at personal stakes of Iran war - bbc.co.uk12 August 2026, 12:14 am
  Trump's dramatic plane swap hints at personal stakes of Iran war  bbc.co.ukTrump confirms security threat spurred secret plane switch  The TelegraphTrump’s Air Force One deception faces scrutiny over ‘decoy’ passengers  The GuardianWhy Reporters Are Angry About Trump's Secret Flight Out Of Turkey  NDTVDonald Trump confirms plane switch via catering container after Secret Service warned of Iran threat  news.sky.com
  
• More weather records as UK heat set to spike again - BBC11 August 2026, 11:30 pm
  More weather records as UK heat set to spike again  BBCMapped: UK to be hotter than Athens as fifth heatwave will bring 38C temperatures  The IndependentSummer 2026 on course to be UK’s hottest on record, says Met Office – as it happened  The GuardianUK weather latest: Temperatures set to rise amid 'national emergency' warning  news.sky.comPM to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid ‘extreme heat’ warning and wildfires  ITVX
  
• At least 15 dead and dozens missing after ferry capsizes in Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba - news.sky.com11 August 2026, 11:12 pm
  At least 15 dead and dozens missing after ferry capsizes in Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba  news.sky.comSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Households near new pylons to get £250 taken off annual energy bills - The Guardian11 August 2026, 11:02 pm
  Households near new pylons to get £250 taken off annual energy bills  The GuardianFirst 'pounds for pylons' energy bill discount sites revealed  bbc.co.ukMore than 100,000 homes to be in the shadow of net zero pylons  The TelegraphHouseholds near UK grid upgrade projects in line for lower electricity bills  ft.comRevealed: The areas set to get £2,500 off their energy bills as government unveils new projects  The Independent
  
• Suri Core 1.0 electric toothbrush review: this new budget model is still sustainable – and the one I’d buy - The Guardian11 August 2026, 11:01 pm
  Suri Core 1.0 electric toothbrush review: this new budget model is still sustainable – and the one I’d buy  The Guardian
  
• The Office actress Lucy Davis says she has 'incurable' cancer - BBC11 August 2026, 10:51 pm
  The Office actress Lucy Davis says she has 'incurable' cancer  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Cholesterol-busting statins ARE ‘drugs for life’ - but you could come off them at 75, scientists say - The Sun11 August 2026, 10:30 pm
  Cholesterol-busting statins ARE ‘drugs for life’ - but you could come off them at 75, scientists say  The SunStopping statins in people over 75 at low risk for heart disease didn’t increase deaths  STATStopping Statins After 75 May Not Raise Death Risk In Low-Risk Adults: The Lancet Study  Health and Me
  
• Man United transfer news LIVE: Lewis-Skelly stance and Lewis Hall update, Tchouameni blow - Manchester Evening News11 August 2026, 9:51 pm
  Man United transfer news LIVE: Lewis-Skelly stance and Lewis Hall update, Tchouameni blow  Manchester Evening NewsMan Utd news: Are Red Devils done in the transfer window?  BBCManchester United have had a quiet transfer window. Which might not be a bad thing  The New York TimesMan Utd can finalise eight transfers this week including £89m of talent arriving  The MirrorMan Utd Transfer News Today: Endrick bombshell lands, Arsenal star is 'offered'  footballtransfers.com
  
• Anguish of Colombian brother at rubble of building being searched for earthquake survivors - bbc.co.uk11 August 2026, 9:34 pm
  Anguish of Colombian brother at rubble of building being searched for earthquake survivors  bbc.co.ukSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News