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What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.

These are headlines published by other newsrooms, not Hornafrika reporting. We show the headline, a short extract and a link; the full article stays with the publisher who wrote it, and copyright in each headline and extract remains with that publisher. How the wire works

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKevin Rawlinson and agency27 Aug 2026

Broadcaster Jenni Murray died days after north London car crash, inquest hears

Coroner told BBC veteran was dazzled by headlights and sustained rib and sternum fractures in collision, which led to bronchopneumonia The broadcaster Jenni Murray died days after being involved in a car crash which happened when she was…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCaroline Davies27 Aug 2026

BBC to bring back Top Gear amid speculation about show’s next presenters

Motoring series to return four years after Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff suffered serious injuries in crash during filming Top Gear, the long-running motoring show that has been off air since its co-host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was seriously…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPress Association27 Aug 2026

UK airports operator hit by cyber-attack and customer data accessed

Company that runs Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports says passenger safety is unaffected Business live – latest updates Three UK airports have been hit by a “cybersecurity incident” in which the data of about 8.7 million…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalPeter Beaumont, senior international correspondent27 Aug 2026

Russia warns Britain is ‘playing with fire’ over its support of Ukraine

Kremlin threatens retaliation after Burnham says UK will help Ukraine start producing long-range missiles UK politics live – latest updates Russia has said it could retaliate against the UK for its support of Kyiv by striking military…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNeha Gohil Midlands correspondent27 Aug 2026

Birmingham seeks injunction to stop anti-migrant group erecting flags on infrastructure

City residents had accused council of giving ‘free rein’ to campaign promoting England flags Birmingham city council is seeking an injunction to stop members of an anti-migrant group from erecting flags, including union jack and St…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRobert Booth UK technology editor27 Aug 2026

UK expects Meta to match US child safety measures after $18bn settlement

Minister calls for Instagram owner to extend sweeping new safeguards for young users to Britain UK politics live – latest updates Business live – latest updates The UK government expects the Instagram owner Meta to roll out the same…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalRachel Hall27 Aug 2026

Search on for at least 33 Britons missing after flash floods in Nepal and Tibet

Rescue teams are searching for nearly 1,400 missing people, mostly tourists, after floods kill at least 270 Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Rescue teams in Nepal are searching for at least 33 British nationals who are among those…

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