No. 7 · Saturday, 15 August 2026
An emergency alert was sent to phones across England and Wales this week over what danger?
DWildfire risk
Why
Millions received an emergency alert warning against barbecues and campfires due to extreme wildfire risk, the Guardian reported.
GuardianWhich former Cambridge professor, at the centre of a plagiarism row, was found dead this week?
CJason Arday
Why
Jason Arday, who had resigned from Cambridge amid plagiarism accusations, was found dead at his home in south London, the BBC reported.
BBCA second train derailment within 24 hours happened near which Essex town?
DWickford
Why
A Greater Anglia train's rear carriages derailed near Wickford, a day after a separate derailment in East Sussex, the Guardian reported.
GuardianWhich three Trump family members is the BBC trying to subpoena in its defamation defence?
BIvanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Jared Kushner
Why
The BBC filed a motion to serve Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr and Jared Kushner as it fights the president's defamation lawsuit, the Guardian reported.
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