Grenfell prompts creation of building safety regulator

The new watchdog will be able to prosecute rule-breaking developers and take their properties off the market.

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Israeli city's residents fear for the future

Both Jewish and Arab Israelis feel unprotected after intercommunal violence in the Israeli city.

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Afghanistan: All foreign troops must leave by deadline - Taliban

The group's stance comes amid reports US forces will stay to protect embassies and the airport.

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Didi ordered off China's app stores by nation's cyber regulator

The ride-hailing app is facing regulatory problems at home, days after its New York share launch.

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Didi ordered off China's app stores by nation's cyber regulator

The ride-hailing app is facing regulatory problems at home, days after its New York share launch.

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Pope admitted to Rome hospital for 'scheduled' colon surgery

The scheduled operation will deal with an issue in the 84-year-old Pope's colon, the Vatican says.

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Accept our rule or no ceasefire, rebels say

The rebels, who have retaken much of the Ethiopian region, also insist Eritrean troops must withdraw.

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Japan landslide: Elderly couple among survivors pulled from buried homes

Dozens of homes in the coastal city of Atami were buried as heavy rain triggered a torrent of mud.

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Jacob Zuma: South African court to hear ex-president's jailing appeal

Ex-President Jacob Zuma challenges his conviction for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry.

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Critically endangered antelope saiga makes comeback

The population of the rare saiga has more than doubled since 2019, reversing a slide towards extinction.

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John Lewis plans to build 10,000 rental homes

The department store chain says it wants to address the UK's housing shortage and support communities.

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Firms urge PM to back returning to the office

Working from home should no longer be the default after 19 July, say more than 50 business leaders.

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Homeowners to get 15 years to sue for bad workmanship - minister

The announcement comes amid concerns leaseholders are bearing the cost of fire safety works.

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What we can all learn from Britney Spears’ case

The pop star’s conservatorship has shed light on our treatment of female celebrities in the 2000s.

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Israeli videographer goes viral with sheep drone shots

Lior Patel's drone footage of sheep has been viewed more than 100,000 times on Facebook.

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Portal: Lithuania and Poland build a window connecting two cities

Residents of Vilnius, Lithuania and Lublin, Poland are now connected by a 'portal' between the cities.

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Canada heatwave: Military on standby as lightning triggers more wildfires

Lightning strikes following a huge heatwave have triggered more than 170 fires in British Columbia.

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Philippines military plane crashes with at least 85 on board

The aircraft crashed in flames but around half of the people on board are reported to have been rescued.

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Miami building collapse: Search efforts suspended ahead of demolition

Teams are preparing to raze the standing portion of an apartment building that collapsed last week.

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Don't allow shop abuse to worsen, retail bosses urge PM

Bosses of 100 brands call on Boris Johnson to support greater protection in law for retail workers.

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Cyprus appeals for help as huge wildfire rips through forest

A blaze described as the worst in the country's history forces the evacuation of several villages.

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Nnamdi Kanu's arrest leaves Nigeria's Ipob separatists in disarray

Igbo separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu was largely ignored until his movement became an armed struggle.

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Miami condo collapse: A boom, then the ground shook

Witnesses recount the terrifying night of the Champlain Tower collapse and the week that shook Miami.

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'Coercion and rape': Investigating my yoga school

Ishleen Kaur was passionate about yoga movement Sivananda, until she found allegations of sexual abuse.

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Miami building collapse: Demolition date brought forward

The standing portion of the partly collapsed complex will be destroyed as a tropical storm approaches.

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Covid: Thousands protest in Brazil against Bolsonaro over pandemic handling

The demonstration were triggered by allegations of corruption involving the purchase of vaccines.

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Swedish Co-op supermarkets shut due to US ransomware cyber-attack

Some 500 stores are forced to close due to the ripple effects of a major cyber attack in the US.

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Massachusetts armed group arrested after stand-off with police

Several men fled after police found their vehicles stopped on a highway lay-by in Massachusetts.

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Europe migrant crisis: Boat sinks off Tunisia drowning 43

Another 84 migrants were rescued after their boat capsized in a bid to sail from Libya to Europe.

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Vatican embezzlement trial: Cardinal Angelo Becciu among 10 charged

Angelo Becciu, a former aide to the Pope, is among 10 people a Vatican judge says must stand trial.

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Bollywood's Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao divorce after 15 years

The A-list Indian couple say will still work on joint projects in "a new chapter".

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Ukraine plans for women to march in high heels spark outrage

The military wants women soldiers to march in high heels rather than army boots on independence day.

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How dogs are helping the Surfside rescue effort

From trauma therapy to search and rescue, these dogs are playing a pivotal role in recovery

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Morrisons: Supermarket agrees £6.3bn takeover

The UK's fourth largest supermarket accepts an offer from a US investment group.

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Japan landslide: 20 missing in Atami city.

The government is dispatching an emergency task force to the area around Atami, which has seen heavy rain.

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'Hiking as a black person in the US can be nerve-racking'

Mardi is part of Outdoor Afro, an organisation which encourages black nature lovers into the outdoors.

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Belarus closes border to Ukraine over coup claim

President Alexander Lukashenko claims he has uncovered a foreign plot to overthrow his regime.

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The codes helping visually-impaired people shop

New technology that allows phones to read out labelling is about to make supermarkets much more accessible.

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'It's like Endgame...where everyone just disappears'

New York celebrity restaurateur Stephen Starr is having to get creative to staff his businesses

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US officer plays Taylor Swift song to try to stop video

The officer in Oakland wanted to prevent activists filming him from uploading the video to YouTube.

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Miami building collapse: Firefighter's 7-year-old daughter found dead

She is the third child to be recovered from the site of the collapsed 12-storey block.

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US halts executions restarted under Trump

Federal executions, which are being paused once again, had been on hiatus until last year.

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Euro 2020: Uefa bans rainbow ads at two quarter-finals

Uefa tells VW not to use rainbow ads in Azerbaijan and Russia, where gay rights are restricted.

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Iraq power cuts stir protests as summer temperatures scorch country

The country's power system has been in a poor state for years and the outages have fuelled protests.

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Vauxhall set to announce Ellesmere Port electric van

The news, which could be confirmed as early as next week, will safeguard more than 1,000 jobs at the at-risk plant.

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Tse Chi Lop: 'Asian El Chapo' can be handed over to Australia

The alleged drug lord is suspected of running an illegal, multi-billion dollar operation.

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France investigates retailers over China forced labour claims

French authorities investigate four brands over alleged human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region.

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Boeing 737 cargo jet crashes into sea off Honolulu, Hawaii

The US Coast Guard reportedly rescues the two pilots of the plane, which crashed near Honolulu.

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Tokyo 2020: US sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson set to miss Olympic Games after positive cannabis test

US sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson receives a one-month ban after testing positive for marijuana - and is set to miss the Tokyo Olympics.

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US jobs growth picks up speed amid reopening

The US economy added 850,000 jobs in June, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics.

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