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Prediction markets launch helps drive Plus500 revenues to three-year high
Plus500 launched its sports prediction markets offering at the end of June amid the World Cup football frenzy.
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Primary schools to ban cars parking at the school gates
The scheme will begin from the start of the new school year
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UK wants deeper post-Brexit relationship with EU under Burnham, says minister
Hamish Falconer has pledged to create a ‘more ambitious relationship’ with the bloc
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Thousands evacuated as wildfires burn across western US and Canada
More than 20,000 people were forced to abandon communities along British Columbia's Okanagan Lake
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Met Office issues rare extreme heat warning update as 36C forecast
Parts of the UK are set to see their fifth heatwave of the summer
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The US is set to invest $400 million into a tiny Australian town. Here’s why
The town of Fifield has found itself at the center of a major strategic play by the United States government
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Labour says Farage has ‘no serious answers’ to prisons crisis – UK politics live
Reform says it will free up space in jails in England and Wales by rapidly deporting all foreign offenders
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Australian police close case after ‘body’ found in suitcase turns out to be doll
Australian police said the doll had markings that resembled bruises and grazes
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Man dies after being pulled from the sea at Camber Sands beach
Emergency services were called to the popular beach on Sunday evening
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Ukrainian drone attack kills 13 in Russia's Tatarstan, officials say
It is one of the deadliest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia since the start of Moscow's war on Ukraine.
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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief
Campaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise it
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Healthy drinks brand founded by rugby player snapped up by Vimto
London-listed Nichols described the acquisition as a ‘strategic milestone’ for the group
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Mapped: Where drought has been declared in the UK as another heatwave looms
Parts of England already struggling with prolonged dry weather could be plunged into drought
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Thames Water gave finance chief a £1m signing-on fee
The seven-figure payment was given to Steve Buck as part of package to persuade him to join the troubled utility company.
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Monday briefing: How the new phase of confrontation at al-Aqsa signals a challenge to the status quo
In today’s newsletter: Jerusalem’s most volatile site has again become a flashpoint, with Arab states and former Israeli officials sounding the alarm over Benjamin Netanyahu’s complicity
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Postcode Lottery results: Check if your area has won today’s jackpot
Postcodes in Manchester, Newcastle, South London are some of 20 streets that have won
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Burnham promises action for consumers to help ease cost-of-living squeeze
The Prime Minister said the cost of living ‘continues to weigh heavily on so many people’s lives’.
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Everything you need to know about the Tupac Shakur trial
Rap icon Shakur was shot in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996
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North Korea to deploy 50,000 soldiers to Russia, Zelensky claims
Ukrainian leader says close alliance between Moscow and Pyongyang creates problems for Asia as well as Europe
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Woman assaulted after Travelodge staff gave room key to her abuser
Woman had gone to London hotel for ‘night away from the fear’ in latest incident of chain giving keys to men without checking
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M11: The team behind Keely Hodgkinson's golden rise and pursuit of 800m world record
BBC Sport looks at the team behind Great Britain 800m star Keely Hodgkinson's golden rise and pursuit of a world record.
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More parts of England to be declared in drought amid another summer heatwave – latest updates
The heat and continuing dry conditions are being supercharged by the escalating climate crisis
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Mapped: UK to be hotter then Barcelona as fifth heatwave will bring 36C temperatures
Heat health alerts are in place across England as the UKHSA has warned there could be a rise in deaths among the vulnerable population
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British widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rules after living there for 21 years
Authorities say application to stay was made too late, as UK officials say Sweden takes ‘stricter approach’ than other EU countries
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Ferrari worth £3.7million among supercars seized in London weekend crackdown
Cars taken included a Ferrari Monza SP2, which had only been in the UK for a day
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Europe heatwaves lead to record-early harvest at Catalan winery
At Gramona, a winery in the Anoia area, labourers have begun the harvest several weeks ahead of the traditional August dates
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Gianni Infantino: Fifa accused of breaking trust 'through deception'
Fifa has been accused of breaking trust "through deception" in an open letter issued by Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation.
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British national shot dead in Kashmir by Pakistani security forces
Mohammad Akhtar, 50, from Peterborough killed during clashes between authorities and protesters
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Iran war live: Trump ‘low-keying it’ as Tehran demands compensation to reopen Hormuz
Iran has warned the Strait will remain shut until the US meet six crucial conditions
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Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with conservative Liberal group
Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he instructed the factional group ‘not to keep going’ because ‘it became so toxic’
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Former Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row cancels book tour
A bookshop event and a conference speech featuring the former Cambridge University professor have been called off
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New Zealand’s decision to recognise a new official language draws sharp criticism
English given the same status Māori and sign language
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Lifelike doll with 'bruises and grazes' sparks mistaken Australian murder inquiry
Police initially believed a woman's body was in the suitcase but forensics later showed it was not human
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Typhoon Dolphin: China evacuates more than 1 million people as massive storm arrives
Typhoon Dolphin has made landfall, bringing strong winds and heavy rain across eastern China including Shanghai.
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Risk of patient safety 'bonfire' with Health Bill changes, Lib Dems say
The party says the government's plans to modernise the NHS risk another major hospital scandal.
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Tech leaders say AI means less work - their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week
Tech companies are not modelling their own claims of the technology giving people more free time.
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Travelodge staff gave domestic abuser key to his victim's room
A woman tells the BBC her attacker kicked her hotel room door "off its hinges" after reception gave him the key.
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Thai school shooting: Teen learnt how to use guns via social media
Police say they are still investigating the 14-year-old shooter's motive.
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Andoni Iraola: What we have learned from Liverpool's start under new boss
Four pre-season games is a very small sample, but Andoni Iraola is starting to put his stamp on Liverpool. So how are the Reds shaping up under their new boss?
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Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai
Authorities warn that days of intense rain could trigger widespread flooding and landslides as storm moves north and further inland
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Russia to hand over control of two key Mediterranean bases to Syria
Hmeimem air base and Tartus naval base will serve as joint Syrian-Russian training centres under new bilateral deal
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Eight teenagers charged with murder over alleged attack after Queensland party
Man, 21, dies six days after being taken to hospital in critical condition after alleged attack in Bahrs Scrub, Logan
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UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year
Big companies describe being under constant threat but only half have a plan in place to respond to an attack
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Iran live: Tehran demands compensation from Trump to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iran has warned the Strait will remain shut until the US meet six crucial conditions
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Ukraine war live: Kyiv launches at least 285 drones in 12 hours
Ukraine and Russia accused each other of deadly attacks on Sunday
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UK weather: Brief relief ahead of fifth heatwave - as more areas could move into drought
While Monday won't be quite as hot as the weekend, temperatures will ramp up ahead of the fifth widespread heatwave of the year.
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NSW police say ‘body’ of woman found in suitcase by side of road near Goulburn was not human
What was originally reported as a body found in Oallen on Sunday was ‘very realistic in the terms of looking like human remains’, police say
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Abdul El-Sayed hits back after Trump posts about Michigan Democrat and his wife
The Michigan Democrat says the Trumps ‘don’t like each other’ but are interested in ‘making billions of dollars off of you’
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals she is freezing her eggs and hasn't 'ruled out' presidential run
The popular Democratic congresswoman also said "anything was possible" when asked about a possible Senate bid.
