Grenfell residents gather for last anniversary before tower is taken down

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People came to ‘say goodbye to their homes’ before the two-year process of dismantling the building begins

Grenfell residents gathered in London to “say goodbye to their homes” on what is likely to be the last anniversary of the tragedy before the tower is dismantled.

The 72 people who died in the tower block fire in west London in June 2017 were commemorated with a silent walk through the streets of north Kensington on Saturday evening – just months before the two-year process of dismantling what remains of the building is expected to begin.

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Deadly algal bloom in South Australia’s Coorong an environmental ‘eye opener’, ecologist says

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Among the dead in the internationally significant wetland are estuarine snails, shore crabs, baby flounder and ‘a thick stew of polychaete worms’

When South Australia’s algal bloom arrived in the Coorong, it stained the water like strong tea before turning it into a slurry of dead worms.

Many had hoped the storm in late May would break up the bloom of Karenia mikimotoi algae, which has killed more than 200 different marine species. Instead, high tides swept the algae into the Coorong, an internationally significant Ramsar wetland at the mouth of the Murray River.

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Two skydivers killed in ‘tragic accident’ at airfield in Devon

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Emergencies services were called to an incident at Dunkeswell aerodrome at 1pm on Friday

Two skydivers have died after an incident at an airfield in Devon, police have said.

Emergency services were called to the scene at Dunkeswell aerodrome, near Honiton, at 1pm on Friday “following concerns for the welfare of two people”, Devon and Cornwall police said.

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Mehdi Taremi to miss Club World Cup after Israeli strikes close Iran’s airports

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  • Iranian forward remains in Tehran due to closed airspace

  • Inter to start Club World Cup campaign on Wednesday

The Inter forward Mehdi Taremi will not be able to join his teammates at the Club World Cup in the United States as he is stuck in Tehran because of the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.

Flights from all Iranian airports have been grounded after an exchange of military strikes between Iran and Israel over the past two days. That meant the Iran international was unable to take his scheduled flight on Saturday to join his teammates in Los Angeles.

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Israel claims it has gained control of airspace over Tehran

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Defence minister Israel Katz says Iranian capital ‘will burn’ if more missiles are fired at his country

Israel has claimed to have gained control of the skies over the Iranian capital and warned that “Tehran will burn” if more missiles are fired at its territory, but the Iranian leadership remained defiant, vowing a “more severe and powerful response” and threatened to widen the war by striking ships and bases of Israeli allies.

The mutual threats reflected the risks of a dramatic escalation in the conflict, as US-Iranian negotiations planned before the war in Oman were abandoned after Tehran said they would be “meaningless”, and Israel appeared to target Iran’s gas industry. Israeli rhetoric reflected its leaders’ growing confidence that they have gained the upper hand, and raised questions over whether Israeli war aims could go beyond the stated objective of crippling Iran’s nuclear programme.

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Keir Starmer to launch national inquiry into grooming gangs

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PM says new statutory inquiry was ‘right thing to do’ after findings of review submitted by Louise Casey

Keir Starmer will launch a national inquiry into grooming gangs after receiving the recommendations of an independent report on the scandal.

The prime minister said a new statutory inquiry was “the right thing to do” based on the findings submitted by Louise Casey, who has carried out a months-long inquiry into the abuse of young girls.

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UK moves jets to Middle East as Starmer refuses to rule out defending Israel

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Military assets to provide ‘contingency support’ as PM repeats call for de-escalation after Iran’s retaliatory strikes

The UK is moving jets and other military assets to the Middle East, Keir Starmer has said, refusing to rule out defending Israel from Iranian strikes despite Tehran’s threat that such an action could lead to British bases in the region being targeted.

Speaking to reporters on the plane to the G7 summit, Starmer reiterated his call for de-escalation, saying he had held a series of calls with other world leaders in the hours after Israel’s attack on Iran, including the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Donald Trump.

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The Latest: Israel threatens more attacks on Iran after Tehran retaliates with missile strikes – AP News

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  1. The Latest: Israel threatens more attacks on Iran after Tehran retaliates with missile strikes  AP News
  2. Live updates: Israel warns ‘Tehran will burn’ if Iranian strikes continue  CNN
  3. Israeli air force achieved freedom of operation in Tehran's airspace, IDF says  Axios
  4. Live Updates: Iran Launches Missiles at Israel After Israeli Strikes on Nuclear Sites  The New York Times
  5. McCaul says Israel strikes are 'perfect opportunity' for Iranians to overthrow Islamic regime  Fox News
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Vodafone terminates contracts of 12 franchisees who joined £120m lawsuit

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Telecoms group says it strongly refutes claim by 62 franchisees that it ‘unjustly enriched’ itself at their expense

Vodafone has terminated the contracts of 12 franchisees who have continued running the brand’s high street stores while also being part of a £120m high court claim against the telecoms group.

The legal case was launched in December, when 62 franchisees claimed Vodafone had “unjustly enriched” itself at the expense of scores of vulnerable small business owners by slashing commissions to franchisees operating the mobile phone company’s retail outlets.

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