Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner is set to announce new rules to boost affordable homes. This follows Labour’s announcement of a £20bn ‘black hole’ in public finances Follow our live blog for more:...
Men’s Olympic triathlon race postponed over Seine pollution levels • FRANCE 24 English
The men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics will not go ahead as planned on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Seine remain too high, World Triathlon said in a statement, dealing a blow to organisers and leaving...
Can Bangladesh’s students force real change? I DW News Desk
Protests in Bangladesh began in universities and colleges last month, and flared into nationwide protests that resulted in more than a 150 killed, and thousands injured as security forces cracked down. They led to...
Olympics: South Africa’s Tatjana Smith wins 100m breaststroke gold • FRANCE 24 English
Tatjana Smith took South Africa’s first gold of the Paris Olympics on Monday and added the 100 metres breaststroke title to the 200 metres she won at Tokyo 2021 under her maiden name of Schoenmaker. #Olympics...
Gazans to receive medical treatment in United Arab Emirates | BBC News
Five bus loads of wounded and sick Palestinians are said to leave Gaza for medical treatment abroad. It would be one of the largest single medical evacuations of the sick and wounded since the war began last October...
LIVE: Home Secretary Yvette Cooper lays down flowers after the Southport stabbings
Two children were killed and nine others injured along with two adults who were "bravely trying to protect" the youngsters. Many of the victims remain in a critical condition. A 17-year-old boy is being held...
Human Rights Watch documents sexual violence in Khartoum
A report by Human Rights Watch accuses the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces of carrying out widespread sexual violence against women since the conflict in Sudan began last year. It also says access to...