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NewsPA Media: UK NewsGovernments under pressure to order Omagh bomb inquiries after judicial ruling
A judge in Belfast High Court found it was potentially plausible that the Real IRA attack in 1998 could have been prevented.
NewsThe GuardianHome Office agrees to look into fate of Chinese sailors deported in 1946
Home Office agrees to look into fate of Chinese sailors deported in 1946About 2,000 seamen were forcibly deported from Liverpool after serving Britain during the war Kim Johnson, Labour’s Liverpool Riverside MP, called the action ‘one of the most nakedly racist actions ever undertaken by the British government’. Photograph: David Colbran/Alamy
NewsThe GuardianWest Midlands primary school wins appeal against academy status
West Midlands primary school wins appeal against academy status. Judge calls decision not to revoke academy order ‘irrational’, as inspections halted during pandemic
NewsThe GuardianTwo years after winning with Dominic Cummings, Johnson looks rudderless
Two years after winning with Dominic Cummings, Johnson looks rudderless. Analysis: Attacks by PM’s former adviser echoed by Tory insiders who say No 10 operation is chaotic
NewsPA Media: UK News‘Summer of closures’ predicted for pubs and restaurants due to ‘pingdemic’
The UKHospitality trade association warned the sector will have “one tied behind our back” as staff are forced into isolation
NewsPA Media: UK NewsGreensill review ‘scapegoated’ ex-senior civil servant Lord Heywood, says widow
Lady Heywood said her husband was ‘effectively gagged’ during the process.
BusinessPA Media: UK NewsTrain timetables reduced and Tube lines closed as ‘pinged’ staff self-isolate
In excess of 600,000 people in England and Wales were instructed to quarantine by the coronavirus app in the week to July 14.
NewsThe GuardianStonehenge may be next UK site to lose world heritage status
Stonehenge may be next UK site to lose world heritage status. Britain is eroding global reputation for conserving its historic assets, culture bodies are warning
BusinessThe GuardianAd men sacked to improve gender pay gap win sex discrimination claim
Ad men sacked to improve gender pay gap win sex discrimination claim. London tribunal rules men axed after director vowed to ‘obliterate’ J Walter Thompson’s reputation of ‘being full of white men’
NewsPA Media: UK NewsVaccinators dubbed the ‘Pfizer Chiefs’ man jab bus at Latitude
NHS staff are offering people the chance to be jabbed while they enjoy the music.
LifestylePA Media: UK NewsFurry cross the Mersey! Cat reunited with family after seven years
Tony and Claire Fielding spent months trying to find their cat Sam and gave up hope after not being able to track him down.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsEssential staff can be exempt from isolation in ‘very limited’ situations
Nicola Sturgeon has announced that workers in critical industries can avoid isolation after close contact if it would impact on essential services.
NewsThe Guardian‘The law is cold. It doesn’t reflect the life lost’: mothers of murder victims tell their stories
‘The law is cold. It doesn’t reflect the life lost’: mothers of murder victims tell their stories. Grieving parents of two young women killed by their ex-boyfriends launch a new film to step up their campaign for justice
SportPA Media: UK NewsLatest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England
Of the 315 local areas in England, 307 (97%) have seen a week-on-week rise in rates and eight (3%) have seen a fall.
NewsThe GuardianWhy could Stonehenge be stripped of world heritage site status?
Why could Stonehenge be stripped of world heritage site status?Unesco expresses concern that ‘substantial harm’ would be caused by the proposed cut-and-cover road tunnelStonehenge may be next UK site to lose world heritage status Unesco says Stonehenge will be put on its danger list unless plans for the A303 road tunnel are changed. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
NewsPA Media: UK NewsFood sector bosses: Government action over self-isolation ‘worse than useless’
It comes after a minister said more than 10,000 workers in the sector would be given an exemption.
NewsThe GuardianPurging fringe groups will not help Labour unite its factions
Purging fringe groups will not help Labour unite its factions This can only add grist to the mill of those who perceive a campaign to drive out former Jeremy Corbyn supporters, writes David Parker. Plus letters from Thelma Walker and Bruce Whitehead Representatives of leftwing groups facing expulsion from Labour protest outside the party’s headquarters. Photograph: Barcroft Media/Getty Images
NewsThe GuardianA skilled workforce needs arts graduates
A skilled workforce needs arts graduatesJim Northover questions the logic in cutting funding for arts courses, when creative minds help drive the technology and engineering sectors ‘I wonder if the education secretary stopped to think about those with skills in visual communication and typography who are responsible for help making data, algorithms and coding readable.’ Photograph: Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock
NewsPA Media: UK NewsQueen holds video call with Canada’s first indigenous Governor General
Governor General Mary Simon served as Canada’s ambassador to Denmark.
HealthPA Media: UK NewsDelta variant ‘may be 46% more likely to cause reinfection’
The variant currently accounts for around 99% of coronavirus cases across the UK.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsGiggs ‘kicked ex in back and threw her naked out of hotel room’, court told
The former Manchester United star denies assault and controlling and coercive behaviour.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsMan denies murdering 15-year-old who was shot and stabbed in street attack
A total of five suspects will face trial in October accused of killing Keon Lincoln.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsCouple devastated after life-sized Laurel and Hardy statues stolen
Owner said the figures, taken many times over the years, disappeared again on Thursday morning.
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German railways put flood damage at $1.5 billion
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn says the floods that hit the east of the country last week caused it about 1.3 billion euros in damage. That's about $1.5 billion. And the bad news doesn't end there. Volker Hentschel is head of plant maintenance and management at Deutsche Bahn.He says the firm is pretty sure there's no insurance cover for much of the damage to buildings and networks. Now it's still unclear when rail freight will resume for the region's steel industry. Authorities are still working to determine the total cost of the floods. The worst damage was done in western Germany and eastern Belgium. German chancellor Angela Merkel called the damage 'immense'.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsNot yet time to ‘pat ourselves on the back’ over climate progress, says PM
Boris Johnson released a video to mark 100 days until the Cop26 summit in Glasgow.