Widow of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi given death sentence by Iraqi court ( www.theguardian.com )
Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines ( www.theguardian.com )
US Gaza aid pier to be permanently dismantled after operating for just 20 days – reports ( www.theguardian.com )
Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers ( www.theguardian.com )
A man has been caught trying to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country’s customs authority....
Wessex Water’s TV ad banned for omitting sewage record ( www.theguardian.com )
Disney faces strike threat as thousands of California workers vote on walkout ( www.theguardian.com )
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National Trust’s wildflower meadow project flourishes on north Devon coast ( www.theguardian.com )
When the sowing began on the coastline of south-west England, conservationists warned it may take a little while for the new wildflower meadows to flourish fully....
Will my heat pump be a noise nuisance to my neighbours? ( www.theguardian.com )
Heat pumps are designed to be installed outside the home to extract warmth from the air, ground or water. In densely populated areas, this could mean scores of heat pump fans humming within a small area....
Watchdog investigates Defra over authorisation of bee-killing pesticide ( www.theguardian.com )
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is being investigated by the environmental watchdog after Conservative ministers authorised a bee-killing pesticide that was banned by the EU....
TV tonight: inside the nine tense months leading up to Royal Ascot ( www.theguardian.com )
Cameras follow all the behind-the-scenes drama at Park House Stables. Plus: all the fun of a summer in Devon and Cornwall. Here’s what to watch this evening...
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan accused of being ‘serial tax evaders’ ( www.theguardian.com )
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Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people ( www.theguardian.com )
Doubt raised about election hopefuls who stood without providing photos, biographies or contact details
TV tonight: it’s a dog’s life for one down-on-their-luck model ( www.theguardian.com )
Michelle de Swarte’s semi-autobiographical take on her materialist former life is a gleeful romp. Plus: war arrives in Westeros – and how! Here’s what to watch this evening...
Brazil apologises after three diplomats’ Black teenagers searched at gunpoint ( www.theguardian.com )
Brazil’s ministry of foreign affairs has been forced to apologise to the embassies of Canada, Gabon and Burkina Faso after three diplomats’ teenage children – all of whom are Black – were searched at gunpoint by police officers....
John Cena announces retirement from WWE wrestling ( www.theguardian.com )
HMRC withheld offshore tax avoidance figures for UK’s wealthy during election ( www.theguardian.com )
‘People are incandescent…’ How sewage spills became a vote-winner for the Lib Dems ( www.theguardian.com )
Polluted chalk streams in England’s South Downs infuriated voters in Chichester, a seat that had been Conservative for a century...
TV tonight: two new telly detectives are here to thrill crime drama fans ( www.theguardian.com )
The Turkish Detective is based on Barbara Nadel’s bestselling novels. Plus: the hippy days of Ibiza are brought back to life. Here’s what to watch this evening...
The ‘tricky balancing act’: Jordan’s dilemma on Israel and Gaza ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Blue wall’ of Tory seats collapsed because of green issues, say Greenpeace ( www.theguardian.com )
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Who is in the new Labour cabinet? ( www.theguardian.com )
With many MPs who served Blair and Brown, Starmer’s team is one of the most experienced in recent times
Rewilding plan aims to bring majestic white storks to London ( www.theguardian.com )
White storks could soon be wheeling in the skies above London and building their huge nests among towers, flats and spires as a result of new rewilding plans....
TV tonight: a moreish Swedish thriller about a big family trauma ( www.theguardian.com )
A grief therapist is forced to face her childhood in End of Summer. Plus: it’s England v Switzerland! Here’s what to watch this evening...
US economy adds 206,000 June jobs as labor market cools slightly ( www.theguardian.com )
Deforestation in Colombia falls to lowest level in 23 years ( www.theguardian.com )
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