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Woman and three children die in Bolton house fire 8 July 2017 From the section Manchester Image caption The two boys and a girl were all under the age of 13, police say A woman and three children have died after a house fire in Bolton. The blaze broke out at Rosamond Street in the Daubhill area of the town just after 09:00 BST. A man managed to jump fr…

G20: UK-US trade deal to happen quickly, says Trump 8 July 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright EPA US President Donald Trump has said he expects a trade deal with the UK to be completed "very, very quickly". Speaking at the G20 summit in Hamburg, he also said he will come to London. The US president is holding one-to-one talks with UK Prime Minister Theresa May …

G20: 'Difficult' talks ahead as protesters arrested 8 July 2017 From the section Europe Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Dozens of protesters were detained after setting fire to vehicles and barricades in Hamburg Leaders are entering the final day of talks at the G20 meeting in Hamburg as officials …

Grenfell firefighters 'hampered by equipment' By John Sweeney and James Clayton BBC Newsnight 7 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images A series of failings that hampered the efforts of firefighters to tackle the Grenfell Tower fire and rescue the building's residents have been indentified by a BBC investigation. Crews cited …

Grenfell firefighters 'hampered by equipment' By John Sweeney and James Clayton BBC Newsnight 7 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images A series of failings that hampered the efforts of firefighters to tackle the Grenfell Tower fire and rescue the building's residents have been indentified by a BBC investigation. Crews cited …

Bradley Lowery: Sunderland fan dies after long illness 7 July 2017 From the section England Image copyright PA Image caption Bradley loved Sunderland and was invited on to the pitch at the Stadium of Light Six-year-old Bradley Lowery, whose plight touched tens of thousands of people, has died after a long ill…

Bradley Lowery: Sunderland fan dies after long illness 7 July 2017 From the section England Image copyright PA Image caption Bradley loved Sunderland and was invited on to the pitch at the Stadium of Light Six-year-old Bradley Lowery, whose plight touched tens of thousands of people, has died after a long ill…

Bradley Lowery: Sunderland fan dies after long illness 7 July 2017 From the section England Image copyright PA Image caption Bradley loved Sunderland and was invited on to the pitch at the Stadium of Light Six-year-old Bradley Lowery, who touched tens of thousands of people, has died following a long illness.…

Hillsborough disaster: Charges decision due 28 June 2017 From the section Liverpool Image copyright Hillsborough Inquests Image caption Ninety-six football fans were fatally injured in a crush at Hillsborough stadium in 1989 A decision on whether individuals and organisations will face criminal charges over t…

G20: Trump and Putin to have first face-to-face talks 7 July 2017 From the section Europe Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump on Thursday: Russia should join "the fight against common enemies and in defence of civilisation itself" US President Donald Trump is to have his first face-to-face encounter with Russia's leader Vladimir Putin at a G20 summit in Germany's city of Hamburg. They have both…

Girl dies in A38 Birmingham school trip crash 7 July 2017 From the section England Image caption Police were diverting traffic away from the near the scene of the crash A 14-year-old girl has died in a minibus crash involving pupils going on a school art trip. Emergency services were called to the crash between the minibus and a lorry on the A38 in Cast…

Girl dies in A38 Birmingham school trip crash 7 July 2017 From the section England Image caption Police were diverting traffic away from the near the scene of the crash A 14-year-old girl has died in a minibus crash involving pupils going on a school art trip. Emergency services were called to the crash between the minibus and a lorry on the A38 in Cast…

Grenfell fire: Cladding faces large-scale fire tests 6 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Reuters Cladding samples that have failed safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire will be subjected to further "large-scale" testing. Experts will fix a complete cladding system to a 30ft-high (9m) demonstration wall and subject it to "a severe fire", the government…

One in three nursing homes in England 'fail safety' By Nick Triggle Health correspondent 6 July 2017 From the section Health Image copyright Getty Images More than a third of England's 4,000 nursing homes are failing on safety, according to inspectors. Drug errors, lack of staff and falls were highlighted by the Care Quality Commission in its rev…

Immigration 'amnesty' for Grenfell fire residents 5 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Foreign nationals directly affected by the Grenfell Tower fire are to be allowed to stay in the UK for 12 months regardless of their immigration status. The Home Office says its priority is to see residents "deal with the extremely difficult circumstances" so they can…