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Nine US 'duck boat' victims from the same family - governor 21 July 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVideo shows the tourist boat before it capsized on a lake in Missouri Nine of the 17 people who died when a tour boat sank in a Missouri lake were from the same family, according to the governor of Missouri. Governor Michael…

Smart meters to cut energy bills by just £11, say MPs 20 July 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Customers who get smart meters installed are expected to save just £11 a year off their energy bills, a group of MPs has found. It was originally thought tha…

20 July 2018 Image copyright Getty Images US President Donald Trump says he is ready to intensify his trade war with China by slapping tariffs on all $500bn of imports from the country. "I'm ready to go to 500," he said in an interview with the CNBC channel. Mr Trump's comments come before the most recent round of US tariffs has had time to take ef…

Singapore personal data hack hits 1.5m, health authority says 20 July 2018 Hackers have stolen personal data in Singapore belonging to some 1.5 million people, or more than a quarter of the population, officials say. They broke into the government health database in a "deliberate, targeted and well-plan…

MPs criticise head of public prosecution's rape case failures 20 July 2018 Image copyright Getty Creative MPs have criticised the director of public prosecutions over failings in the disclosure of evidence in rape and serious sexual assault cases. A num…

20 July 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"That's going to be special" - US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats learns of the Putin visit while at an event US President Donald Trump has invited Russian leader Vladimir Putin to visit the US in the autumn, his press secretary says. Sarah Sanders tweeted that discussions for the visit were already under way. Earlier Mr Trump rejected a proposal by Mr Putin that Rus…

Trump rejects proposal for Russia to interrogate US citizens 19 July 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shake hands in Helsinki …

Jewish nation state: Israel approves controversial bill 19 July 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionIsraeli Arab MPs protest and rip copies of the bill after Knesset passes nation state law Israel's parliament has passed a controversial law characterising the country as principally a Jewish state, fuelling anger among its Arab …

London Bridge terror attack heroes on Civilian Gallantry List 19 July 2018 Related TopicsLondon Bridge attack Image caption Eight people were killed in the London Bridge terror attack Heroes of …

New Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab set for talks with EU 19 July 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Dominic Raab will be fronting the UK's negotiations with the EU …

White House insists Trump believes Russia still a threat 18 July 2018 Related TopicsRussia-Trump inquiry Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPresident Trump was bombarded by questions as reporters were asked to leave A White House official has denied that the president thinks Russia is no longer a threat to the US, hours after he a…

Cave rescue: First pictures emerge of Thai boys in hospital 11 July 2018 Related TopicsThailand cave rescue Image copyright Thai government public relations department Image caption The boys will…

Cliff Richard: BBC bosses 'should carry the can' 18 July 2018 Related TopicsSir Cliff Richard privacy case Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe singer wins BBC privacy case at High Court but how did it get to this Senior BBC managers have to "carry the can", Sir Cliff Richard has said, after winning his privacy case over the cov…

18 July 2018 Sir Cliff Richard has won his privacy case against the BBC over its coverage of a police raid on his home. High Court judge Mr Justice Mann has awarded him £210,000 damages. The singer claimed the BBC's reporting of the 2014 raid, which was part of an investigation into historical child sex allegations, was a "serious invasion" of privacy. This breaking news story is being updated and…

Google hit with 4.3bn euro Android fine from EU 18 July 2018 Image copyright Getty Images/Google Google is to be fined a record 4.3 billion euros ($5bn; £3.8bn) over its Android operating system, the BBC has learned. The European Commission's action fol…