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Annapolis shooting: Five killed in attack on US newspaper 28 June 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHelicopter video shows police escorting people from the Capital Gazette newspaper building A shooting at a local newspaper in Maryland has left five people dead and more injured, say officials. Police said there were multiple …

Grenfell inquiry: Firefighter 'dangled from window' 28 June 2018 Related TopicsGrenfell Tower fire Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGrenfell firefighter Charles Batterbee tells of blazing debris falling from the block One of the first firefighters to enter Grenfell Tower has told how he clung to his colleague as he dangled out o…

Grenfell inquiry: Firefighter 'dangled from window' 28 June 2018 Related TopicsGrenfell Tower fire Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGrenfell firefighter Charles Batterbee tells of blazing debris falling from the block One of the first firefighters to enter Grenfell Tower has told how he clung to his colleague as he dangled out o…

Homes evacuated as moorland fire declared 'major incident' 27 June 2018 Related TopicsUK heatwave Image copyright Anthony Devlin/Getty Images Image caption The moorland fire has now entered its t…

28 June 2018 The UK tolerated "inexcusable" treatment of US detainees after the 9/11 attacks, MPs have found. The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) said it was "beyond doubt" the UK knew the US mistreated detainees. Its report said the UK continued to supply intelligence to allies in 232 cases where British officials knew or suspected mistreatment. The ISC report said it found no "smoking …

Europe migrants: Disputes make EU summit a key test 28 June 2018 Related TopicsEurope migrant crisis Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhy is the Aquarius migrant rescue ship empty? The migration issue is back again - big time - for EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday. How to deal with the many undocumented migrants - ma…

Trump begins Supreme Court search to replace Anthony Kennedy 28 June 2018 Image copyright EPA Image caption US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement hands Mr Trump a second pick on th…

Soldiers and RAF helicopter sent in to tackle moorlands fire 27 June 2018 Related TopicsSaddleworth Moor fire Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTimelapse footage shows the spread of the fire near Saddleworth Moor About 100 soldiers and an RAF Chinook helicopter have been deployed to tackle a fire near Saddleworth Moor, the Minist…

27 June 2018 Image copyright Reuters Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is to retire, giving President Donald Trump the chance to reshape the top US court for decades to come. Though a conservative, he has been a swing vote on many decisions including the 5-4 rulings that decided same-sex marriage and upheld Roe v Wade. Republicans could confirm…

Trump defends separating immigrant families amid outcry 19 June 2018 Related TopicsUS migrant family separations Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe sound of migrant children separated from parents US President Donald Trump has defended his policy of splitting up families entering the US illegally, defying a growing chorus of c…

OPCW chemical watchdog gains power to assign blame 27 June 2018 Related TopicsSuspected Syria chemical attack Image copyright AFP Image caption An infant is treated after an alleged gas attack in…

Saddleworth Moor fire: Army called in to tackle blaze 27 June 2018 Related TopicsUK heatwave Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTimelapse footage shows the spread of the fire on Saddleworth Moor The Army has been called in to help battle a huge moorlands fire which has been raging for three days. The blaze covers 3.7miles (6km) o…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Millennial beats veteran Democrat 27 June 2018 A millennial candidate has shaken up the US Democratic Party by defeating the incumbent congressman for his seat. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, defeated political veteran Joe Crowley, 56, on Tuesday night in their party's congressi…

Poland Holocaust law: Government U-turn on jail threat 27 June 2018 Related TopicsThe Holocaust Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Polish law has angered many Holocaust survivors in I…

By Nick Eardley BBC Scotland 24 June 2018 Related TopicsHeathrow Airport expansion Image copyright PA The SNP could refuse to back Heathrow expansion in a key Commons vote on Monday, BBC Scotland has learned. A senior party source said it …