Good morning. There’s been a heap of drama and controversy around Australia’s victory at Lord’s in the men’s Ashes – read all about it below. Back home, the idea of charging gambling companies a levy to fund support for addicts – recommended by the recent parliamentary inquiry – is gaining support, though public health experts warn that it should be set high enough to change industry practices.
Plus violence sparked by a police shooting continues in France, and two people are dead, with dozens injured, in a mass shooting in Baltimore.
