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'Utter contempt': debate explodes over social media ban

Politicians are trading fire after support collapsed for updates to Australia's social media ban, which once had bipartisan support.

AAP

Government exploring ‘every route’ to deport grooming gang ringleader – minister

Shabir Ahmed, 73, known to his victims as Daddy, has served 14 years in jail.

Evening Standard

Live: Russian missiles, drones kill residents, tear open buildings in 'massive attack' on Kyiv

Russian missile and drone strikes tore open apartment buildings in Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a "massive attack". Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

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Starmer to issue formal apology to mothers and children harmed by historic forced adoption policies – UK politics live

Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Why is Nigel Farage being paid so much to promote a gold bullion company?

Reform UK leader was paid £270,000 for 12 hours’ work – but who is behind Direct Bullion and what does it do?

The Guardian - UK

Officers Who Restrained Henry Nowak Before His Death Face Gross Misconduct Probe

Two police officers are under investigation for gross misconduct after handcuffing Henry Nowak, who was fatally wounded. The IOPC is examining potential breaches in professional standards.

International Business Times UK

Labor backs down on irreversible age care algorithm

The aged care minister has denied AI alone was deciding aged care assessment packages, after complaints a controversial algorithm could not be overruled.

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Labor-led committee calls for tougher NDIS fraud rules

Hundreds of thousands of Australians are expected to lose access to the NDIS under an overhaul aimed at reducing the spiralling cost of the scheme.

AAP

Burnham’s No 10 North: could two-centre government be made to work?

Plan to move part of Whitehall to Manchester seems popular but would involve major logistical challenges and costs

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a stellar idea’: readers on Andy Burnham’s No 10 North plans

Some hail the opportunities greater devolution could bring, while others question the cost

The Guardian - UK

England’s mayors should be given sweeping new powers, says devolution expert

Exclusive: Burnham-aligned thinktank calls for devolution of public services including social care, childcare and skills

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham urged to be radical on economy to help Labour win next election

Exclusive: Poll shows policies such as rent control and higher wealth taxes could fend off Reform UK in key seats

The Guardian - UK

ICE's Face-Scanning Reach Has Widened Well Beyond the Border, Privacy Coalition Warns

A watchdog report says ICE links face, iris and fingerprint scans to sprawling government and commercial databases nationwide — details inside.

Latin Times

Hopes for national gun buyback fade as deadline expires

National firearms reforms are drifting off target after a deadline for states and territories to sign up for an Australia-wide buyback lapsed.

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White House Aide Floats Blocking Pregnant Travelers After SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship 6-3

SCOTUS upheld birthright citizenship 6-3. Miller floated banning pregnant foreign visitors on Fox News, reviving the birth-tourism fight.

AAP

Liberals scramble as factional heavyweight quits job

Donations and branch-stacking allegations tied to a fugitive developer have left a Liberal leader facing questions of integrity ahead of state elections.

Latin Times

Roberts-Led Majority Preserves Birthright Citizenship, Splinters on Why

SCOTUS struck down Trump's order ending birthright citizenship 6-3, though the ruling split further than the vote count suggests.

Latin Times

Six Years In, Trump Walks Back His Own USMCA Trade Pact — And Autos Are Ground Zero

The U.S. rejected a clean USMCA renewal on July 1, triggering annual reviews through 2036 as autos, China limits and labor pay dominate talks.

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Evening Standard

‘Positive progress’ in US-Iran talks despite Strait of Hormuz strikes

Donald Trump claims ship numbers using a vital waterway is ‘setting records’, but this is not reflected by maritime monitoring.

AAP

MPs blast potential legal bill for FOI request

Former senator Rex Patrick faces the prospect of paying the government's legal bills for requesting information around AUKUS waste dump sites.

Evening Standard

Defence funding plan faces fresh scrutiny over where cuts will be made

The Prime Minister unveiled the defence investment plan (Dip) on Tuesday, with a promise to increase defence spending by £15 billion.

Reason

It Is Time To Revisit Kennedy v. Louisiana

Even if there was an actual "national consensus" against capital punishment for child rape in 2008, the facts are different today.

The Guardian - UK

Criminal Cases Review Commission told to urgently improve after Malkinson failings

Watchdog criticises ‘lack of proactive, effective casework quality assurance’ but says CCRC ultimately fit for purpose

Evening Standard

Starmer must say what he will cut to fund £15bn defence rise, SNP says

The party said the Labour leader’s ‘unfunded’ defence plans could take ‘vital’ money away from schools and hospitals.

The Guardian - UK

US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests

Analysis reveals extent of impact on NHS of placating Donald Trump over price of British medicine exports

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