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• BBC News - UK

• Conservatives agree pact with DUP to support May government
  The deal will see the DUP support Theresa May in Parliament and £1bn extra cash for Northern Ireland.
  
• Grenfell Tower: Cladding firm ends global sales for tower blocks
  The cladding was used on Grenfell Tower, where at least 79 are feared to have died in a fire.
  
• Welsh singer Charlotte Church loses unborn baby
  The singer says she and her partner Jonathan Powell are grieving their loss.
  
• Summer holidays: Longest delays from UK airports revealed
  Gatwick Airport passengers experienced the most delays with about one in three flights affected.
  
• Man dies after taking 'potent' MDMA drug in Oldham
  Anyone who has taken "magic" or "pink champagne" should seek urgent medical attention, say police.
  

• BBC News - Science & Environment

• Chimps' strength secrets explained
  The greater strength of chimpanzees, relative to humans, may have been explained by American scientists.
  
• SpaceX completes launch and landing double bill
  The US rocket company makes two launches in just over 24 hours.
  
• Watched chimps change their hunting habits
  Wild chimpanzees have changed their hunting strategies in response to being watched and followed by scientists, observations suggest.
  
• Whale body size warning for species collapses
  The shrinking size of whales over the 20th Century could help scientists detect when wildlife populations are in trouble, a study suggests.
  
• Pandas in Berlin: Meng Meng and Jiao Qing arrive in new home
  Meng Meng and Jiao Qing arrive in Germany from China ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  

• BBC News - Business

• Cash 'lives on' after 50 years of ATMs
  Bank of England chief cashier says all future plans include the use of cash despite new technology.
  
• Grenfell Tower: Cladding firm ends global sales for tower blocks
  The cladding was used on Grenfell Tower, where at least 79 are feared to have died in a fire.
  
• SpaceX completes launch and landing double bill
  The US rocket company makes two launches in just over 24 hours.
  
• UK safety standards are 'cut to the bone', expert says
  Austerity forces councils to prioritise other services, says the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.
  
• Scottish areas worst for broadband speeds, says Which?
  The slowest speeds in the UK are experienced in three Scottish local authority areas, Which? says.
  

• BBC Sport - Sport

• New Palace boss De Boer excited to join a club that 'spend a lot of money'
  New Crystal Palace manager Frank de Boer says he is excited to join a club that "spend a lot of money".
  
• World Cup 2022: Claims of corruption in Qatar bid published in Germany
  Claims of alleged corruption in Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid are published in the German media.
  
• If Serena played men's circuit she'd be 700 in world - McEnroe
  John McEnroe says Serena Williams would struggle to make the men's top 700, and the world 701 says he would beat her.
  
• Bolt 'may carry on after World Championships'
  Usain Bolt says he may continue running after this summer's World Championships, but stresses he still plans to retire this season.
  
• 'Chance for Lions to play into Test contention' - preview v Hurricanes
  Warren Gatland's midweek squad have a chance to lift British and Irish Lions morale when they face the Hurricanes in Wellington.
  

• BBC News - Technology

• Gmail to end ad-targeting email scans
  Privacy groups cautiously welcome Google's pledge to end scans of Gmail messages to personalise ads.
  
• Player protests force change on GTA V mod kit
  Complaints, negative reviews, and petitions make GTA's publisher end legal action over a popular game add-on
  
• Scottish areas worst for broadband speeds, says Which?
  The slowest speeds in the UK are experienced in three Scottish local authority areas, Which? says.
  
• Russia targets Telegram app after St Petersburg bombing
  A suicide bomber who killed 15 people in St Petersburg used the messaging app, officials say.
  
• Hyperlane: A special lane for self-driving vehicles
  A US company is proposing special lanes on roads purely for self-driving vehicles.
  

• BBC News - Health

• Magnets used to control flickering eyes
  A case study has shown how magnetic implants in the eye can successfully control the movement of the eye.
  
• Middle-aged workers 'spend more time sitting than pensioners'
  Researchers find 45 to 54-year-olds spend on average 7.8 hours per weekday sitting down.
  
• BMA chief: NHS is 'running on fumes'
  One of Britain's most senior doctors claims ministers are "picking the pockets" of NHS staff.
  
• NHS hernia mesh repairs 'leaving patients in chronic pain'
  The mesh left one woman "screaming on all fours from the agonising pain".
  
• Yemen faces world's worst cholera outbreak - UN
  There are an estimated 5,000 new cases of cholera in Yemen every day, with 200,000 people affected.