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Robert Trujillo discusses literacy and social justice children’s books

Advocate calls for coordinated support for children facing trafficking

Civil rights advocate William Bill Tucker dies aged 98

US Treasury order targets bank transfers linked to crypto exchange MEXC

Godzilla Minus Zero sets foreign-language box-office opening record

Eagles record six sacks as rushing attack struggles against Giants

Villeneuve teases James Bond casting at Los Angeles museum gala

Thames Water seeks to delay £12bn in debt repayments

Nottinghamshire launches specialist rural crime policing team

Newark boxing gym expands alternative education programme

Rail journey offers a slower route to a Berlin city break

Arsenal control title race as Manchester United fall into bottom three

Business owner earning £6,000 a month tackles £70,000 debt

Suspected Krakow gunman dies after attack that killed six

Qatar gas plant blast kills 13, injures dozens

A huge blast at a Qatar gas hub killed 13 people and injured 66 others, the state's energy minister said on Monday, providing an update on one of the deadliest ever accidents at a Gulf energy facility.

Dangerous 'heat stress' has surged worldwide, study shows

The number of people exposed to dangerous heat stress worldwide has risen sharply over the last half century propelled by climate change, according to a study released on Monday as Europe sweltered through a punishing heatwave.

England captain Itoje rested for Nations Championship

England captain Maro Itoje has been rested for the forthcoming Tests against South Africa, Fiji and Argentina, with Jamie George taking over as stand-in skipper.

Interstellar comet likely far older than Solar System: astronomers

An interstellar comet that blazed past the Sun last year could be nearly three times older than our Solar System and is unlike anything ever before seen in our cosmic backyard, astronomers said Monday.

Antoine Semenyo, Ghana's man on the inside and England threat

Antoine Semenyo knows better than most what to expect from England at the World Cup, as the Ghana forward seeks to lead the Black Stars to a surprise win over the country of his birth.

Man Utd secure land for proposed new 100,000-capacity stadium

Manchester United have secured the majority of the land needed to build their proposed new 100,000-capacity stadium.

Two children found dead in car as France faces hottest day of heatwave

Two children were found dead in a car in France on Monday as the country experienced the hottest day yet in its latest heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach 43C.

Two children die in France as heatwave blasts Europe

Two children were found dead in a car in France on Monday as much of Europe sweltered through an intense heatwave, with national authorities issuing danger warnings and taking special measures to reduce the impact of the high temperatures.

Stokes and Atkinson cleared by Cricket Regulator after nightclub incident

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson will face no further action over the nightclub incident that prompted their exile from missing last week's second Test against New Zealand.