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In this issue
August 03, 2024
Trapped in a Russian jail, my friend Evan never lost hope
I have dreamed for almost 500 days of writing this piece.
![Trapped in a Russian jail, my friend Evan never lost hope](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/5rMksfeVA1722655392936/TRAPPED-IN-A-RUSSIAN-JAIL-MY-FRIEND-EVAN-NEVER-LOST-HOPE.jpg)
4 mins
Police braced for unrest from 'shameful' far-right
Riot police will be on standby in every force in England and Wales to tackle planned far-right protests this weekend, with religious leaders condemning \"shameful\" attempts to sow hatred after the Southport murders.
![Police braced for unrest from 'shameful' far-right](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/9ErdOox1i1722655060524/POLICE-BRACED-FOR-UNREST-FROM-SHAMEFUL-FARRIGHT.jpg)
4 mins
Don't try this at home: how copying your Olympic heroes could end in a trip to A&E
Physiotherapists and sports medicine doctors have warned people not to try Olympic events at home after a spate of injuries to wannabe sports stars.
![Don't try this at home: how copying your Olympic heroes could end in a trip to A&E](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/zpWfoq7wM1722655737612/DONT-TRY-THIS-AT-HOME-HOW-COPYING-YOUR-OLYMPIC-HEROES-COULD-END-IN-A-TRIP-TO-AE.jpg)
3 mins
Supercomputer in doubt after 'unfunded commitments' to tech and AI are shelved
The Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for technology and artificial intelligence, putting the future of Britain's first next-generation supercomputer in doubt.
![Supercomputer in doubt after 'unfunded commitments' to tech and AI are shelved](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/vldOZ_gJ81722655879090/SUPERCOMPUTER-IN-DOUBT-AFTER-UNFUNDED-COMMITMENTS-TO-TECH-AND-AI-ARE-SHELVED.jpg)
2 mins
Ex-soldier used in recruitment drive wins payout after years of abuse
A former soldier who appeared on recruitment posters has received a payout and an apology after taking the army to an employment tribunal over the racist and sexist abuse she was subjected to during her career.
![Ex-soldier used in recruitment drive wins payout after years of abuse](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/YtkSV2daX1722656151342/EXSOLDIER-USED-IN-RECRUITMENT-DRIVE-WINS-PAYOUT-AFTER-YEARS-OF-ABUSE.jpg)
4 mins
Anti-racists Movement prepares to counter rallies
A mass movement of anti-racists is being mobilised to counter a number of far-right rallies taking place across the UK this weekend, campaigners have said.
![Anti-racists Movement prepares to counter rallies](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/TmyFQ9i3S1722656307260/ANTIRACISTS-MOVEMENT-PREPARES-TO-COUNTER-RALLIES.jpg)
3 mins
"This is appalling' An act of horrific violence - then the mob arrived
After the singing and dancing, there was screaming.
!["This is appalling' An act of horrific violence - then the mob arrived](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/Bmfypi90a1722656484089/THIS-IS-APPALLING-AN-ACT-OF-HORRIFIC-VIOLENCE-THEN-THE-MOB-ARRIVED.jpg)
5 mins
Police failures could lead to more killings like Aleena's - coroner
A coroner has raised concern about how failures by the Metropolitan police and the probation service contributed to the murder of Zara Aleena and could lead to more deaths.
![Police failures could lead to more killings like Aleena's - coroner](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/2bGIynwr_1722656678839/POLICE-FAILURES-COULD-LEAD-TO-MORE-KILLINGS-LIKE-ALEENAS-CORONER.jpg)
2 mins
Bumper day of medals brings Team GB morale boost at Paris Olympics
Bryony Page has become Britain's first-ever Olympic trampoline champion, boosting Team GB morale as the track and field stars launched their campaigns for glory.
![Bumper day of medals brings Team GB morale boost at Paris Olympics](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/HGni5mrO11722656801309/BUMPER-DAY-OF-MEDALS-BRINGS-TEAM-GB-MORALE-BOOST-AT-PARIS-OLYMPICS.jpg)
3 mins
Marchand mania Swimmer's historic double gold sends all of France into frenzy
When Léon Marchand became the greatest swimmer in French history with an unprecedented two gold medals in less than two hours on Wednesday night, Marchand mania swept the nation.
![Marchand mania Swimmer's historic double gold sends all of France into frenzy](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/jireFWoZb1722656919956/MARCHAND-MANIA-SWIMMERS-HISTORIC-DOUBLE-GOLD-SENDS-ALL-OF-FRANCE-INTO-FRENZY.jpg)
4 mins
Queen Simone Why gymnastics is no longer the preserve of teenagers
Towards the end of a delightful press conference after the United States's triumph in the gymnastics team final on Tuesday night, a familiar face took the microphone and asked the winning team a question.
![Queen Simone Why gymnastics is no longer the preserve of teenagers](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/Lef-6T8Q11722657084945/QUEEN-SIMONE-WHY-GYMNASTICS-IS-NO-LONGER-THE-PRESERVE-OF-TEENAGERS.jpg)
3 mins
'Lowest point' BBC morale dives owing to handling of latest scandal
For Huw Edwards, once the most trusted newsreader in the country, now a convicted user of images of the most serious child sexual abuse, the disgrace is total - and nowhere more so than in his home country of Wales.
!['Lowest point' BBC morale dives owing to handling of latest scandal](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/nAyQoL11G1722657207128/LOWEST-POINT-BBC-MORALE-DIVES-OWING-TO-HANDLING-OF-LATEST-SCANDAL.jpg)
2 mins
Labour's 'grey belt' plans could lead to isolated estates, says top architect
Labour's plans to boost housebuilding by allowing the construction of thousands of homes on areas of green belt land could have the unintended consequence of producing isolated communities, the president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has warned.
![Labour's 'grey belt' plans could lead to isolated estates, says top architect](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/uFM75xagW1722657448277/LABOURS-GREY-BELT-PLANS-COULD-LEAD-TO-ISOLATED-ESTATES-SAYS-TOP-ARCHITECT.jpg)
3 mins
BBC accused of gaslighting after staff complain of antisemitism
The BBC has been accused of \"gaslighting\" more than 200 Jewish staff, contributors and suppliers over its handling of detailed complaints about antisemitism at the broadcaster.
![BBC accused of gaslighting after staff complain of antisemitism](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/xfjEEfBLU1722657723137/BBC-ACCUSED-OF-GASLIGHTING-AFTER-STAFF-COMPLAIN-OF-ANTISEMITISM.jpg)
1 min
'Not bad' Gershkovich on finally being home free
For a few seconds, no one even noticed that Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was given a 16-year sentence by a Russian court on espionage charges, had taken his first steps back on US soil as a free man.
!['Not bad' Gershkovich on finally being home free](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/HBb7RaxmL1722657915238/NOT-BAD-GERSHKOVICH-ON-FINALLY-BEING-HOME-FREE.jpg)
2 mins
Kremlin admits prisoner released in historic swap is Russian state assassin
The Kremlin has admitted that Vadim Krasikov, the assassin freed by Germany in a historic prisoner swap on Thursday, is a serving officer of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), essentially an acknowledgment that his 2019 murder of a Chechen exile in Berlin was a state-ordered hit.
![Kremlin admits prisoner released in historic swap is Russian state assassin](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/Rcg8fe6zO1722657804416/KREMLIN-ADMITS-PRISONER-RELEASED-IN-HISTORIC-SWAP-IS-RUSSIAN-STATE-ASSASSIN.jpg)
3 mins
Swap that never was How Navalny came close to freedom
At Cologne airport on Thursday evening, a group of associates of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, gathered waiting for a plane to arrive from Ankara.
![Swap that never was How Navalny came close to freedom](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/KPcMvkdHp1722658109156/SWAP-THAT-NEVER-WAS-HOW-NAVALNY-CAME-CLOSE-TO-FREEDOM.jpg)
5 mins
Hamas leader buried in Doha as Biden says killing has 'not helped' ceasefire efforts
Crowds gathered in Doha yesterday to bury the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, assassinated in Tehran on Wednesday, as the US president, Joe Biden, said the killing had \"not helped\" efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza and warned he was concerned about escalating regional conflict.
![Hamas leader buried in Doha as Biden says killing has 'not helped' ceasefire efforts](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/f_kyC6rHL1722658243194/HAMAS-LEADER-BURIED-IN-DOHA-AS-BIDEN-SAYS-KILLING-HAS-NOT-HELPED-CEASEFIRE-EFFORTS.jpg)
2 mins
Harris's campaign fund hits $377m as she closes gap on Trump in key states
Kamala Harris's campaign said yesterday it raised $310m (£242m) in July, the latest illustration of a presidential race that polls show has been transformed from an apparent walkover by Donald Trump to a neckand-neck race in battleground states.
![Harris's campaign fund hits $377m as she closes gap on Trump in key states](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/esUTj9CrT1722658329225/HARRISS-CAMPAIGN-FUND-HITS-377M-AS-SHE-CLOSES-GAP-ON-TRUMP-IN-KEY-STATES.jpg)
2 mins
Sparks flying Battle over new wave of pylons needed to meet climate target
Tucked away beyond the industrial landscapes of northeast Derbyshire and the M1 corridor, the Amber Valley is an oasis of greenery: ancient trees, listed buildings and public footpaths that are increasingly popular with tourists.
![Sparks flying Battle over new wave of pylons needed to meet climate target](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/v9mNbNvQS1722658440487/SPARKS-FLYING-BATTLE-OVER-NEW-WAVE-OF-PYLONS-NEEDED-TO-MEET-CLIMATE-TARGET.jpg)
2 mins
Kent chuffed to welcome back choughs 200 years on
The chough, a charismatic cliff-dwelling corvid, has bred in Kent for the first time in two centuries.
![Kent chuffed to welcome back choughs 200 years on](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/eFuNyRIqz1722658548854/KENT-CHUFFED-TO-WELCOME-BACK-CHOUGHS-200-YEARS-ON.jpg)
2 mins
Global sell-off accelerates after US job data adds to fears of recession
Stock markets in Europe, Asia and New York tumbled yesterday as fears of a US economic slump grew, and technology shares were hit by underwhelming earnings.
![Global sell-off accelerates after US job data adds to fears of recession](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1787073/rLBQs_Zdx1722658638677/GLOBAL-SELLOFF-ACCELERATES-AFTER-US-JOB-DATA-ADDS-TO-FEARS-OF-RECESSION.jpg)
3 mins
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