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In this issue
August 09, 2024
Laws to stop fake news are not fit for purpose, says London mayor
Laws designed to counter misinformation are \"not fit for purpose\" and must be revisited after the spread of online falsehoods contributed to this month's far-right riots, the London mayor has said.
![Laws to stop fake news are not fit for purpose, says London mayor](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/MU6INJUj11723174769867/LAWS-TO-STOP-FAKE-NEWS-ARE-NOT-FIT-FOR-PURPOSE-SAYS-LONDON-MAYOR.jpg)
4 mins
Sellafield 'sorry' as it admits guilt for failures
Sellafield has apologised after pleading guilty to criminal charges over cybersecurity failings at the UK's most hazardous nuclear site, admitting they could have threatened national security.
![Sellafield 'sorry' as it admits guilt for failures](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/_vCRpaOqa1723175206637/SELLAFIELD-SORRY-AS-IT-ADMITS-GUILT-FOR-FAILURES.jpg)
3 mins
Puigdemont returns to Spain then disappears
Catalan police have launched an operation to find and arrest Carles Puigdemont and set up roadblocks on routes to the French border after the fugitive former regional president returned to Spain for the first time in seven years to address a crowd of a few thousand in Barcelona, then promptly disappeared.
![Puigdemont returns to Spain then disappears](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/xYbuu-g1r1723175076022/PUIGDEMONT-RETURNS-TO-SPAIN-THEN-DISAPPEARS.jpg)
3 mins
Shear brilliance Working at rapid clip helps woman set world record
Una Cameron may not be an Olympian, but this week she achieved a feat of athleticism to rival anything accomplished by Team GB in Paris - and requiring just as much intensive training and support.
![Shear brilliance Working at rapid clip helps woman set world record](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/aTZ3cZyrN1723175310099/SHEAR-BRILLIANCE-WORKING-AT-RAPID-CLIP-HELPS-WOMAN-SET-WORLD-RECORD.jpg)
2 mins
Police celebrate 'turning point' as mass arrests put off rioters
Senior police have described a \"turning point\" in the disorder seen across England in the past week, suggesting swift sentencing and a major public order operation acted as deterrents to far right-led agitators.
![Police celebrate 'turning point' as mass arrests put off rioters](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/jaFkPTJ-31723176813976/POLICE-CELEBRATE-TURNING-POINT-AS-MASS-ARRESTS-PUT-OFF-RIOTERS.jpg)
3 mins
Tory reaction Badenoch criticised for low profile
Kemi Badenoch, one of the Tory leadership candidates, has been criticised by fellow Tories for adopting a \"submarine\" strategy in which she has kept a low national profile during the riots which have spread across Britain over the last week.
![Tory reaction Badenoch criticised for low profile](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/7FHXQl1791723177018276/TORY-REACTION-BADENOCH-CRITICISED-FOR-LOW-PROFILE.jpg)
2 mins
Labour Councillor held over call to 'cut throats'
A suspended Labour councillor has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder after a video emerged in which he appeared to call for far-right protesters' throats to be cut.
![Labour Councillor held over call to 'cut throats'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/b5h6F9ZE31723177189370/LABOUR-COUNCILLOR-HELD-OVER-CALL-TO-CUT-THROATS.jpg)
1 min
Khan on the riots "The far-right will go on trying to divide our communities'
Sadiq Khan is no stranger to racist abuse. As one of the UK's most high-profile Muslim politicians, he has been targeted by opposition politicians and online trolls alike.
![Khan on the riots "The far-right will go on trying to divide our communities'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/LrH5RWcWv1723177269561/KHAN-ON-THE-RIOTS-THE-FARRIGHT-WILL-GO-ON-TRYING-TO-DIVIDE-OUR-COMMUNITIES.jpg)
3 mins
'Protest turned to party' Stand against extremism sent out a powerful message
When thousands of anti-racism protesters gathered on streets in England on Wednesday they took a stand against extremism knowing more unrest was a realistic possibility.
!['Protest turned to party' Stand against extremism sent out a powerful message](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/jvBHSOK271723177492390/PROTEST-TURNED-TO-PARTY-STAND-AGAINST-EXTREMISM-SENT-OUT-A-POWERFUL-MESSAGE.jpg)
3 mins
Second Manchester officer facing criminal investigation
A second police officer is under criminal investigation for assault after an incident at Manchester airport in July, the police watchdog said.
![Second Manchester officer facing criminal investigation](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/95m9bofCV1723177922896/SECOND-MANCHESTER-OFFICER-FACING-CRIMINAL-INVESTIGATION.jpg)
1 min
Suspect in Taylor Swift concert plot had chemicals to build bomb - police
The 19-year-old prime suspect in an alleged plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert that led to the cancellation of the singer's three-night run in Vienna had collected chemicals with the intention of building a bomb, senior Austrian security officials have said.
![Suspect in Taylor Swift concert plot had chemicals to build bomb - police](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/JaxQkiRJ51723177969704/SUSPECT-IN-TAYLOR-SWIFT-CONCERT-PLOT-HAD-CHEMICALS-TO-BUILD-BOMB-POLICE.jpg)
2 mins
Triple triumph for dominant Americans as Johnson-Thompson sets up bid for gold
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone led a triumphant night for US athletics by beating her own world record in the women's 400m hurdles as further golds fell at the Paris Games to Americans in the women's long jump and men's 110m hurdles.
![Triple triumph for dominant Americans as Johnson-Thompson sets up bid for gold](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/crKnHKWx21723178044038/TRIPLE-TRIUMPH-FOR-DOMINANT-AMERICANS-AS-JOHNSONTHOMPSON-SETS-UP-BID-FOR-GOLD.jpg)
4 mins
'Sprinkled with stardust' Stoke's legendary UFO lands on stage
For residents of the Bentilee estate in Stoke-on-Trent, once one of the largest in Europe and made up almost entirely of social housing, life had been tough.
!['Sprinkled with stardust' Stoke's legendary UFO lands on stage](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/u6zgVqqvN1723178191556/SPRINKLED-WITH-STARDUST-STOKES-LEGENDARY-UFO-LANDS-ON-STAGE.jpg)
2 mins
Nature-friendly farming scheme boosts insect and bird numbers
Butterflies, bees and bats are among the wildlife being helped by England's nature-friendly farming schemes, government research finds.
![Nature-friendly farming scheme boosts insect and bird numbers](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/izSaro_AV1723178310771/NATUREFRIENDLY-FARMING-SCHEME-BOOSTS-INSECT-AND-BIRD-NUMBERS.jpg)
2 mins
US astronauts on eight-day trip may be stuck on ISS until 2025
Two US astronauts who blasted into space for an eight-day mission in June may be stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) until next year if their Boeing Starliner cannot be repaired for their return home, Nasa has said.
![US astronauts on eight-day trip may be stuck on ISS until 2025](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/dQ3j9rspe1723178400554/US-ASTRONAUTS-ON-EIGHTDAY-TRIP-MAY-BE-STUCK-ON-ISS-UNTIL-2025.jpg)
2 mins
Iran may rethink reprisals against Israel over killing of Hamas leader
Iran may be rethinking the scale and form of its planned reprisal against Israel in the wake of the assassination of Hamas's political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, but is not likely to be put off by the absence of explicit support from Muslim states, officials have suggested.
![Iran may rethink reprisals against Israel over killing of Hamas leader](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/BdEHOwpxs1723178481505/IRAN-MAY-RETHINK-REPRISALS-AGAINST-ISRAEL-OVER-KILLING-OF-HAMAS-LEADER.jpg)
2 mins
'A climate of terror' Protesters rounded up in Venezuela
Cristina Ramírez was readying her sofabed in Buenos Aires for the arrival of her friend visiting from Venezuela when she received a text message suggesting Edni López could be delayed. Officials in Caracas airport had stopped her, apparently over an issue with her passport.
!['A climate of terror' Protesters rounded up in Venezuela](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/Iyu654D4e1723178550376/A-CLIMATE-OF-TERROR-PROTESTERS-ROUNDED-UP-IN-VENEZUELA.jpg)
1 min
Republicans Vance implies Walz left army to avoid Iraq deployment
JD Vance has gone on the offensive, attacking the military record of Tim Walz, Kamala Harris's vice-presidential pick.
![Republicans Vance implies Walz left army to avoid Iraq deployment](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/c4Wyh4h001723178631151/REPUBLICANS-VANCE-IMPLIES-WALZ-LEFT-ARMY-TO-AVOID-IRAQ-DEPLOYMENT.jpg)
2 mins
'Four times emissions of coal plant' at biomass power station
The Drax power station was responsible for four times more carbon emissions than the UK's last remaining coal-fired plant last year - despite taking over half a billion pounds in clean-energy subsidies in 2023, according to a report.
!['Four times emissions of coal plant' at biomass power station](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/ujlsxj-lo1723178701110/FOUR-TIMES-EMISSIONS-OF-COAL-PLANT-AT-BIOMASS-POWER-STATION.jpg)
1 min
Healthcare investor will buy 14 private hospitals in £500m deal
The healthcare property investor and developer Assura has struck a £500m deal to buy 14 private hospitals from Canada's Northwest Healthcare Properties, including the Cancer Centre London and the Edgbaston hospital in Birmingham.
![Healthcare investor will buy 14 private hospitals in £500m deal](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/RauZx11pO1723178841309/HEALTHCARE-INVESTOR-WILL-BUY-14-PRIVATE-HOSPITALS-IN-500M-DEAL.jpg)
2 mins
Wilder rebuilds after uncertain summer of upheaval
Sheffield United face Preston tonight following amass exit of players and with expected takeover yet to be completed
![Wilder rebuilds after uncertain summer of upheaval](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/CDAryVyHP1723178919802/WILDER-REBUILDS-AFTER-UNCERTAIN-SUMMER-OF-UPHEAVAL.jpg)
2 mins
Henry's golden chance to show coaching truly is his second calling
France team hasbeen built from scratch by goalscoring legend who adds the stardust to today’s final with Spain
![Henry's golden chance to show coaching truly is his second calling](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/FhjCXex_S1723179083257/HENRYS-GOLDEN-CHANCE-TO-SHOW-COACHING-TRULY-IS-HIS-SECOND-CALLING.jpg)
4 mins
'Bronze means everything to me': Finucane upbeat after keirin medal
Team GB's Emma Finucane will turn her attention to the women's individual sprint after a bronze medal in the keirin ended her dreams of a golden Olympic hat-trick.
!['Bronze means everything to me': Finucane upbeat after keirin medal](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/aCISE7ZLZ1723179194255/BRONZE-MEANS-EVERYTHING-TO-ME-FINUCANE-UPBEAT-AFTER-KEIRIN-MEDAL.jpg)
4 mins
Nadeem throws his way into Games history for Pakistan
He may have entered this competition as the underdog, perhaps with a little less of the name recognition of his Indian rival Neeraj Chopra, but Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem wrote his name in the stars, winning the men's javelin final to become the first track-and-field athlete from Pakistan to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games.
![Nadeem throws his way into Games history for Pakistan](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1793358/eP0NiVH1p1723179306030/NADEEM-THROWS-HIS-WAY-INTO-GAMES-HISTORY-FOR-PAKISTAN.jpg)
2 mins
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