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People shield themselves from the sun in Westminster, London - People cool off at the Trocadero, Paris - Overnight thunderstorms in Weymouth, Dorset - A man braves a sunrise run in Frankfurt, Germany - Orvieto, Italy, where temperatures hit 35C on Thursday - Chamonix, France. Even areas above 1,000 metres have seen 30C temperatures - Firefighters in Paris help a person who fell ill in the heatwave - Temperatures on some London Underground lines have come close to 40C

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Millions in England face red heat warning while police order Paris events to be cancelled as heatwave grips Europe

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France -- Paris bans drinking alcohol in public as hospitals hit heatwave breaking point

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Explainer -- Why is alcohol dangerous in a heatwave, and should I cut it out completely?

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Extreme heat -- Adapting to the heat: four ideas from European cities

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Venezuela -- Rescue teams race to Venezuela amid fears thousands killed in earthquakes

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'Paralysed by fear' -- Venezuelans tell of escape and loss after huge earthquakes

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National security -- Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information

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Ukraine war -- Zelenskyy declares 40-day Russia blitz to 'influence the aggressor state'

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MoJ to examine case of British woman strangled by US fighter pilot, justice minister says

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Why did a US fighter pilot avoid British trial after strangling a woman in England?

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How the US bypasses British courts to try its military over crimes in the UK

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Haaland and Mbappé face off, Scotland still left in limbo

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World Cup Daily - Ecstasy for Ecuador and draw puts Australia through

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'Ghost of the desert': a sand cat in Libya - An orphaned infant howler monkey, named Elsa - An Adélie penguin makes a leap in Antarctica - Stags cool off in a stream in Richmond Park - A frog on a lotus leaf in Sangju, South Korea

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World Cup daily guide -- How to watch Norway v France, TV channels & live stream

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World Cup Daily -- Ecstasy for Ecuador and draw puts Australia through

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Haaland v Mbappé -- How the Norway and France hitmen match up

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Third-place table -- Who has qualified and who needs what to join them?

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USA -- Pochettino chides press for questions after 3-2 loss to Turkey: 'We won the group'

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USA player ratings -- How Pochettino's men fared in Turkey defeat

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Australia player ratings -- How the Socceroos fared in Paraguay draw

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Tony Popovic -- Coach vows Socceroos will 'try and do something special' in last 32

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Packed pubs and skiving school -- Australian fans nurse pints over laptops to cheer on Socceroos

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Talking points -- Serena's return, Sinner's recovery and Sabalenka's slump

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Draw -- Williams faces Joint in opener as Draper and Raducanu dealt tough path

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Soccer with Jonathan Wilson: The latest on the global game

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US healthcare - FDA to discuss easing restrictions on peptides despite safety concerns

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UK - King and queen will not live at Buckingham Palace after £369m refit

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Former Las Vegas youth pastor dies days after being charged in wife's fatal fall

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California's landmark anti-plastics law sparks anger as 17 states move to sue

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Reflecting pool was cut with 'sharp knife or razor', National Park Service says

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Russia preparing possible 'provocation' in Baltic states or Poland, sources say

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Alarm over 'extreme' sentences for anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism

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I will show you fear in a rainbow baseball cap: the right's culture wars come to MLB

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A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong

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Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty in classified information case – US politics live

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Porsche magnate puts historic Salzburg villa up for sale after row over private 'tunnel for one'

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Bizarre questions and an all-male 'jury': woman strangled by US pilot in Britain tells of airbase trial

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Fifa unites the world – in anger at hydration breaks (AKA ad breaks)

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'Kind of miracle solution': How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con

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Experts say three recent powerful earthquakes are not related

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