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Number of benefit sancitions increase, over 80k people find work, new figures show
Jobseeker Support numbers are also up 10 percent to 216,000 people.

Sloppy England beaten by India in first ODI
Deepti Sharma's unbeaten 62 guides India to a four-wicket win in the opening one-day international in Southampton.

Italy score 90th-minute goal to beat Norway - highlights
Italy captain Cristiana Girelli scored a 90th-minute winner as Italy beat Norway 2-1 to set up a potential semi-final against defending champions England.

'Afghan's Ł1bn blunder' and four MPs 'lose Labour whip'
The Afghan data breach continued to dominate the papers on Thursday.

Flat owners planning legal claim over 'secret' insurance charges
Property firms allegedly charged leaseholders commission for arranging buildings insurance without telling them.

'It's just better!' Trump says Coca-Cola to change key US ingredient
Coca-Cola said they "appreciate President Trump's enthusiasm", without confirming they plan to make the tweak.

Busiest UK airports raise kiss-and-fly fees, says RAC
Britain's airports are charging up to Ł7 to briefly drop-off passengers close to terminals.

Harry in Diana's footsteps with landmine walk in Angola
The Duke of Sussex visited a mine-clearing charity in Angola once supported by Princess Diana.

New photo to mark Queen Camilla's 78th birthday
The Queen is pictured smiling and looking relaxed in the new photo taken at her Wiltshire home, Raymill.

Babies made using three people's DNA are born free of hereditary disease
The method was pioneered by UK scientists to overcome devastating, sometimes fatal inherited diseases.

Gallen declared the winner
Paul Gallen is announced as the winner of his grudge match with Sonny Bill Williams.

Johns weighs in on Ponga exit
Andrew Johns has weighed in on the potential exit of Kalyn Ponga from Newcastle.

Umaga, Jones among six Manu Samoa debutants for Scotland showdown
The sons of two All Blacks legends, Sir Michael Jones and Tana Umaga, are set to carry Samoa's hopes against Scottish team.

MPs ask Nandy to intervene over Palace demotion
A group of Liberal Democrat MPs ask the culture secretary Lisa Nandy to intervene over Crystal Palace's demotion from the Europa League.

What we know about the Afghan data breach
And has Trump u-turned on releasing the Epstein files?

Watch: How a day of bombing unfolded in Damascus
Israel has intensified its airstrikes on Syria, including near the presidential palace and on the defence ministry headquarters in central Damascus.

Summer holiday clubs now cost an average of Ł1,076 per child
Some areas have seen prices rise by as much as 13%, research by children's charity Corum finds.

Germany to tighten people-smuggling law as chancellor visits UK
It comes as Friedrich Merz makes his first official visit to the UK as German chancellor.

Watch: 'She took me back' - Obamas joke about divorce rumours
The former US president appeared on the IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson podcast and video show.

US says 'specific steps' agreed to end Syria violence after Israeli strikes hit Damascus
Israel says it is "working to save our Druze brothers", but Syria accuses it of "treacherous aggression".

Gal's final sledge to Gus
Paul Gallen reveals Phil Gould was the true motivator for his victory against Sonny Bill Williams.

Wayne Carey angrily responds to viral bathroom video
Wayne Carey has angrily responded to a viral video of him exiting a bathroom in Melbourne.