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Senate inquiry to interrogate whether cheap, out-of-date device caused outage
Greens senator and inquiry chair Sarah Hanson-Young has threatened a crackdown on telco giants responsible for multiple outages in the past few years.

Wimbledon final features defending champion vs French Open winner
It’s a matchup of the top two seeds as defending champion Jannik Sinner plays French Open winner Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final on Sunday.

Could SpaceX's Starmind Make Amazon's, Microsoft's, and Google's Cloud Businesses Obsolete? Here's What Investors Need to Know.

I'm dyslexic and avoided reading until BookTok got me hooked - now I run a book club
Romance novels are enjoying a boom and even their own dedicated bookshops.

Reading Festival applies for main stage music on a fourth day
Wednesdays and Thursdays are seen as warm-up days ahead of the main Reading Festival weekend.

The battle for Charlie Kirk’s legacy
Will young people still vote Republican after Kirk’s death?

Women-only gig group grows to 700 members
The Girly Gig Army allows women to go to events together in Eastbourne, Hastings and Brighton.

Artist sells garbage collected outside Taylor Swift's wedding
The cubes of trash artist Justin Gignac called "Pocket Garbage" were priced at $25 (£18) and $100 (£74), and sold out online.

My son's ultra-rare diagnosis took eight years
Ben struggled to feed, failed to reach developmental milestones and had surgery to remove cataracts.

Toll bridge fine issued to driver 270 miles away
A driver said he was left "perturbed" after receiving a fine for using a toll bridge despite having never been near it.

Lorry driver arrested as child dies in collision
Detectives are appealing for any witnesses to get in touch.

People flee as Russian strike hits near Ukraine coffee shop
Three cameras caught the moment people ducked then ran for cover in Sumy, in north eastern Ukraine.

How Aldi is taking on US supermarkets with its $4 almond butter
The German supermarket's $9bn US push targets urban hubs like Manhattan. Can its discount model match Walmart?

Wairoa cleans up and counts cost of yet another flood
At least 14 properties in the Hawke's Bay town have been yellow-stickered after the Wairoa River burst its banks on Thursday.

McCullum fired as England test coach but will continue with T20 and ODI teams
Brendon McCullum has been fired as coach of England's test cricket team after four years in charge but will continue to lead the country's T20 and ODI sides.

McGregor injured 69 seconds into UFC comeback
Conor McGregor's return to the octagon against Max Holloway at UFC 329 lasts just 69 seconds after the Irishman suffers a knee injury.

What’s Andy Burnham’s plan to move power out of London?
Adam and Alex take a deep dive into Andy Burnham’s plan to move power out of London

Berlin Wall in garden breaches planning rules
Steven Thorpe is told he has breached planning rules by installing a chunk of the wall by his house.

How men with female surnames are standing up to ridicule in Kenya
Children often inherit their father's first name as a surname, but traditions are changing and causing upset.

Pimblett makes title claim with 52-second win at UFC 329
Liverpool's Paddy Pimblett submits Benoit Saint-Denis in just 52 seconds at UFC 329 to strengthen his claim for a lightweight title shot.

Record 128 people cross Channel in one small boat
The boat made the journey on Friday, when a total of 225 migrants made the crossing on three boats.

Champion Sinner wary of Zverev before Wimbledon final
Recent history suggests Jannik Sinner should be confident of retaining his Wimbledon title - but he is wary of French Open champion Alexander Zverev.