It may be time to rethink the tragic events in Washington and Boulder.

Two brown bears escape from their enclosure and eat a "week's worth of honey" in the food store.

More than 120 Labour MPs are backing plans to block cuts to disability and sickness-related benefits.

The “why” is Russia. But at a summit focused on keeping President Trump happy, discussion of that is expected to be muted.

We’d like to hear from couples who are tying the knot this weekend in the Veneto capital at the same time as Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’ plans to marry his fiancee, former TV journalist, Lauren Sánchez in Venice this weekend have been met with protests from locals who feel the event is taking over the city.

According to reports in the Italian press, wedding planners have fully booked five of Venice’s plushest hotels and reserved almost the entire fleet of the city’s water taxis as well as a dock for Bezos’s mega-yacht, with hundreds of guests expected.

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Those caring for relatives with severe disabilities say planned Republican cuts will be fatal for some

Kelly Fountain of central Arkansas plans to move her family out of the state if work requirements are enacted for Medicaid, given the issues and lack of resources she has already faced in obtaining support for her 24-year-old son with disabilities, Colby.

“If Trump’s budget is passed as it is currently written, we will be leaving Arkansas,” said Fountain. “Our politicians here know very well that people are going to lose their Medicaid, they’re depending on it. People are not only going to lose their healthcare, they’re going to die.”

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England's Zak Crawley survives a scare on the opening morning of the final day at Headingley after being dropped by India's Jasprit Bumrah on 42, with England 112-0, chasing 371 to win the first Test.

Iran’s response to the attacks on its nuclear facilities killed no Americans and each nation has a victory narrative. But an hours-old cease-fire appeared fragile and President Trump lashed out at Israel and Iran over the state of the truce.

Jack Watkin, who featured in Rich Kids of Instagram, lured people to invest large sums on designer bags that failed to materialise

A fraudster who described himself as the “Kardashian of Cheshire” persuaded people to invest thousands of pounds in luxury handbags that failed to materialise by flaunting his luxury lifestyle on social media.

Jack Watkin, 26, of Alderley Edge, had gone on trial at Chester crown court on Monday, but on Tuesday – the second day of the trial – he changed his plea to guilty.

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Extreme heat is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this week

A rare June heatwave is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this week, with forecasts for temperatures to get even hotter on Tuesday.

On Monday, just the second day of summer, the National Weather Service placed extreme heat warnings in effect from the Carolinas to Maine, advising against any outdoor activities under the conditions.

Eric Holthaus is a meteorologist and climate journalist based in Minnesota

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