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• Nearly 600 homes told to evacuate after Lincolnshire flooding

  More homes in Lincolnshire are being evacuated after a river burst its banks following heavy rain which has battered the UK this week.

• 'It didn't work out well last time': Javid warns against Johnson coronation

  Tory leadership contender Sajid Javid has said a "coronation" of Boris Johnson as the party's next leader would be a mistake, declaring: "We had a coronation last time, it didn't work out well."

• 'He's a disaster': Trump attacks Khan after three killed in London in space of 24 hours

  Donald Trump has branded London mayor Sadiq Khan a "disaster" following two fatal stabbings and a shooting in London in the space of 24 hours.

• Chris Froome 'lucky to be here' after horror crash

  Chris Froome has said he is "lucky to be here" after sustaining multiple fractures in a high-speed bike crash.

• Priests wear hard hats at first Notre Dame mass since devastating fire

  Notre Dame in Paris held its first Mass since the fire which caused enormous damage to the cathedral's roof and destroyed its spire.

• Knifeman in Friday the 13th mask arrested after chasing people in Newquay

  A man who chased people while wearing a Friday the 13th-style mask and wielding a meat cleaver and knife has been arrested.

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Entertainment

• Famed Italian director Franco Zeffirelli dies aged 96

  Revered Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, famed for a film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and for staging extravagant opera productions, has died aged 96.

• Jo Brand will not face police action over controversial battery acid joke

  Police will not take action against Jo Brand after she made a joke about throwing battery acid at politicians.

• Frida Kahlo's lost voice 'unearthed' in archive radio recording

  The only known recording of the iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo may have been found by researchers.

• Paul Sinha: Star of TV show The Chase reveals he has Parkinson's disease at 49

  The Chase star Paul Sinha has revealed he has Parkinson's disease at the age of 49.

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Politics

• 'It didn't work out well last time': Javid warns against Johnson coronation

  Tory leadership contender Sajid Javid has said a "coronation" of Boris Johnson as the party's next leader would be a mistake, declaring: "We had a coronation last time, it didn't work out well."

• Corbyn criticised as 'pathetic' over response to oil tanker attacks blamed on Iran

  Jeremy Corbyn has been called "pathetic" after saying the government needed to provide "credible evidence" that Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers.

• Who can beat Boris Johnson? Rivals in race for Conservative crown

  Five candidates vying to be the next prime minister are spending the weekend figuring out how best to take on the runaway leader in the race - Boris Johnson.

• Conservative leadership field slims to six as Boris Johnson agrees to TV debate

  The field of Conservative leadership contenders has slimmed to six after Health Secretary Matt Hancock dropped out of the race.

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Technology

• Star Trek 'Starfleet logo' spotted on Mars by NASA probe

  A NASA spacecraft has spotted curious shapes on the surface of Mars closely resembling the Starfleet logo from the sci-fi hit TV show, Star Trek.

• Telegram cyber attack timed to coincide with Hong Kong protests

  Messaging platform Telegram has said it was hit by a powerful cyberattack that coincided with protests in Hong Kong.

• US man sues cryonics company for $1m and wants father's head returned

  A US man is suing a cryonics company for $1m (£790,000) and wants his father's head returned, claiming it wrongly cremated his father's body and sent the remains in the post.

• San Francisco prosecutors to use AI in bid to reduce racial bias when charging suspects

  Prosecutors in San Francisco are to use artificial intelligence (AI) to try and reduce racial bias when considering whether to charge suspects with a crime.

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