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• Margaret Hodge: Labour investigation made me think about treatment of Jews in 1930s Germany

  A Jewish Labour MP has said the moment she found out she faced investigation for confronting Jeremy Corbyn over anti-Semitism made her think about "what it felt like to be a Jew in Germany in the 30s".

• Labour anti-Semitism: Unite leader Len McCluskey lashes out at Blairites and 'hostile' Jewish leaders

  Jeremy Corbyn's chief trade union cheerleader, Len McCluskey, has accused "Blairite" Labour MPs of using the anti-Semitism row to provoke a split in the party.

• Man charged with murder after Britain's Got Talent finalist stabbed to death in London

  A man has been charged with the murder of a young mother who was a finalist on Britain's Got Talent with an NHS choir.

• Genoa: Up to 20 people could be missing after Morandi bridge collapse

  Up to 20 people could be buried under the rubble of the bridge that collapsed this week in the Italian city of Genoa, officials have said.

• Man clings to side of Genoa bridge for hours by thinking of his unborn child

  The thought of his unborn child gave a man the strength to cling to dangling wires on the collapsed Genoa bridge for hours until he was rescued.

• Five held after four men stabbed in Camberwell. south London

  Five men have been arrested after four men were stabbed in Camberwell, south London.

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Entertainment

• Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin dies at 76

  Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has died aged 76 after suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer.

• Aretha Franklin: Soul singer endured tumultuous childhood to conquer the world and demand Respect

  Probably Aretha Franklin's best known song, Respect, was released in 1967 at the height of a tumultuous period in the battle for US civil rights.

• Madonna celebrates 60th birthday with Marrakesh selfie

  Madonna is celebrating her 60th birthday in style, in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh.

• Watchdog launches investigation into posts by social media 'influencers'

  An investigation has been launched into concerns social media stars are not properly declaring when they have been paid to endorse goods and services.

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Politics

• Jeremy Corbyn poised to backtrack on international anti-Semitism definition

  Jeremy Corbyn is poised to "take one for the team" and make a humiliating climbdown on anti-Semitism by backing an internationally recognised definition in full.

• Labour complains to press regulator over Corbyn wreath row story

  Labour has complained to the press regulator about the coverage by six Fleet Street newspapers of Jeremy Corbyn's controversial visit to a cemetery in Tunisia in 2014.

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Technology

• Regional accents suppressed by voice assistants, says study

  Regional accents could be being suppressed by voice assistants including Google Home, Alexa, Cortana and Siri, according to research in Newcastle.

• Apple to launch Apple Car and AR headset by 2025 - report

  Apple will launch an augmented reality (AR) headset and an Apple Car by 2025, according to a report by a company analyst.

• Children more at risk from being told what to think by robots, say researchers

  Young children can be influenced by robots more successfully than adults, even when the robots are obviously wrong, according to a new study.

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