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• Brazil's army is 'ready' to defend the Amazon, says its general

  Brazil's Army is 'ready' to defend the Amazon rainforest from wildfires, according to its general.

• British boy, 12, dies after getting into difficulty in French lake

  A British boy has died after getting into difficulty in a lake at a camping site in northern France.

• British Airways pilots to strike for three days over pay dispute

  British Airways has said strike action announced by its pilots will "destroy" the travel plans of tens of thousands of its customers.

• 'Our lives are torn apart': Police officers and family fall silent to remember PC Andrew Harper

  A minute's silence has been held to remember PC Andrew Harper eight days after he was killed, as his family say their "lives and hearts have been torn apart".

• Do EU migrants raise the education level in your region?

  European migration raises the education level in 32 of 39 EU regions in the UK, according to Sky News analysis.

• Greggs plans to release vegan versions of all top-selling products

  The boss of Greggs has said the bakery chain is planning to release vegan versions of all of its best-selling products.

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Entertainment

• Jeremy Kyle piloting new show, says ITV boss

  Jeremy Kyle is piloting a new show to air on ITV, the broadcaster's director of television has told Sky News.

• Usher and Adam Lambert among celebrities 'burgled in $500,000 scam' in LA

  Stars including singers Usher and Adam Lambert were targeted in a burglary scam in Los Angeles, according to prosecutors in the US.

• Taylor Swift details nights out in Brixton and love of Shoreditch in new song London Boy

  Can you Adam and Eve it? Taylor Swift might have spent her formative years in Nashville, Tennessee, but nowadays she is apparently all about walks in Camden Market and nights out in Brixton.

• 'Strange and upsetting': Louis Theroux describes Jimmy Savile documentary

  Louis Theroux's career has been defined by Jimmy Savile.

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Politics

• Macron tells Johnson there won't be a substantially new Brexit deal in next 30 days

  Boris Johnson has had his bid to get France's support for a new Brexit deal in 30 days rebuffed on a trip to Paris.

• Jeremy Corbyn: I agree with Emmanuel Macron on Brexit

  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is in agreement with Emmanuel Macron's stance on Brexit - after the French president insisted the Irish border backstop is "indispensable".

• Macron and Merkel have offered Johnson nothing - apart from a means to fail

  The cliche "good cop, bad cop" has been used too much about this first episode of shuttle boat diplomacy from Boris Johnson. Merkel, apparently, is the first and Macron the latter.

• Jeremy Corbyn lays out plan to end kids' risk of homelessness

  Jeremy Corbyn has warned the government is "failing a whole generation of children" who are falling victim to rising homelessness and poverty.

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Technology

• New hope for near-extinct northern white rhino as vets harvest eggs from last two females

  There is renewed hope that the near-extinct northern white rhino could be saved after eggs were successfully extracted from the last two remaining females.

• European Space Agency seeks ideas to explore moon caves that could host humans

  Budding space experts are being sought to help map out missions to explore caves on the moon that could one day host human visitors.

• Rolling Stones Rock: NASA names stone on Mars after band

  It might not be 2,000 light years from home, but The Rolling Stones could be forgiven for boasting about having a rock named after them on Mars.

• Grant West: Hacker ordered to pay back almost £1m in cryptocurrency

  A hacker who carried out cyber attacks on dozens of firms including Sainsbury's and Uber while living at a caravan park in Kent has been ordered to pay back more than £900,000 in cryptocurrency he had stashed away.

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