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The personal story of a dad who took his autistic son to the British Grand Prix
My autistic son loves Formula 1 - and Silverstone have made it viable for him to go and watch it live.

Is Trump interfering in the World Cup?
Trump spoke to Fifa president about controversial red card for USA player.

More than 1,000 arrested as part of global human trafficking crackdown
Interpol says the vast majority of the 2,070 victims or potential victims identified were women being trafficked for sex.

'It's a very sad day' - Mexican fans react to loss to England
Mexico's World Cup campaign ended with a 3-2 defeat to England in Mexico City.

Reece James expected to return for Norway quarter-final
England manager Thomas Tuchel expects Reece James to be available for the World Cup quarter-final against Norway on Saturday.

Henderson expected to have surgery on injured wrist
Jordan Henderson is expected to have surgery on the wrist injury he sustained while celebrating England's win over Mexico on Monday.

Wildfire in southern Spain leaves at least 12 dead and 23 missing
A local official said four of the victims may be British after a fire broke out near Los Gallardos, Almería.

'The spectacle Iran wants the world to see': Lyse Doucet in Tehran for supreme leader's funeral
Huge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Consultants in England vote in favour of NHS strikes
The senior doctors in England now have a mandate for strike action over the next 12 months.

‘It breaks me inside’: Devastated Demon offers frank admission after Wimbledon exit
Alex de Minaur looked poised to break his grand slam quarter-final hoodoo at Wimbledon this fortnight. Instead, the world No.6 is out of the tournament.

Anyone have a spare house? Cobolli into quarter-finals
Flavio Cobolli jokes that he needs a house to live in for the rest of Wimbledon after beating Alex de Minaur to reach the quarter-finals.

Resignations after male councillors vote for rapist taxi driver to keep operator licence
The four have resigned from Highland licensing committee after voting to allow David Brown to keep an operator's licence.

Why is Farage facing renewed scrutiny over his finances?
The Reform UK leader faces further pressure after reports he did not declare support from an ally.

All-nighters, phone bans and school screenings - how you watched England's epic win
Fans powered through a 02:00 BST kick-off gathering in packed pubs, watching from home, or later on at school.

PM intervened in row over Mexico-England kick-off time
Fifa had been set to bring the match forward by six hours, due to a forecast of thunderstorms.

Frenchman convicted of 2020 murder of wife confesses from jail
Cédric Jubillar, who previously denied killing his wife, was convicted despite her body not being found.

Coach told FA footballer Maddy Cusack was a liar, inquest into her death hears
Jonathan Morgan says she left out detail about their relationship when speaking to her family.

Chris Mason: Accusations around Farage leave him looking vulnerable to his rivals
The Reform UK leader is in the news and at the heart of the headlines are questions about power, transparency and money.

Amber heat-health alerts in effect as UK set for one of longest-lasting heatwaves since 1976
Temperatures are set to rise as high as 36C (97F) for parts of southern England this week.

Trump confirms he asked Fifa boss for review of US striker's ban
The US president says Fifa "made the right decision" to suspend Folarin Balogun's one-match ban, adding that otherwise, it would have left a "big stain" on the World Cup.