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TURKEY: Turkey widened its massive post-coup purge to the state education sector on Tuesday after vowing to root out supporters of an exiled cleric it accuses of orchestrating the attempted power grab.
FRANCE: President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday he was willing to extend France's state of emergency for another six months following the Bastille Day massacre, as lawmakers prepared to debate the country's tough security laws. French MPs will mull a fourth extension of the state of emergency.
GERMANY: The Islamic State group on Tuesday said an Afghan refugee who carried out an axe and knife attack in Germany was one of its "fighters," an IS-linked news agency said.
SYRIA: Children were among at least 56 civilians killed in strikes by a US-led coalition on Tuesday near a Syrian village held by the Islamic State group, a monitor said.
USA: Donald Trump faced an embarrassing plagiarism scandal on Tuesday that tarnished his wife Melania's prime-time speech at the Republican National Convention. Melania Trump delivered a heartfelt defence of her husband, but unmistakable similarities in her remarks and a speech given by Michelle Obama soon came to light.
BRAZIL: A judge suspended the WhatsApp messaging service across Brazil, where it is hugely popular, for failing to surrender user data in a police investigation.
Three dead in suspected domestic murder-suicide in Spalding
Three people were shot dead in a normally quiet town in eastern England on Tuesday, with media reporting that a man killed his partner and daughter before turning the gun on himself. Lincolnshire police said they were not looking for anyone else following the "firearms incident" near a swimming pool and sports complex in the town of Spalding. "Three people have been fatally wounded, including the suspected offender," the police force said in a statement. "There is an ongoing police investigation and at this stage we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident." The shooter was reported by British media to be delivery driver Lance Hart, 57. He is believed to have killed partner Claire, 50, and 19-year-old daughter Charlotte with a shotgun, before committing suicide. A neighbour of the family called Hart "a very nice guy, he went out of his way to be helpful". "He was full of the joys of spring. His kids had left home and they were going to downsize and find a bungalow in the village," the neighbour told the Press Association. A spokeswoman for the local ambulance service said paramedics had treated three patients for gunshot wounds but they were pronounced dead at the scene.
Bank of England must respondto Brexit shock: Hammond
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond declared on Tuesday that it was up to the Bank of England to respond to the economic "shock" arising from Brexit. "The initial response to this kind of shock must be a monetary response by the Bank of England," Hammond told members at the House of Commons. The central bank kept its key interest rate at 0.50 per cent last Thursday, confounding expectations for a reduction - but flagged a possible August cut in response to Brexit. Policymakers also signalled that the exact size and nature of any stimulatorymeasures would be determined at next month's monetary policy gathering. BoE governor Mark Carney has warned that Britain could fall into recession as businesses delay new projects because of the shock June 23 referendum vote to exit the EU. "The governor, in announcing that interest rates were not to be lowered last week, did made it clear that the bank is developing a monetary package which it would announce in due course," Hammond added on Tuesday. Separately, the International Monetary Fund slashed its global economic forecasts, citing uncertainty created by the implementation of Brexit.
Eagle withdraws from Labour leadership contest
Challenger Angela Eagle withdrew from the contest to lead the Labour Party on Tuesday and backed rival Owen Smith in a unity bid to oust embattled leader Jeremy Corbyn. "I'm announcing tonight that I'm withdrawing from this race and supporting Owen," Eagle told journalists in parliament. Eagle pulled out of the challenge when it became clear that Smith had secured more nominations from the party's members of the British and European parliaments. Eagle was the first to announce a challenge in the aftermath of Britain's June 23 referendum vote to leave the European Union (EU). Labour had backed Britain staying in the EU. Socialist stalwart Corbyn, who has a long history of euroscepticism, was accused of leading a half-hearted campaign that failed to stir traditional Labour-voting areas. Corbyn lost the support of three-quarters of the party's MPs in a subsequent vote of confidence on
June 28, triggering Eagle, and then Smith, to come forward. "We have a Labour Party at the moment that is not working," Eagle said.
United Kingdom in Brief
BORIS JOHNSON: Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will on Thursday make his first official visit to the United States, meeting international counterparts as part of the fight against Islamic State (IS). The former London mayor made his first overseas engagement on Monday, meeting with European leaders, many of whom were angered by his campaign to take Britain out of the European Union.
SOFTBANK: SoftBank plunged more than 10 per cent on Tuesday as investors gave the thumbs down to the Japanese mobile giant's whopping $32 billion purchase of British iPhone chip designer ARM Holdings. The sharp drop bucked an upward trend in the broader market after a public holiday, with the benchmark index rising for the sixth straight session. SoftBank dropped 10.32 percent to 5,387 yen after the £24.3 billion deal was announced on Monday - meaning the company lost around $7 billion in market value.
JOHN KERRY: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday became the first senior foreign official to meet Prime Minister Theresa May since she took office after the Brexit referendum. Kerry visited May at her Downing Street office on the last day of a five-stop tour of European capitals.
PILOTS: Two Canadian pilots charged on suspicion of being drunk as they prepared to fly a passenger jet from Glasgow to Toronto were remanded in custody on Tuesday, the prosecutors' office said. Jean-Francois Perreault, 39, and Imran Zafar Syed, 37, appeared in court the day after they were arrested as they were due to pilot an Air Transat A310 plane, which carries up to 250 passengers. The airline apologised to those affected and offered passengers compensation.
HEATWAVE: Train passengers already sweltering in the heat suffered further misery as some services were delayed due to high temperatures on Tuesday. Speed restrictions were imposed on a number of routes by Network Rail amid fears that tracks could buckle as temperatures exceeded 32C. (PA)
PIPPA MIDDLETON: Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of Prince William's wife Kate, has announced that she had got engaged to her boyfriend James Matthews, a hedge fund manager. A Kensington Palace spokesman said William and Kate were "absolutely delighted with the news" of the 32-year-old's engagement at the weekend, which will be followed by a wedding next year. Middleton rose to prominence when she was a bridesmaid at her sister's wedding in 2011.
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FOOTBALL: Hull boss Steve Bruce has held talks with the Football Association over the vacant England manager's job, several media outlets reported on Tuesday. A three-man FA panel made up of former Manchester United chief executive David Gill, FA technical director Dan Ashworth and chief executive Martin Glenn are seeking a successor to Roy Hodgson.
LEICESTER: Towering Leicester City captain Wes Morgan has signed a new contract with the club to June 2019, the Premier League champions said on Tuesday.
ZLATAN: Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss Manchester United's pre-season tour of China as the Sweden striker takes an extended break following Euro 2016.
ATHLETICS: The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday it will study "legal options" on banning Russia from the Rio Games and ordered disciplinary action against Russian officials implicated in a state-run doping system.
DOPING: Disgraced Russian athlete Liliya Shobukhova will have to repay organisers of the London Marathon almost £400,000 a court ordered on Tuesday. The 38-year-old has to return the appearance money she was paid for the 2010 and 2011 editions in which she won and finished second respectively.
CRICKET: England coach Trevor Bayliss has said it's possible the team could field two specialist spinners at home after Yorkshire leg-break bowler Adil Rashid was called into the squad for the second Test against Pakistan.
CYCLING: Sprinter Mark Cavendish withdrew from the Tour de France on Tuesday to focus on his Rio Olympic aspirations, the race said
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