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Mexican newspaper La Jornada has published a photo of a man and his small daughter who drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande river from Mexico into the US. The migrant crisis at the border has become increasingly dire as the Trump administrations zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigration has led to families being seperated at the border. The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a $4.5 (£3.3) billion emergency border aid package to care for thousands of migrant families and unaccompanied children detained after crossing the US-Mexico border.
Breakdancing has been given a provisional nod by the International Olympic Committee towards being part of the 2024 Paris Games. A final decision on all the added sports will be made in December 2020. Climbing, skateboarding & surfing are also set to make their Olympic debut in Tokyo next year.
The Piccadilly and Central lines saw the highest number of reports of theft of personal property
Prominent e-cigarette maker Juul Labs has said it will "create a thriving black market".
The activities instructor went missing on Sunday evening.
Malaysian authorities have arrested two Indian men carrying 5,255 turtles in their luggage, as well as over 14 kilos of drugs at Kuala Lumpur airport. If convicted and charged, they could face the death penalty.
Two men in their 30s were left with significant injuries.
The hot spell is set to be relatively short-lived in the UK, with unsettled weather moving in from the Atlantic on Sunday.
Further sanctions are highly unlikely to force Iran to back down – its leaders will only accept a u-turn from the US, maybe even a recommitment to the nuclear deal.
In 2007 Johnson was outraged the UK public would not have a say in who became PM.