Fresh crackdown on nuisance calls
New rules mean companies cannot contact people unless they have “opted-in” to receive calls. BBC News – Business
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Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro ‘lost 40% of blood in stabbing’
Presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro is unlikely to return to campaigning after being attacked. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Chuka Umunna tells Jeremy Corbyn to ‘call off the dogs’
The anti-Brexit backbencher claims Jeremy Corbyn is driving centre-left MPs out of the Labour Party. BBC News – UK
Turkey HDP: Court jails pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas
Selahattin Demirtas is given almost five years for “terrorist propaganda”, a charge he denies. BBC News – Europe
George Papadopoulos: Ex-Trump adviser jailed in Russia inquiry
Ex-Trump aide George Papadopoulos is jailed for 14 days for lying to the FBI in the Russia inquiry. BBC News – US & Canada
Large-scale wind and solar power ‘could green the Sahara’
Huge installations of wind turbines and solar panels would boost rainfall and vegetation in desert areas. BBC News – Africa