Parsons Green: UK terror threat increased to critical after Tube bomb
Another attack may be imminent after an explosion on a Tube train in south-west London injured 29. BBC News – UK
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Iceland government collapses over paedophile furore
The prime minister’s father is accused of trying to clear the name of a convicted paedophile. BBC News – Europe
St Louis officer cleared in shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith
Demonstrators take to the St Louis streets as a former officer is cleared of a black man’s murder. BBC News – US & Canada
What is behind clashes in Ethiopia’s Oromia and Somali regions?
Eighteen people have been killed and thousands displaced since the fighting broke out between Ethiopia’s Oromo and Somali communities. BBC News – Africa
Pound jumps as Bank of England hints at rate rise
Sterling surges as the Bank of England hints at rate rise in “the coming months”. BBC News – Business
Iraq: At least 60 die in twin attacks near Nasiriya
Several Iranians are thought to be among the dead as militants attack a restaurant and a checkpoint. BBC News – Middle East