UK inflation rate leaps to 2.3%
Rising fuel and food prices help to push the inflation rate to the highest since September 2013. BBC News – Business
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French minister Bruno Le Roux quits in summer jobs row
Bruno Le Roux gave parliamentary work to his daughters when they were teenagers. BBC News – Europe
Brazil meat scandal: Hong Kong joins import ban
Brazilian police have accused top meat producers of selling unsafe produce and bribing inspectors. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Martin McGuinness: Sinn Féin leader’s body carried home
The body of IRA leader turned Sinn Féin politician is carried home after his death at the age of 66. BBC News – UK
US and UK ban cabin laptops on some inbound flights
Under the new restrictions, anything bigger than a phone will have to go in checked baggage. BBC News – US & Canada
Boko Haram crisis: Cameroon ‘forcing Nigeria refugees home’
The UN refugee agency says Cameroon is violating its obligations with forced repatriations. BBC News – Africa