Mobile roaming charges cut within EU
UK consumers using their mobile phones in Europe will see cheaper bills from Saturday, as a further cap on roaming charges takes effect. BBC News – Business
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Livingstone stands by Hitler comments
Ex-London mayor Ken Livingstone stands by his comments made amid a row about anti-Semitism in the Labour party, saying “I never regret saying something that’s true”. BBC News – UK
German party congress marred by clashes
Clashes erupt at the start of a meeting of Germany’s right-wing Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party, with hundreds of protesters detained. BBC News – Europe
Protesters delay Trump speech
Hundreds of protesters broke through barricades and threw eggs at police outside a California hotel, delaying a speech by Republican Party front-runner Donald Trump. BBC News – US & Canada
Kenya sets fire to huge ivory stockpile
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta sets fire to a huge stockpile of ivory in an effort to show his country’s commitment to saving Africa’s elephants, but the move has its critics. BBC News – Africa
Syria’s Aleppo ‘catastrophic’ – UN
The situation in Syria’s city of Aleppo is catastrophic, the UN says, after attacks on targets including a hospital kill dozens. BBC News – Middle East