HS2 rail extension to Leeds set to be scrapped
Plans to extend the eastern leg of the high speed network will be ditched in favour of new shorter links. BBC News – Business
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First joint naval exercise by Israel and Gulf states signals Iran worries
Unthinkable until recently, the maritime exercise comes amid growing regional concerns over Iran. BBC News – Middle East
Ecuador prison and armed forces chiefs resign after riots
The move came after 68 inmates were killed in a deadly fight in a Guayaquil jail over the weekend. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Poland border crisis: EU to widen Belarus sanctions as row intensifies
The crisis intensifies as hundreds more migrants arrive at the border with Poland. BBC News – Europe
Liverpool Women’s Hospital explosion: Terror threat level raised to ‘severe’
The wife of a taxi driver who survived an explosion outside a hospital says he is lucky to be alive. BBC News – UK
Steve Bannon surrenders to face contempt charges
Mr Bannon, a former White House advisor to Donald Trump, has surrendered to FBI officials. BBC News – US & Canada