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Rent: 'We've got £1,750 a month and can't find anywhere'Tenants are spending 28% of their earnings on rent, the biggest proportion for a decade, new figures show. BBC News – Business

Controversial land sale puts Jerusalem Armenians on edgeA top priest is in hiding following at a secret deal for part of the Old City’s Armenian Quarter. BBC News – Middle East

Illegal shark fin trade: Record haul seized in BrazilEnvironmental officers seize the fins of an estimated 11,000 sharks from two companies in Brazil. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Paris 2024 Olympics: French police raid organisers' headquartersIt is unclear what prompted the search but French media links it to how contracts have been awarded. BBC News – Europe

Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood and son Suleman: Who is on board Titanic sub?An adventurer and a British businessman travelling with his son are among those on the Titanic sub. BBC News – UK

Titanic tourist submersible: Rescuers scan ocean as clock ticksThe US and Canada are urgently searching for a tourist submersible not seen since Sunday. BBC News – US & Canada

Uganda school attack: I covered myself in blood to hideA student tells the BBC he survived an attack by suspected Islamist rebels by pretending to be dead. BBC News – Africa

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Mortgage help 'under review', says Michael GoveMichael Gove was asked about what whether any help would be given to those struggling with payments. BBC News – Business

Iraq: displays 2,800-year-old stone tablet returned by ItalyItalian authorities handed over the ancient tablet to Iraq after more than four decades. BBC News – Middle East