1. Greek debt: now Tsipras must convince coalition
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras is back in Athens today, trying to convince his coalition partners to back a new bailout deal agreed with eurozone leaders yesterday. Tsipras has been accused of capitulating after failing to secure a “haircut” (reduction in debt). As he returned to Greece yesterday, there were demonstrations and strikes.
Greece finally reaches deal to release €12bn bailout funds
2. Calais creates 'secure zone' for UK-bound lorries
A new "secure zone" for UK-bound lorries is to be created at Calais. The facility, which will hold up to 230 lorries, is designed to protect hauliers from stowaways, who have been targeting vehicles crossing the channel at the French port. Home Secretary Theresa May said 8,000 attempts to board lorries were foiled between 21 June and 11 July.
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3. Brecon SAS deaths: MoD made 'very serious mistakes'
The inquest into the deaths of three Army reservists on the Brecon Beacons two years ago has found that the Ministry of Defence made a "catalogue of very serious mistakes" before and during a 16-mile SAS training march on the hottest day of the year. Coroner Louise Hunt ruled Edward Maher, Craig Roberts and James Dunsby died as a result of neglect.
SAS Brecon Beacon deaths: 'gross failures' by MoD
4. Harper Lee fans queue for Mockingbird ‘sequel’
Fans of the Harper Lee queued for hours yesterday at bookshops in London and elsewhere to get their hands on her ‘second’ novel. Go Set a Watchman, which was actually written before the massively successful To Kill a Mockingbird, was released at midnight last night, with Waterstones, Foyles and others opening specially.
Go Set A Watchman reviews: what the critics are saying
5. SNP threat delays fox hunting vote
A vote on fox hunting has been postponed after the SNP said its 56 MPs would vote against plans to relax the rules on hunting with dogs. The government wanted to bring England and Wales in line with Scotland where an unlimited number of dogs can be used. The SNP had pledged not to intervene in issues that do not concern Scotland.
Hunting vote postponed as SNP threaten to thwart Tory plans
6. World powers reach nuclear deal with Iran
World powers have reached an agreement with Iran over its nuclear programme after marathon negotiations in Vienna. The US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany are poised to remove sanctions in return for Iran scaling back its activities. The deal should bring to an end a 12-year stand-off over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Iran nuclear deal: a sign of hope or a dark day in history?
7. Rapper 50 Cent bankrupt after sex tape ruling
Rap artist 50 Cent has filed for bankruptcy after a jury ordered him to pay $5m (£3.2m) to a woman who sued him over a sex tape. The woman said the rapper, real name Curtis Jackson, got hold of a tape of her having sex with her boyfriend, added a commentary to it and posted it online without her permission to taunt her ex-partner.
8. Inflatable shark assault: guilty fan 'a bit deflated'
A Grimsby Town fan has been found guilty of assaulting a football steward with an inflatable shark at a Conference league game and given an £800 fine. Kenneth Meech, 51, of Cleethorpes had travelled to London to see his side beat Barnet 3-1. He said the prosecution was a waste of taxpayers’ money, adding that he felt “a bit deflated”.
9. Fastest spacecraft ever built flies past Pluto
The fastest spacecraft ever built, Nasa’s New Horizons, has made its historic fly-past of Pluto. The probe has been flying to the outer reaches of our galaxy for nine years and flew between Pluto and its nine known moons at 34,000mph, passing just 7,800 miles from the dwarf planet. It will now head into the Kuiper Belt.
Pluto: stunning new image unveiled by New Horizons
10. Briefing: why the Ku Klux Klan is growing in numbers
As America struggles to come to terms with last month's murder of nine African American worshippers in a church in South Carolina, the number of new recruits joining the Ku Klux Klan is growing. The KKK was first established after the American Civil War by a small group of Confederate veterans who opposed the abolition of slavery and African Americans being granted basic civil rights. But now it is attempting to enter the mainstream – and to expand its membership base.
Ku Klux Klan boasts rising numbers as racial tensions soar
