Titanic sub destroyed in catastrophic implosion, all five aboard dead
© Thomson ReutersThe Titan submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions dives in an undated photographA deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic was found in pieces from a "catastrophic implosion" that killed everyone aboard, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday, ending a multinational five-day search for the vessel. (Reuters)
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About 14,000 people in England denied vote due to ID rule, says Electoral Commission
© Thomson ReutersLocal elections in BritainAbout 14,000 people were denied a vote in English local elections last month after they were unable to provide identification required under a new law, the Electoral Commission said on Friday. An interim report by the commission said early findings suggested that disabled people and the unemployed were more likely to have been unable to vote because of the changes. (Reuters)
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Tories select councillor to run in byelection after Warburton resignation
© Photograph: FacebookFaye Purbrick will be the Conservative candidate for Somerton and Frome.The Conservatives have selected a councillor as their candidate to contest the byelection to replace David Warburton as the MP in Somerton and Frome after his resignation after allegations of harassment and drug use. Faye Purbrick, who sits on Yeovil Town Council and Somerset county council, was chosen to contest the vote that is expected to take place on 20 July. (The Guardian)
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Video of the Day: King and Queen off the mark at Royal Ascot
© GettyThe King and Queen were ecstatic as they watched their first Royal Ascot winner triumph in the King George V Stakes. (Press Association)
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© Getty1931: Once a flying circus performer, aviator Wiley Post has bigger plans as he and his navigator take off from New York in their single-engine plane hoping to beat a 21-day circumnavigation flight record. Post will break that record, and by a lot, when he flies around the world in just eight days. (Bing)
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