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| | Three killed in Danish shopping mall shooting | |  | | | | | | | | | Three people have been killed and others have been hurt - three of them critically - following a shooting in one of Denmark's biggest shopping malls. Shoppers fled in panic at the sound of gunfire at Field's shopping centre in south Copenhagen on Sunday, with one witness saying: "I think I hear ten shots and then we run through the mall". They hid in a tiny toilet with other people and waited. The alleged gunman was captured on camera wandering inside the multi-storey shopping centre, which has more than 140 shops and restaurants and is just across from a subway line that connects to the city centre.
The motive for the attack is unclear, said police chief Soeren Thomassen, who could not rule out an act of terrorism . There is nothing to suggest any other attackers were involved, and officers want shop owners to keep hold of any video surveillance footage. "Denmark was hit by a cruel attack”, said Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, "our beautiful and usually so safe capital was changed in a split second". The Danish royal family has also issued a statement, and announced an event has been cancelled in the wake of the shooting. A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged over the attack. He faces questioning by a judge later. | | | | | |
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| | PM under pressure over Pincher appointment | | | | | | | | | The prime minister is under renewed pressure following allegations of inappropriate behaviour relating to Conservative MP Chris Pincher. Mr Pincher resigned as deputy chief whip after allegations emerged last week that he had groped two men at London's Carlton Club. It is the second time he has stepped back from the whips' office. Now questions have been raised about how much Boris Johnson knew when Mr Pincher was appointed deputy chief whip. Labour chairwoman Anneliese Dodds wants No 10 to reveal what it was aware of, and her request comes amid six new claims of inappropriate behaviour stretching back several years, which Mr Pincher has denied. "Only Boris Johnson could have looked at this guy's record and thought 'he deserves a promotion'," said Ms Dodds. Mr Johnson was not aware of "specific allegations", according to minister Therese Coffey. | | | | | |
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| | New giant water lily was hiding in plain sight | | | | | | | | | A record-holding giant water lily has been known to botanists for more than 170 years. It was in the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London and was growing in a number of aquatic collections. But after a detailed scientific study, it turns out the giant water lily is a new species - now named Victoria boliviana - which had previously been identified incorrectly. Horticulturist Carlos Magdalena, one of the world’s leading water lily experts, had long suspected that the plant was different. Read more here. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | A court in India has sent to prison a man who was found guilty of posing as the son of a wealthy landlord for 41 years. I've pieced together a gripping tale of deceit and delay in justice, which began in February 1977 when a teenage boy disappeared on his way home from school in the eastern state of Bihar.
Kanhaiya Singh, the only son of an affluent and influential zamindar (landlord) in Nalanda district, was returning from a second day of exams. His family lodged a "missing person report" with the police. Efforts to find Kanhaiya came to naught. His ageing father slid into depression and began visiting quacks. A village shaman told him his son was alive and would "appear" soon. | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | The fallout from the allegations facing Conservative MP Chris Pincher continues to lead several papers this morning. According to the i newspaper, the prime minister's approval rating has taken a blow following the claims made against Mr Pincher. Boris Johnson’s handling of the allegations has "bolstered" Tory rebel efforts to oust him, the Times reports. There is also a Cabinet backlash, writes the Daily Telegraph, with ministers expressing anger at being asked to defend the government over the latest "sleaze crisis". Meanwhile, record waits to buy houses and a weather prediction that July looks set to be a scorcher are some of the other stories making the headlines. Read the newspaper review in full here. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Hacking Army's YouTube and Twitter accounts targeted | | | | | | | Spy probe Arrested Russian scientist dies of cancer | | | | | | | | | | | Wimbledon Kyrgios and Tsitsipas fined over conduct | | | | | | |
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| | Need something different? | | | | | | | | | Ten years ago, scientists moved a step closer to understanding how the Universe began. Deep under the Swiss-French border, they had discovered the Higgs boson - a particle thought to have given everything in the Universe its size and shape. Here's a look back at what was described as the one of the great days in the history of science.
We've got a bit more science in the next one - which involves hair and oil. Ever wondered whether anything can be done with the locks that get chopped off during your haircut? One hairdresser collects them up, turns them into special mats, which are then used to help fight oil spills round the world - because hair can soak it up. See for yourself.
And finally, as we've mentioned helping things, we've spoken to money bloggers for their tried and tested tips on how to make cash go further. They've helped us put together some quick ways to spend less on a food shop. Take a look. | | | | | |
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| | On this day | | | | | | | 1954 Fourteen years of food rationing in Britain ends as restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat, and bacon in particular, are lifted. Watch our report from the time. | | | | | | | | |
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