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Nurses hold a picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, as part of the UK's biggest round of health service strikes, stepping up their demands for better pay to combat Britain's cost of living crisis. As well as nurses, thousands of ambulance workers represented by the GMB and Unite unions are also going on strike. IMAGES
Images of British nurses staging a second unprecedented strike to demand pay rises and better working conditions in front of St Thomas' Hospital in London. The strike, which began last week, comes against a backdrop of multiple walkouts in the UK, where inflation is running at over 10%. IMAGES
The Chair of the 1922 Committee announces the results of the first round of voting for the Conservative leadership content. Bob Blackman, the chair of the committee, announces that staunch right-winger and former Home Secretary Priti Patel, is eliminated from the race. Receiving 28 votes and leading the race in this round of voting is former immigration minister Robert Jenrick. Also in the race are Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Mel Stride and Tom Tugendhat. Another round of voting will take place next week, eliminating one further candidate. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer offers a state apology for the Grenfell Tower fire disaster that killed 72 people in 2017, as the release of a final report found the deaths were avoidable. "It should never have happened. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty. To protect you and your loved ones, the people that we are here to serve. And I am deeply sorry," Starmer says in a statement to parliament. SOUNDBITE
The deaths of 72 people in Britain's 2017 Grenfell inferno were "all avoidable", says inquiry chairman Martin Moore-Bick following the release of a damning final report on the disaster. The highly-critical report marks the end of a two-part independent inquiry led by the retired judge Moore-Bick into Britain's worst residential fire since World War II. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.