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Group of 26 global experts tasked with reviving stalled inquiry

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A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages

Leaks are clearly discouraging tax avoiders, but more needs to be done to fight financial crime

Carbon emissions of four space tourists ‘up to 100 times more’ than passenger on long-haul flight

Landmark report estimates around 330,000 children were abused by clergymen and officials between 1950 and 2020

Officials investigate outbreak of cases at US embassy in Colombia

Brussels offers better-than-expected proposals for the Northern Ireland Protocol

Suspect appears to have carried out an ‘act of terror’, security services say

The ‘new face’ of the far-right is tipped to supplant Marine Le Pen as main threat to Emmanuel Macron

Microsoft founder ‘stammers’ when questioned about relationship with billionaire paedophile

Amnesty calls for meeting with the Premier League over owners’ and directors’ test

Anonymous spray painter’s ‘ultimate’ artwork goes up for auction today

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Taipei threatens ‘tougher measures’ against Beijing in response to military drills

The author is refusing to sell rights to Israel-based publisher to print her latest novel in Hebrew

Pandemic and staff shortages trigger total chaos at detention facility ‘notorious for violence and neglect’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Islamic State’s Sami Jasim Muhammad al-Jaburi captured by by Iraqi security forces

Former president holds campaign rally alongside Republican senator in battleground election state

Location of ex-president’s latest rally serves as ‘biggest hint yet’ that he is considering second run

And other stories from the stranger side of life

President rushed into intensive care following defeat of populist PM Andrej Babis

US navy engineer charged with trying to sell sensitive nuclear submarine data

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Government hopes £5.2bn flood defence plan and lower emissions can protect UK homes and businesses

Constitutional tribunal rules that bloc’s laws are incompatible with national government

Mission is ‘first test for planetary defence’, says space agency

Republican dominated court to rule on a string of contentious issues in the coming months

It could be a protracted wait to find out what form Germany’s next government will take

Simon Parkin reports on the encrypted messaging service used by criminals around the world