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The Vagrancy Act 1824 has been repealed, ending the criminalisation of rough sleeping and begging in England and Wales.
A drone strike in central Gaza killed three Palestinians, including an 8-year-old boy and his grandfather, according to medical officials.
George Best's European Cup winner's medal from 1968 sold for £305,200 at a London auction, with the item offered by a private collector and purchased by a buyer not named in the report.
The British government will abolish the 202-year-old Vagrancy Act, which criminalised rough sleeping in England and Wales, replacing it with a new legal framework focused on preventing homelessness.
Mansour Sami Mahmoud Shahtout, a Hamas naval police commander involved in the October 7 attacks, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip. The strike targeted him and two other armed operatives in a vehicle, according to the IDF.
The UK and Switzerland recorded their highest ever June temperatures, with Somerset reaching 36.7°C and Basel recording 38°C, prompting health emergencies and infrastructure strain across Europe.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz stated that Israeli forces will remain in occupied areas of Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza indefinitely, citing ongoing security needs. The military presence includes regions in southern Lebanon, the Golan Heights, and over half of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military confirmed the killing of Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Machi, a Hamas militant involved in the October 7 attacks, during an airstrike in southern Gaza.