Tuesday 27 June
The cladding of every single one of the 60 high-rise buildings examined since the Grenfell Tower disaster has failed its fire safety test.
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To get an overall Commons majority of just one, the Labour Party needs to win an additional 64 seats – more than double the number it achieved on June 8.
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The DUP has agreed to support the Conservative Party after the government promised Northern Ireland a grant of £1.5 billion – or £150,000 per DUP MP.
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The US Congress House Armed Service Committee has drafted new legislation to create a sixth branch of the American armed forces – the Space Corps.
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Fewer people in Britain died in 2016 than in any of the last 50 years; the median age of the population is now 40 – the highest ever recorded.
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A judge in Madrid has ordered the exhumation of Salvador Dali’s body to settle a paternity suit.