Minister won’t deny UK government may rent prison space in Estonia theguardian.com/society/articl…

UK politics live: prison population in England and Wales reaches new high theguardian.com/politics/live/…

Left’s presence at Labour conference will be diminished, say leftwing figures theguardian.com/politics/artic…

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Israeli podcasters are laughing about genocide. What would it take to stop? | Arwa Mahdawi theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Penny-pinching and adversarial: construction industry’s ‘rotten culture’ faces Grenfell reckoning theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

National cabinet agrees on $4.7bn plan to address domestic violence crisis. Here’s what we know theguardian.com/australia-news…

The three Grenfell Tower companies still denying all wrongdoing theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

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Palestinians return to ruined homes after Israeli troops leave Jenin – video theguardian.com/world/video/20…

Did the media learn nothing from its disastrous coverage of Trump and Clinton in 2016? | Rebecca Solnit theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Abandoned Bradford sports centre proposed for national skate park theguardian.com/sport/article/…

Memorial lights and water buffalo on the road: photos of the day – Friday theguardian.com/news/gallery/2…

‘Shut up’: Liam Gallagher shrugs off criticism of Oasis ticket prices theguardian.com/music/article/…

Cat makes surprise return home four days after being ‘cremated’ theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

We each have a Nazi in us. We need to understand the psychological roots of authoritarianism | Gabor Maté theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

‘Turkey gave us one of the most exhilarating experiences of our lives’: readers’ travel tips theguardian.com/travel/article…