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Government’s failure to create legal basis for the tests ‘unacceptable’, says technology committee report Via: Facial recognition trials should stop, MPs say

Police chief says fewer crimes are being solved because of strain on policing Via: Violence rockets as police solve 40,000 fewer crimes a year in deepening 'crisis'

Steph McGovern from Middlesbrough received an email from viewer Trevor’ saying she was ‘mangling’ the English language, by pronouncing the word ‘here’ as two syllables. Via: BBC's Steph McGovern hits back at a viewer who sent in a complaint that she pronounced 'here' wrong

Individual images taken by the Apollo astronauts were pulled together by NASA imagery specialist Warren Harold  and their accuracy verified by Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison ‘Jack’ Schmitt. Via: NASA reveals incredible panoramas of the Apollo moon landings

Baroness Hayter lost her post as shadow Brexit minister after she attacked Mr Corbyn’s inner circle and the way it criticised the BBC over a documentary probing the crisis engulfing the party. Via: Labour peer fired for comparing Corbyn leadership to 'last days of HITLER'

Local council data suggests there has been a 5% rise in the number of speed bumps on UK roads in 3 years. According to recent studies, 22% of drivers say road humps have damaged their cars. Via: Bump in the road: Motorists face more than 42,000 speed humps in the Read more

Denise Shepherd, 62, from Kent, is being sued by Claridge’s over claims she set up her business to have ‘aural and visual similarity’ to the famous hotel to ‘confuse customers’. Via: Candlemaker being sued by hotel Claridge's over claims she ripped off its famous name

Live updates from day one of the Test in TauntonYou can email Tanya here or tweet her here 2.56pm BST Lanning is furious, turning on her heel. Ecclestone delighted! Lanning misreads a ball which she tries to cut, misses and it clips the top of off-stump. 2.53pm BST 53rd over: Read more

Live updates on stage from Toulouse to Bagnères-de-BigorreEwan silences the doubters with maiden Tour stage winDrop Barry an email | Tweet @bglendenning 2.55pm BST 38km to go: It’s onwards and upwards for Simon Clarke, who is 44 seconds ahead of Matteo Trentin. Back in the yellow jersey group, Team Ineos Read more

Amendment is passed by 41 votes in potentially crucial Commons decision Latest political developments – liveMPs have easily passed a backbench amendment which seeks to block any attempt by a future government to prorogue parliament to ensure a no-deal Brexit, in what is likely to be seen as a pre-emptive Read more