Brexit summit and Grenfell memorial

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The summit comes comes after the prime minister suffered a defeat in Parliament on Wednesday night, with MPs deciding to give themselves a legal guarantee of a vote on the final Brexit deal struck with Brussels. With 12 Conservatives rebelling, an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill to this effect was passed. Ministers had tried to placate the rebels, saying their plan would put unnecessary time pressure on the government if talks with the EU continued until the last minute.

It’s six months since fire swept through Grenfell Tower in west London, killing 71 people. A multi-faith memorial service is being held at St Paul’s Cathedral, attended by the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Beginning at 11:00 GMT, it will also pay tribute to the emergency services who attended the fire, the recovery team, the community, public support workers and volunteers. Some 1,500 people are expected to take part, including Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Here is a reminder of what happened on 14 June.

Following the defeat of Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate election, President Donald Trump has moved to distance himself from the candidate. On Twitter, he wrote that he had been “right” to back another contender for the party’s candidacy, and had said that Mr Moore would not “be able to win”. Mr Moore’s campaign was rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denies. Democrat Doug Jones won the contest.

In 1996, already in his 50s, Robin King went with his daughter Michaela to the London Metropolitan Archive to look at his full adoption record. He learned he had been found outside an Oxford Circus department store on 20 October, 1943. It was a dangerous time to be in London. Although the Blitz had finished, there were still intermittent attacks by the Luftwaffe. Just 10 days earlier 30 tons of bombs had been dropped on the capital. There were no clues as to why he’d been left.

Theresa May’s defeat on the EU Withdrawal Bill dominates, with the Times calling it “revenge of the rebels” and the Guardian dubbing it “humiliating”. The Daily Mail’s front page shows the faces of 11 of the Conservatives who defied the government, its headline asking: “Proud of yourselves?” Meanwhile, the decision by comedian Peter Kay to cancel his 110-date tour leads the Daily Mirror and the Daily Star.

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North Korea Has White House contradicted Rex Tillerson over talks?

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09:00 President Vladimir Putin holds his annual press conference with national and international media, which is broadcast live on Russian TV.

12:00 The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee announces its latest interest rate decision, having raised it from 0.25% to 0.5% last month.

2003 The US announces that the ousted President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, has been captured in a bunker near his home town of Tikrit.