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• New national inquiry to be held into grooming gangs, says PM

  Sir Keir Starmer is to launch a new national inquiry into grooming gangs.

• 'Happy Father's Day, Papa': Royal children share 'before and after' photos with Prince William

  Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have wished their "Papa", Prince William, a happy Father's Day.

• Octopus boom off UK coast down to 'perfect storm'

  Octopuses, sharks and tuna that are booming in the sea around the UK could be part of a fundamental shift in the marine environment, a leading scientist has told Sky News.

• Woman, 23, dies after falling in water at beauty spot in Scottish Highlands

  A woman has died after falling into the water at a popular beauty spot in the Scottish Highlands.

• Why many victims will welcome a national inquiry into grooming gangs

  In 2019, nine men were jailed for raping and abusing two teenage girls living in a children's home in Bradford.

• Plane crash victim's son says he'll relive his mother's last moments 'to the day I die'

  The son of an Air India plane crash victim, who was sitting one row behind the man who survived, has told Sky News he will relive "her last moments" until the day he dies.

• A scrambled G7 agenda as world leaders race to de-escalate Israel-Iran conflict

  The return of Donald Trump to the G7 was always going to be unpredictable. That it is happening against the backdrop of an escalating conflict in the Middle East makes it even more so.

• Two skydivers die in 'tragic accident' at Devon airfield

  Two skydivers have died at an airfield in Devon.

• UK military could 'potentially' be used to defend Israel, chancellor tells Sky News

  The chancellor has told Sky News that UK military assets could "potentially" be used to help defend Israel, and the government is "not ruling anything out".

• See the best pictures from Trooping the Colour - as King pays tribute to plane crash victims

  The King has marked his official birthday at the Trooping the Colour parade, wearing a black armband in tribute to those killed in the Air India plane crash.