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• Teens to face social media curfew and no infinite scrolling - but can switch it off

  Sixteen and 17-year-olds will face an overnight social media curfew and the disabling of addictive features under government plans - but critics say it won't achieve anything as the settings can be turned off.

• 'Firewave' hits UK - here are the areas most at risk

  At least 19 wildfires are burning across the UK as a third heatwave in as many months continues - causing a phenomonon experts have previously called a "firewave".

• World-class UK medical research not delivering enough benefits for British people

  World-leading medical research in the UK is not yet delivering better health outcomes for enough people in the country, according to a new report.

• 'More than 2,700 deaths' linked to May and June heatwaves

  More than 2,700 people in England and Wales died from heat-related causes during May and June's record hot spells, experts estimate.

• Europe's first total solar eclipse in almost 30 years: What you need to know

  Day will briefly turn into night for parts of Europe next month as the continent experiences its first solar eclipse in nearly three decades.

• Bowel cancer screening for people in their 50s critically low, NHS warns

  The number of Britons in their 50s who take part in bowel cancer screening remains critically low, the NHS has warned.

• Vape flavours and packaging could be restricted to deter children

  Vapes will be sold in plain packaging, and enticing flavour descriptions will be banned under a proposal to stop e-cigarettes being marketed to children.

• Oldest woman to travel into space dies aged 87

  Wally Funk, the oldest woman to travel into space, has died aged 87.

• UK bird species could be first lost to climate change, conservationists warn

  One of the UK's bird species could be lost to climate change, conservationists have warned, as their population has declined by almost 90%.

• Sexually transmitted gut infection a 'distinct public health threat' to UK

  Sexually transmitted cases of bacterial gut infection shigella are spreading rapidly, a study has found - with experts warning of a "distinct public health threat".