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£10bn for housing with 60% social renting is at odds with PM’s previous call for programme to be spent entirely on social homesThe chancellor, John Healey, has said government investment in a tungsten mine in Devon will help bolster Britain’s defence and nuclear industries.The Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Devon will receive up to £71m from the National Wealth Fund to help restart operations at the mine on the outskirts of Plymouth.We are living in a more dangerous world, which is why backing British industry is more important than ever before. That is what this deal does.We are tapping

UK PM to join delegation of leaders lobbying US president to step up suppliesBurnham plans trip to New York as Ukraine pleads for US-made missilesIn other news, at least 35,000 more people died during Europe’s record-breaking heatwaves this summer than would normally be expected, the Guardian’s Europe correspondent Jon Henley reports.According to provisional national figures, which cover barely half of the continent, excess mortality in three of the EU’s larger countries – Germany, France and Spain – has already exceeded 25,000, as experts warn the toll will rise significantly once August totals are consolidated.Warm and sincere Independence Day wishes from

Australia’s biggest oil and gas company recorded a 27% increase in sales profit to $1.67bn in the six-month reporting periodFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWoodside Energy has scrapped its long-term emissions and clean energy targets, even after enjoying a period of windfall oil gains caused by the Iran conflict, in a decision described by climate campaigners as “grossly negligent”.Australia’s biggest oil and gas company recorded a 27% increase in sales profit to $1.67bn ($A2.33bn) in the six-month reporting period, according to financials lodged on Tuesday, after the