National news

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• Large emergency response to reports four people in difficulty in water off Sussex coast

  Emergency services are responding to reports that four people have got into difficulty in the water off the Sussex coast.

• Firefighters leave scene of Cairngorms wildfire after nearly five weeks

  Firefighters have completed work to tackle the Cairngorms wildfire nearly five weeks after it began.

• Closed doors and dead ends in support for violence fixated young people

  The Children’s Commissioner has warned of “closed doors and dead ends” for many education providers when they refer young people to the Government’s anti-terror programme.

• Simply not good enough says Defra as South East Water customers face outage

  A water company has been told to improve after thousands of customers faced supply issues once again.

• Wladimir Klitschko feeling shock and grief at death of Hayden Panettiere

  Former boxer Wladimir Klitschko said his family is “going through a time of profound shock and grief”, following the death of his former partner Hayden Panettiere.

• Kevin Lamour leaves FIFA role after criticism of president Gianni Infantino

  Kevin Lamour has left his role as FIFA’s chief operating officer weeks after he claimed Gianni Infantino’s controversial World Cup sale plan had “deceived” administration at the governing body.

• Professor Jason Arday was victim of public execution vigil hears

  Professor Jason Arday was the victim of a “public execution”, his friend and peer Lord Simon Woolley told a vigil which was attended by thousands of people.

• Less than half know how to stop someone from choking to death poll finds

  Too many people are choking to death because bystanders “do not have the knowledge or confidence to intervene”, experts have warned as a poll showed less than half of people know how to help in a crisis.

• Russia threatens consequences over use of UK drones in Ukraine deep strikes

  Moscow has threatened the UK with “consequences” after reports that British drones have been used to strike targets on Russia’s mainland for the first time.

• Princess Eugenie reveals the name of her baby daughter

  Princess Eugenie has named her baby daughter Adelaide, she has announced.