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The world's second tallest man is competing in the Paralympics - but he is so tall, he has to sleep on the floor. 

The government is "not attacking the hospitality industry" with proposed plans to ban smoking in pub gardens, a cabinet minister has insisted. 

Six Israeli hostages held by Hamas have been confirmed dead after their bodies were found by the Israeli military in Gaza.  

Sunday's Paralympic triathlon events have been postponed over fresh concerns about water quality in the Seine.  

Six Israeli hostages in Gaza have been confirmed dead by their families, hours after Israel's army said it had found bodies in the territory. 

An NFL player who was in line to make his professional debut next week has been shot in the chest during an attempted robbery. 

Kamala Harris has accused Donald Trump of thinking only of "service to himself" after the former president's campaign filmed at a military cemetery. 

A polio vaccination campaign is under way in Gaza - while medics claimed at least 49 people were killed in Israeli strikes ahead of the rollout. 

Former Premier League defender Sol Bamba has died at the age of 39 after falling ill before a match in Turkey. 

In eastern Germany, anti-far-right protestors are worried.