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Kuwait has filed a lawsuit in a Swiss court seeking $1bn (£670m) in damages from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the suspension of its Olympic committee. The IOC and world football governing body Fifa suspended Kuwait in October citing domestic laws that permit government interference in sports. But Kuwait says the IOC ban was imposed without proper investigation. It says it may not be allowed to take part in the Rio Olympics in August. “It’s totally unacceptable that Kuwait is treated in this unfair way and barred from international sports activities without any appropriate probe being conducted,” Information Minister…

A provisional trial date has been set for the man accused of murdering MP Jo Cox. The Batley and Spen MP, 41, was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on 16 June. Thomas Mair, 52, was told by an Old Bailey judge that a provisional trial had been fixed for 14 November. He is also charged with grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon. Mrs Cox was attacked shortly before she was due to hold a constituency surgery. Mr Mair, from Birstall, appeared at the Old Bailey via videolink…

Cars are submerged and some polling stations are closing as flooding affects London and the South East. London Fire Brigade said it received about 550 emergency calls and had attended more than 400 incidents, including flooded premises and properties hit by lightning. London Fire Brigade said its crews were being “mobilised to incidents as quickly as possible” but urged people to only call 999 in an emergency – “where there is a risk to life or property”. Two polling stations in Kingston and another in Barking closed after rain fell in some areas.

Voting is under way in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. A record 46,499,537 people are entitled to take part, according to provisional figures from the Electoral Commission. Polling stations opened at 07:00 BST and will close at 22:00 BST. It is only the third nationwide referendum in UK history and comes after a four-month battle for votes between the Leave and Remain campaigns. The referendum ballot paper asks the following question: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” Whichever…

Let God’s Spirit help you. God gave you the Holy Spirit as your helper in all things. Sheila went through her prayer journal, she had written down the things and people she wanted to pray for: her challenges at school, the conflict between her parents, her grandma’s health, the leaders in her nation and all the world, the unbelievers and even some of her friends who were hurting because of one challenge or the other. It was such an endless list; staring at it, she immediately felt overwhelmed wondering in her mind how to go about it. Just like Sheila,…

In your relationship with God, the state of your heart counts a great deal! The bible says, “But the Lord said to Samuel, do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16: 7). David was a teenage boy who by his physical appearance didn’t in any way fit the description of someone who should be a King. Notwithstanding, he was God’s choice for the throne,…

There’s something the whole world longs for, and that’s lasting peace. Only Jesus can give it- no one else can! The events occurring in the world today prove that the safety and security promised by humans are temporal and can’t be relied upon. But the peace that Jesus brings you isn’t like that of the world. He said, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14: 27). Understand that these aren’t mere words of…

History has been made. The Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Finals, defeating the Golden State Warriors 93-89 in Sunday’s deciding Game 7. This is the first major sports championship that a Cleveland team has won since 1964. In perhaps the biggest game of his career, LeBron James had the game of his life. James was named Finals MVP after scoring 27 points, 11 rebounds and dishing out 11 assists. The vote was unanimous, according to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. James scored his 16th triple double in the playoffs and seventh in an NBA Finals game — only two other players had recorded triple…

Bars in St Etienne were battening down the hatches on Sunday as thousands of England soccer fans prepared to descend on the French town, bringing with them fears of violent scenes which marred the opening of the Euro 2016 tournament. England coach Roy Hodgson said on Sunday that next opponents Slovakia are a good team that did really well in qualifying for Euro 2016. A win against Slovakia in St Etienne on Monday would seal an English victory in group B and see them paired with one of the third-placed teams in the round of 16, giving them an excellent…

Britain’s largest banks are disproportionately closing branches in the lowest-income areas while expanding in wealthier ones, taking bricks-and-mortar services away from communities where they are arguably needed most, an analysis by Reuters shows. HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group are among banks that have cut 600 branches from April 2015 to April 2016. More than 90 percent of the closures were in areas where the median household income is below the British average of 27,600 pounds, but the banks say they choose which branches to close on the basis of where they have the fewest customers…