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Crowds cheer William and Kate on wedding anniversary visit to Isle of Mull

More than 200 tourists and local residents lined Tobermory's Main Street in celebration of the royal couple's arrival.

Jack Draper reaches the round of 16 at the Madrid Open after opponent Matteo Berrettini retires injured as play resumes following a power cut.

However diversified Spain’s energy mix is, the blackout required an enormous effort to get back up and running.

The Spanish grid operator said the preliminary assessment suggests there was no cyber attack.

Assad al-Nassasra was missing for weeks following last month’s attack, in which 15 emergency workers were killed by Israeli troops.

The massive power outage that wreaked havoc in Europe is being blamed on a pair of likely solar plant breakdowns in southwest Spain, a report said.
By 7 a.m. local time Tuesday, more than 99% of energy demand in Spain had been restored, the country's electricity operator Red Eléctrica announced. Portuguese grid operator REN said on Tuesday morning that all the 89 power substations had been back online since late last night and power had been restored to all 6.4 million customers.
Red Eléctrica said it identified two power generation loss incidents in southwest Spain – likely involving solar plants – that caused instability in the Spanish power grid and contributed to a breakdown of its interconnection to France, according to Reuters.
The economic cost of Monday's blackout across the Iberian Peninsula could range between $2.5 billion to more than $5 billion, it cited investment bank RBC as saying.
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Man drops gun, flees charging polar bear by hopping on snowmobile, video showsMan drops gun, flees charging polar bear in NorwayDramatic video captures escape from polar bear in Pyramiden, a town in Norway's archipelago of Svalbard. (Credit: Rebecca Baack via Storyful)

Meghan not using HRH title for commercial purposes, her representatives say

The Duchess of Sussex gave up the title when she stepped back as a senior royal – but video from a podcast interview suggests she still refers to herself as “HRH”.
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Prince Harry and Meghan at their wedding at Windsor Castle in 2018. Pic: Reuters

Gaza aid worker detained after Israeli attack has been released

Asaad al Nsasrah, a paramedic with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, has been released from Israeli detention after 37 days.

A BBC investigation identifies members of the security forces who shot dead protesters last June.