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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivered a formal apology in Parliament to the estimated quarter of a million unmarried mothers who were forced to give up their babies for adoption between 1940 and 1980, acknowledging the state's failures and calling the practice a stain on the nation's history. The apology was accompanied by a £4 million support package, though no compensation scheme was announced, and the government pledged to help locate mass unmarked baby graves linked to state and church institutions. In Venezuela, rescuers freed security guard Hernan Alberto Gil Flores from rubble eight days after twin earthquakes struck on June 24, a survival story that brought a moment of celebration amid the disaster, which has now claimed nearly 2,300 lives.

Two teenage boys who had originally received non-custodial sentences for the rape of two young girls in Hampshire were resentenced to four years' detention after the Court of Appeal ruled the original sentences unduly lenient. Prince Harry's planned visit to the UK next week remains uncertain after a confidential security report, seen by ITV News, identified at least six terror plots against him; his private security firm assessed the risk as elevated in the UK, and his team said they have been offered only a police liaison officer's phone number, leaving the Duke to decide whether to travel with his family. England's football team faces a challenging World Cup last-16 match against co-host Mexico at the Azteca Stadium, where Mexico are unbeaten in 39 consecutive games and the altitude of over 7,000 feet poses a physical challenge, while at Wimbledon, wildcard Arthur Ferry became the last British singles player standing after beating Finland's Otto Virtanen in three sets. The Disasters Emergency Committee launched an appeal for Venezuela, where the earthquakes have left millions in need of shelter, food, and medical supplies.