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The Metropolitan Police has been ordered to reinstate a highly decorated officer who was sacked after being convicted of possessing a video of child abuse.

Robyn Williams, who was sent the video on WhatsApp but did not watch it, won an appeal yesterday over the force’s decision last year to dismiss her without notice for gross misconduct. The police appeals tribunal concluded that the sacking was unreasonable and unfair, and replaced it with a final written warning.
 

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Reuters / Thursday, June 17, 2021
Police officers from the national security department escort Apple Daily's Deputy Chief Editor Chan Pui-man from the offices of Apple Daily and Next Media in Hong Kong, China June 17, 2021. Police arrested five executives of the newspaper, and officers were later seen sitting at computers in the newsroom after entering with a warrant to seize journalistic materials, including from reporters' phones and laptops. REUTERS/Lam Yik
 
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Hong Kong, China
People queue to buy Apple Daily. The pro-democracy paper increased its print run to 500,000 copies a day after police arrested five editors and executives and froze $2.3m in assets linked to the media company. Photograph: Vincent Yu/AP
 
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Auckland, New Zealand
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern receives her first Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at the Manurews vaccination centre. Photograph: Alex Burton/AP
 
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Tehran, Iran
Photographers wait for the arrival of Abdolnaser Hemmati, former central bank chief and candidate in the presidential election at the polling station. Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP
 
Church for Sale in Hobart, Tasmania
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The price tag — $1.2 million — the cost of a small apartment in Sydney - may seem low but turning it into something could cost many times that. There is no kitchen nor toilet and because of its historical significance, any proposed changes must go through a rigorous application process. "It's a heritage building so there are a lot of restrictions on changing its use or doing other works on the building," agent Chris Yan said.

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The price tag — $1.2 million — the cost of a small apartment in Sydney - may seem low but turning it into something could cost many times that. There is no kitchen nor toilet and because of its historical significance, any proposed changes must go through a rigorous application process. "It's a heritage building so there are a lot of restrictions on changing its use or doing other works on the building," agent Chris Yan said.

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One of my lifelong dreams, Mellow, has been to buy an old church and transform it into a grand old home.

This church is an exceptional example! The stonework and overall design is marvelous!
 
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s sole nuclear power plant has undergone an unexplained temporary emergency shutdown, state TV reported on Sunday. This is the first time Iran has reported an emergency shutdown of the plant. Iran cannot procure parts and equipment for it from Russia due to banking sanctions imposed by the U.S. in 2018. Bushehr is fueled by uranium produced in Russia, not Iran, and is monitored by the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency.

Source: AP News
 
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The South African government says that stones found in a village last month are not diamonds but quartz.
A cattle herder first uncovered the stones in KwaZulu-Natal province. It prompted thousands to rush to KwaHlathi village, more than 300km (186 miles) south-east of Johannesburg. But after conducting tests, officials have said the stones are quartz crystals, which are far less valuable.
 
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Sergeant V. Mityoshina and Sergeant N. Zalko were former students of the Moscow State Institute and served on the front line from the first days of WWII. The medals they are wearing below were awarded for military services and for their ‘bravery and courage’.
 
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People take part in a yoga session at a park in Amritsar, India, to mark International Yoga Day. Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images
 
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ICING ON THE CAKE: Guests stand on balconies at a ceremony marking the reopening of renowned Paris department store La Samaritaine, after 16 years of closure. Photograph: Christophe Archambault/AFP. After 16 years of no-expense-spared renovation, the Parisian department store is finally opening as a luxury experiential retail landmark. However, no tourists are currently in town.
 

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People inside the stone circle during summer solstice at Stonehenge where some attendees jumped over a fence to enter the site and watch the sun rise on the longest day in the UK. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA
 
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Amal Zanaty 50, an Egyptian female mechanic, repairs the wheel of a tractor at a garage in Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt. Reuters/Rania Gomaa
 
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Ireland
Students say farewell to chick Emily, before her return to Turoe Pet Farm in Bullaun, Co Galway. Over three weeks the class watched Emily hatch and grow. Science, nature and social skills combined to provide a memorable learning experience. Photograph: Andrew Downes/xposure
 
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Australian Mack Horton, pictured left, has been among those to call Sun Yang a drug cheat. Photo: Getty

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang will miss the Tokyo Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday morning (AEST) handed him a ban of four years and three months for violating anti-doping rules.
 


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