In the news
- Samantha Harvey (pictured) wins the Booker Prize for her novel Orbital.
- Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby announces his resignation as a result of the John Smyth abuse scandal in the Church of England.
- In Zhuhai, China, 35 people are killed in a vehicle-ramming attack.
- Alliance for Change, led by Navin Ramgoolam, wins the Mauritian general election.
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