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Austria holds border exercises in response to Germany Austria held border patrol training exercises on Tuesday. The countryʼs leaders told German newspaper Bild that they came in response to a rift in the German government over migration. German Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs Christian Democrats (CDU) have been locked in a heated debate over plans by their Bavarian coalition partners to intercept refugees at the German border.

"On Tuesday there will be a major police and army exercise in Spielfeld, during which the new Puma police border protection unit will also be inaugurated."

"With this exercise on the border between Austria and Slovenia, we want to prepare ourselves for all developments and send a clear signal that there will no longer be a loss of control and free passage like in 2015."

Italy: Lifeline migrant rescue ship to dock in Malta Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Tuesday that the GermanNGO vessel Lifelinewould be allowed to dock in Malta, although he did not specify when. "I just got off the phone with (Maltese) president (Joseph) Muscat: the NGO ship Lifeline will dock in Malta. Italy will do its part and welcome some of the migrants who are on board the Lifeline," Conte said.

He added that he hoped other European countries would do their part. Malta has yet to confirm, but a government spokesman said: "There are ongoing discussions among a number of EU member states to take a share of the migrants."

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UK is ʼmaking a messʼ of Brexit, Scotlandʼs Nicola Sturgeon tells She also dismissed the claims she was

Londonʼs "lack of realism" on Brexit is holding up divorce talks with the EU, Scotlandʼs First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told DW. In a DW interview, Scotlandʼs First Minister Nicola Sturgeon slammed London for holding up the Brexit talks with the EU. The negotiations have stalled because of "the lack of clarity from the UK, and the lack of realism from the UK in what is trying to achieve," Sturgeon said.

She was in Berlin on Monday with a Scottish business delegation including talks with Foreign Ministry officials. Sturgeon, from the Scottish National Party (SNP), has faced condemnation in London for her public criticism of Brexit. The ruling Tory party accused the SNP of trying to "weaponize" Brexit in order to undermine the UK and reopen the issue of Scottish independence.

Talking to DWʼs Charlotte Chelsom-Pill, however, Sturgeon dismissed the claims as "nonsense."

"The only reason I can say the things that I say about Brexit and mean them sincerely and have so much frustration is because the UK government is making such a mess of the negotiation and doesnʼt have a negotiating strategy worthy of the name," she said. Sturgeon restated hersupport for an independent Scotland, but said the issue of secession would have to wait until the public

had more clarity on the future relationship between the EU and the UK. In 2016, the UK held a vote on exiting the EU, with the "Leave" option winning with less than 52 percent of the vote. However, the results were far from uniform across various regions of the UK, withScotland voting 62 percent in favor of staying in the block. Sturgeon has since called for the UK to stay in the single market and the customs union. Earlier this month, SNP lawmakers walked out of the Westminster parliament after a row on Brexit legislation that influenced Scotland.

They also refused to support an EU withdrawal bill, leading to increased tensions between Sturgeonʼs Cabinet and the central government in London. During the interview, Sturgeon confirmed the ties between London and Edinburgh were "strained," partly because Scotland was "being dragged down a road and out of the EU" against the will of its voters. Another factor was that the UK government has taken a "very high-handed attitude to Scotlandʼs interests," and was "riding roughshod" over the powers held by the Scottish parliament during the Brexit talks.

Germany divided: 5 snapshots of discontent in a wealthy country You wouldnʼt guess from Cottbusʼ restored historic city center that at the start of this year this city of 100,000 declared a moratorium on migrants because residents felt overwhelmed.

If anything, it feels somewhat underpopulated and empty. But head to the outlying district of Sachsendorf, and youʼll see evidence of the fact that the proportion of foreigners increased from 2.2 to 8.5 percent in Cottbus in only two years. Women wearing headscarves and young men speaking Arabic are no rarity in this lowerclass neighborhood with its Communist-era pre-fab apartment blocks, small shopping centers and otherwise very European-looking populace.

US Supreme Court backs Trump travel ban from Muslim-majority nations The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Tuesday to allow President Donald Trump to keep his travel ban against people from five countries, all of which have a majority Muslim population.

The conservative majority on the court agreed thatthe "Muslim ban,"as it has been called, does not violate US immigration law. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the courtʼs opinion that the president had "set forth a sufficient national security justification" to stop many people from travelling to the US from Somalia, Iran, Yemen, Syria and Libya. He added, however, that the court had "no view on the soundness of the policy."

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Malta bird-trapping breaches EU law, Europeʼs top court says Hunters in Malta who trap and trade several varieties of finch birds are in violation of EU law, the European Court of Justice (EJC) ruled on Thursday.

The case had been brought to the court by the European Commission in 2015. The Maltese government responded to the ruling by saying it would study the courtʼs decision. Thursdayʼs EJC ruling concluded that recreational trapping in Malta is unlawful because birds were not being trapped on a selective basis, or in small numbers. In Malta, the trapping of birds is a centuries-old tradition and one that has the support of the Maltese government, which reintroduced the controversial birdtrapping practice in 2013. This practice, however, is illegal everywhere else in the EU. Under European law, member nations can be exempted from regulations protecting specific bird species, but only if hunting can be done in controlled conditions. The Maltese government was hoping that Malta country could qualify for this exemption. But the court ruled that Malta had not met the requirements, due to the fact that the island nation was not able to control the practice enough to guarantee the survival of the species.

Is China building ʼpolitical reeducationʼ camps for Muslim minorities?

Adrian Zenz: The most important sources are government reports that are often published by local media.

These include official government documents, for example travel reports from top officials, or budgetary reports that outline expenditures for facilities. Read more: Chinaʼs Xinjiang Muslims ʼrequire DNA samplesʼ for travel documents Muslim Uighurs are increasingly being persecuted. Do the reports specifically say: ʼWe are planning a reeducation camp here?ʼ Absolutely. The reports

even go into great detail about how the camp system functions. There are camps operated at three administrative levels – village, town and government district. Inmates are treated according to a four-level system corresponding to the "severity" of their case. However, this system is evolving into a mechanism of mass-internment, and this fourlevel case-differentiation scheme is no longer in play. The documents demonstrate clearly that this internment system is growing.

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Brexit halves investment in British auto industry New projects are being hindered by Brexit-related uncertainties for carmakers

Investment in Britainʼs car sector collapsed by almost a half in the first six months of the year, industry figures have shown.

Uncertainty over Britainʼs exit from the European Union halved new investment in the UK car industry as the government plans for postBrexit trade with the EU are widely perceived to be unrealistic,the nationʼs largest car manufacturing lobby said Tuesday. Public announcements of fresh investments in new plants, machinery, tooling, equipment and model development fell to 347.3 million pounds ($461.1 million, €395.5 million) between

Rallies in Germany against governmentʼs continued reliance on coal Demonstrators took to the streets of Berlin and other German cities Sunday to press the government to accelerate the countryʼs reduction in coal consumption. The protesters — who included families pushing strollers, people on bicycles and samba bands — marched past government office buildings two days before a state commission on coal consumption is to convene for the first time. The commission is tasked with laying out

January and June 21, down from £647.4 million in the first half of 2017. "There is growing frustration in global boardrooms at the slow pace of Brexit negotiations," said Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). At stake is the future of one of Britainʼs manufacturing success stories since the 1980s — a car industry employing over 800,000 people and generating revenues of $110 billion. a road map for the country to completely eliminate its reliance on coal for heat and electricity. Germany has made considerable investments in renewable and clean energy production such as wind and solar, but coal remains an integral part of generating electricity. About 33 percent of electricity production comes from renewable energy sources. But another 34 percent comes from coal, including 22 percent that is soft-burning lignite coal.

Mother, three children found dead in Gunzenhausen, Germany

EU top court: Germany failed to curb nitrate levels in groundwater The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Thursday that the German government had not taken sufficient action to curb high nitrate levels in groundwater in accordance with EUwide directives. Nitrate pollution is caused by the overuse of fertilizers in agriculture. When too much is used, its residue can seep into groundwater and water systems. Read more: Almost all German lakes and rivers face ecological crisis High levels of nitrate and its component nitrogen in drinking water can be dangerous to the health. Nitrates can also damage rivers, streams, lakes and oceans by creating algae blooms and low oxygen levels in water, which threatens some aquatic species. The European Commission sued Germany in 2016over what it viewed as Berlinʼs yearslong foot-dragging in taking strong enough measures against nitrate pollution. In 2014, the Commission had cautioned Germany over the issue. A 2016 German government report found that 28 percent of groundwater measuring stations registered nitrate levels above the EU-mandated threshold of 50 milligrams per liter.

At least four people have died and one was severely injured in an incident at their home in the town of Gunzenhausen, northwest Bavaria, German police said on Tuesday. Police said that children aged three, seven, and nine were among the victims, alongside their 29-year-old mother. All of the bodies were discovered in a Gunzenhausen apartment early on Tuesday. However, authorities also found the critically injured father of the family, aged 31, in front of the house the apartment was in.

According to preliminary information, the manʼs injuries are consistent with "falling from great height," officials said. The man has been taken to a hospital. Police have launched a probe into the case. Officials said they had no information on the motive, but suspected a family dispute to be behind the incident.

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Pope Francis equates abortion to Nazi-era race purification Pope Francis has denounced the practice of abortions over birth defects, equating it to Nazi attempts to create a pure race. The remarks come as his home country of Argentina works on a pro-abortion bill.

Abortion is the "white glove" equivalent to the Nazi-era eugenics programs, Pope Francis said on Saturday while speaking to the Forum delle Famiglie, an Italian lay movement representing Catholic families. "In the last century, the entire world was scandalized by what the Nazis did to ensure the purity of the race. Today we do the same, but with white gloves," he said in off-the-cuff remarks after ditching his prepared script Under Nazi programs, hundreds of thousands of people were forcibly sterilized and tens of thousands of others killed in an at-

ECJ rules UK discriminated against transgender woman seeking pension at 60 The UK discriminated against a married transgender woman by refusing her a state pension unless she annulled her marriage, theEuropean Court of Justice ruledon Tuesday.

The claimant, only named as MB by the court, was born a male in 1948 and married a woman in 1974.

In 1991, MB began to live as a woman and had sex reassignment surgery in 1995.

MB sought a state retirement pension in 2008 at the age of 60, as allowed for women born before April 1950. For men born before December 1953, the British retirement age is 65.

(New legislation is gradually introducing a gender-neutral retirement age of 66 in Britain.) However, the UK denied MB the state pension at age 60 because she had not acquired a gender reassignment certificate, which under national legislation could only be granted if a transgender person annulled their marriage.

tempt to "clean" the chain of heredity of those with physical or cognitive disabilities. Pope Francis also recalled stories he heard as a child from his teacher about children "thrown from the mountain" if they were born with malformations. He lamented how some families choose not to have children, while others conduct prenatal tests to see if their babies have malformations or genetic problems. "The first proposal in such a case is: ʼDo we get rid of it?ʼ The murder of children.

To have an easy life, they get rid of an innocent," the pope said.

What needs to happen for Germany to advance to the round of 16?

Mexico are top of the table going into Wednesdayʼs final Group F games, with six points and a positive goal differential of two.Germany and Swedenare tied for second with three points and an even goal differential, while South Korea trail in fourth with zero points and -2 goals. According to FIFAʼs website, if two or more teams finish level on points in any group the final standings are to be determined by the following criteria: - greatest number of points obtained in all group matches; - goal difference in all group matches; greatest num-

ber of goals scored in all group matches. If these fail to resolve the deadlock, five more steps come into play: greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned; greater number of points obtained in the fair play conduct of the teams based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (fair-play rule);

Orbanism is sweeping across the continent Illiberal democracies are spreading across Europe. But what we are witnessing on the continent today actually originated in China and Russia, says journalist Norbert Mappes-Niediek. Slovenia, with just 2 million inhabitants, is a small and little-known country. So when Europeʼs leading media outlets announced that right-wing populist Janez Jansa had emerged as "the clear winner" in the countryʼs parliamentary elections, hardly anyone was surprised. But even with this election success, Jansaʼs Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) still did not garner the levels of support it had back in 2011, when he won a second stint as prime minister.

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Google Pay hopes cash-loving Germans take to contactless payments Google on Tuesday launched its credit card replacement app in Germany, hoping that usersin a still cashdominant society will start to make contactless payments by smartphone.

To use the Google Pay service, users will need to be a client of one of four banks or service providers — Commerzbank and its online subsidiary Comdirect, the smartphone bank N26 and Wirecard. Users will also require an Android phone with the ability to sync to the store checkout using Near Field Communication (NFC), and the Google Pay app loaded. The service can be used to make online payments, as well as store purchases, where a majority of checkout terminals have been converted for contactless payments, Google said. Google has all the advantages Android dominates the smartphone market in Germany with a 76-percent share, versus 23 percent for the iPhone, which gives Google a massive advantage. Apple — which has developed its own iPhone payment system — has yet to launch in Germany. Even so, some analysts think the tech giant will struggle to ween Germans off of their love affair with cash, as 80 percent of purchases are still made with coins and banknotes. Google has all the advantages Android dominates the smartphone market in Germany with a 76-percent share, versus 23 percent for the iPhone, which gives Google a massive advantage. Apple — which has developed its own iPhone payment system — has yet to launch in Germany. Even so, some analysts think the tech giant will struggle to ween Germans off of their love affair with cash, as 80 percent of purchases are still made with coins and banknotes.

The CFA franc in West Africa: Time for a change?

"7 minutes contre le CFA" ("7 minutes against the CFA franc") — this is the ti-

tle of a new rap song which was officially released on Wednesday in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. Ten musicians from seven African countries are mobilizing opposition to the common currency of a total of 14 countries in West and Central Africa.

Their main criticism: the currency is a remnant of the French colonial era and is an affront to the sovereignty of African states. "Put a stop to the blahblah. Away with the CFA. History goes on…A loud cry on our streets…" The

song has certainly caused a stir.

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UK parliament approves third runway for London Heathrow airport After decades of controversy, British lawmakers voted to build a third runway at Londonʼs Heathrow Airport. The London mayor, local councils and activist groups said they will be launching legal action against the plans.

The British parliament on Monday night voted in favor of controversialplans to build a third runway at Londonʼs Heathrow airport. Lawmakers voted 415 to 119 for the £14billion (€15.9 billion, $18.5 billion) expansion project, which Heathrowʼs commercial operators said could increase the number of flights per year to 740,000, up from around 470,000 currently. The vote comesfollowing decades of controversyover pollution, noise concerns and the fact that hundreds of homes

Brexit: BMW follows Airbus in warning of cut to UK operations BMW, which manufactures the iconic Mini and Rolls Royce cars, on Friday called on the British government to declare its preferred position on trade and customs with the European Union once it leaves the bloc. The German carmakerʼs special representative in the UK, Ian Robertson, said the company needed clarity by the end of the summer. "If we donʼt get clarity in the next couple of months we have to start making those contingency plans ... effectively making the UK automotive industry less competitive than it is in a very competitive world right now," he told the BBC. Read more: Brexit: UK lawmakers reject greater say for final deal vote Unnecessary costsHe said the contingency plans could include having to invest money in systems or warehouses that the firm may not need long-term.

BMW employs about 8,000 people in the UK. Last year, the firm said, that despite Brexit, it would produce a fully electric version of the Mini at its UK factory, near the city of Oxford.

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German business morale drops as ʼboom is overʼ German business confidence deteriorated in June, with a closely watched monthly index by the Munich-based ifo research institute shedding 0.5 points to end up at 101.8 points. The result was based on a poll of some 9,000 executives in Germany. "The tailwind enjoyed by the German economy is calming down," ifo President Clemens Fuest said in a statement.

"The boom is over," added ifo expert Klaus Wohlrabe, arguing that the German economy "was normalizing again." Wohlrabe pointed to increasing trade tensions with the United States,and a general slow down of global trade. "The number of dark clouds in the German economic sky has clearly increased," said ING Bank Chief Economist Carsten Brzeski. He mentioned higher oil prices and "very recently, turbulences in domestic politics" as factors weighing on the economy and the mood among German managers.

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will be knocked down to accommodate the runway. Protesters staged a "lie-in" in parliament ahead of the vote that saw some Conservative Party lawmakers voting against their own government. Prime Minister Theresa May had directed Conservative Party lawmakers to vote in favor of the project. "[May] believes it sends out an important message about global Britain and making the most of the opportunities which lie ahead of us," Mayʼs spokesman told reporters.

Preparing Moroccoʼs agricultural businesses for the elements

Project aim: To increase resilience to extreme weather events for smalland-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the industrial area of Ait Melloul, Morocco. Project size: The project is aimed at SMEs in the industrial area of Ait Melloul, but everyone from farm and transport workers to local governments could benefit Project partners: Munich Climate Insurance Initiative e.V. MCII and the German development agency GIZ Project budget: ACRI+ is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) project "Promoting Integrated Climate Risk Management and Transfer," which is active in four countries and supported with overall funding worth €5 million ($5.8 million)

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ʼUniqueʼ cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice Old mice suddenly had ʼyoungʼ brains after receiving low doses of a THC compound found in marijuana

The discovery has huge potential for people suffering diseases like Alzheimerʼs—but doesnʼt mean you should light up.

We treated old mice with a low dose of the active ingredient in cannabis.

Learning and memory functions improved dramatically in these animals, and they performed as well as mice that were much, much younger.

We implanted so-called osmotic mini-pumps—tiny pumps that we put under the skin of these mice— and they constantly released the drug that we wanted to administer. And then, after four weeks, we stopped the delivery, waited for a week, and then afterwards, there were several tests on learning and memory. A very simple test, for example, is that

mouse needs to learn how to find a hidden platform. And mice learn this typically within a few days—actually, theyʼre quite good. And what we observed was quite staggering. They remembered where the platform was just as well as a young animal—and also, their working memory was absolutely indistinguishable. Then we tested the animals in many different paradigms that also test memory function, and we basically couldnʼt distinguish [between] the old mice and young mice. These [old mice] were between 12 and 18 months, which is very old for a mouse.

Bansky strikes again? Provocative murals appear in Paris The worldʼs best known graffiti painter apparently "blitzed" the French capital over the last few days, leaving as many as six works on walls across the city. In one mural, a young black girl sprays a pink wallpaper pattern over a swastika on a wall next to her sleeping bag and teddy bear in an attempt to make her patch of pavement more cozy. The image is on a wall in northern Paris, next to an official refugee shelter that was controversially closed in March despite protests from the cityʼs Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo. Franceʼs tough

anti-migrant policy has resulted in nearly 40 makeshift camps being razed in Paris in the last three years.

President Emmanuel Macron is determined that the city should not become a magnet for refugees. Since then, around 2,000 migrants, including children and teenagers, have been sleeping rough along canals and under motorway bridges. Migrants were still sleeping next to the mural on Sunday.

Banksy, a long-time supporter of the refugee cause, has not yet confirmed the works are his.

Germanyʼs largest Jewish film festival celebrates ʼNo Fake Jewsʼ With screenings of 42 features, documentaries, series and shorts, the 24th annual festival, held from June 26 through July 5, is Germanyʼs largest forum for Israeli and Jewish films.

Marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel, the festival features works depicting the country and its contradictions in a way that goes beyond news headlines and stereotypes, according to the festivalʼs organizers. The festival opens on Tuesday with the documentary Itzhak, a portrait of the famous Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman. One of the highlights of the program is the screening of Fox‐ trot (top picture), winner of the Silver Lion prize at the 2017 Venice Film Festival. Director Samuel Maoz focuses on the topic of grief, among others, by telling the story of a couple who are informed that their son, an Israeli soldier, was killed in action.

Purple paradise: check out this lavender field just outside Budapest

Forget Provence. A sweeping perfumed purple lavender field awaits just outside of Budapest. Hues of indigo and mauve mingle in the rolling rows, where an afternoon stroll is a special experience. This splendid place is by the foot of Nagy-Kevély Hill at Pilisborosjenő, half-an-hour from the capital. While Hungary’s number one lavender destination is Tihany by Lake Balaton, this fragrant field is a close second best to treat your senses to this year’s epic bloom. And if you take a few examples home, you’re only helping out a friendly family. But if you can’t be here, enjoy our lovely photo gallery.

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Events Horizon: what’s happening in Budapest – June 2018 There are so many major things going on in June that you shouldn’t miss. In this events round-up, we bring together all of the important happenings taking place in and around Hungary’s capital in the upcoming weeks, so you can plan the month ahead. Get out there and enjoy everything that Budapest has to offer! Brain Bar Generali Childrenʼs Island Lenny Kravitz Downtown Beer Festival Danube Carnival A38 concerts Etyek Summer Picnic Budapest Summer Festival Kolorádó Festival Billy Elliot – The Musical Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Night of the Museums Red Bull Air Race The Red Bull Air Race fills Budapest’s skies with extreme aerobatic stunts performed by some of the world’s most daring pilots right above the river, using the fastest, most agile and lightweight racing planes. This air show generally exceeds any expectations, because in addition to flying between floating checkpoints, the planes pass beneath the Chain Bridge, amazing the crowd of spectators lining the length of the riverside. A combination of high speed and extreme manoeuvres make this race an unparalleled visual spectacle that everyone can enjoy between June 23rd and 24th, over the Danube in the city centre.

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England and hosts Russia are among the teams already into the last 16

England and hosts Russia are among the teams already into the last 16, but who will join them? Some big names are in jeopardy, including holders Germany, who play South Korea in their final group game, and Lionel Messiʼs Argentina, who take on Nigeria - both games are live on BBC TV and BBC Radio 5 live. Lawro is predicting the outcome of all 64 games at the 2018 Fifa World Cup here he picks the scores in the matches that will decide who else is going through, and who is going home. Before the group stage started, Lawro picked his two teams to go through from each group into the knockout stage. He is backing Brazil to win the World Cup, and believes England will reach the quarterfinals.

Andy Murray beats Stan Wawrinka in Eastbourne to win for first time in a year

Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against arch-rivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament front-runner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic. Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a side-footed missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net.

Kaylor Navas, who kept his team in the game with several crucial saves either side of half time, was nowhere near it.

Unlucky Bottas should have been a title contender French GP:

The Formula 1 title fight is distilling into another showdown between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, but it could have been so different.

Hamiltonʼs Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas could be right in there with them had it not been for bad luck - SundayʼsFrench Grand Prixwas just the latest example.

The Finn qualified on the front row at Paul Ricard, alongside Hamilton, but was taken out by Vettel at the first corner. Vettel was on the in-

side, trying to back out of a move he had realised was not going to work. Bottas was making the most of the clear track around the outside and swept around the Ferrari man but was spun round, picked up some damage and could only recover to seventh place, while Vettel finished fifth.

Johanna Konta sets up Caroline Wozniacki match Britainʼs former world number one Andy Murray won his first match in almost a year with an impressive display against fellow three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka in Eastbourne. Murray, 31, looked sharp and confident in winning 6-1 6-3 in the first round of the Nature Valley International. The Scot was playing only his second competitive match since Wimbledon last year following hip surgery. He will now face Kyle Edmund, who replaced him as British number one.

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British number one Johanna Konta cruised to a 6-1 6-3 win over Aleksandra Krunic in her Nature Valley International opener in Eastbourne.

Konta, 27, produced a dominant display against Krunic of Serbia to seal her progress to the last 16 having been given a bye in the first round.

Konta will now face Danish top seed Caroline Wozniacki. "I havenʼt played Caroline in some time so I am looking forward to that battle,"

Konta told BBC Sport. "She is a Grand Slam champion this year. I am happy with how I played here, I knew Aleksandra would be difficult to face so I was glad I was able to keep my focus." Konta reached theWimbledon semi-finals last year,becoming the first British woman to achieve the feat for 39 years. It saw her climb up to number four in the world, however she has struggled since then and changed coach to American Michael Joyce in December 2017.