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Artist's impression of Hinkley Point C building proposals. PA The government has given the go ahead for a new £18bn nuclear power station in the UK after imposing "significant new safeguards" for future projects. The new plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset is being financed by the French and the Chinese. In exchange, China wanted to use its design for new UK nuclear stations. However,  the government said  it would now "impose a new legal framework for future foreign investment in Britain's critical infrastructure". Live reaction to Hinkley Point decision Critics of the deal have warned of escalating costs and the implications of nuclear power plants being built in the UK by foreign governments. France's EDF is funding two-thirds of the project, with China investing the remaining £6bn. The Chinese agreed to take a stake in Hinkley and at Sizewell in Suffolk on the understanding that the UK government would approve a Chinese-led and desig...

Mr Powell says he has 'no further comment' but is 'not denying' the email content AP Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has reportedly called Republican nominee Donald Trump a "national disgrace," according to leaked emails. The Republican retired four-star general's comments were revealed in a hack on his personal emails. The emails were posted on DCLeaks.com, which has reportedly been tied to other recent high-profile hacks. Mr Powell, who has been quiet during the election, said he had "no further comment" but was "not denying it". He also criticised Democrat Hillary Clinton's "hubris" as he attacked the way she handled her private email crisis. The remarks about Trump were part of an email sent on 17 June to Emily Miller, a journalist and Mr Powell's former aide. Decadence at Donald Trump's new hotel Hillary Clinton's 'emailgate' diced and sliced Will Hillary Clinton pay for her...

Simone Biles' confidential medical data has been released. AP The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has condemned Russian hackers for leaking confidential medical files of star US Olympic athletes. Athletes affected include tennis players Venus and Serena Williams and teenage gymnast Simone Biles. A group calling itself "Fancy Bears" claimed responsibility for the hack of a Wada database. After the leak, Ms Biles said she had long been taking medicine for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The hacker group had accused her of taking an "illicit psycho-stimulant", but she said she had "always followed the rules". The Rio Olympics quadruple gold medallist had obtained the necessary permission to take prescription medicine on the Wada banned drugs list,  USA Gymnastics said in a statement . Image copyright @SIMONE_BILES Wada said in  a statement  that the cyber attacks were an attempt to undermine the global anti-doping system. ...

EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.  Credit: RTE EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said the bloc is not at risk from Brexit, in his first State of the Union address since the UK's unexpected vote to leave the EU. And he warned the UK that it could not expect access to the EU's internal market without free movement of people. There could be no "a la carte access". Mr Juncker also called for the formation of a common military force. "We must have a European headquarters," he added. The UK has always resisted the idea of a so-called EU army because of the potential conflict of interest with Nato. But its decision to leave the bloc has given added impetus to plans for greater defence co-operation. BBC Democracy Live - minute-by-minute updates Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU Brexit vote revives dream of EU army "This should be in complement to Nato," Mr Juncker said. ...

Aid agencies have warned that North Korea is facing a humanitarian disaster after tens of thousands of people were displaced by flooding. The UN and the International Red Cross say the government has reported 133 deaths with nearly 400 people missing and homes and crops destroyed. Rescue teams have been unable to reach some of the worst-hit areas. North Korea already has chronic food shortages and is heavily dependent on foreign aid to feed its population. As well as home, schools and other public buildings have been ruined. AFP   The UN has allocated $8m this year for humanitarian aid in the isolated country. The flooding, triggered by the recent Typhoon Lionrock, comes as North Korea faces global anger for  conducting its fifth nuclear test. Friday's detonation, believed to be the North's biggest test so far, is expected to lead to a tightening of sanctions. Floods 'destroyed everything' The worst flooding is along the Tumen river, which borders...

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  5 hours ago  US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she is "feeling great" hours after her early exit from a 9/11 ceremony raised health fears. Her campaign said earlier she had left the event in New York because she had "felt overheated" and had gone to her daughter's apartment. Mrs Clinton's Republican opponents have queried her physical fitness. Her doctors say she made a full recovery from surgery she underwent in 2012 for a blood clot. Mrs Clinton's personal doctor Lisa Bardack said last month she was "in excellent health and fit to serve as president of the United States". The Clinton campaign has accused opponents of pushing a "deranged conspiracy about Clinton's health". Why is Trump questioning Clinton's health? Mrs Clinton is 68. Republican candidate Donald Trump is 70. Image copyright AP Image caption Mrs Clinton waved to photographers after she left her daughter's home in...