As part of president’s end to foreign aid, destruction of the long-acting contraceptives will cost US taxpayers $167,000

The Trump administration has decided to destroy $9.7m worth of contraceptives rather than send them abroad to women in need.

A state department spokesperson confirmed that the decision had been made – a move that will cost US taxpayers $167,000. The contraceptives are primarily long-acting, such as IUDs and birth control implants, and were almost certainly intended for women in Africa, according to two senior congressional aides, one of whom visited a warehouse in Belgium that housed the contraceptives. It is not clear to the aides whether the destruction has already been carried out, but said they had been told that it was set to occur by the end of July.

The Scot and the American find different ways to crack the links before worst of weather and give themselves a chance this weekend

You could feel the bad weather closing in on Royal Portrush during Friday morning. The atmosphere around the links grew stickier, and sweatier, every minute, and soon enough everyone was peeling off the layers of waterproof clothing they would be hurrying to get back on when the big black clouds broke open midway through the afternoon. It finally happened roundabout the very moment Bob MacIntyre was walking off the 18th green to sign for his 66, five under for the round, and the championship, and three shots off the clubhouse lead.

MacIntyre is 28, but an old hand around these links. He knew he needed to make birdies while the sun was shining and picked up six of them altogether, with just the one bogey at the 16th where his tee shot caught on the hillside by the green.

Journalist covered social care, criminal justice and other policy topics in a distinguished career

Malcolm Dean, who created the Guardian’s legendary Society section and wrote widely on topics from social care and poverty to criminal justice and the NHS, has died aged 86 after a long illness.

He spent 37 years at the Guardian as a reporter, columnist, assistant editor and member of the paper’s governing body, the Scott Trust, between 1969 and 2006, before moving into academic research and sitting on working parties and commissions.

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, combat training in Ukraine, wildfires in France and Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists

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Here’s some reaction to England’s dramatic comeback against Sweden last night:

England got through to the semi-finals last night but they had to comeback from 2-0 down to do so. Here’s a great piece from Jonathan Liew on the game:

Exclusive: Deputy PM defends action against party rebels and says Send system is priority, in Guardian interview

• From NHS to Send: the key areas Labour wants to improve before next election

Angela Rayner has urged Labour colleagues to “step up” and make the case for why the party should be in power as the government attempts to draw a line under a tumultuous first year in office and shift towards a more upbeat approach.

The deputy prime minister urged Labour MPs to focus on the party’s achievements over the last 12 months rather than always thinking about failures, adding they should all be “message carriers” for what had been done well.