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The US Congress has passed Donald Trump's tax and spending bill in a significant and hard-fought victory for the president and his domestic agenda.

It's a bill that's sparked intense debate, with the Congressional Budget Office estimating it could add $3.3tn (£2.4tn) to federal deficits over the next 10 years.

The US president however said: "This is going to be a great bill for the country."

So what could Trumps "big, beautiful bill" do to the US national debt?

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Oasis's much anticipated return is upon us.

Despite huge interest in the music event, the process of fans getting tickets for this tour has put the spotlight on how ticket pricing is organised for some concerts.

Around 900,000 tickets were sold, but many fans complained when standard standing tickets advertised at £135 plus fees were re-labelled "in demand" and changed on Ticketmaster to £355 - plus fees.

BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins investigates the matter of dynamic ticket pricing.

Produced by Aisha Sembhi with graphics by Mark Edwards.

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A former security contractor for Gaza's controversial new Israel- and US-backed aid distribution sites has told the BBC he witnessed colleagues opening fire with machine guns on hungry Palestinian civilians who had posed no threat. In one such incident he said he witnessed a man in the crowd fall motionless to the ground and a guard who had been shooting laughed about it.

On another occasion he said a guard opened fire from a watchtower with a machine gun because a group of women, children and elderly people was moving too slowly away from the site.

When asked to respond the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said the allegations were categorically false.

They referred us to a statement saying that no civilians ever came under fire at the GHF distribution sites.

The GHF began its operations in Gaza at the end of May, distributing limited aid from several sites in southern and central Gaza. That followed an 11-week total blockade of Gaza by Israel during which no food entered the territory.

The system has been widely criticised for forcing vast numbers of people to walk through active combat zones to a handful of sites.

Since the GHF started up, Israeli forces have killed more than 400 Palestinians trying to retrieve food aid from its sites, the UN and local doctors say. Israel says the new distribution system stops aid going to Hamas.

Describing the incident at one of the GHF sites - in which he said guards fired on a group of Palestinians - the former contractor said: "As that happened, another contractor on location, standing on the berm overlooking the exit, opened up with 15 to 20 shots of repetitive weapons fire at the crowd. "A Palestinian man dropped to the ground motionless. And then the other contractor who was standing there was like, 'damn, I think you got one'. And then they laughed about it."

The contractor, who spoke to us on condition of anonymity, said GHF managers had brushed off his report as a coincidence, suggesting that the Palestinian man could have "tripped" or been "tired and passed out".

The GHF claimed the man who made these allegations is a "disgruntled former contractor" who they had terminated for misconduct, which he denies.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Lucy Williamson.

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Can the government’s new ten year plan save the NHS?

Today the government published it’s plan to reform the NHS. The government said it will focus on three main changes, shifting from treatment to preventative care, switching to digital health services, and moving to more community care.

Adam spoke to Minister of State for Care Stephen Kinnock about the plans, and Chris joined to unpack the government’s announcement.

Plus, as part of the Newscast Summer Tour, Adam and Chris will be in Sheffield tomorrow at Crossed Wires podcast festival. The festival’s creative director and Radio One breakfast show host Greg James stopped by to give Adam a preview on what’s in store.

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Law enforcement is struggling to stop the growing sale of illegal tobacco in mini marts across British high streets, a BBC investigation has revealed.

Trading Standards teams say they don’t have the resources to tackle the organised crime gangs suspected of supplying some of the shops and said the profits being made are on a par with selling heroin and cocaine.

Trading standards has described the issue as a war, and that asylum seekers with no right to work in the UK have been found inside some of the shops. HMRC says it costs the country at least £2.2 billion in lost revenue.

In response to our report, the Home Secretary said it was a disgrace that criminal gangs are trying to abuse our high streets and said the government has increased raids and arrests for illegal working by 50 per cent since the election.

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The US Congress has passed Donald Trump's tax and spending bill in a significant and hard-fought victory for the president and his domestic agenda.

After a gruelling session on Capitol Hill, the House of Representatives passed the bill by a vote of 218 to 214 on Thursday afternoon.

President Trump had given the Republican-controlled Congress a deadline of 4 July to get a final version of the bill to his desk to be signed into law.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill could add $3.3tn to federal deficits over the next 10 years and leave millions without health coverage - a forecast that the White House disputes.

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Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Spain aged 28.

The footballer was killed when a Lamborghini he was travelling in with his younger brother, Andre Silva, suffered a tyre blow-out, crashed and caught fire in Cernadilla in the Zamora province.

Diogo Jota had recently undergone surgery, so was driving from Porto to Santander to catch a ferry to England for pre-season training.

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President Donald Trump's huge budget bill is heading for a final vote in the US House of Representatives - but is delayed while a Democrat-led debate continues.

Democratic Minority House Leader Hakeem Jeffries has been speaking for more than five hours, and the "magic minute" means there is no limit for how long he can speak.

The sprawling bill is critical to Trump's agenda and has sparked intense debate.

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Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has confirmed he will have a successor, putting to rest speculation over whether the 600-year-old institution will end when he dies.

In a video message keenly-awaited by his followers, he said only the trust that he founded could appoint his successor and "no-one else has any authority to interfere in this matter".

According to Tibetan tradition, Dalai Lamas are "reincarnated" after they die. China annexed Tibet in 1950 and the current Dalai Lama lives in exile in India, making succession a highly contentious issue.

Beijing rejected the statement, saying his successor would be from inside China and must be approved by the government.

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Israel has agreed to the "necessary conditions" to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, US President Donald Trump has said.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the US would "work with all parties to end the War". He did not give details on the proposed truce.

"I hope... that Hamas takes this Deal, because it will not get better - IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE," Trump wrote.

Israel has not confirmed it agreed to the conditions. A Hamas official told the BBC the group was "ready and serious" to reach a deal if it ended the war.

A Palestinian official familiar with Hamas's negotiations with mediators told the BBC the proposal offered no substantive changes to an earlier offer the group rejected in June.

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