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Belinda Bencic
personEmma Raducanu beat Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open quarter-finals. The 18-year-old from Kent is the first qualifier in US Open history to reach the last four. She will face either fourth seed Karolina Pliskova or Maria Sakkari.
NHS
organizationPM to announce 1.25% tax rise on 25million workers and millions of firms. Workers on £30,000 a year will pay an extra £255 a year in tax. People will not pay for social care when assets below £100,000. Cash will be poured into NHS to allow it to operate at 110% capacity.
Boris Johnson
personPrime Minister will hike National Insurance contributions by 1.25% from April 2022. Tax on dividends will also go up by 1,25% in moves which will generate an extra £12billion a year for the Treasury. Money raised will partially be diverted to the NHS until mid-2025.
Michael K. Williams
personMichael K. Williams was found dead Monday afternoon by family members in his Brooklyn apartment. Heroin was reportedly found on the star's kitchen table, and other drug paraphernalia was discovered elsewhere on in the apartment. The medical examiner's office will conduct an autopsy to determine Williams' cause and manner of death.
George Russell
personMercedes confirm George Russell as Lewis Hamilton's Formula One teammate from 2022. The Briton will join Hamilton, while the seven time world champion's former teammate Valtteri Bottas heads to Alfa Romeo. Russell: "It’s a special day for me personally and professionally"
National Insurance
organizationPM announces 1.25% rise in National Insurance contributions from April 2022. Move flies in the face of his personal guarantee not to raise VAT, NI or income tax in the 2019 manifesto. No10 said a typical basic rate taxpayer earning £24,100 would pay £180 more a year.
Boris Johnson
personBoris Johnson expected to announce wide-ranging changes to National Insurance. He wants to increase the NI tax paid by some 25 million people to subsidise care for pensioners, including wealthy retirees. Johnson broke personal manifesto guarantee not to raise taxes.
Jenson Brooksby
personWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic beats Jenson Brooksby 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-1. Brooksby is the last American man standing in the tournament. It is the first time in the history of the event that no man or woman from the host country has reached the quarterfinals.
Maria Kolesnikova
personMaria Kolesnikova found guilty of conspiracy to seize power by Minsk Regional Court. She will spend 11 years behind bars, while fellow activist Maxim Znak will be locked up for 10 years on similar charges. Key part of three-woman campaign team that stood against Lukashenko in last summer's election.
Bryan Riley
personBryan Riley, 33, allegedly entered two Lakeland, Florida, homes on Sunday, killing a woman and her baby as well as two other adults. Riley, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, appeared to be suffering from mental health issues. Riley told investigators he was high on methamphetamine at the time of the attack.
Michael K. Williams
personThe 54-year-old was found dead Monday afternoon at around 2 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but police are reportedly looking into a possible drug overdose.
Maxim Znak
personMaria Kolesnikova, 39, sentenced to 11 years in prison. Her lawyer, Maxim Znak, was jailed for 10 years. The pair have been detained since their arrest a year ago. They were charged with conspiring to seize power.
Jean-Pierre Adams
personJean-Pierre Adams was 34 years old when he was left brain-dead in 1982. Doctors gave him a near-fatal dose of anaesthetic during a routine operation. The error caused him to go into cardiac arrest and suffer severe brain damage. Adams had won 22 caps for Les Bleus in the 1970s.
Leylah Fernandez
personLeylah Fernandez beat Angelique Kerber 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 to reach US Open quarter-finals. The 19-year-old will next face fifth seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina. Second seed Aryna Sabalenka beat Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1.
Alpha Conde
personArmy Col. Mamadi Doumbouya tells Guineans: "The duty of a soldier is to save the country" Conde's whereabouts had been unknown for hours after the intense fighting Sunday in downtown Conakry. Conde sparked fury after ramming through changes to the constitution enabling him to sidestep a two-term limit.
anti-Taliban
organizationTaliban says it has taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul. Province was the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the country. Thousands of Taliban fighters entered eight districts of the province overnight.
Michael Fawcett
personMichael Fawcett stepped down voluntarily as head of The Prince's Foundation. He is accused of using his position and influence to help a Saudi businessman obtain an honorary title. The businessman was seeking numerous honorary roles to bolster his application for British citizenship. Charles' foundation said it took the newspaper reports "very seriously"
Sarah Harding
personHarding's mother Marie confirmed the tragic news in an Instagram post. She said her "shining star" had "slipped away" after bravely fighting the disease. Harding rose to fame in 2002 when she auditioned for the ITV reality series “Popstars: The Rivals”
Max Verstappen
personRed Bull's Max Verstappen wins home race at Zandvoort to take three-point lead in championship. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finishes second to retake championship lead. Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas was third in front of his home crowd.
Shelby Rogers
personShelby Rogers beat Ashleigh Barty 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (5) in the third round. American trailed 5-2 in the deciding third set before forcing a tie-break. Rogers next faces unseeded 18-year-old Emma Raducanu.