Extreme weather conditions are continuing across the US, with intense lightning and thunderstorms happening across the east coast, which also caused evacuations of a number of July 4 events.

In Europe, heat continues to be an issue for many, with firefighters in Greece trying to tackle a fast-moving wildfire near Thessaloniki.

And people in the US Pacific Islands are boarding up buildings and homes to protect themselves against incoming Super Typhoon.

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The UK is expected to announce sanctions on goods and services from Israeli settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is due to announce the move in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, having previously said the UK-Israel relationship will be “reset”.

The settlements are illegal under international law and the UK’s move comes as Israel opens tenders for 1,200 new homes in the occupied territory.

US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee said the US opposes the UK imposing sanctions, and he told the BBC that US states could retaliate against the UK.

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When CD Projekt Red announced it was making a new expansion for the hugely popular action-role playing game The Witcher 3, it came as a shock.

The original, after all, came out 11 years ago.

BBC Tech Now’s Laura Cress spoke to the team behind the Songs of the Past expansion, as well as finding out why it’s happening now.

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Bestselling author and TV presenter, Richard Osman, talks about being visually impaired due to nystagmus, an eye condition which causes uncontrolled, rapid, eye movement, and discusses how the world is blurred to him.

And with his new book, We Chase Shadows, due to hit the shelves around the world on 10 September he gives Access All’s Emma Tracey a little preview of what it’s about and why he doesn’t care what his characters look like.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction
01:00 What’s the new book about?
02:00 Why Richard doesn’t like airports
02:32 What is nystagmus?
03:51 How he dealt with it growing up
05:30 How nystagmus affects his writing
07:49 How disability gives you an advantage in the world of AI

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