This is inside the Enhanced Games – the competition some have dubbed the “Steroid Olympics”.

The inaugural games featured dozens of elite athletes using performance-enhancing drugs to try and break world records in track, weightlifting and swimming.

The drugs they use must be legal, and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

But substances like testosterone and human growth hormone – banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency – are not only celebrated, they’re encouraged and for sale.

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Heat warnings are in place across Europe, as the continent faces record temperatures.

Half of France is under a red alert and recorded its hottest night since records began on Tuesday.

The Eiffel Tower said it was closing early on Tuesday because of the high temperatures forecast in the capital.

The UK’s infrastructure has also felt the strain from the heat, with more than 300 schools being partially closed this week, and Britain’s biggest train company, Govia Thameslink, warned passengers not to travel on Wednesday unless it’s absolutely necessary, because of speed restrictions for safety.

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On Monday morning, Keir Starmer announced he is stepping down as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party.

In his resignation speech outside 10 Downing Street, he said: “The question my party is asking now is whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election.

“I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question. And I accept that answer with good grace.”

BBC Politics Correspondent Henry Zeffman has been following the story, and was outside No 10 as the historic moment unfolded.

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The Met Office has issued a rare red warning for extreme heat, covering parts of England and Wales. Watch scenes across the UK as weather warnings for extreme heat takes effect, with forecasts suggesting temperatures could reach 38C (100F) in parts of England this week.

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Ukrainian drone attacks cast a dark cloud over Vladimir Putin’s annual international economic forum in St Petersburg earlier in June.

The event, once seen as Russia’s answer to the World Economic Forum in Davos, traditionally brings together foreign investors and members of Russia’s political and business elites.

This year only a handful of Western representatives were in attendance, including controversial figures such as right-wing influencer Candace Owens.

The BBC’s Russia Editor, Steve Rosenberg, reports from inside the forum as the effects of Ukraine’s drone attacks and Russia’s strained war economy are already being felt.

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