Seven people have been arrested for alleged involvement in illegal bookmaking and betting at the Happy Valley Racecourse. As Charlie Chun reports, they were detained after the Jockey Club complained:

The government is working closely with the Competition Commission to make bid-rigging a criminal offence, following alleged links between such practices to the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire. The competition watchdog earlier said it aims to submit proposals as early as September, paving the way for the government to table the necessary legislative amendments by the end of the year. Chloe Feng reports:

The government has been urged to tighten background screening for contractors to be listed on a new tendering platform that'll be launched later this year. The enhanced version of the Urban Renewal Authority's "Smart Tender" aims to reduce the risk of bid-rigging in repair work for buildings, following the deadly Wang Fuk Court inferno. Charlie Chun has that story:

A Hong Kong woman is reported to have been killed in a traffic accident in Japan. Five people were injured in the head-on collision in Hokkaido. Wallis Wang has more:

Book lovers have flocked to the final day of the annual book fair for good deals. Total turnout for the seven-day fair reached 990,000, up 11 percent from a year ago when the event was cut short by a day because of a typhoon. As Wallis Wang reports, some vendors saw an uptick in business:

The new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told his first cabinet meeting that he would be leading a "cost-of-living" government focused on easing the economic burden felt by the people. He announced a tax cut on energy bills, vowed to decentralise political power, revitalise industry, and end street sleeping by homeless people. Ben Tse asked our UK correspondent Gavin Grey for more details about the energy tax cut:

US President Donald Trump has vowed to help Lebanon, as his Lebanese counterpart sought Washington’s backing for an effort to disarm Hezbollah and forge peace with Israel. Meanwhile, the American leader has issued fresh threats to Tehran, as the war in Iran continues. Jamie Clarke reports:

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked his army chief amid an ongoing political crisis which was triggered by the removal of a popular defence minister. Here's Jamie Clarke:

Canada says it is evaluating “all options” after the US slapped a 50-percent tariff on a range of goods imported from its northern neighbour. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has defended the move as retaliation for what he called “unequal treatment” of US cars and other products. Jamie Clarke reports:

India’s main opposition leader has demanded that the country’s prime minister steps down. The call comes amid a police crackdown against student protests calling for reforms in the education system. Jamie Clarke has more: