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All the News You Need to Read This Morning

First vape pen death after pen exploded into man's cranium.
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The news is part boring and part overwhelming, so here's a quick list of all the stuff we thought was significant today:

Vape pen explosion literally pierces man's cranium, killing him
Research suggests that, in the UK, we're hitting peak acceptance for LGBTQ people

Grenfell review doesn't propose ban on flammable cladding

Exercise might actually make dementia worse

Funny book prize not given for the first time in its history because none of the books made judges laugh

Amsterdam to ban Airbnb to stop "Disneyfication" of the city

Windrush cases just "tip of iceberg" of immigration failings

Betting machine stakes cut to £2

Harry Styles to produce One Direction sitcom in America