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The Crown Prince's "dad dance" at the Swift concert is praised

Britain's Crown Prince William celebrated 42 years by attending Taylor Swift's concert in London on Friday night. A spectator filmed William as he danced from his VIP seat to the superstar's hit "Shake it off" in a clip that has now gone viral, British media write.

The Telegraph writes that his dance is as "embarrassing as 'dad dancing' can be" while other media outlets are more impressed. The tabloid The Sun thinks Williams' movements are "brilliant" and the entertainment site TMZ writes that, based on the short clip, he doesn't seem to have held back during the concert.

On Saturday, Swift posted a picture of herself, boyfriend Travis Kelce, Crown Prince William, 10-year-old Prince George and 9-year-old Princess Charlotte.

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Egypt revokes travel agency licenses after pilgrimages

Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly is demanding that 16 travel agencies lose their licenses and that their managers be prosecuted, reports AFP. That as a consequence of them arranging illegal trips to the pilgrimage in Mecca.

Of over 1,000 deaths in the extreme heat, 658 are Egyptians. Of these, 630 had not registered, according to AFP's sources.

Many who do not register do so for financial reasons, and this means that they do not have access to air-conditioned spaces established by the authorities in Saudi Arabia, writes TT.

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Shot fireworks from yacht - started forest fire on island

13 people have been arrested in Greece on suspicion of having caused a forest fire on the tourist island of Hydra, several media write. The fire is believed to have started when a firework was set off from a private yacht.

- We are outraged that some people start fires in such an irresponsible way, says the mayor Giorgos Koukoudakis according to Kathimerini.

On Saturday, the fire was out.