• Saudi Arabia’s recently deposed crown prince is said to have been placed under house arrest. [The New York Times]

• British prosecutors charged six people in the deaths of 96 soccer fans at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield, England, in 1989. [The New York Times]

• A bungee jump instructor in Spain could face criminal charges over a fatal misunderstanding in 2015. A Dutch teenager jumped to her death after mistaking his command of “no jump” for “now jump.” [The New York Times]

• Our London bureau chief writes that the deadly Grenfell Tower fire has intensified a debate over whether deregulation has gone too far. [The New York Times]

• In Greece, trash has been piling up on the streets for days as a heat wave looms. Garbage collectors have called for a wider strike today over austerity measures. [Reuters Video]

• An environmental crisis in the making: A million plastic bottles are bought every minute. [The Guardian]

• A tale of courage: A British police officer describes trying to single-handedly thwart last month’s terrorist attack with his baton. [BBC]