News Headlines - 02 August 2016

▽Theresa May to shake up honours system after David Cameron's list controversy | Daily Mail Online

Theresa May plans to shake up the way Downing Street hands out honours following the controversy over David Cameron's resignation list.

▽Thousands turn out in Liverpool city centre for Jeremy Corbyn rally | The Guardian

Jeremy Corbyn has described the challenge to his leadership of the Labour party as a “massive opportunity to reach out to people all across the country”, speaking to a crowd of about 5,000 people at a campaign rally in Liverpool.

▽Body Count Rises as Philippine President Wages War on Drugs - The New York Times

Since Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines just over a month ago, promising to get tough on crime by having the police and the military kill drug suspects, 420 people have been killed in the campaign, according to tallies of police reports by the local news media.

▽Pokemon Goes to Court in Backyard Monster Trespassing Case - Bloomberg

A New Jersey resident with a pocket monster in his backyard filed what may be the first lawsuit against Niantic Inc. and Nintendo Co. for unleashing Pokemon Go across the U.S., claiming that players are coming to his home uninvited in their race to “catch ’em all.”

▽Transfer window: Premier League clubs spend ￡475m in first month - BBC Sport

Premier League clubs have spent ￡475m in the month since the summer transfer window opened on 1 July, according to business analysts Deloitte.
The figure compares with ￡515m at the same stage in 2015 and an ￡870m outlay in the whole of the 2015 summer window... Deloitte says gross outlay could rise above ￡1bn for the first time before the window closes on 31 August.