News Headlines - 06 August 2016

▽Theresa May to end ban on new grammar schools

Theresa May is planning to launch a new generation of grammar schools by scrapping the ban on them imposed almost 20 years ago, The Telegraph has learnt.

▽Japan's Emperor Akihito to address nation on Monday following abdication report | Reuters

Japan's Emperor Akihito will make a video address to the nation on Monday, the Imperial Household Agency said, amid media reports that the 82-year-old monarch wants to abdicate.

▽Comfort women statue unveiled in Sydney despite ongoing tensions - ABC News

The unveiling of a statue in Sydney honouring so-called "comfort women" during WWII is continuing to cause tension between local South Korean and Japanese communities.

▽In Tokyo, Godzilla returns to old stomping ground | South China Morning Post

After a decade-long fling with Hollywood, Godzilla has emerged from the muck of Tokyo Bay to reclaim his rightful territory around Japan’s capital, and still offers a mirror on the Japanese people’s worries and fears.

▽All Russian athletes to be banned from Paralympic Games in Rio | The Guardian

The International Paralympic Committee is set to do what its Olympic counterpart did not and ban Russia outright from its Games later this month, the Observer has learned.