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Malawian ‘hyena man’ arrested for having sex with children
An HIV-positive Malawian man, who says he is paid to have sex with children as part of initiation rites, has been arrested on the president's orders. Eric Aniva, a sex worker known in Malawi as a "hyena", was the subject of a BBC feature last week. He told the BBC that did not mention his HIV status to those who...
US election: Michelle Obama denounces Trump ‘hate’
US first lady Michelle Obama has denounced Republican Donald Trump and passionately backed Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. "The hateful language… from public figures on TV does not represent the true spirit of this country," she said, to loud cheers and applause....
LONDON RIOTS WARNING: Police fear summer violence amid fifth anniversary of Duggan’s death
The Metropolitan Police is on high alert amid fears of widespread rioting in London involving violent street gangs this summer. Officers are concerned that there could be a repeat of the riots, prompted by the shooting of Mark Duggan by police, which swept across London and other cities in 2011. Plans are underway by local...
Spain registers first Zika microcephaly birth in Europe
A woman in Spain infected with the Zika virus has given birth to a baby with the brain disease microcephaly, thought to be the first such birth in Europe. Authorities revealed in May they had detected microcephaly in the foetus but the couple decided to keep the baby. Felix Castillo, the neonatal chief at Barcelona's Vall...
Ansbach explosion: Bomber pledged allegiance to IS
The Syrian man who blew himself up in Ansbach, Germany, on Sunday made a video pledging allegiance to the leader of so-called Islamic State, Bavarian authorities say. The man threatened a "revenge attack" on Germans in the video, they said. Germany's federal prosecutor's office has taken on the case due to...
France church attack: Priest killed by two ‘IS soldiers’
A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men on his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France. The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage. Police later surrounded the church and French TV said shots were fired....
Florida nightclub shooting: Two dead and 16 injured in Fort Myers
Two people have been killed and up to 16 injured in a shooting at a nightclub in the city of Fort Myers in Florida, police say. The attack happened at Club Blu, which was hosting a party for teenagers. Police have arrested three people but said the incident was "not an act of terror". The two killed were identified as...
France told to ‘get it together’ after terror passport checks cause gridlock nightmare
FRANCE was told to get its act together by port bosses on both sides of the English Channel today after its terror crackdown gridlocked the weekend’s summer getaway. France imposed tough new passport checks following the recent spate of terror attacks. But it did not send enough passport officers to Dover, despite being...
98 per cent say NO to EU deal: Forget talks with Brussels and quit NOW, urges new poll
A NEW Daily Express online poll has revealed that 98 per cent of respondents — 3,548 people — want the historic Brexit vote to be enacted now instead of Britain being embroiled in months or years of talks with Brussels bureaucrats. It comes amid alarm over comments by Theresa May to Tory MEPs saying that there...
Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip
The first round-the-world solar powered flight has been completed, after the Solar Impulse aircraft touched down in Abu Dhabi. Bertrand Piccard piloted the plane for a final time, steering it safely from the Egyptian capital Cairo to the UAE. He has been taking turns at the controls with Swiss compatriot Andre Borschberg, with...
Watching TV could increase risk of dying from lethal blood clots by 70 per cent
WATCHING too much TV increases the risk of dying from a blood clot on the lung by almost 70 per cent, a study has found. Experts have found people spending too much time on tablets and laptop can also increase the risk of being affected by blood clots. Anyone planning to spend a day watching a box set should take...
Top 10 facts about George Bernard Shaw
The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw was born 160 years ago on July 26, 1856. 1. He hated the name George and always preferred to be called simply Bernard Shaw. 2. He is the only person to have won both a Nobel Prize (for Literature in 1925) and an Oscar (for the screenplay of his play Pygmalion in 1938). 3. Born in Dublin...