Armed bandits have kidnapped more than 150 Christians in simultaneous attacks on a number of churches in Nigeria. The attack occurred on Sunday in Kurmin Wali, a community in the Kajuru area of northern Nigeria, while church services were under way. Different sources gave different tallies of how many people were taken, but initial reporting […]
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Prince Harry has personally attended the first day of his trial against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) at the Royal Courts of Justice in Central London. He, along with co-claimants Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish, campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence, politician Sir Simon Hughes, and actresses Sadie Frost and Liz Hurley,
This time last year Donald Trump was beamed into Davos from Washington to deliver a virtual address that put business and political leaders on notice; the free-trading, liberal economic model, reaffirmed and celebrated every January at the World Economic Forum, was over. Back then, shell-shocked European leaders and central bankers emerged from the hall wondering
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The King shared a dram with Scotland’s first minister while hosting Scottish business owners at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The reception in the Throne Room brought together various entrepreneurs, business owners, investors and capital investment firms to celebrate the nation’s entrepreneurial spirit. The King was joined by SNP leader John Swinney and Deputy
The letter from US President Donald Trump to the prime minister of Norway over his demand to take “complete and total control of Greenland” is extraordinary. In it, the US leader rails against the decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize and repeats his threats over Greenland. Here is the full text –
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The creaking water industry is set for a “once-in-a-generation set of reforms”, the government has said as it proposes new legislation to overhaul the system. Nightmare situations such as taps running dry in Kent and Sussex recently would be avoided, the government says, thanks to a new proactive system that would perform “MOTs” on water
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Italian fashion designer Valentino has died, his foundation has said. Valentino was 93. “Valentino Garavani passed away today at his Roman residence, surrounded by his loved ones,” the foundation said. A lying in state will be held on Wednesday and Thursday to honour the designer. His funeral is set to take place in Rome on
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A Wolverhampton school has been closed and pupils sent home after a body was found in the grounds. West Midlands Police said in a statement that officers attended Smestow Academy following the report of a body on Monday morning. The force said it arrived at 10.40am, and that the man was pronounced dead at the
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So invading your neighbour is apparently no barrier to being an arbiter of peace. If the irony’s lost on Donald Trump, it certainly will not be on Ukrainians. Having lived under Russian missile attacks for nearly four years, Kyiv will no doubt be disgusted by the American president’s invitation to Vladimir Putin to join his
An Evangelical Christian teacher, involved in a row over how to address a transgender student, has been sent back to prison after again breaching a court order which banned him from trespassing on the school premises. Enoch Burke has been engaged in a long-running legal battle with Wilson’s Hospital School in County Westmeath, Ireland, after
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