89 m. ago Gunmen abduct 25 girls from a high school in northwestern Nigeria

Police in Nigeria say gunmen have abducted 25 girls from a high school in the country's northwestern Kebbi state

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2 h. ago Money lured Anthony Joshua to circus fight but he could really hurt Jake Paul | Donald McRae

The so-called Judgment Day will generate millions of dollars and attract huge ratings, but leave boxing a little more brokenThe unsurprising confirmation of “a colossal global showdown” between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua arrived on Monday morning with a dull thud. That grand description of an eight-round scrap between a former YouTuber and a former world heavyweight champion was supplied by Paul’s company, Most Valuable Promotions, which also announced that the contest will be screened live on Netflix on 19 December and called Judgment Day.Boxing operates in a netherworld that appears to have sunk far beyond any fear of judgment, while Paul has always had delusions of grandeur as a novice pro. But even boxing may have to consider its own culpability should Paul be badly hurt and end up in hospital after this fully sanctioned bout with regulation 10oz gloves is held in Miami. Continue reading...

Sport

3 h. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s asylum plans: ministers cannot out

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum overhaul burdens an overstretched system and hands political advantage to her opponentsIn government, politicians often mistake gestures for progress. It is disappointing to see Shabana Mahmood succumb to that temptation. The home secretary’s flurry of proposals are designed to signal purpose, but constitute a wishlist of demands that her department can’t deliver. Currently, those fleeing persecution are given a five-year right to stay in the country and can apply for settled status after that. Ms Mahmood wants refugees to stay in the country initially only for a 30-month period, and then review their status to see whether they will be allowed to remain in the country for another 30 months. After two decades in Britain, they could apply to stay here permanently.Denmark is held up as the model. A decade ago a centre-left government there was under pressure, with a surging populist right and immigration dominating voters’ concerns. Danish Social Democrats clai...

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4 h. ago Malia Obama looks chic in denim dungaree dress as she steps out with friend after mom Michelle's on

The 27-year-old daughter of former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle was spotted meeting a friend for lunch in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Politics

5 h. ago PSNI launch criminal probe into Presbyterian Church after safeguarding failures

A senior officer said his investigation team aimed to make sure ‘perpetrators will be held to account’.

Events

5 h. ago YouTube prankster Jack Doherty is found with drugs on him after ‘provoking police’ in Miami

This is the moment prankster Jack Doherty was arrested on drug-related charges, having reportedly provoked police in Miami, Florida.

Events

5 h. ago Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Florida home invaded by gunmen who held his mom against her will while he livestreamed

Rapper was on a livestream with Jack Doherty at the time

Society

6 h. ago Florida gun owners can now open carry in the original stand your ground state – why this has experts worried

Open carry increases the visibility – and perceived legitimacy – of guns in everyday life

Politics

7 h. ago I keep trying to name storms. Why does the Met Office turn down my suggestions? | Zoe Williams

‘Wubbo’ has made it on to the list and so has ‘Dave’, but although I’ve tried a hundred times, including my kids’ names, I’ve had absolutely no luckThe UK’s most memorable storm occurred in 1987, almost 30 years before storms got names, and will therefore always be known as “the one that Michael Fish said definitely wouldn’t happen”. It was a devastating weather event if you cared about trees, or you held adult responsibility for a roof. If you were 14 and all the routes to school were blocked, yet the train to the cinema was unaccountably still running, and you went to see Hope and Glory – which, in a delicious twist of fate, was also about a kid who couldn’t go to school (although in his case because it had been destroyed in the blitz) – it was just about the best weather-related thing ever to happen. If I ever feel bad for Fish, who has a bunch of weather qualifications and yet saw his reputation defined by this one wrong call, it’s because I enjoyed that day so much that I feel ...

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7 h. ago Boy, 9, accused of raping and brutally attacking girl, 5, is allowed home with ankle monitor... despite victim's mom pleading with judge

A nine-year-old boy who allegedly raped and brutally attacked a five-year-old girl had been allowed to return home despite the devastated victim's mother's pleas.

Events

9 h. ago Nigerian gunmen abduct 'dozens' of girls from boarding school after killing deputy head teacher in chilling echo of Chibok kidnappings

The assailants attacked the Maga Comprehensive Girls' Secondary School in Kebbi state, at around 1am on Monday morning. Pictured: Boko Haram with the Nigerian schoolgirls they kidnapped in 2014.

Events

10 h. ago Florida sex offender who dodged police by faking his own death in 2010 is found living in small Indiana town

Howard left an abandoned Enterprise vehicle by a lake as part of his scheme to fake his own death

Events

11 h. ago Is the £50,000 Premium Bonds limit due an uplift thanks to inflation? Five experts give their verdict

The maximum amount that can be held in Premium Bonds has been stuck at £50,000 since June 2015.

Economics

12 h. ago World Cup VOODOO row: Furious Nigeria accuse DR Congo of using magic to make them lose penalty shoot

Chelle was held back by a member of his own coaching staff, but as Chancel Mbemba scored the winning penalty, the coach started to run towards the opposite bench.

Events

16 h. ago Boy, 9, accused of raping and brutally attacking girl, 5, is allowed home with ankle monitor...despite victim's mom pleading with judge

A nine-year-old boy who allegedly raped and brutally attacked a five-year-old girl had been allowed to return home despite the devastated victim's mother's pleas.

Events

20 h. ago Epstein survivors release video pushing House Republicans to vote to release files: ‘We’re still in the dark’

Victims held up photos of themselves from when they first met the sex offender as teenagers

Politics

20 h. ago Indifferent, nostalgic or plain pragmatic: Indonesia Gen Zs react to strongman Suharto’s national hero status

Decision seen by some as ‘blatant whitewashing’ but many Gen Z have responded with indifference and even nostalgiaTo some Indonesians he is the antithesis of a hero – a former dictator accused of human rights abuses who once held the disreputable title of one of the world’s most corrupt leaders.So when the world’s third-largest democracy announced this month that its late strongman leader Suharto would be named a national hero, activists and survivors were outraged. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Parents ‘vindicated’ after police admit unlawful arrest over WhatsApp row

Hertfordshire police agree to pay £20,000 to Rosalind Levine and Maxie Allen, who were held for 11 hours after complaining about daughter’s schoolTwo parents who were arrested after they complained about their daughter’s primary school on WhatsApp have said they felt “vindicated” by the police admitting the arrest was unlawful.Rosalind Levine and her partner, Maxie Allen, said they were held at a police station for 11 hours over their complaints about the school. Continue reading...

Events

23 h. ago Man held on suspicion of murder after woman, 21, found dead in Welsh boatyard

Man, 29, arrested after Corinna Baker found at Netpool Boat Yard on River Teifi in CardiganA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 21-year-old woman was found dead in a boatyard in west Wales, police said.Corinna Baker was found shortly after noon on Saturday at Netpool Boat Yard, located on the River Teifi in Cardigan, Ceredigion. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Trump’s investigation into Epstein ties to political foes might be ‘smokescreen’, Republican says

Thomas Massie says move could be Trump’s ‘last-ditch effort’ to keep Epstein files from becoming publicRepublican congressman Thomas Massie challenged Donald Trump on Sunday over whether the US president is making a “last-ditch effort” to keep the full files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from becoming public by ordering a fresh investigation.Massie and Democratic congressman Ro Khanna, the two US representatives leading the bipartisan push to make all the files held by the government public both raised fresh concerns about the latest actions by the White House. Continue reading...

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