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God's gift to the women of Notting Hill!

God’s gift to the women of Notting Hill! The Old Etonian vicar-on-wheels whose mobile services (and film-star looks) have made him a social media hit Reverend Pat Allerton, 41, from Notting Hill, has been sharing prayers and hymns Travels on tricycle equipped with speakers powered by petrol-fuelled generator  Clergyman studied divinity at Edinburgh University and was  […]

Civil rights icon’s message for Selena Gomez fans

A civil rights activist who was one of the first black children to be integrated into an all-white school in the US has taken over Selena Gomez’s Instagram account. Ruby Bridges shared archival footage from protests outside the school she attended in Louisiana in the 1960s. She also urged the singer’s nearly 180m followers to […]

Switzerland: Why thousands of women staged a mass scream

Thousands of women in Switzerland have taken part in a mass scream at a protest to demand equal treatment and an end to domestic violence. During the Women’s Strike, they screamed for 60 seconds at 3.24pm – the time of day when women technically start working for free because of the wage gap. They also […]

Mexican lawmaker postpones proposal to merge three regulators after opposition

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A lawmaker from Mexico’s ruling party who proposed merging three regulatory bodies into one said on Sunday he would delay the initiative, after opponents criticized the move as a power grab that could jeopardize oversight. Ricardo Monreal, senate leader of the president’s National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), said he would wait to […]

REVEALED: Hero Black Lives Matter supporter who rescued injured man

REVEALED: Hero Black Lives Matter supporter who carried injured white ‘far-right’ protester to safety at violent London demo is a personal trainer and athletics coach as he declares ‘we saved a life’ Paul Hutchinson claims he was the man who rescued ‘far-right’ protester during clashes in London yesterday Black Lives Matter supporters clashed with far-right counter-protesters in […]

Bollywood heartthrob Sushant Singh Rajput 'kills himself' aged 34 at home in Mumbai

BOLLYWOOD heartthrob Sushant Singh Rajput has reportedly killed himself, aged just 34. The actor died at his residence in Mumbai today. Pranay Ashok of Mumbai Police told the Times of India: "Sushant Singh Rajput has committed suicide. "Mumbai Police is investigating. "Police have not found any note yet." A statement has been issued on behalf […]

Hunt for driver who tried to kidnap boy, 12, on seafront – The Sun

POLICE are on the hunt for a driver who tried to snatch a 12-year-old boy on the South Coast. Cops said the incident happened in Sandgate, near Folkestone, Kent, on June 6, and left the boy "distressed". Officers are appealing for witnesses after the boy was approached by a man on The Esplanade who asked […]

Al-Shabab sets up coronavirus treatment centre in Somalia

The group has been fighting to topple Somalia’s Western-backed central government for more than a decade. Al-Shabab, the al-Qaeda-linked armed group based in Somalia, said it has set up a coronavirus treatment centre in the country. “Al-Shabab’s coronavirus prevention and treatment committee has opened a COVID-19 centre,” the group said in a broadcast on their […]