LONDON – This is the moment bystanders subdue a man suspected of deliberately ploughing a van into worshippers near Finsbury Park mosque, leaving one dead. The video footage, shot on a mobile phone, shows the man restrained in the road and surrounded by a group people, with a pair of handcuffs visible in shot. He had been wrestled to the ground by
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NIGERIA. At least half of Nigerian government food aid sent northeast for hungry people driven from their homes by Boko Haram has been “diverted” and never reached them, a government official said. Some 1.5 million people are on the brink of famine in the northeast, where the jihadist group has killed more than 20,000 people and forced 2.7 million to
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LA’s skyline has been lit up with the Bat-Signal to honour Batman star Adam West, who died last week. Mayor Eric Garcetti and LA Police chief Charlie Beck were expected to be at the public event at City Hall, which started about 21:00 local time (05:00 BST). The signal originated in the DC Comics strip as a sign that the
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AMERICA – Cheese just might hold the cure to deafness. Scientists believe that it contains a chemical compound that could prevent and even cure deafness caused by exposure to loud sound, according to the Daily Mail. A test done on animals reveals D-methionine helps protect damage to nerve cells in the ear. Now, it will soon be tested on 600
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"If Theresa May can tell me what the inside of Lidl looks like, I'll listen to what she has to say"…. The election that keeps on giving. pic.twitter.com/WV7hOHBDQk — EL4C (@EL4JC) June 12, 2017 SOURCE: Editorial Board Follow us on twitter @wahalatoday
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LONDON: Theresa May’s new chief of staff failed to carry out a review of fire regulations in tower blocks – despite being warned of the potential for a devastating blaze. Former Housing Minster Gavin Barwell – who was given a top Downing Street job within days of losing his seat last week – refused to give a date for when
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LONDON: At least six people have been confirmed killed in a huge fire that ripped through a west London tower block, but police expect the death toll to rise. Up to 600 people are believed to have been inside Grenfell Tower’s 120 flats when the blaze tore through the 24-storey building in the early hours. Twenty people are in critical
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