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Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Kylie Jenner has announced the name of her newborn daughter – Stormi. The reality star took to Instagram to share the news with her 103 million followers. The 20-year-old kept her pregnancy “hidden” but on Monday returned with a 12-minute video and announced she’d given birth on 1 February. Kylie’s picture has been likedContinue reading “Kylie Jenner calls daughter Stormi and people have thoughts”

Image copyrightAFPImage captionIsrael has acknowledged carrying out dozens of strikes inside Syria in recent years Israeli warplanes have fired missiles at a Syrian military position near the capital, Damascus, Syrian media report. A Syrian military statement said its air defence systems blocked most of the missiles, but gave no further details. A monitor said ammunitionContinue reading “Syria war: Israel ‘strikes Damascus military complex’”

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionCommuters hitched lifts on the back of lorries to get home A power cut during the evening rush hour in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, caused major disruption to parts of the city on Tuesday. Hundreds of commuters could be seen walking along the city’s central avenues as the metro was affected. Other caught liftsContinue reading “Venezuela’s capital Caracas hit by power cut during rush hour”

Image copyrightEPAImage captionPremchai Karnasuta (centre) is charged on seven counts under Thai conservation laws The head of one of Thailand’s largest construction firms has been charged for allegedly poaching in a protected wildlife sanctuary, police say. Authorities released photos of Premchai Karnasuta with hunting gear and animal carcasses, including a black panther. Park rangers arrestedContinue reading “Thai tycoon charged over poaching in protected sanctuary”

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionPresident Andrzej Duda signed the controversial bill into law on Tuesday France has joined the US and Israel in criticising Poland’s new Holocaust law, describing the text as “ill advised”. “You should not rewrite history, it’s never a very good idea,” Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. Polish president Andrzej Duda signed theContinue reading “Poland Holocaust law: France criticises ‘ill advised’ text”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionSchools have faced budget shortages – and heads want clearer rules on top pay Head teachers say the pay levels of all school staff in England, including academy bosses, should be in a fairer framework to stop “fat cat” pay gaps. The chief executive of the Harris Federation was revealed last weekContinue reading “Heads want pay code after £500,000 academy boss”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionMiguna Miguna (L) played a key role in the “inauguration” of Raila Odinga (R) Kenya has deported opposition supporter and lawyer, Miguna Miguna. On Tuesday night, Mr Miguna boarded a flight to take him to Canada, where he has dual nationality. Earlier that day he had appeared in court and been chargedContinue reading “Miguna Miguna deported from Kenya to Canada”

Image copyrightAFPImage captionSPD leader Martin Schulz (right) had at first refused to join coalition talks Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have reached an agreement on a coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives (CDU/CSU), according to media reports. A deal on distributing ministries was said to be one of the last major hurdles towards formingContinue reading “Germany coalition talks: Merkel’s conservatives and SPD clinch deal”

Media captionRonny Andrews: “What if they had treated me earlier?” A grandfather waited eight months for cancer treatment only to be told his condition had become terminal. Ronny Andrews, 64, had a tumour on his liver discovered in January 2017, but it was not until September he finally had chemotherapy. This was four times longerContinue reading “Cardiff man’s eight-month cancer treatment wait”

A cutting-edge scientific analysis shows that a Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes. Researchers from London’s Natural History Museum extracted DNA from Cheddar Man, Britain’s oldest complete skeleton, which was discovered in 1903. University College London researchers then used the subsequent genome analysis for a facial reconstruction. It underlines theContinue reading “Cheddar Man: DNA shows early Briton had dark skin”