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Nov 22, 2025 - World

Christian group revises up number of students and teachers missing after one of country’s largest mass abductionGunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said on Saturday, as security fears mounted in Africa’s most populous nation.The early Friday raid on St Mary’s co-educational school in Niger state in western Nigeria came after gunmen on Monday stormed a secondary school in neighbouring Kebbi state, abducting 25 girls. Continue reading...

Nov 22, 2025 - World

Fire-resistant upgrades are included in replacement structure less than a year after fires destroyed 13,000 homesDid you lose your home in the Los Angeles wildfires? We’d like to hear how you’re spending the holidaysLess than a year after the Palisades fire destroyed nearly 7,000 structures in Los Angeles, the first completed rebuilt home is being celebrated in Pacific Palisades.In a statement, mayor Karen Bass confirmed that the Los Angeles department of building and safety had issued the certificate on Friday, certifying that the home had passed inspection and was ready for occupancy. Continue reading...

Nov 22, 2025 - World

Research shows members would back Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting over PMAndy Burnham, Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting would all win a head-to-head leadership contest against Keir Starmer, according to a poll of Labour members.Research conducted by Survation for LabourList found that Burnham and Rayner would defeat the prime minister by considerable margins, while Streeting and Miliband would have a slight advantage but within the margin of error. Continue reading...

Nov 22, 2025 - World

Chancellor will confirm the measure, intended to help commuters on expensive routes, in her budget speechRail fares in England will not be increased in 2026, the government has announced, surprising passengers with the first fare freeze in 30 years.The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will confirm a freeze on fares in this week’s budget, a move designed to limit inflation, ease the cost of living and support economic growth. Continue reading...

Nov 22, 2025 - World

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s