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Around 100 inmates escape in Ivory Coast prison break

Earlier this month, 20 people had fled after assaulting police officers in a court house in Abidjan.

Teenager 'absorbed in the Blue Whale game' kills self by jumping in front of speeding train

While friends of the victim blamed the online game, parents said pressure of studies was the reason behind his suicide.

Chicago woman charged after posting rape videos of unconscious friend on Snapchat

Beth Rae Harris filmed and posted the videos on Snapchat after encouraging one or more men to rape her friend, prosecutors said.

State of emergency declared as Los Angeles fights largest wildfire in its history

More than 1,000 firefighters were battling the blaze that broke out on 1 September at La Tuna Canyon Park area of the Verdugo Mountains.

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Wisconsin cheese makers donate over 17,000 lbs of cheese to Hurricane Harvey victims

Initially organisers said they were only hoping to send 200 lbs...

Four arrested after 10-year-old girl was brutally beaten and dragged behind car

The girl managed to escape 30 August to a neighbour's house while the adults were asleep.

US Defence Secretary: Threat from North Korea would bring 'massive military response'

James Mattis added that the US does not seek the 'total annihilation' of North Korea.

Murder victim's ashes found in storage 40 years after gruesome death

Lena Booth White Hat's remains sat in storage unknown to her family back in the UK

Massive WWII bomb defused in Frankfurt following evacuation of 60,000 residents

The 1.8-ton British device was big enough to wipe out a city block, authorities warned residents.

US considers ending 'all trade' with countries doing business with North Korea

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he was drafting new sanctions after North Korea's latest nuclear test.

Hurricane Harvey rips six-month-old baby out of fleeing parents' arms

Death toll mounts as water levels remain high throughout Texas.

Indian mother held captive and beaten by husband and parents in Florida for being 'disobedient'

Parents were flown over from India to help 'discipline' their son's wife.

Real-life Karate Kid: 10-year-old fights off abductor and 'saves own life'

Sebastian Solache was attacked from behind while his mum cooked dinner.

Cost of private education in UK soars to £150,000

Annual private school fees have risen by more than 20% in past five years.

NHS 'dangerously' short of emergency beds as worst winter in decade looms

Target to see majority of A&E patients within four hours has not been met in past two years.

Owner allegedly locks up worker in dog cage for not repaying loan

A case of attempted murder has been filed and police have started an investigation.

Videos of 'The Baby Shark Challenge' go viral in Indonesia

People are uploading their dancing videos on YouTube with the background song Baby Shark.

15 injured as lightning strikes music festival in France

A tent at the Vieux Canal festival in the northeast town of Azerailles was struck by lightning.

Missing charity walker, 85, found 'safe and well' in South Wales

Laurence Brophy who went missing during his solo charity walk from Cardiff to Brecon was found on the Taff Mead embankment.

President Trump and First Lady meet victims of hurricane Harvey in Texas

Making their second visit to the storm ravaged state the President and his wife helped hand out food parcels to residents.

Backpack-wearing undercover pigeon shot down by police during daring prison drug drop

What is the airspeed velocity of a pigeon laden with weed, sedatives and a USB stick?

Ryanair secrets to finding cheap flights

Ryanair bomb scare: Nine men thrown off flight after shouting 'Allahu Akbar' as a joke

'Foolish joker' being investigated by Belgian police after Madrid-bound was flight temporarily grounded.

12 Brits arrested in Spain for smuggling cocaine in speedboats to sell to Magaluf clubbers

Over £100,000 in cash also seized during 'Operation Tatum' drug bust.

Search for missing French girl continues as two suspects are released without charge

Nine-year-old Maëlys de Araujo disappeared from a wedding on 27 August.

Man arrested after crossbow bolt shot into The Oval cricket ground

Metropolitan police have arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.

Undergraduate suicide rate hits record levels at UK universities

IPPR report claims that 26% of higher education students use or require counselling services at some universities.

Two dead in plane crash at Russian air show

Two people aboard the vintage biplane were killed in the incident on 2 September.

Wife chops off sleeping husband's penis for 'playing too much golf'

'Violent' husband's genitals mutilated by wife after ignoring her and not providing enough 'money to live'.

John Lewis gender-neutral childrenswear removes 'boys' and 'girls' labels

British retailer is first to offer clothes labelled as 'for boys and girls' or 'for girls and boys'.

Alleged child sex trafficking site found hosting images of 'young-looking girls' in the UK

Disturbing UK listings with cryptic emojis discovered on classified advertising website Backpage.

Yellow Pages print edition to end after 51 years - but why is it yellow and not white?

The final edition of the Yellow Pages will be distributed in Brighton in 2019.

More than 2,600 Rohingya houses burned in Rakhine state, Myanmar government says

The government is blaming a pro-Rohingya armed group for the violence, but people fleeing the violence accuse government authorities.

UK bin lorries fitted with 7 spy cameras to catch and fine recycling rule breakers

Councils across England and Wales are on the lookout for residents contaminating rubbish.

Shipwreck may have caused mystery Sussex 'chemical haze' gas cloud

Maritime and Coastguard Agency investigates unexplained mist which caused 150 people to seek medical aid.

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