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Anne Brokenbrow, 104, arrested to fulfil her greatest wish
It's not every day that a 104-year-old upstanding citizen is handcuffed and taken away in a police car with sirens blaring.
- by Steve Jacobs
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Brexit chaos
EU allows Britain a delay on Brexit date
Reprieve comes as media revealed that Britain's military is planning for a no-deal Brexit from a nuclear bunker below the its government headquarters.
- by Nick Miller
UK
British police investigating attacks on five mosques in Birmingham
The attacks hit places of worship within a few miles of each other and in an area with a large Muslim community.
- by Palko Karasz
Religion
Britain's Home Office quotes Bible to reject asylum seeker
The Bishop of Durham has attacked the Home Office for rejecting an asylum seeker after it quoted the Bible to argue Christianity is "not a peaceful religion".
- by Gabriella Swerling
Opinion
Ukraine
Crimea: Enduring five years in a human rights black hole
This month marks five years since Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula was invaded and subsequently occupied by Russia.
- by Dr. Mykola Kulinich
Brexit chaos
'Matter of great personal regret': May asks Brussels for Brexit delay
The British PM blamed MPs - of all sides - for playing political games with Brexit, as she plans another vote to win their support for her Brexit deal.
- by Nick Miller
War
Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic jailed for life over genocidal massacres
War crimes tribunal said Karadzic's crimes in Sarajevo and Srebrenica were noted for their "sheer scale and systematic cruelty".
- by Nick Miller
EU
Hungary's ruling party Fidesz suspended from Europe's centre-right
The decision of the European People's Party came after widespread calls that Viktor Orban's party to be disciplined.
- by Marton Dunai
Driver abducts schoolchildren in Italy, sets bus on fire
A bus driver in northern Italy abducted 51 children and their chaperones on Wednesday, ordering the children's hands to be bound and threatening them with death during the drive, before setting the vehicle on fire when he was stopped by a Carabinieri blockade.
- by Nick Squires
Brexit chaos
EU Commission resists Theresa May's June 30 Brexit date, document shows
In a note on the Brexit process, officials wrote that leaders meeting May at a summit on Thursday faced a "binary" choice.
- by Jan Strupczewski
Genetics
Gene editing for human reproduction 'irresponsible': WHO panel
'At this time, it is irresponsible for anyone to proceed' with making gene-edited babies since DNA changes could be passed down to future generations, experts say.