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Disenchanted youth hold key to Namibian presidential election

Namibians are going to the polls with the longtime ruling party's parliamentary majority under threat if dissatisfied young people turn out in big numbers amid a wave of anti-incumbent sentiment globally.

Seven dead as Khan supporters battle police in Pakistani capital

At least seven people were killed and dozens injured as thousands of supporters of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan forced their way through security barriers and entered Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, yesterday morning.

Influencers need 'urgent' training on fact-checking, says Unesco

Social media influencers need urgent help to check their facts before they broadcast to their followers, in order to reduce the spread of misinformation online, Unesco has warned.

America's fentanyl epidemic Is Chinese supply responsible for the crisis?

Donald Trump's announcement that he will impose a 25% duty on all goods from Mexico and Canada, and a 10% duty on China, on top of existing duties, was perhaps to be expected.

US politics Rivalries break out ahead of inauguration

Internal rivalries in Donald Trump's team have spilled into public view with Boris Epshteyn, a top adviser to Trump, being accused of asking potential administration nominees to pay fees in exchange for promoting them to the president-elect.

Canada Trudeau calls emergency talks to discuss threat to exports

Justin Trudeau has called an emergency meeting with provincial premiers across Canada after the US president-elect, Donald Trump, threatened a 25% tariff on imports from the United States' northern neighbour and largest trading partner.

Warnings of trade war after Trump's tariff threat against China, Canada and Mexico

Donald Trump's threat to impose steep tariffs on goods imported into the US has sparked warnings of a bitter global trade war and drawn sharp responses from Canada, China and Mexico, with the latter threatening retaliatory tariffs.

Ruling on definition of 'women' challenged in Scotland

The supreme court has been urged to uphold \"the facts of biological reality rather than the fantasies of legal fiction\" in a case brought by Scottish campaigners about how women are defined in law.

TfL to fine firms whose ebikes block pavements in London

Dockless ebike companies will be fined when their cycles block roads and spaces outside underground stations under a crackdown by Transport for London.

Police accused of forcing Gypsy children to leave city on trains

Representatives from Gypsy and Traveller communities have said that they want \"accountability not apologies\" after children attending the Christmas markets in Manchester were \"forced on to trains\" by police.

Mother killed herself but wrote 'I was murdered', court hears

A young mother killed herself and left a note saying \"I was murdered\" after suffering years of abuse at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, a court heard yesterday.

Five survivors found a day after tourist boat sank in the Red Sea

Egyptian naval forces recovered four bodies and rescued five more people from the Red Sea a day after a large tourist boat sank in rough waters, officials have said.

Manager and seven staff at backpacker hostel held over tourist deaths

Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists from a suspected mass methanol poisoning.

McQueen chronicles century of protest as portrait of Britain

After retelling the story of the Blitz from a new angle, Steve McQueen's next project is an alternative photographic history of protest and campaigning in Britain, spanning a century from the Suffragettes to the Iraq war protests.

Mother of prisoner in Egypt says Lammy must keep promises

The British-born mother of an Egyptian political prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 58 days is preparing to meet the foreign secretary, David Lammy, to urge him to secure her son's release.

Record high number of England's bathing areas have poor water quality

Water quality has been designated as poor in a record number of bathing areas this year after 16 rivers were included in summer testing for harmful bacteria, figures reveal.

Born in year of Titanic sinking, world's oldest living man dies at 112

John Tinniswood, the world's oldest living man, has died at his care home in Merseyside surrounded by \"music and love\", his family said.

Labour confirms betting levy to fund NHS gambling treatments

Bookmakers and casinos will be forced to fund NHS services that tackle problem gambling, after Labour rubber-stamped the previous government's plans, which also include a cap of as little as £2 on the sums that can be staked on online slot machines.

Billboards and ad campaigns on assisted dying spark MPs' anger

Mass advertising campaigns about assisted dying, including billboards at Westminster tube station and targeted Facebook posts, have sparked anger among MPs.

Johnson emerges with a new pearl of wisdom: it's the church that has made children obese

For Johnson, the greatest crime is to be boring. For his words to go unreported. So he started ad-libbing to get their attention

Watchdog asked to investigate if MP was offered cash to defect to Reform

Labour has written to parliament's standards watchdog asking for an investigation into claims that Lee Anderson was offered a six-figure financial incentive to join the Reform party the year before he defected.

'They are more straight-talking' Farage's party gaining support in Wales

Crossing Gwent Square on a cold, crisp day in Cwmbran, married couple Maxine and David Griffin have more in common with each other than they did a year ago. In July, the Brexit supporters both voted for Reform UK in the constituency of Torfaen; it was the first time they had both voted for the same party.

'Safety first' TikTok to ban children using beauty filters

Teenagers will be restricted from using beauty filters on TikTok amid concern they are contributing to rising anxiety and falling self-esteem.

Fresh weather warnings after more than 500 houses flooded by Storm Bert

More than 500 homes and businesses were flooded across Wales and England during Storm Bert, it has emerged, as forecasters issued another severe weather warning for rain in parts of southern Britain.

Axa 'threatened to cancel cover' for Briton in coma after US crash

The daughter of a woman who suffered brain injuries while on holiday in the US has said she was told by her insurer that her mother must return to the UK, against the advice of doctors, or face having funding for her medical care withdrawn.

Russia bans UK cabinet ministers as relations sour further

Russia has banned UK cabinet ministers, including Angela Rayner, Yvette Cooper and Rachel Reeves, from entering the country under new sanctions announced by Moscow's foreign affairs ministry.

Groucho Club closed as serious crime alleged

The Groucho Club, a private members' club in central London, has been forced to close as police investigate whether the venue was the scene of a serious criminal offence.

Stewart 'proud and ready' for Glastonbury's Pyramid stage

Rod Stewart is to take to Glastonbury's Pyramid stage next year in the Sunday tea-time \"legends\" slot - 23 years after he appeared as a headliner at the festival.

Plans to end NHS dental care crisis not working, warns spending watchdog

Plans to end the deepening crisis in access to NHS dental care are failing, leaving patients unable to get treatment, the government's spending watchdog warned today.

Mother's tributes to girl who died after fleeing police car

The mother of a teenage girl who was struck by a car and killed after she fled a stationary police vehicle on a motorway has paid tribute to \"the most kindest, caring, loving, loyal girl ever\".