• Sky News

    Kenya's president withdraws financial bill which sparked deadly protests

    Kenyan president William Ruto has withdrawn a bill which sparked deadly protests in Nairobi, saying he was respecting Kenyans' "loud" opposition to it. After 22 people were reportedly killed in violent protests on Tuesday which also saw part of Kenya's parliament building burnt, Mr Ruto said he would no longer be introducing unpopular new financial laws which would have hiked taxes for Kenyans. "And therefore, I will not sign the 2024 finance bill, and it shall subsequently be withdrawn," he said in a televised address.

  • The Telegraph

    Holly Willoughby kidnap plotter had chloroform and shackles ready, court hears

    A man accused of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby scouted a farm that had cells, ordered two bottles of chloroform and had ankle shackles laid out on his bed, a court has heard.

  • Associated Press

    London police drop charges for driver who had seizure and plowed into a school, killing 2 children

    British police say the driver of a 4x4 who suffered a seizure and plowed into a school in London, killing 2 children, will face no criminal charges. London’s Metropolitan Police say in statement Wednesday that they had been advised by the Crown Prosecution Service that no charges would be filed in the incident at The Study Prep School in Wimbledon. Authorities concluded that the seizure could not have been predicted.