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Nearly 100 children have been wrongly identified and detained as adults under Shabana Mahmood’s “one in, one out” deal with France, the Guardian can disclose.Home Office staff said that of 304 age-disputed cases arising from the scheme over nine months, 94 (31%) – were ultimately found to be minors. Children are supposed to be excluded from the scheme, while government policy limits immigration detention of unaccompanied children to 24 hours.The figures have emerged in a letter sent to the Home Office minister Anna Turley from Jane Leech, the interim chair of independent monitoring boards (IMBs), which scrutinise prisons and immigration…

For many women in Kano, the risks associated with childbirth begin long before labour. Cultural beliefs, religious misconceptions, financial hardship, delayed antenatal care and reliance on traditional remedies can prevent pregnant women from reaching health facilities when they need care. These barriers were highlighted at a two-day interfaith workshop in Kano, where religious leaders, health professionals, government officials and development partners examined how communities can help reduce maternal deaths. The workshop, titled “Save Lives: An Interfaith Workshop on Reducing Maternal Mortality”, was organised under the Advocacy and Implementation of Maternal, Newborn, Child Nutrition and Health (AIM-MNCNH) project and held on…

Mutations found in Colombian families raised hopes for treatments. Altered patient data and suspect images call their benefits into question

We are currently in the middle of doing our annual NFL SportsLine futures betting draft (look for that article at a later date), and while I won’t get into the weeds of exactly what’s going on with that draft, the gist is we do a snake draft to select various win totals and award winners, with whoever ends up “making” the most taking home everyone’s entry fee. Bet NFL futures at DraftKings and get $150 in bonus bets instantly after a $5+ wager:Now, because I am in that draft, anyone who knows me or has read my work could probably correctly discern that…

The Kennedy Center board voted on Thursday to return Donald Trump‘s name to the front of the complex, amid a judge’s order that only Congress could change the official designation of the arts institution. The Trump controlled board voted to add a phrase below the center’s official name, The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, that reads, “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump,” according to Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), an ex officio member of the board. The board also voted to rename the physical site “the President Donald J. Trump Plaza,” her legal team said.…

“Strawberries, cherries and an angel’s kiss in spring,” sang Nancy Sinatra. “My summer wine is really made from all these things …” Overlook the angel’s kiss and, if you’re a wine drinker, you might recognise some of those fruity tasting notes – strawberries and cherries, indeed, but also citrus, orchard, other stone fruits and the whole berry family. In fact, it’s common to liken a wine to almost any fruit – except grapes.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.A wine can have notes of almost anything – pencil…

The suspect has been identified as a Russian citizen who planned to kill one of Moscow’s critics in Warsaw.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that a Russian citizen has been arrested over an alleged plot to kill an American citizen of Ukrainian origin in Warsaw.In Thursday’s announcement, Tusk did not provide details about the plot or identify the alleged target.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHe, however, said the citizen of the United States was considered “inconvenient to the Putin regime” and that Polish authorities arrested the suspect on August 7.Tusk added…

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has urged the people of Osun State to vote for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), to return the state to Nigeria’s political mainstream for the development of the state. Speaking during the grand campaign mega rally of the APC ahead of Saturday’s election at the Freedom Park, Osogbo, Osun State, on Thursday, Senator Barau said two key things are hindering the development of the state. Senator Barau, who is the Secretary of the national campaign council of the APC for the Osun Governorship Election,…

•Lifts suspension on Tenored Repo •Retains control over scale, timing of OMO By Babajide Komolafe The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday reversed its seven years restriction on participation of local investors in Open Market Operations, OMO, opening the market to individuals, corporates and non-bank financial institutions. The restriction was introduced in 2019, in a bid to reduce pressure on the Naira, direct more lending to the real sector and drive down interest rates. The reversal of the restriction  was contained in a circular titled “Review of Discount Window Restrictions and Open Market Operations Participation Framework,” dated August 12, 2026 and signed…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has linked President Bola Tinubu’s recent political rhetoric to the controversial comments attributed to Senator Francis Fadahunsi ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. Speaking on Arise News on Wednesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said he believed Fadahunsi may have taken the President’s recent assertion that “all is fair in politics” as a licence for political actors to do whatever was necessary to win elections. “I don’t want to blame Senator Fadahunsi. I blame President Bola Tinubu. He got his imprimatur for what he said from President Bola Tinubu. He got his…