Hong Kong imposes pre-trial detention against media mogul Jimmy Lai, who is accused of fraud

Image copyrightAFP An academic who created an app which harvested data from 50 million users says he has been made “a scapegoat” for Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. Dr Aleksandr Kogan completed work for Cambridge Analytica in 2014, but said he had no idea the data would be used for Donald Trump’s election campaign. The psychology…

Serena Alexander-Benson was last seen by her father leaving their home address in Wimbledon just before 8am on 25 May. She had told her father she was going to school and the alarm was raised after she failed to arrive. Police investigations found out she left the UK via the Eurotunnel in Folkstone with an…

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A £1.6m scheme will see the 40-second long animations broadcast on television, radio and digital platforms. They explore the questions: :: Can I be gay in the Army? :: What if I get emotional in the Army? :: Can I practise my faith in the Army? :: Will I be listened to in the Army?…

Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro has expressed his “solidarity” with the families of the people “massacred” at the Melilla fence, referring to the at least 27 deaths on Friday from the intervention of Moroccan security forces ahead of about 2,000 Migrants attempting to breach the border fence by force. “My solidarity with all African peoples fighting…