Author: News Desk

As France celebrates half a century of legal abortion, FRANCE 24’s Oliver Farry welcomes Kei Yoshida, Senior Legal Advisor at the Center for Reproductive Rights, offering an in-depth look at women’s health, reproductive rights, and the progressive trend spanning the globe. 'Progressive trend: In the past 30 years we've seen 60 countries liberalise their abortion laws'

A shield which has been missing from a London swimming club for more than 70 years managed to make its way to Boston, Massachusetts. The plaque, which was donated to the South London Swimming Club at Tooting Lido in 1907, was spotted at a Ralph Lauren store in the US city. But it went missing in 1953 after it was retired as the winning trophy for being too cumbersome, and was not seen again until November last year. Margy, South London Swimming Club’s membership secretary, told Metro: ‘A keen-eyed south Londoner on holiday in Boston managed to spot the shield…

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s. Experts say several factors could lead to wildfires reaching cities more often. Urban areas continue to sprawl into wildland. Climate change is raising global temperatures that lead to more severe weather, including droughts, especially in the western United States. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Yinka Oyetade welcomes Yves Figueiredo, Associate Professor of US Environmental History at LARCA, an interdisciplinary research unit of Université Paris Cité. Natural element of ecosystem: L.A. fires 'so intense, violent, brutal that recovering's problematic'

Tens of thousands of Serbians, led by university students, on Friday protested outside Serbia’s state television headquarters in the capital, Belgrade, to call for objective reporting. The students condemned what they called pro-government bias and smear campaigns against them on the public broadcaster Radio Television Serbia and demanded objective coverage of the protests. They say the state television is reporting President Aleksandar Vucic’s claims that the students were funded by foreign secret services to topple his government. What else happened at the protest? Friday’s rally came one day after a driver rammed his car into a protesting crowd and injured a student. The…

The governor of the Bank of Spain, José Luis Escrivá, has vindicated this Friday the work of central banks in an increasingly complex world. In a conference with Agustín Carstens, director of the Bank for International Settlements (the central bank of central banks), and Mário Centeno, governor of the Bank of Portugal and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB), Escrivá put the focus on how difficult it is to set monetary policy in a context of increasing unexpected negative events and challenges to the independence of these organizations. “Black swans have been increasingly common in…

Hassan Sentamu, the 18-year-old who repeatedly stabbed schoolgirl Elianne Andam in a row over a teddy bear has been found guilty of her murder. Sentamu, now 18, admitted manslaughter, claiming he was not in control of his actions because of his autism but the jury, after deliberating for nearly 12 hours, did not accept this defence of diminished responsibility.

The murderer of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen has been recalled to prison after “shamelessly boasting” about his crime, the Probation Service said. Jake Fahri, then 19, was convicted of murder after he threw a large glass dish that shattered, severing an artery in the 16-year-old’s neck, at a bakery in Lee, south-east London, in 2009.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced plans for a nationwide review of grooming gang evidence and five government-backed local inquiries. She stopped short of launching a statutory national inquiry, as called for by the Conservatives and some Labour MPs, but this marks a clear shift in the government’s position.

Manchester United beat Southampton late on in last night’s Premier League match thanks to a really late hat-trick from Amad Diallo. Erling Haaland has signed a nine-and-a-half-year deal with Manchester City and Utd reject Napoli move for Garnacho.

Mostly cloudy across Scotland and Northern Ireland, with patchy rain, though mainly focused over the hills in the west. Mild and breezy here. Largely dry but often cloudy across England and Wales but feeling chilly. Tonight: Further rain and brisk winds across northern Scotland, though clearing during the early hours. Cloudy for many, with clear spells in the north and west. A patchy frost in places.

Man Utd 3 Southampton 1 – That’s Amad trick! The back page of the Daily Mirror leads with Amad’s late hat-trick to give United the win over Southampton.

Man U 3 Southampton 1 – Amad finish The back page of The Sun leads on Manchester United’s late win over Southampton after Amad scored a hattrick within 12 minutes.

The back page of the Mail reports on Diallo’s late hat-trick to beat Southampton in last night’s Premier League match.