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Detectives investigating the shooting of 25-year-old Auguste-Marie Bile-aka Amoa in Clapham on 10 August have released CCTV footage of a moped leaving the scene. No arrests have been made, and police do not believe Bile-aka was the intended target. A £20,000 reward is offered for information.

An American pilot, Wayne Sigler, is in custody after being arrested at Heathrow Airport on 1 November for possessing cocaine. The 64-year-old admitted to the charges at Uxbridge Magistrates Court and faces further proceedings at Isleworth Crown Court on 7 December. His employment details remain unconfirmed.

In response to the most severe drought Mayotte has experienced in decades, the French government and local authorities in the overseas territory are taking drastic measures to ensure inhabitants get basic access to water. The unprecedented shortage is pushing locals into desperation and mounting tensions at a time when Mayotte is also seeing rampant crime.

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