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  A mother-of-four who killed her abusive husband who pimped her out to truck drivers collapsed in courtroom today after a senior French prosecutor stated she should not go to jail if she is found guilty of murder. Valérie Bacot, 40, has admitted to killing Daniel Polette, who was 25 years her senior and who had made her life hell. She faces life in a cell if convicted of his murder. She admitted killing him using a weapon he kept in the household people carrier, but stated she solely did it due to the fact he often beat and raped her, and pressured her into prostitution. 'I desired to save me and my children,' Bacot told the Saône-et-Loire Assizes Court in Châlons-sur-Saône, France. And in dramatic scenes on Friday morning, the fifth day of the homicide trial, Advocate General Eric Jallet stated the defendant 'should not return to prison'. He rather stated that if Bacot is found guilty by a jury she should be punished with 5 years in prison, with 4 suspended. She has a

 Matt Hancock is fighting for his job today after he was accused of having an affair with his closest aide when CCTV emerged displaying them kissing intensely in the corridor outside his Whitehall office before he stated it was safe for the public to hug. The Health Secretary, 42, has been caught on digital camera in a passionate clinch with his hand rubbing the back and bottom of millionaire lobbyist Gina Coladangelo, 43, who was brought in as a taxpayer-funded advisor in March last year. The incident is alleged to have taken place in the corridor outside his office at the Department for Health's headquarters in central London at round 3pm on May 6 this year - the day of the UK local elections and a week after his first coronavirus jab. The kiss was also thirteen days before the Government relaxed safety policies inclusive of giving permission to hug. Mr Hancock is stated to have checked the corridor is clear before closing the door, leaning on it to stop it opening before launchi

  Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London on Friday for what his office described as a ‘scheduled medical follow-up.’ The Nigerian chief and members of his household robotically travel to the UK for medical treatment amidst the inadequate and poorly outfitted hospitals in the oil-rich country. Despite public criticisms of his preceding trips, such as one at a period medical doctors in Nigeria had been on strike, the Nigerian leader, who has spent six years in office, seems unperturbed by what critics have described as medical tourism. Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, confirmed the latest trip in a announcement in Abuja on Thursday. “He is due back in the country all through the 2nd week of July, 2021,’’ the presidential aide stated; indicating the Nigerian president will spend about two weeks in London for the medical attention. The president returned from his last medical trip to London in April.

  The Police Command in Kaduna State, on Thursday verified the kidnapping of 12 people in a clean attack on a neighborhood in the state. The abductors were stated to have invaded Awon/Mothercat Junction in Kachia Local Government and kidnapped the victims on Wednesday. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, who verified the incident in Kaduna, stated two of the kidnapped victims have been rescued. According to him, the attackers invaded the region at about 9:20pm and shot indiscriminately at regulation abiding residents who have been gathered for various legit activities. “On getting the information, a joint crew of the Police, Military and vigilantes rushed to the vicinity with a view to countering the hoodlums but found that they had inflicted injuries on 4 individuals whilst one person of about forty years was discovered dead. “Sadly 14 persons had been unaccounted for whilst the injured victims were all evacuated to a close by clinic for instant medical attent

  More than two million Nigerians have obtained the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency declared in Abuja on Thursday. Its Executive Director, Dr Faisal Shuaib, informed newsmen that 2,099,568 people have been vaccinated with their first doses, whilst 1,005,234 have received their second doses of the vaccine as at Thursday. He stated the agency had prolonged the timeline for the administration of 2nd doses of the vaccine from June 25 to July 5. He explained that the choice to lengthen the timeline resulted from considerable constraints of various financial and social engagements of recipients. Shuaib counseled those who acquired the first dose not later than May 13 to visit the nearest vaccination site to receive the 2nd dose as quickly as feasible for full protection. He stated that the administration of first doses is still on-going and advised Nigerians to avail themselves of the opportunity.

  REGINA, Saskatchewan — Leaders of Indigenous groups in Canada said Thursday investigators have found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school for Indigenous children — a discovery that follows last month's report of 215 at another school. "This was a crime against humanity, an assault on First Nations," said Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous First Nations in Saskatchewan. He said he expects more graves will be found on residential school grounds across Canada. "We will not stop until we find all the bodies." The bodies were discovered at the Marieval Indian Residential School, which operated from 1899 to 1997 where the Cowessess First Nation is now located, about 85 miles east of Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan. Chief Cadmusn Delmore of the Cowessess said that the graves were marked at one time, but that the Roman Catholic Church that operated the school had removed the markers. "The Pope needs to apol