Robert Pattinson is set to take over from Ben Affleck as the next actor to play Batman, according to reports. Variety states that Pattinson is “Holy mackerel! Robert Pattinson set to land Batman role”
Pakistan doctor held after 437 children diagnosed with HIV
A doctor has been arrested in Pakistan after more than 430 children and 100 adults tested positive for HIV, with authorities investigating whether he intentionally “Pakistan doctor held after 437 children diagnosed with HIV”
Iran tells Middle East militias: prepare for proxy war
Iran’s most prominent military leader has recently met Iraqi militias in Baghdad and told them to “prepare for proxy war”, the Guardian has learned. Two “Iran tells Middle East militias: prepare for proxy war”
Trump’s ‘merit-based’ immigration plan declared ‘dead on arrival’ by opponents
Donald Trump has announced plans for “merit-based” legal immigration – but before the US president even stepped up to the lectern in the White House “Trump’s ‘merit-based’ immigration plan declared ‘dead on arrival’ by opponents”
‘They have free rein’: Rio residents fear police violence under far-right rule
The residents were chatting outside when the police helicopter swooped over the polluted river at the end of their street in Rio’s sprawling Maré favela “‘They have free rein’: Rio residents fear police violence under far-right rule”
Pregnant woman’s murder shocks Chicago but experts say such cases are rare
Chicago authorities have filed charges in the shocking murder of a pregnant woman whose baby was cut from her womb. Experts say such cases are “Pregnant woman’s murder shocks Chicago but experts say such cases are rare”
Poland raises jail terms for child abuse after church documentary
Poland has raised jail terms for convicted paedophiles to a maximum of 30 years after a groundbreaking documentary on child sexual abuse among Polish priests “Poland raises jail terms for child abuse after church documentary”
Anna Jones’ aubergine recipes
Aubergine doesn’t get much attention in my kitchen; my husband, John, doesn’t like it (though I think this is because he has eaten so many “Anna Jones’ aubergine recipes”
Where everybody knows your face: Woody Harrelson photo used to spot thief
The New York police department used a photo of Woody Harrelson in its facial recognition program in an attempt to identify a beer thief who “Where everybody knows your face: Woody Harrelson photo used to spot thief”
You want a dark Mel Gibson comedy about rich Jewish people? You got it!
Let me tell you something about the god that Mel Gibson worships up there in his private $42m, 17-acre church compound in Malibu’s Agoura Hills “You want a dark Mel Gibson comedy about rich Jewish people? You got it!”