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http://ift.tt/2rUR7LB England's striker Harry Kane attends a press confrence at the team's St George's Park training centre in Burton-on-Trent, central England on June 6, 2017. Wayne Rooney's international career looks over after England's all-time top-scorer was left out of the squad for next month's World Cup qualifier against Scotland and a friendly in France. Paul ELLIS / AFP Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane will captain England in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Scotland in Glasgow, manager Gareth Southgate announced on Friday. With Wayne Rooney having again been overlooked, England do not currently have a permanent captain and Southgate said Kane, 23, would wear the armband at Hampden Park. “Harry Kane will captain the side tomorrow,” Southgate told reporters at Hampden. “I’ve shared the leadership around and that’s been important for us as a team. People said there were a lack of leaders. I don’t think that’s the case. “Harry’s one ...

http://ift.tt/2sHYl5P WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 08: Former FBI Director James Comey (C), is greeted by Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) and ranking member Mark Warner (D-VA) (R), upon his arrival at the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill June 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. Comey said that President Donald Trump pressured him to drop the FBI's investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and demanded Comey's loyalty during the one-on-one meetings he had with the president. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP MARK WILSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP More than an hour after James Comey started his testimony dozens of people were still waiting in line for a seat at Shaw’s Tavern, where Thursday’s drama on Capitol Hill unfolded on live television. “There’s been so much media hype, it’s good to actually hear this from the source,” said Sadie Cornelius, a 33-year-old marketing executive, as the FBI director delivered h...

http://ift.tt/2rqm6k0 Members of the publice stand beyond a cordon as police officers stand on duty outside a row of shop, with residential flats above, in East Ham in east London on June 4, 2017, following a raid as police continue their investigations following the June 3 terror attacks in central London. British Prime Minister Theresa May blamed “evil” Islamist ideology Sunday for an attack by knife-wielding men who mowed down and stabbed revellers in London, killing seven, as police said they had arrested 12 suspects.Justin TALLIS / AFP British Prime Minister Theresa May blamed “evil” Islamist ideology Sunday for an attack by knife-wielding men who mowed down and stabbed revellers in London, killing seven, as police said they had arrested 12 suspects. Saturday night’s rampage at a popular nightlife hub around London Bridge by three men wearing fake suicide vests was the third deadly terror attack in Britain in less than three months and came only days before snap elections. N...

http://ift.tt/2rqm6k0 Members of the publice stand beyond a cordon as police officers stand on duty outside a row of shop, with residential flats above, in East Ham in east London on June 4, 2017, following a raid as police continue their investigations following the June 3 terror attacks in central London. British Prime Minister Theresa May blamed "evil" Islamist ideology Sunday for an attack by knife-wielding men who mowed down and stabbed revellers in London, killing seven, as police said they had arrested 12 suspects.Justin TALLIS / AFP British Prime Minister Theresa May blamed “evil” Islamist ideology Sunday for an attack by knife-wielding men who mowed down and stabbed revellers in London, killing seven, as police said they had arrested 12 suspects. Saturday night’s rampage at a popular nightlife hub around London Bridge by three men wearing fake suicide vests was the third deadly terror attack in Britain in less than three months and came only days before snap ele...

http://ift.tt/2o2klWc Former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam The ex-governor of Benue, Gabriel Suswam, has withdrawn the fundamental human rights suit he instituted against the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking an order of unconditional release from detention. Suswam had also asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to order the DSS to award him N10 billion as compensation for unlawful incarceration and violation of his rights. When the matter was called on Wednesday, counsel to Suswam, Mr Joseph Daudu (SAN), told the court that his client had no further intention of continuing the suit. Daudu maintained that although Suswam’s doctor had placed him on strict bed rest, he reluctantly released him to appear in court to validate his claim of ill health. “The applicant was just released on Sunday after over 70 days in detention and he visited his consultant cardiologist and was given a document showing that he should be on strict bed rest. “In view of the f...