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West Midlands Police are pleading for help after a gunman fired a pistol into the Classic Fish Bar in Washwood Heath while in pursuit of another man - and nearly hit a child.

Lewes Harby, from Newhaven, Sussex, has been jailed for 18 years after pleading guilty to nine sexual offences against children, including the rape of a 12-year-old.

The French finance minister Bruno Le Maire has called for the Eurozone to transform into a United States of Europe - while also warning Britain of a painful life after Brexit.

Russian president Vladimir Putin was given a puppy by Turkmen leader Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov in Sochi - and it made him really happy.

Frank McGowan was left reeling from Cheryl Cottrell's drunken attack at a house party in Scotland, in which she put her fingers inside him. He even considered suicide.

David Cox, 52, took Viagra, lubricant, alcohol and poppers – but no condoms – thinking he was meeting a child before being snared by paedophile hunters the Internet Interceptors.

David Taft, 60, pleaded guilty to harassment Liverpool Magistrates' Court after standing outside a woman's home dressed in a wetsuit while "playing with himself" weekly.

JD Wetherspoon – commonly known as Wetherspoons – has come second in a nationwide hunt for the healthiest children's menu, second only to Jamie's Italian.

Catalan president Carles Puigdemont does not declare immediate independence from Spain in landmark speech, proposing instead to engage in more dialogue with Madrid.

A woman was forced commit public incest and beheaded in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after she served a "forbidden fish" to armed rebels, who then drank her blood.

Ken Evans, manager of the Nelcon Hotel in Blackpool – northern England's answer to Las Vegas – does not hold back when guests criticise his establishment online.

Trevor Hollins admitted outraging public decency at Burnley Magistrates after he masturbated next to a sleeping child outside a relative's house in the middle of the day.

German police issued photos of a girl obtained from a child sexual abuse video on a dark web paedophile platform – and then they found her alleged attacker.

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the head while riding as a motorbike passenger on Lyme Cross Road, Huyton, Liverpool, on 7 October. Merseyside Police are appealing for witnesses.

Sadistic Jesse Mateman lured Sophie Stevenson to Amsterdam under the pretence of having a holiday romance, only to tell her it was a "pull a pig" prank.

Sergi Prieto, co-founder of LumiDolls in Barcelona, says his brothel offers a wide range of services – but refuses to 'employ' child sex dolls and promote rape.

Liberal National Party candidate Kerry-Anne Dooley posted a picture of herself with a man in blackface, impersonating Aboriginal musician Mandawuy Yunupingu from Yothu Yindi.

Big city gangs are increasingly operating "country lines", sending young recruits into the provinces to take over the local drug scene.

Ex-Manchester United and England star Gary Neville has banned Laura Simpson from his new VIP nightclub, Mahiki Manchester.

Maritsa Kissamitaki is married to scientist Dr Sergi Santos, whose Samantha sex robots that sells around the world. She says dolls have improved their marriage.

Craig Sutherland and Verinder "Vinnie" Rajput had been friends for over a decade when they fell out at a St Albans flat. Sutherland grabbed a kitchen knife and flew into a frenzy.

Alice McBrearty was passionately in love with pupil and had sex with him on multiple occasions. She has been jailed for 16 months at Snaresbrook Crown Court.

Chuseok, Korea's harvest festival, is taking place - and millions of people are leaving the cities to visit their ancestral homes. But for North Korean refugees this is impossible.

Insys Therapeutics have been accused of pushing Subsys, a fentanyl-based pain reliever, at patients who did not need it by the State of New Jersey.

Good Girls offers customers the chance to party with sex workers at beautiful South American locations. Their latest offer is an island tour for 30 guests and 60 girls.

Daryll Rowe, a hairdresser is on trial Lewes Crown Court, is charged with infecting four men with the HIV virus and trying to infect another six.

The Australian National Transport Commission say that travelling in a driverless car is akin to riding a taxi and that laws need to be updated to reflect this.

Holland has been gripped by a campaign to reunite a wedding ring, found in a manure tank, with its owner. Bram Hamminga believes he has now found the rightful owner.

The three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker is reported to be selling his most cherished trophies and luxury watched to pay off new debts after he declared bankruptcy in June.