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Mohammed Hakim's parents and three siblings were all trapped on the 17th floor of the Grenfell Tower. His parents Komru Miah and Razia Begum, sister Husna Begum, and brothers Abdul Hamid and Abdul Hanif are still missing. The family had been preparing to celebrate Husna's upcoming wedding.

Two teenage boys have been rescued, and are being treated for hypothermia, after spending three days lost in the catacombs beneath Paris. A spokesman for the Paris fire service said tracker dogs had helped them find the boys, aged 16 and 17, during a four-hour rescue effort. The catacombs are a network of ancient burial chambers that stretch some 250km (150 miles) beneath the French capital. Only a small section of the catacombs is open to the public. But enthusiasts, known in French as cataphiles, have been known to sneak illegally into the tunnels via secret entrances, to explore them or hold secret parties, the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris reports. The two teenagers went into the catacombs on Saturday night. It is not clear when or how the alarm was raised, but police launched their rescue effort three days later. They were said to be suffering from severe cold but otherwise unharmed. The bones of an estimated six million people are in the catacombs. They were...

Gunman dead after attacking congressmen at Virginia baseball field A gunman who sprayed bullets at Republican lawmakers during baseball practice in a Washington DC suburb has died, US President Donald Trump said. The attacker, identified as Illinois native James T Hodgkinson, was taken to hospital and died from his injuries. House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise was one of five injured in the early morning attack at a park in Alexandria, Virginia. Two police officers suffered non-life threatening wounds as they fired back. Latest updates Virginia shooting: What we know "We may have our differences, but we do well in times like these to remember that everyone who serves in our nation's capital is here because, above all, they love our country," Mr Trump said, describing the attack as a "very, very brutal assault". Image copyright ILLINOIS STATE'S ATTORNEY OFFICE Image caption James T Hodgkinson was a resident of Bellville, Ill...

A baby was caught by a member of the public after being dropped from a window as fire engulfed London's Grenfell Tower, a witness has said. Samira Lamrani said she saw a woman gesturing to the crowd below that she was about to drop her baby from "the ninth or 10th floor" of the building. A man ran forward and managed to catch the baby, she said. Six people have died in the blaze in north Kensington and police expect the numbers to rise. Ms Lamrani told the Press Association: "People were starting to appear at the windows, frantically banging and screaming. "The windows were slightly ajar - a woman was gesturing that she was about to throw her baby and if somebody could catch her baby. "Somebody did, a gentleman ran forward and managed to grab the baby." What we know so far Children thrown to safety from tower fire Witnesses recall harrowing night She described seeing people "from all angles, banging and screaming for help...

Enthusiastic Remainers have been quick to jump on the election result as their latest opportunity to mould the UK's departure from the EU. The various lobby groups, including former ministers still close to some in government, have been whirring with chatter and tactical planning about how to get their voices heard. There are ideas about commissions or 'neddies' - groups of advisers from business and all political parties that met in years gone by. Even senior Tories like the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, one of their few success stories at the moment, told us yesterday "it can't just be a Tory Brexit". On first hearing that is a staggering thing to hear from Tory lips. But before Remainers get swept up in their moment, and their ambitions swell, it's worth pondering what possibly might be on the table, and what might not, given the usual caveats about the unpredictability of what might come next. First off, even Brexit-supporting ministe...

So, you remember how  Amber Rose flashed her bush  to the world via Instagram? Well now Piers Morgan is trying to feud with her because he  craves negative attention  doesn't think that she's a real feminist.Though Instagram quickly deleted the image, everyone had of course already seen it. Which was exactly what she wanted -- because Amber's nudity wasn't without purpose. In addition to just raising awareness for her SlutWalk, she had a specific and powerfully feminist message in mind: "Amber Rose challenge anyone? Lol post your version of my picture and hashtag #amberroseslutwalk on behalf of feminism, body positivity and not conforming to society norms of how we should live, what we should wear and where we should shave." Piers Morgan wasn't feeling it, and decided to express that in a  super  condescending way: "Put it away, luv. Thanks." After Amber called him out for being an obvious misogynist, he seemed to get even ang...

Though it's easy to forget among the numerous scandals and allegations of treason surrounding the Trump administration, Donald Trump's Presidency has also been filled with suggestions that  he and his wife clearly aren't getting along . Well, it looks like the internet has decided that he has a girlfriend, and they even think that they've figured out who. So, when you can't keep track of who some star is dating or you  totally  know but you just can't remember the name, you just pick up your phone or bring up Google and say: "Charlie Sheen girlfriend." And that's the way to do it, by the way. Please don't make search engine algorithms try to make sense of "Who is that actor Charlie Sheen dating again? I forget" It is 2017 and people shouldn't be typing sentences into Google unless they're looking to match song lyrics or root out plagiarism. ( His girlfriend is Julia Stambler  by the way, but that's neithe...