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New post YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI confirm boxing showdown in Manchester Image: The two YouTubers will fight in August. Pic: YouTube/KSI YouTuber Logan Paul, who caused outrage when he posted a video showing the body of a suicide victim, is to fight fellow vlogger KSI at Manchester Arena in August. In a two-part deal, they also confirmed there will be a rematch at a still-to-be-decided US venue. KSI's management company announced the bout on Twitter, saying: "It is done. #KSILogan." Paul tweeted that he was "checking my bitcoin investments while training for the KSI fight. Going well so far on both fronts". Both men have a huge online following: Paul has almost 17 million subscribers on YouTube, while KSI has more than 18 million. Paul, who was born in Ohio but now lives in Los Angeles, has experience in wrestling but not boxing. KSI, from Watford, has been training with Floyd Mayweather's trainer - and father - Floyd Maywe...

New post Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon runs for New York governor's office   Image: Cynthia Nixon was raised in New York Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon has announced she is running for governor of New York. "I love New York, and today I'm announcing my candidacy," the 51-year-old said on Twitter. In an accompanying video, she added that "New York is where I was raised, and where I'm raising my kids". Explaining why she is hoping to help run her home city, she said: "Our leaders are letting us down. We are now the most unequal state in the entire country, with both incredible wealth and extreme poverty." She adds: "We want our government to work again. We are sick of politicians who care more about headlines and power than they do about us." It means she will be challenging incumbent Andrew Cuomo, 60, for the Democratic nomination in a primary on 13 September. If Nixon wins both the primar...

New post Facebook to hold crisis meeting without Zuckerberg Image: Facebook says it may take legal action Facebook is holding an open meeting for all employees following allegations that data belonging to its users was harvested by Cambridge Analytica. The company's chief executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg has not commented on the scandal nor made a public appearance since the story broke. Mr Zuckerberg will not be present to lead Tuesday's meeting, which instead will be chaired by Facebook's deputy general counsel, Paul Grewal. Cambridge Analytica is accused of using the personal data of 50 million Facebook users to influence the US presidential election in 2016. The crisis meeting follows a  stock fall which wiped $37bn (£26bn) off its value  as investigations are launched by the UK's Information Commissioner as well as European authorities. According to an internal calendar invitation seen by technology publication The Verge, the meeting is...

New post Royal wedding: Details of Harry and Meghan's cake revealed Image: Claire Ptak, owner of Violet Bakery in Hackney, east London Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding cake will be made by London-based pastry chef Claire Ptak, Kensington Palace has announced. The couple has chosen to have a lemon and elderflower cake, after asking Ms Ptak to incorporate the "bright flavours of Spring" for their 19 May wedding. Ms Markle previously interviewed Ms Ptak for her lifestyle website thetig.com which she shut down when her relationship with Prince Harry was confirmed. Ms Ptak was brought up in California and previously worked for Alice Waters at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. She moved to Britain and opened her own business, running a market stall in Broadway Market, east London, before opening her own organic bakery in 2010. The lemon and elderflower cake will be covered in buttercream and decorated with fresh flowers. Kensing...

New post Man arrested after two women killed and girl injured in M25 crash in Essex Image: M25 at Waltham Abbey, Essex. Pic: Google Street View A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after two women were killed in a crash on the M25. A 10-year-old girl also suffered life-threatening injuries in the collision at Waltham Abbey in Essex at about 11.20pm on Monday. Essex Police said an articulated lorry and an Audi were involved in the crash between junctions 26 and 27. A 32-year-old man is in police custody, and the force's serious collision investigation unit is leading the inquiry. Motorists reported long delays as the anti-clockwise carriageway was partly closed during Monday morning's rush hour.

New post Last male northern white rhino 'Sudan' dies on Kenya reserve Image: The rhino, called 'Sudan', was suffering from 'age-related complications'. File pic The last male northern white rhino has died in Kenya, keepers have confirmed. The 45-year-old animal died from "age-related complications", leaving only two females of his subspecies alive. In a statement, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya said the rhino, called Sudan, was put down after his condition "worsened significantly" and he was unable to stand. Scientists have gathered his genetic material and are working on developing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) to save his subspecies. Image: A caregiver calms Sudan, the last known male of the northern white rhinoceros subspecies In a statement, the zoo wrote: "Sudan will be remembered for his unusually memorable life. "In the 1970s, he escaped extinction of his kind in the wild when he was moved t...

New post Girl, 2, dies after 'stolen' car found in river 08:41, UK,   Tuesday   Image: Kiara Moore was just days away from her third birthday A toddler has died hours after she was rescued from a car found in a Welsh river, police have said. Kiara Moore was a week away from her third birthday when she was found in the silver Mini after police discovered it in the River Teifi in Cardigan, west Wales. Officers had received a call about the missing Mini at 3.30pm on Monday and it was found just after 5pm. On Facebook, it was claimed that the car had been stolen from the town with little Kiara inside. Initially, Dyfed-Powys Police said: "A child has been removed from the vehicle and is receiving medical attention." But in the early hours of Tuesday, they confirmed that Kiara had died at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. Kiara's father Jet Moore wrote on Facebook: "A mega thank you the officers who jumped in the river and the...

New post Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy 'arrested over campaign financing' Image: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is understood to be in police custody Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is being held by police in connection to alleged campaign funding from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Mr Sarkozy is being questioned as part of an investigation into "irregularities" in election campaign financing, a French court source told Reuters. He is said to have accepted €50m from Muammar Gaddafi's regime, claims which have been repeated by the late Libyan dictator's son and French businessman Ziad Takieddine. Image: Nicolas Sarkozy (L) greets Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2007 in Paris The amount would be more than double the legal spending limit in French elections at that time, which was €21m. Alleged payments would also violate French laws on foreign financing and declaring the source of campaign funds. Mr...