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Five Die in Kenyan attack Near Mpeketoni

At least five people have been killed in an attack on the Kenyan coast, close to the scene of raids last week in which more than 60 people died.

Officials said an armed gang descended on the village of Witu, about 15km (9 miles) from the town of Mpeketoni.

No group has said it carried out the latest attack.

Somali Islamist group al-Shabab said it was behind the raids on Mpeketoni, near Lamu but President Uhuru Kenyatta has blamed local political groups.

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Peaches Geldof Writer and TV presenter dies aged 25

Peaches Geldof, second daughter of musician Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates, has died aged 25, leaving a husband and two sons.

“We are beyond pain,” said her father, confirming her death. “She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us.”

Police, who were called to an address in Kent around lunchtime on Monday, say the death is currently being treated as “unexplained and sudden”.

Geldof was 11 when her own mother died.

TV presenter Yates died of a drug overdose in September 2000. In September 2012 Geldof said she had not been able to come to terms with her mother’s death for several years.

Her final tweet, posted on Sunday, linked to an Instagram picture of her, as a baby, in her mother’s arms. The caption simply read: “Me and my mum.”

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Barclays sells its United Arab Emirates retail business

Barclays has agreed to sell its retail banking arm in the United Arab Emirates to Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB).

ADIB is paying £107m ($177m) for the business which has 110,000 customers. Most of those are expatriate workers.

Customers who move to ADIB will have to switch to finance schemes that are compliant with Islamic rules, which do not allow interest payments.

Barclays says the deal will allow it to focus on its corporate and investment banking operations in the region.

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Hammer attack in Marble Arch Hotel room

Three women have been bludgeoned by a hammer-wielding attacker in a room at a central London hotel.

The man entered a room on the seventh floor of the Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch where three women and three children were sleeping, police said.

It is believed that when one of the women woke up, they were hit about the face and head with a hammer.

The Met said the condition of one woman was “critical” and the attack was being treated as attempted murder.

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William Kate and Prince George arrive in New Zealand

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have carried Prince George off the plane at the start of a three-week visit to New Zealand and Australia.

It is the first official tour for the eight-month-old prince, who was awake in his mother’s arms as the trio were greeted at Wellington airport by Prime Minister John Key and waiting media.

It was only the second time the baby has faced the press.

The party were met with cold, wet and windy weather.

After greeting them on the tarmac, Mr Key tweeted: “The Royals have landed in Wellington. Let’s make them very welcome, New Zealand.”

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