A prolific sexual predator from East London has been jailed for 47 child sex offences, including raping two 12-year-old boys. Barthimaus Ehiemere groomed his victims on Snapchat and Spotafriend and targeted underage boys for sex and indecent images.

Armed attackers struck a girls’ secondary school in north-western Nigeria early Monday morning, killing a teacher and abducting at least 25 students, according to police. The assault took place at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, at around 04:00 local time (03:00 GMT). ‍

Chelsea winger and former England international Raheem Sterling has been the victim of another attempted burglary — this time at his luxury home in Berkshire. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, when Sterling, 30, was at home with his partner Paige Milian and their children. Intruders reportedly broke into the property but fled the scene after being disturbed, escaping before they could steal anything.

A transgender woman who concealed her biological sex before engaging in sexual activity with a man has been jailed for 21 months after a jury found she had deceived him about being female. Ciara Watkin, 21, from Thornaby in Stockton-on-Tees, was convicted at Durham Crown Court of sexual assault. The court heard that her victim would not have consented to sexual contact had he known she was biologically male.

Sir Lenny Henry has urged the UK government to pay reparations to all Black British people for the nation’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. In his new book, The Big Payback, the comedian and actor argues that Britain owes £18 trillion in compensatory payments. “All Black British people… need reparations for slavery,” Henry writes, adding, “we personally deserve money for the effects of slavery.”

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the charges relate to alleged offences involving seven women between 1983 and 2016. The youngest complainant was 17 at the time of the alleged assault.