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Los Angeles (AFP) – Britney Spears’ lawyer says he is moving “aggressively and expeditiously” to remove the star’s father from the controversial guardianship controlling her affairs. He made the comments after a very brief Los Angeles court hearing held to discuss security costs for the singer’s professional conservator, who says she has received threats over the globally followed case. The lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, was appointed last week after a judge allowed the singer to choose her own representation.

Jerusalem (AFP) – Palestinian worshippers perform the Eid al-Adha prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s old city, on the first day of the feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide. The al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice”, marks the end of the annual pilgrimage or Hajj to the Saudi holy city of Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to God.

Utøya (Norway) (AFP) – Ten years after the bloodiest massacre in Norwegian history, the survivors of the Utoya shooting are still looking to challenge the far-right ideology that motivated the killing of 77 innocent people. The island, located in a lake to the west of Oslo, looks very different to how it did on that fateful day when Anders Behring Breivik turned his guns on a summer camp.

Washington (AFP) – America’s food culture is built on the work of Black Americans, yet they have rarely been credited for their contributions which include some of the USA’s most iconic dishes, like the quintessential American staple mac and cheese. Black chefs such as Jerome Grant are now demanding that their heritage be recognised, in an industry where Black people are drastically underrepresented as chefs and restaurateurs.

Leeds (United Kingdom) (AFP) – No more masks indoors and no limits on social gatherings: England’s so-called “freedom day” means day-to-day pandemic restrictions have been lifted, but in the streets and in the scientific community some concern remains as coronavirus cases surge across the nation.