While JK Rowling’s creation Harry Potter may seem to be unrivalled when it comes to popularity amongst youngsters, author Jeff Kinney took the glory on Wednesday’s Blue Peter Awards function in Manchester. Kinney’s Wimpy Kid narrative topped Rowling’s Harry Potter and was polled as the best children’s book of the decade. In the race were authors Jacqueline Wilson, Anthony Horowitz, Charlie Higson, John Grisham and Francesca Simon. More than 15,000…

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A couple from the Democratic Republic of Congo were convicted of torturing and murdering teenager Kirsty Bamu on Thursday on suspicion of being a witch, indicating the rising trend of witchcraft in Britain. The Metropolitan Police yesterday issued a warning saying the killing is not the first in Britain to involve claims of witchcraft, as they have investigated 83 “faith-based” child abuse cases in the past 10 years. UK social…

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