At least four people have been killed in a shooting in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton. Police described the incident as “active” and asked residents to avoid the area and stay in their homes. They also asked social media users to refrain from detailing the position or activities of police or first responders online.

The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. Police said on Friday morning that they had taken one suspect into custody and noted that the investigation was ongoing.

Resident David MacCoubrey told the Canadian Press that he woke up at 7am to the sound of three gunshots, which sounded as if they were being fired 10 meters from his bed. During the next 90 minutes or so, he heard more than 15 other gunshots. The gunfire appeared to be coming from the middle of his apartment complex, which consists of four buildings that sit in a square, he said.(theguardian)…[+]

The list began spreading from phone to phone on Saturday, just as police were starting to fire teargas and rubber bullets at protesters in Dhaka demonstrating for safer roads.

“Please pass these addresses to trusted people through Messenger or text message,” it read. Names, phone numbers and locations were listed: sanctuaries for students fleeing a police crackdown. “If anyone needs shelter around Jigatola or Dhanmondi, come to my place,” one student wrote. “Take shelter please – the situation is getting worse,” said another. The next day, as armed men alleged to be supporters of Bangladesh’s ruling party entered the fray, beating protesters and journalists, more people added their names and addresses to the list.

Then police started raiding their homes. Wazir, a recent high school graduate involved in the protests, was on a Facebook thread with several students who had listed their houses as shelters. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, one of them, Mahmoud, suddenly exited the thread. Photos and posts began to disappear from his Facebook wall. The group began to fill with panicked messages. Why had he vanished?(theguardian)…[+]

A nine-year-old chess prodigy has been told he does not have to leave the UK when his father’s work visa expires, a move that has been welcomed by MPs and chess organisations in Britain. Shreyas Royal has lived in the UK since he was three but was told he would be sent back to India when the work visa expires in September.

On Friday, his father, Jitendra Singh, said he had received an email that morning, informing him of the Home Office’s change of mind. “They just emailed me and told me they had considered my case and we are allowed to extend our leave to remain on tier 2 general route,” Singh said. “We are very happy and Shreyas is very happy. He jumped up on the sofa when he heard the news. I want to thank all those who helped and supported us … I would also like to thank the Home Office and the home secretary who considered our case.”(theguardian)…[+]