'Tortured' and shackled pupils freed from Nigerian Islamic school

Police in northern Nigeria have freed 67 people who had been found shackled at an Islamic boarding school, according to officials.

The pupils, between the ages of seven and 40, told police they had been tortured and abused.

The president of the Bulgaria Football Union, Borislav Mihaylov, has resigned after the Prime Minister Boyko Borissov called for him to quit on Tuesday following the racist abuse of England players in the Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia.

(Image: Efforts are being made to reunite the men and boys with their families. Credit: Reuters)