内容摘要：US President Joe Biden says he dropped out of his re-election bid because he feared that the intraparty battle over his candidacy would be a "real distraction" for Democrats and that his highest priority was to defeat Donald Trump in November.

US President Joe Biden says he dropped out of his re-election bid because he feared that the intraparty battle over his candidacy would be a "real distraction" for Democrats and that his highest priority was to defeat Donald Trump in November.

In an indication of the brutality of the gangs involved, the victim was freed three days later after his kidnappers had cut off one of his fingers.Several people were arrested.

Last January, David Balland, co-founder of cryptocurrency wallet firm Ledger, was abducted with his wife at their home in central France.French media say the victim had one finger missingfrom a house in Palaiseau, south of Paris.

A campaigner has won a High Court challenge over the use of a south London park for music festivals this summer.Lambeth Council has permitted Brockwell Park, near Herne Hill, to host a series of events, such as the Mighty Hoopla, which are expected to attract hundreds of thousands of people.

Local resident Rebekah Shaman took legal action, arguing that council did not have the correct planning permission - with a judge ruling in her favour.

A Lambeth Council spokesperson said: "We are currently assessing the impact of this judgment and determining next steps."A woman who 10 years ago wore charity clothes for a year to raise money for Cancer Research UK is doing it again in 2025.

Caroline Jones, 56, from Harpenden, Hertfordshire, began, in 2015 in memory of her mother Mary Benson, who died from breast cancer.

She wore clothes from theand posted her outfits on social media.