A strong earthquake has knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around Osaka in western Japan, killing at least three people and injuring dozens.

The Osaka prefectural government’s disaster management department said two people were found dead, while the Ibaraki city official confirmed a third victim.

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said 91 were injured in Osaka and nearby prefectures of Hyogo and Kyoto.

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A teenager has been left with potentially life-changing injuries after he was assaulted with a knuckleduster and sprayed with a noxious substance in an “unprovoked” attack.

The 18-year-old suffered serious facial injuries, including a fractured eye socket and broken nose, in the incident in Greenwich, south-east London, while on the way home from a night out.

Scotland Yard said the victim had just got off the bus at Bexley Road when he was approached by three men.

The teenager tried to move out of their way but they began to harass him, and a verbal altercation followed.

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Theresa May was under pressure to say how plans to give the NHS an extra £384 million a week will be paid for as she delivers a key note speech on health funding.

The Prime Minister’s claim that a “Brexit dividend” will help fund the 3.4% increase in spending was widely attacked as unrealistic – even by some Conservatives.

And Mrs May has so far refused to be drawn on whether stealth taxes, such as delaying rises in income tax thresholds, and higher borrowing will fund the planned raising of the health budget by £20 billion a year in real terms by 2024.

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