Three people were murdered, and a number of others injured across the UK during the country’s May Bank Holiday weekend in a series of shootings, stabbings and acid attacks.

Only a few days ago, on the 5th of May marked the 200th birthday of one of the Scientific Socialisms founding fathers, Karl Marx. The remembrance gave birth to a discussion amongst academics, thinkers and economists, whether there is still something to be learned from Marx.

BBC reported that Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE) documents the killing of 1 woman a week due to domestic violence abuse from male partners. Spain has one of the highest rates of physical abuse of women in Europe and women have now resorted to using trained dogs

At least 15 people have been killed so far since heavy rains started lashing across the country. Kenya Red Cross has advised people in east and central regions to move to higher ground because of the flood risk. Two dams in Kenya are close to overflowing because of heavy rains, threatening the lives of thousands of people.