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Image caption Daniel Santana's Mass at the Santa Muerte temple follows traditional patterns With readings, hymns and communion, Daniel Santana's Sunday service could pass for a traditional Catholic Mass, if it were not for the cloaked skeletons and skulls that surround him. The ceremony takes place at a modest temple to Santa Muerte, the Mexican folk saint of death, in a rundown area of Guadalajara, the nation's second biggest city. Despite a reputation as a death cult for criminals and drug traffickers, Santa Muerte has surged in popularity and taken on an increasingly prominent and polemic role in the Day of the Dead festivities held every 1 and 2 November. Also known as the Bony Lady, the followers of Santa Muerte say her appeal lies in her non-judgemental nature and her supposed ability to grant wishes in return for pledges or offerings. Image caption Devotees offer flowers and cigarettes to Santa Muerte Image caption Santa Muerte is often portrayed with a scyt...

Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption The town of Odaka in Fukushima was devastated by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami Drones are delivering food to residents of a Japanese town devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster where access to shops is limited. Residents were allowed to return to the Minamisoma area last year but obtaining supplies can be difficult. Operators of the drone food delivery service said it was the first of its kind in Japan. A 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima  triggered the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl . Convenience store chain Lawson has worked with e-commerce firm Rakuten and this week launched a drone service in the Odaka district of the city of Minamisoma, which has a large population of older people. The district is roughly within a 20km radius of the Fukushima Daiichi Power Station, the site of the nuclear disaster triggered by an earthquake and tsunami six years ago. People were forced to leave their homes because of r...

Media caption Nurse Alex Wubbels was following hospital protocols when she was arrested in Utah A US nurse who was held for refusing to allow police take a blood sample from an unconscious patient has accepted $500,000 (£376,500) in compensation. Alex Wubbels reached the monetary settlement with Salt Lake City and the University of Utah, her attorney said. Her arrest by police in July caused outrage when footage of the incident later emerged. She was seen handcuffed and dragged by a policeman to a car. She was later released without charge. The policeman was sacked last month. His superior was demoted. Utah policeman fired for arrest of nurse who was doing her job The police officer, Detective Jeff Payne, was sent to University of Utah Hospital on 26 July to collect blood from an unconscious lorry driver injured in a head-on collision with a suspect fleeing police in another vehicle. The patient was not suspected of wrongdoing. Ms Wubbels, who w...

Image copyright EPA New allegations have emerged from a number of men accusing Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct. US filmmaker Tony Montana claims he was groped by the actor in a Los Angeles bar in 2003. Montana says he was left with PTSD for six months after he claims Spacey "forcefully" grabbed his crotch. It follows an allegation made by Anthony Rapp that the House of Cards actor tried to "seduce" him when he was 14 years old. Kevin Spacey says he has no recollection of that encounter, and was "beyond horrified". Image caption It's claimed Kevin Spacey "routinely preyed" on young male actors while he was artistic director at the Old Vic Film director Montana told  Radar Online  that he was in his thirties when the incident took place at the Coronet Bar in LA. He says he removed Spacey's hand from his crotch and walked away, but claims the actor later followed him into the men's toilets. 'Routinely preyed' ...