 Police say eight bodies have been retrieved from an abandoned quarry in the east of the capital, Nairobi. The acting police chief says the remains, all of them female, were left in sacks. Japan's welfare ministry says the country will need over half a million more carers by 2040, when its elderly population is expected to peak. The latest figures published by the ministry show the country is struggling with a growing shortage of carers, mainly due to low wages.