3 h. ago ‘Every day’s a fight’: join the commuters in Africa’s rapidly growing cities

With more and more people moving to big cities such as Nairobi and Abidjan, daily commutes are becoming tougherAfrica is a rapidly urbanising continent. Since 1990, the proportion of people who live in towns and cities has risen from 28% to 44%, according to the World Bank. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development predicts the continent’s urban population will double to 1.4 billion by 2050.In many cases, public transport has failed to keep up with this growth, with hours-long traffic jams a common feature of many metropolises. While some cities have light railways, such as Addis Ababa and Lagos, and others have public bus networks, many commuters rely on private minibus taxis. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Tom Aspinall suffered injury three days after accepting biggest fight of his career

Aspinall took on Sergei Pavlovich for the interim heavyweight title in 2023 - but suffered a gruesome injury just days after accepting the fight

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44 h. ago Wayne Rooney threw punch at boxing legend on my wedding day – I was so nervous

Wayne Rooney has been reminiscing about some of his fondest memories as he celebrates his 40th birthday, including the time he challenged a boxing legend to a fight on the day of a friend's wedding

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44 h. ago Trump embarks on 'riskiest' foreign trip of his presidency to China as trade war threatens to explode

Donald Trump is jetting off for a trip through Asia on Friday just hours after reigniting a tariff fight with Canada and days after placing new sanctions against Russia.

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5 d. ago Obedient police dogs and a foam fight: photos of the day – Monday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Dad tells of legal fight with NHS to keep his daughter alive

Doctors wanted to move Fatima Ali, 11, on to palliative care within days before her parents Gohar and Rabia launched a historic legal fight to save her life

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9 d. ago Investors warn on leveraged loan risks after First Brands collapse

Rapid growth of $2tn market has led to hastily done deals and hurried due diligence, say fund managers

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9 d. ago Hurtigruten CEO warns cruise holidays could be banned if major change isn't made

Hedda Felin, boss of the Norwegian firm, has raised concerns about the rapid growth of the cruise industry and has issued a warning of what could happen if changes aren't made

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9 d. ago Manage 'unwanted ivy' with a £2.10 natural garden solution using just 3 items

Gardeners are often left frustrated by the rapid growth of English ivy, but there is a simple and all-natural way to get rid of it using just three household items

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1 week ago FT Investigation: How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto

The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies

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1 week ago ‘Catholicism is reinventing itself’: Brazilians waking at 4am to stream prayers

Habit of rising early for livestreams growing rapidly, suggesting Brazil is testing ground for religious influencersPsychologist Cláudia Rodrigues de Oliveira Barbosa, 54, needs to be at work by 7.40am, but she wakes up at 3.40am – not because she has a lengthy commute, but to watch a “dawn prayer” livestream on YouTube.She is one of the millions of Brazilians who tune in to the 4am sermons of Catholic friar Gilson da Silva Pupo Azevedo, 38, known as Frei Gilson, who has recently averaged an impressive 2m daily views for each video. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Son of woman shot dead on her doorstep says he had fight with drug dealers days before, murder trial hears

Peter Rutter claimed he and his brother had a violent altercation with three men from the JJ line about a week before their mum was murdered

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2 w. ago HMRC's football tax evasion crackdown nets £90m for Treasury

The amount of extra tax reclaimed by HM Revenue & Customs from Britain's professional football industry is growing rapidly, data shows.

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2 w. ago Man Utd news: Ruben Amorim makes demand as clear reality check sent after Sunderland win

Manchester United news round-up as Ruben Amorim lives to fight another day, Gary Neville issues a reality check and Benjamin Sesko revels in his first Old Trafford goal

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3 w. ago Rogue planet outside our solar system expanding rapidly in huge ‘growth spurt’

Free-floating planet is consuming gas and dust at a rate of six billion tonnes a second

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3 w. ago Rogue planet outside our solar system is expanding rapidly in huge ‘growth spurt’

Free-floating planet is consuming gas and dust at a rate of six billion tonnes a second

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3 w. ago Manchester, Leeds and Oxford named among UK's top 25 business powerhouses

Manchester, Leeds and Oxford have emerged as the UK’s top hotspots for business growth, with a new report highlighting a rapid rise in innovation, job creation and economic strength outside of London.

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3 w. ago Singer James Morrison names one thing that kept him going after tragic death of his partner

James Morrison has dived deep on his personal and soulful new album Fight Another Day and he says his two young daughters kept him going this past year following the tragic death of his partner Gill Catchpole

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3 w. ago Global currency market swells to $10tn a day in tariff turmoil

Figures from Bank for International Settlements show rapid growth of currency trading

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3 w. ago Ryder Cup 2025 LIVE: Day 3 latest scores and results as USA fight back in dramatic finish

Rory McIlroy faces Scottie Scheffler in pick of the ties as Luke Donald’s team need just two-and-a-half more points for remarkable victory

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