52 m. ago How the biggest winner from UK and US foreign aid cuts will be China

As countries lose vital foreign aid from the UK and US, some fear governments could turn to China to seek funding packages saddled with unsustainable debts

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65 m. ago Concern as mystery illness detected in two distant villages in Congo

The unidentified illnesses have killed 53 people in recent weeks, the World Health Organization says

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83 m. ago Beloved Nineties boy band announce huge UK tour as they send fans wild with reunion news 25 years after split

After 25 years the beloved Nineties boyband have announced they are officially reforming with all five members and are heading out on a UK tour later this year.

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87 m. ago Teenage boy was branded a 'witch' by relatives who kept him in a room so he couldn't eat or use the toilet

Kindoki Witch Boy tells the story of Mardoche who moved from the DRC to the UK after his mother died. He claims he was accused of witchcraft by his own family and subject to abuse.

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2 h. ago Roblox paedophile groomed boy 13, on gaming platform offering him a $10 gift card for explicit shower pic, a $25 voucher to see his naked buttocks and a $100 one for sex

One 13-year-old victim has had his 'innocence snatched from him forever' because of the sexual abuse that began in the gaming platform, a lawsuit filed in California has alleged.

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2 h. ago Former Hong Kong lawmaker sentenced to over 3 years in jail on charge of riot during 2019 protests

A Hong Kong judge sentenced a former pro-democracy lawmaker to three years and one month in prison on a charge of riot after an incident in which he was beaten up at a subway station during the city’s anti-government protests in 2019

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2 h. ago Lise Klaveness: ‘If Fifa followed their own reforms, it would be very good. But they didn’t’

The first female president of Norway’s FA will soon have a seat on Uefa’s ExCo, but she has no intention of being any less disruptive to football’s governing bodiesLise Klaveness cut a lonely figure in April 2023 as she walked across the cavernous Lisbon Congress Centre, where Aleksander Ceferin had just been re-elected for a third term as Uefa president.Seven seats were on offer on the confederation’s executive committee, but she registered the second-lowest number of votes of the 11 candidates. This was not unexpected. Twelve months previously, Klaveness had addressed the Fifa congress in Doha in terms which the delegates, including all of the Uefa FA presidents, were not accustomed to hearing. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Yoon Suk Yeol ‘ranted’ about imposing martial law over drinks with lawmakers, former ruling party leader says

Han Dong Hoo claims in new memoir he and party colleagues feared they would be arrested or even killed

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3 h. ago Africa’s medical system risks ‘collapse in next few years’, warns health leader

Focusing foreign aid on infectious diseases has allowed a rise in cancer and diabetes that African governments don’t have resources to fight, says Dr Githinji GitahiHealth services in Africa are at risk of “collapse in the next few years” due to soaring chronic diseases, a senior public health leader has warned.Foreign aid to Africa has been focused on infectious diseases, leaving conditions such as cancer and diabetes to escalate, said Dr Githinji Gitahi, group CEO of Amref Health Africa. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Barry Ferguson told ref 'controversy' underpins Rangers turnaround as raging McInnes finds allies over Kilmarnock U turn

The man in the middle Don Robertson faced the wrath of Killie boss McInnes after the full-time whistle at Rugby Park

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4 h. ago Mystery illness that kills in 48 hours claims 53 people and UK warned

Children have been reported to 'cry persistently' as the World Health Organisation shares symptoms

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4 h. ago Transgender US military personnel must be identified and stood down, says Pentagon memo

Being transgender is not compatible with service, court filing says, foreshadowing removal of people from service within 60 daysTransgender service members will be separated from the US military unless they receive an exemption, according to a Pentagon memo filed in court on Wednesday – essentially banning them from joining or serving in the armed forces.Donald Trump signed an executive order in January that took aim at transgender troops in a personal way – at one point saying that a man identifying as a woman was “not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The US is right that Europe must work more closely together on defence, due to Russia threat

Ian Murray writes on defence spending after the UK government’s commitment was outlined by Sir Keir Starmer

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4 h. ago Yoon Suk Yeol ‘ranted’ about imposing martial law over drinks, former ruling party leader says

Han Dong Hoo claims in new memoir he and party colleagues feared they would be arrested or even killed

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5 h. ago Readers' letters: UK Government plumbs new depths with international aid betrayal

A reader suggests cutting international development aid to boost defence spending is a betrayao of the world’s most marginalised people

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5 h. ago Cheese wire murder was "deliberate act of pure evil" as underworld source profiles killer for family

The cheese wire believed to have been used to garrotte him was found nearby - but the culprit was never found.

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5 h. ago Sheku Bayoh's sister slams Scottish Government for 'broken promises' and demands cops charged over death

Kadi Johnson spoke out after Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes announced that the inquiry into Sheku’s death in custody will not examine why officers were not prosecuted.

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5 h. ago There is no reason for ordinary members of the public to own hand guns

Record View says the father of a Dunblane tragedy victim is right to call on the UK Government to get tough on retailers who are flouting the ban.

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5 h. ago Kids caught up in Fife gang wars offered safe haven by boxing boss

Bowhill Miners Boxing Club has made the lessons available for youngsters after a boy was "slashed in the face" in Methil on Saturday.

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7 h. ago UKHSA alert over 'sometimes dangerous' illness with grim symptoms

Government health bosses said 'anyone can catch it' but that there are steps we can take to avoid the bug

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