A controversial South African opposition MP, central to a row over race relations in the country, has been denied entry to the UK. The Home Office said Julius Malema had been deemed “non-conducive to the public good” and that it was “undesirable” to grant him entry. In a letter releasedContinue Reading
The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year with temperatures passing 32C, as part of the country entered a heatwave. A temperature of 32.2 °C was recorded in Kew and Heathrow, London, higher than the previous record for 2025 of 29.4 °C in Suffolk on 13 June. SuffolkContinue Reading
President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for TikTok’s sale in the US for a further 90 days. The video-sharing app has faced questions over its future after the US passed a law last year requiring the app to be banned unless sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. LawmakersContinue Reading
The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID. That’s because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — may cause painful sore throats. The symptom has been identified by doctors in the UnitedContinue Reading
A British man who was the sole survivor of the Air India crash in Ahmedabad has been discharged from hospital, the airline has confirmed. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, has since been seen in video as a pallbearer at the funeral in western India for his brother Ajay – one of the 241 peopleContinue Reading
A university in Nigeria has sparked outrage after a video went viral showing female students being touched to see if they were wearing bras before taking part in an exam. In the footage, female staff at Olabisi Onabanjo University in south-western Ogun State are seen touching some students’ chests asContinue Reading
Donald Trump’s family business is launching a new Trump-branded phone service, in its latest plan to cash in on the US president’s name. The Trump Organization, which is run by his sons, said it planned to sell a gold-coloured, “built in the United States” smartphone for $499 (£367.50), along with mobile phoneContinue Reading
Social media and video networks have become the main source of news in the US, overtaking traditional TV channels and news websites, research suggests. More than half (54%) of people get news from networks like Facebook, X and YouTube – overtaking TV (50%) and news sites and apps (48%), accordingContinue Reading
At least 29 people have been killed in flood waters and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, following unusually heavy rains in the dry season, the interior ministry has said. Homes were swept away, roads were flooded, and widespread power cuts were recorded as a third ofContinue Reading
After days of uncertainty and negotiations, the funeral arrangements for Zambia’s former president have been finalised. Edgar Lungu, who led Zambia from 2015 to 2021, died 11 days ago in South Africa, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. According to his family, he had left instructions thatContinue Reading