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Qatar 2022 World Cup to be played in air-conditioned stadiums [Video]

The 2022 World Cup will be ground breaking in a number of ways when the first ball is kicked at the Al Bayt Stadium on...

What is the World Cup trophy made out of & what happened to the original one?

“It’s the most beautiful thing. I tell the players that 30 days of sacrifice just to kiss that cup is nothing in a man’s...

Police officer charged after he was caught performing sex act on park bench

A serving police community support officer has appeared in the dock after he was allegedly caught performing a sex act in a London park. PCSO...

‘I’m a female bus driver and I’m sick of people thinking I’m st*pid because of my job’

A bus driver has hit back at assumptions that she's "stupid", insisting she took the job because she loves driving. Kate Russell stitched a video...

War in Ukraine: Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking oil depot

An oil storage depot is on fire in a Russian city just north of Ukraine after what the local governor said was an attack...

South Africa’s $1m shopping-spree student jailed

A South African woman who went on a spending spree after erroneously receiving nearly $1m (£700,000) in her bank account has been found guilty...

Kenya’s BBI blocked in blow to President Uhuru Kenyatta

In a huge blow to President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s judges have once again blocked a government-backed plan to make fundamental changes to the constitution. Supreme...

Exclusive: U.S. warned firms about Russia’s Kaspersky day after invasion

The U.S. government began privately warning some American companies the day after Russia invaded Ukraine that Moscow could manipulate software designed by Russian cybersecurity...

Ukraine war: ‘Most Russian troops’ leaving Chernobyl, Ukraine says

Many of the Russian troops occupying the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl have left, Ukraine's state nuclear company says. Energoatom said two columns of...

Two Palestinians killed during Israeli raid in West Bank

Two Palestinians have been killed and 15 injured during an Israeli raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials...

Nigerian air strike kills motorbike gang members

Nigeria’s military says it has killed 34 members of a motorbike gang in an air raid in the northern state of Kaduna. It carried out...

Putin says Russia will enforce rouble payments for gas from Friday

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he had signed a decree saying foreign buyers must pay in roubles for Russian gas from...

Will Smith’s mother speaks out about Oscars slap

Will Smith’s mom says she’s as surprised as anyone that her son slapped Chris Rock at Sunday’s Oscars. Carolyn Smith gave her first interview about the shocking turn...

Ukraine war: Ukraine sends buses to Mariupol for rescue effort

Fresh efforts are under way to evacuate civilians trapped by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said...

Russia bombs Red Cross building as Ukrainian officials warn of humanitarian disaster

Russian forces blitzed a Red Cross building in Ukraine today - within 24 hours of peace-talks aimed at ending their bloody invasion. The complex - clearly marked with the...

Uganda records first case of sleeping sickness in 2 years

The Ugandan government has registered one case of sleeping sickness in the country over the past 20 months, with authorities now intensifying efforts to...

Four pensioners who met as toddlers are still friends 86 years later

Four pensioners who became friends as toddlers are still ­inseparable almost 90 years later. Pamela Wright, Mary Betteridge, Freda Jackson and Elsie Marsay first met in 1935...

New drug that prevents you from catching Covid-19 gets green light in Europe

British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced on Monday its antibody-drug Evusheld, which is taken pre-emptively to prevent Covid-19, has been approved in the European Union. The treatment, administered...

Demoralised Russian troops shooting down own aircraft and refusing orders, top spy says

Demoralised Russian troops have accidentally shot down one of their own aircraft and are refusing orders as the invasion continues, a top British spy will say. Sir...

Ukraine War: Putin demands Mariupol surrender to end shelling

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that shelling of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol will only end when Ukrainian troops surrender. Mr Putin made...

Airbus A380 powered by cooking completes flight

It’s huge, it’s wide, and it’s potentially a lot more sustainable. The Airbus A380, a behemoth of the skies, has completed a trial flight powered...

War in Ukraine: Russia launches new attacks after peace promise

The governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region says there is no let-up in attacks by Russia, despite its pledge to reduce military activity there. The governor,...

Boxing ring girl calls out Vladimir Putin for a fight

Boxing ring girl Jiselle Arianne has called out Russian president Vladimir Putin for a boxing fight after being asked who she would face in the ring. The...

War in Ukraine: Russia launches new attacks after peace promise

The governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region says there is no let-up in attacks by Russia, despite its pledge to reduce military activity there. The governor,...

Sudan military leader replaces heads of universities

Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has appointed new heads of 30 public universities. It followed his decree dissolving the boards of trustees of the...

Police foil attack on Dangote refinery

Security operatives foiled an attempted attack on Dangote Refinery, Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos State, the police in Lagos have said. Benjamin Hundeyin, the...

Ukraine war: Russia to curb Kyiv assault as peace talks progress

Russia has announced it will "drastically reduce" military combat operations in two key areas of Ukraine "to boost mutual trust" in peace talks. The decision...

7 dead in strike on government office in Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv

A Russian strike on a government building in the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv has killed seven people and injured more than 20 others, President...

Putin’s Bond-style armoured car built to resist chemical attacks and bombs

Russian leader Vladimir Putin travels around in an armoured car likened to something James Bond would drive, and akin to the Beast driven by...

Taliban bars govt employees without beards from work

Afghanistan's Taliban has instructed all government employees to wear a beard and adhere to a dress code or risk being fired, three sources told...

Russia-Ukraine war: Abramovich spotted in Istanbul peace talks

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has appeared at Turkish-led peace talks on the Russian war in Ukraine, hours after reports that he suffered poisoning symptoms...

Nigeria govt orders closure of offices at 1:00pm ahead of Black Stars match

The government of Nigeria has directed that all offices in the country be closed at 1:00pm today. A press statement issued by the Civil Service...

Manchester United: Erik ten Hag needs ‘football club, not commercial club’ – Louis van Gaal

Former Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has suggested Erik ten Hag should rule out a move to the Red Devils because they are...

Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock after Oscars slap

Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock after he slapped him at the Oscars, saying his behaviour was "unacceptable and inexcusable". "I would like to...

Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of targeting and murdering Ukrainian officials

Russian troops are murdering officials in cities throughout Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said today. Speaking from Kyiv, the Ukrainian leader accused Moscow’s forces of kidnapping Mayors and...

Spotify completely withdraws its services from Russia for this reason

Spotify has suspended its streaming service in Russia due to a new law passed that makes it illegal to discredit the Russian military’s actions...

Ukraine internet down after ‘most severe’ cyberattack since Russian invasion

Ukrainian internet provider Ukrtelecom is down following what is being described as the most severe cyberattack since the start of Russian's invasion into Ukraine. The government...

‘My husband regularly sees young sex workers but claims it isn’t cheating’

Dear Coleen, My husband is having sex with prostitutes – young women who are probably younger than his own daughters. I have confronted him and...

Russian soldier surrenders in return for £7,500 and Ukrainian citizenship

A Russian soldier swapped sides and handed over a tank to his opponents for £7,500 and Ukrainian citizenship, it is claimed. The soldier, named...

Ukraine invasion: Premature babies struggling for life in bombed cities

Doctors have begun seeing a sharp rise in the number of premature births in some areas of Ukraine, as the conflict enters its second...