Police in Kenya refuse to release post-mortem report into death of murdered BBC staffer Kate Mitchell November 28, 2021 Calls are growing in Kenya for the police to release the post-mortem report into the death of Briton Kate Michell, the BBC staffer who was murdered in her Nairobi hotel room just over a week ago. Dan Mauti, the father of the prime suspect implicated in the killing, Tamati Mauti, told various media in Kenya [...]
Kenya killing: Fresh details emerge about murder of BBC staffer Kate Mitchell in Nairobi hotel room November 24, 2021 It has emerged that BBC staffer Kate Mitchell, who was found murdered in her hotel room after being stabbed, had drinks with her alleged killer in the bar of the Nairobi hotel where she was staying. The prime suspect in the murder of the British journalist had booked a room with his girlfriend at the [...]
FW de Klerk: South Africa’s last apartheid president dies aged 85 November 11, 2021 FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid president who oversaw the end of white-minority rule, died on Thursday morning at his home in Cape Town. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in March earlier this year, a cancer that affects the tissue lining the lungs. His passing was confirmed in a statement from the FW de [...]
Military coup underway in Sudan, prime minister under house arrest October 25, 2021 Military forces in Sudan have detained a number of senior government figures, officials said, as leading politicians called on people to take to the streets to counter an apparent military coup. Sudan’s information ministry said the internet had been cut off and military forces had closed bridges, while the country’s state news channel played patriotic [...]
Global vaccine programmes: How do they compare? October 25, 2021 While the UK was one of the first nations to begin the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines, it has fallen behind in the race for full inoculation. So, how do global vaccination programmes compare? Portugal Leading the world’s vaccination success is Portugal, with 82.82 per cent of its population having received both doses as of [...]
Turkey’s Erdogan sends ten ambassadors packing in unprecedented diplomatic move October 24, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered then foreign ambassadors who called for the release of a jailed philanthropist to be declared “persona non grata”. The British envoy is not one of them. The envoys, including the US, French and German representatives in Ankara, issued a statement earlier this week calling for a resolution to [...]
Strange bedfellows: Russia and China hold first joint patrols in Pacific Ocean October 24, 2021 Russian and Chinese warships held their first joint patrols in the Western part of the Pacific Ocean this weekend, Russia’s defence ministry said in a statement. Watch the full report.
Govt under pressure to probe murder of Kenyan woman next to British Army base October 24, 2021 The murder of a Kenyan woman whose body was found in a septic tank close to a British army base nearly a decade ago should be thoroughly investigated by the government, Labour MPs said this morning. The body of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru was found at the Lions Court Hotel in the town of Nanyuki in [...]
They are at it again: F1 row widens as Max Verstappen calls Lewis Hamilton ‘a stupid idiot’ October 23, 2021 Racing giant Max Verstappen called his main rival Lewis Hamilton “a stupid idiot” as the championship rivals clashed in practice for the United States Grand Prix. Hamilton, who is six points behind Verstappen, overtook the Red Bull driver at the concluding left-hander in Friday’s second session in Austin. Verstappen temporarily ran off the track before [...]
Alec Baldwin and assistant director had no clue prop gun contained live ammunition October 23, 2021 Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by assistant director who told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, according to court documents. “Cold gun”, the assistant director announced, according to a search warrant filed in a Santa Fe, Arizona court. Instead, the gun [...]