Dundee United confirmed Celtic as Scottish Premiership champions by beating Aberdeen at Tannadice. Anything less than a Dons win would have meant an end to the title race and the visitors fell behind early on. Robbie Muirhead latched on to John Souttar’s magnificent pass and struck his first United goal past Scott Brown. The Dons pressed in the second period ...

Crime writer Ruth Rendell has died aged 85, her publisher says. She wrote more than 60 novels in a career spanning 50 years, her best-known creation being Inspector Wexford, which was turned into a highly successful TV series. Rendell, one of Britain’s best-selling contemporary authors, also wrote under the pen-name Barbara Vine. Born in Essex, she is credited with bringing ...

Another 234 women and children have been rescued from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, the military has announced. It said the operation took place on Thursday in the vast Sambisa forest – a militant hideout – in the north-east of the country. It was not immediately clear if any of more than 200 girls abducted from a school in Chibok ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has observed that time is ripe to assess President Edgar Lungu now that he has clocked 90 days in office. SACCORD is of the view that President Lungu’s already indicated intentions to run an open government as seen from weekly updates after cabinet meetings is a positive note to ...

The opposition UPND is happy that the wage freeze debate is over now that President Edgar Lungu has lifted the freeze that was imposed on public service workers. The UPND however notes that it was expected that President Lungu wanted to allegedly play a political card on this move. UPND Chairman Labour and Industrial Relations, Percy Chanda says much as ...

Bruce Jenner is being sued by the stepchildren of a woman killed in a car crash he was involved in. Authorities say the reality TV star’s Cadillac collided with Kim Howe’s Lexus in February, pushing it into oncoming traffic. The six-page lawsuit doesn’t give any new details, but seeks damages for “wrongful death”. No charges have been brought against the ...

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a girl, Kensington Palace has announced. The baby – who is fourth in line to the throne – was “safely delivered” at 08:34 BST, the palace said in a statement. The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth of the baby, who weighs 8lbs 3oz (3.7kg). Both Catherine and her daughter ...

The Patriotic Front government has been advised to put in place a proper and complete performance appraisal system for salaries and wages now that the wage freeze on public service has been lifted. Economic analyst Yusuf Dodia has suggested that this proper and complete performance appraisal system should be one that is backed up by key performance indicators which should ...

The Grand Coalition on the Campaign for the People Driven Constitution has confirmed participation in the opposition UPND’s countrywide May 14 constitution protests. Coalition spokesperson MacDonald Chipenzi says for the fact that the opposition UPND is a member of the Grand Coalition its protests are also part of the Grand Coalition’s activities. Mr. Chipenzi has explained to Qfm News that ...

Government has described as good development Zambia’s not being mentioned in the latest Amnesty International report which has revealed that media freedom in Africa is under threat. In a statement released ahead of World Press Freedom Day which falls on the third of May annually, Amnesty International which is a non governmental organization that focuses on human rights, has referred ...