Bristol Rovers beat Grimsby Town on penalties to win the Conference promotion final and secure an instant return to the Football League. The Mariners went ahead inside the opening two minutes at Wembley thanks to Lenell John-Lewis’ bundled finish. Bristol Rovers forward Ellis Harrison then slammed home an equaliser. And, after a goalless second half and extra-time period, Lee Mansell ...

Soap stars have paid tribute to Coronation Street legend Anne Kirkbride at this year’s British Soap Awards. The actress, who played Deirdre for 42 years – until her death in January aged 60 – was honoured with an award for outstanding achievement. William Roache, who played on-screen husband Ken Barlow, presented the award to Kirkbride’s husband David Beckett. Rival soap ...

Migrants rescued from a sinking boat off Indonesia have told the BBC that about 100 people died after a fight broke out over the last remaining food. Survivors told of horrific conditions. Three men separately said people were stabbed, hanged or thrown overboard. The 700 rescued migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh are being processed by the Indonesian authorities. Thousands of ...

The opposition Rainbow Party has disputed assertions that it is only growing through a daily newspaper tabloid. Rainbow Lusaka Province chairman Goodson Banda says contrary to the assumptions being made by the ruling Patriotic Front his party is growing on daily basis. He says his party is gaining ground by having structures in all parts of the country. Mr. Banda ...

Political parties taking part in next month’s Parliamentary by-elections have been called upon to exert their energies on issues that contribute to national development and good governance. The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) says there are many issues that the people of Zambia are facing on a daily basis which can be important areas for debates among different political parties. ...

Economic analyst Yusuf Dodia has observed that Zambia’s 2015 economic outlook still portray that the country’s economy will not see much activity. Mr. Dodia says this is because the country has been impacted by this year’s January presidential election and the unresolved issue of the VAT refund to the mines. He has told Qfm News that this means that investors ...

The opposition United Liberal Party (ULP) has challenged fellow opposition political parties to state whether they regret statements they made prior the appointment of Mutembo Nchito as the country’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). ULP president Sakwiba Sikota has recalled that three years ago very serious statements were made with regards whether or not Mr. Nchito should hold the position ...

Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has appeared in public in his own country for the first time since a failed coup d’etat last week. He came back on Friday from Tanzania, where he had been attending a regional summit on the crisis in Burundi. The coup attempt came after weeks of protests against Mr Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a third term. ...

Former Church of God overseer John Mambo has observed that the position at which Zambia’s constitution making process has reached is too hard for an ordinary citizen to understand. Bishop Mambo says the process has now become a language of lawyers. He notes that there is therefore need to ensure that the process is explained in black and white for ...

Government has allayed fears that its planned June Constitution amendments may fail. The Grand Coalition on the Campaign for the People Driven Constitution has cautioned government to be wary that its next month’s constitution amendments may not be plain sailing owing to the fact ruling Patriotic Front (PF) does not enjoy a two third majority in Parliament where non contentious ...