The BBC is to cut 1,000 jobs because of a £150m budget gap in its licence fee income. An unexpected increase in the number of households saying they do not watch live TV so do not pay for a licence has been blamed for the shortfall. Many cuts are to come from professional and support areas, while management structures will ...

England deserve to “go home as heroes” after their dramatic semi-final defeat by Japan at the Women’s World Cup, according to manager Mark Sampson. The Lionesses matched the holders over 90 minutes in Edmonton, but defender Laura Bassett’s agonising injury-time own goal gave Japan a 2-1 victory. “It really is heartbreaking. I’m so proud of them,” Sampson said. “I’ve told ...

The United States has asked Switzerland to extradite seven Fifa officials arrested on corruption charges in May, the Swiss authorities say. Formal extradition requests were submitted on Wednesday, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) said. The seven top Fifa executives arrested in Zurich are among 14 Fifa officials indicted on charges of “rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted” corruption. The charges ...

People in the country have been reminded not to lose sight of the current constitution making process. Opposition National Democratic Party (NDP) president Tentani Mwanza is calling upon people to take keen interest in ensuring that all progressive clauses of the final draft constitution are upheld. Mr. Mwanza says as a party that supported the inclusion of progressive clauses in ...

The opposition Rainbow Party has called on President Edgar Lungu to dissolve parliament and call for fresh early elections because the PF government has allegedly lamentably failed. And the Rainbow Party says it is irresponsible for the PF government to say there is nothing they can do regarding the load shedding currently being experienced in the country when they gave ...

Ruling Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Davis Chama says his party has scooped the Malambo, Mulobezi and Petauke Central Parliamentary by-elections because of its campaign message. Mr. Chama says the PF sold the best message to the people because it read the mood on the ground that electorates were not interested in campaigns of violence but issue based campaigns. He ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has observed that Zambia cannot afford to cut down on missions abroad when it is still a developing country. Mr. Kalaba says this is because missions abroad are the entry point of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) it is using to grow the economy. He has explained to Qfm News by telephone that as a developing ...

Former president Rupiah Banda’s lawyer Sakwiba Sikota says Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali is trading on quicksand to insist that Mr. Banda is corrupt. Mr. Sikota suspects that Mr. Tayali does not however know this fact. He states that by insisting that Mr. Banda is corrupt in spite of his being cleared of the charge of Abuse of Authority ...

ngland were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup in heartbreaking fashion as Laura Bassett’s injury-time own goal sent holders Japan into Sunday’s final. The Lionesses were attempting to reach their first World Cup final and only England’s second after the men’s team’s victory in 1966. They looked on course to take the Olympic silver medallists to extra time after ...

Soul star Lionel Richie is heading to number one as he enjoys a post-Glastonbury sales boost. Fans and converts have been snapping up his greatest hits album, The Definitive Collection, in the wake of Sunday’s televised performance. As a result, the 2003 album is in pole position in the official midweek chart update – a jump of 103 places. “When ...