Footballer Ched Evans has had his conviction for rape quashed at the Court of Appeal in London, but will face a new trial. The ex-Wales international was jailed in 2012 for raping a 19-year-old at a Premier Inn near Rhyl, Denbighshire. The former Sheffield United, Manchester City and Norwich player was released from jail in October 2014 after serving half ...

Guy Hamilton, who directed four James Bond films, has died aged 93. Former 007 actor Sir Roger Moore tweeted that he was “incredibly, incredibly saddened to hear the wonderful director Guy Hamilton has gone to the great cutting room in the sky. 2016 is horrid”. Hamilton directed Sir Roger in Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden ...

Volkswagen will offer “substantial compensation” and car buy-back deals in the US as part of a settlement of the the diesel emissions scandal. Final details of the packages offered will be announced in June, but a court had given VW and regulators until Thursday to reach a deal in principle. Last year, US regulators discovered that VW cars were fitted ...

The Human Rights Commission has called for increased humanitarian protection and assistance towards some foreign nationals who have been internally displaced and have sought refuge in various places such as transit refugee camps and church buildings. Commission Chief of Information,Education and Training Mweelwa Muleya says preliminary investigations by the Commission have revealed that the situation is desperate and precarious for ...

UPND vice president for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba says the downgrade of Zambia’s long-term issuer rating from B2 to B3, and the change in the country’s economic outlook from stable to negative by ratings agency Moody’s will make global financial institutions skeptical about Zambia. Mr. Mwamba in a statement says the higher perceived risk means the interest rates of lending to ...

Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has urged stakeholders to allow the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to finalize the selection of the firm to print the ballot papers for the August 11th General Elections without interference. Dr. Matibini said this when he made a ruling on a Point of Order raised by Monze Central Member of Parliament Jackie ...

Government has assured the international community that Zambia through the relevant arms of government will spare no effort to honor its responsibility of providing a secure and peaceful environment not only for its citizens, but foreign nationals as well. Speaking during a media briefing this afternoon, Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says Zambia’s track record as a haven of peace ...

MMD president Nevers Mumba says there is no consent order signed by the High Court directing the former ruling party to hold a convention. Dr. Mumba has since described as fraudulent and criminal the move by the expelled members of the party to set a date for the party convention. He has told a media briefing in Lusaka today that ...

President Edgar Lungu says it is shameful that some politicians and commentators have dismissed the recovery of the Kwacha and drop in the inflation as a political gimmick which will not last Speaking when he officially opened the sixth Zambia International Investment Forum in Lusaka today, President Lungu says no leader seeking prosperity for the masses must always programme their ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) says there is nothing wrong for politicians to campaign in the churches. Reacting to President Edgar Lungu’s recent statement that he will not feel ashamed to campaign in churches, EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says politicians should sell their campaign messages to church members because they are also electorates. Reverend Mwanza says church members ...