Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier has signed a new five-year contract, which runs until 2021. Dier, 22, joined Spurs from Sporting Lisbon for £4m in August 2014, and has made 87 appearances for the club, scoring six goals. Originally a central defender, he has established himself as a defensive midfielder, starting all four of Spurs’ games this season in that position. ...

A film starring British actress Sally Hawkins about a painter with severe arthritis has had a rapturous reception at the Toronto film festival. Maudie tells the true story of Maud Lewis, who overcame her disability to become one of Canada’s best-known folk artists. She died in 1970, aged 67. Hawkins couldn’t attend the premiere on Monday as she was filming ...

Three Syrian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of being sent by so-called Islamic State (IS) to launch attacks, prosecutors say. The men – aged between 17 and 26 – were detained after a series of pre-dawn raids in the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony on Tuesday. Later, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told journalists the suspects ...

The Opposition All People’s Congress Party Leader Nason Msoni has extended his warm and sincere congratulations to President Edgar Lungu and his running mate following his re-election as president in last month’s polls. Mr. Msoni also urged the opposition United Party for National Development UPND President Hakainde Hichilema to respect the outcome of the three courts he took the matter ...

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has charged that Zambians should be prepared as the next five years will be challenging. FDD President Edith Nawakwi says the country is in dire debt which is hanging saying if left unchecked the country’s economy would die. Ms. Nawakwi says there is a lot that needs to be done if the ...

Visiting Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto says Africans are very proud of Zambians for having demonstrated to the world that democracy in Africa is taking root in the continent and that leaders respect the will of the people. Mr. Ruto says the peaceful elections held in Zambia last month is a clear demonstration to the world that Africa is able ...

The ruling PF in Monze District says the UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema’s political career is coming to an end after realizing that he lacks the qualities of a good leader. PF Monze District Chairman Gilbert Mwila says the behaviour exhibited by Mr. Hichilema after the elections proved about what he has been saying that the UPND Leader lacks qualities of ...

The opposition United Progressive People’s Party (UPP) says now is the time for the country to begin the period of national healing, reconciliation and rehabilitation. UPP President Dr. Savior Chishimba says the slush and burn and trample upon campaigns were too fractious to be given more time to linger. Dr. Chishimba says Zambia must once again live as an oasis ...

President Edgar Lungu and Vice- President Inonge Wina have taken oath of office at a fully packed Lusaka’s National Heroes Stadium and have given their collective vision for the nation for the next five years. In his 43 minutes inaugural speech this morning, President Lungu has assured the nation that he will leave the nation better than he found it. ...

Filmmaker Michael Moore is urging Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to take some time off to recuperate from the pneumonia her camp says led to a medical incident on Sunday morning, when Clinton was videotaped looking unsteady on her feet while getting into a waiting van after leaving early from a 9/11 event in New York City. “Hillary: U need ...