Bernie Ecclestone has been removed from his position running Formula 1 as US giant Liberty Media completed its $8bn (£6.4bn) takeover of the sport. Ecclestone, 86, who has been in charge for nearly 40 years, has been appointed chairman emeritus and will act as an adviser to the board. Chase Carey has had Ecclestone’s former role of chief executive officer ...

A Saturday Night Live writer has been suspended after posting a tweet mocking US President Donald Trump’s son Barron, US media reports say. They quote a person familiar with SNL’s plans as saying Katie Rich was suspended indefinitely. The programme’s network, NBC, is yet to comment. On Friday, Ms Rich posted a now-deleted tweet, saying “Barron will be this country’s ...

The Foreign Relations Senate Committee has narrowly approved Rex Tillerson as US secretary of state, despite concerns about his business ties to Russia. It split along party lines, with all 11 Republicans voting in favour and all 10 Democrats against. A full vote will now be held in the Republican-run Senate. The move caps a busy day for the new ...

The Christians against Poverty in Zambia (CAPIZ) has appealed to government to be serious in its fight against poverty in the country. CAPIZ Founder Gregory Chileshe says a lot of pronouncements have been made on the fight against poverty but that the pronouncements should be accompanied with actions. Evangelist Chileshe says government has made good and progressive pronouncements on poverty ...

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) says it is expecting the police to act swiftly to the report made against PF Secretary General Davies Mwila for his directive to PF cadres to take over the running of markets and bus stations. NAREP Media Committee Member Frank Sichone says his party commends the move by the FDD to formally lodge in ...

The ruling PF says it finds the silence that the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has kept over President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to seek reelection in 2021 to be too loud. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says his party would have liked LAZ to give its view of such a matter of national debate before it was taken to the ...