Theresa May is to warn the EU not to demand the “unacceptable” in negotiations over Northern Ireland’s borders. The prime minister will set out her case to other European leaders at a summit in Salzburg later. It comes after EU negotiator Michel Barnier suggested a shift in tone on his controversial “backstop” plan to avoid a hard border. “We are ...

US President Donald Trump has said he does not “have an attorney general” in his fiercest attack yet on Jeff Sessions. In an interview with Hill.TV, Mr Trump renewed criticism of Mr Sessions’ decision to step aside from the inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. He also said he was unhappy with Mr Sessions’ response to immigration. ...

Minister of transport and communications Brian Mushimba has advised the youth to avoid using social media platforms to spread wrong information that can dent the image of the country. In a speech read on his behalf by permanent secretary in the ministry of transport and communications Misheck Lungu at the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) ICT’s talents development ...

Government has attributed the delay in completing the construction of toll stations to funding challenges. Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister, Ronald Chitotela says this has subsequently delayed the commencement of tolling in line with government’s plan. Speaking when he announced the commencement of Road Tolling on completed toll gates, Mr. Chitotela is optimistic that despite these challenges, government will move ...

Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe has reiterated that no collateral in the form of public assets has been provided for borrowing and none of the sovereign guarantees has been called upon by the creditors. Delivering a ministerial statement to parliament on the country’s debt situation, Mrs. Mwanakatwe says the takeover of any asset by another government is neither practical nor feasible. ...

President Edgar Lungu has ordered for the immediate clean-up of the Ministries of community development and social welfare and transport and communications, particularly Zampost. Speaking journalists when he announced the President’s dismissal of Ms Kabanshi as Community development minister, Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations, Amos Chanda says the President met with Heads of investigative wings, ...

President Edgar Lungu has with immediate effect fired Emerine Kabanshi as Community Development and Social Welfare Minister. This follows the suspension of aid by the UK government and other donor countries citing the abuse of funds meant for the social cash transfer scheme which was being administered by the ministry of community development to benefit vulnerable groups. President Lungu has ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to shut one of the country’s main missile testing and launch sites, says the South’s President Moon Jae-in. After meeting in Pyongyang, the two leaders “agreed on a way to achieve denuclearisation,” said Mr Moon. The agreement was described by Mr Kim as a “leap forward” towards military peace on the peninsula. Mr ...

A woman has died after a caravan was blown off a cliff in the Republic of Ireland, as parts of the British Isles have been battered by Storm Ali. The woman in her 50s died after the caravan was swept away in Claddaghduff, County Galway, at about 07:45 BST. More than 80,000 homes are without power in Ireland and Northern ...

Justin Bieber surprised fans by serenading partner Hailey Baldwin outside Buckingham Palace in London. The pop star performed acoustic versions of Cold Water, his 2016 collaboration with Major Lazer and MO, and Tracy Chapman’s 1988 hit Fast Car. Last week, it was rumoured that Bieber and Baldwin had secretly married after they were seen in a New York City courthouse. ...