Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez has been fined £60,000 after accepting a charge for commenting about the referee prior to his team’s Premier League game against Crystal Palace last month. The Spaniard was responding to Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, who had said he was not being protected by referees. Benitez said he had “confidence” in match official Andre Marriner. The Football ...

Ed Sheeran’s ÷ is the most-requested album on Amazon’s voice-activated speakers, the company has revealed. It’s hardly surprising: The record was the UK’s best-seller last year, shifting more than 2.5 million copies. Hit records by George Ezra, Adele and Dua Lipa also feature in the Top 50, which was released to coincide with National Album Day. But a closer look ...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has admitted it would not be good enough for his side to go five matches without a win. The Portuguese is under pressure after United’s worst start to a league campaign for 29 years. His side have not won at Old Trafford since the opening day of the season. “We can do much better. To ...

France has opened an investigation into the disappearance of Meng Hongwei, the Chinese head of the international police agency Interpol. His family have not heard from him since he left Interpol HQ in the French city of Lyon for a trip back to China a week ago, police sources say. “He did not disappear in France,” a source close to ...

The US Senate has narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to a final vote. Friday’s vote – 51-49 in favour – was a test of support for the embattled nominee who has faced sexual assault allegations from several women. All eyes are on several swing senators for Saturday’s final vote. Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation would tilt ...

The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry says the Central Province Investment Expo to be held from 8th to 13th october,2018  will provide a huge investment opportunity for the private sector. Addressing a media briefing in Lusaka, Permanent Secretary Kayula Siame has since expressed confidence that the expo will be a success. Mrs. Siame says the ministry will provide business ...

Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) has signed an agreement with Diamond Equity aimed at helping union members buy land and construct houses in the country. Speaking during the signing of the MOU in Lusaka, ZUFIAW President Ackim Mweemba says the partnership is an opportunity for ZUFIAW members to acquire housing assets which will add value to ...

Minister of General Education David Mabumba says government has intensified efforts to ensure that the country has qualified teachers by phasing out the primary teaching certificate. speaking during the world teachers day celebration in Lusaka, Mr. Mabumba says this will ensure that children in Zambian schools have the right to quality education. He says government is seriously looking into the ...

The Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has blamed the police command for the death of a fourth year student at the University of Zambia who suffocated after police tear gassed the great east road campus following a protest over unpaid meal allowances. NDC Secretary General Mwenya Musenge says his party is disturbed that a life was lost owing to the ...

Kim Kardashian West’s bodyguard is being sued for $6.1m (£4.7m) by the celebrity’s insurer after she was robbed in Paris two years ago. Insurer AIG claims Pascal Duvier and his company Protect Security “negligently” protected the star’s private apartment. Kardashian West was robbed at gunpoint and tied up during Paris Fashion Week in October 2016. AIG paid for the cost ...