Tottenham closed to within a point of leaders Manchester City, while 10-man Watford suffered a humbling home defeat in Saturday’s Premier League action. Spurs moved to 18 points with a 1-0 win – matching their best Premier League tally from eight games – courtesy of midfielder Eric Dier’s goal as Joe Ralls’ second-half red card dented Cardiff’s hopes of a ...

Top EU officials have expressed optimism that a Brexit deal can be struck by the end of the year. Jean-Claude Juncker, the head of the European Commission, said the chance of the UK and the EU reaching a deal has increased in the last few days and could be agreed by November. Meanwhile, European Council President Donald Tusk said an ...

After weeks of controversy, the US Senate is set for a final vote on the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh. If senators do not change their voting intentions, Judge Kavanaugh will be appointed to the top US court. The vote is expected at about 17:00 local time (21:00 GMT). Mr Kavanaugh has been ...

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Democracy and Governance Specialist Isaac Mwanza has demanded that the police command institutes an inquiry into the manner police officers handled rioting UNZA students leading to the death of one student. Mr. Mwanza says the inquiry should among other things ascertain the mode of crowd dispensing mechanisms employed by the police officers. He says YALI ...

Police in Chiengi district yesterday picked a body of Syden Chola aged 57 of Mwabu Village, Chief Puta in Chiengi District, who is said to have gone missing on 27th September, 2018 and later found dead. Police Public Relations officer, Esther Katongo says brief information is that on 27th September, 2018 around 6 hours, the deceased went to his farm ...

President Edgar Lungu is in December expected to undertake a three days state visit to Japan. Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji announced that President Lungu’s visit follows an invitation from Japanese Prime minister, Shinzo Abe. Mr. Malanji disclosed this in Tokyo, Japan after a bilateral meeting with his counterpart, Taro Kono on the on the sidelines of the Tokyo International ...

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has called for punishment of perpetrators and compensation of the victims of the family of a fourth year University of Zambia (UNZA) who died due to suffocation during protests by students over unpaid allowances. Commission spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya says the death of Vespers Shimuzhila from suffocation after her room caught fire as a result of ...

It looks like Chris Evans – the actor who plays Captain America in the Marvel movies – is giving up the role after eight years. He’s played him in 10 films, starting with Captain America: The First Avenger. Chris portrayed one of the original cinematic Avengers alongside Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye. He’s now finished filming Avengers ...

Visitors to the Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in London are normally intent on buying art. But for 24 hours this weekend it’s open for the issue of Swiss passports – at a bargain price. The issuing authority isn’t the Swiss government but American artist Tom Sachs. Tom Sachs has previously set up his temporary installation Swiss Passport Office in Brooklyn and ...

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville launched a fierce attack on the club’s board after it was reported manager Jose Mourinho will be sacked after Saturday’s game with Newcastle. Former England defender Neville told Sky Sports he was “furious” at the idea a manager’s dismissal might leak out before being made official. United have not responded to questions about the ...