Gerard Butler and Miley Cyrus are among the celebrities whose homes have been destroyed by the deadly wildfires in California. Other stars including Kim Kardashian-West and Lady Gaga evacuated their homes over the weekend while sharing updates with fans on social media. The fires started on Thursday and have killed at least 31 people, with more than 200 people missing. ...

“You can go for stats, that’s the way people who don’t understand football analyse football,” said Jose Mourinho after Sunday’s 3-1 defeat by Manchester City. Well Jose, we’ve looked at them anyway. League leaders and reigning champions City are now 12 points ahead of United, who languish in eighth after the derby loss. BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty ...

The White House has defended US President Donald Trump’s decision to miss a memorial event on Saturday after he faced a backlash. Mr Trump, who was in France to mark the centenary of World War One’s end, cancelled a visit to a US military cemetery because it was raining. Bad weather and “near-zero visibility” grounded the presidential helicopter, White House ...

Ministers have been told “judgement day is coming” over Brexit as the UK and EU strive for a deal within 48 hours. Officials are trying to hammer out an agreement on the terms of the UK’s exit by Wednesday to enable EU leaders to agree it by the end of the month. Downing Street said talks had gone on through ...

Government has projected to raise about K13 million through the Tourism Development Fund against K11 million target by the end of 2018 The Tourism Development Fund is aimed at supporting tourism product development, tourism infrastructure and tourism marketing and enhancing the sector’s contribution to employment and wealth generation. Tourism and arts minister, Charles Banda tells Q-news that K9.1 million had ...

  The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has intercepted a truck with smuggled chicken pieces worth K260,000 in taxes. ZRA Corporate Communications Manager, Topsy Sikalinda says the chicken pieces and truck have since been seized on grounds of false declaration and forgery contrary to section 141 cap 322 of the customs and excise act. Mr. sikalinda explains that facts of the ...

The Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) says it will not recognize the students that will graduate from the three medical programmes it has suspended at the Copperbelt University. This follows the decision by the Higher Education Authority to overrule the decision by the HPCZ to suspend the programme for failure to meet set standards. Registrar Aaron Mujajati says as ...

President Edgar Lungu has cautioned Zambians against making reckless statements that have the potential to cause havoc in the country. The head of state has also urged critics to spare investors from local politics. Speaking when he officially opened Neelkanth Sarovar Premier Hotel in Lusaka, President Lungu says no one has the right to single out any nationality and set ...

The High Education Authority (HEA) has directed the Copperbelt University (CBU) to continue running the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Dental Surgery Learning Programmes until further notice, overruling the Health Professions Council of Zambia which last week directed the CBU to stop offering the programmes for failure to meet set standards . In a statement, HEA ...

Seven Palestinians including a local Hamas commander have been killed during an Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say. Israel’s military said one if its soldiers had been killed and another wounded in “operational activity” by special forces in the strip. The clashes took place east of Khan Younis, in the south of the territory. Sirens later sounded ...