All 20 Premier League clubs have been asked for a £250,000 contribution so that the league’s outgoing executive chairman Richard Scudamore can be given a £5m farewell gift. The clubs were asked for the money before a meeting on Tuesday. It is expected they will agree to Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck’s request. Scudamore, 59, who is reportedly paid £2.5m per ...

Tributes are being paid to American writer and former president of Marvel Comics Stan Lee, who has died at the age of 95. Lee created The Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics in 1961 and went on to create titles including Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk. Actor Chris Evans, best known for playing Marvel’s Captain America, wrote “there will never be ...

Strong winds have been fuelling California’s deadly fires as search-and-rescue teams begin the grim task of searching for bodies among the ashes. Winds of up to 40mph (64km/h) are expected throughout Tuesday in the state’s south, where the Woolsey Fire is threatening some 57,000 homes. Firefighters in the north are still battling the Camp Fire, which has left at least ...

Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection, Dennis Wanchinga has assured the people of Western Province that government is determined to ensure they have access to clean and safe water. Dr. Wanchinga was responding to a question UPND Kalabo central Member of Parliament Chinga Miyutu who wanted to know when the feasibility studies on the access to clean and ...

Bailiffs on Monday swung into action closing four churches belonging to the Church of God Zambia. Church of God Zambia National Director of Evangelism, Bishop Erick Mwewa has confirmed the development to QTV in an interview. Bishop Mwewa says the development follows the leadership wrangles in the Church after they declared their intentions to break away from the Church of ...

The traffic Police Officer in a video which has gone viral on social media in which he is seen harassing a motorist of Indian origin to point of threatening to beat him up has been arrested and charged with the offence of Common Assault contrary section 247 of the Laws of Zambia. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has identified the Police ...

President Edgar Lungu says none of the state owned enterprises has been sold or mortgaged to any lenders be they bilateral, multilateral or commercial partners. Speaking when he officially opened the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA-18) Mid-term review meeting in Livingstone, President Lungu says none of the state-owned enterprises has been sold to any foreign entity, but that government ...

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says the offence of Publication of False News to incite people against the government cannot be tried as Treason under the Zambian laws. LAZ president Eddie Mwitwa says for an offence to be tried as treason, it must be a crime someone commits with the aim of overthrowing a legitimate government. Mr. Mwitwa explains ...

The Patriotic Front government has been challenged to do a self introspection and ascertain whether it has not lost legitimacy to govern. Civil rights activist Brebner Changala says there are enough signs in the Country that indicate that the PF government is in injury time and needs to seek a fresh mandate. Mr. Changala says the PF government has outlived ...