You might not have heard of Liane Moriarty, but you probably will know about Big Little Lies – Moriarty’s most famous book, which was turned into a hit TV series starring Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman last year. Now promoting her eighth work Nine Perfect Strangers, the Australian author says she wouldn’t even have taken up writing if it hadn’t ...

Stormzy will be Glastonbury’s first grime headliner, with a Pyramid Stage slot confirmed for 2019. The news first broke via a poster in an Oxfam shop in Streatham – close to the star’s childhood home – and one in Glastonbury. Stormzy confirmed the news via a post on Instagram. He headlined this summer’s Wireless Festival and has played Glastonbury festival ...

Chelsea allegedly face the threat of a two-year transfer ban following a Fifa investigation into their signing of foreign under-18 players, including former striker Bertrand Traore. Based on documents from Football Leaks, French website Mediapart claims 19 Chelsea signings have been looked at in a three year-long investigation. Mediapart alleges that 14 of those signings were under the age of ...

Ethiopia’s former deputy intelligence chief has been arrested amid investigations into corruption and human rights abuses committed by the security forces. Yared Zerihun, the former deputy head of the national security agency, is one of more than 60 intelligence and military figures arrested since Monday. Mr Yared has not yet commented on the allegations. The move has been widely welcomed ...

JUSTICE Minister Given Lubinda says Government is concerned with the emerging cyber crimes in the Country. Mr Lubinda says while the cyberspace is meant to improve the lives of the people, more people are using it to harm others. Speaking at the Inter-Ministerial Conference on Cyber law, Crimes and Security in New Delhi, India, Mr Lubinda says the international conference ...

The Bus and Taxi Drivers Association of Zambia has cried foul over the additional requirement fee introduced by the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) for renewing the Road Service License for the year 2019. Association President, Tresford Mwila has accused the RTSA of using force to obtain money on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and ...

Higher Education Minister, Nkandu Luo says Government will in the 2019 academic year only support 1,619 students with government loans at the Copperbelt University. Professor Luo has told Parliament in a ministerial statement that this against a total of 3,956 prospective students that had applied for government loans sponsorship. She has attributed the reduction in the number students to be ...

Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo says reports that the Zambia Police Service has banned election campaigns by opposition parties in Mangango Constituency between 14th and 18th November are not true. Mr. Kampyongo has told Parliament that to the best of his knowledge no ban on the campaigns has been imposed by the Police. He has assured opposition political parties taking ...

Minister of Gender Elizabeth Phiri has condemned in the strongest terms the video circulating on social media of a man harassing his wife for allegedly committing adultery. Mrs Phiri has since called on the Police to take necessary action against the perpetrator. She says there are better channels to air grievances than resorting to violence and breaking the law with ...

LeBron James has become the fifth highest points scorer in NBA history, passing Wilt Chamberlain, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trailblazers 126-117. The 33-year-old beat Chamberlain’s record of 31,419 points with a free throw late in the fourth quarter. James, who now has 31,425 career points, scored a season-high 44 points. It was the highest score by ...