US President Donald Trump is heading to California to survey the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state’s history. The Camp Fire in northern California has killed at least 71 people. More than 1,000 people are reported to be missing, although officials say that figure could fluctuate. Leaving for California, Mr Trump again focused on forest management as a ...

Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, Social Welfare Officer in the Department of Social Welfare Sandra Mhango has expressed concern that the number of children in need of special care in the country has continued to increase. Speaking during the Alternative Care Campaign in Lusaka, Mrs. Mhango says according to Central Statistical Office, there are over 1.2 million orphans ...

Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) President Bishop George Lungu led catholic nuns from across the country and beyond, in mass to celebrate the 60 years existence of the Zambia Association of Sisterhood (ZAS). The mass held at Lusaka’s Roma Parish to mark ZAS jubilee celebration was characterized with songs and dances and jubilation. And in his homily, Bishop Lungu ...

Five workers of Jaward Investments in Solwezi have died after a wall of the trench they were contracted to dig collapsed and buried them. Both Northwestern Province Commissioner of Police Hudson Namachila and Solwezi District Commissioner Rosemary Kamalonga have confirmed the incident that happened this morning to ZANIS in Solwezi. Mr. Namachila says the five are among the nine casual ...

The judges get dressed in broom cupboards, the physio’s treatment room is in the disabled toilet, and the props won’t fit through the doors. But Strictly Come Dancing loves coming to Blackpool. When you move Britain’s biggest TV show to one of the country’s most historic ballrooms, you have to make use of every available space. “We turn broom closets ...

The Mad Max and Venom actor is a friend of Princes William and Harry and was among the guests at Harry’s wedding to Meghan Markle in May. He was honoured by the Prince of Wales at a ceremony where author Ken Follett was also made a CBE and TV historian Lucy Worsley was appointed an OBE. Businessman and philanthropist Lloyd ...

Mohamed Salah scored a last-minute winner as Egypt beat Tunisia 3-2 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. The Liverpool forward played a one-two with Salah Mohsen before clipping the ball over keeper Farouk Ben Mustapha for his 39th international goal. He has now scored in each of his past eight international matches. Naim Sliti scored twice for Tunisia, either side ...

Fifteen years after making his Barcelona debut in a friendly, Lionel Messi is still going strong. So strong there is a theory he is an alien. Almost half a lifetime ago, Messi played against Porto at the Nou Camp – and has gone on to break countless records. The record goalscorer for Barcelona (566), La Liga (392) and Argentina (65), ...

Drivers plan to disrupt traffic across France on Saturday by blocking roads, bridges and toll booths in a mass protest at rising fuel prices. Dubbed the “yellow vests” after the high-visibility jackets they use as their symbol, they are expected to muster in at least 700 locations. They accuse President Emmanuel Macron of abandoning “the little people”. Mr Macron admitted ...

The wreckage of a submarine which went missing with 44 crew on board a year ago has been found, the Argentine navy says. The ARA San Juan submarine disappeared 430km (270 miles) off the Argentine coast on 15 November 2017. The navy stopped its rescue mission two weeks after the sub’s disappearance. However, a year and a day after it ...