At least four people have died in an avalanche at the ski resort of Tignes in south-eastern France, rescuers say. A group of nine was buried after the wall of snow swept through an off-piste area, police say, with the other five people still missing. The group was reportedly made up of eight skiers and a guide. The 400-metre (1,300ft) ...

Defenders Alfie Mawson and Martin Olsson gave Swansea City a 2-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday that nudged the flatlining Premier League champions closer to the relegation zone. Mawson and Olsson netted crisp strikes prior to halftime at the Liberty Stadium to give Swansea manager Paul Clement a fourth win in six games since he succeeded the sacked Bob ...

Mesut Ozil is in the midst of a confidence crisis, according to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who also urged the misfiring German midfielder to be more ruthless in front of goal. Ozil has been under the spotlight following anonymous performances in recent defeats to Watford and Chelsea and did little to deflect the criticism after missing a host of chances ...

The photograph is barely two weeks old but already it feels like it has existed forever. On 1 February superstar singer Beyonce announced on Instagram that she is pregnant with twins – with 10.2 million “likes” (and counting) the photograph has become the most popular picture ever on the social media platform. For days people around the world chatted about ...

New Zealand authorities have said they will move the carcasses of hundreds of whales that died in a mass stranding to an area not open to the public. About 300 whales will be moved with a digger and buried in the sand dunes further up Farewell Spit, South Island. On Monday, conservation workers pierced the bodies to release gas built ...

North Korea has confirmed that it “successfully” fired a ballistic missile on Sunday in a test supervised by leader Kim Jong-un. The device was described as a “surface-to-surface medium-to-long-range ballistic missile”, the Korean state news agency KCNA reported. South Korea’s defence ministry called it an armed provocation to test the response of US President Donald Trump. North Korea’s latest ballistic ...

The Confederation of Trade Union in Zambia (COTUZ) has called on government not to temper with Zambia’s work force in its economic recovery plan. COTUZ President Joe Kamutumwa says Zambians are aware that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be coming to Zambia for negotiations and that the work force should not be touched. Mr. Kamutumwa says in as much ...

The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has warned United Progressive People (UPP) President Dr. Saviour Chishimba that his excitement will one day land him in deep waters. PF Media Committee Member Sunday Chanda says some of the statements that Dr. Chishimba makes are criminal in nature while others are defamatory. Mr. Chanda says it is surprising that Dr. Chishimba, who has ...

The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has observed the need to have lanes dedicated for emergency purposes. LCC Public Relations Manager Mulunda Habeenzu says in other countries, roads have lanes dedicated for emergency purposes to enable Ambulances and fire brigade to pass through smoothly without being caught up in traffic. Mr. Habeenzu explains that in Lusaka, there is too much traffic ...

Lusaka Mayor Wilson Kalumba has disclosed that Lusaka City Council has found trading spaces for the relocation of street vendors to bring sanity in the Central Business District of Lusaka. Mr. Kalumba says the area has 4, 000 spaces for market stands and has so far raised 16 thousand kwacha for the construction of the centre roads that are between ...