UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he does not believe transgender women should compete in female sporting events – a view he conceded may be “controversial”. The issue of transgender athletes – centred around the balance of inclusion, sporting fairness and safety in women’s sport – has recently focused on the case of transgender cyclist Emily Bridges. Bridges was recently ruled ...

Ukraine’s prime minister has accused Russia of carrying out genocide against Ukrainians during the war. Speaking to the BBC’s Clive Myrie, Denys Shmyhal said he was “absolutely sure this is genocide against the Ukrainian nation from Russia side”. The sight of tied bodies shot at close range in the Ukrainian streets of Bucha has triggered a global outcry and pledges ...

The US has imposed sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, including his daughters. The list also includes the family of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and major banks. The measures follow new revelations of atrocities by Russian troops in Ukraine, including images of bodies of civilians scattered on the streets of Bucha, near the capital Kyiv. Russia says, without evidence, ...

Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Secretary General Lucky Mulusa has resigned from his position without giving reasons. MDC Vice President for Politics, Leonard Hikaumba says party leadership has since wished Mr Mulusa well in his future endeavors.  Mr Hikaumba says the MDC did not become part of the UPND Alliance because of being after jobs, but to ensure that the ...

The Zambian and Finnish governments have signed a partnership agreement to plant more trees to address deforestation in the country. Speaking after a bilateral meeting with visiting Finnish deputy Minister for international trade Nina Vaskunlahti, Minister of green economy and environment, Collins Nzovu disclosed that the two governments have resolved to fund organizations that are in charge of replanting trees ...

Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise Development, Elias Mubanga has reaffirmed the New Dawn Government’s commitment to further improve the business environment within which the private sector operates. Mr Mubanga says this can be seen through the creation of a specific ministry responsible for small and medium enterprises development whose aim is to foster the growth of small and medium ...

Economist, Lubinda Habazooka has observed that the current monthly review of fuel pump prices by the Energy Regulation Board will easily push fuel prices to K50 per litre depending on the price of Brent crude on the international market. Dr. Habazooka is concerned that with high fuel prices, monetary and fiscal policy will be rendered useless. In a statement obtained ...

Investigation officers from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security have recorded a warn and caution statement from former Defence Minister in the Patriotic Front government Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba. Mr. Mwamba arrived at the ministry of home affairs headquarters for questioning around 09:00hrs and only left at about 15:10 this afternoon. Speaking to the media shortly after emerging from ...

His team are 12 points clear at the top of La Liga and preparing for a Champions League quarter-final with Chelsea, so why is Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti apparently still in serious danger of being fired? To understand the Italian’s precarious position, it’s necessary to consider the context of his arrival at the club last summer. Real were in ...

Ed Sheeran has won a High Court copyright battle over his 2017 hit Shape of You. A judge ruled on Wednesday that the singer-songwriter had not plagiarised the 2015 song Oh Why by Sami Chokri. Chokri, a grime artist who performs under the name Sami Switch, had claimed the “Oh I” hook in Sheeran’s track was “strikingly similar” to an ...