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The best friend of a woman who died from methanol poisoning on holiday has called on the government to do more to educate teenagers in schools about the dangers of drinking alcohol abroad. Bethany Clarke was travelling in Laos in south-east Asia with childhood friend Simone White when they drank free shots they were offered in a hostel in November. The following day, they both became unwell and initially thought they had food poisoning. But, a few days later, 28-year-old Simone died in hospital. The Department for Education have been contacted for a comment about Bethany’s petition. Simone, who was…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has ended an historic visit to South Africa, signalling a dramatic improvement in the once-strained relations between the two nations. The visit marked a diplomatic breakthrough for the Ukrainian leader in his efforts to counter Russia’s strong – and growing – influence in Africa. “I’m sure that Russia will be annoyed by the visit, but I don’t think it can do much about it,” said Steven Gruzd of the South African Institute of International Relations think-tank. But Russia disrupted Zelensky’s visit by carrying out an air strike on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, forcing him to announce that…
Pakistan has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India as tensions soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists. Islamabad suspended all visas issued to Indian nationals under an exemption scheme with immediate effect, as well as expelling some of its neighbour’s diplomats and closing its airspace to Indian flights. Indian police have named three of four suspected gunmen behind the attack, saying two are Pakistani citizens and a third is a local Kashmiri man. Pakistan denies Indian claims that it played a role in the shooting. Tuesday’s attack saw a group of gunmen fire on tourists…
Shot 16 times in an assassination attempt in 2017, Tindu Lissu is the great survivor of Tanzanian politics – and one of its most persecuted politicians. But some are asking whether he has now reached the the end of the line. Lissu, the leader of the main opposition party, Chadema, is back in the limelight after being charged with treason – a crime for which the maximum sentence is the death penalty. Still, he is undeterred. Despite the enormous risk, he believes he can pressure the government to institute reforms, ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in October. But can…
A magician who tricked her way into the Magic Circle is finally being granted membership – 34 years after she was kicked out. Sophie Lloyd says she disguised herself as a man to fool examiners into letting her join the elite society in 1991, at a time female magicians were not allowed to be members. When the Circle announced it was permitting women to join later that year, Ms Lloyd revealed her deception, prompting the society to expel her at the very same meeting it admitted its first female magicians. Following a public search to find her, the Circle has…
A 44-year-old farmer, Enoch Kusi, is on the run after allegedly killing his wife, Ama Kwakyewaa, during a violent attack on her farm at Akyem Adwafo in the Akyemansa District of the Eastern Region. The tragic incident has shocked residents, who have joined the police in a manhunt to bring him to justice. According to Osei Amponsah, a close relative of the deceased, the couple had been having serious marital problems over the past three months. He said Kwakyewaa left their matrimonial home and returned to her family after a heated disagreement. “Just last Tuesday morning, she told me she…
As rains set in, the fears of residents of three communities in the Wa Municipality are heightened over difficulty in accessing healthcare services in other communities due to the poor state of the roads. They are Kpaankole, Mojong and Bosuoyiri, which are predominantly farming communities in the Yibile Electoral Area. These communities are deprived of basic social amenities and services, including healthcare services. The people in the Kpaankole community access healthcare services from the Tabiesi or Charingu communities, which are about six kilometres away, while the people in Mojong and Bosuoyiri access healthcare services from Kpaglahi, about five kilometres away. These…
President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that his administration will adopt a firmer approach to natural resource lease renewals in order to increase Ghanaian participation and direct more benefits to communities affected by mining. He made these remarks in Accra on April 24, 2025, during the opening of a four-day Executive Leadership Programme for Ministerial Appointees at Ada. Mr Mahama clarified that the government does not intend to seize existing concessions. Rather, it will seek improved terms for local interests whenever leases are due for renewal. “We’re not going to expropriate anybody’s concession or anything,” he said. “But anytime a…
A tragic armed robbery incident on Wednesday, April 23, in the Offinso South Municipality of the Ashanti Region has left a bus conductor, commonly known as a ‘trotro mate’, dead. The attack occurred along the Ayinasusu–Salam road when two individuals posing as passengers attempted to board a trotro bus. In the process, a third accomplice emerged from nearby bushes and shot the conductor. Confirming the incident, Assembly Member for Ayinasusu, Ibrahim Yogo, said the robbers then pointed a gun at the driver, demanding a sack believed to have been handed to him in Wenchi. The assailants fired multiple warning shots…
The police have found a Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle belonging to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that went missing last week at Tarkwa in the Western Region. A suspect named as Salifu Gariba has been arrested and currently in police custody. He was arrested at Kukobila along the Tamale-Bolgatanga highway, where the stolen vehicle, bearing registration number GS 1845-23, was also recovered. The police, in a statement, said he was arrested on April 16, 2025. The vehicle went missing at Tarkwa in Western Region. According to the police, preliminary investigations reveal that the vehicle was stolen at dawn on April…
