Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title and extended his winning streak to 14 fights, third-longest in UFC history, by getting a submission victory over Dustin Poirier in the fifth round Saturday night at UFC 302. Overcoming one of the sport’s accomplished veterans and a crowd that was against him from the start, Makhachev ran his record to…
Wale Ojo, the Nigerian actor, has lost his mother. The actor confirmed his mother’s demise in a post on Instagram on Saturday. “My world has crashed all around me. Mama is gone. Goodnight Mum. I will miss you, terribly,” he wrote. Ojo won the ‘Best Actor’ award at the just concluded Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award (AMVCA) and dedicated the win…
The number of patients stuck in NHS mental health units in England despite being clinically ready to leave has reached its highest level in at least eight years. “Delayed discharges” of patients from hospitals in NHS mental health trusts reached 49,677 days in March, according to an analysis – a higher figure than in any month since…
A man who stabbed his partner 17 times after she said she wanted to end their relationship has been found guilty of murder. Leon Murray, 35, of no fixed address, murdered Keisha Christodoulou, 32, on 1 November 2022 a day after she said their relationship was over. Murray had travelled to their flat in Deptford,…
The African National Congress’s (ANC) three decades of political dominance in South Africa has come to an end after it was announced that it had won just 40.2% of the vote in last week’s general election. The ANC’s dramatic decline – the first time it has failed to win a majority of the votes since Nelson Mandela…
More than 2,000 officers have been deployed across London, including more than 400 from outside the capital, to police the Champions League final, a protest by the far-right activist Tommy Robinson and a counter-demonstration. The final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid takes place at Wembley on Saturday evening. And, earlier, a protest organised by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon,…
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted there will be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas’s military and governing capabilities are destroyed and all hostages are released. His statement comes after US President Joe Biden announced Israel had proposed a three-stage plan to Hamas aimed at reaching a permanent ceasefire. A senior Hamas politician…
The body of a British kayaker has been found two weeks after he went missing in Switzerland, his sponsors have confirmed. Bren Orton, who drew more than 55,000 followers on social media, became trapped while kayaking with a group on the Melezza River on 16 May, according to the firm Pyranha Kayaks, for which Mr…
Terry Akewe, the Starboy singer better known as Terri, has opened up on struggling with ulcer complications. The music star also disclosed that he is battling an anxiety-related health condition. In a series of posts on X, Terri revealed his challenges since beginning his music career. He said aside from his health problems, his mum is also…
The World Health Organization ( WHO) has enjoined countries to implement and enforce a 100% ban on public smoking. In a statement on Friday to mark this year’s World No Tobacco Day, WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said they should also apply excise tax and price measures to reduce tobacco consumption and…
