Teacher arrested after viral video shows assaulting 3-year-old pupil
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Reading Time: < 1 minute One Mrs Stella Nwadigo, a teacher at Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has been arrested over the alleged physical abuse of…
Yahoo, Japa, Agbero, 419, other Nigerian words added to Oxford Dictionary [SEE Full List]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has enriched its collection with 20 Nigerian words and expressions in its latest update. The newly added…
Hanks, Affleck, Witherspoon and Star Wars legend among stars evacuated as LA fires spread
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Hollywood celebrities are among thousands of people to have been evacuated from their homes as fires rip through areas of Los Angeles. …
Migrant exploitation is a progressive issue. That’s why we will now take the toughest steps ever to stop it
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In January 1946, the foreign secretary, Ernest Bevin, stared into the geopolitical fog. The second world war had only just ended. The…
Blood test found to 'detect cancer earlier and reduce deaths'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Blood testing people at high risk of lung cancer could reduce the number of deaths, a study has found. University of St…
China discovers cluster of new mpox strain
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chinese health authorities said on Thursday they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to…
London hospitals reintroduce mandatory face masks as flu cases soar
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Reading Time: < 1 minute NHS hospitals and practices across Lewisham and Greenwich have reintroduced mandatory face masks amid a recent surge of flu cases. Read More
Stowaways on planes and inside landing gear sparks flying security fears
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People have been found dead hiding in the wheel wells of planes twice in the past month. Two stowaways were arrested on…
Thousands of civil servants to strike ‘indefinitely’ over back-to-office demand
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Thousands of civil servants are to strike “indefinitely” from this month following an order to return to the office for three days…
Parents face asking councils for permission to homeschool at-risk children
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Reading Time: < 1 minute New rules for homeschooling children could have helped bolster the safety of murdered 10-year-old Sara Sharif, an MP has suggested. Read More