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21 Mar
More children are living in poverty across the United Kingdom than ever before, according to official government figures released Thursday. Previous studies have shown that growing social inequalities in the G7 nation have hit children's health and rising numbers are forced to use food banks. An estimated 4.33 million children were living in low-income households…
10 Mar
I am Brother Evans. I reside at Ago-Palace, Okota and worship at Okota branch of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Church. God has been so wonderful to me. Before l joined Chosen, devil blocked all my ways, but as l joined Chosen, God has broken all the yokes, now my ways are open.
7 Mar
A 37-year-old Nigerian lawyer, Chidimma Susan Ezenyili working as a caregiver in the United Kingdom (UK) has reportedly slumped and died at Bishop’s Stortford Street.
7 Mar
The United Kingdom has partnered with Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) to promote girls’ education skills partnership (GESP).
26 Feb
The United States and the United Kingdom have bombed more than a dozen Houthi sites in Yemen, officials said, as the Yemeni rebel group stepped up its attacks on ships in the Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war on Gaza.
24 Feb
Britain announced on Saturday a new £245 million ($311 million) defence package to help boost the production of "urgently needed artillery ammunition" for Ukraine, two years after war broke out with Russia.
12 Jan
Controversial Nigerian crossdresser James Brown has set the record straight about his academic journey in the United Kingdom. Last year, the self-proclaimed "Princess of Africa" grabbed headlines when he announced his admission to a British university. However, recent social media reports suggested that Brown's stay in the UK was more of a visit than a…
8 Jan
The UK is proving fertile ground for Afrobeats superstars Davido and Burna Boy, with both achieving silver certifications for their hit singles on opposite sides of the River Thames. Davido's infectious tune "Unavailable," featuring South African producer Musa Keys, has garnered a silver BPI Award after surpassing 200,000 units in sales. This comes as no…
1 Jan
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said Monday that Britain is "willing to take direct action" against Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen who have repeatedly attacked vessels in the Red Sea.
19 Dec
Residents in a mountainous village in southern France still can't believe the polite young boy they knew as Zach was Alex Batty, a British teenager who had been missing since 2017. "We had no idea," said Camps-sur-l'Agly resident Roger Vales, 79, who lives near the guesthouse where 17-year-old Batty and his grandfather appear to have…
19 Dec
Britain's ruling Conservative government issued guidance Tuesday for schools dealing with children considering changing their gender identity, in a key "culture war" issue likely to feature in the next election. The education department said it had published the long-awaited guidelines for schools in England "in response to the complex phenomenon of the increasing number of…
19 Dec
France and the UK will support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion "for as long as it takes", British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Tuesday, adding it was "essential" that President Vladimir Putin was defeated. His comments came as concern grows in Kyiv that Western patience and unity could be cracking in the…

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