Almost 300 houses were built on a former oil refinery site in Llandarcy, near Neath, South Wales under plans to turn industrial land into a thriving new village.

Protesters say the waterway in Hampshire is being 'ripped up' and used as a 'fun splash route' by drivers who take their off-road vehicles for a spin.

Francis Hodibert, 62, (pictured left) says he was told he had failed a compulsory eye test for HGV drivers at Specsavers in 2022.

Pulling up in a McLaren supercar to a crowd of hundreds of shrieking fans - each of whom had paid £38 to be there - you'd be forgiven for thinking the guest of honour was a Hollywood A-lister.

People's Park Centre in Chinatown has raised their weekday daytime parking fees by 75 per cent as a Chinese New Year surcharge. Parking rates have risen to $4.20 per hour on weekdays — from 7am to 4.59pm — reported Shin Min Daily News. Evening per-entry fees — from 5pm to 6.59am the next day — have also risen to $5.80 on weekdays, and $6.80 on Fridays and weekends. Normally, it would cost $2.40 per hour from Monday to Saturday, and $3 per entry on Sundays and public holidays. Wilson Parking, the car park's management company, said that the new fees were imposed on Jan 22 and will be in effect till Feb 23, reported the Chinese evening daily.  An elderly man, who wished to beknown as Terry, told Mothership that he had incurred a $10 parking fee for a 30-minute period. He had parked his car at People's Park Centre from 4.48pm to 5.18pm last Monday (Jan 26), thus incurring a fee of $4.20 for the period before 5pm, and and $5.80 per entry after 5pm. Many businesses at People's Park Centre were unaware of the updated carpark rates, reported Shin Min. 

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Lord Mandelson outlined plans to use a £1.68million bank loan to buy the property via a company in Panama to the paedophile financier, documents released by the US DoJ suggest.

This is going to be another one of those columns which begins: Call Me Old Fashioned. Or, perhaps, You Couldn't Make It Up. Or, even, Makes You Proud To Be British, etc...

President Donald Trump is 'bothered' by a Republican-led investigation into Ex-President Bill Clinton's connections to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Ghislaine Maxwell was filmed inside her cell at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where she was detained on July 2, 2020.

For years Sarah Ferguson was the royal family's retread queen, swerving from one catastrophe to another and still somehow surviving and, yes, thriving, writes RICHARD KAY.

First Capital Bank (FCB) Plc, through its regional holding company FMB Capital Holdings, has partnered with the Government of Malawi to support the country’s participation at the African Mining Indaba 2026, in efforts to promote mining investment and strengthen investor engagement. The African Mining Indaba, one of Africa’s premier mining investment forums, will take place […] The post FCB plc backs Malawi’s mining investment push at African Mining Indaba appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Mega farmers still owe the Malawi Agricultural and Industrial Investment Corporation (Maiic) about K45 billion in unpaid loans, a crisis that has left the government’s flagship Mega Farms initiative struggling to survive. The unpaid debts came to light after the grace period for farmers expired on January 31, 2026, sparking alarm over the programme’s ability […] The post K45 Billion Still Unpaid as Mega Farms Struggles: Programme Choked by Defaults and Hoarded Maize appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi currently has fuel reserves that can last the country for just 15 days, we have learnt, marking the first time in about five years that such a level has been reached. Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Justin Saidi, said the improved fuel cover reflects coordinated efforts to stabilise supply and restore confidence […] The post FUEL Problems Persist as Malawi Has Fuel That Can Only Last for 15 Days appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

President Peter Mutharika deserves praise for the decisive step to cut the number of principal secretaries (PSs) from over 80 to 38, a move that shows courage, discipline, and fiscal responsibility at a time when Malawi’s economy cannot afford waste. For years, the bloated civil service has drained public resources, with salaries, fuel allocations, and […] The post EDITORIAL: Mutharika’s Bold Move to Trim Civil Service – A Win for Malawi appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Every election season, Malawi’s politically active youths give their all. They knock on doors, mobilize voters, defend parties online, spend their own money, face insults, and sometimes risk arrest—all in the hope of seeing their chosen candidates win. Yet, time and again, the bitter reality sets in: after victory, the same youths are ignored, forgotten, […] The post OPINION | Why So Many Young Politicians Feel Cheated After Every Election—and How to Stop It appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has distanced himself from former Labour member Peter Mandelson over links to Jeffrey Epstein Read Full Article at RT.com

China has pledged to support Cuba’s sovereignty against US President Donald Trump’s threats Read Full Article at RT.com

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the US blockade of Cuba, calling the situation on the island “extremely concerning” Read Full Article at RT.com

Norway is investigating former Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland’s history with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein Read Full Article at RT.com

No one has been injured, according to preliminary information

26 of them were destroyed over the Bryansk Region

Governor Alexander Khinshtein said the group was accompanied by members of the Kursk regional government and medical workers

Alexey Chepa said that African countries understand the difference between the positions of Russia and the global West

According to Governor Alexander Bogomaz, energy supplies to several settlements were promptly restored

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Despite turning out just one student in its first graduating batch for the Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science programme last month, the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is keen on keeping the programme on its roster and expects growth in...

The UK government has invested $7.57 billion in a new agro-processing facility and administrative building that opened on Wednesday in Essex Valley, St Elizabeth, in a project aimed at strengthening Jamaica’s food security, agricultural...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, working with the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA), yesterday launched the OFVGA Scholarship Programme, an initiative designed to support the children of Jamaican farm workers...

A Spanish Town early-childhood school was among several institutions across Jamaica that marked Play Day on Wednesday, a national observance highlighting the role of play in learning, development and emotional wellbeing. At the Kingdom Builders...

Angry residents of Thompson Pen, St Catherine, on Thursday protested the fatal shooting of 37-year-old fisherman Demoy Campbell during a police operation. They describing the incident as a “cold-blooded murder” allegedly carried out by members of...

À l’occasion de la journée nationale de prévention du suicide, plusieurs centaines de lycéens de Tahiti ont été sensibilisés aux enjeux de santé mentale. Le Mahana Day, nouveau concept dédié à cette cause, a permis aux jeunes de débattre avec un psychiatre, de partager leur point de vue et d’assister à des conférences. Le court-métrage poignant « Dis Le » a particulièrement touché le public.