Ugandan opposition leader shot in leg after police confrontation
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has been shot in the leg in a confrontation with police just outside the capital, Kampala, his opposition group said.
Women’s Champions League: Lyon and Barcelona changes leave door ajar
The time is ripe to challenge the established order. Change is afoot among the top teams in the Women’s Champions League, which gets under way
‘We never went down the Aardman route’: how the Brothers Quay rocked the animation world
The Brothers Quay, identical twins, make marvellous, mystifying films in which eerie stop-motion puppets outnumber the few live performers. These films might be set in
Britain’s first gay anthem? Why the UK’s pioneering LGBTQ+ protest band reunited
‘There is a little bit of gay in everyone today,” sing Michael Klein and Gillian Bartlam, the lead singers of Everyone Involved, a collective of
More than 100 killed in attempt to escape DRC’s largest prison
More than 100 people were killed while trying to escape from a prison in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the
Daughter of South Africa’s ex-president Zuma to be Eswatini king’s 16th wife
A daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma and the king of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, have become engaged during a traditional ceremony in
US Open 2024 day seven: De Minaur v Thompson, Haddad Maia beats Wozniacki, Medvedev breezes through – live
Jack Draper is up for grabs after the world No 25 defeated unseeded Czech Tomas Mahac 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 earlier today. Thanks Daniel, some great
Eat less bacon and cheese to cut heart attack risk, Britons urged
People in the UK are being urged to eat less ham, bacon and cheese in order to reduce their salt intake and in turn their
UK retail sales pick up as shoppers seek picnic and barbecue food
Warmer weather lifted retail sales growth in the UK last month as shoppers grabbed grub for picnics and barbecues and kitted out their wardrobes with
Coalition of English councils calls for emergency £644m to fund housing
An “unprecedented coalition” of councils in England has called for an emergency injection of £644m from the government to stabilise their housing accounts and prevent