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The Queen to miss Remembrance events

The Queen will miss Remembrance events this weekend, Buckingham Palace has said.Queen Camilla will not attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the...

Youth takes centre stage as British High Commission celebrates King’s birthday

Friends of the British High Commission in Accra celebrated at a youth-themed reception in honor of His Majesty King Charles III’s birthday last night.Around...

Slavery reparations are not about the transfer of cash – UK Foreign Secretary

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the concept of reparations for former colonial nations affected by slavery "is not about the transfer of...

Ghana’s Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed as Commonwealth Secretary-General

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been named Secretary-General of the Commonwealth at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government...

Student ‘feels betrayed’ by Oxford University over Shakespeare PhD rejection

An Indian PhD student says she was "forcibly transferred" to a masters course without her consent by the University of Oxford.Lakshmi Balakrishnan, from Tamil...

Gabby slams UK Prime Minister over reparation comments

A prominent figure within Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has criticized UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer for dismissing calls for...

‘We can’t change our history’ on slave trade – Prime Minister

The UK "can't change our history", Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC when asked about paying reparations to countries impacted by...

Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations

Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the...

UK switches visa application supplier in Ghana

From October 22, 2024, the UK’s third-party visa application centre supplier in Ghana has switched to the outsourcing company, VFS Global from the previous TLScontact, Visa.The...

Pregnant mother-of-five falls to her death from tower block

A heavily pregnant woman who plunged 90ft to her death from a 17-storey tower block has today been pictured and named locally as Emma...

Ghanaians to use VFSGlobal for UK Visa applications from October 22

Ghanaians planning to apply for visas to the United Kingdom are directed to use a new Visa Application Centre (VAC) starting from October 22.The...

UK deports record number of Ghanaians and Nigerians in single flight

A record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians were deported to their home countries on one flight, with 44 forcibly removed on Friday, the Home Office...

Kanye West and Bianca Censori getting a divorce after less than 2 years of marriage

Kanye West and Bianca Censori are reportedly heading for divorce after less than two years of marriage.The couple, who legally wed in December 2022, have hit a rough...

This little robot is helping sick children attend school

When children are chronically ill and unable to attend school, it’s not just the illness that can be debilitating — the separation from the...

Ghanaians in UK embark on anti-galamsey demo at High Commission

Ghanaians living in the United Kingdom (UK) in a show of solidarity have joined the #StopGalamseyNow and #FreeTheCitizens demonstrations.The Ghanaian nationals embarked on their...

Naomi Campbell banned from being charity trustee

The model Naomi Campbell has been banned from being a charity trustee after a UK watchdog found charity funds were spent on luxury hotels...

Prince Harry inherits $10m from royal family on 40th birthday

Prince Harry is rolling in dough.The Duke of Sussex inherited more than $10 million on his 40th birthday Sunday, according to the London Times.His great-grandmother...

UK increases financial requirements for international students

International students planning to study in the United Kingdom will face higher financial requirements from January 2025, following new rules announced by the UK...

UK court jails Nigerian nurse for leaving her 10-week-old baby to die

A Nigerian working as a nurse in the United Kingdom, Ruth Auta, has been sentenced to three years in prison for neglecting her ten-week-old...

Illegal visa network making millions fleecing students

A global network has fleeced students out of tens of thousands of pounds for worthless visa documents they hoped would enable them to work...

Four jailed after forging more than 2,000 marriage documents in the UK

Four individuals have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in forging more than 2,000 marriage certificates to facilitate illegal residency in the UK.Abraham...

World’s oldest man: ‘No special secret to long life’

The world's oldest living man has declared he has no “special secrets” to pass on about his longevity as he celebrated turning 112.John Tinniswood,...

Bank boss among missing in Sicily yacht disaster

Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo are among the six people missing after a luxury yacht sank...

UK stabbing: Ghanaians in Manchester react to death of 43-year-old woman

Apart from the woman who died following a stabbing in Manchester and has been named as 43-year-old Alberta Obinim, two other people also sustained...

UK stabbing: Ghanaian named as victim of Manchester knife attack

The woman who died following a stabbing in Manchester has been named as 43-year-old Alberta Obinim.A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of...

Misogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government

Extreme misogyny will be treated as a form of extremism under new government plans, the Home Office has said.Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, has...

Trump and Harris battle over election’s biggest issue

After almost a year off the platform, Donald Trump returned to X this week and asked his 89 million followers: “Are you better off...

King Charles banknotes go for 11 times face value

Banknotes with a face value of £78,430 have raised more than 11 times that amount for charity following a series of auctions.New £5, £10,...

UK-based Ghanaian nurse praised for exemplary patient care

A Ghanaian nurse based in the UK, Connie Ghartey, has gained widespread praise for her exceptional patient care at the Royal London Hospital.For the...

Thousands turn out for anti-racism demonstrations, thwart far-right protests across UK

Thousands of anti-racism protesters have taken to the streets across the United Kingdom to counter a spate of far-right rallies planned to target immigration...

British croc expert jailed for sexual abuse of dogs

A renowned British crocodile expert has been jailed for 10 years and five months in Australia, after admitting to sexually abusing dozens of dogs,...

Anti-Immigration protests driven by white population’s fear of job loss – Kwame Sarpong

Democracy and Development Fellow in Public Health at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Kwame Sarpong Asiedu has highlighted the underlying issues fueling racial...

No Ghanaian has been affected by UK protest – High Commissioner to UK

The Ghanaian community in the UK is not affected by the ongoing protests, according to Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK, Papa Owusu Ankomah.This...

UK protests: Ghanaians fear attacks as violent demonstrations continue

Ghanaians in the United Kingdom are stranded and unable to leave their homes for fear of being attacked by anti-immigration protesters demonstrating across the...

Two children killed and nine injured in knife attack at dance class in England

Two children have been killed and nine injured in a knife attack targeting a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in a town in northern England...

Southgate resigns after England’s Euro 2024 loss

England manager Gareth Southgate has resigned after a second consecutive European Championship final defeat.The Three Lions lost 2-1 to Spain in Berlin on Sunday,...

UK police launch manhunt after human remains found in suitcases

British police have launched a manhunt after two suitcases containing human remains were discovered on Clifton Suspension Bridge in the southwestern city of Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police said on Thursday that it received a call at 11:57...

Ghanaian man living in UK since 1977 can stay – Home Office

A retired shopkeeper who was told he was not British despite living in the UK for nearly 50 years can stay for good, the...

Tunisian President sets election date for Oct. 6

Tunisian President, Kais Saied on Monday set the presidential election date for Oct. 6 and is widely expected to seek a second term, with...

The UK taxi driver still being paid as a Nigerian civil servant

If you leave your job, it would seem logical that your salary would stop being paid, but not so for a number of former...