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Ghana patients in danger as nurses head for NHS in UK – medics

The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries from poorer nations is “out of control”, according to the head of one of the world’s biggest...

Ghetto Kids lose out in Britain’s Got Talent final

Ugandan dance troupe Ghetto Kids expressed gratitude for the unwavering support they received from fans throughout their journey in Britain's Got Talent competition.Despite not...

COVID-19: Japanese students attend £45 smiling lessons after years of wearing masks [Photos]

Students in Japan have been undergoing 'smile education' to relearn their social cues after years of wearing masks against Covid.Keiko Kawano's company, Egaoiku, has...

99-year-old pastor walks at high school graduation to finally get his diploma

It is never too late to fulfill your dreams, and one man from Big Sandy, Texas is proving just that.The 99-year-old Dr Jack Hetzel...

Man arrested for impregnating wife, mother-in-law and sister-in-law

In a shocking incident, a Nigerian man has been apprehended by the UK authorities for impregnating not only his wife but also her mother...

Celebrations as King Charles and Queen Camilla are crowned

King Charles has been crowned at his Coronation, the first in the UK for 70 years.Shortly afterwards, his wife Camilla was crowned Queen.After the...

In pictures: The crowning of King Charles III

King Charles III has been crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony built on ancient traditions at a time when the British monarchy faces...

UK holds King’s historic coronation

The first coronation in 70 years is to take place on Saturday morning, with King Charles III and the Queen Consort preparing for their...

African leaders arrive in London for King Charles III’s coronation

Several heads of African states, mostly from Commonwealth countries, have arrived in London for King Charles’s coronation on Saturday May 6,2023.Among those already in...

Ghanaian woman stabbed to death in UK

A man has been charged with the murder of a woman who was stabbed to death in south London.Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey, 31, was attacked...

King Charles’ coronation: How would it happen in Ghana?

In our series of letters from African journalists, Elizabeth Ohene considers how the coronation of King Charles III would go if it were in...

How Nigerian ‘President-Elect’ Tinubu’s son bought $11 million London mansion linked to fraud, received Buhari in same property

A firm belonging to the son of Nigeria’s president-elect bought an $11 million London mansion that his predecessor’s government was seeking to confiscate as...

Ghanaian who wore 7 clothes to avoid excess luggage fee caught at Heathrow Airport [Video]

To avoid paying for excess luggage charge for overweight items, this Ghanaian passenger who was traveling through the Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom...

Otumfuo, wife to attend King Charles III’s coronation

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and his wife Lady Julia, will grace the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The...

Ghanaian rapper Obrafour sues US rapper Drake

Ghanaian rapper Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko, popularly known as Obrafour, has sued Canadian US-based rapper Drake for sampling his song without permission.After...

Man jailed for 10 years over fake money

A British man has been jailed for 10 years in Morocco for possessing and distributing counterfeit money while on holiday.Oliver Andrews, from Bournemouth, had...

Man’s life turns into ‘horror movie’ after finding hidden door in basement

A man's life has been turned into the plot of a horror story' after discovering a mysterious door in his basement.He explained how...

Michael Mantey: Ghana-born British soldier who sued for £1.6m after an injury fined £70,000

A former British soldier who attempted to fraudulently claim £1.6m from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by asserting that he was severely disabled and...

Man given weeks to live survives two years after wife gives him drugs

A dad-of-two who was given just weeks to live following a deadly brain tumour diagnosis survived another two years after his desperate wife gave him illegal drugs.Neil...

UK wife dumped by Ghanaian husband after taking £30k loan for him

A UK-based woman is living in regret after taking a huge loan for her husband only to get dumped.The wife, Mercy on Adom...

TikTok fined £12.7m for misusing children’s data

TikTok has been fined £12.7m by the UK's data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children.It estimated TikTok allowed up to 1.4...

Strange as woman discovers ‘secret shower’ complete with tiles while decorating home

A viral video with more than 13.5 million views shows a stunned homeowner discovering a secret shower walled off in her bathroom.Hannah Otto from...

‘God created me and he knows why I am gay’ – Ugandan

Uganda’s parliament last week passed one of the world’s toughest laws against homosexual activities, prompting widespread condemnation. If signed into law by the president,...

Robbers stab Nigerian music manager to death only to realise his luxury watch is fake

A Nigerian-born music manager in the United Kingdom, Emmanuel Odunlami, was stabbed to death for a fake luxury watch worth £300,000 after he left...

In pictures: The 2023 Grammy Awards

Beyoncé has now won more Grammy Awards — 32 — than any other artiste in history. She broke the record when her album “Renaissance” won the...

Woman kills lookalike to fake her own death

A woman tracked down a lookalike on Instagram and murdered her with a friend in order to fake her own death, German prosecutors believe.Reports...

Ghanaian nurses in Belfast dance in snow as they see it for the very first time

Adwoa, Freda and Richmond, who work at Kingsbridge Private Hospital on Belfast’s Lisburn Road, experienced the wonder of winter earlier this week with the arrival...

British Prime Minister fined for not wearing seat belt

British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has been fined for not wearing a seat belt in a moving car while filming a social media video.Lancashire...

Prince Harry’s book officially hits shops after days of leaks

Bookshops in London opened at midnight to meet demand for Prince Harry’s memoir after it officially went on sale.Fans queuing to buy a hardback...

Meet the 7 Ghanaians on the UK New Year Honours List

The United Kingdom (UK) has released the 2023 New Year Honours list and on it is seven Ghanaian names being honoured for services to environmental...

Meet the nun and monk who fell in love and married

Twenty-four years after becoming a nun, it was a brief touch of the sleeve of a monk in the parlour of the convent in...

Millions in Western aid flowed to churches in Ghana despite years of campaigning against LGBTQI+ rights – CNN Investigation reveals

An exclusive CNN investigation has found that some Western governments who pledged to support LGBTQI+ rights have also funded supporters of a controversial bill...

Nurses in UK declare strike

Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to go on strike from 08:00 on Thursday in the largest action of its kind in...

Ghana to earn £‎1,000 per nurse in trade with UK – Health Minister

The Government of Ghana has announced a bilateral agreement with the British Government to send trained nurses to the United Kingdom (UK) in exchange...

Shocking picture shows three stowaways rescued after spending 11 days on rudder of oil tanker

The Spanish coastguard says it has rescued three migrants who stowed away on the rudder of a tanker that arrived in the Canary Islands...

Akufo-Addo in London on private visit

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday, 13th November 2022, left Ghana for a two-day private visit to the United Kingdom.President Akufo-Addo will return to...

I told Liz Truss she was going too fast, says Kwasi Kwarteng

Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has said he warned Liz Truss she was going too fast with her ill-fated economic plans.In his first interview...

Nurses in UK to go on strike for the first time in history

Tens of thousands of British nurses will go on strike for the first time over demands for better pay, their trade union said on Wednesday, adding...

Akufo-Addo congratulates new UK Prime Minister

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sent congratulatory messages to the new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.Mr Sunak was elected after Liz Truss' resignation last week after...

The Lord knows best – Ofori-Atta consoles Kwasi Kwarteng after dismissal

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has commiserated with Kwasi Kwarteng following his sack as Britain's Finance Minister.Mr Ofori-Atta says he shares in his pain, especially...