Joseph Kabila, the ex-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has lashed out at the government of his successor – calling it a “dictatorship”. The 53-year-old made a 45-minute speech live on YouTube on Friday evening from an unspecified location a day after the Senate lifted his immunity from prosecution. DR Congo’s authorities intend to...
Sixty years ago, Tunnock’s teacakes were banned from RAF flights after they exploded in a cockpit. They left a sticky mess over the airmen, their instruments and the cockpit’s canopy. The chocolate-covered marshmallow treats had apparently been all the rage prior to this – being eaten by crewmen as they flew nuclear bombers on long...
SPUTNIK/KRE/EPA-EFE A Russian navy vessel in the Black Sea (file photo) Russia has said some Western sanctions must be lifted before it begins a maritime ceasefire with Ukraine. Within hours of the US announcing the two sides had agreed to halt strikes in the Black Sea in separate deals, the Kremlin said it would only...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West Flashback to lockdown when dinosaurs roamed the streets As the pandemic turned lives upside down, people found unique ways to lift spirits and bring smiles to their communities. Five years on from the first lockdown, we met up with some of those who tried to bring joy to others....
Bowlers will be allowed to use saliva to shine the cricket ball in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), reversing the ban imposed during the Covid pandemic five years ago, reports say. Indian cricket’s governing body’s decision came after a majority of the tournament’s franchise captains supported the move during a meeting on Thursday, ESPNcricinfo...