British actor, Idris Elba has described his visit to the Manhyia Palace during his time in Ghana as fascinating. Speaking on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the actor said that he was surprised when he received an invite to visit Asantehene, who is a huge fan of his, while he was filming his documentary on gold. He was invited to join Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the first Akwasidae of the year 2023 – a first for him. Idris Elba said “so I showed up in my jeans. They were like, no, ‘you
Rishi Sunak’s new private heated swimming pool uses so much energy that the local electricity network had to be upgraded to meet its power demands, the Guardian has been told. While many Britons are facing increased electricity bills – and are trying to limit their energy usage – extra equipment was recently installed in a remote part of North Yorkshire to provide extra capacity from the National Grid to the prime minister’s constituency home. This followed Sunak’s construction of
Hamburg’s Jehovah’s witnesses have cancelled all services following Thursday’s deadly shooting in another meeting hall in the city which claimed seven lives, including that of an unborn child. The attack took place shortly after worshippers finished their service. Police have told them that they cannot rule out the possibility of a so-called copycat attack, says Michael Tsifidaris, who speaks for the community here. He’s smartly dressed in a business suit, but looks exhausted.
South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of any wrongdoing in a preliminary report into a cover-up scandal that has tarnished his reputation, according to local media reports. The Public Protector said it has notified implicated parties of the preliminary findings of its probe over the theft of large amounts of cash from Ramaphosa’s luxury Phala Phala farm – something the president is accused of having attempted to conceal. Ramaphosa’s
Mike Pence has offered a rebuke of his one-time boss Donald Trump, saying history will hold the former president accountable for his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Pence, then vice-president, was in the Capitol when thousands of Trump supporters breached the building in an attempt to stop Congress certifying the 2020 presidential election, which Trump lost to Joe Biden. As Senate president, Pence presided over the ceremonial task of approving the votes of the electoral college.
Half a million Israelis took to the streets in the tenth consecutive week of protests against plans by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu to overhaul the country’s judicial system, organizers claimed. Israel has a population of just over 9 million, so if organizers’ estimates are correct, about 5% of Israelis came out to voice their opposition to the proposed reforms. Nearly half of the protesters – about 240,000 – gathered in Tel Aviv, the organizers said. In Jerusalem, several hundred
Angola says it will send a military unit to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days after a truce it brokered failed to end fighting. Both sides in the conflict – the M23 rebels and government troops – have accused each other of breaking the ceasefire that began on Tuesday. An East African force was also recently deployed to the area, which is rich in minerals and has dozens of militias. The UN says the conflict forced 300,000 people from their homes last month. This happened in
The Phobians struggled for a larger part of the exchanges but Isaac Mensah made the headlines in the end. Evans Owusu scored in the 5th minute to put the host ahead in front of a vociferous crowd at Bibiani. The Miners went into the game looking for their first ever win against Hearts of Oak in four attempts and were on course until Isaac Mensah climbed off the bench to break their hearts. The Phobians made changes to the side that beat Asante Kotoko on Sunday as Eric Ofori Antwi was preferred
Kotoku Royals FC intensified their quest to survive relegation after claiming their third straight home victory in the Ghana Premier League after seeing off Bechem United on Sunday. The newly-promoted side recorded an emphatic 3-1 victory in the matchday 21 fixture over the Hunters at the Theatre of Dreams in Dawu. Francis Andy Kumi and Collins Kofi Cudjoe combined to ensure the Akyem Royals get a win to cushion them in their fight against the drop at the end of the 2022-23 season. The two players
Real Madrid secured their first La Liga win in three matches as they came from behind to beat Espanyol. Joselu put the Catalan strugglers ahead after eight minutes. But goals from Vinicius Jr and Eder Militao turned Real’s fortunes around, and they saw out victory with a late Marco Asensio strike. Carlo Ancelotti’s usage of Eduardo Camavinga as a makeshift left-back proved unwise as he was beaten on the wing by Ruben Sanchez, who provided the delivery for the opener. Real looked re-energised
Bayern Munich beat Augsburg in an eight-goal thriller and are now two points clear at the top of the Bundesliga over Borussia Dortmund, who drew 2-2 with rivals Schalke. Mergim Berisha put Augsburg ahead after two minutes before Joao Cancelo equalised with his first Bayern goal. Benjamin Pavard netted twice and Leroy Sane headed in for a 4-1 lead. Berisha’s penalty gave Augsburg hope but Alphonso Davies netted for Bayern before Irvin Cardona made it 5-3. Dortmund missed the chance to go
Paris St-Germain left it late to beat relegation-threatened Brest and extend their advantage at the top of Ligue 1. Carlos Soler had set PSG on course for a perfect night when he bundled home after Kylian Mbappe saw a shot parried. The hosts soon scored a surprise leveller and mostly stifled the leaders’ search for a winner. But Mbappe rescued the spoils in the 90th minute as he rounded the goalkeeper before coolly slotting home. PSG were looking to get back to winning ways after being knocked
Napoli bounced back from last weekend’s loss to Lazio to continue their apparent cruise towards the Serie A title with victory over Atalanta. Luciano Spalletti’s side were kept quiet in the first half by an Atalanta side who defended in numbers. But second-half goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Amir Rrahmani secured their 22nd league win of the season. Victor Osimhen, Serie A’s top scorer with 19 goals, twice came close to an opener after the break but saw a bicycle kick saved
Chelsea’s mini-revival continued with a third victory in a row as they consigned struggling Leicester City to a fifth consecutive defeat. Buoyed by their Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea started brightly and Ben Chilwell volleyed in from a tight angle against his old club. Chelsea’s Joao Felix and Leicester’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall hit the woodwork in the space of two minutes, then Felix had a goal ruled out by the video assistant referee for offside. Patson
Mohamed Salah’s glaring penalty miss helped Bournemouth climb out of the relegation zone after an excellent win which damaged Liverpool’s chances of qualifying for next season’s Champions League. The Reds were brought back down to earth after last week’s 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United as the Cherries, who started the weekend bottom, did their survival chances a power of good. Liverpool were punished for poor defending when the unmarked Philip Billing struck from eight
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