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23.07.2026 04:40 Hugging before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, say scientists studying apes.

23.07.2026 00:10 Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, accused of killing his wife and two daughters, is in custody in South Africa.

22.07.2026 19:40 Ipswich Town sign Morocco defender Issa Diop from Fulham for £8.5m

22.07.2026 16:01 Mohammed Tahir has yet to comment on allegations he led a multi-million-dollar ring using torture to get money.

22.07.2026 11:50 Ipswich Town complete the £20m signing of Abdul Fatawu, who played in all four of Ghana's games at the World Cup.

22.07.2026 07:30 Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as "Chairman Wontumi", was also fined more than $10,000 .

22.07.2026 03:21 They are accused of stopping Musa Aliyu at a fake roadblock and telling him to drive to a cash machine.

21.07.2026 23:10 Thousands of people took to the streets demanding justice for a Moroccan-born man who died on Sunday.

21.07.2026 19:30 Find out the favourites, format and kick-off times for the delayed 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, which starts on 26 July.

21.07.2026 15:00 Former Chelsea and Brighton full-back Tariq Lamptey joins Championship club QPR.

20.07.2026 21:20 A 6,000km pipeline running along the Atlantic coast of 14 countries is to be built starting in 2028.

20.07.2026 17:10 Hundreds of lives are lost each year in Nigeria as a result of boat accidents yet nothing seems to change.

20.07.2026 13:30 A wall at the exit gate collapsed as many people jostled to leave the venue at night, police say.

18.07.2026 20:10 Thousands are killed on Uganda's roads each year but this is one of its deadliest accidents involving children.

18.07.2026 20:10 Eleven people, including children, died in the fire that also injured 19 others.