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Burnham says he ‘can’t launch leadership campaign’ without being MPBurnham said that he was not in a position to launch a leadership bid. I can’t launch a leadership campaign. I’m not in parliament. So that is the bottom line. He also said that it was a mistake to assume that he was desperate to go back to London.In the early 1990s he left the north and went to London because that was what young people had to do to get on. But that was not the case now, he said. He said people would have to “wrench me out of…

“The Naked Gun” brought old-school comedy back to movie theaters this summer, and audiences will soon get to enjoy those same laughs at home as the action comedy arrives on Paramount+ on Sept. 30. A late sequel to the ‘Police Squad!’-inspired movie series of the same name from the 1980s and ’90s, “The Naked Gun” reintroduced the franchise to modern audiences with Liam Neeson playing the hilarious Detective Frank Drebin Jr.— the son of Leslie Nielsen’s lead character from the original films. Neeson’s serious demeanor juxtaposed with the playful density and bizarre escapades of his crime fighting character make for…

Elder statesman and former chieftain of the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, Chief Ralph Obioha, who was a front liner in the struggle to end military rule in Nigeria, in this encounter, talks about issues that have bedevilled Nigeria and proffers the way forward. On posturing for 2027 polls two years after the 2023 elections To be honest with you, our state of the union must be segregated on two points. One has to do with the welfare of the people, and the other has to do with the responsibility of the leadership. When we talk about Nigeria, nobody can talk…

South Africa’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup have suffered a major blow after they were sanctioned for fielding an ineligible player.Teboho Mokoena played in the 2-0 win over Lesotho in March despite the 28-year-old midfielder being due to serve a suspension after accumulating two yellow cards.A Fifa disciplinary committee has ruled that South Africa breached competition rules, and has imposed a 3-0 forfeit.The country’s football association (Safa) has been fined 10,000 Swiss Francs ($12,500, £9,340), while Mokoena has been issued with a warning.The decision has blown Group C of African World Cup qualifying wide open, with…

Spain’s Valencia region has been struck by more bad weather, a year after deadly floods killed more than 230 people there. A red alert has been put in place as Storm Gabrielle hits the region. Footage shows floodwater in parts of Valencia and Zaragoza, in the neighbouring Aragon region.The meteorological agency AEMET said between 160 and 200mm of rain had fallen in six to eight hours around the Ebro delta.No injuries have been reported, but schools, libraries and parks are closed in Valencia on Monday.

From the tea houses of the ancient town of Casbah to the lemonade stalls in the Roman ruins of Tipaza and the fashion stores of downtown Algiers, cash remains king in and around the capital of Africa’s third largest economy.Unlike in parts of east or west Africa, mobile money transfers are not a thing and only a few establishments take card payments.“Ask any Algerian,” said Ali Nassir, a driver with the French taxi-hailing app Heetch, which has no card payment option. “Cash is the best thing here.”Some Algerians – including Nassir – blame the situation on continued divergence of the…

The man formed groups that were sent off to fight for money or in hopes of eventually getting to Europe.Published On 29 Sep 202529 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe Najaf Criminal Court has sentenced an Iraqi man to life in prison for trafficking people to Russia to fight in the war against Ukraine.“The convicted, along with other defendants, formed groups and sent them to fight in foreign countries in exchange for financial sums,” the court said in a short statement on Monday, adding that the life sentence was issued based on a 2012 law that criminalises recruiting…

Things get extremely complicated when it comes to the many iterations of USB 3.0. Because all the branding has become inconsistent and unhelpful, we recommend ignoring these labels altogether and just searching for the actual speed ratings. The good news is that many USB hub and docking station manufacturers have started to give up on names, labels, and symbols, too. These days, you’ll often see the maximum speed next to ports directly to sidestep the names, which is the quickest way to ensure you know what you’re getting.When it comes to evaluating a USB-A port, just remember that 20 Gbps…

China is transforming parts of its east coast into a platform for potential missile strikes against Taiwan and the nearby seas. The buildup is a vital part of the Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s ambitions to bring Taiwan under Beijing’s control and counter U.S. power in Asia through the threat of overwhelming force.The Pentagon estimates that China’s Rocket Force, which controls nuclear and conventional missiles, has increased its stockpile by almost 50 percent in four years, to about 3,500 missiles. While it is unclear how many are on the east coast and targeting Taiwan, satellite images show that missile brigades have…

When the time comes to look back on this part of Seth Rogen’s career, The Studio is destined to dominate everything else. This makes perfect sense. He co-created it, co-wrote it, stars as its lead, convinced the great and good of Hollywood to be in it with him and directed it with such a vaulting sense of ambition that, when it won more Emmys than any other comedy in history a few weeks ago, nobody even flinched. The Studio is the show that has cemented Rogen’s status as a comic visionary.However, if I might offer a small footnote here: Platonic…