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Alison HoltSocial affairs editor andJames Melley and Judith BurnsBBCThe cost of residential care for vulnerable children in England has nearly doubled in five years but many children still do not receive appropriate care, says a report from the independent public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) says councils on average spent £318,400 on each child placed in a children’s home in the year ending March 2024. But these huge sums do not represent value for money, the report concludes. “I do not know where the money is being spent,” says Ezra Quinton, now 20, who recalls smashed windows and…

“Please, can my son swap jerseys with you? He speaks so highly of you, and it would be his dream.”Number eight Aseza Hele received the message on social media before South Africa played their final pool game at the Women’s Rugby World Cup against France. The 30-year-old struggled to comprehend why a young boy from England wanted the shirt of someone from the Eastern Cape of South Africa.A hat-trick of tries against Brazil, followed by another score in a win over Italy that sent South Africa’s women into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time, was why.And Hele, a…

In an open office space somewhere inside the vast Electronic Arts campus in Vancouver, dozens of people are gathered around multiple monitors playing EA Sports FC 26. Around them, as well as rows of football shirts from leagues all over the world, are PCs and monitors with staff watching feeds of the matches. The people playing are from EA’s Design Council, a group of pro players, influencers and fans who regularly come in to play new builds, ask questions and make suggestions. These councils have been running for years, but for this third addition to the EA Sports FC series,…

Africa’s carbon markets are poised to transform not only the continent’s future, but the global fight against climate change. Yet, as leaders gather for the Africa Climate Summit 2 (ACS2), Africa’s achievements and leadership in this arena are too often treated as an afterthought. That attitude isn’t just unfair — it is a costly strategic mistake for a continent that is home to 12 of the 20 fastest growing economies on the planet. Africa is home to 17% of the world’s forests, 60% of uncultivated arable land, and immense renewable energy potential and the bulk of key critical materials. If…

Convicted South African rapist Thabo Bester has lost a court bid to block Netflix from broadcasting a documentary about his life – including how he allegedly faked his death and escaped from prison.His lawyers argued that Beauty and the Bester was defamatory, but the streaming giant defended its plan to release the three-part investigation.Bester’s partner, celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana, features in the documentary, having allegedly helped him escape. She was part of the court bid to halt the release.In a court ruling on Friday, a judge said the rape case was “firmly in the public domain” and that they had…

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam which was officially recently launched is more than just a hydro power project. It is a symbol of what is possible when Africans take ownership of their destiny. What makes this a major milestone in the Horn of African country is not only the scale of the dam, but its financing model. Ethiopia did not wait endlessly for foreign donors or bend under the weight of impossible loan conditions. Instead, the people themselves came together to fund it. Civil servants contributed portions of their salaries. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn…

Late-night hosts respond to the shooting of Charlie Kirk and assess Donald Trump’s denials of a sexually suggestive birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein from 2003.Stephen ColbertStephen Colbert opened his show on Wednesday with an acknowledgement of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the rightwing activist and Trump adviser who was shot and killed at age 31 during an event in Utah on Wednesday afternoon. “Our condolences go out to his family, and all of his loved ones,” said Colbert.“I’m old enough to personally remember the political violence of the 1960s,” the Late Show host added. “And I hope it is obvious…

He said the mass immunisation effort is a crucial step towards improving child health outcomes and achieving herd immunity within the state. The Kaduna State Government has announced a large-scale immunisation campaign targeting over five million children across all 23 local government areas of the state. According to Abdullahi Musa, the State Incident Manager at the Primary Health Care Development Agency, the campaign will focus on protecting children from Measles- Rubella, and Polio. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines Speaking during a media orientation session at the Primary Health Care Board in Kaduna on Thursday, Mr…

John KeimSep 11, 2025, 11:36 PM ETCloseJohn Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can also listen to him on ‘The John Keim Report’, which airs on ESPN Richmond radio.GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Washington Commanders fear veteran running back Austin Ekeler tore his right Achilles in the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s 27-18 loss to the Green Bay Packers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.Ekeler,…

Young people dominated the hospital crowd, which makes sense, since Kirk’s major accomplishment was to promote his brand of right-wing politics to a cohort that has historically been uninterested in it. Kirk was many things: charismatic, politically canny, polemical, ruthless. His organization, Turning Point USA—with its mission to “win America’s culture war”—was arguably the right’s most successful new political group. A talented demagogue, he attacked trans people, LGBTQ people, Black people, Muslims, and women, and his arguments were often misleading, ahistorical, or rankly hypocritical. But because his public appearances so often took the shape of a seemingly fair debate—two citizens…