Africa

Toto on stage

Toto to embark on UK arena tour to mark 50th anniversary

Silhouette of a giraffe standing under sunlight breaking through the clouds

New wildlife photographic book celebrates Africa’s majestic giraffes

OpenAI ‘not racing to the bottom’ on AI safety, MPs told

A banner is seen during an announcement by Formula 1 in Kigali, Rwanda Tuesday

African Grand Prix gets green light as long-term Rwanda deal agreed

Freelander 8

Freelander brand confirmed for UK launch

A hard-bodied tick, Hyalomma marginatum, at Satara, Maharashtra, India

Disease-carrying ticks ‘living for longer’ in UK thanks to hotter summers

The bearer party carries the coffin into the funeral of Norman Irwin

Funeral of Second World War veteran told he was ‘hero’ to the world

Cupboard of tinned food

Environment Secretary warns people to store food for weather emergencies

Norman Irwin

‘Profound sadness’ at death of 107-year-old Second World War veteran

Storm clouds gather over Cullercoats Bay and Tynemouth

Warning over extreme weather and food prices as ‘unprecedented’ El Nino builds

Congo Ebola outbreak

DR of Congo’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province

Real Madrid Training Session and Press Conference – Ciudad Real Madrid Training Centre – Monday 8th May

Real Madrid complete signing of Yan Diomande on seven-year deal

Seventeen year old Millie Edwards held a track day at Stafford Car Driving Centre, to raise money for her Africa volunteering trip.
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Watch BMWs, hot hatches and sporty Mazda race for teen's Africa trip

TV Choice Awards 2019 – London

Dragon’s Den star’s vitamins business bought by US firm Bain

Little red lechwe calf

Adorable new baby spotted by visitors to West Midlands Safari Park

Neo Graham, aged 24, was shot dead, in Eastfield Road, Wolverhampton on March 4, 2025.

Plus Brother of killer jailed for helping him flee abroad after shooting

A dotterel with a greyish back and orange and black breast stands among low vegetation

Climate change pushing wading bird to brink in UK as numbers fall 89% – experts
The dotterel, which breeds in mountain habitats, could be the first bird species lost to climate change in the UK.
Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent

Jude Bellingham pictured after England's goalless draw against Ghanand v Ghana – FIFA World Cup – Group L – Boston Stadium

Jude Bellingham says England can learn from Ghana draw

James Lewis, travelling with his football.

Staffordshire man dribbling ball from Africa to England for charity

A shop sign for Vodafone mobile in central London

Vodafone predicts further earnings growth over year ahead in ‘new chapter’

Equatorial Guinea Africa Pope

Pope tells inmates ‘you are not alone’ in prison visit wrapping up Africa tour

Pope Leo XIV in Africa

Pope Leo: It’s ‘not in my interest at all’ to debate Trump about Iran war

Seann Walsh

Seann Walsh ‘mocked’ for not knowing lyrics to Toto’s Africa in I’m A Celeb

Germany Oldest Gorilla

Apey birthday to Fatou, the world’s oldest gorilla turns 69

Lion cub Nero was the first to investigate the meat-filled birthday cake.

Watch: West Midlands Safari Park lion cubs enjoy birthday cake smash

Former Google executive Matt Brittin announced as BBC director-general

Who is Matt Brittin, the man tipped to be the next director-general of the BBC?

Campaigners warn of ‘damage’ caused by the Government’s aid decisions
Yvette Cooper announced allocations under the official development assistance (ODA) regime on Thursday.
Jonathan Bunn, Press Association Political Reporter

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Date clocks spring forward and if your clocks will update automatically

Advertising giant WPP plans to cut £500m in costs under sweeping restructure

West Midlands firefighters lending a hand in Mozambique flood relief effort ahea...

Senegal set to be sanctioned for walk-off protest in Africa Cup of Nations final

Anthony Joshua ‘stable’ in hospital after fatal car crash in Nigeria

Anthony Joshua’s promoters awaiting information after reports of car crash

Leisure centre stages Birmingham’s first-ever Nativity Musical in the Yorùbá lan...

Burberry turns corner with first sales rise in two years

Wolverhampton schoolchildren join international appeal to ensure youngsters acro...

Zohran Mamdani vows to ‘hit the ground running’ after New York election win

Cannock Soroptimists celebrate global sisterhood at annual International Evening

Waning demand for beer weighs on Heineken sales, brewer says

Date clocks go back in October - why the clocks change and if your clocks will u...

Rare glossy ibis visitor spotted in part of Scotland for first time

Madagascar’s coup leader sworn in as president after military takeover

Roberto Lopes savours week to remember after reaching World Cup with Cape Verde

Sophie tackles jungle, turns seamstress and bags gorilla toy on DR Congo visit

Interpol says 260 suspects in online romance scams arrested across Africa

Starbucks to close some UK coffee shops amid global cuts

H&M shuts more stores globally as cost-cutting boosts profits

Genetic clues to how malaria-carrying mosquitoes evade control identified

Astronomy events to catch in the UK this month - Venus disappears, Saturn shines...

Alleged victim young enough to be my child, asylum seeker told police

Major new assessment recognises four separate giraffe species for the first time

Moses Itauma should take ‘baby steps’ before fighting Oleksandr Usyk – Amir Khan

Former West Brom £10m club record signing calls time on playing days after 13 cl...

Czech zoo welcomes Barbary lion cubs whose population is extinct in the wild

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