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Sadiq Khan has been given a peerage by Keir Starmer just days before the prime minister stands down, potentially opening the door to one of Labour’s most high-profile mayors joining Andy Burnham’s cabinet in future.The London mayor has long been tipped for the House of Lords, with Starmer said to have been keen to put him there immediately after the May local elections in an attempt to shore up Labour’s progressive flank.While Burnham and Khan have worked closely together over the years, and have a shared understanding of the challenges of devolution, the Guardian understands the mayor has told the…

A monkey with pinkish-orange lips and a black face that lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been confirmed as a new species to science.The primate was spotted hidden away in the high tree canopy of dense tropical forests in Lomami National Park, in the central east of the country.Conservationists reported seeing the animal back in 2008. But it was not until another sighting 10 years later, that an international team set out to find and study the monkey.Dr Karen Laurenson, Africa director at the Frankfurt Zoological Society, said the discovery was “amazing” and showed there was still “a…

Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon bragged about the competitiveness of her team as the 2026 WNBA All-Star draft concluded Wednesday afternoon.She and fellow Hall of Famer Cynthia Cooper were selected as general managers to construct the rosters.Cooper, a two-time WNBA MVP, had a simple response for her counterpart. “But can you score enough points?” Cooper said slyly on the broadcast.The game will be played July 25 at the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls. The WNBA Shooting Stars event and 3-point contest will be held July 24 at Wintrust Arena, the home of the Chicago Sky.WNBA All-Star Game RostersTeam…

The CW Network has finalized a deal for a Season 5 renewal of its Canadian romantic drama Sullivan’s Crossing starring Morgan Kohan and Chad Michael Murray. The 10-episode fifth season, which will start production in Nova Scotia later this summer, will premiere on the CW in 2027, keeping the series’ yearly cadence. The pickup by the CW, which has been Sullivan’s Crossing‘s first-window U.S. home since Season 1, follows the show’s Season 5 renewal by CTV and Crave in Canada more than a month ago as part of parent Bell Media’s upfront announcements. As Deadline reported exclusively last week, Sullivan’s…

Globacom has long recognised that rewarding loyalty is more than an act of appreciation as it is a strategy for strengthening partnerships, inspiring excellence and driving growth. Staying true to that philosophy, the digital solutions provider recently celebrated its top-performing business partners at the 2026 Glo Partners’ Reward Gala in Lagos, where it honoured outstanding dealers while showcasing new innovations designed to deliver greater value to customers. Chiemelie Ezeobi reports  For more than two decades, Globacom has understood a simple but powerful truth: rewarding loyalty is not just an act of appreciation, it is a business strategy that strengthens partnerships, motivates performance…

The Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Mr Dotun Oyelade, has said the two surveillance aircraft procured by the state government would arrive by the end of July. Oyelade, in a statement on Thurday in Ibadan, said that the two DA 42 MNG Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft were procured at the cost of N7.7 billion. The commissioner stated that the two aircraft, DA 42 MNG Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) would cover the borders of Oyo with Kwara and Republic of Benin. He explained that it was the desire of the state government to take delivery of the two aircraft much…

Andy Burnham is “too in hock to vested interests” to offer real change, Zack Polanski has said as the Greens launched a pushback against the incoming prime minister, portraying him as cautious and weak on such areas as wealth taxes, Gaza and rent controls.Under Polanski’s leadership the Green party in England and Wales has more than tripled its membership, and is closely tracking Labour in opinion polls, with much of the new support coming from former Labour voters disenchanted with Keir Starmer’s approach.The Greens are planning a media blitz, before Burnham replaces Starmer in Downing Street on Monday, aimed at…

1. Introduction The Internet Code of Practice 2026 (“2026 Code”), which came into effect on February 13, 2026, marks a significant milestone in Nigeria’s digital regulatory landscape. Issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) pursuant to Section 70 of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 (the Act), the 2026 code replaces the Internet Code of Practice 2019 (“2019 Code”). The 2026 Code reflects a more complex and interconnected digital ecosystem, recognising that internet governance now extends beyond traditional Internet Access Service Providers (IASPs) to a wider range of digital actors. Alongside the 2026 Code, the Commission published Guidance Notes for the Implementation…

Every now and again a game appears with a premise so outrageous you stop in your tracks to take it all in. Denshattack!, a game about kickflipping trains across a dystopian future Japan, is the epitome of this feeling. Set in a post climate disaster world, people have retreated to corporate-owned domed cities to live out their days in air-conditioned, ignorant comfort. Save for a handful of outcasts, the rest of the country is a mess of broken infrastructure, where rival gangs battle it out on the ruins of Japan’s famously extensive rail network. Naive upstart Emi has one goal:…

Wildfires cast a pall of smoke this week over Greater Manchester, whose former mayor Andy Burnham stands on the threshold of No 10. Amid three UK heatwaves so far this year, which have killed thousands of people in England and Wales, damaged harvests and left children crying in classrooms, the new prime minister’s plans for the climate crisis remain as shrouded as his city.“Burnham has been very quiet about the climate [crisis] so far,” says Chris Venables, an environmental campaigner and fellow at the Green Alliance thinktank. “I don’t think [it] is at the forefront of his mind, but that…