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Repeated debilitating heatwaves this summer are likely to have cost the UK economy more than £4bn in lost economic output by the end of July, new analysis shows.Green thinktank Verdant had suggested June’s unseasonally hot weather had an economic cost of £2.36bn. Updating its assessment to include last month’s high temperatures, it finds a £4.4bn hit to output.As temperatures soar once again this week, Verdant’s director, James Meadway, said: “The economic costs of climate change are already with us, and set to worsen in future years. Action by the government to protect workers and businesses from the severe effects of…

Osun East Senator Francis Fadahunsi has issued death threat to members of the Accord Party found in Ilesa ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. He made the threat in a viral video that has heightened concerns over escalating political violence in the state. Mr Fadahunsi spoke in Yoruba while addressing supporters during a protest at the palace of the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland over what he described as incessant killings of the APC members in Ijesaland. In the video circulating online, the senator, who was accompanied by other All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders accused Accord Party members of killing…

Guardian writers’ predicted position: 9th (NB: this is not necessarily John Brewin’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last season’s position: 8thProspectsLast season’s final day in May featured Brighton fans and players united in celebrating qualification for the Europa Conference League despite losing 3-0 to Manchester United. Considering West Ham and Crystal Palace have won the competition since its inception, lifting that trophy becomes a target to aim for.How realistic is that? Beyond the Thursday-Sunday schedule playing in the Conference League demands, it has been a summer of change within the ranks. James Milner did not celebrate as Europe…

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele is set to return to cinemas in December with her latest feature film, The Four: No One Fights Alone. The film is scheduled for a cinema release on 11 December, with FilmOne Entertainment handling its theatrical distribution. It is produced by Funke Akindele Network (FAAN TV). Akindele, who wrote, directed and produced the film, unveiled its cast on Monday, with the project featuring Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), Bisola Aiyeola, Chioma Akpotha, Waje, Timini Egbuson, Lateef Adedimeji, Ali Nuhu, Uzor Arukwe and Wunmi Toriola, among others. Other members of the ensemble include John Ekanem, Ireoluwa Olaniyan,…

A former worker of the Anglican Diocese of Jos and two security operatives (names withheld) are helping the police over an alleged plot to kidnap the wives of the incumbent and immediate-past bishops, the diocese has revealed in a statement. The diocese announced that security agencies had intervened before the suspects executed the plot. It rejected reports portraying the principal suspect as a serving clergyman under the current Bishop of Jos, Ephraim Gongden. The church said the suspect worked with the diocese but had been dismissed in 2022 by the former bishop and had never been reinstated by Mr Gongden.…

Osun State was created from the old Oyo State in August 1991 by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida. Since then, the state has been ruled by appointed military administrators and elected civilian governors, each leaving a distinct imprint on its political and developmental trajectory. The state’s first administrator was Leo Ajiborisha, a colonel, who oversaw the establishment of some of the institutions required to run the newly created state before handing over to its first elected governor, late Isiaka Adeleke, in January 1992. The return to civilian rule in 1999 ushered in a succession of elected administrations led…

Russia has released former US marine Robert Gilman, who had been jailed since 2022 for attacking a police officer. US President Donald Trump says he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin who agreed to release Gilman because of his poor health.Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Business Day, established in 2001, is a daily business newspaper based in Lagos. It is the only Nigerian newspaper with a bureau in Accra, Ghana. It has both daily and Sunday titles. It circulates in Nigeria and Ghana… Read More… Phone:+234-803-322-5506 |+234-802-601-1296 |+234-813-346-4051

·         Osun needs a leader with a plan to tackle the troubling tasks ahead, writes ·         ABIODUN KOMOLAFE ·           ·         Hope springs eternal, and with elections just days away to determine the next governor of Osun State, we should strive to keep the hope alive. The saber-rattling, threats and counter-threats should stop because everyone in the state is a bonafide stakeholder. Whatever the outcome of the election, it is meant to prepare for the future. ·           ·         For those who care to know, the future is important for, right now, Osun State – to be fair, like a lot of states – is socioeconomically…

For thousands of years, potatoes have been central to life in the Andes. Indigenous Andean communities were the first to domesticate the starch-rich crop, turning it into a dietary staple long before potatoes spread around the world. Now, researchers have found evidence that this ancient reliance on potatoes may also have shaped human evolution. Indigenous people in Peru today carry more copies of a gene involved in starch digestion than any other known population. A new study co-led by researchers at UCLA and the University at Buffalo suggests that natural selection began favoring Indigenous Andeans with especially high numbers of…