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It is not hard to see why ministers are considering converting parts of the women’s prison estate for use by men. While Andy Burnham’s decision to narrow the early-release scheme was born of political necessity, it has made an already acute capacity problem worse. Excluding manslaughter and further sexual offences cut projected early releases from 6,000 to 4,500. The family of PC Andrew Harper, who was killed on duty in 2019, welcomed the assurance that his killers would not be released early. But the change left overcrowded English and Welsh jails with even less room.The government is trying to innovate.…

The United Kingdom has increased its support for the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing its total commitment to £78.7 million, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Africa CDC announced the development in a statement on its website, following a meeting in Addis Ababa between its Director-General, Jean Kaseya, and UK Minister for International Development, Kirsty McNeill. The discussions focused on the Ebola response, regional coordination and the need for sustained support to affected countries. According to Ms McNeill, the government had earlier allocated £26.9 million for the immediate…

Nature, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02809-6Seismic data pinpoint the collapse of an underwater volcano, and reveal how the eruption triggered a destructive tsunami.

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Paul Walker‘s brother does not want to be involved in bringing back the late actor’s character, Brian O’Conner, for Universal’s next “Fast and Furious” movie. He knows AI could be used to do it, but he doesn’t think it should be done.  “AI was not a thing back in 2014, so they could do that,” Cody Walker told Entertainment Weekly. “There’s years of footage that was never used from these other ‘Fast’ films. They’re the best in the business, they can figure that out.” Even if the “Fast and Furious” team doesn’t use AI, Cody Walker is “not interested” in…

Hit 95.9 FM, Calabar, has hailed FirstBank of Nigeria Limited for renewing its sponsorship of the Calabar Entertainment Conference & Festival (CECF), describing the bank’s decision to return as Official Banking Partner for a second consecutive year as a major vote of confidence in the festival and the growing economic importance of Nigeria’s creative industry. The renewal comes as CECF enters its 10th edition, strengthening the festival’s position as one of Nigeria’s foremost platforms for investment, entrepreneurship, innovation and policy dialogue within the creative and entertainment ecosystem.  The organisers said FirstBank’s continued backing reflects a shared commitment to using the…

Kasim Sumaina in Abuja  The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has held a bilateral meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Dr. Sameh El-Hefny, Minister of Civil Aviation of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the sidelines of the ongoing El-Alamein International Airshow (EIAS 2026) in Egypt. Discussions at the meeting, Keyamo said was centred on enhancing air connectivity between Nigeria and Egypt to deepen cooperation between the two countries’ civil aviation authorities, strengthening technical and professional capacity development. He added that the meeting will also create greater opportunities for collaboration among airlines, airports, regulators and other aviation…

A US appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to impose sweeping restrictions on mail-in voting before November’s midterm elections, dealing a fresh blow to the president’s attempted crackdown.The Boston-based first US circuit court of appeals declined to ⁠put on hold an ⁠injunction issued by a ​lower court judge last week, preventing the US Postal Service from tightening rules around postal voting.It comes as the US supreme court also blocked Trump’s efforts to introduce new requirements around the practice, which the US president has frequently criticized despite using it himself.More details soon …

Obiora Okonkwo, the executive chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, on Thursday, dismissed allegations that domestic operators failed to remit the five percent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), insisting instead that Nigerian airlines had maintained full compliance with the regulatory agency before recent labour disputes. Speaking at the 30th annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) in Lagos, with theme: ‘Towards a Sustainable Aviation Industry: Balancing government revenue demands with sector growth,’ Okonkwo said that prior to February this year, all airlines were meeting their financial obligations to the government without…

For decades physicists have been puzzling over the enigma of dark matter. We think it makes up 85% of the matter in the universe, but the mysterious substance cannot be seen or detected, and we know about it mainly through observations of the gravitational effects it has on other things. But now scientists believe they may be a step closer to detecting it. Science editor Ian Sample explains to Madeleine Finlay why, if confirmed, the finding could completely transform our understanding of the universe. And Dr Samuel Eriksen, senior research associate at the University of Bristol, and first author of…