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Lambie furious over ‘disgusting’ One Nation video calling Hastie a ‘traitor’Jacqui Lambie, an independent senator and defence veteran, has blasted Pauline Hanson and One Nation’s cartoon video calling Andrew Hastie a traitor after he gave evidence against Ben Roberts-Smith in his failed defamation trial.Lambie doesn’t mince her words. Like Hastie, Lambie says the video is an attack on all veterans and says Hanson is showing her “true colours”.She tells RN Breakfast the cartoon should be removed immediately: double quotation markWhat she’s doing in those cartoons is absolutely disgusting. They are full of bloody violence. I mean, how people can watch…

UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have triggered a series of Israeli counter-measures against UK nationals and organisations.The sanctions came after Israel opened up tenders for the construction of settlement homes in the strategically important so-called E1 area east of Jerusalem, plans that have drawn widespread international condemnation.The development would in effect divide the West Bank in two, and isolate East Jerusalem.The BBC’s Middle East Correspondent Lucy Williamson has been to the Palestinian community of Khan al Ahmar in the E1 area, and also to the neighbouring Israeli settlement of Maale Admumim.

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has distributed free electricity meters to selected government schools in Rivers State and sensitised students on electrical safety as part of its 2026 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. The initiative, which was carried out at Government Model Secondary School, GRA, Port Harcourt, is aimed at improving the learning environment while reducing incidents of electric shock and other hazards associated with unsafe electricity use. Speaking with journalists after the exercise on Tuesday, PHED Head of Communications, Mrs Olubukola Olawale, said the programme demonstrated the company’s commitment to giving back…

Matt Mullenweg, the founder and CEO of Automattic, best known as the parent company of WordPress.com, has been put on a leave of absence by his board against his will, according to a Slack message seen by TechCrunch. Earlier Wednesday, Mullenweg posted in a Slack channel visible to all employees that the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Mark Davies, had “conspired” with other board members Ann Dunwoody, Toni Schneider, and Sue Decker to vote to put Mullenweg on a paid leave of absence. The message read: And the biggest news: I won’t be able to make the [meeting] tomorrow. @Mark Davies…

John Healey has been urged to fix the £100,000 childcare “cliff edge”, that means some higher-paid employees cut back on work to avoid losing their entitlement.Since the latest expansion of taxpayer-funded childcare in 2024, families with young children in which both parents earn less than £100,000 a year can be entitled to 30 hours a week of care – or none at all, if one of them cross that threshold.In a report, researchers from the Centre for Tax Reform (CenTax) said that, by the end of this parliament in 2030, the average parent crossing this “cliff edge”, will have to…

Drinking very hot tea and coffee triples the risk of developing cancer of the gullet, the world’s largest study of the link between them has found.The findings show that people should let very hot cups of tea and coffee cool down until they are comfortable to drink, in order to reduce their risk of the disease, cancer experts said.The temperature of the drink and the number of very hot drinks someone consumes increase the chances of getting oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the research found. However, hot drinks do not heighten the risk of getting adenocarcinoma (AC), the other form…

For the Premier League’s biggest clubs, this competition is usually an opportunity to blood youngsters and give fringe players valuable minutes.However, only 35-year-old Danny Welbeck, who scored twice, emerged from the starters with a compelling case for more regular involvement.Even Valentin Barco, despite scoring Chelsea’s fifth goal, was partly at fault for Leeds’ second and was among several players who repeatedly surrendered possession during a difficult first half.Young attackers Estevao Willian and Jamie Gittens suffered the disappointment of being substituted at half-time, while £40m signing Geovany Quenda, who joined from Sporting, did not add to his solitary substitute appearance for…

Miley Cyrus‘ upcoming pair of Hollywood Bowl shows has some of the most sought after tickets in live music landscape, as the pop superstar has drawn 1.5 million people to her pre-sale queues, show organizers said Wednesday. For reference, the historic Hollywood venue seats about 18,000 people, reflecting an overwhelming number of people looking to score tickets for Cyrus’ shows. It’s an impressive feat, though not necessarily surprising given that Cyrus hasn’t played a proper concert tour in over a decade, with the exception of a brief 11-date festival tour in 2021 and 2022. Cyrus is playing two shows in…

Nume Ekeghe The Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Moniepoint, Tosin Eniolorunda, has been appointed honorary chair of the inaugural cohort of the Askya AI Growth Platform, a pan-African programme that will invest up to $2 million in 10 African Artificial Intelligence (AI) startups. The programme, launched by Askya Investment Partners, will provide selected startups with up to $200,000 each to support their growth, with the investment coming without equity dilution for participating founders. Beyond funding, the platform is designed to help the startups achieve product-market fit, strengthen their businesses and gain access to customers and markets needed to…

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — The Director-General of the Gombe State Joint Projects Development and Essential Social Services Agency, JPDA, Dr Mahmood Yusuf, has highlighted the agency’s projects across the state in his three years in office, describing the period as one of institutional growth, leadership experience and grassroots development. Yusuf, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Building, FNIOB, also expressed appreciation to Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya for the opportunity to serve in the position. The agency, formerly known as the Gombe State Joint Projects Development Agency, has expanded its mandate to include essential social services and developmental…