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The latest medals table for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Nigerian-American author Tomi Adeyemi has publicly distanced herself from Paramount Pictures’ upcoming adaptation of her bestselling novel, Children of Blood and Bone, alleging she was repeatedly antagonised behind the scenes during production. The comments come months before the film’s worldwide release and despite growing anticipation surrounding the adaptation, which features an ensemble cast including Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Regina King, Damson Idris, Thuso Mbedu, Richard Mofe-Damijo and Nigerian music star Ayra Starr. Adeyemi, who wrote the bestselling novel and co-wrote the screenplay for the adaptation, described the project as “the worst thing I have ever had to live…

BY Adeola Akinremi It is, on its face, a complaint about concrete and cost overruns. It is, underneath, an invitation to interrogate power. When a sitting president stands in front of traditional rulers, men whose authority predates the republic itself, and essentially says watch your governors, ask them where the money went, he is doing something Nigerian democracy has starved for: inviting scrutiny downward, past the federal capital, into the state houses where financial strengthening of the governors’ grip on the states require citizens audits, thereby placing citizens above politics.   In the oval office on Thursday, while receiving traditional…

By noon it is time for a break. The temperature is about 35C, the smell of ash, cinders and burnt wood hang acrid in the air. At tables laid out in the shrinking shade on the desiccated grass and sand outside the sports centre in Le Porge, 200 men and a handful of women have gathered. Firefighters, soldiers, police, gendarmes, officials, first aid teams, foresters and volunteers sit elbow to elbow, plates of sausages, steak and potatoes in front of them.The village was evacuated just over 14 hours after the “megafire” – as it has become known in France –…

President Tinubu and Nigerian Governors. Tinubu should not treat this as a one-off outburst of frustration. He should institutionalise it. He should do more in town halls with language a trader in Bodija and Agege market can understand. It should not be limited to an election period. Transparency offered once, in a moment of pique, is theatre. Transparency offered as policy is accountability. It is, on its face, a complaint about concrete and cost overruns. It is, underneath, an invitation to interrogate power. When a sitting president stands in front of traditional rulers, men whose authority predates the republic itself, and…

Close-up of Databricks company logo on building facade, Rincon Hill, San Francisco, June 7, 2024.Smith Collection/ gado | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesClear Street, the prime brokerage startup that recently shelved plans for its own IPO, is now aiming to give investors access to some of Silicon Valley’s hottest private companies before they go public.The firm is close to announcing a new platform designed to let accredited investors buy interests in late-stage private companies, starting with AI software titan Databricks, valued this month at $188 billion, CNBC is first to report.”The goal is to remove friction and give more people…

Rivian spinoff Also will finally start delivering its first e-bikes to customers next week, after months of delays related to unspecified supply chain issues. The company told TechCrunch on Friday that the Launch Edition of its TM-B e-bike, which retails for $4,500, has started shipping from its manufacturer to its warehouse in the U.S. Also said it expects to deliver all Launch Edition bikes between next week and September. Also began as a skunkworks project inside Rivian in 2022, after CEO RJ Scaringe started looking into making an e-bike to complement his portfolio of electric vehicles for the outdoorsy set.…

In the first round, Craig secured 47% of the vote, compared with Astley’s 21%.This meant the ballot papers from voters who did not select either of them as their first choice were brought back into play.They were checked to see if the second-preference votes were for either the Labour or Reform candidate.They were then added to the first-preference votes.Craig expanded her already significant lead.More than two million people across Greater Manchester’s 10 boroughs were eligible to vote in the contest but turnout was just under 25%.Analysis of the votes showed that Craig came top of the poll in the first…

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 31 July 2026 A high-speed camera and underwater microphones help scientists to investigate a puzzle about bubbles.

Infantino became Fifa president in 2016 when he beat AFC president Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa by 115 votes to 88. Fifa’s next president will be confirmed at the organisation’s 77th Congress in Morocco next March. Candidates have until 18 November to put their names forward.Prior to this week, it had been anticipated Infantino would be re-elected unopposed. Associations around the world, including some in Europe, had already confirmed their intention to vote for him.It remains to be seen if the events of this week will result in a mass withdrawal of their support.In his statement, Infantino reiterated his plan was designed…