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A wellness break doesn’t always have to mean checking into a fancy spa hotel. There are countless more affordable ways of stepping off the treadmill and taking a moment to recharge the batteries. We’d love to hear about your favourite wellness experiences in the UK and Europe, whether it’s a beach sauna followed by a bracing dip in the sea, a mindful walk or meditation in a forest, or a memorable visit to a hammam or traditional thermal baths.The best tip of the week, chosen by Tom Hall of Lonely Planet wins a £200 voucher to stay at a Coolstays…

Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has warned police officers against taking sides in the 2027 general elections, saying personnel who collude with political actors or abuse their powers will be investigated and punished. Mr Disu gave the warning on Monday in Owerri, Imo State, while addressing senior police officers at the opening of the sixth Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers (CARSPO 2026). The conference, declared open on behalf of President Bola Tinubu by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, focuses on developing a roadmap for effective security management during the 2027 general elections. George…

Kairos Power has picked engineering firm Samsung C&T to help build its 50 megawatt demonstration reactor for Google, which the nuclear startup is aiming to have completed by 2030. As part of the deal, Samsung C&T will make an equity investment in Kairos and provide “in-kind” engineering services, the combination of which is worth up to $100 million, Kairos Power said Monday. The equity investment will make up $70 million of the total, a Kairos spokesperson told TechCrunch. Samsung C&T has built or helped build about a dozen nuclear reactors around the globe. Kairos is part of a wave of…

Twenty-five or so Reform members of the Senedd were lined up against a wall. Almost as if they were in a police identification parade. Reform’s need to find a new leader in Wales is becoming habit-forming.First, Nathan Gill was banged up for 10 and a half years on eight counts of taking £40K in bribes to make statements in support of Russia. Easily done. Who among us hasn’t been tempted by the Kremlin? And then last week, Dan Thomas chose to stand down after being arrested on suspicion of assault and coercive behaviour, leaving the Welsh leadership spot open once…

The Plateau State Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Barkin Ladi, Bokkos and Mangu local government areas following a series of deadly attacks reported across the areas. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Joyce Ramnap, announced the restriction in a statement on Monday, saying movement in the three LGAs would be restricted from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. with immediate effect until further notice. Mrs Ramnap said the measure was aimed at maintaining public order and enabling security agencies to stabilise the affected areas, protect lives and prevent further breakdown of law and order. She said security operatives had…

African cultural and lifestyle fashion brand, The Republic, has marked its first anniversary, celebrating a year of creativity, resilience and commitment to promoting African heritage, culture and values through apparel. Launched on September 21, 2025, by its founder, Collins Osagie Omokaro, The Republic was established on the belief that Africa’s culture, craftsmanship and creative expression deserve to be continually explored, celebrated and presented to the world. Over the past year, the brand has drawn inspiration from fabrics, traditions, symbols and design influences from across the continent, translating them into contemporary pieces with a strong sense of African identity. Speaking on…

BepiColombo has been on a bit of an Odyssey. The space probe—named after an acclaimed Italian scientist who developed the “gravity assist” trick that enables interplanetary journeys today—was originally scheduled to arrive at Mercury last year. However, after a malfunction with the propulsion, the probe was forced to change course so it could reach Mercury at reduced power. As a result, the arrival date was pushed back by nearly a year, and now after eight years in space, BepiColombo is beginning its descent to low orbit around Mercury.On September 3, ground control confirmed that the propulsion module had successfully separated…

By Adegboyega Adeleye Minister of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared he will never support Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma for President of the Senate in 2027, accusing the governor of using his position to advance his personal political ambitions. Wike made the declaration on TVC News’ Journalists’ Hangout on Monday, amid the escalating dispute between him and APC governors over his Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 elections. The FCT minister, who said some politicians who had lost out in the APC’s nomination process had found alternative platforms to contest the 2027 elections, said Uzodinma knew that…

A wave of epigenetic therapies is offering hope as ways to cure chronic hepatitis B — a lingering liver infection that is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and affects more than 250 million people around the world. Currently available drugs often fail to eradicate the virus from the body.Gene-editing therapies — which make cuts to the DNA strands — have been explored but for hepatitis B, they can increase cancer risks. Researchers are turning instead to epigenetic editing, which modifies markers attached to the DNA to alter how genes are turned on and off. Scientists working at the…

The African Public Relations Association (APRA) has been honoured with the Africa PR Legacy Award in recognition of its enduring contribution to the growth, development and advancement of public relations across the African continent. The award was presented to APRA at the 2026 ASCOM Communication Summit and Awards, held on 17 September at CRRAE UMOA in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. APRA is the first organisation to receive the Africa PR Legacy Award. APRA’s nomination was submitted by a Paris-based communications company specialising in African communication systems and landscapes. Following consideration of nominations in the category, the jury recognised APRA’s 50-year legacy…