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Ghosts Australia10.30pm, BBC ThreeBuy a mouldy flat with a toilet in the kitchen or move into the rundown mansion of a dead great-uncle? It’s a no-brainer for couple Kate and Sean in this Oz version of the hit British sitcom. But as fans of the original show already know, their home is riddled with ghosts, which only Kate can see after a near-death experience. A new batch of ghost characters add a fresh spin on a firm comedy favourite. Hollie RichardsonAlan Carr’s Picture Slam6.40pm, BBC OneThe new series of the picture quiz where contestants have to identify a range of…

The Tuggar Campaign Organisation has debunked reports indicating that supporters of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, have accepted the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Bauchi State and pledged allegiance to the candidate, Muhammad Abubakar. The organisation insisted that no valid primary election was conducted by the APC in the state. The reports said a group of supporters had, at a press conference, declared support for Mr Abubakar, a former governor of the state, who won the APC primary election in May ahead of the 2027 election. However, Mr Tuggar, in a statement…

NewsFeedOne month after Venezuela’s earthquakes, families are still searching collapsed buildings for missing loved ones. Memorial services honour the more than 5,500 dead, but thousands more are missing and survivors say recovery efforts and international support remain urgently needed.Published On 25 Jul 202625 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

US lawmakers want to give the government the ability to quickly order the turning off of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that may threaten the public.Congressman Ted Lieu, a Democrat, and Congressman Nathaniel Moran, a Republican, on Thursday introduced a bill named the AI Kill Switch Act.They did so in light of OpenAI’s recent admission that its AI models went out of control in an “unprecedented” way and hacked into a major repository of computer coding information.Lieu said “it is imperative” that AI systems have a kill switch “and that the federal government has the clear authority and process to shut…

Cost: Downing Street says no additional cost to taxpayers, fundedBurnham ended his first week as PM by working out of the new No 10 North, external, based at Heron House in Manchester’s city centre, which he claimed will be the “situation room for making Britain better”.He’s expected to work from there each week, with other ministers including Education Secretary Lucy Powell and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Louise Haigh, who is overseeing the department as part of her role, also working there on a regular basis. Up to 300 civil servants are expected to join the operation by the…

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 24 July 2026 Switching off one copy of a gene also enabled one of the children to walk independently for the first time.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has come and gone.  My first take-away is the painful fact that Nigeria was absent. The pain lingers.  That the Super Eagles were not a part of an event that gripped the attention of the whole world for a period of 6 weeks was a nightmare Nigerians must wake up from. The administration that failed the country must not return to power under any circumstance. Coaches are sacked, Players are dropped and Administrators voluntarily ‘retire’ or are shown the way out! Under no circumstances must the people that failed the country remain and sustain their…

President Donald Trump attended his first-ever White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, with this year’s rescheduled gala held Friday evening in Washington, D.C., and delivered some pointed remarks to the assembled journalists in a rambling speech that stretched on for just over an hour — and during which he insulted several journalists, politicians and celebs that he’s sparred with. “I am delighted to be here at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Amazing people, a lot of people that I like,” Trump said. “Some I don’t like at all, but I respect most of them.” At first, Trump seemed unsure of the…

•Says Obasanjo/Atiku administration laid foundation for current sustainable pension scheme  The presidential flag bearer of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has waved off the recent insinuation and innuendo by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in respect of Federal Government Pension backlog, as unnecessary ghosting and futile political shadow chasing by an inept APC-led administration. Read Also: MAN, NACCIMA, NECA, NASME, NASSI reject 3% pension hike The Atiku Media Office in a response on Friday described as untenable frivolity the disguised brickbat by the President to visiting Northeast political stakeholders led by Governor Babagana Zulum,…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday urged Nigerian medical doctors and other healthcare professionals in the diaspora to return home and lend their expertise to the ongoing transformation of the nation’s healthcare sector under the Renewed Hope Agenda. President Tinubu stated this when he received a delegation of Nigerian Diaspora Medical Associations Worldwide led by the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, as part of the 2026 National Diaspora Day Celebration at the State House, Abuja. R-L Chike Nweke, Publisher of Life and Times Magazine, Minister of State for Health, Dr Isiaq Adekunle Salako, Chairperson…