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The former government minister is believed to have been attacked on Wednesday, a full day before her body was discovered.By Al Jazeera Staff and ReutersPublished On 11 Jul 202611 Jul 2026A man who was arrested on suspicion of murdering former British government minister Ann Widdecombe has been released and is no longer part of the investigation, police said.This comes as detectives revealed the killing took place a day before Widdecombe’s body was found at her home in rural southwest England on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listDevon and Cornwall Police said a 26-year-old white British national was arrested…

In the face of displacement and hardship, Zenith Bank Plc is restoring hope and dignity to vulnerable women and girls in Benue State through a life-changing intervention that addresses menstrual hygiene and sexual and gender-based violence, writes Omolabake Fasogbon For thousands of women and girls living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Benue State, daily life is defined by uncertainty. Having fled violence and insecurity, many now face the battle of coping with limited access to basic healthcare, menstrual hygiene products and protection from sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). In the midst of these challenges, a compassionate intervention by Zenith…

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb will head the UAP Science Advisory Council established by the White House, the Pentagon, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI, and “the intelligence community.” The Council will provide scientific reports and advice to the UAP Governing Board, in an effort to “resolve the nature of UAP,” or unidentified anomalous phenomena.On paper, Loeb’s qualifications seem strong. And he’s surrounded himself with a team from a variety of backgrounds. The Council includes not only physicists, but a pathologist, a computer scientist, a philosopher, a psychologist, and even the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine.His Harvard…

Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed a 26-year-old man has been arrested as part of a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe.The 78-year-old Reform UK spokeswoman and former Conservative minister was found dead in her Dartmoor home on Thursday morning. The police also said the situation is not being treated as a terrorist incident after consulting with counter-terror policing as part of “initial enquiries”Read more.

A social media personality, Abiodun Ademola, popularly known as DJ Chicken, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday over alleged threats to kill Seyi Tinubu. The 37-year-old, of Tafodi Estate, Royal Park, Lekki, Lagos, faces a three-count charge of threat to life, offensive online publication and conduct likely to breach peace. The prosecution, led by SP Okunuga, Officer-in-Charge, Legal, Command Headquarters, Ikeja, alleged the offences occurred on 5 July at about 9:00 a.m. in Lekki, Lagos. According to the charge, DJ Chicken allegedly posted a video on his Facebook and Instagram accounts, @djchicken, threatening to kill Seyi Tinubu. The…

South African midfielder Jayden Adams, who represented his country at the ongoing World Cup, died Saturday at the age of 25, Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said. “It is with profound shock and a heavy heart that I have learnt of the passing of Jayden Adams,” McKenzie said in a statement. “South African football has lost one of its brightest young talents.” The minister did not disclose a cause of death. Police said they had opened an investigation after the body of a 25-year-old man was found at a house in Schotschekloof, a suburb in central Cape Town, on Saturday morning.…

The fashions and furnishings of Czechoslovakia in the 1980s — the height of the state’s racist program of suppressing the Roma population through coerced sterilization — are painstakingly evoked in Slovakian filmmaker Ivan Ostrochovský’s “Only Beautiful Things to Look At.” But the film’s attractive yet oddly bloodless presentation gives the impression of a period drama set much farther back, as though we’re peering at the prettily mounted arrowheads and artifacts of a long-gone atrocity through museum glass. Alongside the decision to centralize the perspective of a white female doctor, this old-school, soft-focus approach robs an undeniably well-intentioned movie of a…

Some of these taste tests – for instance, the oven chips one from last summer – surprise me with their overall quality and minimal processing. But others, such as today’s party cakes, sit firmly in the ultra-processed category, and often make contradictory claims, “handmade” and “carefully selected high-quality ingredients” being just two.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.I want my children to enjoy treats without food anxiety, but we also owe it both to ourselves and to them to know what we’re actually eating. Unusually, the price of…

Ann Widdecombe may have been dead at her home for 24 hours before her body was discovered, police believe.In an update on Saturday afternoon, officers said they were working on the assumption that the 78-year-old former politician was attacked at about 12.30pm on Wednesday.The ambulance service found Widdecombe’s body at her bungalow in Haytor, Devon, at 11.40am on Thursday.Ann Widdecombe speaks during a rally of the Brexit party in Peterborough in 2019. Photograph: Simon Dawson/ReutersA 26-year-old man arrested in Newton Abbott on Friday in connection with the investigation was released without charge early on Saturday and is no longer part…

• Project to be formally illuminated July 11 The Ogunbanjo Family, with the support of the Chris Ogunbanjo Foundation, has completed the first phase of the Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo ÌMỌ́LẸ̀ Project, a landmark community development initiative aimed at improving public safety, promoting renewable energy and equipping residents with technical skills in Erunwon, Ijebu-Ode.The project, conceived as a living tribute to the late Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo, combines sustainable infrastructure with community empowerment, reflecting his values of integrity, leadership, service and commitment to community development. As part of the first phase, according to a statement by the Chris Ogunbanjo Foundation Media Office,…