Starmer's cost-of-living adviser calls for fuel duty cut extension
Lord Walker suggests the government should keep the 5p cut in place due to increased costs caused by war in the Middle East.
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Lord Walker suggests the government should keep the 5p cut in place due to increased costs caused by war in the Middle East.
South Carolina, fueled by its 2025 loss to UConn in the national title game, ended the Huskies undefeated season with a 62-48 win in the national semifinals on Friday.
Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin made his major league debut and hit an RBI double as Pittsburgh beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in its home opener at PNC Park.

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged Tehran to consider diplomatic engagement with the United States as a pathway to ending the current conflict, proposing concessions on its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief. In an article published in Foreign Affairs, Zarif argued that while Iran may currently appear to hold a […] Ex-Iranian diplomat Zarif calls for US deal to end ongoing conflict
‘Project Walleye’ lenders would be first to fund both construction and power
Good Friday in Jerusalem’s Old City saw only a handful of worshippers on the Via Dolorosa.
The Jaguars signed defensive end Travon Walker to a four-year, $110 million contract extension, his agency announced Friday.
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Friday announced her intention to appoint Zeine Zeidane as director of the African Department (AFR). Zeidane will succeed Abebe Aemro Selassie, who will retire from the Fund on May 1, 2026. “I have informed the Executive Board of my intention to appoint Zeine Zeidane […] read more IMF’s MD appoints Zeine Zeidane as director of African department

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Barr. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigerians as she formally stepped down from her position. Onyejeocha made this known in a message shared on her social media handle on Friday, describing the end of her tenure as the closing of […] Onyejeocha resigns as Minister of State for Labour

The Oyo State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, of making mockery of the Yoruba traditional institution. The party made the accusation while reacting to the elevation of three high chiefs to the position of Oba in Ibadanland. DAILY POST reports that the State government had on […] Mockery of traditional institution – APC blasts Makinde for crowning high chiefs as Obas
Côte d’Ivoire is fast-tracking fund domiciliation reforms to become the West African Economic and Monetary Union’s (WAEMU) private capital hub. Policymakers and investors at an Abidjan roundtable have urged pension fund mobilisation and Ohada alignment to unlock billions in domestic flows, according to AMF-Umoa’s Mahamadi Balima. The push came at a high-level roundtable held at […] read more Côte d’Ivoire fast-tracks reforms to become WAEMU private capital hub
Barry Mackleston is attempting to get from John O Groats to Land's End using just his bus pass.