insert_link Local Ghana’s construction inflation falls to 4.4% in December as cost pressures ease Ghana’s building construction inflation continued its downward trajectory in December 2025, slowing to 4.4 per cent from 5.9 per cent recorded in November, new figures from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) have shown.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
insert_link Local Why the NDC Must Rethink Its Internal Elections Structure Every serious conversation about reforming Ghana’s democracy begins at the wrong place. We debate constitutional amendments, judicial independence, and parliamentary efficiency, yet consistently avoid the point at which democracy is first broken. The truth is simple and uncomfortable. Democratic institutions are only as credible as the political parties that produce their leaders. When internal party […]Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
insert_link Local GJA warns of escalating threats to journalists covering Bawku conflict, urges urgent police action The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has raised alarm over mounting intimidation and threats targeting media personnel reporting on the protracted Bawku conflict, cautioning that such actions jeopardise press freedom, public safety, and national security.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
International Landslide in Sicily causes homes to fall off cliff edge Heavy rain has tiggered a landslide in southern Sicily causing the edge of a town to collapse and forcing the evacuation of more than 1,500 people. Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026 1
International Three young brothers die after falling through icy pond in Texas Mother of the boys – aged six, eight and nine – said she frantically tried to save her sons from the freezing waterThree brothers ages six, eight and nine have died after falling through ice on a private pond near Bonham, Texas.The boys’ mother said she ran into the freezing lake and frantically tried to pull her sons from the water, but the ice kept breaking beneath them. The accident […] todayJanuary 28, 2026 1
International Lawmakers condemn ‘disgusting’ attack on Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall Hakeem Jeffries rebukes Donald Trump for suggesting the Minnesota congresswoman staged what happenedUS politics live – latest updatesLawmakers from both parties have come out to condemn the attack on Ilhan Omar after the Minnesota congresswoman was sprayed with an unknown substance during her town hall Tuesday night in Minneapolis.In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, responded to comments from Donald Trump who quipped that […] todayJanuary 28, 2026 1
International Labour movement ‘on the line’ because of Starmer’s mistakes, says union boss – UK politics live Starmer’s ‘control freakery’ could end up leading Nigel Farage into No 10, Unison boss Andrea Egan saysBadenoch is now taking questions.Asked if she agreed with Reform UK that Britain is broken, Badneoch said she believed that it can be fixed.I was not elected to reheat the party with 1990s policies, and I was not elected to dismantle the party so that Nigel Farage can finally have a go.I was elected […] todayJanuary 28, 2026 1
International YouTube criticised after pulling out of UK TV audience measurement Owner Google moves to block Barb data access months after allowing 200 channels to be monitoredYouTube has been criticised by the TV and advertising industry after suspending its participation in a key measurement system that compares viewership on the social media site with other streamers such as Netflix and TV broadcasters.YouTube’s owner, Google, has sent “cease and desist” letters to Barb, which publishes audience figures that are used as the […] todayJanuary 28, 2026 1
insert_link International Why China views the UK visit as part of something bigger Sir Keir Starmer is one of a number of world leaders heading to BeijingSource: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6
