insert_link Local Investigation progressing, repairs to follow on the N1 footbridge – Agbodza The Ministry of Roads and Highways has confirmed progress in the investigation of the footbridge damaged between Feista Royal and Nogahill Hotel on the N1 highway.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link Local Drought spreads beyond Kenya’s arid north, plunging herders into crisis The dozens of cow and goat carcasses scattered around Maria Katanga's family compound testify to the grinding impact of an ongoing drought on Kenya's pastoralist communities who rely on livestock for survival.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
International ‘China is watching’: Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory in Japan could threaten stability However you cut it, this is a one-woman story.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link International Apple Daily Sentences Show a New Era of Media Peril in Hong Kong Two editors and an opinion writer from Jimmy Lai’s now-shuttered newspaper were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, a significant escalation in media prosecution in the once freewheeling city.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
International Authorities seek to remove from social media image of foetus being circulated by Australian anti-abortion activists Photograph, first published by anti-abortion campaigner Joanna Howe, purportedly taken at Townsville hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA distressing picture of a foetus being called “baby Samuel” is now being used by a broad range of anti-abortion activists.Authorities are trying to have the image removed from social media, while the Townsville Hospital and Health Service (THHS) is […] todayFebruary 9, 2026
International Japanese shares hit record high as Sanae Takaichi wins landslide election victory Prime minister’s Liberal Democratic party to be pressed on promised tax cuts and fiscal stimulus plansBusiness live – latest updatesJapan’s stock market has hit a record high after Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic party (LDP) secured a comprehensive victory in Sunday’s election.The LDP won 316 of the 465 seats in the country’s lower house – the first time a single party has secured two-thirds of the lower house since the establishment […] todayFebruary 9, 2026
International UK expands Hong Kong visa scheme in wake of Jimmy Lai’s prison sentence Exclusive: Home Office ruling means thousands more Hongkongers will be eligible to come to the UK over next five yearsMinisters have opened up visas to thousands more people from Hong Kong in the wake of the 20-year prison sentence handed down to the pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai.Adult children of British National (Overseas) status-holders who were under 18 at the time of Hong Kong’s 1997 handover to China will be eligible […] todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link International BBC reports from outside court after Jimmy Lai sentencing The pro-democracy media tycoon was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Hong Kong High Court.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link International Assefa targets London repeat & Sawe eyes course record Reigning champions Tigst Assefa and Sebastian Sawe will target record-breaking London Marathon victories in April.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6
