insert_link Local Kennedy Agyapong to address NPP delegates in “KEN SPEAKS” engagement NPP flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Agyapong is set to address party delegates in an interactive session dubbed “KEN SPEAKS” on Thursday evening, ahead of the New Patriotic Party’s presidential primary scheduled for Sunday, 31 January.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 29, 2026 1
insert_link Local Money, “Godfathers,” stereotypes exclude women and youth from elections – GENCED Ghana’s electoral system has long been praised for its stability and regularity. Yet new research suggests that beneath the surface of competitive elections lies a political economy that systematically restricts access to power, particularly for women, youth and first-time aspirants.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 29, 2026 1
insert_link Local Dormaahene honours UENR valedictorian with car and cash The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr Agyemang Badu II, has fulfilled a pledge made in 2025 by rewarding the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) valedictorian, Ms Jennifer Addae, with a brand-new Toyota Levin Hybrid and a cash prize of GH¢5,000.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 29, 2026 1
International Father detained by ICE with five-year-old tells US congressman his son has been ‘depressed’ Representative Joaquin Castro visited Adrian Conejo Arias and his son Liam at an ICE detention facility in Dilley, TexasJoaquin Castro, a Texas Democratic congressman, has visited the five-year-old boy and his father who were detained last week by federal immigration agents in Minnesota and transferred to a detention facility in Texas, providing an update about the child’s health and wellbeing.In a social media post on Wednesday, Castro said he visited […] todayJanuary 29, 2026 1
International Senate Democrats considering deal to head off partial government shutdown A vote for short-term DHS funding bill would give the party time to negotiate reforms on immigration operations Senate Democrats are considering a deal that would head off a partial government shutdown and give the party time to negotiate new restrictions on immigration operations in response to the killings of US citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis.The talks, confirmed to the Guardian by a Senate aide, come after […] todayJanuary 29, 2026 1
International ‘Feels like a losing battle’: the fight against flooding in Somerset Emergency pumps are deployed in attempt to stop water inundating homes around River Parrett‘Like a sea out there’: flooded Somerset residents wonder how water can be managedSince medieval monks started draining and managing the Somerset Levels, humans have struggled to live and work alongside water.“At the moment it feels like a losing battle,” said Mike Stanton, the chair of the Somerset Rivers Authority. “Intense rainfall is hitting us more often […] todayJanuary 29, 2026 2
insert_link International Polar bears on Norwegian islands fatter and healthier despite ice loss, scientists say Scientists think that Svalbard bears have adapted to recent ice loss by eating more land-based prey.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayJanuary 29, 2026 2
insert_link International France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex The proposed bill would enshrine in law the end of so-called "conjugal rights" – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayJanuary 29, 2026 1
insert_link International ‘I can breathe again’ says Israeli hostage held for nearly 500 days in Gaza In his first international interview, Sasha Troufanov tells the BBC how he thought he would die in captivity after he was taken hostage on 7 October 2023. Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayJanuary 29, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6
