insert_link Local GNFS saves 11 bedrooms, GH¢11k in Akwakrom fire outbreak The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a domestic fire at Akwakrom in the Central Region, preventing major damage to a twelve-bedroom residential building.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
insert_link Local What is the Nipah virus and why the WHO considers it a global epidemic threat Health authorities have renewed attention on the Nipah virus, a rare but deadly infectious disease that causes periodic outbreaks in parts of Asia, amid concerns about its high fatality rate and the absence of approved treatments or vaccines.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
insert_link Local Social media betting ads fuel gambling problem among Ghanaian university students; UniMAC study finds A study presented at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) has revealed that financial incentives and emotional appeals embedded in social media betting advertisements are significantly driving problem gambling among Ghanaian university students. The research, led by Rev. Yaw Odame Gyau, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Languages, Institute of Languages, examined how […]Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
insert_link Local Ghana Armed Forces investigates alleged assault on journalist in North East Region The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced it is investigating an alleged assault on a journalist by military personnel in the North East Region, an area grappling with escalating security threats. On Monday, January 26, 2026, soldiers in Walewale, a town in Ghana’s North East Region, reportedly assaulted and detained Solomon Kwame Kanaluwe, a journalist with the Media General Group, over where he had parked his motorbike.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
insert_link International After Russian Strike Kills Five, Train Sheds Burned Cars and Carries On One Ukrainian passenger, who escaped injury after stepping out of a carriage for a cigarette, recalled carrying a bloodied woman away from the burning train.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayJanuary 28, 2026
International Three young brothers drown after falling through ice on 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
International Winter storm kills eight in Tennessee as forecasters warn of new system At least 25 weather-related deaths were reported in the US as power outages linger and another storm loomsTennessee officials have reported eight weather-related deaths across the state after a powerful winter storm swept across much of the US in recent days, as forecasters are now monitoring another potentially significant winter storm that could impact parts of the east coast this weekend.The Tennessee health departmen confirmed on Tuesday that there were […] todayJanuary 28, 2026
International ‘Like a sea out there’: flooded Somerset residents wonder how water can be managed People in south-west mop up after Storm Chandra and prepare for next bout of rain, with major incident declaredIn the early hours, the Wade family’s boxer puppy began barking. Thinking it needed to be let out, they traipsed downstairs and opened the back door – to be greeted not by their neat garden but an expanse of water.“It was like a sea out there,” said James Wade. Over the coming […] todayJanuary 28, 2026
International The Original Factory Shop calls in administrators, putting 1,200 jobs at risk Crisis on UK high street deepens as private equity owners of homeware chain with 137 stores pins collapse on ‘extremely challenging’ climateHow has your local high street changed since 2019? Check your postcodeStudy: ‘Labour risks election wipeout unless it improves high streets’The Original Factory Shop homeware chain has called in administrators, putting 1,200 jobs at risk, putting the decision partly down to higher costs from government policies.Administrators from Interpath have […] todayJanuary 28, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6