Gabriel Martinelli scored just 36 seconds after coming on as a substitute to fire Arsenal to an impressive 2-0 win over Athletic Club in their Champions League opener in Bilbao. Martinelli had just been introduced as a replacement for Eberechi Eze when he raced on to fellow sub Leandro Trossard’s ball over the top. The Brazilian took one touch with his head, and then two further touches at speed, before firing under the body of goalkeeper Unai Simón with 18 minutes remaining. Then with three minutes to go, Martinelli turned provider when he pulled the ball back for Trossard whose…
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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja expounded on his Let’s Make Nairobi Work slogan, outlining what has been achieved over the past three years and what lies in the pipeline. Speaking during an interview on Inooro FM, the Governor expressed confidence in his administration’s delivery and projected further gains as ongoing projects near completion. The Governor highlighted reforms aimed at supporting entrepreneurs. Previously, business owners had to acquire multiple licences to operate. “Now we have the Unified Business Permit just one licence with all services. You don’t need to come to City Hall. Just go online on NairobiPay and get it. It…
The world’s fourth-biggest company, Google owner Alphabet, has announced a £5bn ($6.8bn) investment in UK artificial intelligence (AI). The money will be used for infrastructure and scientific research over the next two years – the first of several massive US investments being unveiled ahead of US President Donald Trump’s state visit. Google’s president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat told BBC News in an exclusive interview there were “profound opportunities in the UK” for its “pioneering work in advanced science”. The company will officially open a $1bn (£735m) data centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Tuesday.…
US President Donald Trump has said he will sue the New York Times for $15bn (£11bn) over what he called defamation and libel. “The New York Times has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for far too long, and that stops, NOW!” Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Monday. He singled out the Times’ endorsement of Kamala Harris in the last presidential election in 2024, saying it had become a “mouthpiece for the Radical Left Democrat Party”. A spokesperson for the newspaper said the suit was “an attempt to stifle and discourage independent…
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will remain disqualified from prosecuting the election interference case against President Donald Trump and others, after the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear her appeal of the matter. “Members of the public may well be interested in the case underlying this petition for certiorari,” the concurring opinion read. “But our focus in assessing whether to grant review under our certiorari jurisdiction is on the law of Georgia.” In a dissenting opinion, Justice Carla McMillian wrote the case “warrants reconsideration, and the issue is likely to recur.” Tuesday’s ruling on the criminal racketeering…
Few things sting as much as watching your memories vanish in a single tap. If you’ve just emptied your Recently Deleted folder on iPhone, it probably feels like you’ve sealed your photos’ fate. Apple designed it that way—gone means gone, at least on the surface. But here’s the truth: those photos aren’t always gone forever. iPhones don’t instantly overwrite deleted data, which means with the right tool, you still stand a chance. That’s where recovery software enters the picture, and in 2025, one tool stands out for speed and reliability. Why Photos Disappear After Emptying Recently Deleted Apple’s Recently Deleted…
US President Donald Trump is pushing regulators to loosen reporting requirements for public companies, echoing his efforts to end quarterly earnings reports during his first term in the White House. In a Truth Social post, Trump urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to shift away from requiring firms to report on a quarterly basis and instead adopt a semi-annual schedule. Less frequent reporting, Trump argued, would “save money, and allow managers to focus on properly running their companies”. Proponents of the shift say it could boost the number of publicly traded companies in the US, reversing a downward trend in…
The Duke of Sussex has said his “conscience is clear” following his revealing memoir Spare, and that he did not air his “dirty linen in public.” Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, stepped back from official royal duties in 2020, and also spoke publicly about difficulties with family relationships to US talk show host Oprah Winfrey the following year. Speaking to the Guardian while on a trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, he said: “I don’t believe that I aired my dirty laundry in public. It was a difficult message, but I did it in the best way possible.…
Police have physically removed The Gambia’s auditor general, Momodou Ceesay, from his office after he refused to give up the post, in a government reshuffle carried out by President Adama Barrow. Ceesay, who has spent almost three years as auditor general in the West African state, says he had turned down Barrow’s recent offer to become trade minister. Yet the president insists that Ceesay originally agreed, but later changed his mind. The row has angered many Gambians, with some accusing the president of trying to replace Ceesay with someone who will shield him from corruption allegations. The president has promoted…
DNA on a towel wrapped around the suspected gun used to kill Charlie Kirk has been matched to the suspect in custody, the director of the FBI said on Monday. Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested over the death of the right-wing influencer at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. A bolt-action rifle was recovered near the shooting, and a screwdriver was found on the roof from where the fatal shot was fired. “I can report today that the DNA hits from the towel that was wrapped around the firearm and the DNA on the screwdriver are positively processed…
In 2003, on a Sunday afternoon like today, 14th of September, Dr Odhiambo Mbai was shot at his home in Nairobi. It was a day that shook the University of Nairobi and the nation. For those of us in the university hostels, the news spread with shock and disbelief—Dr Mbai was fighting for his life at Nairobi Hospital. At the time I was serving as the Vice Chairman of SONU. To me the events of 14th September 2003 remain vivid in my mind, for they were not just about the loss of a lecturer but the assassination of a man…
The Pentecostal Voice of Kenya Association (PVK) Saturday accused President William Ruto’s administration of failing to deliver on its key campaign promises. The church warned that Kenyans are worse off three years since the Kenya Kwanza government took office. Addressing a press conference in Nairobi on Saturday, PVK Chairman Apostle Peter Manyuru said while the government began on a promising note, it has since abandoned ordinary citizens to high taxation, mounting debt, unrest and dwindling public confidence. PVK identified key areas where it says the Ruto administration has fallen short: cost of living, healthcare, housing, education and governance. “Kenyans seem…
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of a meeting of world leaders. The seven-page declaration is the result of an international conference at the U.N. in July – hosted by Saudi Arabia and France – on the decades-long conflict. The United States and Israel boycotted the event. A resolution endorsing the declaration received 142 votes in favor and 10 against, while 12 countries abstained. The vote comes ahead of a meeting of world leaders on September 22…
At least 107 people died after a whaleboat caught fire in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to an internal government report seen by Reuters on Friday. The boat, a narrow, double-ended open vessel, caught fire on the Congo River near Malange village in Lukolela territory on Thursday evening, leaving 146 people missing, the Ministry of Social Affairs said in the memo. Rescue teams recovered 209 survivors, several with injuries, after the vessel burned and drifted downstream, the note said. The fire also destroyed cargo on board and ignited 15 riverside homes. Search operations continued on Friday…
New Zealand suffered their biggest defeat in history as they were beaten 43-10 by South Africa in the Rugby Championship in Wellington. World champions South Africa produced a stunning display, which included six tries and 36 unanswered second-half points, as they bounced back from defeat by the All Blacks a week ago. New Zealand’s previous heaviest defeat was a 35-7 loss to the Springboks at Twickenham in 2023. Australia lead the Rugby Championship on 11 points, one point clear of South Africa and New Zealand and two ahead of Argentina. “I give credit to my boys – we didn’t give…