Author: OneAfricaYT

The UK’s elections watchdog says it’s taken three years and at least a quarter of a million pounds to fully recover from a hack that saw the private details of 40m voters accessed by Chinese cyber spies.Last year, the Electoral Commission was publicly reprimanded for a litany of security failures that allowed hacking groups to spy undetected, after breaking into databases and email systems.In the first interview about the hack, the commission’s new boss admits huge mistakes were made, but says the organisation is now secure.”The whole thing was an enormous shock and basically it’s taken us quite a few…

Published On 9 Sep 20259 Sep 2025United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told US Marines on board a warship stationed in Puerto Rico that their deployment to the Caribbean was “not training” in the latest sign that Washington intends to escalate its aggressive posture in the region.Hegseth visited troops on the USS Iwo Jima warship on Monday, where, in reference to the administration’s push to curtail drug trade into the US, he said: “What you’re doing right now is not training; this is a real-world exercise on behalf of the vital national interests of the United States of America…

Kensington Palace said on Tuesday that Paramount U.K. head Sarah Rose has been appointed the new CEO of The Royal Foundation, led by Prince William and Kate Middleton.  Rose has been president of 5 and regional lead, U.K. for Paramount since February 2024. Prior to that she was Chief Operating and Commercial Officer, first for the UK, then for Broadcast, UK and International Studios. She joined Paramount when it was still Viacom in August 2020.  Rose said in a memo to stay that she will stay at Paramount until the end of 2025 to ensure a successful transition.A process has…

New league tables rating the performance of NHS trusts in England have been published for the first time, with specialist hospitals taking the top slots.Number one is Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, followed by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust and cancer centre the Christie NHS Foundation Trust.At the bottom is Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, which has had major problems with its buildings because of structural weaknesses and the need for props to hold up ceilings. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the tables would help inform the public and allow them to exercise choice – but…

Expect Apple’s latest iPhone to look slimmer when it debuts on Tuesday. The company is slated to unveil its thinnest iPhone yet at its annual product showcase, promoted with the title “awe-dropping”. The event will take place at its Cupertino headquarters in the Steve Jobs Theater at 10am PT.Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup is expected to include standard, Pro, and Pro Max editions, along with a newcomer to the family, the iPhone Air. This newest edition of the iPhone is christened to be Apple’s lightest flagship phone to date in the lineage of its line of slim MacBook laptops, observers have…

Brittany Higgins has been ordered to pay 80% of her former boss Linda Reynold’s legal costs from their high profile defamation fight.Last month, Western Australian supreme court judge Paul Tottle ruled the former defence minister’s reputation was damaged by a 2022 social media post from Higgins’ partner David Sharaz, which Higgins responded to, and an Instagram story published by Higgins in July 2023.The judgment marked the latest chapter in a long legal battle stemming from Higgins’ decision to go public with allegations she was raped in a ministerial suite in Parliament House by a former colleague, Bruce Lehrmann.On Tuesday, the…

The 21st Zurich Film Festival will honor U.S. director and screenwriter Noah Baumbach with its A Tribute To … Award for his body of work. The award will be presented to him on Sept. 26 during the gala premiere of his new film “Jay Kelly” at Zurich’s Kongresshaus. In addition, Baumbach will hold a public masterclass. “With Noah Baumbach, we are honoring an auteur who has shaped U.S. cinema for decades with his subtle insight into human relationships and his precise powers of observation,” said Christian Jungen, Zurich’s festival director. “’Jay Kelly’ is, in my opinion, one of the outstanding…

22 The Renewed Hope Housing Programme, launched under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious housing and urban development initiatives in Nigeria’s history. The programme, which is the flagship housing project of the Federal Government, aims to address the country’s long-standing housing deficit, estimated at more than 17 million units. The Honourable Minister of Housing and Urban Development, who has led the programme for nearly two years, said the project was designed to ensure every Nigerian – whether low-income, middle-income, or high-income – has a fair chance of owning a…

Kevin SeifertSep 9, 2025, 02:16 AM ETCloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.CHICAGO — Everyone in the Minnesota Vikings locker room had their own favorite J.J. McCarthy moment of the night. And in the end, they all added up to a thrilling 27-24 victory over the Chicago Bears on Monday night.Defensive tackle Javon Hargrave recalled…

Tessa WongBBC News, Asia Digital ReporterWatch: Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at courtThailand’s top court has ruled that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a year in jail, in yet another blow to the influential political dynasty.The decision relates to a previous case where he was sentenced to years in prison for corruption, but ended up spending less than a day in a jail cell as he was moved to a hospital. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that this transfer was unlawful – and that the 76-year-old would have to serve his sentence in jail.Thaksin and his…