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MSPs unanimously approved the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday.There is now a legal duty on local authorities to ensure that free items such as tampons and sanitary pads are available to “anyone who needs them”.The bill was introduced by Labour MSP Monica Lennon. She has been campaigning to end period poverty since […]
Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office.The president said the federal agency overseeing the handover must “do what needs to be done”, even as he vowed to keep contesting his election defeat.The General Services Administration (GSA) said it was acknowledging Mr Biden as the “apparent […]
A baby who was not expected to survive more than “a matter of minutes” has defied the odds to celebrate her first birthday with her family.Samantha Perryman was told her daughter Leona-Grace had an incredibly rare form of spina bifida, while she was still in the womb.Her spine and spinal cord didn’t develop properly, causing […]
Residents of Riuriro village in Juja are living in fear after one of the residents- a middle-aged woman- found a baby-sized coffin dumped at her doorstep with a warning letter attached to it.The miniature coffin which appeared to have been made hurriedly but complete with a cross was tethered to a sisal rope.The contents of […]
JOHANNESBURG – A Centurion property, valued at R5.5-million and owned by fugitives Mary and Shepherd Bushiri, has been forfeited to the state after the pair violated their bail conditions by leaving South Africa.Magistrate Thandi Theledi asked for the Bushiris to be called three times at their hearing on Thursday.This was down to record in court that the Bushiris were not present.The couple’s […]
Bethel Church senior associate leader Kris Vallotton took to Instagram after the election to apologize for prophesying that Donald Trump would win a second term, while praying for President-Elect Joe Biden, his success and the success of the country.“I was wrong. I take full responsibility for being wrong. There’s no excuse for it. I think […]
US President-elect Joe Biden is to make tackling the coronavirus pandemic his top priority following his win over Donald Trump, his team says.Announcing the first steps in his transition plan, his team said there would be more testing and Americans would be asked to wear masks.On Monday, Mr Biden is expected to name a 12-member […]
UFC champion Israel Adesanya shot down suggestions that his swollen pectoral muscle during his fight with Paulo Costa was due to the use of performance-enhancing drugs, and said he was told it could be due to his use of marijuana.Adesanya, who demolished Costa to extend his perfect record to 20-0 as he defended his UFC […]
Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election.The BBC projects that Mr Biden has won the key battleground of Pennsylvania, propelling him over the 270 electoral college vote threshold required to clinch the White House.The Trump campaign has indicated their […]
THE Paul Pogba to Real Madrid transfer links have once again resurfaced, with reports emerging that Manchester United have lowered their asking price for the midfielder to just £53 million (€60m).It has been a tough old season for the World Cup winning midfielder thus far. The Frenchman has, at times, shown glimpses of brilliance, especially […]
