British woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest told
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:13:00 GMT
Janet Fordham died in crash after travelling to see man who claimed he would help to recover money from earlier scamsA British woman who was scammed out of up to £1m in a string of so-called romance frauds died in a road crash after travelling to west Africa to try to recoup some of her lost fortune
Heatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report finds
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:09 GMT
Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are increasingly shaped not only by political forces but also by floods, wildfires and extreme
Trump officials consider sending 1,100 Afghans who aided US forces to Congo
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:26:37 GMT
Discussions reportedly come after Trump’s decision to stop initiative that allowed group to apply to resettle in the USThe Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send up to 1,100 Afghans who helped US forces during the war in Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a no
