Flanked by lagoon waters and the Atlantic Ocean, Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos has long used its waterways as an alternative to the megacity’s chaotic roads. But soon more commuters in the city of 20...
Fuel tanker collision in Nigeria causes explosion, kills at least 48 • FRANCE 24 English
A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country’s emergency response agency said. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the...
Day to Protect Education: 10,000 children and teachers killed between 2022 and 2023 • FRANCE 24
A conference was held in Doha, Qatar, for the International Day to Protect Education from Attack. According to a report by Education Above All, more than 10,000 children and teachers were killed between 2022 and 2023...
Watch live: MPs debate Winter Fuel Payment in House of Commons
MPs will vote later on a controversial plan by the new government to remove the winter fuel payment from the majority of pensioners. The move – which will see around 10 million people lose the payment of up to...
Paris mascot Phyrgians say goodbye after a summer of success • FRANCE 24 English
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 10: More damning evidence is published into the sordid past of Abbé Pierre, a once respected religious figure in France, including intimidation tactics and a cover up of sexual...
Watch live: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers speech at TUC
Union leaders will this week go to war with Sir Keir Starmer on wages, winter fuel payments and workers’ rights. As the first TUC conference under a Labour government for 15 years opens in Brighton, the prime...
Watch live: Lampard Inquiry into deaths of mental health patients continues
The deaths of around 2,000 mental health patients is being investigated as a long-awaited new public inquiry begun on Monday. Families of the patients who died in Essex have been campaigning for years, claiming they...