Skip to Content

THURSDAY, 25 DECEMBER 2025, 12:58

Top Stories

Redknapp runner among King George contenders

Today at 12:23 PM, via BBC News

Fact To File, Gaelic Warrior and Harry Redknapp’s The Jukebox Man head the confirmations for the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.

Africa

Mbeumo & Wissa ‘inspiring’ – Ouattara

Yesterday at 00:11 AM, via BBC News

As he competes at Afcon 2025 with Burkina Faso, Dango Ouattara says Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa inspired him to become the latest African to star for Brentford.

Sport

Confirmed: Egypt vs Bafana Bafana live on SABC

Today at 08:29 AM, via The South African

South Africa’s Bafana Bafana are back on back the Afcon 2025 grass on Friday against Egpyt, SABC will take care of the live coverage.

Education

Ukrainian refugee leaves UK sixth-form college that urged her ‘to study Russian’

Today at 10:34 AM, via The Guardian

Kateryna Endeberia says teachers made the ‘hurtful’ request when she had difficulty with other subjects

A Ukrainian refugee has been forced to drop out of sixth-form college after she said she was put under pressure to study Russian.

Kateryna Endeberia moved to Stoke-on-Trent after fleeing Ukraine in 2022, after the start of Russia’s invasion.

Continue reading…

Science/Tech

Fake Video Claiming ‘Coup In France’ Goes Viral

Today at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

alternative_right shares a report from Euronews: France’s President Emmanuel Macron discovered news of his own supposed overthrow, after he received a message of concern, along with a link to a Facebook video. “On Sunday (14 December) one of my African counterparts got in touch, writing ‘Dear president, what’s happening to you? I’m very worried,'” Macron told readers of French local newspaper...

Science/Tech

‘Wolf DNA’ Lurks in Many Modern Dog Breeds

Today at 12:00 PM, via Wired

Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day canines carry a small amount of wolf genes.

Health

What Is a Grief Attack?

Tuesday at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

Sudden surges of anguish can accompany intense mourning. That’s not unusual, experts say, and sometimes even helpful.