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GITEX Africa 2026 Kicks Off in Marrakech With Over 1,450 Exhibitors From 145 Countries

Marrakech – The fourth edition of GITEX Africa Morocco opened its doors this morning in Marrakech, bringing together more than 1,450 exhibitors and startups from over 145 countries for what organizers describe as the continent’s largest technology and digital economy gathering. The three-day event runs through April 9 under the theme “Catalyzing Africa’s Digital Economy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” The Digital Development Agency (ADD) and KAOUN International, a subsidiary of the...

The humiliating shoplifting videos of a crimewave blighting London and making a mockery of Sadiq Khan and the police - after Waitrose sacked worker who tried to intervene

Despite London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan's frequent claims the capital is a safe city, many of its stores are plagued by repeat thieves, shoplifting gangs and thugs who attack store staff when challenged.

ICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of kidnapping 4-year-old girl from laundromat

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained an illegal immigrant who was released back into the community after allegedly kidnapping a 4-year-old girl from a laundromat in New York, a report said. The Department of Homeland Security told the New York Post that Carlos Corte-Corte, 38, of Ecuador, was taken into custody by ICE on March 31 and placed into removal proceedings following the March 28 incident at Laundry Kingdom in Patchogue. "This three-time deported criminal illegal alien...

Villagers' fury over travellers' late night 'land grab': Residents accuse group who paved over field of 'riding roughshod' over planning laws and warn police 'this could get ugly'

Villagers' fury over travellers' late night 'land grab': Residents accuse group who paved over field of 'riding roughshod' over planning laws and warn police 'this could get ugly'Do you have a story? Email matt.strudwick@dailymail.co.ukGet your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE By MATT STRUDWICK, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and JAYA NARAIN, REPORTER Published: 12:18, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 12:19, 7 April 2026 e-mail View comments

Cheryl's estranged brother Andrew Tweedy is seen 'begging for money and living in a tent outside a supermarket'

Cheryl's estranged brother Andrew Tweedy is seen 'begging for money and living in a tent outside a supermarket'By REBECCA DAVISON, DEPUTY HEAD OF SHOWBIZ Published: 11:27, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 12:18, 7 April 2026 e-mail 74 View comments

Boudewijn Seapark ride 'collapses' with children among 7 casualties in Bruges

Boudewijn Seapark ride 'collapses' with children among 7 casualties in BrugesA ride has malfunctioned at Boudewijn Seapark amusement park in Bruges, Belgium, leaving seven people including children injured - this is a breaking storyCommentsNewsEliana Nunes News Reporter12:18, 07 Apr 2026Updated 12:20, 07 Apr 2026View ImageA ride malfunctioned at Boudewijn Seapark amusement park in Bruges, Belgium(Image: BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)A ride has malfunctioned at a Belgian theme park, le...

Property developer's plans to cut down two protected yew trees at his £1.4million home sparks fury from neighbours

Property developer's plans to cut down two protected yew trees at his £1.4million home sparks fury from neighboursDo YOU have a story? Email robert.folker@dailymail.co.uk Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE By ROBERT FOLKER, NEWS REPORTER Published: 12:13, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 12:14, 7 April 2026 e-mail View comments

Travellers' annual meet-up at Harrods erupts in violence as boy is stabbed during chaotic scenes

Travellers' annual meet-up at Harrods erupts in violence as boy is stabbed during chaotic scenesWere YOU there? Email freya.barnes@dailymail.co.uk By FREYA BARNES, NEWS REPORTER Published: 12:10, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 12:10, 7 April 2026 e-mail View comments

Nigel Farage LIVE: Reform chief's slave trade 'desperate gimmick' dismissed

LiveNigel Farage LIVE: Reform chief's slave trade 'desperate gimmick' dismissedReform UK leader Nigel Farage has come under fire after the party said it would block visas from countries calling for slavery compensation - a move branded a 'desperate gimmick'Nigel Farage has been accused of pitching another desperate gimmick to voters (Image: Getty Images)ByDave BurkePolitical CorrespondentUpdated12:12, 7 Apr 2026{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "LiveBlogPosting", "datePublished": "2026...

Woman jailed for defrauding aunt out of £300k to build gym

Woman jailed for defrauding aunt out of £300k to build gym6 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSpindriftMargaret Cassidy used most of the money to convert a disused church into a gymA woman who defrauded her elderly aunt out of more than £300,000 to build a gym has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.Margaret Cassidy stole a total of £317,475 from 89-year-old Elizabeth Murphy between December 2020 and January 2022.The 51-year-old used most of the money to convert the disused former St...

Gunman killed, 2 wounded in shootout outside Israel’s Istanbul consulate

A gunman was killed and two others wounded in a shootout on Tuesday with police outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, the local governor said, adding two officers were lightly wounded. Turkish public broadcaster TRT had previously reported that two of the three attackers had been killed. Authorities have identified the assailants. Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said they arrived in Istanbul by a rental vehicle from Izmit and one of the assailants was affiliated with an “organisation that...

Ukrainian drone strike kills 12-year-old boy and parents in Russian region

An apartment block was struck during the attack in Vladimir Region, also leaving the family’s five-year-old daughter injured, the local governor has said A twelve-year-old boy and his parents have been killed in an overnight Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s Vladimir Region, according to Governor Aleksandr Avdeev. The family’s five-year-old daughter survived with burns. Emergency crews extinguished a fire...

Members of neo-Nazi ‘active clubs’ join combat events at secretive Virginia compound

Licensed school teacher and one-time police officer among those participating in riot-style gatherings as experts warn of threat to public safetyA network of militant neo-Nazi active clubs from around the US has been participating in riot-style combat events with other white nationalist groups in Virginia as part of what their founder called a “tip-off point for a fascist cultural revolution”.Social media posts and group chats show members of so-called active clubs from Texas, Tennessee and Penn...

New Sharjah committee to reduce warehouse fire risk; severe penalties for violations

Sharjah will set up a committee to control and remove violations, and reduce fire risk, in commercial and industrial warehouses.The committee will conduct comprehensive inspection tours in all warehouses to assess the extent of compliance of the facilities with safety and safety standards.Preventive measures to reduce the incidence and recurrence of fires include imposing severe penalties on those who do not comply with preventive standards and storing hazardous and flammable substances.

Skydiver's death at aerodrome under investigation

Skydiver's death at aerodrome under investigation20 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleCraig BuchanSouth EastGoogleKent Police said the death at Headcorn Aerodrome in Ashford was being treated as unexplainedAn investigation has been launched into the death of a skydiver at an aerodrome in Kent.Emergency services were called to Headcorn Aerodrome in Ashford following a report that the body of a parachutist had been found at 10:00 GMT on Monday.A man in his 50s was confirmed dead a...

Taxi driver who raped woman in ‘despicable betrayal of trust’ jailed

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Soaring petrol prices spark record electric car sales - and surprise best seller

Soaring petrol prices spark record electric car sales - and surprise best sellerA surge in petrol and diesel prices because of the Iran war has seen a rush of interest in electric cars as owners look to avoid pain at the pumpsCommentsMoneyGraham Hiscott Business and Consumer Editor11:45, 07 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesThe cost of filling up with petrol and diesel could accelerate a switch to electric cars (Image: Huchot-Boissier Patricia/ABACA/Shutterstock)Rocketing fuel prices has sparked record sales...

Libya hosts the military intelligence conference

Amid AFCON Controversy, Senegal Government Travel Ban Fuels Debt Crisis Scrutiny

Casablanca – As Senegal’s decision to suspend non-essential foreign travel for ministers draws mounting scrutiny, the bigger story in Dakar is no longer the restriction itself but what it reveals about a government under pressure from two crises at once: a bruising credibility battle after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final dispute with Morocco and a debt emergency that is becoming harder to contain. The skepticism did not begin with the austerity measures. It started in Rabat during t...

Joey Barton pleads not guilty to grievous bodily harm charge from alleged golf club incident

Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton has pleaded not guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent on an ex-non-League manager.Barton, 43, and 50-year-old Gary O’Grady are jointly charged with assaulting father-of-two Kevin Lynch, 51 at a golf club in Merseyside last month.Appearing by video link from HMP Liverpool at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday after being denied bail at an earlier hearing, Barton, who wore a grey jumper, denied the charge and Recorder of Liverpool And...