Nigerian-born Abiola Abidoye, an eighteen-year-old student from Ipswich, has captured national attention after securing the highest A-Level score in law across the United Kingdom. The gifted scholar, a pupil at One Sixth Form College, earned A* grades in all four of his chosen subjects—mathematics, further mathematics, law, and physics—cementing his reputation as an outstanding all-rounder.

Georgina Rodriguez has officially revealed her engagement to football icon Cristiano Ronaldo, sharing the happy news with fans on social media. The couple, who have been together for nearly a decade, first met in 2016 and quickly fell for one another. They share two children, Alana, 7, and Bella, 2. Rodriguez also playing a loving role as stepmother to Ronaldo’s three other children.

A much-loved South London pub and cultural hub is facing an uncertain future after pub giant Young’s acquired the building’s freehold. Owner Clement Ogbonnaya — founder of The Village People pub group, which also operates the celebrated Prince of Peckham — first sounded the alarm on July 28 in an Instagram video that quickly went viral. In it, he revealed he had been given what he described as an “unreal” deadline to buy the freehold from an unnamed pub company.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has revealed how, as a teenager, she openly accused a classmate of cheating during an exam — a move that ultimately led to his expulsion. In an in-depth interview with the BBC’s Amol Rajan, Badenoch said she was “about 14 or 15” when she stood up mid-test and declared, “He’s cheating — he’s the one doing it.” The accused pupil was later expelled.‍

Ghana’s music industry has been plunged into mourning following the passing of legendary highlife musician Daddy Lumba, who died this morning (26/7/2025) at The Bank Hospital in Cantonments, Accra after a short illness. He was 60 years old. A statement from his family, released through their legal counsel Baba Jamal & Associates, confirmed his death and appealed for privacy during this period of grief.

Pop star Lily Allen has sparked a wave of intense debate after revealing she’s lost track of how many abortions she’s had, admitting candidly, “I used to get pregnant all the time.” Speaking with longtime friend and former TV presenter Miquita Oliver on their joint podcast Miss Me?, the 40-year-old singer opened up in unfiltered detail about her reproductive past. Allen, who has two children, said she’s now on her “third or fourth” contraceptive coil, describing her pre-IUD life as a “complete disaster area.”