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Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe’s goal against Manchester City in the first leg may have come from a scrappy finish but there was nothing fortunate about his hat-trick in the return leg at Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.

Manchester City’s tame Champions League surrender to Real Madrid marks the end of an era, says BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty.

Nearly all of Thursday’s papers lead with one story – the deepening row between the US and Ukraine after Donald Trump’s new remarks.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says “nothing is eternal” after his side are knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.

The officer was shot and killed on Sunday during a robbery at a supermarket in Geduld, Springs.

Modack and 14 co-accused face over 100 charges including murder and money laundering.

Humanitarian workers fear the detention of staff and cuts in funding will be a “death sentence” for Yemenis.

Hamas says they will include the Bibas family, who for Israel have become a symbol of the captives.

Lawmakers sought to dispel Kremlin talking points echoed by the president that Ukraine was responsible for the war with Russia. But they said Trump should be given room to negotiate.

Ireland is poised to pass a BDS bill that would criminalize trade with Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and potentially clash with EU trade law.

The health minister says the patients have recovered, and should not be stigmatised.

The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the “historical injustice”.

The pro-Russian businessman is reported to be moving overseas assets back to the Caucasus country.

The minutes from the last meeting of the e Fed’s rate setting committee reveal inflation concerns.

Bangane says the NEC members who were part of the conference equally the internal processes.

There are growing calls urging Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to avoid increasing Value Added Tax

International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola delivers address ahead of SA-EU Summit.

In a bizarre move, the presentation of the 2025 Budget, scheduled for 2pm in the National Assembly, has been postponed.

James Horncastle, Chris Sutton and Stephen Warnock discuss what could have led to the miscommunication between Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman and his manager Gian Piero Gasperini who came out and criticised Lookman for taking and missing the penalty in Atalanta’s 3-1 (5-2 on aggregate) loss to Club Brugge in the Champions League Play-offs.

BBC Sport’s Liam MacDevitt sits down with McLaren CEO Zak Brown to discuss what his ultimate team across all eras of sport would be.

Stephen Warnock praises the “balance” and “end product” of PSV Eindhoven’s Noa Lang after the Dutch winger’s impressive performance in PSV’s 3-1 (4-3 on aggregate) win over Juventus in the Champions League Play-offs.

Chris Sutton looks at how a “confident” and “sensational” performance from Celtic in their 1-1 draw against Bayern Munich shows their progression as a club under manager Brendan Rodgers.

Education department meeting in wake of new Trump policies was ‘incomplete and chaotic’, staff say

Workers inside the US Department of Education have described a “horrible, intimidating and unnerving” atmosphere among the rank-and-file as Donald Trump vows to shut it down.

Widespread panic and confusion over the department’s future led to an “incomplete and chaotic” staff meeting on...

Portrayals of animal as melancholic and unintelligent are incorrect, say leads of University of Exeter module

From Eeyore to Shrek, donkeys on the big screen have traditionally been characterised as stubborn or comedic. But a new university film course run in partnership with a donkey sanctuary is hoping to rehabilitate the animal’s reputation.

The film studies module at the University of...

About 20 pupils are learning how to be “upstanders” so that they can look out for younger children.

Renowned poet Ntsiki Mazwai has issued a public apology after she made damning allegations against Minister Gayton McKenzie and Unathi Nkayi.

Joslin Smith – who would’ve been in grade two – was remembered by her school and classmates on the first anniversary of her disappearance.

Elon Musk and many other X users have reacted to Nota Baloyi’s comments calling white South Africans ‘inferior’ and ‘dogs’.

From TikTok drama to high-stakes romance, this week’s entertainment lineup is not to be missed.

‘As naive and as blindly passionate as we were, it was a time of lots of learning, luck and grace. I loved that time,’ said Tumi.

After two years of career commitments, Biles and Owens are finally on their honeymoon in South Africa, enjoying a thrilling safari adventure.

The world’s greatest international TV shows don’t come to South Africa any fresher than via M-Net’s ‘Express from the US’.

“I do not believe that DOGE can continue to deliver the work of USDS, based on their actions so far,” wrote Anne Marshall in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday.

First race of the new season promises to be spectacle of note.