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Hugging before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, say scientists studying apes.

The judge grants a motion to compel the release of files held by the Donald J Trump Revocable Trust.

Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola wants midfielder Alexis Mac Allister and goalkeeper Alisson to remain at the club.

There’s crashing back to Earth with a bang, and there’s whatever Hearts fans have been going through since 16 May.

The board will also assist the municipality recover funds lost due to financial mismanagement.

Mpumalanga recorded the highest fatalities at 18, followed by the Eastern Cape with 14.

The SAHRC is calling on survivors of GBVF to submit written and oral submissions for an inquiry.

Macpherson has ordered a probe into the more than 6000 government-owned residential properties.

The amount of land burned in the world’s largest rainforest was the smallest since MapBiomas records began in 1985.

Firas al-Masri, his wife and their four children died in the attack, which the Israeli military says targeted a Hamas operative.

Bodycam and dashcam footage shows a police officer rescue a man seconds before his car was engulfed in flames in Texas.

Thousands of people took to the streets demanding justice for a Moroccan-born man who died on Sunday.

Mohammed Tahir has yet to comment on allegations he led a multi-million-dollar ring using torture to get money.

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as “Chairman Wontumi”, was also fined more than $10,000 (£7,450).

They are accused of stopping Musa Aliyu at a fake roadblock and telling him to drive to a cash machine.

Find out the favourites, format and kick-off times for the delayed 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, which starts on 26 July.

As Andy Burnham promises “breathing space” for households, millions are unable to buy items such as clothing, heating and food.

A select committee says it has heard “overwhelming evidence” that rising employment costs are reducing training and job vacancies.

Artificial Intelligence companies make vast claims about their tools replacing human labour – our charts show what’s happening.

President Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on a wide range of Canadian goods in retaliation for what he called “unequal treatment” of US products.

Mayoral spokesperson Palesa Molefe says the changes take effect from today.

Ramaphosa wants the committee to pause pending an application to review the Section 89 panel report.

Dr Maduna is appearing at the TRC Cases Inquiry in Newtown in Johannesburg.

Khampepe Inquiry is part of an agreement reached in settlement discussions.

Larne manager Gary Haveron says he is “proud” of his players’ efforts in the 4-0 home defeat by Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League second qualifying round, first leg.

A trio of Premier League heavyweights all want Marcus Rashford, Arsenal are interested in Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa, and Nottingham Forest look set to sign a new defender.

MI London batter Nicholas Pooran delivers a magnificent batting performance, hitting 58 off 22 balls in a 93-run partnership with Sam Curran to secure a seven wicket win against Sunrisers Leeds in the opening men’s match of the 2026 Hundred.

A 19-ball half-century from Nicholas Pooran and an unbeaten 60 from Sam Curran guides MI London to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory against Sunrisers Leeds in the opening match of the 2026 men’s Hundred.

The Buccaneers will look to bounce back to winning ways when they face UD Las Palmas on Wednesday.

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It’s “the most car-like Range Rover ever created,” but will this all-electric grand tourer spoil Jaguar’s Type 01 party?

The cybersecurity-focused models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, broke out of a testing sandbox, exploited a zero-day, and gained access to the open internet to pull off the attack.

Fully electric Sport will have a reported range of 530 km and produce a supposed 398kW/850Nm.

Kimi Antonelli returned to glory with victory at a closely contested Belgian Grand Prix, narrowly beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc as Max Verstappen settled for his third podium of the season in P3.

Ford Ranger holds off Toyota Hilux as the most popular pre-owned model in June.