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Labour pick Angeliki Stogia for Gorton by-election
The councillor was chosen after Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham was blocked from standing.
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The councillor was chosen after Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham was blocked from standing.
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More than 22,000 South Africans bought Toyota’s Corolla Cross last year. A new Global NCAP rating shows the best-selling SUV can be legally compliant and still fall short of modern safety expectations.

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Analysts believe PM Netanyahu is urging the US towards maximalist strikes.

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ALS Paramedics have taken exception to comments that it bulldozes its way into accident scenes and doesn’t help non-medical aid patients who are critically ill and are demanding KZN transport MEC Siboniso Duma recant.

South Africa
The rains caused floods in some on the airport’s terminals.

South Africa
Ferrus died in Cape Town at the age of 72 on Friday after suffering a stroke a few weeks ago.

South Africa
Mengo’s legal team state that their client retains the right to consider further legal recourse

South Africa
The Deputy Minister says the country’s economy needs technical and vocational skills to grow

World
The mine gave way after heavy rains on Wednesday, a local rebel spokesman says.

World
Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.
World
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that US, Israeli and European leaders had exploited Iran’s economic problems, incited unrest and provided people with the means to “tear the nation apart” in recent protests.

World
Drinking is illegal for Pakistan’s Muslim majority, but Murree Brewery’s beer has long been available to non-Muslims and foreigners there. Now it’s being exported to the U.K., Japan and Portugal. Is the U.S. next?

Africa
The president’s son, notorious for explosive remarks on X, has ambitions to succeed his father.

Africa
Prosecutors say Mamadou Hawa Gassama described Alassane Ouattara as a “tyrant” and “an enemy of Mali”.

Africa
Ariel Siedman has been given 72 hours to leave South Africa, the foreign affairs ministry says.

Africa
The multiparty system had been “promoting division among citizens”, the country’s interior minister said.

Business
Personal injury claims linked to shopping centres and supermarkets are increasing, with courts placing greater responsibility on property owners.

Business
Westerford’s class of 2025 achieved over 3 distinctions per candidate on average, making it better than the vast majority of private schools.
Business

Business
South Africa’s courts are increasingly cracking down on unlawful decisions by community scheme boards.

Politics
The Democratic Alliance is holding its Provincial Congress in Bloemfontein today.

Politics
EMCA says SAPS and alleged ANC representatives unlawfully entered Lulu White’s house.

Politics
The EFF has called for Senona’s immediate removal from office, his arrest and investigation.

Politics
This inquest is part of a drive to revisit apartheid-era deaths in the search for justice.

Sport
Watch Elena Rybakina inflict further Grand Slam final heartbreak on world number one Aryna Sabalenka with a dramatic third-set fightback to win her first Australian Open title.

Sport
Northampton Saints wing Edoardo Todaro is facing a long lay-off after suffering a serious knee injury at a training camp with Italy.

Sport
Former Orlando Pirates winger Lebohang “Cheeseboy” Mokoena believes Kaizer Chiefs could still win the Betway Premiership.

Sport
Australia’s Pat Cummins is ruled out of the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka because of a troubling back injury as Australia name their final selection.

Education
Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, jailed for three years for sexually assaulting student on school trip
The headteacher of Eton College has apologised and said he was “appalled” after a former teacher was jailed for sexually assaulting a pupil.
Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, was jailed on Friday for three years and three months for sexually assaulting one of his students during a school...
Education
In Fridley, a Minneapolis suburb, school officials are driving nervous teachers and buying families groceries. At dismissal, the superintendent patrols for federal agents.
Education
Lawyers have filed lawsuits against corporations, law firms, health care companies, art groups and nonprofits. And they are mostly winning.
Education
The school’s principal said he brought two children to federal custody at the request of their mother, who was detained. Last week, another student, Liam Conejo Ramos, was picked up by immigration agents.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
On World Cancer Day next week, local non-profit PinkDrive will provide free cancer screenings to the residents of Dunoon in Cape Town.
Lifestyle
Coffee is one of the planet’s most popular commodities and is rightly dubbed ‘black gold’ because of the intrinsic value it holds for billions of people every day.

Lifestyle
Handre Pollard’s wife shared a look inside a home she ‘dreamt of’ for a ”very long time’, is this their new home? Take a look…

Entertainment
Justin Snaith had a good start after being tipped to have a bumper return to the Cape Town Met

Entertainment
The SA Sevens team will next face France in the semi-finals.

Entertainment
Israel retaliated on Friday, expelling South Africa’s ambassador to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah.

Entertainment
Miller has recovered from a groin injury he picked up while playing for Paarl Royals during the SA20 league.

Science/Tech
Bosch’s Unlimited 10 combines key features from Dyson’s and Shark’s stick vacuums and packs some nice extras, but it can’t seem to keep debris inside.

Science/Tech
Sinners, Wicked, and Die Hard are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.

Science/Tech
Want the image quality of a DSLR without the bulk? These WIRED picks do more with less.

Science/Tech
We braved the cold to answer a modern dilemma: Can you keep your hands warm and use a smartphone at the same time?

Motoring
The chances of surviving a head-on collision may come down to how drivers react in the situation.

Motoring
Volvo’s new high-performance sedan will arrive in South Africa very soon.

Motoring
Modifying your car may be putting your life and the lives of others in danger.
Motoring
Health
A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.
Health
How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.
Health
Spurred by her past struggles with dissociative identity disorder, she has devoted her professional life to studying it.

Health
Maternity services at Lancaster Royal Infirmary are rated “good”, but improvements must be made in A&E.