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Bishop of Lincoln arrested in sexual assault inquiry
Right Reverend Stephen Conway has also been suspended by the Church of England.
FRIDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2026, 21:55

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Right Reverend Stephen Conway has also been suspended by the Church of England.

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The former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and taken to a Norfolk police station for questioning on Thursday 19 February.

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Officers will continue searching Andrew’s former Windsor home until Monday, the BBC understands.

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The problems facing the monarchy over Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is also a family problem between brothers.

South Africa
Foot-and-Mouth Disease is a viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals

South Africa
The statistics are for the period 1st October to 31st December 2025.

South Africa
The postponement is to sort out legal representation for both persons of interest in the inquest.

South Africa
The trial involves three people accused of stealing 580 000 US dollars from Ramaphosa’s farm.

World
The Trump administration slapped South Africa with a 30% import tariff, effective last August

World
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the British former prince, is being investigated on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

World
A charity says it has been inudated with applications to adopt the dog after it was tied to the baggage sizer at a ticket counter.

World
“Ingenuity can never become an alibi for incivility”, the City of Catania warns.

Africa
In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region.

Africa
Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

Africa
The MP was arrested this month after mocking the president’s handling of the recent floods in the country.

Africa
The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals

Business
US President Donald Trump said he would sign an order imposing a 10% global tariff after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of the levies he imposed last year.
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Business
The scheme will seek to take inspiration from Ukraine’s drone manufacturing programme.

Business
US President Donald Trump has faced a severe blow, with his tariff regime deemed illegal by America’s highest court.

Politics
Kaiser Dladla and Mshangane Ndabandaba submitted their letters of resignation yesterday.

Politics
Shadrack Sibiya is today testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

Politics
MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae said the state of municipalities was not encouraging
Politics
The ANC in Ekurhuleni has accused ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba of stepping away from coalition talks to protect City of Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moyo.

Sport
Great Britain has fallen 25 years behind the best short track nations in the world amid outdated facilities and rising costs, according to British Ice Skating’s head of performance.

Sport
Toulouse locks Thibaud Flament and Emmanuel Meafou will start for France against Italy on Sunday in the only changes to the Grand Slam-chasers’ XV.

Sport
Brazil’s all-time record goalscorer Neymar says he is considering retiring at the end of the year and admits it will be a “huge challenge” to make his country’s World Cup squad.

Sport
Louis Rees-Zammit hopes Wales can enjoy a Six Nations turnaround similar to his beloved Manchester United’s Premier League revival.

Education
Exclusive: David Blunkett and Estelle Morris among those calling plans a ‘once in a generation chance’ to fix system
Five former education secretaries have made a joint appeal to Labour MPs to back the overhaul of special education provision in English schools, calling it “a once in a generation chance” to fix a failing system.
The open letter is signed by David Blunkett, Estelle Morris,...

Education
Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislators
Several universities have scrapped partnerships with Chinese institutions in recent months as a direct result of pressure from US legislators. But no university appears to have gone as far as Purdue University in Indiana.
Students and faculty at the public university say that...
Education
[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has appointed Dr Robert Nkuna as Administrator of the College of Cape Town following findings of serious governance and financial failures at the institution.

Education
A professional conduct panel says it found Jeremy Gibbs’ apology for his actions superficial.

Lifestyle
The wife of Springbok and Bulls player Willie Le Roux has shared her emotional journey of struggling with infertility…

Lifestyle
Elon Musk’s Starlink has labelled claims that it wants special treatment or plans to ‘bypass BEE’ as a ‘myth’…

Lifestyle
Several new scams have emerged targeting refugee resettlement programme applicants, predominantly aimed at Afrikaner South Africans.

Lifestyle
SASSA has called on social grant beneficiaries to respond promptly to SMS notifications requesting them to undergo grant reviews.

Entertainment
More than 25 000 young adults have been diagnosed with high blood pressure in Gauteng amid worsening lifestyle habits.

Entertainment
R75 million in jackpots are up for grabs! Here are your PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results for 20 February 2026.

Entertainment
The Lions will have to improve their set-piece showing drastically if they want to beat the Sharks in their URC clash at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Friday, 20 February 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

Science/Tech
Authorities suspect renowned astronomer Carl Grillmair was shot by 29-year-old man arrested for nearby carjacking
A renowned California Institute of Technology (Caltech) scientist who studied distant planets and other areas of astronomy for decades was recently shot to death at his home in a rural community outside Los Angeles, authorities said.
Carl Grillmair, 67, died from a bullet wound to...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shares a report: When will AI movies start showing up in theaters nationwide? It was supposed to be next month. But when word leaked online that an AI short film contest winner was going to start screening before feature presentations in AMC Theatres, the cinema chain decided not to run the content. The issue began earlier this week with the inaugural Frame Forward AI...

Science/Tech
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 19, 2026 — SerpApi filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas against Zilvinas Kucinskas and his company, SearchApi, for systematically stealing SerpApi’s proprietary technology and using its trade secrets to build a product that directly copies and competes with SerpApi. As detailed in SerpApi’s complaint, Mr. Kucinskas, […]

Science/Tech
Administrator Jared Isaacman cites ‘major progress’ since earlier discovery of liquid hydrogen leaking from rocket
Nasa said on Friday it was planning to launch its delayed Artemis II moon mission on 6 March after successfully completing a fueling test that had caused it to stand down earlier this month.
Jared Isaacman, the space agency’s newly confirmed administrator, cited “major...

Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.
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Motoring
South Africans are moving away from the pre-owned car market in search of new models that offer a better deal for a similar price.
Health
The next moon mission, carrying four astronauts, could launch as soon as early March.

Health
The doctors speak to Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis.
Health
A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in later stages of the disease.

Health
Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend.