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TV presenter Bill Oddie dies at 85

Today at 11:18 AM, via BBC News

His agent pays tribute to the “multi-talented” broadcaster, comedian and conservationist.

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India suspends policeman for firing AK-47 at student protesters

Today at 10:49 AM, via Daily Maverick

Indian authorities have suspended a policeman for firing rounds in the air from an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in an eastern state over the weekend, the latest flashpoint in a wave of youth protests that forced the federal education minister to resign.

South Africa

Over 1000 suspects nabbed in police operations  

Today at 11:06 AM, via SAnews

Over 1000 suspects nabbed in police operations  

Over 1000 suspects were nabbed in Operation Shanela II in the Free State in the past week, said the South African Police Service (SAPS).

Shanela is aimed at eradicating criminal elements and removing illegal drugs from communities.

“The high-density and multidisciplinary operations conducted throughout the province between 20 July...

South Africa

Banyana Banyana to face Tanzania at WAFCON 2026

Today at 11:00 AM, via SAnews

Banyana Banyana to face Tanzania at WAFCON 2026

Banyana Banyana will face Tanzania in their opening CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON 2026) match on Monday evening at the Moulay Rachid Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco.

Banyana Banyana head coach, Dr Desiree Ellis. said the opening match is crucial, as it will set the tone for the rest of the tournament.

On the South African...

Africa

Seven stars to watch at Wafcon 2026 and why

Friday at 20:18 PM, via BBC News

As the biggest ever Women’s Africa Cup of Nations gets ready for kick-off, BBC Sport Africa picks seven players to keep an eye on in Morocco.

Sport

Wakefield hooker Smoothy to join Perth

Today at 11:07 AM, via BBC News

Wakefield Trinity boss Daryl Powell said the club would like to keep Smoothy but he’s been released on compassionate grounds.

Sport

Ferrari must ‘do better’ after errors in Hungary

Today at 11:00 AM, via BBC News

The BBC F1 team discuss Ferrari’s performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix as, despite appearing to be the car to beat in practice, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finish the race in fourth and fifth respectively.

Sport

PSL Awards to be broadcast live on DStv

Today at 09:29 AM, via The South African

The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has confirmed that the 2025/26 PSL Awards will be broadcast live on DStv on Monday evening.

Education

Reform UK levy on employing overseas staff ‘would harm NHS and social care’

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: Experts say policy could also cause shortages of school teachers and drive some universities to bankruptcy

Reform UK’s plan to make employers pay an annual levy for overseas staff would harm the NHS and social care, cause a shortage of schoolteachers, and could push some universities into bankruptcy, experts have warned.

Nigel Farage’s party has pledged a “migrant worker...

Education

Is Burnham’s Oxbridge-heavy cabinet a sign of social mobility or lack of progress on class?

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

PM’s team can be seen as backward step even though in some ways it is more diverse. Yet its makeup points to wider access to power

Race, school, gender: the makeup of Andy Burnham’s cabinet – in charts

Like 20 British prime ministers before him, Andy Burnham’s new cabinet minister for AI, Kanishka Narayan, went to Eton. After graduating from the country’s most elite private school, Narayan...