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Police officers to be told they must get work licence or face dismissal
The plans are part of a raft of measures aimed at the reform of police forces in England and Wales.
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The plans are part of a raft of measures aimed at the reform of police forces in England and Wales.

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The legislation was due to be debated in Lords on Monday.
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West Midlands Police also says it would have cost more than £5m to police the match without the ban.

South Africa
Trial adjourned to next month as defense lawyer Koena Matlala wraps cross-exam of cellphone analyst.

South Africa
The case has been adjourned to the 15th and 16th of April.

South Africa
Despite drought across the Garden Route and Karoo, Mossel Bay expects a year of water based on usage

South Africa
The department emphasised that it would not allow the country to run out of ARVs.

World
Many Palestinians are skeptical of President Trump’s peacemaking efforts as they try to emerge from Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza. But Israeli business leaders like what they hear.

World
It was a volatile week for trans-Atlantic relations, marked by President Trump statements that unsettled global markets and strained ties with U.S. allies — on topics ranging from Greenland to Gaza.

World
Mette Frederiksen visits the territory after weeks of tension over the US president’s warnings that he could take control of it.

World
Brits, Canadians and Danes were among those who saw the toughest fighting, writes the BBC’s Frank Gardner.

Africa
Reinforcements are sent to the town of Bor, a strategic staging post on the way to the capital, Juba.

Africa
The authorities tried to stop their export arguing they were part of the country’s heritage.

Africa
Orlando Magic’s Desmond Bane says he would be keen on representing Nigeria ahead of the 2028 Olympics and suggests other NBA players could do the same.

Africa
The announcement that the Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted every four years from 2028 sparked division, but what will it mean for the game on the continent?

Business
Lee Castleton is taking legal action against his former employer over the Horizon IT scandal.
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Grocery shopping with a couple who bought all their supplies yearly rather than weekly.
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Politics
Malema, however, says he remains even more committed to fight this case.

Politics
Thembeka Ngcukaitobi is representing Julius Malema.

Politics
Thembeka Ngcukaitobi is representing Julius Malema.

Politics
Cholota says that the state humiliated her during her extradition.

Sport
Relegation and city rivals St Pauli and Hamburger SV frustrate each other in a goalless draw that lifts the home side out of the mandatory relegation spots.

Sport
Edinburgh’s United Rugby Championship play-off hopes are dented as Bulls come from 12 points down to win in the Scottish capital.

Sport
Ospreys finish a traumatic week to share the spoils with Lions in the United Rugby Championship (URC).

Sport
Real Madrid right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has not been told to find a new club this summer, Arsenal eye summer move for Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez, while Liverpool are set to battle Bayern Munich for RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande.
Education
The University of Colorado, Boulder, denied liability in the civil rights lawsuit, which the couple filed after a comment about a dish that one of them was heating in an office microwave.
Education
[Daily Trust] Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has flagged off the distribution of Teaching and Learning Materials (TLMs) donated by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to public basic education schools across the state.
Education
House leaders were forced to rush Representative Wesley Hunt, Republican of Texas, to the Capitol with a police escort to avoid an embarrassing defeat on the floor.
Education
[Daily Trust] Avi-Cenna International School and Grange School, both located in Lagos, have temporarily suspended physical academic activities following threats of a possible explosion.

Lifestyle
British pop star Dua Lipa has spent a week enjoying the beauty of Cape Town. Take a look inside her travel diary…

Lifestyle
DJ Black Coffee has broken his silence on the Constitutional Court’s landmark ruling and what it means for his divorce judgement appeal…

Lifestyle
A group of German activists showed their support to EFF leader Julius Malema who made his pre-sentencing appearance in court on Friday.

Lifestyle
Residents across Cape Town’s northern suburbs and surrounds will soon see a change to their weekly recycling routine.

Entertainment
The Lions and Ospreys battled out a thrilling URC draw that saw both teams take three points from the match, despite desperately going for the full house.

Entertainment
The visitors were reduced to 10 men late on when Emmanuel Flomo was shown a straight red card.

Entertainment
The case marks a renewed attempt to uncover the truth behind one of apartheid’s most notorious disappearances.

Entertainment
The Eastern Cape side will face the Pretoria Capitals in the trophy decider on Sunday.
Science/Tech
Jeffrey Snover, the driving force behind PowerShell, has retired after a career that reshaped Windows administration. The Register reports: Snover’s retirement comes after a brief sojourn at Google as a Distinguished Engineer, following a lengthy stint at Microsoft, during which he pulled the company back from imposing a graphical user interface (GUI) on administrators who really just wanted a...

Science/Tech
The BBC’s Lily Jamali looks into why big US firms and start-ups alike are turning to Chinese tech.

Science/Tech
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, our hosts unpack the news from Davos, where Trump and major AI companies shared the stage at the World Economic Forum.

Science/Tech
The ruling in federal court in Minnesota lands as Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces scrutiny over an internal memo claiming judge-signed warrants aren’t needed to enter homes without consent.

Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

Motoring
This South African airport saw a record-breaking 11 million passengers board flights last year.

Motoring
Big changes are coming for the scholar transport industry in South Africa.

Motoring
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Health
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.

Health
Tessa Marshall has shared the experience to highlight issues such as women’s rights and sex education.
Health
A crackdown on problems with fairness and safety is achieving results, including a big drop in the number of sick patients being passed over for transplants.

Health
The CQC finds that only minimal improvements have been made at two NHS hospitals.