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New figures show falling migration levels and Aston Villa fans return to Birmingham leads Friday’s papers.

The 15 deportees describe the uncertainty they face in a country they had never seen before.

Thousands are expected to attend this year’s festival in Sunderland, with Fatboy Slim headlining on Friday.

Prediction markets are a fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar industry, and appeal disproportionately to young men

Proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial are expected to resume on Friday.

The DA has questioned whether Didiza should recuse herself from the impeachment process.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile was answering oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday.

The mayor says all documented foreign nationals need protection.

Cuba’s foreign minister accused Rubio of trying to “instigate a military aggression”.

The disgraced tycoon is serving a life sentence for embezzling from a major Vietnamese bank.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused by former security officers of appointing loyalists to lead Israel’s two main intelligences agencies, the Shin Bet and the Mossad.

The indictment of Raul Castro is the latest move by the Trump administration to ratchet up pressure on the Cuban government.

Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.

Mali is a landlocked country and depends heavily on fuel transported from neighbouring countries.

Nine deportees arrive from the US as part of Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

West Ham defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Newcastle striker Yoane Wissa are named in DR Congo’s squad for the World Cup.

John Boumphrey says the education system “isn’t necessarily producing young people who are ready for work”.

The trial had been set as a test case for 1200 other school districts making similar claims.

Rhun ap Iorwerth says “deeper” action on energy prices would be better than the chancellor’s moves.

The retail giant said it expects customers to cut back in the coming months due to higher gas prices.

The ANC has opened mayoral nominations to the public, allowing non-members to apply or be nominated as it reshapes its candidate selection process ahead of the local elections

The FF Plus says the ANC has failed South Africans through poor governance.

This year’s Local Government Elections will be held on November 4.

Watch the best of the action as Partick Thistle and St Mirren fight out a draw in the first leg of the Scottish Premiership play-off final.

Busch’s representatives had said earlier on Thursday that he had been sent to hospital with a severe illness.

Great Britain suffer 4-1 loss to tournament hosts and favourites Switzerland at the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championship.

Former Wales international Rhys Thomas recently had a heart transplant in his hometown of Cape Town.

The NCA and NPCC say children should be blocked from accessing sites which do not stop them seeing nudes or being contacted by strangers.

Kentucky is one of about 1,200 school districts across the US that have each sued Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube

Meta agreed to settle a major lawsuit on Thursday with a school district in Kentucky over claims that its social networks are designed to be addictive, leading to harm in children. The settlement comes less than three weeks before the case was scheduled to go to trial in federal...

Another Springbok WAG – Handre Pollard’s wife, Marise – has shared their infertility struggles in a candid social media post..

Meet Maphe Dlamini, the ‘most beautiful’ brother and manager of ‘Africa’s diamond’ Minenhle Minnie Dlamini.

‘We don’t want your pity’: The Cape Independence Advocacy Group is calling on President Trump to help them establish a ‘homeland’ in SA.

Reality TV star Jojo Robinson revealed that she no longer needs kidney stone surgery.

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Bafana head coach Hugo Broos will name the final squad at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Wednesday.

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Global affairs chief Chris Lehane wants to tone down the debate over AI’s societal impacts—and get states to pass laws that won’t derail OpenAI’s meteoric rise.

Frustration with fake dating profiles has spurred new dating services with different approaches.

Cancer Research UK figures show number diagnosed with most serious form of skin cancer has risen above 20,000 for first time

The number of cases from the most serious form of skin cancer have reached a record high across the UK, according to analysis by a leading cancer charity.

Melanoma cases in the UK have risen above 20,000 for the first time ever, with 20,980 people being diagnosed with the...

The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK.