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The artist who painted the cherub has admitted it was Giorgia Meloni’s face, as the Rome church sees a steady flow of curious visitors.

Watch live coverage as the 2026 Winter Olympics begins with Great Britain’s Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds facing Norway in the curling mixed doubles.

Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds overcome a power cut and the loss of the first end to get Team GB’s Winter Olympics off to a winning start in the mixed doubles curling against Norway.

The families expressed concerns that the remains of their loved ones have not been retrieved.

South Africa continues to face a national student housing shortage

Sithole took to the stand and requested the court release him on bail.

Nel questioned a document Mr X says proves his intent to cooperate with authorities.

NPR reporters visited the Milan Olympic Village in the days before the opening ceremony to investigate the dining hall dessert situation and other pressing questions.

The project would have built on the ruins of the defence ministry bombed by Nato back in 1999.

Epstein considered approaching Mugabe about a new currency in 2015 – the latest batch of files show.

Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says.

Ahmed Muharram is among several suspects arrested in a major crackdown on marijuana trafficking.

The surprise move that may threaten the stability of the coalition government of which the DA is a key partner.

A former editor describes the massive cuts as one of the “darkest days” in the history of the storied newspaper.

Bar owner Jobe Ferguson says he is devastated to close TNQ in the Northern Quarter after 22 years.

Staff and clients say they are desperate for answers following the sudden closure of PM Law.

Malatjie says their call includes protection from victimisation from their bosses.  

Captain Ramalepe says he tried to contact Masemola’s office on several occasions to no avail. 

That’s the testimony of three members of SAPS before the Ad Hoc Committee.

Former Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt returned to haunt his former club when he guided Stellenbosch FC to victory in the Nedbank Cup Round of 32 clash.

Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora strike a friendly tone at the launch news conference for their heavyweight fight in April.

Manchester City have been “let down” by manager Pep Guardiola “repeatedly straying into commentary on international affairs”, Jewish community leaders in the city say.

Swindon are thrown out of the Vertu Trophy by the EFL for fielding two ineligible players against Luton Town, who now go into the quarter-finals.

Campaigners say they appreciate attempt to use Cornish but mistake points to need for more access to language

Shoppers in Cornwall could have been forgiven for feeling bemused after a supermarket put up bilingual signs – in Welsh.

A branch of Tesco in Helston – about 200 miles from south Wales by road – pointed shoppers towards pysgod, which is Welsh, not Cornish, for fish. It also labelled...

Rapper Nicki Minaj as attempted to ‘out’ Trevor Noah as a clapback to his Grammy jokes. Here’s a look at who he has dated…

The search for reality TV personality Mariana Kotze has ended, but questions surrounding her disappearance continue to mount.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will pay out its March 2026 social grants on the following dates.

‘From the first minute we were not decisive,’ Kaze told SuperSport TV. 

Amakhosi are stunned 2-1 at the Cape Town Stadium.

Goals from Peter Shalulile and Thapelo Morena were enough to see the Betway Premiership champions progress to the last 16.

A total of R37 million in jackpots is up for grabs tonight. Here are your Lotto and Lotto Plus results for 4 February 2026.

Suspected Chinese state-backed hackers hijacked the Notepadd++ update infrastructure to deliver backdoored version of the popular free source code editor and note-taking app for Windows.

Axiom says its AI found solutions to several long-standing math problems, a sign of the technology’s steadily advancing reasoning capabilities.

Municipalities across South Africa are replacing traffic lights with stop signs as a result of constant cable theft and vandalism.

While most people will probably pay a moving company to move across the country, I thought it best to do so myself.

The new LDV Terron 9 is one of the most powerful bakkies in South Africa.

A leaked review uncovers “bullying and harassment” and “violent behaviour” at Wales’ largest hospital.