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As the Premier League table adopts a retro feel, BBC Sport looks at five reasons Nottingham Forest can finish in the top four.

The City of Tshwane says one area in Hammanskraal is still receiving discoloured water.

Government says evidence suggests that the miners have had access to food supplies until recently.

Mawisa says the motive behind the shooting is not known and no arrest has been made yet.

Pictures of revellers from the Calabar Carnival marking Christmas in the southern Nigeria.

President Iham Aliyev says Moscow initially tried to “cover up” its role in the Azerbaijan Airlines crash.

The mogul who created Cablevision also owned Madison Square Garden, and the Knicks and Rangers sports teams.

Three friends, known as the Kids of the Colony, have racked up millions of views on social media.

Carmen Souza’s latest album is inspired by the little-known British influence on the Cape Verde islands.

BBC Sport Africa reviews the continent’s top moments in 2024, including historic achievements at the Olympics, Paralympics and the Tour de France.

RiseMzansi says the work of Parliament and that of the GNU proceeded smoothly.

DA in the Western Cape has condemned the alleged racist incident on a FlySafair flight.

Plymouth Argyle boss Wayne Rooney says he does not take criticism “personally” after another disappointing Championship defeat.

Welsh rugby looks to new year lift after grim 2024 dominated by poor results and contracts controversy.

Both Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs registered 1-0 wins on Sunday to end their year on a winning note.

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo praises his side’s energy during their 2-0 win over Everton which lifts them to second in the Premier League table.

Exclusive: Frank Cottrell-Boyce says Conservative funding freeze over 14 years has created ‘enormous’ equality gap

The poor state of school buildings is exposing pupils to “irreparable” harm, the UK’s children’s laureate has said, after a Guardian investigation revealed that more than 1.5 million students in England were being taught in dilapidated schools.

The award-winning screenwriter Frank...

Exclusive: Full structural surveys to be carried out on representative sample of about 100 system-built blocks

Ministers have ordered intrusive structural surveys of a group of ageing, postwar school buildings in England amid mounting concern about hidden defects that could lead to structural failures.

After the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) crisis, which closed schools and...

The yawning gap between funding and demand means that parents are right to fear how the government will react

For millions of us who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), 2024 was a strange and often unsettling year. For a long time, we have been used to quietly fighting our battles in a political and media vacuum. But suddenly, everything has exploded: as the...

Exclusive: UK teenagers placed in temporary housing until they are adults as there are fewer obligations to support them if they are not care leavers

Councils are treating teenagers like homeless adults and placing them in unsuitable temporary housing rather than taking them into care, new research has shown.

Local authorities are “waiting out the clock” when assessing vulnerable 16- and...

World’s Best DJ, Black Coffee, has made a fortune from his illustrious career that spans years, but how rich is he?

Nkosazana Daughter is making headlines after her management revealed that a fake manager scammed her out of bookings.

Award-winning media personality Somizi Mhlongo is trending against the backdrop of his now-viral clip with Springbok captain Siya Kolisi.

The nine-year-old kid influencer was criticised for landing advert gigs.

Social monogamy has been observed in less than 10% of mammal species – and birds have been shown to be less faithful than previously believed

In 2011, a shock celebrity break-up garnered headlines around the world – not the separation of Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, nor Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, but the sudden, inexplicable rupture between Bibi and Poldi, two 115-year-old Galápagos...

T2 SUV set to become third local model from Chery sub-brand after Dashing and X70 Plus.

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced that the price of both 93 and 95-octane petrol will increase.

Lack of a six-cylinder engine in a two-door Mercedes-Benz will be problematic for some, however, the CLE has just enough charm to make-up for it.

Cross-Atlantic Toyota SUVs set to share same design language going forward.

Phil Fuller is hailed for “almost certainly saving the man’s life” when he was due to end his shift.

Diane Danzebrink says some women were not told about the side-effects of having ovaries removed.