Roy Hattersley: Labour politician who helped start the party’s modernisation
Able Labour politician, often at odds with his party, who became a successful author and columnist.
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Arsenal & Liverpool in Bouaddi talks – Monday’s gossip
Arsenal and Liverpool are keen on Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, Manchester City target a move for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, plus more.
World Cup teams reject Ceferin ‘uninteresting’ claim
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has been criticised for reportedly claiming the World Cup expansion for the 2026 finals has led to ‘uninteresting’ games.
Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93
Paying tribute, Sir Keir Starmer said Lord Hattersley “was a giant of the Labour movement”.
Looming carnage: On the dangerous anti-migrant mobilisation in South Africa
The chaos that threatens to explode from this mobilisation will devastate not only migrants but all poor people and workers. Only reactionary political forces will benefit from promoting it.
‘I’ll be staying out of the way’ – Southgate on World Cup punditry
Former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate says he turned down work as a pundit at the World Cup because he did not think it would be “helpful” to the side’s chances.
Came to slay! Bafana anthem jacket turns heads
Drip is forever? Bafana Bafana have been praised for their fashion statement in their ‘anthem’ jacket at the FIFA World Cup opening match.
ANALYSIS: Julius Malema’s new mountain to climb
As corruption claims intensify, in the run-up to the November polls the EFF leader will grapple with public scepticism while trying to reclaim his political momentum.
England-Croatia referee was called Grade E by Tuchel
Clement Turpin is appointed referee for England’s opening World Cup game against Croatia on Wednesday – and was once labelled a “Grade E” official by head coach Thomas Tuchel.
Germany hammer World Cup debutants Curacao after early scare
Germany won their first opening match at a World Cup since lifting the trophy in 2014 as they eased to…
Royal charm: Why people admire Eswatini’s Prince Mcwasho!
His Royal Highness Prince Mcwasho’s charm and humility led people to express their utmost admiration and respect for him.
QUIET REVOLUTION: Twenty-year journey: How Bulungula Incubator is transforming rural education from birth to career
The Bulungula Incubator has driven a 20-year ‘place-based’ transformation in the remote Eastern Cape region of Xhora Mouth, prioritising child development from infancy to career through interconnected health, nutrition and education programmes.
Littler and Humphries power England to sixth World Cup
England win the World Cup of Darts for a record-extending sixth time as Luke Littler and Luke Humphries overcome the Netherlands 10-5 in Frankfurt.
‘Waka Waka’ reigns supreme as best-ever World Cup anthem
Shakira has done it again with another banging FIFA World Cup anthem – but how does it compare to 2010’s ‘Waka Waka’?
As ‘Disclosure Day’ Premieres, Steven Spielberg Says He Believes Aliens Really Have Visited Earth
Steven Spielberg grants that his 1977 UFO film Close Encounters was “speculative,” writes the Associated Press, but “Disclosure Day, he insists, is the real deal.””It’s my first film that will be considered science fiction that I do not consider to be science fiction,” Spielberg said in a recent interview. “It’s much more reflective of the world as it is evolving and discoveries that are being...
‘Even in defeat’: Lyle Foster praised over Christian stance
Bafana Bafana player Lyle Foster has been praised for taking a Christian stance during a match at the FIFA World Cup….
In the dock: Phala Phala case rests on circumstantial evidence, says defence as trial nears end
The defence says the State’s case against the three accused in the Phala Phala robbery remains circumstantial, arguing that months of evidence have failed to directly place them inside the farm or link them to the stolen dollars.
Assisted dying returns to parliament as MP urges peers to ‘finish the job’
Lauren Edwards says she will bring the exact same bill which was narrowly passed by the Commons but ran out of time in the Lords.