TUESDAY, 16 JUNE 2026, 15:23
UK’s Members of Parliament (MP) were “looking for proof that smartphones and social media are rotting children’s brains,” writes The Register — but they got “a less satisfying answer from neuroscientists on Wednesday: nobody can really prove it.” Appearing before the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee this week, three researchers spent much of the session explaining that concern and...
From snorkeling in pot holes, to spinning the decks: Here’s what Helen Zille has been getting up to during her mayoral campaign.
Starmer promises ‘bold action’ ahead of Monday’s announcement on restrictions for children.
Able Labour politician, often at odds with his party, who became a successful author and columnist.
Arsenal and Liverpool are keen on Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, Manchester City target a move for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, plus more.
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has been criticised for reportedly claiming the World Cup expansion for the 2026 finals has led to ‘uninteresting’ games.
Paying tribute, Sir Keir Starmer said Lord Hattersley “was a giant of the Labour movement”.
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.
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.
Drip is forever? Bafana Bafana have been praised for their fashion statement in their ‘anthem’ jacket at the FIFA World Cup opening match.
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.
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 won their first opening match at a World Cup since lifting the trophy in 2014 as they eased to…
His Royal Highness Prince Mcwasho’s charm and humility led people to express their utmost admiration and respect for him.
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.
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.
Shakira has done it again with another banging FIFA World Cup anthem – but how does it compare to 2010’s ‘Waka Waka’?
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...