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David Walliams dropped by book publisher
Walliams is one of the UK’s most successful children’s authors, having sold more than 60 million books.
FRIDAY, 19 DECEMBER 2025, 19:18

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Walliams is one of the UK’s most successful children’s authors, having sold more than 60 million books.

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Tottenham manager Thomas Frank says he “feels supported” despite their recent run of poor results and has no doubts the Spurs players are “with me or going in the same direction.”

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have also released their official Christmas card and renamed their charity.

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Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan says the club badly needs the “boost” of new owners at Hillsborough.

South Africa
Four people have been killed in a crash involving four bakkies on the N2 in KZN.

South Africa
Residents believes that this will help small business owners.

South Africa
A 2-year-old girl was killed in the accident in Limpopo.

South Africa
DJ Warras was gunned down on Tuesday in the Johannesburg CBD.

World
The Friday deadline was mandated by a bill that got near-unanimous support in Congress, and was later signed into law by President Donald Trump.

World
BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines allegations of links between the UAE and Sudan’s RSF in the civil war, as international efforts continue to seek an end to the fighting.

World
The suspect’s spree began at Taipei’s main metro station before he moved to another station nearby.

World
Mette-Marit has pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that stiffens the lungs, making it hard to breathe.

Africa
Morocco has spent more than a decade reshaping its football, but will hosting Afcon 2025 allow the country to end a 50-year wait for the trophy?

Africa
Ugandan law requires public servants to remain politically neutral and bars them from active politics.

Africa
Former world champion and Olympian Lawrence Okolie believes his decision to fight in Lagos will inspire other big British names including Anthony Joshua.

Africa
Two of African football’s biggest names, Achraf Hakimi and Mohamed Salah, are hoping to lead their nations to glory as the Africa Cup of Nations gets ready to kick off in Morocco.

Business
The fast-fashion giant welcomed the judgement and said its priority remains protecting French consumers.

Business
The House of Lords said raising the state pension age and increasing immigration would not be a solution.

Business
South Africa has said goodbye to 28 cars over the past two years, as carmakers reassessed their local lineups and global strategies.

Business
The latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) for the end of the third week in December indicates that motorists can expect an even bigger cut in prices at the pumps.
Politics
The ANC called on South Africans to defend their democracy and to reject “AfriForum’s racist disinformation campaign”.

Politics
John Hlophe was placed on precautionary suspension from all MKP positions last month

Politics
The National Dialogue Steering Committee will be responsible for setting strategic priorities.

Politics
KZN Premier Thami Ntuli survived a motion of no confidence on Monday.

Sport
Title contender Josh Rock beats Gemma Hayter 3-1 to reach the second round of the PDC World Championship.

Sport
Burnley boss Scott Parker says he will “keep bouncing back” despite feeling “the pressure” of trying to keep the club in the Premier League.

Sport
Leon Britton and Joe Allen are to stay on at Swansea City as part of a new-look coaching staff which will also include assistant head coach Ryan Maye, who arrives from Aston Villa.

Sport
Wilfried Nancy says Celtic’s poor start on his managerial watch is “difficult to accept personally”.
Education
Officials identified a man from Portugal as the suspect in the deadly shooting at Brown University and the killing of an M.I.T. professor. The police said he died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
Education
During his 16 years in office, he earned national acclaim for his focus on education. But losing his bid for the Senate in 1984 cost him a shot at the presidency.
Education
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Education
[Liberian Investigator] Isaac A. David Memorial High School transformed its Paynesville campus into a center of strategy and youthful competition on Wednesday as it hosted a one-day interschool chess tournament that attracted students from across Paynesville and Monrovia.

Lifestyle
Rachel Kolisi reveals that she celebrated an early Christmas with her family as the kids were soon leaving. Take a look…

Lifestyle
Lasizwe Dambuza revealed that he checked himself in to a mental wellness retreat and handed over all his social media accounts to management.

Lifestyle
From 2026, pupils at a Cape Town high school will have to leave their smartphones at home or lock them away during the school day.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
A 40-year-old mother in Meqheleng Township was arrested after falsely claiming her two children died from tuckshop snacks, police say.

Entertainment
It seems that the fight for the removal of the Post Office’s monopoly to deliver small parcels is far from over if the portfolio committee chairperson has her way.

Entertainment
Part of an eventual three-model Nissan range based on existing Renault products, the Gravite, for now, has not been approved for South Africa.
Entertainment
Science/Tech
Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president’s financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which his administration holds sway.
Science/Tech
iRobot, the Bedford, Massachusetts-based company that brought the Roomba vacuum cleaner into American homes over its 35-year history, filed for bankruptcy on Sunday and will be acquired by Picea, its Chinese contract manufacturer that also produces competing household devices. The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board placed blame for the company’s demise on the Federal Trade Commission under...
Science/Tech
The Association for Computing Machinery, the world’s largest society of computing professionals, announced that all publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library will become freely available to everyone starting January 2026. Authors will retain full copyright to their published work under the new arrangement, and ACM has committed to defending those works against copyright and...

Science/Tech
Could the AI industry be on the verge of its first major layoffs? Will China spread propaganda to slow the US data-center building boom? Where are AI agents headed?
Motoring
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Motoring
These are the 10 most sought-after cars on the second-hand market in South Africa.

Health
Their union BMA Scotland has accused the government of reneging on a commitment to restore pay to 2008 levels.
Health
Moving cannabis to a category of drugs that includes some common medicines will have implications for research, businesses and patients.
Health
The agency’s high-level turnover and conflicting policy decisions on drug oversight have fueled concerns about the leadership of Dr. Marty Makary.

Health
NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are signs infections are levelling off.