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Didier Deschamps’ long, storied career with France will come to an end not how he would have wanted it – in Saturday’s World Cup third-place play-off.

As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK

The lily-padding trend sees young people repeatedly move jobs to try to advance in the workplace.

Fake social media profiles are created with houses being sold for R50 000.

Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir is currently serving a 35-year prison sentence.

Somgaxa was shot outside his home in Greenfield, Johannesburg on 3 July.

The 2026 Judiciary Conference is underway in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

The free trade agreement between the world’s fifth and sixth largest economies has come into effect – can it deliver?

The BBC’s Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.

A man was nearly sucked head-first out of a cabin window mid-air on a Ryanair plane.

The ministers claimed the piece, which cited their luxury bungalow deals, had tarnished their reputation.

Production will stop for two years at the mine which employs more than 4,000 people.

The ban also restricts exports of mercury and cyanide to Sudan, chemicals widely used in gold mining.

Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala could have given evidence against senior police officials in a $22m graft case.

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.

Consumers should be better protected as Buy Now Pay Later lenders now require authorisation to operate.

The cost of hearing oil spike following the US-Israel war with Iran which forced up crude prices.

Teens will be able to opt out of the restrictions – campaigners have criticised them as being piecemeal.

The investor’s decision comes weeks after Gates’ appearance before US congress over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Steps are said to have been taken against transgressors.

Zandile Gumede has joined the MK Party as the Deputy Convener in KZN.

ActionSA has launched an investigation into UPL’s R17 billion biofuels project in KwaZulu-Natal.

Several MPs on the committee have said that the report is too watered down.

Spain are into the 2026 World Cup final after goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro see them convincingly beat France 2-0 in their semi-final in Dallas.

Viktor Gyokeres may be used as a makeweight to bring Julian Alvarez to Arsenal, Liverpool have made contract with Paris St-Germain over a transfer for Bradley Barcola, while Tottenham captain Cristian Romero is set to leave the club.

Dundee United and fellow Premiership side Falkirk’s hopes of progressing from the Scottish League Cup group stage are in the balance after they were beaten by lower-league opponents.

Spain produce a masterclass to see off France and reach their first World Cup final since 2010 – but who were the stars?

Policy to create youth clubs and health centres aims to tackle surplus of school spaces created by falling pupil numbers

Classrooms left empty by falling numbers of pupils could soon be converted into youth clubs or health centres, as part of a pilot scheme to be announced this week.

In the pilot a group of local authorities in England will be given £3.1m by the Department for Education to...

Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year

Thousands of university job cuts in humanities and social sciences are creating widespread cold spots for languages, classics and theology degrees, the British Academy has warned.

Universities’ finances are so precarious that redundancies are also occurring in business...

Outdoor enthusiasts are being urged to exercise extra caution on Table Mountain after another violent attack was reported on the mountain’s lower slopes.

A grant recipient’s blunt comparison to prisoners has sparked a fierce online reaction, exposing deep frustration.

Spain will now face either Argentina or England in Sunday’s final in New Jersey.

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The restrictions, which can be turned off, will include a crackdown on “addictive” app features and will be in addition to a total ban on children under 16 accessing platforms like TikTok and YouTube.

Anna Sabine was having a lump removed from her thyroid when a nerve to one of her vocal cords was cut.

What went wrong with the government’s planning and buying of vital items like gloves and gowns that cost taxpayers billions of pounds.

Experts suggest more than 2,700 people may have died from heat-related causes during the heatwaves.