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US President Donald Trump called on Americans to protect the freedoms the nation’s founders envisioned 250 years ago against what he has portrayed as the “communist” threat posed by progressive Democrats

As Starmer gets ready to pack his bags, there’s a “bunfight for jobs” in Whitehall, one MP tells Laura Kuenssberg.

Many countries with massive populations consistently miss out on football’s biggest party. What can they do to change their sporting fortunes?

Mamelodi Sundowns have completed the signing of Golden Arrows’ dribbling wizard Siyanda Ndlovu, beating tough competition from rivals Orlando Pirates.

The clinical study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new shortened treatment regimen

eThekwini says the iconic horse racing event is set to inject over R200 mln in the city’s economy

The 43rd Knysna Oyster Festival is expected to create opportunities for small businesses

Jakir Jakir was arrested after immigration officers found the 14-year-old girl in his bedroom.

Ali Khamenei’s body will lie in state in Tehran’s Grand Mosalla until Monday, before travelling across Iran and Iraq.

The daughter of disgraced president Alberto Fujimori is declared winner of tight race nearly a month after voting took place.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are celebrating their wedding with a party at New York’s Madison Square Garden this weekend, her publicist says.

West Bengal’s move to replace eggs in some school meals has sparked a wider debate over nutrition and choice.

More than 2,000 primary schools are facing closure as enrolment numbers plummet.

Six fans of the Black Stars are living proof of how football can drive supporters to extreme lengths to follow their team.

Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter says he would have supported “proper immigration management and secured borders”.

Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez announces his retirement from international football after the Desert Foxes’ 2-0 defeat by Switzerland in the World Cup round of 32.

Martin is revealing everything you need to know right now to cut the cost of getting away.

Mashatile stands inside a factory that Nissan built in 1966 and hand over to Chery Group SA

Political parties are responsible for submitting their preferred nominees. 

The Zondo Commission identified Ajay Gupta as a central architect of SA’s state capture.

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni holds a post-Cabinet meeting briefing.

BBC Sport ranks the 16 teams left in the World Cup. Do Argentina deserve to be in the top three? Should Norway be higher? What about England’s position?

Gayton McKenzie has launched a last-minute ticket giveaway ahead of Saturday’s Test between the Springboks and England at Ellis Park.

Relebohile Mofokeng’s move to Belgium has pushed Orlando Pirates’ earnings from academy player sales beyond the R150 million mark.

BBC Sport’s football expert Chris Sutton gives his predictions for the last-16 ties at the 2026 World Cup, including England against Mexico.

The programme, aimed at keeping 1m girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, withdrawn after aid cuts

A leading higher education programme, aimed at keeping 1 million girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has been axed by the British government just two years after it was announced.

The scheme, Strengthening higher education for female empowerment (SHEFE),...

Brexit means ‘home fee’ qualification ends in 2028, leaving those hoping to study in UK not now eligible for loans

British teenagers living in the EU could be priced out of UK universities in two years’ time as a Brexit rule change means they face the double whammy of paying costlier international fees, while losing access to student finance.

British passport holders living in the EU still...

Not many people know that Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o is fluent in Spanish.

Jaden Smith is thinking out of the box with his creativity for Christian Louboutin’s Men’s collection.

The whale carcass, which washed ashore at Die Plaat beach in Gansbaai, belongs to one of the rarest whale species on Earth.

Community leaders have identified the deceased and authorities are searching for family members.

England will be eager to upset the odds and get a good win over the Springboks at Ellis Park to get over their poor Six Nations campaign.

Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni lambasted former President Jacob Zuma for visiting a wanted Gupta brother.

Steps, heart rate, glucose, moods, cycles, screen time. Nothing about you, it seems, is too boring or absurd to measure and file somewhere.

Aa large-scale study demonstrates that preservatives widely used in everyday processed foods may exacerbate common health risks.

From cooling hybrids to organic latex beds, these are the mattresses WIRED reviewers actually sleep on and recommend.

Ambystoma quetzalcoatli is the first fossil salamander to be formally identified in Mexico, revealing that axolotls have inhabited the country for millions of years.

What are heart palpitations and when should you be concerned?

A doctors’ group says it “borders on madness” that patients will have to obtain the note in person.

Kimberley asks her guest, chartered psychologist Dr Ellie Buckley, why we get sensory overload.

The British Medical Association is in dispute with Manx Care over “pay erosion since 2008”.