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Six English clubs, one huge night – all to play for in Champions League
With the league phase of the Champions League almost over, which teams can join Arsenal and Bayern Munich in the top eight?
WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2026, 04:09

Top Stories
With the league phase of the Champions League almost over, which teams can join Arsenal and Bayern Munich in the top eight?

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Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney, who was diagnosed with OCD when she was 10, explains when you should seek help.

Top Stories
Benefits calculators can leave some people confused and in a dire financial state, say campaigners.

Top Stories
Travelling Chelsea fans in Naples for Wednesday’s Champions League game are told to “exercise extreme caution” after two supporters suffer injuries.

South Africa
The fellowship recognises exceptional PhD students from the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (CSAM) at Wits whose research demonstrates the potential for groundbreaking scientific contributions and meaningful societal impact, particularly in areas where advances in computing can benefit communities around the world. The Google PhD Fellowship programme supports outstanding...

South Africa
Vodacom Group has been recognised as Africa’s number one employer for the third consecutive year by the Top Employers Institute, reaffirming its commitment to excellence in employee experience and organisational culture. The certification and top ranking were awarded to Vodacom Group alongside individual recognitions for Vodacom Mozambique, Vodacom South Africa, Vodacom Tanzania, Safaricom...

South Africa
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries across all platforms, but it’s essential to remember, as former CEO of RMB, Ginni Rommety, puts it: “AI is not a substitute for human intelligence, it is a tool to amplify human creativity and capability” However, as the volume of critical decisions and solutions provided (or suggested) by intelligence […]

South Africa
The creative arts are essential for a child’s overall development. They help with growth in the mind, body, and spirit. In the twenty-first century, technology continues to change how we live and work. Still, the creative arts are crucial in combining human creativity with a digital world that keeps evolving. At schools like Reddam House […]

World
Abena Christine Jon’el has made Ghana her home and aims to raise the profile of people with disabilities.

World
The wife of disgraced former president Yoon Suk Yeol is facing court on a raft of her own charges.

World
U.S. Homeland Security agents provided security support at past Olympics. But after violence by ICE agents in Minneapolis, some Italian officials say an ICE unit is unwelcome in Milan Cortina.

World
Joel Guerriau received a four-year prison sentence, 18 months of which are to be served behind bars.

Africa
Diezani Alison-Madueke took bribes including luxury goods and private jet travel, a prosecutor tells a London court.

Africa
On a visit to Ankara, Bola Tinubu was filmed stumbling and falling after walking past soldiers and dignitaries.

Africa
Franco-Chadian military relations have been strained after Chad abruptly ended its defence agreement with France.

Africa
Kenyan middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon plans to build a maternity facility in her hometown Keringet in partnership with her shoe sponsor.

Business
The airline said the fact there were no bags available for less than £5.99 meant the claim was not misleading.

Business
Cisco chief executive Chuck Robbins compares AI to the dotcom bubble of the early 2000s.

Business
The BBC’s White House correspondent Bernd Debusmann explains why the president is refocusing his attention on the US economy.

Business
The government set out proposals as data found vet prices rose at nearly twice the inflation rate.

Politics
Adv. Adila Hassim asks Gen. Lesetja Senona why Cat sent him a video of an internal SAPS meeting.

Politics
Lawson Naidoo says Ad Hoc Committee isn’t functioning as it should because of political interests

Politics
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Gen Senona says allegations made by Gen. Khumalo are nothing but baseless

Politics
Lesetja Senona is alleged to have assisted Cat Matlala to secure a R360 million SAPS tender.

Sport
Danny Quinn, an All-Ireland winner with Derry in 1993, opens up on the untimely passing of his wife 15 years ago.

Sport
Brighton turn down an approach from Nottingham Forest for Lewis Dunk, while Chelsea consider Cole Palmer “untouchable” amid Manchester United interest.

Sport
After a new £48m investment in Wrexham, what comes next for the club that is majority-owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney?

Sport
Randal Kolo Muani is “fine” after a “minor” car accident and should be available for Spurs’ Champions League match at Eintracht Frankfurt, says Thomas Frank.
Education
[Namibian] As Namibia continues to implement its new system of subsidised tertiary education fees, corporate institutions and philanthropic organisations are reinforcing their role in supporting access to education.
Education
[Shabait] – At an activity assessment meeting conducted in Barentu on 23 January, it was reported that the adult education program has opened educational opportunities to many citizens in the Gash Barka Region.
Education
Gov. Greg Abbott said the state would investigate public agencies and universities that employ those with H-1B visas, a program the Trump administration has also targeted.

Education
Both the health and education departments have proposed cuts to funding for physical education
A major row between government departments has broken out after the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) proposed cutting all its funding for physical education in schools, the Guardian understands.
The DHSC is now intending to restore the funding despite insisting privately for weeks that it...

Lifestyle
A former Miss South Africa has launched an initiative to help needy parents pay off their Pep Stores lay-by accounts for school uniforms.

Lifestyle
Years after that viral moment, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and former Miss Universe Zozi Tunzi reunited in video posted online…

Lifestyle
Officials from the City of Johannesburg have said that ignoring the notice could lead to the suspension of municipal services.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Entertainment
Captain Aiden Markram top-scored for the SA team with 86 runs.

Entertainment
Nuno Santos and Bryan León struck deep into injury time to rescue maximum points for the defending champions.

Entertainment
R19 million in jackpots are up for grabs! Here are your PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results for 27 January 2026.
Science/Tech
A data breach at SoundCloud exposed information tied to 29.8 million user accounts, according to Have I Been Pwned. While SoundCloud says no passwords or financial data were accessed, attackers mapped email addresses to public profile data and later attempted extortion. BleepingComputer reports: The company confirmed the breach on December 15, following widespread reports from users who were...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Supreme Court is taking up a case on whether Paramount violated the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) by disclosing a user’s viewing history to Facebook. The case, Michael Salazar v. Paramount Global, hinges on the law’s definition of the word “consumer.” Salazar filed a class action against Paramount in 2022, alleging that it...
Science/Tech
OpenAI has launched Prism, a free scientific research app that aims to do for scientific writing what coding agents did for programming. Engadget reports: Prism builds on Crixet, a cloud-based LaTeX platform the company is announcing it acquired today. For the uninitiated, LaTeX is a typesetting system for formatting scientific documents and journals. Nearly the entire scientific community...
Science/Tech
Amazon has agreed to pay $309 million and provide additional remedies in a class-action settlement over claims that customers were wrongly denied refunds after returning items. Plaintiffs say (PDF) the deal delivers over $1 billion in total value, including more than $600 million in refunds and operational changes. Reuters reports: Amazon denied any wrongdoing in agreeing to the settlement....

Motoring
Chinese brands are gaining popularity in South Africa’s used car market.
Motoring

Motoring
Annual salary increases in South Africa are beating inflation, but still contend with new vehicle prices.
Motoring
Health
His pioneering work on the origins of cancer was later overshadowed by his contrarian views, notably his rejection of the established theory that H.I.V. causes AIDS.

Health
Almost a quarter of adults in England do not drink alcohol, according to new figures from a health survey.

Health
Dr Tara Quinn-Cirillo suggests taking micro-moments to calm yourself.
Health
Finding friendship and maintaining connections in adulthood is hard. Here’s where to start.