Ruth Perry: Ofsted check ‘likely contributed’ to headteacher’s death
The head teacher died two months after Ofsted inspected her school in Reading in November 2022.
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Squid Game: The Challenge crowns first winner
The Netflix reality series, inspired by the Korean dystopian show, saw 456 people compete for over £3m.
Santos relegated for first time in 111-year history
A stoppage-time goal condemns Santos, Brazil legend Pele’s former club, to their first relegation from the top flight.
Azerbaijan’s Aliyev calls snap presidential elections for February
The president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has ordered elections to be held earlier than scheduled.
Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer and poet dies aged 65
A statement posted on his Instagram account said he was diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago.
Russia hacking: ‘FSB in years-long cyber attacks on UK’, says government
The FSB state security service is accused of hacking and releasing sensitive documents.
News24 | Shooting incident rocks Sandton neighbourhood
Gauteng police have responded to reports of a shooting incident on Coleraine Drive in Morningside, Sandton, on Thursday.
Student shoots classmate dead in Russian school before killing herself
Investigators say 14-year-old wounded five children using a pump-action shotgun as interior ministry probes motive.
Colin Pitchfork: Double child murderer denied prison release
A decision that ruled Colin Pitchfork could be released again was challenged by the government.
World Food Programme to end general assistance in northwest Syria
The UN agency’s decision comes amid a funding shortage as northwest Syria faces increasing food insecurity.
Two months of Israel-Gaza war: How divided is the world?
The war has cleaved the world between those calling for a ceasefire, those backing Israel and some sitting on the fence.
Seychelles declares state of emergency after flood and explosion
The floods are the latest in a series of climate shocks recorded this year across East Africa.
News24 | kykNET TV presenter, two others in court accused of swindling more than R30m from steelworks company
kykNET TV presenter Henriëtte Marx, as well as her husband and an associate of theirs, appeared in the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday morning charged with fraud, theft and money laundering.
News24 | Knysna’s taps could be flowing again by weekend, amid clean-up after body found in reservoir
Almost a week after a body was recovered from a reservoir in Knysna, authorities say the cleaning of five reservoirs is 90% complete.
Folkestone hit-and-run: Manhunt after boy, 7, killed
A vehicle drove off after a crash in Folkestone which left a boy dead, Kent Police says.
China warns against ‘undermining’ Belt and Road plan after Italy withdraws
Italy, the only major Western power to have joined China’s global infrastructure initiative, is exiting in 2024.
Israel’s war on Gaza: Can Guterres’s use of UN’s Article 99 bring peace?
The rarely used rule will allow the US secretary-general to make an appeal for peace to the Security Council.
Displacement, death, hunger as Israel’s war on Gaza enters third month
Fighting rages as Israeli troops press further south with ‘carpet bombardment of entire neighbourhoods’.
Ukraine mounts acts of sabotage in Siberia to staunch Russian artillery
Ukrainian media cited Ukrainian intelligence services claiming responsibility for the bombings of two fuel trains.