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A 37-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts.

Netherlands attacking midfielder Xavi Simons says he is “heartbroken” after being ruled out for the rest of the season for relegation-battling Tottenham and this summer’s World Cup because of a knee injury.

Hannah Cox had never run before but set herself a target of 100 marathons in 100 days across India as a ‘love letter’ to her late father. Here’s how she did it.

In his first major interview since moving to Brazil, Jesse Lingard talks to the BBC about his new life, and Manchester United.

The public is advised of some road closures around the stadium.

The victim succumbed to his injuries at the Victoria Hospital in Alice.

He says this year’s celebrations is important as South Africa marks 30 years of the Constitution

Hundreds of mourners, including artists and the community members, gave Bevhula a final send-off

Palestinian officials say local elections in Gaza and the West Bank mark a step toward a long-delayed presidential election. The Palestinian Authority hasn’t held a presidential election in 21 years.

We visit the new Grand Egyptian Museum, a spacious museum outside Cairo dedicated to displaying artifacts from ancient Egypt. It has finally opened its doors after decades of planning and construction.

The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Zongyuan Zoe Liu, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about how China views the current crisis in the Middle East

Clashes resumed in Kidal following coordinated attacks across Mali by armed groups on Saturday.

The activist has condemned France’s influence in West Africa and been accused of being a “Russian mouthpiece”.

Piracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.

Michael Eneramo, who won 10 caps for the Super Eagles, dies aged 40 after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest during a friendly game.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Monday, 27 April 2026.

The growing adoption of new technologies has created a new problem for South Africa’s estates and gated communities.

British families tell BBC Panorama how the Iran war is affecting their monthly budgets.

President Trump said on Saturday that the US had cancelled plans to send a team to Pakistan for negotiations.

Afrika Mayibuye Movement is staging the event on the eve of the official Freedom Day festivities

The SACP has taken a resolution to contest the elections independently

Mashaba says illegal migration puts significant strain on the delivery of basic services.

Don Nkadimeng is remembered as being opposed foreign interference in African politics

All the key BBC coverage details for the Miami Grand Prix, the second sprint event of the season, which takes place from 1-3 May.

The start of the Springboks’ Test season is not far away, and here is a reminder of all the kick off times to jot down in your diary.

Did the Los Angeles Rams make a big mistake? Did the Las Vegas Raiders build enough around Fernando Mendoza? And could there finally be something to shout about for the two New York teams?

Ospreys number eight Morgan Morris can push for a first Wales call-up by finishing strongly in the United Rugby Championship, says his coach Mark Jones.

It feels as if your work and your identity are fused. You’ll get through this, but you may have to use this time to consider other careers

I’ve been a teacher for more than 20 years and loved it. I had promotions every couple of years and was happily making my way up the ladder. This year, however, I was made redundant because of restructuring and this has thrown me into a feeling of complete...

Do No Harm, a conservative group, wants the scholarship, which has helped islands’ underserved communities, declared unconstitutional

Doctors and health experts in Hawaii say a decades-old federal program meant to support Native Hawaiians through medical school and better serve some of the islands’ most underserved communities is under attack after a conservative group filed suit.

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In a bid to promote inclusivity, a new universal access pathway has officially opened up on Table Mountain’s summit.

Take note of the latest updates to SASSA Childcare Grants in May 2026. The outlook is improved but some date oddities persist …

Afrikaans singer Kurt Darren’s quirky track ‘6 7’ has racked up impressive music streams a month after its release…

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has rubbished a viral social media post featuring a death hoax about himself…

Musk argues in his lawsuit that he was deceived about OpenAI’s mission being altruistic.

While MEC Basikopo Makamu said the BMW X5s were a token of appreciation for the traditional leaders, opposition parties labelled it political patronage

Just as he has done for the Springboks many times, Bulls flyhalf Handré Pollard was flawless in front of goal in his side’s narrow win over Scarlets.

“I was always under the spotlight,” said Petersen after the derby.

Study finds monitoring and adjustment of medication where needed can help protect mothers’ heart health

New mothers who had hypertension in pregnancy could reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke and potentially early death through daily blood pressure checks at home, research suggests.

Women who regularly monitored their blood pressure in the weeks after giving birth, and had doctors tailor...

Recognised since antiquity, the constellation has a rich mythological tradition

The northern hemisphere’s spring evenings are dominated by the unmistakable outline of Leo, one of the few constellations that resembles the creature it represents, the lion.

Leo is most easily identified by its distinctive “backwards” question mark, referred to by astronomers as the “sickle” asterism and...

Prendwick, Northumberland: On a crisp, cold walk, I’m reminded that winter still clings on, and that familiar constellations are far from alone

The red sun rising over the radar station on Alnwick Moor picks out the tall shape of a hare at our end of the meadow. It lopes forward a little way – forever appearing, as hares always do, to be on the brink of a forward roll – and then pauses,...

Toyota’s sales have been hit hard by the Middle East conflict.

The Transport Department hopes to invest R2 trillion in South Africa’s rail network by 2050.

A few years ago, there were only a handful of Chinese carmakers in South Africa. They now represent 40% of the brands on the market.

Stellantis plans to build Peugeot models in China.

Rachel Moore spent years in debilitating chronic pain due to the womb disease, adenomyosis.

The proposed legislation was supported by MPs but has not cleared its stages in the Lords.