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I own 20 axolotls – people need to know they’re not easy to look after
Emma Honeyfield bought her daughter an axolotl for her birthday then quickly fell in love with it.
Trump safe after shooting at White House correspondents dinner, suspect in custody
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by secret service agents on Saturday night after a man opened fire with a shotgun on security personnel

Crucible pressure ’50 times worse than driving test’
The Crucible is snooker’s most intense venue but how do players cope with the pressure and what do they think about when watching on helplessly?

Video shows correspondents’ dinner suspect charge checkpoint
Surveillance video released by Donald Trump shows the suspect running past metal detectors as security agents draw their guns.

What is was like in the room as shots rang out at correspondents’ dinner
The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue describes the moment he and others dived for cover as shots rang out at the venue.

Edwin Sodi’s not-so-happy home
Embattled tenderpreneur Edwin Sodi is under fresh financial pressure as he risks losing his apartment in an upmarket Johannesburg suburb over levies that are nearly two years in arrears.

What we know about the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were rushed from the premises after gunfire was heard.

WhatsApp clues to torture nightmare
WhatsApp messages between two of Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala’s henchmen reveal how they allegedly plotted the kidnapping of Pretoria businessman Jerry Boshoga in 2024.
News24 | Trump evacuated, chaos erupts in ‘would-be assassin’ shootout with Secret Service
US Secret Service agents bundled US President Donald Trump from the stage as shots rang out at a media gala, in what the president later described as an attack by a “would-be assassin”.

‘You just didn’t know’: Gary O’Donoghue describes confusion and fears at correspondents’ dinner
Police say a man charged security outside of the dining room and was armed with multiple weapons.
SA draws line on summit ‘summoning’ culture
Pretoria questions the practice of convening African leaders en masse as Ramaphosa declines Nairobi meeting

Homes evacuated after explosion near Northern Ireland police station
A security incident is underway following the incident in the early hours of Sunday morning in the town outside Belfast.

Starmer insists ‘majority’ of Labour MPs back his leadership
This week has seen increasing speculation among Labour MPs about Sir Keir’s judgement and leadership.

News24 | What’s in City Press: Struggle to save ANC-SACP alliance | Liebenberg diamond scheme funded Zuma case
Everything from this week’s edition of City Press in one convenient place.

Two dead, another critical in suspected gang violence
Two men died and a third is in a critical condition after a Saturday morning shooting in Ottery in a suspected gang-related attack.