
Christine Baranski says West End debut is a ‘dream come true’
The US actress will star opposite Richard E Grant in a new production of Noel Coward’s comedy Hay Fever.
SUNDAY, 19 APRIL 2026, 01:05

The US actress will star opposite Richard E Grant in a new production of Noel Coward’s comedy Hay Fever.

The BBC speaks to a student who pushed for his his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.

The UK is adopting a “ruthlessly pragmatic” approach to becoming closer to its European neighbours, the UK’s EU minister tells the BBC.

Ten years ago, Aston Villa were relegated to English football’s second tier for the first time since 1987. Now they are in their second European semi-final in three seasons.

After overcoming Fiorentina over two legs to reach the semi-finals, Crystal Palace will now fancy their chances of going all the way in the Conference League and adding a European trophy to their FA Cup success last season.

The family who sheltered me was, by any measure, participating in genocide: they were killing Tutsi every day. They were also, in their own logic, maintaining a family, going to work, returning home, sitting down to eat. These things coexisted

Allegations of governance failures have emerged over the IDC’s involvement in a R2.1bn Club Med Tinley leisure development

A deeply personal portrait of Litchi HOV, the award-winning choreographer turning movement into a language of memory, resilience and generational change

Drawing from archives and lived experience, the international production probes the emotional and political complexities of reconciliation in a fractured world

The question is not whether the world recognises the genocide against the Tutsi. It does. The question is whether the continent has claimed it — intellectually, historically and in its understanding of itself

The Madlanga Commission has heard evidence of a metro police operation in which the precious metal was seized but then vanished

The EFF leader will appeal his five-year prison sentence after a court upheld his conviction for firing a rifle at a political rally, while granting leave to challenge the punishment

Fresh off his Standard Bank Young Artist win, Manana reflects on growth, collaboration and creating space for alternative sound in South Africa

Reliable and affordable energy, with predictable tariffs, is indispensable. Even so, it is significant that Eskom’s leadership recognises the central role it plays: without this backbone, large-scale manufacturing and job creation cannot exist

Despite asset growth to R3.7 trillion, questions persist over distressed loans and legacy investment scandals

Seven years on, Freshlyground return not to reclaim their past, but to reshape it, finding new voice, new audience and a softer more expansive sense of home

Can the party construct a narrative that acknowledges its past while speaking to the aspirations of a diverse and changing society? Its ability to do so may depend on its willingness to engage with the discomfort of its own history and the expectations of its evolving constituency

It comes after it emerged the peer failed security vetting but the Foreign Office still allowed him to take up the post.

Ramaphosa must now turn to the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), which faces allegations of corporate governance failures similar to the PIC case. The latest concerns are around the IDC’s investment in the R2.1 billion Club Med Tinley Leisure resort deal, a luxury tourism development on KwaZulu-Natal’s north coast

The presentation of credentials is a cornerstone of diplomatic protocol, symbolising mutual recognition and the formal commencement of an ambassador’s duties