FRIDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2025, 16:01
Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed a Gaza ceasefire deal to free the remaining living hostages, in a major step towards ending a war that has killed tens of thousands of people and unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe.
A developing sinkhole has been detected along Hendrik Potgieter Drive in Roodepoort on the West Rand, prompting a partial closure of the section and an advisory to motorists to exercise caution.
Donald Trump says all hostages will be released and Israel will withdraw troops to an “agreed upon line”, but there is no update to other aspects of his 20-point peace plan.
Officials from around the world have welcomed the agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Rapper, philanthropist, muse – Memphis Depay is not your conventional footballer, but he is Netherlands’ all-time top scorer.
Kent fighter Francesca Hennessy will place her undefeated record on the line against Fabiana Bytyqi on 25 October in Derby.
New independent football regulator chair David Kogan says Sheffield Wednesday’s struggles are a “significant problem” and is seeking powers to investigate clubs in such situations.
People living in a Chicago apartment block targeted in a big immigration raid have described seeing armed agents and a helicopter landing on the roof. One resident – a US citizen – told BBC Verify he had his hands zip-tied by agents.
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Incidents of young children bringing knives into primary schools have been revealed by a BBC investigation.
Palestinians celebrate on the streets of Khan Younis after the first phase of a Gaza peace deal was agreed.
It is the first time they have spoken publicly since Phillips was shot dead by police during a manhunt.
The announcement comes ahead of a meeting between China’s President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump later this month.
Have you ever been called a perfectionist? At first it sounds like a compliment, a sign that you have high standards. In reality, perfectionism often does more harm than good. It fuels a harsh inner critic and a relentless push to look flawless, breeding anxiety and straining relationships.
The 22-year-old son of the woman killed while scavenging for food on a Limpopo farm says he had waited outside the property when police went to look for her, and they returned to tell him his mother was dead and lying in a pigsty.
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The formation of the Gauteng crime prevention wardens, commonly known as Amapanyaza, two years ago, was illegal and should never have happened.
Uncertainty still clouds the African Bank Soweto Marathon just six weeks before it’s set to take place.Yesterday, members of the Soweto Marathon Trust (SMT) reiterated the race – set for November 29 at Nasrec – won’t happen, claiming victory from last week’s court ruling which heard deliberations about who has the right to stage the race.
One of the six South Africans detained by Israeli authorities on their way to Gaza says she was humiliated by soldiers, who ordered her to take her top off and then laughed when they saw she doesn’t have breasts.Dr Fatima Hendricks, 50, who is a cancer survivor, described their detention by the Israeli authorities as a dehumanising ordeal.