SNP leader John Swinney rules out Holyrood talks with Reform UK
The nationalists secured 58 seats in their fifth consecutive election win, but that is short of an overall majority.
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Spirited Chelsea stop rot with FA Cup final blueprint
Chelsea were facing the prospect of becoming the first team in English football history to lose seven consecutive league matches heading into an FA Cup final when they fell 1-0 behind at Anfield, but they found a way out.
Packer scores four as England close in on Grand Slam
England veteran flanker Marlie Packer scores four tries to help the Red Roses thrash Italy in Parma and remain on course for an eighth straight Women’s Six Nations title.
Britons on virus-hit cruise ship to isolate at hospital after being flown to UK
The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Canary Islands this weekend.
POLAR POLITICS: Iran war fuel chaos hits sub-Antarctic as remote Marion relief voyage severely delayed
From Tehran to the Southern Ocean, a war-driven fuel crunch has exposed South Africa’s sub-Antarctic lifeline to the far-reaching effects of the Middle East conflict.
WHO chief reassures Tenerife residents ahead of arrival of virus-hit cruise ship
“This is not another Covid,” Tedros Ghebreyesus tells islanders before MV Hondius docks on Sunday.
HMS Dragon heads to Middle East for potential Strait of Hormuz mission
The Ministry of Defence says the ship will prepare to join an international mission to safeguard shipping, but only when fighting in the region ends.
News24 | Orange Level 8 rain warning issued for Cape Town
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has escalated its weather warning for Cape Town to Orange Level 8 due to disruptive rainfall expected from Sunday evening into Monday.
Lib Dems offer alternative to extremes of Reform and Greens, Davey says
Lib Dem leader hails gains in England and Scotland as his party profits from slump in support for Labour and the Tories.
News24 | Businessperson takes NEF to task for ‘illegal’ clauses in loan agreements worth billions
The National Empowerment Fund faces a court battle that could render billions of rands in loan agreements unlawful – but officials allegedly kept auditors, government and the public in the dark.
News24 | ‘Tolashe is speaking nonsense,’ says lawyer, over her claims about worker she ‘treated like a slave’
Minister Tolashe is facing a raft of allegations, of appointing Peter Netshipale for five years as director-general, including irregular appointmentsof at least two people who did not qualify.
Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister on promises of change
Foreign investors and Hungarians alike have welcomed Magyar’s victory, with the forint hitting four-year highs against the euro, bond yields falling and post-election polls showing more voters backing Tisza
Labour MPs have put Starmer on notice after election battering. Can he turn it around?
Even the prime minister’s most loyal ministers are pushing him to change, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
News24 | ANC official implicated in City Power extortion storm
A senior Greater Johannesburg ANC regional official has been implicated in a case of extortion and intimidation linked to alleged political interference at City Power – with the docket now in the hands of the director of public prosecutions.
News24 | New DA leader eyes Gauteng’s three metros for local elections
New DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis focused on Gauteng metros, the GNU and South Africa’s troubled future.
News24 | Municipal manager races to court twice in one day to fight her suspension
Matlosana’s municipal manager fought her council suspension in court twice while the Auditor-General closes in.
News24 | To our beautiful readers, we say a brave goodbye
We say farewell to our readers who have been part of this news brand’s family since the beginning.
European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
Local authorities have warned the evacuation must take place between Sunday midday and Monday afternoon before conditions at sea are expected to take a turn for the worse
Kremlin says peace in Ukraine is still a very long way off
The Kremlin on Saturday said that the US was in a hurry to clinch a peace deal to end the Ukraine war but that getting to any sort of agreement was a very long way off because the issues were so complicated and talks were basically on hold.