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McLaren disqualifications and Verstappen title threat – F1 Q&A
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Qatar Grand Prix.
News24 | High Court rules in Mbalula’s favour after Mogotsi’s defamatory Bozwana murder allegations
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has secured a gag order against Brown Mogotsi after Mogotsi publicly accused him of being responsible for the murder of North West businessman Wandile Bozwana and benefitting from a Free State housing scandal.

Mediha: Confronting the horrors of ISIL captivity
A Yazidi girl who survived ISIL captivity films herself to process her trauma as rescuers search for her missing family.
News24 | One of SA’s most influential scientists wants to inspire the next generation
For Professor Tulio de Oliveira, being a world-renowned scientist is a dream he’s had since he was a 10-year-old boy, and one he hopes to inspire in young South Africans.

China sends spacecraft to pick up stranded astronauts
Beijing carries out emergency launch to relieve space station crew left without working return capsule.

Video: Trump will ‘come after me’ says cleared former FBI director
The US Department of Justice says it will appeal criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey.

Armed attacks, aid cuts provoke record hunger levels in Nigeria: WFP
Nearly 35 million people ‘projected to face severe food insecurity’, including ‘famine-like conditions’.

Will Chelsea wonderkid Estevao hit heights of Yamal?
As the two most valuable teenagers in world football come head-to-head, can Chelsea’s Estevao reach the levels of Lamine Yamal?
News24 | Fair Pay Bill: BOSA pushes for pay transparency to tackle income inequality
BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane says South Africa’s high levels of income inequality ‘render our society unstable’, as he addressed a public engagement session on the Fair Pay Bill.

Top US military adviser tours Caribbean as pressure on Venezuela deepens
The trip underscores the role of the US military buildup to pressure Venezuela over alleged drug trafficking.

Boy, 16, ‘fighting for his life’ after shooting
Police were called to reports of the shooting on London Road in Sheffield city centre on Monday.

UK minister flags visa ‘abuse’ as student asylum claims surge
More than 14,000 students on study visas sought asylum this year to June 2025 according to Home Office figures.

Hampton voted BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year
Chelsea and England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton is voted BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2025 after a superb 12 months for club and country.

Thousands of species at risk of extinction in Wales named in UK-first report
Species in Peril identifies thousands of at-risk species in Wales based on geographical restriction.

Sound or flawed? England’s faith in Crawley tested
Zak Crawley’s place is once again the most debated in England’s team. The stats are alarming so what is England’s thinking and is it flawed?

Russia attacks Kyiv, killing two, as US, Ukraine discuss plan to end war
Attacks come as Zelenskyy said he plans to discuss sensitive issues from US’s peace proposal with Trump.

How a ‘hero’ dog’s bark saved her owner’s life
A four-year-old golden retriever from County Fermanagh is being honoured as a “CPR hero” in London.

Gardeners unearth stolen phones left by snatchers
Volunteers at the Phoenix Garden near Covent Garden are reuniting theft victims with their phones.