Family home devastated after toy catches fire on Christmas Day
A mother says her two children are traumatised and warns of the dangers of rechargeable batteries.
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Man City close to agreeing terms with Semenyo
Manchester City are close to agreeing terms with Bournemouth to sign Antoine Semenyo for £65m.
Pensioner ‘carried on roof of car’ and killed in crash
Kent Police is urging people to contact them if they have information about the crash in Gillingham.
Man held after five people attacked in hospital
Five people are treated by paramedics after they were assaulted in a hospital in Merseyside.
Debutant Hood extends dream World Championship run
Popular English debutant Justin Hood produces a finishing masterclass to eliminate 11th seed Josh Rock and reach the PDC World Championship quarter-finals.
Protests spread across Iran for third day after currency plummets
The protests began on Sunday after shopkeepers in Tehran staged a strike when the Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar.
British-Egyptian dissident appears to endorse ‘smear campaign’ claims
Alaa Abd El Fattah has faced backlash over old social media posts where he called for the killing of Zionists.
FIFA World Cup: Infantino defends high ticket prices
There will no be empty stadium at the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches as ticket demands are high, according to the president.
Mum and children who died in Boxing Day fire named
Fionnghuala Shearman and her daughter Eve and son Ohner died in the house fire on Boxing Day.
South Africa’s last manganese smelter on the brink of shutting down
High electricity prices will force South Africa’s last operational manganese smelter to shut down without immediate government intervention.
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Are we turning into an assassination nation? With Sikonathi Mantshantsha
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‘Alarm bells should be ringing’ over England tickets
A fan group says “alarm bells should be ringing at Fifa” at England fans not taking up their full allocation for the World Cup final and semi-final.
News24 | New Year’s Eve weather: Cloudy, warm with isolated thunderstorms, hail in most parts
The South African Weather Service has warned of cloudy and warm conditions with thunderstorms, damaging winds, and hail in parts of Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, the North West, Free State and Eastern Cape.
News24 | Protests erupt across Somalia after Israel’s world-first recognition of breakaway Somaliland
Protests have erupted across Somalia following Israel’s formal world-first recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, with demonstrators taking to the streets in multiple cities, including the capital, Mogadishu.
Labour criticises Tory shadow minister for representing Abramovich
Labour says it is “indefensible” for Lord Wolfson to keep his role while acting as a lawyer for the Russian billionaire.
RETRENCHMENTS: Transalloys to cut 600 jobs despite SA manganese market dominance
Transalloys has circulated section 189 letters to staff stating that 600 jobs are at risk if the smelter cannot get better deals on electricity supply.
NO WATER, NO FIREWORKS: Jeffreys Bay residents urged to conserve water as Kouga reservoirs at 20%
Communities in the Kouga Municipality are again battling with water shortages as the reservoirs supplied by Churchill Dam slowly dry up. The municipality has urged residents to save water and emphasised the prohibition of fireworks ahead of the New Year’s Eve celebrations.