Farage accuses BBC of double standards after racism allegations
The Reform UK leader turns fire on the BBC as he faces further questions about allegations of teenage racism.
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Six-month unfair dismissal right to begin from 2027
Labour ministers will commit to the start date next week after previously watering down the new protection.
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan says UK statue is like having ‘life-size doll’
Fellow actor Kajol, who is also depicted on the statue in London, said it was “a little unbelievable”.
Israel to remain in Eurovision Song Contest
There had been calls for Israel to be excluded over the conduct of the war in Gaza.
Four arrested in Sussex in right-wing terror investigation
Police search properties after making arrests in Eastbourne and Brighton.
Novichok poisoning victim’s family ‘still has questions’, as report finds Putin ‘morally responsible’
Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in 2018 after coming into contact with the nerve agent Novichok.
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Have British spies learned lessons from the Skripal poisonings?
Rusia’s ability to target a defector with nerve agent is almost certainly diminished but it may pose other threats, the BBC’s security correspondent writes.
Putin says Russia disagrees with parts of US plan to end Ukraine war
The Russian leader’s comments come as US and Ukrainian negotiators are due to hold a new round of talks.
Horror movie character? ‘I don’t waste my time on that’ – Verstappen in-depth on title race
Max Verstappen looks forward to the F1 title showdown in Abu Dhabi, acknowledges that he is probably in his rivals’ heads and discusses his intense competitiveness.
‘I’ve never met anyone like Pollock’ – George on England’s ‘brilliant idiot’
Jamie George says England team-mate Henry Pollock is a personality without precedent in rugby and a “genuinely fascinating” character.
News24 | Ukraine says it wants ‘real peace, not appeasement’ with Russia
Ukraine wants “real peace, not appeasement” with Russia, its foreign minister said on Thursday at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the security and rights body seeking a role for itself in a post-war Ukraine.
News24 | Hawks arrest four in R4.2m fraud, theft and corruption scandal in Eastern Cape
The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit in East London has arrested four men accused of orchestrating a multimillion-rand fraud, theft and corruption scheme involving the Eastern Cape Development Corporation.
‘No more Average Joe as Root century seals all-time great status’
Joe Root finally hitting the elusive Test century in Australia proves his status as one of the all-time great batters, says chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt.
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Dlomo in the dock cracks open SSA looting legacy of the Zuma years
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. This is The Lead, and this is the South African story.
The woman who founded a South African sweets empire out of her kitchen
Sally Williams went from making failed batches of nougat in her kitchen to creating one of the biggest luxury sweets companies in South Africa.
Parents stuck waiting for school placements in South Africa’s richest province
Over 40,000 learners have yet to be placed in school for 2026.
Suspect arrested in pipe bomb incident on eve of Jan 6, ending years-long manhunt
The bombs were placed the night before the 6 January riots, and were discovered as rioters began to storm the Capitol.