A staggering R800m of taxpayers’ money is spent each year on salaries for hundreds of suspended public servants at national and provincial level — many of whom have been suspended for years.

Failing High Streets fuel a wider sense of political discontent which could prove crucial in the upcoming elections for English councils in May.

Several people told the BBC they experienced delusions after intense conversations with AI.

The girl’s death sparked an outbreak of violence in the central Australian town from where she disappeared.

The Prince of Wales’s income tax bill revealed and Celebrity Traitors returns leads Sunday’s papers.

The state visit to the US draws a positive response after what was a difficult diplomatic challenge.

Lando Norris says the Formula 1 drivers will be “thrown in at the deep end” by expected wet conditions for the Miami Grand Prix.

President Zelensky has been visiting the Gulf Gulf to demonstrate his country’s military nous

Sahand tells the BBC World Service he sends satellite internet terminals into Iran to help show “the real picture”.

Death doulas or soul midwives have increased in popularity in recent years. What do they do?

The Icelandic star reflects on a phenomenal year, and the music video that let her go “primal”.

Whether it can really repair muscles and make skin look younger is up for debate.

Are Arsenal now firmly in pole position to be Premier League champions after the Gunners went six points clear of Manchester City with a 3-0 win over Fulham.

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli bounces back from a difficult sprint race to take pole position for the Miami Grand Prix.

Ministers hope move would help avoid last-minute flight cancellations for passengers this summer over Middle East fuel supplies.

Omar Majed, of Washwood Heath, Birmingham will appear in court on Monday, police said.

The party says removing some exemptions to the household benefit cap would save £1bn a year.

The talk before the season was that Arsenal needed a 20-goal-a-season striker to win a trophy – and now they finally have one in Viktor Gyokeres.

Sunderland defender Dan Ballard becomes the third player to be sent off for pulling an opponent’s hair in the Premier League this season. Is it time to change the law?

A jar of HiPP purée containing the poison was found in Austria, prompting a recall by the manufacturer.

Tottenham were the biggest winners as fellow Premier League strugglers West Ham hit the woodwork four times in their 3-0 defeat at Brentford.