Authorities are yet unable to say whether the death of Elisabeth-Jane Ross is considered murder, but toxicology tests are being fast-tracked.

For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer

Under a blazing summer sun, a chef poured oil into huge pots set up on a street in the Crimean town of Massandra, preparing to serve dozens of people queuing for a hot meal after Ukrainian attacks cut power to their own kitchens.

BBC Sport’s Simon Stone reflects on the unravelling of Gianni Infantino’s plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions.

Bev Craig succeeds Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester’s mayor after winning Thursday’s by-election.

Israel’s military on Saturday killed two Palestinians in Gaza and destroyed two warehouses near a hospital that stored medicine in separate strikes, amid uncertainty over whether Israel has accepted a deal reached with Hamas over the group’s disarmament

The Nepali-born climber was known for scaling the world’s 14 highest peaks in just over six months in 2019.

The anticipated opening round of the Betway Premiership will not be televised on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Saturday.

Peruvian former president Ollanta Humala was released from prison on Friday evening after Peru’s Constitutional Court overturned his 15-year money-laundering conviction

Zakithi Nene bounced back after a nearly disastrous heat to take the 400m bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday, leaning so hard into his dip that he fell over onto the track. 

President Donald Trump threatened more strikes on Iran as the US presses for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

Before attention turns to next year’s World Cup, which South Africa will host, the Proteas are focused on a busy Test summer featuring big series

The 62-year-old was arrested at a petrol station and is due in court in September, police say.

The Orange Basin petroleum province shared by Namibia and South Africa has become a test case for how African states balance the demands of oil companies and local groups, with billions of dollars in investment, jobs and tax revenues at stake

National Arts Council (NAC) board members have welcomed the judgment of the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday, which granted interim relief restoring the council pending the determination of review proceedings.

Uefa has lost confidence in the current Fifa leadership of Gianni Infantino as the fallout from the scrapped controversial investment plan intensified.

The governing party’s poll ratings have improved but they’re only just ahead of Reform

The funeral service of the late rugby player Luqobo “Bibo” Makwedini is taking place in Qumrha (Komga) in the Eastern Cape on Saturday

The funeral service of the late rugby player Luqobo “Bibo” Makwedini is taking place in Qumrha (Komga) in the Eastern Cape on Saturday

Giraffe conservation has entered a new era as science identifies four species, reshaping protection across Africa and beyond.