
I was a hostage negotiator for 10 years – this is what it taught me about parenting
Nicky Perfect shares three practical tricks she learnt which will help you handle daily parenting battles.
THURSDAY, 22 JANUARY 2026, 12:27

Nicky Perfect shares three practical tricks she learnt which will help you handle daily parenting battles.

The actor stars in The Beauty, which explores the negative impact of a world full of beautiful people.

Eddie Howe says Yoane Wissa came to Newcastle “for these nights” after his first Champions League goal at St James’ Park.

Sinners, Marty Supreme, Hamnet and One Battle After Another are all in contention this year.

Donald Trump’s announcement that he has reached an agreement with Nato allies on Greenland dominates Thursday’s front pages.

Arne Slot praises the return of Mohamed Salah, with Liverpool’s Champions League win in Marseille proving important for both.

The parties’ divorce is reigniting questions over the future of Sussan Ley as opposition leader.

Prosecutors allege the 33-year-old man created a fake badge to rake in free flights on US airlines – and at one point even asked to sit in the cockpit.

The row over Greenland risked uprooting the PM’s carefully cultivated relationship with the US president.

Mohammad Salah returns to the Liverpool starting XI as Liverpool score three goals, including an intelligent Dominik Szoboszlai free kick, to beat Olympique Marseille.

It was a special night for the three South African players as they were all part of Wednesday’s Cyprus Cup match in Limassol.

Newcastle United clinch a Champions League last 16 play-off spot following a comfortable 3-0 win over PSV Eindhoven at St James’s Park.

Campbell has joined a long list of South African footballers to have played in the UEFA Champions League with his debut for Club Brugge.

The US and its president Donald Trump continue to make headlines with less than five months before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

In a speech in Davos, the US president said that he would not use force to take the island.

Photographer Gareth Davies saw the cephalopod as he went for a seaside walk.

The convicted sex trafficker has previously said she would decline to answer questions unless she is granted immunity.

The US president also takes aim at France’s President Macron and a “repetitive” Swiss leader.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the world should stop appeasing Donald Trump. The South African government has railed against the post-war international order, but could the country have a role in a new order of middle powers?
While the political headline of this year is likely to be the outcome of the local elections, there are now signs of significant turmoil inside some of the regional structures of various parties. Recent decisions by structures in the ANC and Action SA suggest that the next few months could see much internal disruption in at least two of our parties. This may turn out to have a big impact on the...