
Popular Australian author pleads guilty over child exploitation material
The Jasper Jones and Runt author was arrested in January during a police raid at his Perth home.
TUESDAY, 05 MAY 2026, 20:38

The Jasper Jones and Runt author was arrested in January during a police raid at his Perth home.

Sapna Mukherjee said her husband Sougat’s life was “irreversibly destroyed” after he was labelled a suspect.

The advice puts babies at risk of serious harm, even death, medical professionals have told the BBC.
I am writing this from the road, somewhere between one South African community that has been waiting for decades for houses and the next stop on a 1,600km walk from Durban to Cape Town.

Bucs legend positive Chiefs would disrupt Downs

We are not the only country in the world grappling with an influx of undocumented immigrants and porous borders.

The prolonged electricity outage in Ebony Park Phase 1, Midrand, is not just a technical failure − it is a stark indictment of systemic inefficiency and collective punishment.
A ceasefire between Iran and the US was teetering as the two countries traded fire over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the United Arab Emirates reported attacks for the first time since the truce was declared nearly a month ago.

Maoke finds inspiration in family and food

Author challenges ‘the lie’ pupils are told in their final year of school

The match comes at a crucial time of the campaign, with four matches remaining before the end of the season and only a point separates them on 14th place (Magesi 21 points) and Orbit 16th with 20 points.

Ahead of the season 9 finale of reality TV show Uthando Nes’thembu on May 14, celebrity polygamous Musa Mseleku speaks to Sowetan about the emotional tensions that has kept viewers on the edge of their seats almost 10 seasons later.

Prof Shabir Madhi said there is no for SA to worry as there virus does not transmit through a contact to contact
WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday its officers confronted an armed and “suspicious individual” near the White House who later fired at them before fleeing on foot and being shot by law enforcement.
AMSTERDAM, GENEVA, May 4 (Reuters) – Medics were working on Monday to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly hantavirus after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ship held off West Africa carrying mostly British, American and Spanish passengers, officials said.
WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones as Tehran sought to thwart a new U.S. naval effort to open shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The British Beer and Pub Association says 161 pubs have closed in the first three months of this year.

A blast at a fireworks factory in Hunan province has killed 21 people and injured 61, state media report.

An independent report warns cost of living pressures are driving up exploitation levels in Britain.

The prime minister will meet leaders from a number of sectors at Downing Street on Tuesday.