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Iran protesters try to break into government building as unrest continues
Video verified by the BBC shows a crowd breaking the gate of the governor’s office in Fasa.
Man charged with murder after car hits pedestrian
Liverpool fan Ruben Nunes, 34, died at the scene of the crash on Chapel Close, the Met Police said.
Cole to leave Tigers after 18 years for personal reasons
Leicester Tigers stalwart Dan Cole will leave the club at the end of 2025 due to personal reasons.
Stylish, under-strength Algeria win third game at Afcon, cruise into last 16
Burkina Faso beat Sudan to seal second in Group E to reach knockuts.
‘Deeply missed’ – Hearn pays tribute to Ghami and Latz
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua’s friends Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele, who were killed in a car crash in Nigeria, will be “deeply missed”.
Not just results – why Maresca is under pressure
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca needs results to improve but issues off the pitch are adding to the pressure, BBC Sport’s Nizaar Kinsella explains.
News24 | Here are the Lotto and Lotto Plus results
Here are the Lotto and Lotto Plus results.
Trump vetoes first bills of his second term
Trump vetoed a bill on a Colorado water project he said wasn’t economically viable, but one of his allies questioned if he had political motives.
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: The government of national unity (barely) survives 2025, with Jan Gerber
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.
Passenger describes ‘chaos’ after head-on Machu Picchu train collision
Tourist Niels Honkoop says shattered glass littered the carriage floor and injured people were lying in the aisles.
Watch: Stunning celestial events that lit up the skies in 2025
From meteor showers to supermoons, here are some of the sights that wowed stargazers this year.
News24 | Last-minute deal saves 12 DStv channels
Multichoice – now owned by CANAL+ – dished up good news for DStv subscribers on Wednesday: those 12 Warner Bros. Discovery channels won’t be disappearing at midnight after all.
Bottled water from Waitrose recalled over risk it contains glass
The food safety watchdog said people should return affected Deeside water bottles to stores.
Russian claims of Ukrainian attack on government sites ‘unfounded’, EU’s top diplomat says
It comes after Russia claimed Ukraine had attempted to launch a drone strike on one of Putin’s residences.
BEACH SAFETY: ‘You basically live on the beach’ — Cape Town lifeguard describes rescue at Miller’s Point and busy festive season
Since 1 December, the City of Cape Town has recorded 19 near-drownings and four drownings at Cape Town’s beaches.
ECONOMIC STRESS: The GDP disconnect — why South Africa’s 2025 growth didn’t feel like relief
South Africa’s 2025 GDP growth showed technical improvement, but the benefits have largely bypassed households. Rising unemployment, sluggish per-capita gains and the persistent cost of essentials explain why headline growth doesn’t translate into lived economic relief.
‘I am so lucky to be alive after crowbar rampage’
Nurse Megan Lynch was stood at a vending machine when she was hit over the head with the crowbar.
The popular South African toy chain that was brought down by controversy
Reggies, the once-popular South African toy franchise, gradually disappeared from shopping centres following controversial protest action in 2012.
ANALYSIS: Accounting body’s institutional bark has no bite to fight rampant corruption
In 2025, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants became the security guard this writer kept mistaking for the police. Its leadership was at pains to correct the record: it is not a statutory regulator, and it certainly is not the police.