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We swapped city life for a tiny island with more sheep than people
Lois Roberts and Aron Llwyd, the new wardens of Bardsey Island, said they were craving a “different challenge”.
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Lois Roberts and Aron Llwyd, the new wardens of Bardsey Island, said they were craving a “different challenge”.

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Maggie O’Farrell’s new novel, Land, is published after the success of the film adaptation of Hamnet.

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The former prince was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

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The BBC has spoken to the parents of five of the 23 girls who survived the knife attack, who say a court order has rendered their children invisible.

South Africa
Proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial are expected to resume on Friday.

South Africa
The DA has questioned whether Didiza should recuse herself from the impeachment process.

South Africa
Deputy President Paul Mashatile was answering oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday.

South Africa
The mayor says all documented foreign nationals need protection.

World
The body of Matthew Cameron Paton, 53, was found on Thursday, about 300m (984ft) down an abyss.

World
The announcement comes a week after the Pentagon cancelled a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to the country.

World
Twisha Sharma, a model and actor, had been married for just five months when she was found dead.

World
Cuba’s foreign minister accused Rubio of trying to “instigate a military aggression”.

Africa
Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.

Africa
Mali is a landlocked country and depends heavily on fuel transported from neighbouring countries.

Africa
Nine deportees arrive from the US as part of Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Africa
West Ham defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Newcastle striker Yoane Wissa are named in DR Congo’s squad for the World Cup.

Business
It comes just a day after the firm revealed plans for a record-breaking stock market debut.

Business
John Boumphrey says the education system “isn’t necessarily producing young people who are ready for work”.

Business
The trial had been set as a test case for 1200 other school districts making similar claims.

Business
Rhun ap Iorwerth says “deeper” action on energy prices would be better than the chancellor’s moves.

Politics
The ANC has opened mayoral nominations to the public, allowing non-members to apply or be nominated as it reshapes its candidate selection process ahead of the local elections

Politics
The FF Plus says the ANC has failed South Africans through poor governance.
Politics
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has dared anyone who has proof of his associates’ or children’s criminality to lay charges.

Politics
This year’s Local Government Elections will be held on November 4.

Sport
News wrap for South Africa’s Big Two.

Sport
Watch the best of the action as Partick Thistle and St Mirren fight out a draw in the first leg of the Scottish Premiership play-off final.

Sport
Busch’s representatives had said earlier on Thursday that he had been sent to hospital with a severe illness.

Sport
Great Britain suffer 4-1 loss to tournament hosts and favourites Switzerland at the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championship.
Education
[SAnews.gov.za] The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has completed several settlement agreements with service providers and individuals linked to the R431 million in decontamination, disinfection, and sanitisation of school contracts awarded by the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education
[ANGOP] Sumbe — A figure of 61,243 students from 37 primary schools in the municipality of Sumbe, province of Cuanza-Sul, began to benefit from the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) on Wednesday.

Education
The NCA and NPCC say children should be blocked from accessing sites which do not stop them seeing nudes or being contacted by strangers.
Education
How can Cubans move forward if they aren’t ready to reckon with their past?

Lifestyle
Another Springbok WAG – Handre Pollard’s wife, Marise – has shared their infertility struggles in a candid social media post..

Lifestyle
Meet Maphe Dlamini, the ‘most beautiful’ brother and manager of ‘Africa’s diamond’ Minenhle Minnie Dlamini.
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Lifestyle
‘We don’t want your pity’: The Cape Independence Advocacy Group is calling on President Trump to help them establish a ‘homeland’ in SA.

Entertainment
Has the ANC’s electoral collapse exposed the failure of its National Democratic Revolution (NDR)?

Entertainment
Beyers maintains he honoured Woolies product exclusivity even after the original deal lapsed.

Entertainment
The SA franchises have all had star players leading from the front.

Entertainment
The business grew from a small family seafood operation into one of Woolies’ largest seafood suppliers for more than 30 years.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: AT&T on Wednesday filed suit (PDF) against California officials seeking a court order declaring it does not have to continue offering traditional copper wire phone service to new customers as it vowed to spend $19 billion on modern telecom services. California requires the U.S. wireless carrier to spend $1 billion annually to maintain a...

Science/Tech
Global affairs chief Chris Lehane wants to tone down the debate over AI’s societal impacts—and get states to pass laws that won’t derail OpenAI’s meteoric rise.

Science/Tech
Frustration with fake dating profiles has spurred new dating services with different approaches.

Science/Tech
Cancer Research UK figures show number diagnosed with most serious form of skin cancer has risen above 20,000 for first time
The number of cases from the most serious form of skin cancer have reached a record high across the UK, according to analysis by a leading cancer charity.
Melanoma cases in the UK have risen above 20,000 for the first time ever, with 20,980 people being diagnosed with the...
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Health
Public health experts say the administration’s quarantine orders go beyond what is needed to prevent the U.S. spread of Ebola and hantavirus.

Health
The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK.
Health
The Department of Homeland Security directed all flights carrying certain travelers to arrive at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
Health
The Justice Department claims that clinics used fake diagnoses and kickbacks to parents to bring children into treatment.