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‘Marry me’ and £20,000 for rent – key Sarah Ferguson revelations in Epstein emails
The latest Epstein files will only add to embarrassment for the former Duchess of York.
MONDAY, 02 FEBRUARY 2026, 01:06

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The latest Epstein files will only add to embarrassment for the former Duchess of York.

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The former cabinet minister says he does not want to “cause further embarrassment” by his links to the late convicted paedophile.

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Luke Littler wins the World Masters for the first time and becomes the joint-third most successful player in PDC history with a 6-5 win over Luke Humphries.

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The footage, which is part of millions of files released by the US Department of Justice, shows the late sex offender being questioned by an unnamed interviewer.

South Africa
Police say the search for the persons swept away by flood waters will resume on Monday.

South Africa
Winde says below-average requires a holistic approach to secure water resources.

South Africa
Shikwambana says the twins are successfully delivered and both are currently stable receiving care

South Africa
KZN Police respond to Hawks Head’s claims of office removal and device seizure

World
Nearly a month after U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro, Caracas is settling into an uneasy normal, with major changes and lingering questions about what lasts and what comes next.

World
Hezbollah is being squeezed in Lebanon as Iran’s economic crisis limits support, and the U.S. presses Beirut to force the group to disarm while Israel keeps bombarding Lebanon.

World
It is latest in a series of prisoner releases announced by the government amid US pressure for reforms.

World
Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the owners of Le Constellation bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, where a fire in the early hours of Jan. 1 killed dozens.

Africa
Ifunanya Nwangene, a former contestant in The Voice Nigeria, died after not getting the antivenom she needed.

Africa
The Zulu king was trying to calm anti-migrant feelings but ended up using a highly derogatory phrase.

Africa
The president’s son, notorious for explosive remarks on X, has ambitions to succeed his father.

Africa
Prosecutors say Mamadou Hawa Gassama described Alassane Ouattara as a “tyrant” and “an enemy of Mali”.

Business
Rusty Labuschagne was a millionaire before being wrongfully imprisoned for 10 years in Zimbabwe’s harshest prisons.

Business
Apex Education, a private school offering blended learning, charges R780 per month for school fees.

Business
India’s budget focuses on infrastructure and defence spending and tax breaks for data-centre investments.

Business
Defining the middle class in South Africa is widely debated, but data from various authorities gives us a good idea of how much it takes to be included.

Politics
The IEC has been registering voters in ward 22, in the Abaqulusi Municipality

Politics
Malema says people cannot demand services from government if they do not participate in elections
Politics
At 58%, most of the households in the ANC-led Mpofana Local Municipality don’t have access to electricity, and the town is at risk of a “possible grid collapse”.

Politics
On the 18th of March the wards became vacant after the resignation of councilors

Sport
The world number one wins his first tournament since the 2024 UK Championship with victory over Shaun Murphy in Berlin.

Sport
Marcus Rashford’s future may be out of Manchester United’s control, Liverpool look set to miss out on a target and Newcastle United’s Jamaal Lascelles could be heading for the Championship.

Sport
American Nelly Korda wins the weather-affected Tournament of Champions after “probably the hardest holes I’ve ever played in professional golf”.

Sport
Arsenal will only have themselves to blame if they do not win the title as title rivals stumble in a perfect weekend for The Gunners, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

Education
Government has ‘learned lesson’ of botched welfare overhauls but MPs say they will not back cost-saving measures
Ministers have “learned the lesson” of botched welfare changes and are on a sustained lobbying blitz of Labour MPs over an overhaul of special educational needs, Labour MPs told the Guardian, as they said they would not back measures aimed at saving money.
The changes will raise the...
Education
Across the country, Americans who love K-pop and K-dramas are flocking to Korean language classes.
Education
Readers respond to a guest essay about the state’s effort to bar “officially disapproved ideas” from its university classrooms.

Education
Labour’s changes to the student loan system have turned frustration into full-blown fury, which its opponents are likely to reap at the ballot box
Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’
“It is not right that people who don’t go to university are having to bear all the cost for others to do so,” Rachel Reeves remarked this week, amid the increasingly angry...

Lifestyle
Siya Kolisi and Black Coffee – who are both separately going through high-profile divorces – have shown each other praise and respect.

Lifestyle
Black Coffee has praised his Venezuelan girlfriend, Victoria Gonzalez, who he began dating shortly after his split from ex, Enhle Mbali.
Lifestyle
EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo has condemned Elon Musk after the latter was named in the bombshell release of the Epstein files.

Lifestyle
DJ Black Coffee has clapped back at claims he financially and physically abused his ex-wife, Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa…

Entertainment
“It was an aimless chase… to get a try from that, it showed what it means for the group,” said Sharks interim coach JP Pietersen.
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Entertainment
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Science/Tech
October saw Bitcoin reach $123,742. But less than four months later, “The world’s largest cryptocurrency slipped below $76,000…” Bloomberg reports, “dropping about 40% from its 2025 peak…” “What began as a sharp crash in October has morphed into something more corrosive: a selloff shaped not by panic, but by absence of buyers, momentum and belief.”Unlike the October drawdown, there’s been no...
Science/Tech
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, will be adding spaces for electric vehicle charging to parking lots in 19 different states, reports MLive:The move follows up on a plan announced in 2023 to build a network of charging stations at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores throughout the U.S… “With a store or club located within 10 miles of approximately 90% of Americans, we are uniquely positioned to...
Science/Tech
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: Just months after his 20th birthday, Bill Gates had already angered the programmer community,” remembers this 50th-anniversary commemoration of Gates’ Open Letter to Hobbyists. “As the first home computers began appearing in the 1970s, the world faced a question: Would its software be free?” Gates railed in 1976 that “Most of you steal your...
Science/Tech
Vineyard Wind (powering Massachusetts) is one of five offshore wind projects “that the Trump administration tried to hold up in December,” reports The Hill. This week it became the fourth of those wind projects allowed by a judge to resume construction, the article notes, while even the fifth project “is still awaiting court proceedings.”Federal Judge Brian Murphy, a Biden appointee, issued a...
Motoring
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Motoring
The Eastern Cape will soon be home to the longest and tallest bridges in South Africa.

Motoring
Many South Africans may use quick fixes to cover up scratches and dents, but that may be a bad idea.
Health
While at the federal agency, he approved the laser device for eye surgery but later warned of its potential to cause harm.
Health
A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.
Health
How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.
Health
Spurred by her past struggles with dissociative identity disorder, she has devoted her professional life to studying it.