3 h. ago Charlie Kirk's 'incredibly strong' wife is too heartbroken to tell her children that 'daddy isn't coming home'

Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking in Utah on Wednesday, leaving behind his wife Erika and their two kids, a three-year-old daughter and a 16-month-old son.

Society

4 h. ago South Africa rules law banning a husband from taking wife’s family name is unconstitutional

The decision was met with mixed reactions

Society

4 h. ago Charlie Kirk's widow wrestling with shattering truth kids must hear soon

Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking in Utah on Wednesday, leaving behind his wife Erika and their two kids, a three-year-old daughter and a 16-month-old son.

Sport

5 h. ago South Africa’s top court says banning a husband from taking wife's family name is unconstitutional

South Africa’s top court has ruled that an apartheid-era law banning husbands from taking their wife’s family name or hyphenating both spouses’ surnames if they wish to do so was unconstitutional

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7 h. ago Man 'raped seven young boys at gunpoint' outside school gates after pupil 'drugged them'

Seven young boys, aged between 10 and 13, have allegedly been raped at gunpoint after being 'drugged' by a 16-year-old boy in an 'unspeakable' attack in South Africa

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10 h. ago Boy 'drugs seven schoolmates before leading them to be raped by paedo at gunpoint'

A 31-year-old man has been arrested after a schoolboy in Johannesburg, South Africa, allegedly led seven schoolmates, aged between 10 and 13, to be raped by him at gunpoint

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12 h. ago Man eaten alive by biggest ever crocodile in 'worst way to die in history'

The man dubbed OH7, was a Homo habilis, one of the oldest human species which lived in south and east Africa was killed by a mammoth crocodile

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20 h. ago South Africa to open new inquest into the 1977 death in custody of anti

South Africa will open a new inquest into the 1977 death in police custody of iconic anti-apartheid figure Steve Biko

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20 h. ago Charlie Kirk's family life with two kids and wife with unlikely job

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been shot dead during an event in Utah.

Society

21 h. ago England lose shortened T20 ‘shambles’ against South Africa in rain

South Africa 97-5; England 54-5; South Africa win by 14 runs (DLS)Reduced to nine-over contest before being cut to five-over chaseIt was mildly absurd in one sense, a day of rain showers in Cardiff turning the first T20 international between England and South Africa into a shortened thrash that did not get underway until 8.50pm.But the hardy spectators who stuck around were at least rewarded for their patience with something resembling a match; a bit of fun, chiefly, albeit one that now sees the tourists go into ’s second outing at Old Trafford with a 1-0 lead in this three-match end-of-summer series. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago England v South Africa: first men’s T20 international gets under way after rain delay – live

Over-by-over coverage of the first T20Get in touch with Tim to share your thoughts“Shame (but very predictable) about the current weather,” says Alfie Sparrow, although his email is actually about something else. “I’ve just moved into London, living in Tooting with some old uni mates. I was wondering if any readers have local cricket club recommendations? Played alongside Bas de Leede growing up in the Netherlands, winning 3 national titles in our age group. Wish I could say I was still near his quality but that’s far from the case – just after a friendly club for next summer.” Hope you find one.“My girlfriend has very tentatively started to get into cricket,” reports Charles Aspden. “And we discussed potential telly programmes which would further entice her in. In true Alan Partridge fashion, she wants to see ‘Tea with Amol Rajan,’ a show somewhere between Bake Off and Grandstand. Amol travels the country to try the best and worst teas around the village, county and international g...

Society

23 h. ago South Africa to reopen Steve Biko inquest 48 years after death in police custody

Death of anti-apartheid activist in 1977 after police beat him into a coma sparked outrage across the worldSouth African prosecutors will reopen an inquest into the death of the prominent anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, nearly 50 years after he died in police custody.Biko, the founder of South Africa’s Black Consciousness Movement, died in a prison cell in 1977 aged just 30, after being beaten into a coma by police who had arrested him nearly a month earlier. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago England v South Africa: first men’s T20 international, start delayed by rain – live

Over-by-over coverage of the first T20Get in touch with Tim to share your thoughts“Shame (but very predictable) about the current weather,” says Alfie Sparrow, although his email is actually about something else. “I’ve just moved into London, living in Tooting with some old uni mates. I was wondering if any readers have local cricket club recommendations? Played alongside Bas de Leede growing up in the Netherlands, winning 3 national titles in our age group. Wish I could say I was still near his quality but that’s far from the case – just after a friendly club for next summer.” Hope you find one.“My girlfriend has very tentatively started to get into cricket,” reports Charles Aspden. “And we discussed potential telly programmes which would further entice her in. In true Alan Partridge fashion, she wants to see ‘Tea with Amol Rajan,’ a show somewhere between Bake Off and Grandstand. Amol travels the country to try the best and worst teas around the village, county and international g...

Society

25 h. ago England v South Africa: first men’s T20 international – live

Over-by-over coverage of the first T20 (6.30pm BST start)Get in touch with Tim with your thoughtsMy optimism about the weather may have been misplaced. The cameras are showing the outfield, which is doing an impersonation of Grimsby Town’s home turf when they beat Man United. “Looks like a paddy field,” says Ian Ward. The umpires venture out for a look in their pink cagoules, and soon put their umbrellas up.Some team news: Lungi Ngidi is out of the series. He has a hamstring strain, according to our friends at Cricinfo. His place in South Africa’s battery of seamers will go to Nandre Burger, but not until the second game at Old Trafford on Friday. Continue reading...

Society

28 h. ago 7 Chinese sentenced to 20 years each for trafficking and forced labor in South Africa

A court in Johannesburg has sentenced seven Chinese nationals to terms of 20 years in prison each for trafficking people from Malawi and forcing them to work at a factory in South Africa

Politics

31 h. ago The exciting new twist to New Zealand and South Africa’s historic rugby rivalry

As the two nations’ men’s and women’s sides prepare to meet on the same day, development behind the scenes suggests two great rivals are about to become even more familiar with one another

Politics

32 h. ago 'Extraordinary' wife found dead in family home as husband arrested for death

Family members have paid tribute to Tracey Davis after her husband Michael pleaded guilty to her manslaughter at Newport Crown Court - but he has denied murdering his wife

Events

35 h. ago Gogglebox’s Pete Sandiford’s wife flooded with support after emotional family announcement

Gogglebox’s Pete Sandiford is married to wife Paige and they are parents to two children

Events

39 h. ago Judge pauses California's request to bar Trump administration's ongoing use of National Guard troops

A federal judge who ruled last week that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area says he will not immediately consider a request to bar the ongoing use of 300 Guard troops

Politics

45 h. ago US supreme court to decide on legality of Trump’s sweeping global tariffs

A lower court earlier ruled president exceeded his authority when enacting tariffs under law meant for emergenciesThe US supreme court agreed on Tuesday to decide the legality of Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, setting up a major test of one of the Republican president’s boldest assertions of executive power that has been central to his economic and trade agenda.The justices took up the justice department’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that Trump overstepped his authority in imposing most of his tariffs under a federal law meant for emergencies. The court swiftly acted after the administration last week asked it to review the case, which involves trillions of dollars in customs duties over the next decade. Continue reading...

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