Paul Mashatile takes week off for recovery after weekend health scare
Deputy President Paul Mashatile's office says he will take a week off to recover after a health scare at the weekend
Israel's exploding pagers plot looks like a masterstroke but it puts peace further away
With hundreds injured and several dead, Israel's cunning plot to blow up the pagers and walkie-talkies of Hezbollah members looks clever but is likely to lead to more bloodshed
Netanyahu slams 'misguided' Starmer in exclusive Mail interview
Benjamin Netanyahu is one of the world's most controversial elected leaders - a patriot to his supporters and a villain to his enemies.
Major US labour union declines to endorse either Harris or Trump
The decision is a blow to the Harris campaign's efforts to woo working-class voters in swing states.
Lebanon explosions: Everything we know about waves of deadly pager and walkie-talkie blasts
The two waves of explosions rocked Syria and Lebanon, killing at least 21 people and wounding thousands more, with concerns being raised over another conflict on Israel's northern border
Armed security officer fired after leaving gun in Arlington elementary bathroom
An armed school security guard was fired after forgetting their gun belt in an Arlington Independent School District bathroom. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon. Parents were notified about the incident in a letter.
Massive Fort Worth data center surpasses major hurdle, with caveats
Developers for a data center in southwest Fort Worth cleared their first major hurdle on Tuesday night, landing approval of a zoning amendment.
Ukraine should be allowed to join Nato, Boris Johnson urges
Mr Johnson admitted the United States and its allies would be alarmed about Ukraine joining the military alliance while fighting was ongoing. He also admitted the decision depends above all on the US.
Scenes in Lebanon are from a horror film, writes HASSAN HARFOUSH
Thousands of walkie-talkies, solar panels and fingerprint recognition devices used by Hezbollah fighters have detonated across Lebanon in the past two days, killing 14 and wounding hundreds.
EFCC operatives try to forcefully arrest me, fire gun shots – Yahaya Bello
Apparently puzzled by EFCC's late night's action, Mr Bello's media team said the commission refused to get get hold of the former governor for interrogation after surrendering himself earlier on Wednesday.
Scouts line streets for boy killed in Hezbollah pager explosions
Lebanese scouts lined the streets of Beirut to grieve the death of a young boy who was one of 12 people killed after Israel set out thousands of explosives nestled inside pagers used by Hezbollah militants. 
Mossad flexes its muscles after 'surprise attack on Hezbollah'
At least 20 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in blasts across Lebanon today when communication devices, solar panels and fingerprint recognition gadgets detonated.
Israel bombs Lebanon, 'thwarts' assassination plot
Israel has bombed southern Lebanon, saying it has thwarted an Iran-backed assassination plot, a day after explosions of Hezbollah radios followed...
'Israel and US trying to pressure Hamas into a deal through Lebanon'
Israel and the US are vying to push Hamas into a ceasefire deal by threatening Iran's control over Lebanon, an ex-Israeli intelligence officer has claimed.
Harry and Meghan to stay publicly neutral in US presidential election
The couple marked National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday by getting the Archewell team to take part in a letter-writing activity.
Inside the most audacious and ruthless strike in modern warfare
The scene is a hospital ward in Beirut . The atmosphere is one of devastation and chaos. Men lie on beds or slump in wheelchairs, their clothes spattered with blood.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy is failing Britain badly
In the boiling cauldron of the Middle East, a crack team of spies intercept and booby-trap a consignment of electronic devices destined for a terrorist group.
Student-nurse recruitment as bad as ever, RCN says
There are 21% fewer nursing students starting courses at universities across the UK than three years ago.
Trump says he'll probably meet Ukrainian President Zelensky next week
Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is planning to visit the city at the center off false migrants-eating pet claims within the next two weeks.
Many pharmacists to vote on cuts to opening hours
Half of community pharmacies will be balloted on "working to rule" in protest over budget cuts and workload.
Death Toll In Hezbollah Walkie-Talkie Blasts Reaches 20, UN Chief Calls For Restraint
Several walkie-talkies, used by members of the group exploded on Wednesday killing 20 people, a day after blasts in many of the pagers.
School catchment change for Chase Farm estate scrapped after concerns about 'unfair' sibling splitting
Parents on the Chase Farm development in Gedling could have ended up with their children at different schools
'Good' Normanton school is helping pupils 'reach for the stars', Ofsted says
It will be one of the last schools to be awarded one of the judgements 'outstanding', 'good', 'requires improvement' or 'inadequate'
Gardai believe encrypted chats uncovered in global swoop will bring biggest crime gang to justice
Gardai are confident they will nail the leaders of ‘The Family’ crime group
Labour councillor accuses Greens of planning 'no-go zone for disabled people'
It comes after comments made by a Green councillor in the wake of a city centre transport consultation
Error causes $2M deficit
The Kamloops-Thompson school district says there hasn’t been any staffing cuts as a result of an accounting error that has caused a $2 million deficit.
Plymouth's abandoned register office to be auctioned and could be a hotel
It's earmarked for a 'quality' hotel and 52 homes
Pollution levels are STILL too high in 64 Greater Manchester places as Clean Air Zone saga continues
Campaigners are calling for action after 'endless delays'
Sinn Féin criticises Govt over pension tax break
Sinn Féin's finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty has said the Government has given a massive tax break to people with gold plated pensions.
A daily perk for those living in one of Greater Manchester's most picturesque towns could soon be 'lost forever'
There are concerns a new plan will push the area beyond breaking point
Tennis players, poisoned toothpaste and explosive phones: Israel's long history of assassination plots
While Israel's alleged involvement in the pager and hand-held radio attacks in Lebanon may never be confirmed, the country's security and intelligence agencies have been linked to a string of assassinations plots over the years.
Top secret clearance sought
Canada's senior public servant has invited his provincial and territorial counterparts to apply for top secret-level security clearance as a way of fostering "healthy, transparent dialogue" on foreign interference and other threats.
Coalition's gang legislation passes into law banning patches in public places
The coalition's gang legislation - that bans patches in public - has passed into law.
Japanese firm says production of radios used in recent Lebanon blasts discontinued ten years ago
The walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon on Wednesday killed 20 people and wounded over 450 others a day after thousands of pagers detonated on Tuesday. Images of the exploded walkie-talkies showed labels bearing the name of Japanese radio communications company ICOM.
Deadly explosions continue
Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon Wednesday in what appeared to be a second wave of sophisticated, deadly attacks that targeted an extraordinary number of people.
'National emergency' as hundreds of children 'contained' illegally in holiday lets
Hundreds of vulnerable children are being "contained" illegally in holiday lets, Airbnbs and caravans across the UK, because of a chronic national shortage of children's secure care placements.
Evangelicals voting Harris?
When the Rev. Lee Scott publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for president during the Evangelicals for Harris Zoom call on Aug. 14, the Presbyterian pastor and farmer said he was taking a risk.
Flips, flops and surges
If the lead up to British Columbia's provincial election campaign is any indication of what’s to come, voters should expect the unexpected.
Independent reviewer into delayed West Midlands transport project to be appointed 'within days'
Earlier this year, it was announced a number of major transport projects were to be delayed
Teachers in England given lie-ins twice a week under new rules
Teachers at a state secondary school in west London, in the capital city, say having a double period off one morning a week has changed their lives.
'Use it or lose it': Israel detonated pagers earlier than planned in fear of Hezbollah suspicions, say reports
According to several media reports, Israel had reserved the pager blasts as an opening blow to Hezbollah in case of an all-out war. However, these plans were accelerated when a couple of Hezbollah members became suspicious of the plot and raised the matter with their superiors.
£300 Winter Fuel Payments could be SAVED for all with new vote looming
A union motion to condemn the cut from Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves could prove embarrassing for the PM at the party’s first gathering since taking power.
Welsh Labour minister defends cuts to winter fuel payments for pensioners
Conservative members of the Senedd called for the Welsh government to back their demands for winter fuel payments to be restored to all pensioners during a debate on Wednesday
Israel declares 'new phase of war' after second wave of explosions kills 20, as UK calls situation 'deeply disturbing'
Israel has declared a "new phase of war" after a second wave of explosions in Lebanon on Wednesday, as Downing Street called the situation "deeply disturbing".
Meet Prince William's new right-hand man - a seasoned helicopter pilot
Squadron Leader Mike Reynolds is heading on secondment from the Royal Air Force to replace Commander Rob Dixon, who is heading back to the Royal Navy after four years.
Political system under stress
The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to elections officials in more than a dozen states. State police have begun sweeps of schools in an Ohio community where conspiracy theories have fueled bomb threats. Violent rhetoric is rippling across social media.
Municipality spends R160k to help four employees get driver's licence
A cash-strapped Mpumalanga municipality has spent R160,000, three times that the normal price, to upgrade driver licences of four staff members.
last updated on 19 Sep 21:17