FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2026, 11:46
Lawrence Mulaudzi lost a $1.2bn gas deal — for failing to pay a R725,000 debt to a soccer player — then seemingly lied under oath in court papers and later offered the footballer a cash settlement to try to get his deal with the state fuel company back on track.
The British-born rapper looks back as he’s awarded a lifetime achievement prize at the Mobo Awards.
A senior Bahamian police officer appeared in court on a murder charge on Wednesday in connection with the fatal off-duty shooting of a . citizen in the Caribbean island nation over the weekend, his lawyer said.
Russian attacks killed two people in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv and the region around it and a strike on the Danube port of Izamil damaged port facilities and energy infrastructure, officials said.
Iran is reviewing a US proposal to end the war in the Gulf but has no intention of holding talks to wind down the widening Middle East conflict, the country’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
The White House insists the president is dictating events, but even some Republicans are frustrated by mixed messaging about his war aims.
Two US House committees on Thursday are set to consider sweeping aviation safety reform legislation to address 50 recommendations issued after a January 2025 collision between an American Airlines AAL.O regional jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people.
The government will invest £100m to restart the Teesside site producing carbon dioxide, a key part of food and drink manufacturing.
Trump’s delayed meeting with Xi Jinping will be the first visit to China by a US president since 2017.
Iran’s rejection of US talks and Donald Trump’s reaction features on Thursday’s front pages.
ADHD affects the brain’s frontal lobe and can impact organisation and focus, a specialist says.
The long-distance Coast to Coast route which stretches across the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors is now an official National Trail.
Roblox said safety was a top priority and it had advanced safeguards in place to keep users safe.
Queen Camilla is to appear in a BBC documentary about the life-changing power of books.
The UK giant is optimistic but chief executive Greg Jackson tells the BBC he is making contingency plans.
Manchester United suffered defeat by Bayern Munich in the home leg of their Champions League quarter-final, but manager Marc Skinner refuses to rule them out.
The move will “starve Putin’s war machine”, Starmer says as he arrives in Finland for a military summit.
The government is consulting on whether the UK should follow Australia by introducing a ban.
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation is riding a wave of popularity driven by voters weary of mainstream parties.