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This is not the first time operations are halted at the mortuary.

The meeting is expected to focus on key issues affecting the minibus taxi sector.

The Nkabinde Inquiry heard evidence over several months.

The vaccination campaign follows a severe outbreak that affected the dairy industry.

The New York City mayor instead called on US authorities to act on International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister.

Karen Carter was found with stab wounds in the Dordogne village she had lived in for over a decade.

The deaths of 52 people on the Clipper Endeavor led to the introduction of mandatory pre-flight safety briefings.

All of the ships were travelling to or from Saudi ports before changing course, ship-tracking data shows.

The two, a political consultant and a translator, denied allegations of fomenting protests last year.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, three countries led by military governments, submit a joint bid to host the 2032 Africa Cup of Nations.

The environmental agency has warned people to avoid going near the substance as it could pose a health risk.

Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, accused of killing his wife and two daughters, is in custody in South Africa.

The luxury car maker says the loans will be used to fund current and future product plans.

The insurance market’s chairman said the CEO’s conduct “fell significantly below the standards expected of him”.

It comes despite the independent Utility Regulator saying it is not the right time to do so.

Johnson faced criticism for allegedly applying a wrong legal test when assessing a referral.

The judge ruled an inquest cannot be held if a criminal trial is pending or had been held.

Parliament commitee says it will obtain legal advice on President Ramaphosa’s appearance.

Holomisa says the complainant told him that she had paid money to Mapisa-Nqakula and had proof.

Aston Villa agree a loan deal for Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho until the end of the 2026-27 season, with an obligation to buy.

Ben Kellaway makes a brilliant catch and then manages to fall just inside the boundary rope to remove Tristan Stubbs as the Southern Brave fall to 70-4 in their opening match against Welsh Fire in their opening match of the men’s 2026 Hundred.

Welsh Fire lose five wickets for six runs as they collapse from 109-3 to 118-8 and fall to an eight-run defeat against Southern Brave in their opening match of the women’s Hundred.

Scotland’s Alex Marshall among the home nations’ flagbearers for Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on Thursday.

Angry pensioners accuse the government of wasting money on salaries and lunches while pensioners battle long queues for very little.

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As access to Anthropic’s and OpenAI’s frontier models becomes more restricted, Chinese labs are pitching their open-source alternatives as stable, accessible, and increasingly capable.

Claims from a 15-year-old boy were set to go to trial next week in Los Angeles, but the case has now been dropped.

England is seeing a “worrying increase” in young women in their 20s developing type 2 diabetes.

The parents of baby Macs fear he has days to live and say he urgently needs specialist equipment.

Joe Marler tells BBC Sport’s Alex Fletcher about the benefits of cycling.