3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (434+ words) Organisers of some Christmas and Boxing Day swims in Devon and Cornwall have cancelled the events due to a yellow weather warning for wind. The Met Office warning is in place for the South West from 04:00 until 23:59 GMT on Christmas…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago  (410+ words) Eleven suspects have been arrested in connection with a mass shooting that left nine people dead at a tavern in South Africa on Sunday. Police launched a manhunt for the 12 unidentified gunmen who had opened fire at patrons at around…...

15+ hour, 34+ min ago  (842+ words) Mozambique held Egypt and Ghana to draws at Afcon 2023 but did not make it out of their group Mozambique believe they can overcome a difficult draw and reach the knockout stage at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), according to…...

16+ hour, 1+ min ago  (990+ words) At first light in Tanzania's main city Dar es Salaam, some of its six million residents begin their day with a frantic search for water. Christmas is approaching, but the festive mood is dampened by the dry pipes, as the…...

23+ hour, 14+ min ago  (511+ words) A British national in Australia has had his visa cancelled and faces deportation for allegedly displaying Nazi symbols. The 43-year-old man living in Queensland was arrested and charged earlier this month, after allegedly using a social media account to post…...

23+ hour, 36+ min ago  (44+ words) Cine film from the early years of Wiltshire safari attraction Longleat has been found on its 60th anniversary. The film shows the estate five years after it first opened its doors for the first ... Baboons and boats - look back at Longleat…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1717+ words) South Africans have long suspected corruption and political interference were at work in the police force but in the past few months allegations appearing to confirm this have been aired in two public inquiries. President Cyril Ramaphosa is currently digesting…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (443+ words) There is growing anger in Malawi over a post-Christmas fortnight trip to the UK that one of the country's vice-presidents is due to take. Jane Ansah's visit will be in a private capacity but the reported size of both her…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (259+ words) A town's only public swimming pool is to reopen next month after major repair work. The Empress pool in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, was forced to close in 2023 after structural issues were discovered. Julian Frost, a trustee of the pool in Park…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (802+ words) A father and son hoping to cycle their way into the record books have told how the kindness of strangers has been the standout of their round-the-world adventure. George and Josh Kohler left their home near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, in…...