CCTV has captured the moment a South Korean man doused a metro carriage with flammable liquid before setting it on fire. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office has released footage of the arson attack which occurred on 31 May. Six people were injured during the incident, including smoke inhalation and a sprained ankle while trying...
Kirk England BBC South West environment and tourism correspondent BBC South West Water said it is using “digital detection techniques” to find leaks, including “drones and satellites” Drones and other “digital detection” technology are being used by a water company to cut leaks on its network, bosses say. South West Water (SWW) has faced criticism...
Watch: BBC follows a dog meat farm rescue operation in South Korea When he isn’t preaching the word of God, Reverend Joo Yeong-bong is raising dogs for slaughter. Business is not going well though. In fact, it’s on the brink of becoming illegal. “Since last summer we’ve been trying to sell our dogs, but the...
Location : The A36 northbound between the A303 and the junction with the A350 South. Reason : Road repairs are planned. Status : Pending. Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 20:00 and 06:00 from 1 July 2025 to 3 July 2025. Lanes Closed : All lanes will be closed. Read full article at source...
Location : The A36 southbound between the junctions with the A361 South and the A3098 . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 20:15 and 20:30 on 24 June 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:15 and...
Location : The A36 northbound between the junctions with the A3098 and the A361 south. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 20:15 and 20:30 on 24 June 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 20:15 and 20:30...
Two South African engineers have returned home after spending more than two years in jail in Equatorial Guinea on what the UN has called “arbitrary and illegal” drugs charges. Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, both in their mid-50s, were arrested in February 2023 after drugs were allegedly found in their luggage. They were sentenced to...
A controversial South African politician central to a row over race relations in the country has been denied entry to the UK. The Home Office said Julius Malema had been deemed “non-conducive to the public good” and that it was “undesirable” to grant him entry. In a letter published by local media outlet News 24,...
Ben Woolvin Home Affairs Correspondent BBC John Martin says volunteer community first responders were now able to provide at least as much if not more cover than fire co-responders The chief executive of South Western Ambulance Service has defended the decision to end the use of medically-trained firefighters to respond to emergency calls. John Martin...
After being asked to bat first, Sibley and Jacks reached 59-0 at the end of the six-over powerplay, but the stand was broken on 74 in the eighth over when Jacks cut Benny Howell to Liam Dawson for 41 from 24 balls. In-form Jason Roy was run out following some fine work from the sprawling...
South Africa’s World Test Championship triumph “stirred the emotions” of the country, but there is “still work to be done” on the format, says Proteas legend AB de Villiers. Temba Bavuma’s side beat Australia by five wickets in the Lord’s final last week to end the country’s 27-year wait for a men’s global title. The...
Tuesday 30 September: India v Sri Lanka – Bengaluru Wednesday 1 October: Australia v New Zealand – Indore Thursday 2 October: Bangladesh v Pakistan – Colombo Friday 3 October: England v South Africa – Bengaluru Saturday 4 October: Australia v Sri Lanka – Colombo Sunday 5 October: India v Pakistan – Colombo Monday 6 October:...
Mohammed Allie BBC News, Cape Town Sibahle Mbasana The Mbasana brothers have to get up at 04:30 to get to school on time Fears of crime and gang violence in the notorious townships on the outskirts of South Africa’s city of Cape Town are forcing some parents to make difficult decisions to send their children...
When Bavuma walked into the post-match news conference and carefully placed the glittering mace – the prize awarded to the WTC winners – down on the table in front of him, the significance of the moment was not lost. It is more than three decades since South Africa’s cricketers were readmitted to the international fold...
South Africa have appeared at all 18 50-over and T20 World Cups since being reinstated to international cricket in 1991 after the country’s apartheid years, but they have only reached a final once. That was in last year’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean where they lost to India by seven runs South Africa needed...