Location : The A38 eastbound between the junctions with the A384 and the A382 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 18:00 and 18:15 on 16 April 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic...
Khanyisile Ngcobo BBC News, Johannesburg Getty Images The tussle between Starlink boss Elon Musk and South Africa over the company’s failure to launch in the country stems from the nation’s black empowerment laws, and could be one factor behind the diplomatic row between the US and Africa’s most industrialised nation. To his more than 219...
An American pastor who was kidnapped by armed men during a church service in South Africa last week has been rescued following a “high-intensity shoot-out” that left three people dead, authorities say. Josh Sullivan was found unharmed in the township in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday evening – the area where the 45-year-old...
Stephanie Miskin & Louise Fewster BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations Stephanie Miskin/BBC Migrant care worker Sophia, not her real name, says she was forced to “suffer in silence” over living and working conditions A migrant social care worker has said her employer threatened to cancel her visa if she complained about being forced to work...
Location : The A38 eastbound. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 10:15 and 10:30 on 15 April 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:15 and 10:30 on 15 April 2025. Lanes Closed : There are lane...
Amy Gladwell BBC South West Investigations Team BBC Elle Jones, 19, says she lost periods of her teens to eczema “It’s taken a big toll on my life,” says Elle Jones, 19, reflecting on her severe eczema. The office worker from Devon describes days bedridden with “excruciating” pain and chronic itching, while waiting up to...
South Africa has appointed a special envoy to the US in an effort to ease tensions between the two countries, which have worsened since Donald Trump’s return as president. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Mcebisi Jonas’s selection, adding that he would be “entrusted with [advancing] South Africa’s diplomatic, trade and bilateral priorities”. Jonas, a former deputy...
A South African court is due to re-examine the circumstances around the death of one of the most renowned campaigners against the racist system of apartheid, which had initially been described as accidental. A 1967 inquest ruled that Chief Albert Luthuli was walking on a railway line when he was struck by a train and...
Location : The A38 eastbound. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 19:30 and 19:45 on 13 April 2025. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:30 and 19:45 on 13 April 2025. Lanes Closed : There are lane...
Location : The A35 eastbound between the junctions with the A354 Dorchester South and the A352 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:15 and 16:30 on 13 April 2025. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Read full...
A charity that cares lakes and reservoirs in the South West is marking its 25th anniversary. South West Lakes Trust is hosting a number of events between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026 to celebrate the milestone. The charity said it was the region’s largest combined environmental and recreational charity, which helped enhance reservoirs...
Location : The A38 westbound between the junctions with the A380 and the A382 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Accident involving an overturned vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 05:00 and 05:15 on 12 April 2025. Lanes Closed : There...
An American pastor has been kidnapped by armed men after they stormed his church service in South Africa, local authorities say. Josh Sullivan had been conducting a service at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, a township in Gqeberra in the Eastern Cape, on Thursday evening when “four armed and masked male suspects entered”, police spokesman...
Leaders Truro City have never played higher than the National League South and manager John Askey says the whole of Cornwall is willing them to climb the ladder. The club had to play games at Plymouth, Torquay and Gloucester City after selling their stadium in 2020 but are back in the city now and looking...
An official proposal to expand the men’s 2030 World Cup to 64 teams has been put forward by South American governing body Conmebol. The tournament will be hosted by Spain, Morocco and Portugal, after the opening matches are held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The 2026 World Cup will be the first with 48 teams...