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The mother of a teenage boy who was shot dead has urged the public to come forward with any information which could help find her son's killer eight months on. 

Citrusdal is a seemingly idyllic farming town named after the fruit it grows. Nestled in a valley at the base of the Western Cape's Cederberg mountains, it's home to rows and rows of orange and lemon trees.

The civil service is to be told to cut more than £2bn from its budget as part of the government's spending review.

The mayor of Istanbul and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival has been formally arrested and jailed pending trial over corruption charges.

Campaigners say a new 100% council tax premium on second homes in England will do little to ease the housing crisis, with one group describing it as a "naked cash grab".

Donald Trump has not been president for a hundred days - he will pass that marker at the end of April. Already the assessments are in: this is the most disruptive and transformative start ever to a presidential term.

Pope Francis will be discharged from hospital today after receiving treatment for double pneumonia - but doctors insist he will need at least two months of rest.

The average family could be £1,400 a year worse off by the end of the decade, new analysis suggests.

Heathrow was back in full operation on Saturday after being shut for nearly 16 hours due to a power cut - but some passengers have continued to face disruption.

Widespread protests across Turkey have intensified after Istanbul's mayor - a key challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - was detained over allegations of corruption and links to terror organisations.