Oscar Pistorius’ brother Carl has been “badly hurt” in a car accident after a head-on collision in South Africa.

The closest neighbour to Oscar Pistorius has told his murder trial he introduced Reeva Steenkamp to him as his fiancee.

The Oscar Pistorius murder trial has resumed after a two-week break, with the defence calling its fourth witness in a bid to bolster the double-amputee athlete's case that he killed his girlfriend by mistake.

A judge has temporarily adjourned the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius after the athlete started to sob while testifying about the moments before he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home last year.

Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp argued fiercely in the turbulent weeks before he killed her, according to phone messages revealed at the Olympian’s murder trial.

A controversial advert from Irish boookmaker Paddy Power has sparked fury for offering money back to punters if sprint champion Oscar Pistorius "walks" away from killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp who was shot dead by Oscar Pistorius have spoken out about their need for answers surrounding their daughter’s death.

The brother of Oscar Pistorius has pleaded not guilty to killing a woman motorcyclist in a road crash.

The brother of athlete Oscar Pistorius is standing trial in South Africa today over the death of a woman in a road accident in 2008.

The family of Oscar Pistorius has been caught up in a public row over whether guns are a necessary protection against crime in South Africa.

Magistrate Desmond Nair has granted bail to paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius at a court in Pretoria today.

Blade runner Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears as he appeared in court today accused of the premeditated murder of his girlfriend at his exclusive South African home.

Athlete Oscar Pistorius allegedly shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a bathroom door, the Beeld newspaper in South Africa has reported.

Oscar Pistorius’ first appearance before a Pretoria court on a murder charge has been delayed until 7am Irish time tomorrow, local police have said.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested, reported locally to be Oscar Pistorius, after a 30-year-old woman was fatally shot this morning at the home of the Paralympian.