South Africa’s former rugby star Hannes Strydom has died in a car accident at the age of 58. He was part of the Springbok team that famously won the 1995 Rugby World Cup after the end of apartheid in 1994. Strydom gained 21 Springbok caps in his career between 1993 and 1997. Former teammate and
Temporary restrictions on how many planes can land or take off at Heathrow have been lifted, after a day of delays and cancellations at the airport. The UK’s air traffic services provider NATS said “staff absence and strong winds” had led to limits being imposed. Heathrow warned of “minor” changes to schedules but declined to
A potential new eyewitness has told the BBC he saw a teenage boy carrying away a small child from an Australian beach on the day a three-year-old vanished. Police believe Cheryl Grimmer was abducted but the 53-year-old mystery has never been solved. Her family had recently migrated to Fairy Meadow in New South Wales from
Millions of Indians are nursing broken hearts after the national cricket team lost to Australia in the World Cup final on Sunday. Australia, who have now lifted the World Cup six times, won by six wickets with seven overs left to play. The team beat South Africa in the semi-final while India beat New Zealand
Javier Milei’s victory sends a clear message – Argentines wanted change and he was the candidate most likely to deliver it. His rise to the top was swift. A former economist and pundit, Mr Milei was relatively unknown before winning the primaries back in August. But his brash manner, radical campaign proposals, as well as
British actor Joss Ackland has died at the age of 95, his family said in a statement. The prolific stage and screen actor, who has been in more than 100 movies and TV series, died “peacefully” and was “surrounded by family”, they said. He was also described as a “beloved father” and had been married
Once an obscure word, “gerontocracy,” which means a government ruled by people who are significantly older than the adult population, is now increasingly part of Americans’ vocabulary. Not a lot unites Democrat and Republican voters but one issue stands out: many think America’s leaders are too old. Much has been said about the ages of
Far-right libertarian outsider Javier Milei has won Argentina’s presidential run-off poll, according to provisional results. Mr Milei’s rival, economy minister Sergio Massa, called him to concede. Former US President Donald Trump congratulated Mr Milei on his victory, saying he would “Make Argentina Great Again!”. The election comes at a difficult time for Argentina with rising
Pakistan are moving on from Babar Azam as captain in all three formats following their failure to reach the World Cup semi-finals. The 29-year-old batter announced he had resigned, but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) later said he had been relieved of the white-ball captaincy. They added he was asked to stay on as Test
The Kremlin has launched a wide-ranging campaign to force Ukrainians in occupied territories to become Russian, an investigation has found. Ukrainians are being denied healthcare and free movement unless they take up Russian citizenship, evidence suggests. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), an alliance of public service media, interviewed refugees for the investigation. They spoke of
