South Africans are paying tribute to actor Presley Chweneyagae, who has died at the age of 40. In a statement announcing his death, his agency described him as a “South African icon” and one of the country’s “most gifted and beloved actors”. The South African government published a post on X describing him as “a...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Councillor and retired police chief inspector Jane Taylor asked for a full review of the council’s policy A council has clarified its position over single-sex spaces in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment which ruled a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law. Independent councillor...
Getty Images Born in Dublin, Farrell spent over 30 years working in the US When the world learned of Pope Francis’ death on Monday morning, a cardinal with longstanding ties to the US was the one to break the news. After announcing that the pope had “returned to the home of the Father”, Irish-American Cardinal...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter at the Royal Albert Hall Getty Images Lesley Manville and John Lithgow won best actress and actor respectively Lesley Manville and John Lithgow were among the big winners at the Sunday’s Olivier Awards, the most prestigious event in UK theatre. Lithgow won best actor for his portrayal of Roald Dahl in...
Ian Youngs & Paul Glynn Culture reporter Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock Val Kilmer (left) and Tom Cruise were sparring partners on screen and off in classic 1986 film Top Gun Val Kilmer is joking around in his trailer on the set of Top Gun, pretending to bark demands into a packet of More cigarettes as if it’s a...
Fenerbahce have accused Galatasaray boss Okan Buruk of acting “as if he had been shot” after a confrontation with their manager Jose Mourinho on Wednesday night. In a strongly-worded statement, Fenerbahce accused Buruk of having the “audacity to make disrespectful hand gestures” to provoke Mourinho, who then “briefly touched his nose” in response. The Turkish...