The actress Joan Sydney, known for her roles in long-running soaps Neighbours and A Country Practice, has died at 83.  She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016 and died on 28 December. Her long-time friend and fellow actor Sally-Anne Upton confirmed the news on social media today. Ms Upton paid tribute to her “darling colleague”.
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A senior Taliban leader has told Prince Harry that the militants he killed in Afghanistan were “not chess pieces, they were humans”. Responding to revelations in Harry’s forthcoming memoir that he killed 25 Taliban fighters, Anas Haqqani, a senior aide to the interior minister, tweeted: “Mr Harry! The ones you killed were not chess pieces,
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House prices have dropped for the fourth month in a row as cost of living pressures and higher borrowing costs dampen demand. The average house price fell to £281,272 in December, according to data from Halifax. It was a 1.5% decrease from November prices, which had already fallen more than 2%, representing the fastest decrease
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Gunfights have broken out in the capital of Mexico’s Sinaloa state after security forces captured one of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s sons, who is wanted by the US on drug trafficking charges. Defence Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Army and National Guard personnel captured 32-year-old Ovidio Guzman in a pre-dawn operation in Culiacan. Three years
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When you see that a new show about the Chippendales is starting on Disney+, your first reaction is probably: “Oh cute, those little animated squirrels who are best friends with Mickey Mouse!” But no. It’s not the Rescue Rangers. Instead, a drama about the drug-filled and murderous history of one of the most iconic dance
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