A popular South African radio and club DJ has been shot dead in the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, sending shockwaves across the nation grappling with entrenched crime. Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, was gunned down in the city centre on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the 40-year-old media personality was approached by three suspects,…
Family handout Columba McVeigh was abducted and murdered by the IRA in 1975 The most recent search to find the remains of Columba McVeigh, who was murdered by the IRA and secretly buried 50 years ago, has ended without success. The 19-year-old, from Donaghmore in County Tyrone, was murdered in 1975. He is one of…
Alex Carey frustrates England as he scores 106, his third career Test century, and his first against England, to help Australia recover from 94-4 to 307-7 on day one of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide. FOLLOW LIVE: The Ashes third Test – day one Available to UK users only. Source link
Naveed Akram, the surviving alleged suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act, according to the New South Wales Police. The other gunman, his father Sajid Akram, 50, was killed in an exchange of fire…
Helen Livingstone and Katy WatsonSydney BBC outside Rabbi Schlanger’s funeral as mourners pay tribute The first funeral for one of the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting has taken place in Sydney, with thousands gathering to mourn Rabbi Eli Schlanger. He was among 15 people killed when two gunmen, alleged to have been motivated by…
There’s a mix of stories on the front pages of Wednesday’s papers. The UK is set to rejoin Erasmus, the EU’s student exchange programme, with the announcement expected on Wednesday, the Guardian reports. The paper says the plan would allow students to take part in the EU-wide scheme without paying any additional fees from January…
England’s Jofra Archer gets two wickets in three balls, removing Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Green, in the first over after lunch as Australia fall to 94-4 on day one of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide. FOLLOW LIVE: The Ashes third Test – day one Available to UK users only. Source link
President Donald Trump has expanded a US travel ban, barring nationals of five additional countries and people travelling on Palestinian Authority-issued documents from entering the US. The White House said the restrictions were intended “to protect the security of the United States” and will come into force on 1 January. Full-entry restrictions will be imposed…
US President Donald Trump has said he is ordering a “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. In a post on Truth Social, he said Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s government had been designated a foreign terrorist organisation and accused it of stealing US assets, as well…
Australia batter Steve Smith was ruled out on the morning of the crucial third Ashes Test against England following symptoms of nausea and dizziness. Smith was replaced in the Australia line-up by Usman Khawaja. The 36-year-old missed training on Monday because of illness, then was struck in the groin when he batted in the nets…
